Chapter 15: The Palace Coup
[Attention all Chosen Ones: The large-scale confrontation mission has commenced. Current phase: “Palace Coup”]
In the dimly lit hall, Mo Xuanyu slowly withdrew the hidden blade from the neck of a fallen Chosen One. His movements were elegant, his gaze calm.
Five minutes had passed since Eric launched the palace coup.
Eric’s ultimate goal in this upheaval was to ascertain the true strength of the Sun King’s hand, particularly wary of the royal guards under his command.
To this end, he orchestrated tonight’s assault, mobilizing approximately 3,000 private troops both inside and outside the palace. Disguised in rebel uniforms, they struck under the cover of night.
Beyond these forces, Eric had renewed cooperation with the Free Commune and borrowed several extraordinary individuals from them.
Each of these supernaturals possessed unique abilities, rivaling even the elite of the Solar Knights.
These supernaturals were none other than the Chosen Ones assigned by the Sacred Geometry mission to assist Eric in the nighttime palace raid aimed at assassinating the Sun King.
The one who had just fallen by Mo Xuanyu’s hand appeared to be a Chosen One specializing in disguise.
He had attempted to blend into the chaos by masquerading as a guard, seeking to ambush Mo Xuanyu.
Unfortunately for him, Mo Xuanyu’s previously earned title came into play, catching the disguised Chosen One off guard and ending his life peacefully.
A-level Title: “Storm of Blood and Gore”
Effect: Wearing this title grants the “Inspection” ability, allowing detection of certain attribute panels of other Chosen Ones and revealing their faction allegiance.
If the opponent’s mission opposes yours, a “Mark” is placed on them, enabling constant location tracking.
The first half of the title’s skill functions like a detection ability: any Chosen One within Mo Xuanyu’s line of sight bears a conspicuous red triangular mark above their head.
This made it easy for Mo Xuanyu to immediately discern the disguised Chosen One’s true identity—a particularly useful ability.
“Impressive.” Praise from the Sun King came from behind Mo Xuanyu, who had just failed to detect the supernatural’s disguise.
Mo Xuanyu flicked the blood off his hidden blade and turned to the Sun King.
“Leave the supernaturals in the square to me. Your Majesty, I entrust your safety to General Carmen.”
Carmen nodded solemnly. “Understood.”
After the Sun King’s affirmation, Mo Xuanyu promptly received a notification from Sacred Geometry.
[You have joined the phase mission: “Palace Coup”]
Mission: Palace Coup
Description: Completely crush the rebel forces led by Eric before dawn and intimidate the restless factions within the capital.
Difficulty: A
Time Limit: Before dawn
Rewards: Receive faction contribution points proportional to your participation in the mission.
[Note: Contribution points are key metrics for this large-scale mission and will affect your final ranking.]
[At mission end, higher contribution points yield better rewards.]
Failure Penalty: Significant decrease in favorability with the Sun King’s faction and a large deduction of contribution points.
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The small groups of rebel forces inside the administrative hall had been eliminated, but outside the hall chaos reigned, with fierce battles raging.
Mo Xuanyu drew his longsword from spatial storage and stepped out of the palace. Quickly, through his title’s marking ability, he spotted two allied Chosen Ones.
They were locked in fierce combat with rebel Chosen Ones, the battle evenly matched.
“Haha, here comes our big shot!” One of the allied Chosen Ones, seeing Mo Xuanyu, pointed to the enemy and shouted as if greeting a godfather.
“Captain Mora! There’s an enemy assassin here!”
It’s worth noting that Mo Xuanyu had yet to pass the enlightenment trial of Sacred Geometry; currently, he was only a reserve Chosen One.
Therefore, in the records of the Chosen Ones, Mo Xuanyu’s identity was naturally classified as a local NPC.
The rebel Chosen One’s face darkened. He wore deep blue glasses, seemingly a scanning device.
[Scanning device activated. Due to a significant power gap between you and the opponent, only partial information is obtained.]
Identity: Capital City Knights “Moravinas”
Strength: Unknown
Agility: Unknown
Constitution: 15 points
Intelligence: 15 points
Charisma: Unknown
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Skill 1:
Mastery of Combat: Lv.20 (Passive)
Skill 2:
???
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“Damn, all question marks in the data. At least a miniboss. Why bother fighting? Run!”
Upon seeing the string of question marks on Mo Xuanyu’s data panel, the glasses-wearing man immediately sensed something was wrong and hastily called for a retreat.
Within the Chosen Ones, native characters of the world are generally categorized by combat power as: grunts, soldiers, elites, minibosses, bosses, and world bosses.
A miniboss like Mo Xuanyu would usually cause other Chosen Ones to flee, as they stood no chance in one-on-one combat.
