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Chapter 607: Chapter 22: You’ve never been here before, have you?

Chapter 607: Chapter 22: You’ve never been here before, have you?

As Aiwass had just stepped into the Hall of Silver and Tin, he faintly smelled the scent of blood.

The aura of death and destruction pervaded the once solemn and sacred silver-white palace.

Even the walls, repeatedly reinforced by the Preservers, couldn’t withstand the aftermath of the Knights’ combat and were now in shambles, filled with cracks and rubble.

It was as if this was not the palace of Avalon, but the ruins of a palace from a destroyed ancient dynasty.

When Aiwass passed by the entrance of the Round Table Hall, he could dimly see that the glass steps were still intact.

However, the Round Table Hall was empty.

Not a single Knight had taken their seat at the Round Table again.

Those surviving Knights, they were either bloodstained or injured.

The Knights were scattered in every corner of the Hall of Silver and Tin.

They cast different looks towards Aiwass from all directions.

Some were pitying, some wary, some tense, some mocking, and some indifferent.

Clearly, although they stood united now, their feelings and purposes were not the same.

Perhaps out of fear of Diomedes at Aiwass’s side, no Knight dared to approach Aiwass and strike up a conversation.

Aiwass, however, only quietly observed—looking over all of them in turn.

Aiwass’s gaze was like a terrifying catalyst.

Every Knight that made eye contact with him changed color.

Some glared back in anger, some averted their eyes, and some scurried away—none could maintain their composure and calm after meeting Aiwass’s gaze.

The silent standoff only ended when Minister Drost stepped forward.

“Bishop Moriarty.”
Minister Drost, with his large belly that made him unable to see his feet when looking down, approached with a smile, “Ah, you’ve arrived…”
He patted his stomach and glanced around.

Before he could say more, the Knights dispersed.

They left in haste, as if fearful of being noticed by Drost.

Aiwass’s lips slightly curled upward, “Indeed, I have come as promised.”
That attitude, upon careful consideration…

seemed more like disdain than fear.

So even these traitorous peers who had killed their colleagues held Drost in disdain.

—This actually made sense, Aiwass thought.

After all, the people of Antimony couldn’t possibly bribe all the Knights.

They attacked Avalon because the Antimony Kingdom had fallen into an insurmountable economic crisis.

Antimony must have coerced and deceived these Knights to their side.

Most of them probably didn’t even know that Queen Sofia was to be assassinated today.

To be bold, maybe none of them knew.

Otherwise, in the CG, it would not have been possible for everyone to act so carefree and happy.

Aiwass could tell at a glance that their state was clearly one of relaxation, a major relief.

Assuming they knew that Minister Drost planned to poison the Queen during this banquet, there would have been some among them who felt uneasy.

Because such a dangerous scheme always had the possibility of failure, and if it failed, they would all face the most tragic end.

The ironheaded lads on the Path of Authority rarely had talents for the Path of Beauty or the Path of Adaptation.

They certainly did not have a strong gift for acting or lying.

And from that CG, Aiwass had already sensed Queen Sofia’s wariness towards Minister Drost.

So from that perspective, they might have been brought by Drost to distract Queen Sofia…

just because the people here were relaxed in their posture and there were many of them, the Queen believed that Drost would not make a move.@@novelbin@@

What she didn’t anticipate was that Drost intended to force his hand.

Aiwass had been handling Isabel’s political affairs for two months and with his social skills, had already recognized all the Knights of the Round Table Hall.

Among these traitors, a large number had a close and trusting relationship with Queen Sofia.

There were even some from the Founding Families.

Unless they were paid a large sum of money by the people of Antimony, should the Antimony forces break in, their originally stable positions would become unstable.

Thus, from an interest perspective, they were the least likely to betray.

Yet, they indeed chose to help Drost tie up loose ends after his betrayal.

There could only be one answer, then.

There were not that many real traitors.

When cutting down ministers, Aiwass had already had a vague feeling of this.

Now, having thoroughly watched the CG and comparing it with real-life experiences, Aiwass truly confirmed it.

It made sense, after all.

These cowardly Knights didn’t even have the resolve to resist Aiwass.

They didn’t have the courage to rebel.

They were so delighted at the banquet because they believed that Avalon was in negotiations with Antimony over a peace treaty and marriage alliance.

Instead of having to oppose the formidable Antimony, they suddenly had a powerful ally…

They were happy about this.

When Queen Sofia was poisoned, and Drost unsurprisingly demanded the scene be sealed, the Knights knew they could no longer turn back; when the second “Princess Isabel” appeared in full view and Drost showed no hostility towards her, the Knights realized which side they should stand on.

The Knights were initially perhaps tied to Drost’s side because they took money they shouldn’t have or made mistakes they shouldn’t have made.

Unbeknownst to them, they became the majority, and thus their actions began to be swept along by the group.