Chapter 2529: Caliber is Justice

The Royal Capital at 7:00 PM was not quiet. With the lights coming on, people who had been busy all day were enjoying the nightlife of the capital. Some gathered with friends in small taverns to drink a few cups of cheap strong liquor, while others were busy attending numerous dinner invitations.

In a winery located in the West District of the capital, the gemstone lamps hanging from the ceiling illuminated the hall brightly. With an illumination level comparable to incandescent lights, the banquet hall was very lively. Beautifully dressed ladies danced with the kingdom's nobles, and the small amount of spilled wine evaporating on the red carpet made the banquet's atmosphere even more intoxicating.

"You failed."

A man wearing silver armor sat at a wine table. Compared to the attire of others, his outfit seemed out of place. However, in this man's view, being able to save his life was what mattered; no matter how gorgeously a corpse was dressed, it would eventually rot and stink.

"Failed? I haven't even settled the account with you for making me 'visit' that monster at night, and you're telling me I failed?"

The man wearing the top hat spoke, pressing down on his hat. He wasn't used to the lively atmosphere here; the acting of those people around was too fake.

"Monster? Is my sister's guard really that strong?"

"Sister?"

"Don't be deceived by what you see. She appeared over at White Sand Bay during the day. The elder brother's plan didn't succeed, and he even lost an important subordinate with space abilities. It's truly gratifying."

The silver-armored man poured himself a glass of wine, opened a slit in his faceplate, and adjusted his position so he could barely drink the wine.

"Don't look at me like that. You outsiders really think that being born royal is a kind of luck."

The man wearing silver armor, who was the Second Prince, Ted, smiled, but the confidant sitting opposite him sneered. The relationship between the two was clearly more than just superior and subordinate.

"I am having my vitality absorbed by the Cursed Blood. If I don't become King, I won't live past 40. But after possessing all the Royal Blood, I can live for over 200 years. 200 years, ah. Is there anything more important than life? You tell me, right?"

"I can't feel it. I'm only 30; I can live for at least a few more decades."

The man in the top hat took the wine handed over by the Second Prince, Ted, drank it in one gulp after clinking glasses with Ted, and said, "I indeed didn't kill the target, but your people gained something, right?"

"Caught a tax official named Dickja. This unlucky guy has some value. He's one of their people and even witnessed the destruction of my third brother. I've already sent people to interrogate him."

The Second Prince, Ted, smiled and shook his head. He didn't think Dickja had much value.

"Ted, I have something very important to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"I feel like we're being watched. Look at my arm; the hair is standing up."

The man in the top hat raised his hand, and the Second Prince, Ted, sitting opposite him, took a look. It was indeed so.

"What a coincidence, I have the same feeling too. So, how about you die for me?"

"..."

The man in the top hat was silent for a moment, then extended his pinky finger toward Ted, which meant disdain.

"You coward, fine. I'll die for you, you bastard. Who told you to have done me a favor? You sick, coward bastard."

"You've worked hard all this time. Do you really... not need a name?"

Ted looked at the man in the top hat seriously. He and the other party could barely be considered friends; after all, the other party had tried to kill him a few years ago, and after being bluffed by him, became half a friend.

"Get lost quickly. That monster is coming. How could such a monster appear in the capital? Could it be the Tiba tribe? Don't the Tower Keepers care about such things?"

Just as the man in the top hat finished speaking, the Second Prince, Ted, grabbed his arm, and black silk threads spread over the Second Prince's body.

"My fourth sister is here. Before you die, don't let her leave."

Just as the Second Prince, Ted, finished speaking, a long dagger pierced through his back.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The Second Prince, Ted, fell to his knees with a *thump*. Looking closely now, one would find that the silver armor was empty; the Second Prince himself was nowhere to be found.

Black energy threads spread, following the long dagger, and pulled a black shadow out of the air. This shadow was very illusory, with black mist drifting all over its body.

Seeing this black shadow, the man in the top hat understood everything. He wanted to curse, but instead, he slapped his chest, shattering the item the Second Prince had previously given him to deal with the Fourth Princess.

*Thump~*

Space shock exploded, and the black shadow holding the long dagger twisted, eventually dissipating. A young girl wearing a long dress stood on the red carpet, her face gloomy. She had been pulled directly into this banquet hall using a clone as a medium.

The man in the top hat appeared calm, but in reality, his hands were trembling imperceptibly. Everything that happened tonight was a trap designed by the Second Prince, Ted.

