Chapter 69: Offending the King

"You won't listen to our orders? Are you trying to disrespect us?" The King bellowed.

"Take that mask off!" The king again said.

"I'm not taking my mask off," Lucifer finally opened his mouth and said. His voice sounded like a man's voice, but it was difficult to judge the age from the voice.

"Are you seriously defying us? You, adventurers, dare to disrespect the Royal lineage?" The King let out as he glared at Lucifer.

"Father, please? He saved my life. He must have a reason for not taking his mask off. Can you please let it go?" The Princess requested as she held the King's hand.

"Silence! We were going to heavily reward this person for saving your life, but we won't give him anything. We won't appreciate any disrespect towards the Royal Lineage. No matter the reason," The King said.

Lucifer just gazed at him for a brief moment before he opened his mouth.

"This is not how a king should behave," Lucifer said.

"Shut up! What do you know about kings and how they should behave?" The king roared in anger.

The girl released the King's hands and walked up to Lucifer.

"Please, Sir, can you ask for forgiveness from father? He's angry right now. I'll try to convince him after you ask you forgiveness. I'm sure he'll forgive you," The Princess said softly to him.

"Lia! Come back here," The king ordered the princess.

The princess walked back to him though she gave a pleading look to Lucifer before she turned back.

"I don't think I need to tell you what I know and what I don't. If this is how the king of this kingdom is, I just have a feeling that this kingdom won't last for long," Lucifer said in an emotionless tone.

Although no emotion could be felt in his voice, from his eyes, it could be seen that he was angry.

"Keep your rewards," Lucifer said as he turned back to leave.

"You dare act so big in front of us? Do you think you can leave after disrespecting the king? Even if you saved my daughter, you still deserve the punishment," The king let out.

"Guards! Catch that person!" The King ordered loudly.

The guards that were standing outside heard the king's orders and entered inside.

"Catch that person, "The king repeated his orders after the guards entered.

The guards raised their weapons and pointed them towards Lucifer.

"By the will of his Majesty, I order thee to stand still and surrender to us!" The Leader of the Royal Guards said.

*Sigh*

Lucifer sighed as he looked at the guards. He raised his hand and grabbed the hilt of his sword behind his back.

"Are you sure you're going to do this?" He asked as he looked at guards. He didn't stop walking though.

"You've forced us to use force!" The Guard chief said as he gestured for his men to attack. The guards ran towards Lucifer and attacked with their swords.

Lucifer swung his sword as well. His sword clashed with 5 blades of the guards that had attacked together. He was forced a step back, but he brought another sword out of his storage space and attacked with it.

The guards' chest was sliced as they groaned in pain and fell down to the ground. Although they were harmed, their wounds weren't deadly. It was unclear as to if the attack was weak or Lucifer had intentionally gone easy.

The look on the King's face changed as he saw the scene right before his eyes. He couldn't even believe if he was dreaming or seeing reality.

Just as he was lost in thoughts, even the chief of the guards was defeated.

Lucifer walked out of the hall without looking back.

"H-he dared to attack my men. I'll see how he walks out of this place alive. I'll send my shadow guards after him! I'll release a bounty on his head! I'll make sure that he never gets a single coin in this kingdom!" The king roared loudly.

"Father! He saved my life! Instead of rewarding him, you tried to punish him! If you sent more men after him, I'd never forgive you!" The princess let out loudly as she left the hall with tears in her eyes as well.

She walked towards the exit of the palace in search of Lucifer, but she didn't find him. Ultimately, she just walked back.

Lucifer was walking through the streets of the city as he heard the notification.

[+150 Fame points awarded for offending the king]

[+10 Evil Points for offending the king]

[No Quest can be received in this Kingdom from the loyal followers of the king. People who like the king will not talk to you]

"Evil Points? I won't get a quest here? Whatever. This kingdom had never been my destination," Lucifer muttered.

"How would I know how a king should react. I wonder how long you can last," he further said. It felt as if he was smiling behind his mask.

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Ryder had rested for half a day. All of his mana was restored before he again went in search of another beast to hunt.

It seemed as if his luck had improved after all the effort of last time, and it didn't take him long to find his next target.

A Spirit Wolf that was a level 14 beast. A beast that was known for its speed and sharp attacks.

Ryder brought his Scythe out and began his assault. Generally, He wouldn't be able to match the speed of the Spirit Wolf at all, but after the massive boost in his stats due to absorption, he was able to react fast enough.

A spark appeared as the sharp claws of the Spirit Wolf clashed with the sharp blade of the Scythe.

"Shadow Ball," Ryder moved back as he attacked with the Shadow Ball, but the Spirit Wolf dodged the attack and again attacked Ryder.

Ryder used Flame blast one after another as he tried to predict its trajectory, and he did manage to hit the Spirit Wolf.

The Spirit Wolf did look like it was injured as it jumped towards Ryder.

Ryder slashed and managed to slice the stomach of the Spirit Wolf.

The Wolf groaned in pain as it fell down. Ryder didn't give it a chance to recover as he attacked it once more.

The Wolf was killed. Ryder was relaxed, and that's when his eyes fell on an item that was lying nearby.