Chapter 17: Killing Boleslaw King

Boleslaw King hurriedly donned the Precision Power Armor gifted to the first ancestor king by Sage Kivior, finding courage in the multi-barrel lasers mounted on his arms.

He still remembered that when he was eighteen, he donned the armor and tested its power on the training grounds; a single volley destroyed a Miguel Steel Training Dummy.

Boleslaw King shouted to his personal guards: "Attack with me, kill the rebels!"

Immediately, he strode toward the palace gates.

Having taken only three steps, the gates were smashed open with a loud boom.

The King's guards charged toward Ninglu.

Boleslaw King raised his arms; finally finding his chance, he pulled the triggers without mercy, and dozens of light beams fired continuously at the gate.

The beams, capable of piercing armored vehicles, punched through the backs of the heads of several loyal guards; he felt no sorrow, for as long as he could kill the demonically terrifying enemy, everything was worth it.

Boleslaw King saw two beams strike the giant, piercing his armor.

He widened his eyes; the giant did not fall, nor was he even pierced through by the lasers. After the dazzling light dissipated, through the two holes, one could only see that his lustrous skin had dimmed slightly.

【Monster!】

The next moment, Ninglu flashed before Boleslaw King and threw a punch, sending him flying over ten meters away.

When Howard and the others climbed to the top-floor palace, they only saw Boleslaw King smashed into the wall, turned into a living sculpture.

The blonde noble froze for a few seconds before coming to his senses; a new era had arrived, and as the first to surrender, he should let the new king see his value.

"My lord, if you wish to control Teziwoke Hive City, you must win the support of the Adeptus Mechanicus."

Ninglu saw that he was not nervous and had his suspicions, so he activated Spirit Vision.

Through practice, after his Genetic Awakening, he attempted to integrate Spirit Vision into his Superhuman Senses.

Without tapping his brow as usual, through psychological suggestion, he successfully activated Spirit Vision after one second.

"You seem to have a plan already; tell me."

"My lord, what the Adeptus Mechanicus truly cares about is the industrial capacity of Teziwoke Hive City, the share of resources and products they can turn over."

"The Finde Family has always maintained close ties with the Adeptus Mechanicus; I am willing to represent you in talks with Kaminski."

Ninglu saw that Howard's aura was red with enthusiastic excitement and white with brightness and positivity, which matched the emotional characteristics of someone who had just pledged loyalty and was eager to perform to prove himself.

"Very well, you shall represent me in talks with the Adeptus Mechanicus."

Ninglu and Howard quickly determined the basic principles, with Howard responsible for negotiating the terms, and Ninglu making the final decision.

He deactivated Spirit Vision, took the communicator Howard handed over, confirmed the communication channel, and spoke.

"Order your men to enter the defensive positions on the perimeter of the Hive Tower and establish a line of defense."

Because of Howard's surrender and the collapse of morale, there were still several turrets that could be used.

His confidants currently lacked the ability to operate these precision weapons, and the loyalty of the Finde Family still needed to be tested, so Ninglu decided to let them be responsible for the outer defense.

"As you command, my lord."

After Howard received the order, he immediately led the family guards out of the Hive Tower and subsequently used the defensive positions to establish a defense.

Bukayo and Luoersiliefu came before him; the short blade in the youth's hand was soaked in blood, and having completed his revenge, he spoke.

"My master, the remnants of the Boleslaw Family have all been slain by me."

"Only the Boleslaw Family's prince, Bert, is not in Vostonia."

"I interrogated his wife; the Sea of Music, which supplies food to Vostonia, was invaded by Xenos, and Kaminski came to visit in person, ultimately leading to Bert taking the family's armed forces to go there."

By the time this prince returned, Ninglu would already be in control of the situation, and he was more concerned about the Xenos threat.

"Xenos pirates?"

"My master, she does not know the details, only that it was at the request of Sage Kaminski that Bert personally led the team."

