Hate Me, Miss Witch!

In the palace of the imperial capital, groups of palace beast masters entered and were methodically cleaning up the messy scene, as well as the young men who had been reduced to ashes by the black flames released by Char.

There was even a beast master who summoned a necromantic beast, the Lich King.

The Lich King stretched out his withered fingers, and the green fluorescence lingered on the withered and skinny knuckles. Facing the pale ashes mixed together on the palace floor, he activated the necromantic skill "Remains Sense".

Use this necromantic perception skill to distinguish the identity of its original owner from the mixed pale embers.

Then using the telekinesis power unique to undead creatures, the originally mixed ashes were divided into several small piles one by one according to different owners.

"This pile belongs to a five-ring beast master who is about forty years old, um, bald, and about 1.9 meters tall..."

The beast master of the Lich Lord closed his eyes and described the original appearance of the owner of the ashes based on the images transmitted back by his pet beast through the soul contract.

"Purple Gold Family, Elder Bright."

Soon someone found the corresponding person from the banquet list, and the Lich Lord used telekinesis to put the small handful of ashes into the urn held by a black eagle guard.

"Send the urn to the Zijin family and say that there was a raid by a cult group at the banquet. When we rushed to the scene, we only found these."

"By the way, let his family pay for the cremation expenses."

"As commanded."

The black eagle guard quickly accepted the order and left with a resolute face.

…

What a hell joke.

As a confidant of the Imperial Queen Isadora, Diris was directing the overall situation at the scene. Looking at the scene in front of her, such a word popped into her mind.

There is no way, it seems that anyone who comes in contact with Char will unknowingly pick up the bad habit of using these trendy terms.

"The empire is now completely stable."

She looked at the groups of black eagle guards rushing towards various parts of the imperial capital.

The relationship between the royal family and the great nobles is complicated.

Especially the eight sworn families, after all, they were engraved in the empire's emblem at the beginning of the founding of the country.

If there is no definite clue, then even if the royal family now has the upper hand, they cannot deliberately target it.

For example, in the previous incident with the Borgia family, sanctions and suppression were only targeted at the Borgia family itself, but other families who were just waiting and watching were not dealt with.

But this time, the relationship between the cult and many nobles had been secretly investigated, and the evidence was conclusive.

Both the royal family and the great nobles knew that this was a huge gamble.

If the bet is successful, the divine descent and backstab that those cult groups have devised can really defeat the combination of Isadella's throne-level beast master and the holy sword. Then they will naturally become serfs and sing, and they can divide and annex the empire in large numbers. legacy.

After that, whether it is to become an independent country or to support a puppet emperor to ascend to power, it is an excellent choice.

And if you lose the bet, you will naturally have nothing.

Even though the royal family will not completely exterminate these second- and fifth-generation families for the purpose of maintaining stability and calming people's hearts, it will definitely cut off all their power.

And now, the results are out.

However, Diris, who was the winner of this bet, felt no excitement or joy in her heart at this moment.

She just looked at the night sky in the distance silently, with a worried look on her face.

Diris has not forgotten what Xia Ya said before leaving.

Let the evil gods descend to complete, and then deal with them.

That is the true descending body of the true god, and it also carries part of the divinity of this deity...

If anything goes wrong, what awaits Char is the dismal ending of being shattered into pieces.

However--

next moment.

Her eyes suddenly widened.

"Is this... a meteor shower?"

Diris suddenly felt something and looked up at the night sky outside the window.

One after another, bright meteors cut through the silent and dark sky.

The dazzling stars illuminated the dome shrouded in night.

Stars fall like rain.

As the last royal family of the Abyss Succubus race, Diris actually knows a lot.

After all, that is the entire civilization inheritance of an entire race.

Even several epochs ago, the god looked down on the world and understood the secrets of the old era that were buried in the dust of history.

According to records in ancient books——

Every time a meteor streaks across the sky, it means that a mythical creature has fallen, and its lost divinity turns into fragments of the star cup, falling from the sky to the earth.

only.

