My Love Debts Are Everywhere!

Chapter 391 The Siege of the Capital and Velix's Last Hope

"what did you say? the capital is surrounded by rebel forces?" velix's eyes widened in horror as the words struck him like lightning.the soldier nodded gravely, confirming, "yes, your majesty. the capital is surrounded. the rebels arrived after successfully conquering the four golden quadrangular cities. their goal now is to take the capital."

velix fell silent, frozen on his throne with a pale face. just minutes ago, he had received news of the fall of the four cities, and he had feared that the rebels might target the capital next.

now, his fears had been proven true, and they were arriving faster than he had anticipated.

"damn it... how did this happen?" velix muttered, his expression dazed.

the rage that had once consumed him had faded, replaced by a sense of despair and confusion.

the rebels' movements were astonishingly swift—too swift to be logical. with such a massive force, there should have been a report long before they reached the capital.

yet, it was only ten minutes ago that he heard the news of the fall of the four cities, and now, just moments later, the capital was surrounded.

this could only mean one thing: they hadn't just conquered the four cities recently; the conquest must have happened yesterday—or even a few days ago!

"bastard! is there a traitor who dares to deceive and play tricks on me?" velix suddenly snapped back to reality, his simmering anger exploding once more.

the only plausible explanation for the rebels advancing towards the capital and laying siege was the presence of a traitor who had intentionally withheld the news. he couldn't fathom any other reason.

"your majesty, how should we respond to the siege?" the soldier asked hesitantly, pulling velix out of his reverie.

he frowned, deep in thought, before suddenly recalling albert.

a bright expression spread across his face, and with renewed excitement, he replied, "order albert to mobilize the palace army immediately. i've given him full military authority in the capital, and with his skills, he should be able to negotiate with the rebels." stay connected with empire

albert was the supreme military leader, closely connected to the army. with that bond, velix was confident that he could handle the rebel soldiers effectively.

though convincing the rebels to surrender might be challenging, getting them to retreat was well within albert's capabilities.

however, upon hearing velix's words, the soldier's expression darkened.

he clenched his fists, lowered his head, and spoke in a low voice, "i'm sorry, your majesty, but that may not be possible."

velix was stunned by the words, staring at the soldier with a mix of anger and confusion. "what do you mean?"

the soldier hesitated for a moment, then looked up and answered in a trembling voice, "supreme leader albert hasn't been seen since this morning. i

the middle-aged man named frans, sitting on his horse beside robert, narrowed his eyes slightly and replied calmly, "i don't know his exact intentions, but one thing i'm certain of: he must have a grudge or some dispute with velix."

"yes, you're right," lucas, sitting to frans' left, responded with a deep breath, his expression serious. "but what we should be concerned with now is how to deal with albert after velix falls. we can't let him seize control of the holy empire of elysium on his own, can we?"

at this, jacob, robert, and frans exchanged surprised glances before their faces hardened with caution.

the reason they had joined the rebellion was to reclaim their families' power. although they hadn't directly expressed this to albert, he must have understood their motives.

however, if albert intended to take control of the holy empire for himself after velix's downfall, they would need to be prepared and have a backup plan.

"let's think this through," robert began, but before he could finish, a calm voice interrupted him.

"what are you discussing?"