Chapter 282 The Weak and Order
"What is this old guy doing, in a daze!?"
"So many people are waiting for him, but he's standing there without saying a word. Is he suffering from Alzheimer's disease?"
In the area at the edge of the theater, two teenagers who are not much older than Zoro gathered together and whispered to Vince.
One of them is yellow-haired, and the other is white-haired.
Both are sons of barons from a province in the southern part of the empire, and they came to the capital to attend the noble council on behalf of their fathers.
Barons have no voting rights in the meeting, and even rarely have the right to speak.
So many will not attend in person, and will send their heirs to act as agents, so that they can broaden their horizons.
After complaining about Vince, the white-haired man folded his arms in front of his chest, staring at Zoro on the high platform with a little curiosity.
The gap between people is so big. Zoro, who is younger than him, has become a big figure in the empire, while they are not even nobles, but just small transparent people among the audience.
"Today, I am honored to preside over the 10th enlarged meeting of the empire's noble council."
Vince also realized his own gaffe, he put away his lustful thoughts, coughed lightly and spoke.
"There is only one content for this meeting. You should all be very clear about it. I won't say much."
"But before the meeting officially begins..."
Vince paused for a moment, glanced at Lu He behind him on the left, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes.
"Let's discuss the fact that Sauron wantonly slaughtered the imperial nobles and our compatriots."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar below.
The old emperor's pupils tightened, and his face suddenly became a little ugly. He looked at Huo Ximan and stared at him.
Huo Ximan's face was indifferent, without any guilt.
He promised the old emperor not to mention this matter again, especially not to pursue this matter in the parliament.
But Sauron really went too far.
After coming to the capital, he continued to kill people in the street and ignored the rules he set, so when Vince asked him to discuss continuing to judge Sauron's crimes in this parliament, he agreed.
"Vince, there is no such topic for this meeting. You are acting on your own and violating the meeting rules!" The old earl Blaise in the front row stood up angrily and shouted loudly.
"Blaise, this is a temporary addition, with the consent of the speaker and several grand dukes." Vince said lightly.
"He is right. Sauron has always refused to come to the capital to accept the parliament's questioning. Since everyone is here today, we can take this opportunity to solve this matter."
Grand Duke Alisa on the high platform had a fake smile on his old face.
He didn't want any accidents to happen in this reform, so he agreed to Vince's proposal.
The purpose is to suppress the momentum of Sauron and the royal alliance before the parliament begins, to show those wavering centrists.
"Temporary? Why didn't I receive a notice! This is not in line with the rules of the Imperial Nobles' Conference!"
An archduke standing in the royal camp looked livid, and the nobles in the same camp began to voice their support.
And other reformers also began to refute.
For a while, the theater turned back into a vegetable market, with endless pulling and scolding, and chaos.
The yellow-haired and white-haired people in the corner of the theater looked at each other, and had a new understanding of the Imperial Nobles' Council. They thought it was so high-end, but it turned out to be like this?
"Earl Zoro is in danger!" Baimao's voice was a little tense, and he was worried about Zoro.
As a young man, he naturally couldn't stand the old guys' high-handed criticism of others.
At this time, the reformists had the upper hand, and the voices demanding Zoro to come on stage to explain were getting louder and louder. Some fence-sitters also joined in, presenting a one-sided situation.
"Not necessarily!" A crisp voice suddenly came from behind the two of them, "Look at Earl Zoro's face."
Baimao didn't look at Zoro.
He turned back at the first time. According to his experience, the owner of such a beautiful voice must be a great beauty.
But two seconds later, he turned back disappointedly and looked at Zoro on the high platform.
After noticing Zoro's face, he found that Zoro's face now not only did not show any fear or panic, but was calmer than before, and there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Zoro! What do you want to say?"
Vince's eyes were cold, staring at the other party tightly, with maliciousness in his eyes.
Lu He shook his head, thinking that these people were really stupid. Did they think that they could make him surrender and admit his mistakes by uniting?
