Becoming King (Part 2)

On July 20, X765, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister and a group of nobles, the current King of the Bosco Kingdom, Yaliga Lanlos, led the Royal Guard to the hunting grounds to demonstrate his martial prowess to his people.

The moment the king rode his warhorse into the hunting grounds, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, because there was not a single prey in the hunting grounds, and the surroundings were eerily quiet!

Sensing danger, the king immediately prepared to return to the palace and send people to investigate the matter thoroughly. He then ordered the royal guards to turn around.

However, to his surprise, the Royal Guard, who were always obedient to him, stood motionless like stone statues!

"Zack, are you deaf? Didn't you hear my command?"

Faced with the king's rebuke, Captain Zack finally took action. However, instead of turning back as ordered by the king, he commanded his men to form a defensive formation to prevent His Majesty the King, trapped in the center, from breaking out.

"Zack, what are you doing? Are you rebelling?"

Seeing the Royal Guard's reaction, His Majesty the King roared, his face flushed red.

Unfortunately, after completing the encirclement, the Royal Guard reverted to its original stone and wood forms, so His Majesty the King's roar received no response.

Just as His Majesty the King was driven to the brink of a mental breakdown by the eerie atmosphere and was preparing to break out and escape, a magnetic male voice came from behind the Royal Guard.

"Your His Majesty the King, your Lanlos family has sat on this throne for over four hundred years. Now it is time to return it to its rightful owner!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gap appeared in the encirclement, just wide enough for one person to pass through. The next second, a middle-aged man with a resolute face and a silver-haired boy passed through the gap and entered the encirclement.

Upon seeing the middle-aged man, His Majesty the King exclaimed in surprise, "Ryder... Red Townsend, is... is that you?"

"Heh! I never expected His Majesty the King to recognize someone from four hundred years ago? (Red)"

"Hmph! The uncrowned king of Philiers, the evergreen tree that never dies, how could I not recognize such a famous figure!"

"Since His Majesty recognizes me, then you should know that you will not be leaving this hunting ground today!" (Red)

Upon hearing Red's words, His Majesty the King's body trembled involuntarily, but His Majesty the King regained his composure in the next second.

"Haha! Red, so what if you kill me? Do you think a dead man from four hundred years ago, who died three times in public, can crawl out of his coffin and take the throne?"

After the king finished speaking, Red chuckled twice, then asked in a strange tone, "Your His Majesty the King, you don't actually think that the true owner of the throne I just mentioned is me, do you?"

The king, who had been so confident, suddenly realized something upon hearing this and was once again thrown into panic.

"No... if it wasn't you, then... who else could it be?"

Looking at the panicked king, Red smiled and said, "Your His Majesty the King, the late king should have told you how your ancestor, King Gould Lanlos, inherited the throne four hundred years ago, right?"

"What... what are you saying? I... I don't understand!"

"Heh! Your His Majesty the King, why beat around the bush?" (Red)

His secret plans were exposed, and with the person standing in front of him being a direct participant in the incident from years ago, His Majesty the King decided to stop hiding them.

"Yes! I admit that our lineage ascended to the throne with the help of others, but so what!"

"Hmph! Since your throne was bestowed upon you by someone else, that person naturally has the right to take it back!" (Red)

"Take it back? Hmph! Can you take back something you've already given away? Besides, that person is already dead. Even if I wanted to return it to him, he couldn't accept it!"

"Hehe! Since you're so understanding, then I won't stand on ceremony!" (Old Suo)

Looking at the silver-haired boy who emerged from behind Red, His Majesty the King asked in surprise, "Who are you? How dare you interrupt our conversation!"

Upon hearing the king's words, Red promptly explained, "This is the gentleman we were just discussing!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Father said that person died four hundred years ago! He could never be that person!"

"Heh! If I had died four hundred years ago, your ancestor Gould wouldn't have been king for so long! Because he was a servant who had a master-slave contract with me, his life and death were under my control. (Old Suo)"

"Alright! Enough with the reminiscing. You should go join your ancestors now, after all, you've already agreed to return the kingdom! (Old Suo)"

"Buzz!"

The space trembled, and then His Majesty the King was standing in place, was cut into a bloody mist by the chaotic spatial blades and disappeared into the world.

