Chapter 2493

Beast cavalry completed their stationing north of the city, and the civilians and garrison inside the city welcomed them warmly, with some of the Shadu garrison even leaving the city to chat with the beast cavalry.

In the temporary tent, Su Xiao enjoyed his lunch while waiting, waiting for the order from Rosai Palace.

Su Xiao didn't have to wait long; ten or so minutes later, a messenger rushed over in a hurry.

"Commander Kukulin, His Majesty summons you."

"Hmm, I understand."

Su Xiao put down the wooden fork in his hand, washed his hands, and then took Bubu Wang, Amu, and Bahar toward the outer gate.

Passing through the city gate, upon entering Shadu, Su Xiao saw civilians celebrating on the streets; the two nations had ceased hostilities, and nothing could make people happier than this. The Shadu Emperor ordered that the festivities in the city continue for three days.

The enthusiasm of the Shadu civilians was evident at this moment—fine wine and delicacies were freely enjoyed, and street vendors were busy, sweating profusely.

Amid this lively atmosphere, Su Xiao arrived at the main gate of Rosai Palace, and unexpectedly, there were no guards stationed there.

Entering Rosai Palace, the front hall was very quiet, only the splashing sound of the fountain pool, and Su Xiao still remembered that he had beaten Uno senseless right here.

Climbing the surrounding stairs, he reached the bedchamber without obstruction.

Creak—

The door of the bedchamber was pushed open a crack by Su Xiao, and threads of cold air seeped from the gap. When the two metal doors were fully pushed open, a corpse appeared ahead.

Compared to Uno's treatment, the Shadu Emperor, who had already lost his head, fared much better, lying in a crystal coffin. A slender figure sat slumped beside the crystal coffin, gazing at the corpse inside, her eyes complex.

"No wonder you're the grand commander who invaded Peru—you actually dare to come alone."

Carolos emerged from behind the gauze curtain, her upper body greatly enlarged, her hair and fingers elongated, yet her overall proportions remained harmonious.

Carolos's lower half was a black, writhing substance, like black mud, forming a thick serpent's tail, its surface uneven, nearly one meter thick and over ten meters long.

In Carolos's hand was a greatsword over three meters long, the blade twenty centimeters wide, appearing heavy but actually having a very thin edge, extraordinarily sharp.

"Sister, he's merely using you. As a descendant of the Penier family, you cannot, and must not, truly fall in love with the spawn of a false king."

"I, I understand."

The queen, Camela, in a white gauze dress, spoke softly, reluctantly stroking the crystal coffin before crawling toward her sister Carolos. She remained in normal human form, though for some reason, her lower half had lost sensation.

"I'll give you one chance: surrender all your military authority, leave Shaye, just like your subordinate Aus—he's smart, and I hope you'll be as smart as him."

Carolos gripped the greatsword with one hand, her black-mud-like long tail dragging along the ground, surging. This was the price of devouring two deities in a short time; the Penier family's special physique is indeed strong, but if fully awakened in a short time, various side effects will arise.

Su Xiao found a chair in the bedchamber, sat down, lit a cigarette, and snapped his fingers.

"Ouch—"

Kaiser stumbled in from the doorway, having been kicked in by Amu.

Kaiser arrived, and Su Xiao slowly exhaled a wisp of green smoke from his mouth—he could begin the deception now, preparing to verify all his guesses through Kaiser's mouth.

"Everyone, step aside—Kaiser is about to pull a stunt."

Bahar flew over, hearing this, Kaiser puffed out his thin chest, furtively patting the sock he kept in his pocket. Once danger arose, he planned to throw the sock to lure the enemy, then flee.

"Respected lady, as a direct descendant of the Penier family, don't you feel you're missing something?"

Kaiser stared at Carolos, who suppressed the urge to chop this cunning old man with a sword, her expression unpleasant as she said:

"We lack nothing."

"Not even the Penier family's heirloom?"

Kaiser raised his hand, and the 【Penier Ring】 appeared in his grasp.

"My father's relic."

Carolos made a move forward, a pallid hand grabbing her tattered black robe—it was her sister Camela.

"Don't rush so much; it belongs to you now, respected lady."

Kaiser flicked his thumb, launching the 【Penier Ring】 toward Carolos.

Ding!

The greatsword swept past, the ring was severed into a afterimage and shot straight into a stone pillar. Carolos could dispose of the Shadu Emperor and Uno, so her vigilance was naturally not weak—and indeed it wasn't. Wearing this thing brings a 'surprise'.

"The Penier Ring, the Danes Spear—these are the things your family guards, right? You won't miss the chance to reclaim these two."

"Hmph."

Carolos snorted coldly, looking at Kaiser and said: "You're clever, but the Danes Spear is not something we guard—it is the deities' guarded object. My family only guards the Penier Ring."

"Then I guessed wrong. Let me think it over: half of the Danes Spear lies within the Shaye deity's body, the other half within the God of Growth's body, while the Penier Ring is something solely belonging to the Penier family..."

"Enough, stop the nonsense—you'll die here."

Carolos had no intention of delaying further; the current situation favored her.

"No, no, no—let me finish my last sentence. Aren't you curious about what your ancestors and the two deities were actually guarding? Only Penier family members can wear the Penier Ring. To wield the Danes Spear, one should need to wear the Penier Ring properly. Aren't you curious how this works? The Danes Spear... is more like a key."

"..."

Carolos said nothing, her gaze turning to Su Xiao.

"Just a foolish legend—you wouldn't actually believe that the one who wields the Danes Spear will grasp the world? Ridiculous."

Ding~

A half-length spear was nailed into the ground. Seeing this half-length spear, Carolos's expression flickered with momentary astonishment.

"So... you actually believed that legend and went out of your way to seek the 'Penier Ring' and the 'Danes Spear'? So this is why you originally came to Shadu?"

A wonderful misunderstanding arose: the Danes Spear was obtained by Su Xiao through strength, while the Penier Ring was merely a matter of good luck—nothing more.

Carolos raised her hand, and from inside the bedchamber came a tinkling sound. She waited a moment, and the half-length spear flew back, caught in her hand—the upper half of the Danes Spear.

Seeing this, Kaiser smiled even more cunningly.

"Penier Ring, Danes Spear—both are now fully assembled. As a member of the Penier family, won't you try them?"

Kaiser continued the deception.

"..."

Carolos fell silent, feeling there were too many conspiracies here, but under absolute strength, all conspiracies are meaningless—just like the Shadu Emperor and Uno, those two were defeated by her absolute strength.

"According to legend, only a member of the Peniel family can wield the Spear of Danes, and the world will be in that person's hands. If you succeed, we will together destroy the Kingdom of Peru, the Sand Flame will be yours, and one-third of Peru's territory will belong to us."

Caesar's acting is flawless, even his 'ambition' has been prepared.

"We only cooperate with victors. You have won, so we will cooperate with you. How about it? Do you accept this proposal?"

There was some anticipation in Caesar's eyes—this was the line he had devised with his mind, which worked like a 'dual-core processor'.

Su Xiao remained silent throughout; he never expected Caesar to succeed. His goal was simple: make Caesar reveal the first half of the Spear of Danes, then kill the enemy—just that simple.

"I will try, but only after you are dead."

Carolos swung the great sword in his hand, and the over-three-meter-long blade rose, igniting with silver-gray flames—this represented death.