Chapter 285 285: No Choice

The entire situation was so chaotic. It was nothing like he expected when he came here.

Not only did the Saint Knight fail to kill Gabriel, but he also lost his own life instead? And now all their Royal Knights also changed loyalties? Without the Royal Knights, weren't they all on their own?

Even though Emperor Alecton also knew some swordsmanship, he wasn't as strong as the Royal Knights here.

"What are you all doing? Don't fall for his tricks! You need to protect your Emperor!" Emperor Alecton said, taking a step back subconsciously.

The Royal Knights only glanced at them but didn't respond. They had already changed their minds and now they couldn't do anything. Their loyalties were already with Gabriel now.

"Do you want to help him?" Gabriel asked the Captain of the Royal Knights.

The captain could only shake his head. "We don't. It's clear that most of the Nobles are corrupt. Everything you said was right. Maybe it's truly a time for change. We accept you as our new Emperor..."

Gabriel brought out a second sword. It was the Sword that he had received from the Saint Knight.

"Take good care of it." He handed over the Heavy Sword of the Saint Knight to the Captain of the Royal Guards. In the absence of the Saint Knight, he was also the strongest. If this way, Gabriel could win his absolute loyalty, then it was a beneficial trade.

"This sword... But I..."

The Captain of Knights was taken aback. The Sword was being given to him? Generally, there was a tournament for something like that and even in such a tournament, the last round wasn't a battle. In the last round, it was up to the King to decide which of the finalists he liked better!

Even he had participated in the selection of the Saint Knight. He even reached the finals, winning every single battle. However, in the last round, he failed to win the favour of the Emperor. The Emperor selected someone else as a Saint Knight.

To be given this Sword was no different than receiving the title of the Saint Knight! The Captain of the Knights was shocked. Did Gabriel really trust him so much? In his heart, he only felt his impression of the young man rising. Not only was Gabriel righteous and a person with a great bloodline, but he also respected his subordinates.

If he arranged a tournament for selection of Saint Knight, he could've received a lot of rewards as a bribe in the final round. But he ignored all that, only to select someone that truly deserved it? After all his service for the Royal Family, the Captain of the Knights finally had the Saint Knight's Sword.

The Captain of the Knights accepted the sword, immediately going down on one knee, "I, Razel Kaizen, swear that I'll always be loyal to Your Majesty, no matter what! If I ever betray you, may heavenly thunder strike me to death!"

Gabriel could only scratch the back of his head. Since he had the Sword of Ulien, the Saint Knight's Sword was useless for him. He just wanted to win some favor by giving this sword to the strongest knight here. Even he didn't expect that knight to swear an oath like that for him.

He didn't know how to respond. He wasn't a Royal and didn't know what words were proper in situations like this. Did he need to say that he accepted the Knight's loyalty? Or ask him to stand up? Or use some fancy line? He had no idea.

Eventually, he didn't say anything. He simply nodded.

After a brief moment of silence, he shifted his attention back to the Nobles. At the moment, all Nobles felt a chill run down their spine.

The garden was big. They didn't bring their personal armies either. Even if they wanted to run, they knew that they were going to be killed instantly by the Knights who now treated Gabriel as their Emperor. This was a nightmarish situation for them!

"It's been proven that the Nobles worked with the Alecton clan to betray the Royal Family. Not only did they slander the Arecia Clan, but they also exterminated all of them. That is treason!" Gabriel coldly stated before glancing at Duke Callum. "Duke Callum, what's the punishment for treason?"

"There is only one punishment for treason..." Duke Callum stated. "Execution!"

"Follow the laws set forth by my Ancestors." Gabriel agreed. "The Traitors are to be executed! Not only did the traitors send the Saint Knight to kill the real heir of the throne last night, but they also tried to kill me today!"

"W-wait! You can't do it! You can't kill us! We are the Nobles! We are the pillars of this Empire! Without us, the Empire wil-"

"Argh!"

Before the Noble could even finish his sentence, a sword passed through his chest.

"F-fast!" The Captain of the Knights exclaimed in disbelief.

One moment, Gabriel was standing next to him, and the next moment, he was behind the Noble who had spoken? With this kind of speed, he finally understood how Gabriel killed the Saint Knight! This man was young, but his strength was extraordinary!

"These pillars are really cheap quality. We don't need such pillars. Only one pillar is enough for this Empire!" Gabriel pulled out the sword which had bathed in Noble's blood.

When Gabriel entered the Empire, he just wanted to greet the Arecia Family and get the artefact he needed. Even after finding out about what happened to the Arecia Clan, he didn't want to lose his mind and kill everyone without knowing the situation. But now... Finally he had all the culprits that were behind the slaughter of the Arecia Clan!

The Sword belonged to the Saint King! In that way, it also belonged to Novius. Gabriel used Novius' Sword to kill the people who were responsible for Arecia Clan's extinction. It was his way of paying back Novius for all his help... By helping Novius clear up all these snakes that swallowed his loving family!

One after another, the Nobles cropped to the group. They couldn't even see the sword most of the time. All they saw was a red clash before their death.

Even the Nobles who hadn't sided with the Emperor in the extinction were scared, thinking that Gabriel was going to kill them as well.

Some of the Nobles even tried to run, but before they could even travel a few metres, they were killed.

'His strength... He is too strong. After he kills all the Nobles, he won't let me live either. What can I do... What can I do... Argh!' The Emperor hadn't spoken anything, even as Gabriel started killing. Unlike all the Nobles, he didn't beg for his life either.

'Do I have no choice but to...'

He clenched his fist tightly, hiding a small red crystal in his right hand. The small crystal had a peculiar mark on it which was well known all around the world.