To The Eternal Knight (2 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 167

The Grand Duke, a traitor?!

Shocked by the unbelievable news, the knights didn’t even have time to verify the facts before herding the commoners back into their homes.

Moving with urgency, as if they had no time to confirm whether the houses truly belonged to those people, the knights acted swiftly.

Yet without even a moment to complain, the doors slammed shut, and the bewildered citizens huddled trembling beneath tables or in dark corners.

Still, no matter how hard they tried, the loud, ringing voices of the knights outside pierced clearly through the thin walls and echoed sharply in the ears of the townsfolk.

“Do not worry! His Imperial Majesty the Emperor has commanded us to dispatch the knights to protect the people of the capital!”

“We will remain with you—so calm your fears, go inside your homes, hide yourselves, and stay completely silent!”

“The Grand Duke is no longer the man we once knew. He only seeks to intimidate the people and use them as tools to retake the capital. We warn you again: under no circumstances should you step outside!”

The tale of the Grand Duke’s capacity for ruthless slaughter, delivered in the knights’ sharp voices, planted fresh terror in the people’s minds.

It was enough to completely erase the image of the Grand Duke they’d known—a man who had always laughed so warmly.

Their entire bodies trembled violently, teeth chattering loudly. Those who had never personally experienced the century-long war now, for the first time, felt the stirrings of war—and some even blamed the Grand Duke for it.

Then, in one sudden moment, Hans—a middle-aged man among the trembling crowd—abruptly rose to his feet.

The knights were already moving away. Hadn’t they clearly declared they’d come by order of His Imperial Majesty to protect the entire capital? Moreover, wasn’t this the Fifth Western Gate—the village right before the city gates?!

Ignoring his pleading family and friends, Hans struggled determinedly to get outside.

Finding the door jammed—perhaps blocked by a wooden log—he leapt through a window instead, and from the alleyway, he spotted the knights’ retreating backs.

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