Chapter 229

Hum—

A pale white light flashed, the shield hanging on the Principality of Observation's arm pushed forward, and Head-Hunting Rabbit was forcibly pushed back.

His legs slid out a distance uncontrollably.

"Phew~ phew~"

Head-Hunting Rabbit opened his mouth, panting deeply; having used several martial arts in one breath just now, his entire body already felt the soreness and pain of his muscles.

However, compared to the physical impact.

Head-Hunting Rabbit was more aware of his dangerous situation at the moment; the long ears on his head twitched, and without needing to look back, he already knew the Principality of Peace had caught up.

With the Principality of Observation in front and the Principality of Peace behind, two Fourth Rank angel monsters had completely sealed off his route.

Facing such a situation.

Head-Hunting Rabbit was very straightforward; he raised his hands above his head, spread his calloused palms, and shouted clearly toward Tang Zheng's direction: "I surrender!"

This monster!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The movements of the Principality of Observation and the Principality of Peace didn't pause at all; in an instant, they had arrived at the front and back positions of Head-Hunting Rabbit, sandwiching him.

The short-handled hammer radiating a pale white light and the spear-staff were raised simultaneously, followed by Tang Zheng's voice:

"Survive first, then we'll talk."

Holy Hammer!

Strike Against Evil!

The weapons in the hands of the Principality of Observation and the Principality of Peace swung down simultaneously, the astonishing impact instantly enveloping the figure located in the shadows.

Head-Hunting Rabbit's pupils shrank, bloodshot, as he quickly raised his arms to slap against the attacks from both directions, roaring:

"Pain Dullness!"

"Possibility Perception!"

"Magic Resistance Enhancement!"

"Outer Skin Enhancement!"

"Unfallen Fortress!"

Boom!

A huge, roaring collision sound exploded, followed by a sky-high blood mist and shredded meat.

Pfft—

A black shadow flew out from between the Principality of Peace and the Principality of Observation, then fell from the air, smashed onto the ground, and rolled over.

Tang Zheng raised his foot, stepped on the black shadow, lowered his head to look at Head-Hunting Rabbit's mangled head, and shook his head with some disappointment: "What a pity."

"If you could have survived, I really wouldn't have minded having a good talk with you."

Oh?

Tang Zheng turned his head, a smiling expression on his face, looking at a figure in the distance to the front left.

"You brat! Don't think that just because you defeated me with one strike, you've beaten me. I am..."

Brian was holding his longsword, looking disheveled yet fiery and excited as he rushed over from the direction he had been sent flying, shouting.

But just halfway through his sentence, his voice came to an abrupt halt.

Brian stopped in his tracks, his body stiff, looking at the two three-meter-tall Fourth Rank angels hovering in mid-air behind Tang Zheng, radiating an aura that made his heart tremble.

Not long ago, he had been knocked flying by the Principality of Peace with one strike; this was the second time he had been defeated since losing the "Royal Trial."

This gave Brian a long-lost feeling of his blood boiling; that Principality of Peace was very powerful, making him feel pressure once again.

And this was exactly what he had been pursuing all along!

So.

After Brian drank a bottle of the healing potion he carried, he quickly rushed back, because he happened to see the scene where Head-Hunting Rabbit was completely blasted to death by the two Fourth Rank angels.

The splattered shredded meat and blood!

Made Brian close his mouth, which had been open, and he briefly locked eyes with Tang Zheng's smiling gaze.

Without a hint of hesitation!

Brian turned and fled, even using martial arts to push his speed to the limit; in a flash, only his back remained.

He wanted to find an opponent who could put pressure on him, but that didn't mean he intended to seek death.

One Fourth Rank angel already made him feel threatened; if there were two, he would definitely die!

Facing Brian, who was fleeing directly.

Tang Zheng was also stunned for a moment, a strange expression appearing on his face as he looked at the rapidly disappearing back: "That really fits this guy's personality."

"Forget it, let's spare this guy's life for now."

The current Brian had only recently been defeated by Gazef and had just begun to gradually break free from his arrogance and the mindset of having no opponents.

He hadn't truly unleashed his talent yet; if he died now, it would be too much of a pity. He intended to obtain the martial arts that this guy developed from him.

Brian shouldn't have mastered the martial art "Domain" yet.

