Chapter 221
At this time, Asus, who was surrounded by Louis and his assassins, stood on the ruins with his slender body.
Even though he was covered in wounds, he still did not show any fear, as if he was a king looking down on the world.
"You are still haunting me. Can my life be exchanged for your path to the throne?"
Asius's words were meant to be sarcastic, but they accidentally hit the nail on the head for Louis.
That’s right, he was so ruthless and relentless, chasing after her relentlessly, all for the sake of his throne!
And the pirate leader in front of him was indeed more difficult to deal with than he thought.
Even if he surrounded the opponent now, he was not 100% sure that he could kill him.
Louis, who was also injured, forced himself to suppress the fishy and sweet taste rising in his throat. His handsome and elegant pale face, stained with blood, had a morbid and strange beauty.
He looked at the imposing blond pirate, his narrow violet eyes narrowed slightly, and a mocking curve appeared on his thin lips.
"You seemed surprised when I found you that day?"
"Are you wondering how I found you?"
As Louis said this, he took out a round and beautiful meteor crystal from his arms.
Even though he was in a low position, Louis looked at Asius with a condescending look, not hiding his ridicule and disgust.
"What do you think qualifies you to get close to her and covet her?"
Almost at the moment he saw the crystal, Asus' composure was shattered!
His heart was beating rapidly, and in the dim night, he didn't know whether the crystal stone between Louis' fingertips was the one he gave to the little guy.
"You gave this to her, didn't you? Why do you think...she would choose you between you and me?"
Louis knew what the leader in front of him was afraid of. He chuckled and said something that almost made Asius lose his mind.
At this moment, the words that the military advisor had said before, his unnecessary suspicion, Louis' ridicule... were like sharp blades, piercing his heart fiercely.
Louis saw the other party's panic, and he smiled and crushed the crystal in his hand into powder.
After he opened his palms, the cold wind blew away the powder through his slender fingers, and everything disappeared.
Of course, Louis did not take Shen Yinyin's crystal.
He just understood too well the kind of heart-wrenching, jealous, disappointed and powerless pain.
So he found an almost identical crystal just to stimulate the pirate leader in front of him...who seemed like he would never lose and would never die.
Sure enough, after the powder was blown away by the wind, the other party's eyes turned red, and the whole person seemed to have suffered a huge blow, completely losing his previous calmness.
No matter how serious the injury was, it had never made Asus lose his composure like this.
He knew that Louis was provoking him, but his already emotional heart was still pierced with holes.
The opponent's relentless killing moves made it difficult for the distracted Asus to cope with the situation.
"puff!"
Asus suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his golden hair was splattered by the blood, like a rose blooming in the night.
When he raised his long eyelashes and looked at Louis, the other party's gun was already pointed at his heart——
Asus was not afraid of death, he just couldn't accept or believe that the person he loved had chosen to abandon him.
"Little guy, why...even you want to abandon me..."
Just as Louis was about to pull the trigger, the light brain on his wrist suddenly flashed red.
Almost at the moment when he was distracted, a huge pirate starship suddenly appeared above everyone's heads.
"leader!"
Asus grabbed the hanging steel rope and escaped from the encirclement of the assassins like a gust of wind with serious injuries.
Louis looked at the fleeing pirate leader, but he didn't pull the trigger.
After he connected the optical computer, he heard the serious and cold voice of Duke Leibert: "Why did you shut down your optical computer? Don't you know that something went wrong!"
Louis checked and found that his optical computer was not shut down, but someone had forcibly hacked into it and modified the program.
As a prince, the only people who have such authority are the emperor and empress.
Lewis looked serious: “What happened?”
Duke Leibert was silent for a moment before he said, "The Empire...has already given up the Eighth Star."
"Yinyin is still on the front line of the Eighth Star, Louis, no matter what you are doing, go and protect her."
The moment he heard this, Louis' hand holding the gun trembled, his head exploded, and all his rationality collapsed.
The empire once again abandoned those innocent soldiers who fought desperately on the front lines to defend their country.
Just like when he abandoned Ashus on the cruel battlefield three years ago...
But this time, they abandoned not only the Eighth Star, but also the girl he loved deeply, and his friends...
Is it true that for the empire, everything can be abandoned?
Wasn’t the lesson from three years ago painful enough?
Why repeat the same mistakes!
Louis, whose emotions were fluctuating so much, could hardly hold the gun in his hand.
The tragic scene from three years ago emerged in his mind. When he arrived, all he saw was a sea of blood and corpses, without a single survivor.
Asus's broken right arm just lay there, bloody and cruelly, in the dirty blood on the ground.
Although he didn't like this younger brother who always stole his limelight, he never thought of killing Asius, and he never thought that the powerful and proud Asius... would die!
If the empire can easily abandon its own soldiers and citizens, it only means that the person on the throne is not a qualified king!
When Louis raised his head, his eyes were cold: "The mission has changed, rush to the eighth star to support the front line!"
The leader of the death squad looked at Louis and said calmly, "Your Highness, His Majesty has only one mission for you."
Louis took out the death token and showed his pressure: "The token is in my hand, and my words are orders! If you don't obey, you will be killed without mercy!"
The leader of the assassins hesitated, "Your Majesty..."
"I will take full responsibility for this matter!"
Louis spoke in a strong voice, and all the assassins knelt down.
On the other side of the computer, Duke Leibert stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the undercurrent of the night, wondering what he was thinking.
The subordinate came in with a serious look on his face: "Duke, all soldiers and guards have been accounted for!"
Duke Lebert turned around, his sharp and handsome profile was deep and three-dimensional in the moonlight. There was an indescribable coldness in his expression, and his aura was even more powerful and intimidating.
"Count the war supplies as quickly as possible. Before dawn, all people and materials must rush to the Eighth Planet!"
Dalton, who was standing by, looked at Ivan and Sally who were also going to the front line, and did not say anything mocking or questioning.
He and Leibert did it for their young wife, and Ivan and Sally did it for the people they loved.
They didn't care about the Empire's decision to abandon the Eighth Star and the soldiers on the front lines. After all, that was always the case with the Empire.
They've seen it so many times, almost numb to it.
However, the Empire could give up on her, but they would never give up on her...