First, the Second Prince sent him to attack someone. Before he went, the Second Prince had already determined he wouldn't succeed. He was just a guide, responsible for leading the enemy to this place.

At the same time, the Second Prince took the initiative to reveal a flaw on his side, appearing to meet him, which was to attract the Fourth Princess, who was famous for assassination. The number of royal family members who had died at the hands of the Fourth Princess was definitely over 30. The Fourth Princess was an "outlier"; she had no power, but was powerful herself.

The man in the top hat led Su Xiao here, and the Second Prince led the Fourth Princess here. Afterward, the Second Prince withdrew. In this way, a scene of confrontation between Su Xiao and the Fourth Princess was formed. It wasn't a complex plan, but the fewer links in the plan, the lower the possibility of flaws appearing.

The only thing the man in the top hat couldn't figure out was why the other group of enemies hadn't appeared yet, now that the Fourth Princess had already shown herself.

Two kilometers away from the winery, Su Xiao was half-crouched in the tower of a clock tower. The 【Metal · Tyrant】 sniper rifle had already been set up, and he was observing the winery two kilometers away through the scope, his right index finger resting on the trigger.

Inside the scope, through thermal imaging, light reflection, and biological energy sensing devices, Su Xiao could see everyone in the winery's banquet hall clearly. With the auxiliary aiming of the 【Metal · Tyrant】, the wall of the banquet hall on his side already appeared translucent.

At the same time, inside the banquet hall, the Fourth Princess, wearing a Gothic long dress, looked around. Except for the man in the top hat not far from her, the other men and women in the banquet hall were looking at her, each holding a short blade. These were not noble ladies or successful men, but the Second Prince's death squads.

"Despicable coward."

The Fourth Princess stomped her foot, and just as she wanted to merge into the shadows, she sensed that her abilities had been sealed by something.

"Don't waste your effort. You can't leave."

Just as the words were spoken, metal clanged lightly, and the long dagger in the Fourth Princess's hand pressed against the neck of the man in the top hat.

"Let me finish my last sentence. If you still want to kill me, I won't resist."

"Speak!"

"The other group is coming. You and I will join forces to eliminate that group, and then we'll decide the winner."

"Boring last words."

Just as the Fourth Princess was about to cut off the head of the man in the top hat, a wind-breaking sound struck.

Boom!

A white light beam as thick as an arm struck, and the upper body of a male death squad member shattered directly, impacted into a cloud of blood mist by the super-strong kinetic energy.

On the lower part of the wall on the other side of the banquet hall, a hole several meters wide appeared, the rocks around the hole were scorching red, and there were even magma-like liquids dripping down.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

White light beams bombarded in a brutal manner. In just an instant, the banquet hall was a mess, with broken tables, chairs, carpets, and food scraps splattered everywhere.

The Fourth Princess and the man in the top hat hid behind an overturned dining table. The man in the top hat raised his eyebrows at the Fourth Princess.

"Didn't I say so? Cooperation is the hope for survival."

"Shut up. You and Ted are both sick. Your brains are sick."

The Fourth Princess took a deep breath and charged forward at full speed. Just two steps out, she stopped abruptly and swapped positions with a nearby death squad member.

*Splatter*, blood mist and broken flesh splattered. The Fourth Princess, like a nimble cat, jumped a few times and hid back behind the dining table where the man in the top hat was. She had already discovered that only behind this dining table was temporarily safe; the enemy didn't seem to have sensed this place.

After nearly half a minute of continuous roaring, this winery had almost become a ruin. The gemstone lamps hung diagonally while still swaying, making the light flicker.

The Fourth Princess and the man in the top hat didn't even dare to breathe loudly. The two leaned behind the overturned dining table. They were the only living people left in the entire winery, and only here would they not be attacked.

"I have something to tell you."

The man in the top hat, who had been calm all along, spoke.

"Speak."

The Fourth Princess really wanted to kill someone. She could be sure that the guy beside her was not normal in the head.

"The Mist Concealment is about to dissipate. No, it has already dissipated."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

The Fourth Princess lunged to the side with all her might. While in mid-air, she felt as if her abdomen had been hit by a hammer. The moment she was attacked, she knew what those white light beams that had bombarded earlier were—they were the impact brought by a kind of "cylindrical sharp object." What the Fourth Princess didn't know was that this thing was called a bullet, a Wind Trace bullet. ===== CHAPTER 2530 =====