Come to think of it.

Brian was indeed a genius; in just a few years, he not only developed martial arts like "Domain" and "Instant Flash" but even evolved them into the stronger "God Domain" and "God Flash."

"Such a genius, if I don't squeeze him hard, it would be a disservice to such talent."

Tang Zheng watched Brian's gradually disappearing disheveled figure, his mouth curving into an arc, revealing a thought-provoking smile.

Compared to spending time and energy researching it himself, wouldn't it be faster to let these geniuses of the Other World develop it for him!

When Tang Zheng acted earlier, he had already left a magic mark on Brian; from this moment on, he could grasp Brian's movements at any time.

He waved his arm.

The Principality of Peace and the Principality of Observation dissipated into white points of light; at a glance, the corpses all over the ground proved what had just happened.

Tang Zheng walked to the carriage, looked at Anri, who was still hugging her short sword with both hands, her face pale and stiff, and chuckled: "Weren't you very brave just now? Why are you scared again now?"

"My, my lord, I, my lord..."

Anri's voice became somewhat stuttering, her pupils red and full of fear, yet also somewhat admiring.

The scene where those powerful angels were summoned by the lord just now made Anri couldn't help but think of the storybooks she had heard when she was a child.

"Ugh~"

Anri's tense nerves relaxed, and the rich bloody scent in the air surged over, causing her stomach to churn.

Even though Anri felt she had realized the cruelty of adventurers and had even seen quite a few corpses, so many bodies still made her hands and feet go weak.

Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow, turned his head with some disgust, and at the same time, he was still somewhat impressed that Anri could hold on until now.

There were many magic items on the numerous corpses on the ground; Tang Zheng had the Evil Spirit Dog collect these magic items.

Although he didn't think much of these ordinary magic items, they could be exchanged for money or used by his subordinates.

A moment later.

Anri huddled weakly in the corner of the carriage, and the Green Leaf Witch had also returned; the "Death-Spreading Sword Group" had all been dealt with by the twin witches.

Of all the attackers, except for Brian who fled, not a single one survived.

Rumble~

The carriage wheels crushed the rough ground and the blood frozen hard on the ground, continuing to drive away.

Soon.

The large number of corpses alarmed the nearby villages and surrounding towns, and even spread to the nearby noble territories and the large city of "E-Rantel."

The largest territory in this area belonged to Hou Jue Raven, and other small and medium-sized nobles were all controlled by Hou Jue Raven. The influence produced by dozens of corpses.

Was simply incomparable to the mere scattered corpses from before.

In addition to the Kingdom's officials and nobles, other forces also sent quite a few people to investigate.

After confirming that most of the deceased were members of the "Death-Spreading Sword Group," a group with vicious natures already wanted by the Kingdom.

The major nobles in this area breathed a collective sigh of relief; upon continuing the investigation and discovering it was related to adventurers, they stopped the investigation directly.

After all, the Adventurer's Guild was a force independent of the country.

As long as it wasn't the common people who died, the nobles wouldn't waste time on this aspect.

Even the magistrates sent to various places from the capital, after figuring out the situation, didn't investigate further or issue any extra orders.

Instead, they passed this information back to the capital.

The other forces naturally also investigated the results quickly; after all, the sequence of events wasn't complicated, but the result somewhat exceeded the expectations of all parties.

Information about the Gold-level adventurer party "Free Will" began to appear on the tables of various forces.

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Tang Zheng's party traveled at their usual speed, selling "Regeneration Potions" every time they reached a village or a large city.

In this process, the attack incident didn't happen again, as if all the hunters eyeing the bounty had all disappeared at once.

Dusk.

The pale golden afterglow penetrated the clouds and mist, spilling onto the towering and majestic capital city walls, which were full of mystery and dignity.

Re-Estize Kingdom.

Capital.

Located in the deepest part of the entire city, connected to the city walls, was the royal capital "Lorrentie," formed by more than twenty circular giant towers built at intervals.

Under the illumination of the dusk light, one could vaguely see the massive magic circle constructed by magic patterns reflecting a faint magical shimmer on the city walls.

Located in the very center of the royal capital.

An exquisite and luxurious palace; this was not only located in the heart of the royal capital but was also the location where many nobles and important ministers held court meetings with the King—"Francia Palace."

