Chaos West Capital, inside Princess Hui Ming's temporary tent.
The tent was brightly lit, yet unlike the clamor outside, it held an unusual tranquility.
Princess Hui Ming, dressed in a Black Python Robe, sat upright behind a long table. She idly toyed with a smooth black chess piece, her breathtakingly beautiful face devoid of any emotion.
Before her, Ruolan stood bowed with her head lowered, even her breathing kept exceptionally light.
Just moments ago, Ruolan had brought Princess Hui Ming some bad news: Ghost Face God King's operation had failed.
Actually, when Ruolan had received the urgent secret report from the Royal Court, she had not been all that nervous.
After all, every operation had both successes and failures.
Especially when their enemy was an expert from the Order Shrine, failure was even less surprising.
And as Princess Hui Ming's personal maid, Ruolan had seen countless pieces of good news and countless pieces of bad news over the years. None of it was remarkable anymore.
But even though she had weathered countless storms, and even though Ruolan had long prepared herself mentally for every possibility, the moment she saw the contents of the report, she was completely stunned.
Mad War God King had fallen?
And he had been killed instantly with a single sword strike!
Ghost Face God King and the other eleven God Kings participating in the operation had been utterly intimidated, to the point that they had not even dared to attack.
This was not some joke, was it? Or had the intelligence been reported incorrectly?
At the time, Ruolan had taken three deep breaths before suppressing the shock in her heart.
After all, who was Mad War God King?
He was Destruction Tyrant's most loyal and most powerful warrior, without equal. With the strength of a Half-step