LRAB 12. The Death of the King!
12. The Death of the King!
"Kill him!"
The voice of the Celestial Dragon, Ari, exploded in the Duke's ears, deafeningly loud.
He looked up in horror and saw the angry face of the Celestial Dragon riding on His Majesty the King's head.
He glanced at Norton's calm expression, a calmness that seemed to hold the seeds of a thunderous storm.
not good!
To be finished!
If the two sides were to start fighting, it would be impossible to predict what would happen. Those are Celestial Dragons; if anything were to happen to them, the entire country might be destroyed as a result!
The duke swallowed hard, suppressing his fear, and stood up shakily.
"Your Excellency, please calm your anger..."
Celestial Dragon Ari's gaze shifted to the Duke.
"Hey, who is this guy?" Celestial Dragon Ari kicked the king beneath him.
"It was my late father who bestowed upon him the title of Duke, Aristotle," the king said with a forced smile.
"So he's just your dog. I thought he was a 'Knight of God.' You're actually telling me to calm down?"
The Celestial Dragon Ari's expression turned terrifying; his foolish face now resembled that of a demon.
"Who do you think you are?!"
The Duke was so frightened that he staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Funing caught him in time.
Sensing the anger of the Celestial Dragon Ari, the king quickly said to the duke, "My lord, why don't you apologize to Saint Ari at once!"
The Duke swallowed hard and immediately knelt down, his hard-won courage crushed by the Celestial Dragon's gaze.
"No offense intended to Your Excellency! No offense intended!" the Duke apologized repeatedly.
"Father..." Fu Ning raised her head and looked at the Duke with concern. She had never seen the Duke so frightened. In Fu Ning's mind, the Duke had always been reliable and calm.
"Hmm? Who is she?" The Celestial Dragon Ari suddenly noticed Fu Ning's beautiful face.
"It was the Duke's daughter, Aristotle," the King replied. "She built the 'White Pearl.'"
"Oh?!" Celestial Dragon Aristotle's eyes lit up. "That unlucky woman who always builds cursed ships?"
"Uh, yes." The king looked at the duke somewhat awkwardly.
"She's very collectible! And she's beautiful! It's decided! I want her to be my number 6 wife!" Celestial Dragon Ari announced with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the Duke's expression changed drastically. He stood up abruptly, shielding Fu Ning behind him: "No! Your Excellency, you cannot do that!"
"This..." The king hesitated.
"Huh?" Celestial Dragon Ari kicked the king over, knocking him over. "You don't want your qualification to participate in the World Government Summit anymore?"
"Of course I want to!" the king replied hastily.
He sacrificed his dignity to play the mount game with the Celestial Dragons, wasn't it all for the sake of having his own seat at the World Conference?
"Then give me the 'White Pearl' and this unlucky woman together! I'll apply to the Five Elders for you as soon as I return to the Holy Land!" said Celestial Dragon Ari.
"Really?" The king was overjoyed, ignoring the duke's pleading expression. "Saint Ari, please take Funing away! It would be Funing's honor to become your wife!"
"No! Your Majesty! You can't do this! I absolutely disagree..." the Duke cried out urgently, unconsciously walking towards the Celestial Dragons and the King.
Funing tried to stop the Duke, but Nami grabbed her arm.
"Don't go over there!"
Fu Ning froze for a moment, then turned to look at Nami, only to hear a gunshot ring out the next second!
"Bang!"
The Duke fell to the ground amidst the gunfire, but not from being shot.
Norton crushed the bullet between his fingers into powder and looked at the Duke under the Celestial Dragons' astonished gaze: "I saved your life again."
The Duke was deathly pale, utterly terrified by the oppression of power and the threat of death.
Fu Ning lifted her skirt, went to the Duke's side, and helped him up. "Father, are you alright?"
"I'm alright..." The Duke grabbed Fu Ning's arm with trembling hands and murmured, "Run! Fu Ning, get out to sea!"
Only at sea is the Celestial Dragons' power beyond their reach.
Looking at her father, who was terrified and delirious, Fu Ning glared angrily at the Celestial Dragon: "Ugly freak! I don't want to marry you! I hate you!"
The king's expression changed: "Funning! Don't be rude! It's your good fortune to marry Aristotle! Aristotle is a Celestial Dragon, a world noble!"
"You have disappointed me greatly, Your Majesty!" Fu Ning stared coldly at the king. "I will not marry this ugly wretch, nor will I hand over the 'White Pearl' to you!"
Nami was secretly shocked, not expecting that beneath Funing's seemingly innocent and naive exterior lay such courage.
The courage to rebuke the world's nobility was something even Fu Ning's duke father did not possess.
"Well said!" Norton clapped and laughed.
"What did you say?!" The Celestial Dragon Ari's face flushed red with rage, his teeth clenched. "I've changed my mind! I'm going to kill you all!"
"Mongol!"
"Your subordinate is here." The CP0 member wearing the black chrysanthemum mask bowed slightly.
"Kill that silver-haired man, and that duke too! Leave the white-haired woman and the orange-haired woman alive, I want to torture them to death myself!" the Celestial Dragon Ari said viciously.
"Saint Ari, arbitrarily executing a nobleman of a nation—if word gets out, it will likely damage the reputation of the World Government," the CP0 member wearing the black chrysanthemum mask said in a low voice.
"Even you are going to defy me, Mongola!" The Celestial Dragon gasped for breath.
"No, what I mean is to kill all those who witnessed this, to prevent it from being leaked." As he spoke, the CP0 member wearing the black chrysanthemum mask looked at the king.
The king shuddered: "I absolutely will not tell anyone! Do with these people as you see fit!"
The CP0 member with the black chrysanthemum mask withdrew his gaze. "What do you mean, Saint Ari?"
"What a hassle! Just kill them all! Kill them all!" Ari waved his hand impatiently. "Remember to leave those two women alive! I want to torture them to death myself!"
Nami turned pale and hid behind Norton in fear.
The king's face turned even paler, and he stood up to flee.
The CP0 figure with the black chrysanthemum mask suddenly disappeared, and the next second, the king's head fell to the ground, unable to even let out a scream.
The CP0 member with the black chrysanthemum mask licked the blood off his fingers, letting out a chilling laugh. So this is what the king's blood tastes like.
The king's head rolled to the duke's feet.
The Duke opened his mouth, his mind went blank, his legs went weak and he could not stand steadily. His eyes, which looked at the Celestial Dragons and CP0, contained nothing but fear.
This situation has far exceeded the Duke's expectations.
"Mongola, you pervert! All those excuses are just an excuse to kill more people, aren't they?" Celestial Dragon Ari smiled. "Bringing you out was definitely the right decision; here comes another good show!"
The CP0 member with the black chrysanthemum mask is named Mongolla, and even within CP0, he is a bloodthirsty outcast.
Ari did not inform his family of his unauthorized descent to the mortal realm, so he did not have many people with him.
But with Mongolla around, Yari had no worries about his safety.
Because Mongolia is incredibly strong!
Ari didn't dislike Mongolla's cleverness; although Mongolla was cruel, he was loyal enough. This was a consensus throughout Mary Geoise.
The Duke grabbed Funing and ran away!
"What should we do now?" Nami peeked out from behind Norton, her face equally pale.
Nami had never witnessed such a scene in her life: the death of a king before her eyes!
"What should we do?" Norton looked at the approaching Mongolla and revealed a smug smile.
"Of course we fought!"
"I'm off then, Norton!" Nami waved goodbye loudly as she ran off into the distance.