The effect brought about by the demonic sword's piercing was even better than expected.
With barely any struggle, Night Howl was jointly sealed beneath the underground tomb by the Black Pharaoh using a secret technique.
At the same time,
A black scroll descended upon the sealed area.
It was the Dark Scroll, the Supreme Deed symbolizing the Gray World—Sharnoth—used to perform the final reinforcement through the seal.
Thus,
The "temporary seal" had been established.
It might not last for years, but sealing him for a day or two would not be much of a problem.
Han Dong slowly descended in Gray Stance, pressing his palm to the ground to sense the seal's condition. A satisfied expression soon appeared on his face.
At this moment,
The Queen and Mr. Peni descended one after another.
Because of Han Dong's astonishing performance just now—silently finding an opening and piercing and suppressing the target with a single sword—the Queen no longer harbored any suspicion toward Han Dong's disguised identity. Her feelings had even grown stronger.
She immediately moved to Han Dong's side, making her stance clear.
As for Mr. Peni, whom the Queen had abandoned and who stood alone on the opposite side,
He temporarily put away his "pistol" and "butcher's knife," lit a cigar produced by his family, and held it in his mouth. His right hand rhythmically played with a family coin.
Before Han Dong could speak,
Peni spoke first.
"I never expected this invasion to have been a trap woven by you from the very beginning. I should have realized long ago that such fragile connections between Uncontrolled Ones were fundamentally unreliable.
The Queen's defection had already determined the final outcome of this war.
Still, I had quite a good time.
Since you want to talk, come inside my family estate.