Inside a multi-functional room with gorgeous decoration and a sense of dignity.

A figure with graying hair combed exquisitely, an aged face, and a thin body was sitting on the throne; the other party's withered hand held a scepter, and they even wore a crown on their head.

Such attire and position left no doubt about the other party's identity—Ramposa III!

At this moment!

Ramposa III's wrinkled cheeks faintly revealed exhaustion, and the crown on his head felt somewhat heavy; having just finished a meeting, his energy was already somewhat lacking.

He ascended the throne at 21, and now he was 57; even among other countries, he was considered a long-lived king.

This age was originally the time to pass the throne to a successor, but Ramposa III didn't have a suitable successor in his heart.

Thinking of the secret confrontation between his two sons, Ramposa III felt somewhat exhausted; it wasn't that the two princes weren't excellent.

But in Ramposa III's eyes, once he abdicated, no matter which of the two sons ascended the throne, they might become puppets of the great nobles behind them.

Ramposa III sighed inwardly; it wasn't just the issue of the heir, but also the problems within the Kingdom, and the wars with the Empire over the years.

This series of events made Ramposa III, who was already old, feel a sense of powerlessness.

Fortunately, it wasn't all bad news.

Several thoughts flashed through Ramposa III's mind, but the expression on his face didn't change at all, still filled with dignity.

His eyelids lifted slightly, looking at the two figures standing below.

One was Gazef, who won all the way through the "Royal Trial" arena and was personally awarded the title of "Warrior Captain" by him.

The other was Reynas, who defected from the Empire, joined the Kingdom's camp, and was secretly called the "Bloodthirsty Rose," while being called the "Kingdom Rose" by all parties on the surface.

These two were both rare geniuses and were the Kingdom's help.

Faintly.

Ramposa III could also see the other battlefield where the "Pro-King Faction" and the "Noble Faction" were competing in secret behind the two.

This could also be considered a good thing.

"You two already know about the matter; next, it depends on your abilities."

"I hope to see your style on the Empire's battlefield next year."

A smile appeared on Ramposa III's wrinkled cheeks, and his aged voice rang out slowly.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Gazef immediately bowed deeply and spoke respectfully.

Reynas's performance was somewhat calm; she only bowed slightly and performed a noble etiquette.

The obvious difference in the attitudes of the two, falling into Ramposa III's eyes, didn't cause any surprise; compared to talents like Gazef who came from commoner backgrounds and didn't have much knowledge.

As a noble, wanting Reynas to offer her complete loyalty was a difficult thing to begin with.

However.

Ramposa III didn't care, because Reynas, as a traitor to the Empire who joined their Kingdom, no longer had a third choice.

Even if she defected from their Kingdom again, no other country would be willing to accept such a person; instead, she would be hunted down by the two major countries.

So in a sense, Reynas was actually more reliable than Gazef.

Ramposa III nodded shallowly and waved his withered hand, signaling that the two could leave.

Reynas and Gazef bowed again, retreated from the room, and walked toward the outside of "Francia" Palace.

The smooth ground and exquisite passages reflected the figures of the two.

Reynas remained expressionless from beginning to end, looking cold and unapproachable.

Gazef, who was half a step behind, wanted to speak every time but swallowed the words in his mouth, his expression revealing a trace of awkwardness and helplessness.

A fork in the road soon appeared on the path ahead.

Reynas and Gazef's forward steps paused simultaneously, because a figure appeared in front of the fork, blocking the two.

Even with Gazef's personality, he couldn't help but be stunned upon seeing this figure.

That was a very beautiful young girl; even standing there quietly, it was enough to attract anyone's attention.

A head of long golden hair flowed smoothly over her fair neck and draped over her back; her cherry-like pale pink lips were pursed, revealing a brilliant smile.

Her deep blue eyes, like sapphires, looked at the two with a gentle light.

A simple white dress without any extra ornaments further set off the girl's holiness and purity.

After a moment of trance, Gazef hurriedly withdrew his gaze, a trace of panic appearing in his eyes, and he lowered his head to bow respectfully:

"Princess Lana."

Even though Gazef had never met the other party, just by that beautiful appearance, he could confirm the other party's identity.

As expected, just like what he had heard; truly worthy of the name "Golden."

(End of chapter)