"Rolling eyes, sticking out tongue?"
"Don't think about these useless things; we need to leave quickly before they discover us!"
After finishing these tasks, the figures in black left, but they did not notice a small pink bird on the ceiling of the room tilting its head and watching them, its eyes revealing a look of understanding.
"Sure enough, they couldn't sit still... It seems Master's worry was correct!"
A few minutes later, the resistance delegation, dressed in black, did not immediately flee the city. Instead, they changed back into their regular clothes and returned to the Golden Descendantss' banquet.
After all, fleeing now would only arouse constant suspicion from others, and for the sake of the resistance, they had to see with their own eyes that Cerydra drank the poison; otherwise, everything they had done during this time would be in vain.
"You're here? Welcome!"
"That young man over there, you're quite handsome!"
The resistance delegation had also built good relationships with quite a few Golden Descendantss during this time, and some of the intelligence within the imperial palace had been obtained by asking these people.
To avoid causing groundless suspicion, they integrated all their questions into daily life, making it impossible to detect them through any means.
Even if they were detected, there would be no way to confirm it.
"She's here!"
After a long while, Cerydra walked out from a side passage with Hysilens and Esdeath, laughing together with the Golden Descendantss and indulging in the banquet.
And the cup of wine that the killers had poisoned was, at this very moment, being brought into the crowd, moving step by step toward Cerydra.
Although the resistance members were chatting and laughing with the Golden Descendantss around them, they were secretly observing Cerydra's situation.
Caesar, she has picked up the wine glass!
She's about to drink it!
As long as this poisoned wine is drunk, the resistance's goal will be achieved; all that remains is to completely annex the Northern Country and turn it into a member of their resistance.
But a sudden hand directly shattered these people's fantasies—it was the Daughter of the Sea.
"As the Daughter of the Sea, I thank you all for your assistance during this time, and I also thank Caesar for giving me this opportunity..."
When they saw Hysilens pick up the poisoned wine, the killers' hearts were already in their throats.
This poisoned wine was meant to poison Caesar; what are you, Hysilens, joining in for? Hurry up and put the wine down!
The feeling of having one's goal about to be achieved, only to be intercepted by someone else, was truly unbearable. You have to know, assassinating an emperor is not a simple matter; if you fail once, it is extremely difficult to succeed a second time.
This was very likely the only chance the resistance had to assassinate Cerydra, and they did not want their efforts over the past few months to go to waste.
Under the worried gazes of the killers, Hysilens finally put the wine glass down, which immediately made them breathe a sigh of relief.
But next, Esdeath made her move.
"As the Dux Frigium, I also thank all my colleagues for your dedication. You have successfully allowed His Majesty Caesar's country to develop in a positive direction; this is an unprecedented step forward..."
Stop talking, we don't want to hear this!
The killers' eyes were about to pop out; it was supposed to be just an assassination, so why were so many people coming out to intercept it?
Can't you just get on with it!
"Alright, everything that needed to be said has been said; now it's my turn, right?"
Cerydra took the wine glass and, amidst the excited gazes of the killers, raised it high.
"The mission of the Golden Descendantss is to protect the world. As my warriors, you naturally must join me in reconstructing the Law of the world..."
"Let everyone be able to live a happy life, just like the Northern Country of today. Do you have confidence?"
"Of course we do! Long live Empress Cerydra!" xN
As the deafening voices of the Golden Descendantss rang out, the accident finally happened.
Hundreds of Golden Descendantss suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar, which even made the surrounding air move.
And as luck would have it, Cerydra seemed not to have held the wine glass in her hand firmly, and the poisoned wine in the cup fell into the bath.
The assassination... failed...
Looking at the bath that was gradually being dyed red by the wine, the expressions of all the killers became vacant. The plan they had prepared for several months had actually declared bankruptcy in such a way?
Unwilling thoughts immediately appeared among them, but they quickly pulled themselves together because they hadn't exposed their identities; they were still the resistance's delegation.
If one assassination didn't succeed, they could just wait for the next... No... Why do I suddenly feel so dizzy?
The resistance killers, who had originally wanted to regroup, suddenly felt their eyelids become heavy for some reason, and even their consciousness was about to disappear.
It was only at this moment that they suddenly remembered...
The poisoned wine contained over a hundred types of poison; a single drop could take the life of a Super Danger Beast, and they themselves...
Seemed to be in the bath as well?
We're done for...
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