Don't they know that even if a group of sheep are united, they can only run away when facing a lion?
"I was too lazy to care about you. Since you want to jump out on your own initiative, don't blame me."
Lu He's face showed a subtle smile.
He raised his right hand, clenched his five fingers, and suddenly a terrifying force condensed in it. The overflowing force made the space faintly wrinkled, as if it was grabbing this space.
Boom!
The roar suddenly resounded through the theater, like thunder.
A golden rolling blood evolved into a fist, the fist force was strong, and the fist wind rolled up a hurricane and blasted towards Vince.
The reason why it is called a hurricane is that it is too violent, like a hurricane passing through, even the space is swept through.
"You..." Vince was shocked.
He only saw a fist, a fist that could crush everything, an unstoppable fist, and the fist held him tightly, making him unable to move, not even to move a finger or blink an eye.
Puff!
Vince screamed in despair, his body instantly collapsed, blood splattered, and turned into a thick blood mist floating in the air. He was blown up in the void without saying a word.
The golden fist suddenly crossed the theater, leaving a clear huge mark in the air.
The people under the mark staggered, and some were even carried by the airflow and flew up and fell heavily to the ground.
Everyone was shocked. The theater was silent and everyone changed color. Everyone felt their scalp tingling.
The power of this punch was shocking and frightening.
"Zoro, you...!" Grand Duke Alisa looked extremely embarrassed, looking at Lu He, his heart was terrified.
Grand Duke Yunda beside him was terrified, and his hands on both sides of the chair couldn't help shaking.
Olivia stared at Lu He's back in a daze. The power of that moment just now made her numb all over.
That terrifying power...
Old Will in the audience subconsciously touched his cheek, and when he looked at it, he saw a pool of blood and tiny bone foam like gravel, with a disgusting smell.
"How dare he! How dare he!" Someone looked at Lu He and muttered to himself, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.
No one expected that Sauron's response would be so cruel and domineering, and the means were so bloody.
Killing people for a disagreement, and killing people in front of hundreds of thousands of nobles in the empire.
Some people looked at Vice Speaker Vince who suddenly disappeared in front of the loudspeaker on the high platform in disbelief, as if they hadn't understood what had happened, and their minds were in chaos.
"Fuck! It's too brutal!" The white-haired man couldn't close his mouth, and he was completely stunned.
The yellow-haired man's eyes flickered, and he looked at Lu He who calmly retracted his fist, and suddenly a strong fear surged in his heart.
Huo Ximan's face turned cold.
This punch seemed to hit him in the face, making him feel more uncomfortable than swallowing a bunch of dead flies.
At the same time, he was slightly shocked. Zoro gathered his strength too quickly, and he had no time to react. Moreover, this punch was so strong that he even felt a hint of danger.
He slowly turned his head and stared at Lu He, his eyes filled with a biting coldness.
"Zoro, do you know what you are doing?"
The cold voice rang out in the air, calming down the nobles in the theater who were in a trance and returning to reality.
Lu He smiled and replied: "The weak should have the awareness of the weak. When have you ever seen the weak judge the strong?"
"Some people can't recognize the reality and always feel that everything is under his control. Although the probability of accidents is indeed very small, it does not mean that there will be no accidents."
"But the weak also have the basic right to survive and speak, and you should not deprive them at will!"
Olivia couldn't help but refute. The naked concept of strength and weakness made her feel very uncomfortable.
Lu He glanced at the princess and didn't bother to pay attention to her.
Olivia was so indifferent that her body stiffened and her face turned pale. She barely maintained her elegance, but the fear in her eyes could not be concealed.
"The strong and the weak must abide by the order, Sauron, and those who break the order must pay the price."
Hosiman looked at the sky calmly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a faint red in his eyes.
"The order is set by the strong, and the weak should survive under the order of the strong. If the weak can rely on the so-called order to attack the strong, what is the meaning of this order?"
"The strong's ideas require the weak to pay a price, and their desires need to be satisfied by the weak."