Nearly ten thousand years have passed since the old era when gods overlooked the world and saints and demigods walked the earth.

In this current era, let alone gods, even demigods have disappeared for a long time.

Therefore, the meteors in the sky have not been seen for hundreds of years.

And at this moment, the person who caused such stars to fall like rain——

Naturally, there is only one person.

…

It's not just Diris.

At this moment, countless people in the entire Western Continent raised their heads and saw the stars falling from the end of the sky.

For most civilians who don't know the truth, they can only sigh at the beauty of such a meteor shower.

However, for those viewers who are aware of its occult connotations, the meaning is completely different.

The falling of stars.

The lament of the divine realm.

Whether it is a descended body that carries part of the true god's divinity, or a demi-god, they have truly set foot in the divine realm.

But at this moment, so many people who touched the God Realm died at the same time.

Think of the recent undercurrents and gathering storms in the Imperial Capital, as well as the frequent mobilizations and gatherings of various cult groups in the Lost Realm.

"Is the Foresta Empire really going to revive again like the original Knight King?"

…

Forest of Silence.

Ogutina, who was wearing a layered but not complicated black dress, suddenly raised her eyes and looked towards the south of the continent, where the most prosperous country of mankind - the Foresta Empire was located.

"Are you back?"

Those red-gold eyes reflected the falling meteor shower above the night, as gorgeous as a river of stars.

Although this place is extremely far away from the Foresta Empire, separated by the entire Grant Sea.

However, Ogutina spoke softly to herself as if she had witnessed the scene with her own eyes.

"Obviously, as soon as I came back, there was such a big commotion."

"Your character, which likes to show off your holiness in front of others, really hasn't changed at all."

"but……"

She paused for a moment before speaking, and a faint smile formed on her lips.

"If you weren't like this, you wouldn't be my dragon knight."

…

"Why are you shaking?"

"Do I look that vicious?"

On the outskirts of the imperial capital, Char's mental power also moved slightly, and he saw the falling meteor shower.

Speaking of which, he really didn't know how many divine beings he had killed, and he actually gave them such amazing killing effects.

However, since at this moment he is convincing people with virtue, no, he is conquering snakes with virtue.

Such a cool background can just add a bit of persuasion to him.

I can only say that the special effects team is very good, and the chicken legs have to be added.

"Look..."

Char continued to stroke the little mercury snake's head kindly.

"How beautiful this shooting star is."

"I just want to chat with you and ask some questions."

"You don't want to be one of those shooting stars, do you?"

"Gu, kill me."

The little mercury snake shrank even more, but kept turning over and over just saying this.

This also made Xia Ya feel helpless.

He was indeed quite curious about this little mercury snake.

After all, although he had many dealings with the true gods in the past, he was basically on the opposite side.

Those evil gods on the abyss side are the type who want to kill their whole family when they see him with his eyes spitting fire, so they cannot communicate normally at all.

There is no chance for him to explore any secrets of the Age of Gods.

But now we have finally caught a living mythical creature, and it seems to be in a relatively normal state of mind. Maybe it is the kind that the order side can communicate with.

Naturally, Xia Ya had to take a good hard look at the wool.

However, for some reason, this little snake kept saying "Kill me" over and over again.

Of course Xia Ya didn't believe this little snake's nonsense.

He doesn't think that these mythical creatures are really fearless of death. If not, then it would be impossible for them to survive from the first era to the present.

There is a high probability that even if you kill the opponent's physical body now, he still has some kind of trump card for resurrection.

It's as if other true gods are still trapped deep in the star world. They can only rely on their own believers and religious groups to do anything to the world. It would be very difficult for the gods to descend.

But only this little snake appeared in the main material plane in a real physical form, relying on several remnants of the angel family that were not even close to the four rings.

However, the mercury snake's handle is obviously not easy to find.

Fortunately, Xia Ya doesn't know it herself, but of course there is someone who knows, no, it's Cup.

If A Cup doesn't work either, the worst possible thing to do is go to the teacher and ask.

