Killing King Boleslaw

King Boleslaw hurriedly donned the master-crafted power armor gifted to the first ancestor by Magos Kivior, finding courage in the multi-laser mounted on his arm.

He still remembered when he was eighteen, donning the armor to test its power on the training grounds; a single volley had obliterated a Miguel Steel training dummy.

King Boleslaw shouted to his personal guards, "Follow me into battle, slay the rebels!"

With that, he strode toward the palace gates.

He had taken only three steps when the gates were smashed open with a thunderous crash.

The King's guards charged toward Nimrod.

King Boleslaw raised both arms, finally finding his opening, and pulled the triggers without mercy, sending dozens of beams lashing toward the gate.

The beams, capable of piercing armored vehicles, punched through the backs of several loyal guards; he felt not a shred of grief, for as long as he could slay this demonic, terrifying enemy, everything was worth it.

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

His eyes widened; 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 glowing skin had dimmed slightly.

[Monster!]

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

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

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

"My Lord, if you wish to control Tezwork Hive, you must win the support of the Adeptus Mechanicus."

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

Through practice, after his gene-awakening, he had attempted to integrate Spirit Vision into his superhuman senses.

Without tapping his brow as he usually did, he relied on psychological suggestion and successfully activated Spirit Vision a second later.

"You seem to have a plan already; let's hear it."

"My Lord, what the Adeptus Mechanicus truly cares about is the industrial capacity of Tezwork Hive, the share of resources and products they can hand over."

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

Nimrod saw that Howard's aura was a red of passionate excitement and a white of brightness and positivity, which matched the emotional characteristics of someone who had just pledged loyalty and was eager to prove his worth.

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

Nimrod and Howard quickly established the basic principles: Howard would be responsible for negotiating the terms, and he would make the final decision.

He deactivated his 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 Spire and establish a line of defense."

Because of Howard's defection and the collapse of morale, several turrets were still functional.

His own confidants currently lacked the ability to operate these precision weapons, and since the loyalty of House Finde still needed to be tested, Nimrod decided to have them handle the outer perimeter.

"As you command, My Lord."

After receiving the order, Howard immediately led his family guards out of the Hive Spire and subsequently established a defense using the defensive positions.

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

"My Lord, the remnants of House Boleslaw have all been executed by me."

"Only Prince Robert of House Boleslaw is not in Vostonia."

"I interrogated his wife; the Oceanic Movement, which supplies food to Vostonia, was invaded by xenos. Kaminski came to visit personally, and in the end, Robert led the family's armed forces to depart."

By the time this prince returned, Nimrod would already be in control of the situation; he was more concerned about the xenos threat.

"Xenos pirates?"

"My Lord, she does not know the details, only that it was at the request of Magos Kaminski that Robert personally led the team."

Nimrod nodded; if he wanted to know about the xenos, he would have to ask later.

Rawlslev then said, "My Lord, the Hive Spire has been locked down, and the purge is underway."

Nimrod ordered Rawlslev to establish defenses and clear out the remaining enemies within the Spire, then said to Bukayo.

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

"As you command, My Lord."

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

Nimrod suddenly felt his body possessed that same light, floating sensation.

[Could it be? After I promoted to Sequence 8, my physical body can also enter the "Kingdom of Disorder".]

The next moment, his body vanished from the palace.

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

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

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

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He attempted to travel to the other side of the space, and his body immediately arrived at the lowest level of that opposite realm.

He tried to move to a higher level, but his body did not budge; clearly, he had not been granted access to that area.

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

This place is more real; time passes, the concept of space exists, and even the buildings are truly tangible. The other side is like a shadow of this place, more illusory, unaffected by physical laws, boundless and infinite.

With a flicker of his thought, he returned to the real world.

The changes in the Kingdom of Disorder can be used as a sanctuary. Hmm? My physical body can enter this real kingdom.

Nimrod'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 Blasphemy Slate on the shadow side and, as expected, discovered further changes.

The Sequence 9 potion formulas for all 22 pathways had been unlocked, with the exception of two: "Abyss" and "Chained."

As for the Sequence 8 potion formulas, apart from "Barbarian," no others were introduced; he focused his attention on the Sequence 7 potion formula for his own pathway.

Sequence 7 "Briber" potion formula:

Main ingredients: 1 Night Fragment, 1 Umbra Beast.

Auxiliary ingredients: 1100 milliliters of Helas Volt, 1 light sculpture of a Space Ape.

Beyonder abilities: ...

Seeing this, Nimrod could not help but frown; he realized that promotion to Sequence 7 would be impossible in the short term.

This was not only because three of the materials on the slate, aside from Helas Volt, were dim and lusterless, but also because of his knowledge regarding these three materials.

In a sense, the Umbra Beast was the easiest to find; they lived in the void and were attracted to areas that resonated with the Warp.

If one were to conduct a Warp voyage, the ship would certainly attract Umbra Beasts, yet the Tech-Priests and mechanics responsible for the Warp engines and engine vents rarely noticed them, as they were only 80 millimeters in diameter.

Space Apes were creations of the Old Ones, living in extended families of a dozen or so individuals, roaming the galaxy randomly; their only goal was survival.

Night Fragments were psychic materials possessed by the Flao, which the Imperial diviners would use as focal points for divination in the future.

The Flao had established a nomadic empire in the Segmentum Obscurus, and like the Space Apes, finding them required a bit of luck.

Nimrod felt a slight sense of disappointment, and he muttered to himself.

After conquering Vostonia, I shall cooperate with the Adeptus Mechanicus, venture off-planet, expand into the surrounding areas, and collect potion materials along the way.

He left the Kingdom of Disorder, returned to the real world, and walked over to the wall.

When Nimrod had taken the ring from Boleslaw, he had been unable to fully control his surging power, and he had yanked the man's hand off along with it, much like pulling a radish out of the soil.