"So there are countless people pursuing the strong. If the strong are just individuals who serve the weak, then no one will want to reach that level, right?"
Lu He leaned back in his chair and said calmly.
He didn't know why Speaker Hosiman didn't attack him yet, and didn't know what he was waiting for.
But he silently cast a spell while speaking, applying a few more layers of spell effects to himself.
This is a little trick before the war.
The old emperor frowned. He felt that Sauron's words were a bit extreme and his thoughts were extreme.
But he felt that it was right.
Because he felt that he was a weak person, and he was forced by the reformists represented by Huo Ximan to the point that he could not even keep his ancestral foundation.
After stacking three layers of spells, Lu He felt that it was almost enough, so he stopped talking nonsense, slowly stood up, and said:
"What's the point of voting? The final decision is still between you and me. Don't suppress the murderous intention in your heart. I have already felt it. Come and fight with me!"
"If I win, listen to me. If you lose, listen to me too."
Lu He turned his back to Huo Ximan and looked down at everyone in the theater. His faint voice spread throughout the audience through the loudspeaker.
He didn't say what would happen if he lost. Anyone could feel the strong confidence in his words.
His face at this time seemed like a devil in the eyes of some people, with a natural deterrence and fear, and the whole person seemed to exude an inexplicable huge momentum.
At this time, Huo Ximan suddenly sneered in a low voice.
"Hehehe..." He lowered his face, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but the killing intent in his heart was boiling.
Lu He chuckled and took a step forward.
There were faint exclamations in the theater, and only a residual shadow was left on the spot, and the person had already stepped on the distant mountain top.
Looking at Huo Ximan who stood up below, Lu He slowly stretched out his right palm towards him.
Instantly, he exuded an extremely terrifying power, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on everyone in the theater through a distance of nearly a thousand meters.
Everyone felt a palpitation, and the knights with keen perception changed color.
"Flame." Lu He uttered two words lightly.
Suddenly, the fire elements wandering between heaven and earth continued to gather and form red light spots visible to the naked eye.
The fire elements formed pure red rivers, which gathered towards his palm, as if his right hand was holding countless red ribbons.
He clenched his five fingers and swung a fist.
The majestic energy poured down like a sea tornado, blasting towards the white shadow on the high platform.
The burning red light dyed the sky, reflecting the shocked or dazed faces of countless people.
Many people screamed. This was the first time they saw the Sky Knight take action. Their hearts were greatly shocked, and those who saw this scene instinctively trembled.
Huo Ximan raised his head and drew his sword.
A tiny silver sword energy flew out at a high speed.
The moment the sword energy flew out, the sound of a sword splitting appeared in the void, which was extremely harsh.
The sword energy in the air turned into two swords, two swords broke into four swords, and four swords turned into eight swords...
In just a moment, the original condensed sword energy had turned into countless sword energy all over the sky, almost covering all the space above the theater.
The sword energy met the flames, making a hissing sound, and the blue sky instantly turned into a red and white interweaving.
Lu He's eyes condensed.
His punch with flames was actually directly split into countless fragments by Huo Ximan's sword energy.
"Exquisite swordsmanship, sharp sword energy!" He admired from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't compare with the speaker in terms of swordsmanship.
In the sword energy all over the sky, a figure suddenly attacked, and the sharp aura around the figure tore through the void, and the majestic sword intent locked on Lu He's body, slashing towards him.
Lu He raised his arm, and golden dots appeared around him at some point.
Groups of golden dots were constantly ignited and burned around him, and attached to him.
This spell was not used to directly attack the opponent, but was an auxiliary spell to increase his own combat power.
At the same time, the powerful body made a gurgling sound, which was the sound of hot blood flowing in the blood vessels.
Circles of plasma that were as solid as substance were emitted, constantly flying and rolling, like boiling magma.
Although Lu He always regarded himself as a mage.
But it is undeniable that his body is also extremely strong. After several blood optimizations, it is almost comparable to the same level of fierce beasts. It can be said that he has a small body and great strength.