Judging from the way Vermilion Moon acted cowardly when she first saw her teacher, her golden elf master-chan should be the nemesis of these mythical creatures.

I don’t know if Hathaway’s name has the effect of stopping young mythical creatures from crying.

…

Thinking like this, Xia heard slight footsteps coming from behind.

The high heels stepped on the desolate broken tiles, walking towards him step by step.

"Done?"

A cool and sweet voice sounded in Xia Ya's ears.

"Um."

Xia Ya nodded, put the mercury snake into his space pocket, and looked back at the silver-haired queen behind him.

"It really is……"

"Reliable as always."

Isadella stretched out her slender fingers, smoothed the messed up silver hair on her forehead, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Different from the worried Diris, there are also those nobles who are just like the wallflowers who repeatedly jump between loyalty and breaking crutches.

From beginning to end, Isadella never doubted Char's victory.

Although, such trust seems very emotional and illogical.

However, Isadella always believed in it.

This has been the case since Char appeared in front of him in Camelot under the blood moon.

Even after thousands of years, it has not changed.

Isadella stretched slightly, and a lazy curve was outlined under the dark military uniform.

As the second princess of the empire, due to her extraordinary talents, Isadella has been carrying the expectations and attention of countless people since her talent as a beast master was detected.

Supporters hope that she will become an excellent queen and lead the empire to greatness again.

Opponents, on the other hand, continue to observe and study her every word and deed, day after day, year after year.

He wanted to find her flaws and loopholes in her mind, and then kill this young candidate for the throne with one blow.

Therefore, in order to respond to the expectations of others, Isadella has always held herself to the strictest standards.

At an age when other aristocratic girls gathered together to discuss fashionable dress styles and the latest romance novels from the Royal Book Society, Isadella wandered among the military, the governing bureau, and the Adventurer's Guild, experiencing the most demanding emperor's educate.

What accompanies her day and night is not the stuffed bears, flowers and beautiful clothes beside other people of her age, but the cold military letters and the cold and dazzling practice sword.

Give up the leisurely mind of singing about butterflies and loving flowers.

Give up the love between you and me.

There is no close friend like other girls of the same age——

Because a so-called "ideal king" who perfectly meets the expectations of ministers and fathers should not have such weak spiritual flaws as relying on others.

but.

Now that I think about it——

Isadella glanced slightly sideways.

It fell on the back of the black-haired and black-eyed figure in front of him.

At this moment, the memories that had been buried deep in her heart suddenly flooded into Isadella's heart like a tide.

That's a memory from a long, long time ago.

It had been so long ago that my mother had not passed away due to illness, and at that time I was just a seven or eight-year-old, carefree little girl in the palace.

The mother, whose image was blurred, held the still young Isadella and sat on the somewhat worn swing in the palace garden, swaying slightly.

"The results of your mental strength test have come out. They are excellent. They have broken the royal record and are talented enough to rival the Knight King who founded the empire."

"Both your father and the ministers are very happy. The dean of the Royal Beast Academy even said that he would specially cultivate the most perfect black-scaled sub-dragon cub for you to contract when you are promoted to legend."

"But, I actually don't like you like that..."

"As a mother, I just hope that you will grow up safely and happily..."

"And if you encounter danger and are unable to escape from the quagmire, it would be great if there is someone of the opposite sex who can hold your hand and escape from the abyss."

"I fell in love because your father saved me from a group of bandits. Being with him is the happiness of my life."

"Even if you marry into the royal family, it also means that you are at the center of power and conspiracy. You have to walk on thin ice every step of the way, guarding against plots from all directions... I have never regretted it."

"Little Isa."

The gentle mother gently stroked the little girl's head.

"Hopefully one day."

"You can also encounter happiness that belongs to you..."

My own...

Are you happy?

Mother, at that time, I still didn’t understand what you meant——

"But, I think..."

"Now I have found it."

The evening wind carried away Isadella's soliloquy, and no one heard it.

At the end of the distant skyline, there was a faint glow.

When the long night ends, it is a new chapter.

…

(End of Volume 2 "Throne of Thorns")