Demon Royal Family

Ivo waited for the queen to calm down, then let go of her hand slightly and allowed her to speak.

"Your Majesty, he is in the study. He usually doesn't come back until midnight..." The queen tried hard to keep her voice from sounding shaky.

"Very well, let's get some sleep."

Before the queen could say anything else, Ivo cut the queen's neck with a hand knife, knocking her unconscious.

Ivo fiddled with the queen's hair to make it look more natural, and covered her with a quilt. During this period, he saw the queen's bumpy figure under the silk pajamas. He curled his lips and muttered: "Can this old thing like Severn III tolerate it?" ?”

He turned around and went to the wine cabinet, picked out a bottle of the most expensive Sibal Noble red wine, moved a chair and sat in a dark corner of the room, sipping and tasting, waiting for Severn III.

…

The longer Ivo remains "at large," the greater the pressure on Lasces.

After finally finishing his work, Severn III left the study, holding a candlestick in his hand to light up the dark corridor, and walked towards the bedroom with a tired look on his face.

When he came to the bedroom door, Severn III turned the doorknob, opened the bedroom, and saw the queen sleeping soundly on the bed, with a doting smile on his face.

The strong smell of wine permeated the bedroom. Severn III laughed and said to himself: "Since when did my queen like to drink before going to bed?"

He put the candlestick on the bedside table and fiddled with the queen's loose blond hair. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of the open bottle of Sibal Noble red wine on the desk. He had drank more than half of it, and the cork had not been capped.

"I drank so much..." Severn III felt a little painful. He came to the table and was about to put the unfinished wine into the wine cabinet. Suddenly, his movements stopped and he realized something unusual.

Where's the wine glass?

In the darkness, the faint voice of a third person sounded.

"One minute and twelve seconds, the response is a bit slow."

Severn III's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the corner of the room.

A man was sitting in the shadows, holding a swaying glass of red wine. Two joking eyes in the darkness were like knives, piercing into the heart of Severn III.

…

The cold moonlight illuminated Ivo's face.

Severn III's throat moved unnaturally, and he took a step back. He was shocked. He was completely unprepared to see Ivo on such an occasion. Severn III originally thought that Ivo would formally arrange a place for negotiations, but he didn't. Thinking that the other party has the ability to sneak directly into his bedroom. The palace is heavily guarded, but if Ivo enters a deserted area, doesn't it mean that Ivo can kill him at any time?

He is indeed a great heretic who has been cited as the greatest enemy by the Church.

He didn't ask Ivo how he sneaked into such a boring question. The other party was destined not to give an answer. Severn III knew that if things went wrong tonight, he would probably die. He did not dare to hope that his superficial friendship with Ivo would soften the heart of this unfathomable heretic, nor did he dare to believe that Ivo would abide by the rules. .

Severn III's back felt cold, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Long time no see, Duke."

"Long time no see, King." Ivo said calmly.

The king and the duke met again in an awkward situation after being separated for several years.

At least Severn III was very embarrassed. Ivo was a hero of Lasses and a duke whom he personally awarded, but he secretly wanted to harm Ivo. With Ivo's intelligence, it was impossible not to notice it. Severn III decided to temporarily Hold on Ivo.

While Severn III was still speaking, Ivo spoke first. He glanced at the queen on the bed and said in a joking tone, "Don't you look at the queen?"

Severn III forced himself to calm down, "She is asleep, don't disturb her." In fact, he knew that Ivo must have done something to the queen. Although Severn III always doted on the queen, he had no intention of checking at the moment. He put all his thoughts on dealing with Ivo and had no time to care about anything else.

Seeing this, Ivo smiled sarcastically, "As expected of a qualified politician, he can give up everything when he is endangered... just like the kingdom did to me, ungrateful."

Severn III felt his heart thump when he heard Ivo's unkind tone. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "You...may have some misunderstandings about me."

Ivo raised his hand to stop Severn III from defending, narrowed his eyes and said: "Don't fool me, I know everything you need to know, and I can think of things you shouldn't know. Your life or death tonight has nothing to do with what you say, it just matters Depends on my mood.”

Severn III's eyes twitched, and he wanted to make final remedies, "I thought you were here to negotiate..."

"Well, I do care about the men you captured..." Ivo's tone was cold, "But since you dare to arrest people, you haven't thought about the possibility of angering me? Or...I am in your eyes, Is he a guy who doesn’t like killing people?”

Severn III saw Ivo standing up, approaching step by step, locking him with a fierce aura. Severn III felt as if his heart was clenched tightly by big hands, almost stopped beating, and he retreated in panic. Ivo's murderous voice sounded like a ghost. It penetrated his ears like a whisper.

"The most stupid thing about you is to use the rules of battle between nobles to judge my behavior. Since I can easily take your life, why bother playing chess with you anymore? I don't mind using your blood to color my spear. ."

Severn III stumbled and fell to the ground. He fell backwards on his hands and feet, looking extremely frightened.

However, the murderous intention locked on him suddenly stopped, and Severn III had no time to think about the reason. His whole body suddenly relaxed, like a fish that came ashore, breathing greedily.

Ivo sat down again, expressionless, watching Sever III slowly recover, stood up tremblingly, and then said: "But you are lucky, I don't want to kill you today."

Severn III held his palpitating chest and looked at Ivo fearfully. At that moment, he really thought he was going to die. He spoke with difficulty and was surprised to find that his voice was so hoarse, "Why?"

Ivo took out the dagger, stroked the blade with his fingers, squinted and said, "I like it, I'm happy."

Severn III looked ugly, feeling humiliated that his life and death were being toyed with by applause. He could only swallow his resentment secretly, not daring to anger Ivo.

Ivo was very unhappy with what Severn III had done. He had indeed had murderous intentions just now. He was considering the pros and cons of killing Severn III directly. In the end, he found that if he killed Severn III in this situation, the gain would outweigh the loss. .

The first is to kill Severn III. He will not gain much benefit, so he can only vent his anger for a while, but the negative impact that will follow is very serious. If Ivo assassinates Severn III, no matter how high his reputation in Lasses is, it will all collapse overnight.

The king is the symbol of the country. This is a deep-rooted idea. If Severn III is killed, the entire kingdom will share the same hatred. It is impossible for the murderer of the king to hide his identity. There are many mysterious magics in this world that can detect the truth.

Ivo knew that Severn III secretly wanted to get rid of him, but he also knew that this old guy was very timid and did not dare to take risks easily. This was something he could take advantage of. At least after rescuing his men, they would not encounter him in Lases. Got too many pursuers.

Ivo owns Sandhiti, so it is not a problem to transport supplies, but hundreds of his men cannot survive in Sandhity, which is filled with countless undead guards. Ivo has the Brass Disc, which can only protect himself from being attacked, but cannot control the undead guards from harming others, so hundreds of his men have to leave by land.

Once Severn III dies, Lasces will launch a full-scale counterattack, making it difficult to move within the country.

Even if Severn III is killed, the other three countries in Hokuriku will still be enemies of him, and the situation will not change because of his death.

Moreover... killing Severn III seems to be too easy for him. Ivo is extremely disgusted with people in power like Severn III. Instead of letting him sleep and enjoy peace, it is better to let him live and feel the pain.

Of course, the premise is to remove Severn III's minions and make him no threat.

Ivo's eyes flashed slightly, and he thought of a good way to torture people.