He grinned and rushed towards the figure head-on.
And Huo Ximan was not panicked in the face of this violent charge. The tip of the sword penetrated the space and stabbed straight.
Lu He showed an even more ferocious smile on his face. He punched like lightning, and his fist gathered countless high-temperature force fields.
When the two collided,
A translucent shock wave spread out with their power, turning the area around into a vacuum zone.
The sky made a thunderous sound, and the air vibrated with huge ripples, which spread in all directions.
The sword energy was instantly shattered, and the strong power from the sword made Huo Ximan's body fly backwards uncontrollably.
Boom!
A white shadow fell to the ground like a meteor in full view of the crowd, and it was embedded in the ground with an unknown depth.
"Who is it? Did you see it clearly??" The white-haired man grabbed the yellow-haired man's arm, and his heart was itching with anxiety.
Countless dust and gravel exploded on the ground, forming a gray cloud and mist, which was gray and blurred.
"It's... Speaker Huo Ximan!" Huangmao also couldn't see who was on the ground, but he had a clear mind and looked up at the sky, where Count Sauron stood in the void.
"So strong! Is this the Sky Knight!?" Olivia's pupils shrank, and she muttered to herself. For the first time in her life, she began to doubt whether what she was pursuing was correct.
Although her teacher was also a Sky Knight, this was her first time seeing a Sky Knight fight.
Such a terrifying power made her tremble all over.
There was an uproar all around, not only because of the shock of the battle between Zoro and Hoshiman, but also because of the incredible feeling.
Hoshiman was actually at a disadvantage, and was knocked to the ground by Zoro after only two exchanges. It was hard to believe for a while.
"Okay! Just fight like this!"
The old Earl Blaise's heart also fell to the ground. He was excited and excited, and his body was shaking.
"See? This is my grandson!" He spitted with foam in his mouth and output to his old friend next to him.
The old friend's mouth was shocked and did not close, allowing the saliva to spray into his mouth without any reaction.
Hoshiman stood up from the pit.
He stretched out his finger and gently touched the right cheek, where there was a red and black burn mark.
"I underestimated you." If he said it before, he might have a little contempt, but now, after the other party easily knocked him away, he really took it seriously.
He was silent for a moment, and suddenly a breathtaking wave spread from his body.
Then he took a step forward.
At the same time, he thrust out a sword, and a sharp whistle sounded. He and the sword seemed to become a thick white line of light.
The white line instantly pierced the void, like a swift and agile snake stirring the sky, leaving long sword marks in the sky, like cracked glass.
Lu He narrowed his eyes slightly.
A black light flashed across his lowered right hand, and he put on a pair of black gloves. The golden flame mark on his forehead suddenly rose and jumped, and the flames around him also surged.
Waves of dark aura slowly emanated, spreading around like a living thing, and countless twisted and painful faces flashed in the smoke.
Dive down to the white line.
Bang! !
A fist and a sword intersected again, and a circle of muffled sound exploded. This time there was no energy overflow, and the power was extremely restrained, showing the extremely terrifying energy control accuracy of the two.
The sky was changing, and two other colors appeared besides the golden sunlight and the blue sky.
The sound of bang bang bang rang continuously, resounding through the sky like thunder.
Compared with the previous fight, the current fight was far less gorgeous than before, but it was more powerful and weird.
At this time, some people in the theater were numb, some were excited, and more people's hearts gradually sank.
Even if you are not a knight, you can see that the white line represented by Speaker Hosiman is retreating step by step, and is being forced to fall again at any time by the black and red figure.
Time passed by second by second.
At a certain moment, a tearing sound was heard, and the jumping white line suddenly stopped, as if the pause button was pressed.
A thick red line replaced the white line and flashed across the sky like lightning.
A touch of blood was reflected in everyone's eyes, and suddenly a heavy invisible pressure completely enveloped everyone.
Everyone could only hear their own heartbeat and breathing.