The Guests

Surprisingly, the queen and her two knights were safe from the attack when they arrived. However, when they told her that the king was dead, she flipped out and rushed out.

She ran to the throne hall. Since the main castle was secured, Heero did not stop her. They just followed the queen back to the throne hall.

As soon as she reached the throne hall, the queen's eyes immediately landed on the throne. The throne was covered with a red curtain. From the shape of the curtain, she could tell that there was a body under the curtain.

Ignoring the scorched mark on the floor, she rushed to the throne. The queen pulled back the curtain and froze.

Alexa tried to comfort the queen, but the queen stared blankly at her husband's body. Tears streamed from her eyes and her mouth was wide open, but no voice came out.

Until a moment later, two words came from her throat, "My King..."

The queen collapsed before she could finish. Benjamin, who had awakened, moved immediately and caught the queen before her body could touch the ground.

The queen lost consciousness. Benjamin and Alexa circled around the queen, trying to wake her.

"Master! Save Mother Queen! Please save her!" Benjamin pleaded to Heero.

"She is unconscious from shock, not injured! She will wake up later of course, what do you want me to do? Save healthy people?" Heero was speechless at the behavior of his student.

It seemed as if the death of the king had almost destroyed his mind. Heero shook his head, not expecting Benjamin's mind to be so fragile.

"Girl! Is there anyone else to save besides the queen? Like if the king dies, the kingdom needs someone to replace him temporarily to set up the order, is there someone like that?" He asked Alexa.

Alexa's condition was much better than Benjamin's.

"Someone... Ah, Prime Minister Austin! We have to save him too!"

"Where is he?"

"His residence is 200 meters east of the main castle. He must be there!"

Heero turned to his family, "I will leave for a while, stay here!"

He had spread his Ki and did not find the specters in the main castle. The castle was safe and he could leave his family here temporarily.

"Be careful!" Hong Yu reminded her husband.

Heero returned it with a smile and left.

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Heero followed the direction Alexa gave him, 200 meters east. Soon he found a gorgeous mansion surrounded by a 5 meter high wall.

Even the wall was painted silver, making the mansion look magnificent from the outside. Unfortunately, the magnificent mansion was no longer magnificent as the silver wall was splattered with blood and corpses.

In front of the gate, he saw a group of black knights fighting against a black-cloaked figure.

He opened his storage space and took out a sword. The same sword he used to behead the other nine specters.

The black cloaked person seemed to sense Heero's presence. He turned around and saw Heero coming towards him with the sword.

"Ah, damn. I thought he would not come after me!" The black-cloaked figure cursed and decided to leave the knights in front of him to escape.

"You, I will not let you escape this time!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Ten Ki Swords appeared, blocking the black-cloaked figure's path to escape. He tried to turn his body into shadow, but then a Ki Sword pierced his thigh.

The Ki Sword prevented his body from fusing with the Shadow and knocking him to the ground. The black cloaked figure looked up and saw that Heero was only 5 meters away from him.

He pulled the sword out with all his might and immediately turned into shadow to run.

"I am saved..." Just as the black-cloaked figure thought he had escaped from Heero. A shadow, the same being as him, overtook him and materialized right in front of him.

The one before him was Heero. The shadow that overtook him was Heero.

The black cloaked figure also materialized back into his original form and spoke, "H-how is that possible?"

"Ah, don't tell me you're..."

"A specter? Huhu... I am not, this is the miracle of the Ki!" Heero caught the black cloaked figure and pinned him to the ground.

He opened the cloak to see the face behind it. He was surprised when he recognized the face behind the cloak.

Benjamin's young butler, Allen. He was Duke Knight's son, and then it was clear how the specters could so easily infiltrate the royal residence. With Duke's help, everything was easy.

"You're surprised!" Allen grinned at Heero, "But shouldn't you stop now? You must be the reinforcements sent from the main temple, right?"

Somehow, Allen still believed that Heero was one of them. He let his guard down completely, thinking that Heero was acting this way so that the Knights would not recognize the disguise.

"Huh... I told you I am not a specter! This is the miracle of the Ki, the unlimited potential behind the Ki!"

Slash!

A Ki sword pierced Allen's left chest, right at his dark core. Young Allen's eyes opened wide.

Heero released young Allen and slashed his palm with his sword. Then he showed his palm to Allen, "Look here!"

Blood flowed from the cut. A proof that Heero was not a specter but a human.

"How..." The young Allen only managed to utter this one word before his body dried up completely.

When Heero managed to kill the young Allen, the Black Knights surrounded Heero.

"Who are you? Identify yourself!" They pointed their swords at Heero.

*** ***

While the Regal Kingdom was in chaos, Star City was at peace. News of the Regal Kingdom being attacked by the specters had not yet spread.

Despite the lack of adult entertainment, the nightlife in the Xing District was boisterous, with many happy couples seen here and there.

The Xing District became the first destination of the man to bring his crush or lover to play. The man used the tactic of capturing the stomach before the heart.

The heavenly delicacy in Xing District was enough to capture any woman who visited the district. There were even rumors that if you brought your crush to the Xing District, your love would be accepted by your crush. It was said that the success rate was 90%.

While many couples were having a good time, the Xing District security team was guarding the district from any disturbances. Especially tonight, it was a special night where SES Squad 2 volunteered to take over the night duty.

On top of the building in the south

"You withdrew from the mission just to guard the district? Have you gone crazy?" Lyera could not believe it as she looked at Musashi Hirata.

"Tonight is special! I'm not comfortable if I'm not here" Hirata gave Lyera only a vague answer.

Next to Hirata, Butcher Wang yawned, "What are you two talking about? She seems pretty upset".

The lazy Butcher Wang did not bother to learn the complicated Dramonia language. So he did not understand what they were talking about.

Lyera was not satisfied with the answer. Just as she was about to annoy Hirata, he raised his hand to stop her.

"Our guests have arrived! Get ready to greet them!"