"That King was far more formidable than you imagined. At the very least, I couldn't imagine what sort of circumstances could injure him—and within Great Britain, no less." Kal'tsit had personally witnessed Qianyi's fighting style and strength. It was an absolute natural disaster beyond the reach of human power.
"Perhaps..." Theresia speculated, "an assassination?"
"This..." Kal'tsit frowned.
Just as she was about to refute it, she realized that Theresia, the former Demon King before her, was the strongest proof for the assassination theory.
As one of the Six Heroes of Kazdel, Theresia's strength was naturally not to be underestimated. Even the lords of the royal court had no choice but to bow their heads before her.
Yet such a powerful Demon King had ultimately died to an assassination—and inside Rhodes Island at that.
If someone had specifically studied Qianyi's weaknesses and devised a targeted assassination against him, with an inside mole cooperating, then it did not seem impossible for Qianyi to have suffered grievous injuries in that battle.
Thinking back, the first King of Great Britain truly had not shown himself in Great Britain for some time. It was said that all official affairs were being handled by upper-ranking figures such as Empress Talulah and Grand Duke Koschei.
The King was absent from his throne. What a grave matter that was.
She had even heard rumors before that Qianyi had actually been abducted by some unknown reclusive master, locked in a basement, and relentlessly trained for three months without rest.
But now, it seemed the reason he had not shown himself was definitely that he had been attacked by an assassin and seriously wounded. To avoid causing panic, they could only keep it under wraps.
"No, we can't jump to conclusions yet."
Kal'tsit shook her head. "Rather than making baseless