Only well-organized guilds dared to provoke a miniboss.
As for bosses, most guilds could only smile wryly and pray for good luck upon encountering one.
World bosses were even more terrifying, typically impossible for Chosen Ones to defeat.
There was a saying: “Chosen Ones come and go; the world boss endures forever.”
This phrase persisted within Sacred Geometry because every boss-level native was a prodigy favored by the world.
They not only possessed extraordinary talent and strength but also enjoyed home-field advantage when facing Chosen Ones.
Just as the glasses man and another Chosen One turned to flee, a group of shadows suddenly converged from all directions in the night.
“Wait, don’t run!” The glasses man stopped and grabbed his teammate. Using his scanning device, he recognized the figures.
“It’s the Iron Curtain Guild.”
The Iron Curtain Guild was a renowned guild within Sacred Geometry—a fourth-tier guild with three sub-guilds recruiting Chosen Ones from tiers one to three.
Each tier had its own guild leader responsible for planning development and resource allocation, maintaining membership between 10 to 25.
Unlike ordinary guilds that welcomed all comers, the Iron Curtain Guild emphasized elite membership.
They enforced strict screening and probation systems, ensuring balanced strength within and no weak links.
This high level of elite organization allowed them to complete more high-difficulty missions rapidly and acquire abundant resources upon entering the world.
The large-scale confrontation mission unfolding in the capital was a rare high-reward opportunity in this world, so the nearby Iron Curtain Guild naturally would not miss it.
They were confident in their ability to crush the Sun King’s Chosen Ones.
“Are you kidding? We ran into the Iron Curtain Guild—six of them! What terrible luck!”
The two Chosen Ones beside Mo Xuanyu groaned in dismay. Each of those six could easily defeat them one-on-one, let alone combined.
They quickly broadcast a message on the faction chat channel.
“The Iron Curtain Guild has six members at the main square. Anyone strong from our side to support? There’s only one Knight Captain here; I’m afraid he can’t hold them off!”
Responses came promptly in the anonymous channel:
“What? Iron Curtain Guild? I’m out. Better to stick to killing rebels on the outskirts.”
“I don’t think we have any guild here; it’s all solo players…”
“+1, no healer either. How are we supposed to fight?”
“Solo players don’t play healers. That’s just giving away gold. Healers join guilds early on.”
Most of the time, solo players stood no chance against guilds; lacking organization, they struggled to face well-organized guilds head-on.
“This can’t be right. Sacred Geometry, did you mess up? The power gap between factions is so huge. Are we destined to lose?”
Compared to guild members, solo players’ morale was noticeably worse. Seeing the vast disparity, many were already preparing escape plans.
They fought well with the wind at their backs but fled faster than anyone when the tide turned.
Mo Xuanyu could not see the Chosen Ones’ chat channel, as he was not officially a Chosen One yet.
However, the two Chosen Ones near him spoke freely, treating him as an NPC, thus revealing the existence of the chat channel.
“Are you two cowards planning to run?” Mo Xuanyu suddenly spoke.
He slowly drew his longsword; the dark green blade emanated biting cold.
The two who were about to flee froze, exchanging awkward smiles.
“Lord Mora, we probably can’t help much here…”
“If you run, I’ll kill you first.” Mo Xuanyu raised his head slightly, using his height advantage to threaten them expressionlessly.
The two Chosen Ones were frightened by the murderous intent in his voice, realizing this stunningly beautiful NPC was serious.
“Alright… we’ll do our best, Lord Mora.” They decided to take a chance—what if he could really defeat the Iron Curtain Guild?
Moreover, in Sacred Geometry’s contribution calculation, defeating the Iron Curtain Guild alongside Mo Xuanyu would yield substantial points.
A gamble that could turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!
At this moment, the palace square, centered on the Sun King’s statue, was divided into two factions: eight rebel Chosen Ones and, excluding Mo Xuanyu, two from the Sun King’s faction.
The Iron Curtain Guild had six members: three melee fighters, one mage, and two healers.
The other two were solo players.
Mo Xuanyu instructed the two Chosen Ones beside him, “Don’t deal with those six. Keep the other two busy. Leave the rest to me.”
His words instantly filled the two with confidence, marveling at the presence of a true powerhouse.
“Leave it to us!” they nodded eagerly, feeling confident as long as they avoided fighting the Iron Curtain Guild—just minor skirmishes among novices.
Meanwhile, the Iron Curtain Guild prepared their battle formation.
“According to the data, this Mora was just promoted from the Knights by the Sun King—a miniboss. His strength and combat experience shouldn’t be very high,” the mage in the back analyzed.
To guilds, the most dreaded bosses were cunning, ruthless old foxes.