Chapter 565 A true idiot
The remaining subordinates of the marquis that were still standing looked at these cloaked figures in shock.
However, not a single one of them dared to fight against them.
This was a group that had suddenly appeared without them noticing, so there was no doubt there was a large difference in power between the two sides. If they tried to fight, they would just end up like the ones on the ground.
It was unknown if the ones on the ground were even still alive after what happened.
They didn't want to risk becoming the next ones on the ground to find out if this was the case.
So without any hesitation, they all tried to jump on their horses to run. There was no loyalty for the lord that they served, but then again...that lord had just tried to sacrifice half of them to save himself.
It was just too bad that they didn't stand a chance at all against these elite guards that the fourth prince had brought with him.
Before any of them could even get on their horses, they found that they had been flipped. When they were able to react, they saw the sky above them as their consciousness started to fade.
Just like this, the remaining few subordinates of the marquis who had been left were knocked out as well.
The marquis had been silently watching all of this with a bit of hope in his eyes. If his men were able to take down the fourth prince's elite guards, then there was a chance to negotiate.
But that faint trace of hope quickly disappeared from his face.
His men were handled like children as they were beaten up by the fourth prince's elite guards. There was no trepidation at all as they were handled in a matter of seconds.
So the marquis gave up this faint hope...but that didn't mean that he would resign himself to his fate.
In the eyes of the marquis, there was a look of thought. It was as if he was trying to figure out a way to get out of this still.
Gritting his teeth and with an unwilling look, he said, "Your highness, I'm willing to offer half of my estate to solve this matter today!"
It was as if there was something that told them to stop heading towards the fourth prince.
Though the marquis was coming at him with his weapon raised, the fourth prince didn't seem worried at all.
When the marquis approached and tried to get around the fourth prince, the fourth prince only took a single step forward.
With this single step, he was able to get into the personal space of the marquis.
The marquis was completely caught off guard by this step from the fourth prince and wasn't able to react in time. He wanted to go around, but he found that he wasn't able to as the fourth prince raised a hand towards him.
So the marquis wanted to take a step back to create some space with the fourth prince.
But before he could do that, the fourth prince's outstretched hand had grabbed the hilt of the marquis' sword.
The marquis was caught off guard and said, "What are you trying to do?"
However, since the fourth prince didn't say anything, the marquis just tried to pull the sword away from the fourth prince.
He found that he wasn't able to move a single inch.
No matter how hard he tried pulling the sword, he found that it just wouldn't leave the fourth prince's grip. It was like there was an iron vice that was around the hand that was holding the sword.
So the marquis had no choice but to try and point the sword at the fourth prince in an attempt to scare him.
But he found that before he could do anything, there was a fist that was already coming right at his face.
The marquis was shocked by this fist that suddenly hit him in the face and knocked him down.
The punch was even so strong that his eyes couldn't help rolling back in their sockets as he lost consciousness.
As the fourth prince stood over the unconscious marquis, he said, "What a true idiot."
