RISE OF EROS

Everyone was shocked by Andrew's words, but no one refuted him because Victoria had every right to avenge her mother, and if Andrew wanted to help her accomplish that purpose, they were no one to stop him.

Certainly, they were a little worried that Victoria would lose herself in her desire for revenge, but somehow they felt that Andrew would not allow it. They did not understand where this feeling came from, but they were still certain, so they did not worry.

With that matter settled Andrew and Victoria returned to Dunnas Palace, as they had to inform everyone of what they had discussed. No one suspected that they were planning the downfall of the Vilotti family.

In fact, most thought that the royal family had summoned Andrew and Victoria to the castle in order to warn them, as for everyone, the Vilotti family was important in the kingdom.

However, some suspected something strange, as the royal family had not sent any messenger to the Vilotti family to reassure them. This gave them the understanding that the royal family did not intend to oppose the measures taken by the Vilotti family.

The Vilotti family also thought the same, since it is a kind of unwritten rule that what happened was synonymous with permissibility. However, things were far from what they seemed.

Although it is true that the royal family was giving permission for this action, in reality, it was all part of the plan. The idea was to let the Vilotti family attack Andrew and for him to respond, making it seem like they were in a conflict, which was true, but the intention was for the Vilotti family not to notice the movements of the royal family. Enjoy new adventures from empire

In short, the plan was for the Vilotti family to focus on Andrew while the royal family would expose the evidence they had to the other noble families of the kingdom.

The reason for this was to warn them of the "Cleansing" they would do and in this way, the other noble families would not panic when they attacked the Vilotti family. While they had consolidated Andrew's image, he was still not prominent enough to be used as an excuse to destroy the Vilottis.

Still, they had proof of the conspiracies they had made and that was what they wanted to expose. Telling the nobles about this would prevent panic and although they risked their plan becoming public, Daphne had already taken steps to prevent it.

After they learned that the Vilotti family was plotting to overthrow them, Daphne began a thorough investigation of all the nobles and prominent families in the country.

So they now knew who was associated with the Vilotti family. While they had grown stronger and gained a lot of power, they could not hope to overthrow a country on their own, so they had allies.

Unfortunately for them, they had all been identified and were among the targets to be destroyed. Since there were many noble families allied with them, the forces of the royal family and the 3 founding families had to be spread out across the country, so as not to leave any loose ends.

When Andrew told this to his wives and guardians, everyone was stunned, as they expected anything, except that such a conspiracy and counterattack had been brewing for so long.

Even so, everyone was happy, because now they knew that they did not have to fight alone and what was even better, they were allied with the 4 most powerful families in the country, so they saw no way they would lose.

However, Oliver was not so naive. Being a former general, he knew war better than anyone and knew that although they had the advantage in the next battle, that did not mean that they had already won.

Wars are won by fighting them and no matter how good the plan was, there was always room for error, so he lowered everyone's spirits, making them focus on the objective.

When they heard Oliver's warnings, everyone calmed down. Sansa also agreed with Oliver. She may not be a commander or general like Oliver, but she had fought several battles and understood his point.

Andrew, hearing this, also calmed his thoughts. They had become strong, there was no doubt about that, but now he realized that that confidence was turning into arrogance and that was not good.

Arrogance causes mistakes and when lives are at stake, mistakes are dangerous. Focusing on the ground again, Andrew began to ask about the strategy they should use.

Oliver proposed that they stay in the Palace of Dunnas and wait for the Vilotti family to attack. Unlike the Cannaris empire, here in the kingdom of Dunnas, no one knew that the Heavenly Palace was strange since they had not had conflicts.

In Cannaris, many had attacked them and that was why everyone knew that Andrew's establishment had something strange and no one dared to attack them there, but in Dunnas, they had never been attacked, so they did not know how special this place was.

Oliver was sure that the Vilotti family with their arrogance, would not miss the opportunity to attack them in this place, in fact, he believed that if the Vilotti family could destroy this establishment it would be for the best.

Because of this, Andrew decided to accept his proposal, but still asked, "What if they don't attack?", to which Oliver replied, "Then we bait them. We can make the young master go out exposed to attract them."

"Isn't it too obvious?" Andrew continued to ask, unsure of that plan B, as it seemed too simple. Oliver, upon hearing this, smiled and began to explain, "Young master. A few moments ago your confidence had turned into arrogance and I was not letting you think, now, do you think that the Vilotti family is arrogant?".

At such a question, everyone's eyes widened, as they understood what Oliver meant. It is true that using Andrew as bait was too obvious that it was a trap, but arrogance would blind the Vilotti family and they would still fall.

Everyone was embarrassed at the thought of this, because until Oliver warned them, they were the ones prone to fall into such a simple trap, due to their arrogance. Oliver who saw them all lowering their heads, and nodded happily because he had achieved his goal.

He wanted them to not put their eyes on their heads and not see the simple things. No matter how strong they are, they must keep their feet on the ground. After achieving this, Oliver proposed that they bring the experts at their disposal for this battle.

Most of the experts they had at their disposal were Andrew's guardians, but there were also the 5 they had stolen from the fight with Oslo and Vocgo, who still remained in Cannaris.

Oliver wanted to gather their entire force, but Andrew did not agree. Certainly, the more experts the better, but he believed that bringing those 5 who are not very strong was not necessary.

Also, they would have to leave the Cannaris Palace unprotected, although it was impossible for anything to happen there under Andrew's surveillance, he still did not think it was necessary to bring them.

Andrew believed that, with Oliver, Sansa, Castor, Vala, Aki, and himself, they were more than enough. They would face quantity with quality and although it was not ideal, Oliver agreed and began to instruct everyone on how to move when everything started.

Andrew also stressed that they were just a distraction and should not show their full power unless there is an emergency. He also told them that he wanted the Marchioness of Vilotti alive since Victoria wanted to take care of her.

Although that complicated things, no one disagreed. Most of them did not have family, but they understood that Victoria wanted to avenge her loved one, so they agreed.

With everything set, everyone went to prepare, because Oliver sensed that the Vilotti family would not keep them waiting and would probably attack them that same night. In the royal castle, Daphne and Diana were also making their preparations.

In a stealthy manner, they informed the noble families about what could happen in the following days, and needless to say, it was a shock for everyone, because when they were presented with the evidence of what the Vilotti family had done, many were upset.

Some even expressed their desire to participate and this had nothing to do with gaining the favor of the royal family, but rather that many of the experts of these families who defended the border were victims of the conspiracies of the Vilotti family.

Daphne and Diana, obviously, would not avoid having more allies and accept their help. Everyone seemed calm and no one suspected the storm that was coming. Each side was preparing its forces and then everything began.

Just as Oliver had thought, Marchioness Vilotti could not hold back, and shortly after Dunnas Palace closed its doors in the early morning, about 20 experts silently appeared.

Andrew immediately noticed them and warned everyone. If these experts entered Dunnas Palace, they would be easily restrained, but their goal was different. They wanted to destroy the establishment, so they did not need to enter.

In a coordinated movement, they gathered their power and prepared to attack Dunnas Palace and while this is Andrew's temple where he is a god and has control of everything, the building itself is no different from the others, at least for now.

This means that it could be destroyed, although harming those inside was unlikely. Still, Andrew would not allow that and before the attacks were released, all of Andrew's guardians came out to defend.

A powerful air pressure shot from different angles towards the Dunnas Palace, but the 20 envoys of the Vilotti family were only minor experts and their attacks were easily blocked by Oliver, Sansa and Castor.

Even so, the roar was great and then the city that was silent and asleep, went into a frenzy, as the powerful auras of the warriors who would duel could be felt, starting the war.