Quick Transmigration: Saving The Crazy Villainess

Chapter 236: Su Luxi (35)

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Excellency!"

The holy knights and royal knights hurried toward the raised platform the moment a huge black object suddenly flashed above, heading towards the people up there. They didn't know why, but they felt like something terrible would happen once it exploded or struck the ground.

"Damn rebels! It's a cannon! Hurry! Hide!!!"

"Magicians! Where are the magicians! Intercept it!"

It was hard to say whether it was fortunate that the stage was the only place targeted.

Chaos still ensued. With things happening so fast, nobody truly managed to react as fast. Before they knew it, it was already too late. Huge black objects were already flying around. Each bringing panic to the hearts of those who saw them.

The Emperor closed his eyes and even raised his fat arms to shield his face and heart as the thing was just so close to him. Heart consumed by fear, he screamed so loud, like a dying pig. "Knights! Guards! Priests! DO something! It's an order! Do something!!!"

"Don't panic." All of a sudden, a masculine voice echoed in the ears of everyone present.

Don't panic?

If those who heard it just have time to swear, they would have done so already. How could they not panic when there was an enemy attack happening and their lives were on the line? Why the hell did the wedding and coronation turn into a battlefield?

"It's okay to open your eyes now, everyone." Again, that voice rang.

Among the sea of people, there would always be gullible and easily convinced few. These people did as told. Then they just exclaimed in surprise and wonder when they saw what was in front of them.

The cannonballs and fodders fired toward the stage were now encased in ice. No, there was a tall and thick wall of ice suddenly erected there and the black round object was simply embedded on it. That was how the weapons were stopped.

Since the wall was transparent, those from below could see the lack of panic from the faces of the Pope and the prophet. The emperor, the leads, Duke Bolden, and the villainess, were panting for breath though and wearing a lost expression.

"Your Holiness, Your Majesty. I leave the civilians to you. And the spies mixed in the crowd to you, please give the orders to subjugate them." The prophet said, knocking everyone around out of their stupor.

The Emperor, Rome and Su Luxi turned to him and then realized he was the once who cast the ice spell.

Faced with such an attack, he actually managed to calmly set up a barrier? He was very fast too. And nobody around him even saw him chant anything.

'Ahhh! We forgot, like the Pope, the prophet is already a grandmaster level magician.' To that fact, the majority had a lost expression.

In the continent, there were a few hundred magicians, but less than ten were at the grandmaster level. The people at that level were either geniuses who had lived for so long or geniuses among geniuses.

"Thank You, Your Excellency, for stopping those attacks."

With that said, the Pope had successfully confirmed to those present the prophet's contribution and reminded that they had been attacked. The few guards on stage helped up the priests behind the Pope whose knees had collapsed under fear. The cowering maidens in white grabbed the Saintess' arms even though they themselves were scared.

"My daughter..." The Duke from House Bolden worriedly supported his daughter and steadied her gait by grabbing onto her thin shoulders.

Rumina's veiled got swept away, revealing a face devoid of the disgusting marks. She too was still having a dumbfounded look. However, because she was aware of what was going on, her expression immediately returned to normal. Her eyes shone in expectation.

Jiang Li looked at the female lead for some time and then chuckled. Before the veil that was lifted up by the wind blown by the first explosion went down to hide her face again, he saw the kind of expression she wore.

To the Pope's remark earlier, he humbly said, "There's no need to thank me, Your Holiness. I only did what I should. Praise be to the Goddess for Her mercy."

"Yes, Praise is to the Goddess for it's she who willed us to be saved." The Pope nodded. The old man's face was grim though. The sight below was not good. It was also very chaotic, and a bit loud. It seemed there were few casualties since the other Houses brought their own soldiers. 

"Your Holiness."

With wrinkled forehead, Jiang Li called out to the old man and then said, "The holy knights and my House are prepared so we can temporarily be at ease. However, we can't be sure that the foes can be easily repelled. Shall we take this opportunity to finish the ceremony? After all, the people only rebelled to stop the coronation."

His words were quite misleading since there were many more reasons behind the attack. But nobody was in the mood nor right state of mind to retort against him.

Hearing what he said, the crown prince seemingly regained his senses, or more accurately put, a feeling of panic arose from within him. He was the one to be crowned. It meant that the current situation was staged to stop him from being an Emperor. He couldn't allow that!

"Let's proceed with the ceremony!" In a panicky and loud voice, he yelled.

A grin appeared on Jiang Li's face.

'What an idiot who could easily be led around.'

The Emperor and the Pope frowned, as continuing the ceremony in a situation like this was very stupid. There was nobody to witness it as everyone else was busy looking for shelter or spectating the fight between the knights, soldiers, and magicians; and rebels. It was also unacceptable that a coronation was happening while the people of the empire were being slaughtered right before them.

The prophet's raising of this suggestion was one thing. However, the real disappointing one was the crown prince who agreed without thinking about twice.

"What the hell are you thinking?! We should leave this place as soon as possible and also have our citizens be evacuated!" The Emperor roared in anger.

Rome could have easily realized his fault and then rectified it had he been in the right state of mind. However, he couldn't stop thinking about why the rebels suddenly attacked. To stop him from being Emperor.

'If there are people dissatisfied with me being an Emperor, I would disgust them by successfully being crowned one!' Rome thought while gritting his teeth.

"I'm doing it for the good of the people! The rebels would have no choice but stop once they see me being crowned!" The male lead shouted as a response to the Emperor. His tone was full of righteousness.

Everyone else just went, 'Huh?' The logic was too beautiful for their minds to comprehend.

Jiang Li lowered his head for a short while to hide the look on his face. A couple of seconds later, he lifted his head up and said, "Very well. Let's begin then."