Ninglu nodded; if he wanted to know about the Xenos situation, he could only ask later.

Luoersiliefu then said, "My lord, the Hive Tower has been sealed, and the purge is underway."

Ninglu ordered Luoersiliefu to establish a defense and clear out the remnants within the Hive Tower, then said to Bukayo.

"You are to act alone and scout the situation in the Upper Hive."

"As you command, my master."

The two also found communicators on the corpses; after exchanging communication channels, he ordered the two to leave, and then he returned to the "Kingdom of Disorder" in the empty palace.

Ninglu suddenly felt that his own body also had that light, floating sensation.

【Could it be? After I advanced to Sequence 8, my body can also enter the "Kingdom of Disorder".】

The next moment, his body vanished from the palace.

After Ninglu arrived in the "Kingdom of Disorder," he immediately discovered that the entire black-fog realm had changed once again.

On the other side of the black bricks beneath his feet, deep within the swirling mist, there seemed to be thirty-three layers of space hidden.

Each layer of space had many buildings looming in and out of sight, and in the space at the very top, there was a towering and magnificent palace.

He attempted to head to the space on the other side, and his body immediately arrived at the bottom-most space on the other side.

He attempted to head to a higher layer, but his body did not move; clearly, he had not obtained permission for the other area.

Ninglu arrived before a stone house, comparing the other side he had been in before with the current space.

【This place is more real; time passes, the concept of space exists, and even the buildings are real.】

【The other side is like the shadow of this place, more illusory, unaffected by physical laws, more illusory, boundless and infinite.】

With a thought, he returned to the real world.

【The changes in the "Kingdom of Disorder" can be used as a shelter.】

【Hmm? My physical body entered, a real kingdom.】

Ninglu's black eyes shone, and countless brilliant ideas surged in his mind; he decided to experiment later to determine if those thoughts of his were feasible.

With a thought, he arrived before the Blasphemous Slate on the shadow side and, as expected, discovered further changes.

The Potion Formula for the Sequence 9 of the 22 paths had all been unlocked, except for two—the "Abyss" and the "Bound One".

Regarding the Sequence 8 Potion Formula, other than "Barbarian," the others were not introduced, so he turned his attention to the Potion Formula for Sequence 7 of his own pathway.

Sequence 7 "Briber" Potion Formula:

Main materials: 1 Dark Night Fragment, 1 Umbra Monster.

Auxiliary materials: 1100 milliliters of Helas Volt, 1 statue of Space Ape light carving.

Extraordinary abilities:...

Seeing this, Ninglu could not help but frown; he realized that it was impossible to advance to Sequence 7 in a short time.

This was not only because the three materials on the stone tablet, other than Lasvolt, were dim and lusterless, but also because of his understanding of these three materials.

Among them, the Umbra Monster is in a sense the easiest to find; they live in the void and are attracted to areas that resonate with the Warp.

If a Warp voyage were conducted, the ship would certainly attract Umbra Monsters, but the Tech-Priests and mechanics responsible for the Warp Engine and engine vents rarely notice them, as they are only 80 millimeters in diameter.

Space Apes are creations of the Old Ones; they live in large families consisting of a dozen or so individuals, roaming the galaxy randomly, with their only goal being survival.

Dark Night Fragments are psychic materials possessed by the Fulao; the Imperium's diviners will use them as Divination Focuses in the future.

The Fulao established a nomadic empire in the Obscurus Sector, and like the Space Apes, finding them requires a bit of luck.

Ninglu felt slightly disappointed and thought to himself.

【After conquering Vostonia, cooperate with the Mechanicus, leave the Planet, expand to the surrounding areas, and collect Potion Materials along the way.】

After he left the "Kingdom of Disorder" and returned to the real world, he walked to the wall.

When Ninglu took the ring off Boleslaw King, because he could not yet fully control his surging power, he pulled his hand off along with it, like pulling a radish out with the soil.

(End of this chapter)