"Alright! We should go back and help Irene and the others, otherwise I'm afraid something unexpected might happen!" (Old Suo)

Upon hearing Sordil's order, Red nodded and then shouted to the royal guards behind him, "Everyone, listen up! Return to the palace immediately!"

"Yes!"

After a series of uniform replies, the Royal Guard marched in perfect unison toward the palace.

Philiers, Royal Palace

When Sordil and his men returned to the palace, the palace gates were already surrounded by a group of soldiers dressed in white robes and holding magic wands.

Looking at the army bearing the Genetics Mother Script, Sordil and Red exclaimed in unison, "The Magic Council?"

"Master, the Magic Council has shown up here! This is getting complicated!" (Red)

"Difficult? No! Things are much easier now!" (Old Suo)

"Master, the Magic Council the most powerful force in Ishgar. If we offend them, it could greatly hinder your plans!" (Red)

"Red, the opponents we're facing this time are no less formidable than those from four hundred years ago, so we must concentrate all the power of Ishgar. Therefore, guilds and the Magic Council —those who would diminish or divide our strength—are absolutely not allowed to exist! Since they'll become our opponents sooner or later, it's no big deal to offend them a little beforehand!"

Upon hearing Old Suo's words, Red finally remembered how terrifying his opponent was, and at the same time, he understood what his master was planning to do.

At that moment, a sentence that Old Suo had said at the Silver Moon Bar suddenly popped into his mind.

"My friends, I do not intend to lead you to become the Brain of a nation, but to make you the sole overlords of this continent!"

After realizing his master's ambition, Red suddenly felt that the members of the Magic Council in front of him were no different from His Majesty the King who had just passed away!

"Master, in that case, I will immediately order the guards to eliminate them!" (Red)

Looking at Reid's murderous Red, Sordil shook his head and said, "This time I'll give you a demonstration. If you encounter this situation again in the future, just handle it the way I did today!"

Upon hearing that his master intended to take action himself, Red immediately ordered the guards to make way.

"Master, please!"

Old Suo smiled at Red, then rode a bluish-white windboat through the passage and flew over the heads of the Magic Council members.

"Listen up, men! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, or you will be killed without mercy!" (Old Suo)

Upon hearing the words coming from above, the members of the Magic Council all looked up to see what was happening.

After seeing the situation on the windship, one of the leaders shouted at Sordil, "We are the second Restraining Force under the Magic Council. Who are you to dare to..."

"Puff!"

The head, which was wriggling its mouth, saw the bright red liquid splattering in the air and the headless corpse standing in front of it, and then completely sank into a world of darkness.

"Thump!"

The sound of a head hitting the ground was like a thunderclap, striking the hearts of the members of the Restraining Force and plunging them into unprecedented anger and panic. The words that followed the sound further intensified these two emotions.

"You only have the right to choose between surrendering or resisting, not the right to question me, because that would waste my precious time!" (Old Suo)

Upon hearing Zhang's arrogant words, another leader roared, "You... you dare to..."

"It seems you've made your choice. In that case, I won't hold back!" (Old Suo)

"Gravity Zone"

As Old Suo finished speaking, a purple ring enveloped all the members of the Restraining Force below.

"Boom!"

A loud bang, though not a loud one, was heard, and then all the members of the Restraining Force were embedded in the ground.

"Guards! Seize them and interrogate them thoroughly. Those who wish to submit to the kingdom may stay; those who do not, send them to join their commander!" (Old Suo)

Upon hearing Sordil's order, the Royal Guard immediately rushed forward, tied up the prisoners, and dragged them to another location.

Looking at the ground he had destroyed, Old Suo muttered to himself, "The Power of the Beginningless is truly amazing; it can actually mimic this move. I just don't know..."

"Master, you're being a bit unreliable!" (Red)

Old Suo, who was deep in thought, was startled when Red suddenly appeared from behind him, and he almost fell off the windboat.

"Oh my god! Red, you scared me to death!"

Looking at Sordil, who was trying to calm his nerves, Red smiled sheepishly and said, "Master, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were thinking about something!"

"Never mind! I'll just be more careful next time!" (Old Suo)

"Yes, Master!"

After recovering from the shock, Old Suo realized that he had just been criticized.

"Red, when you appeared behind me just now, were you making fun of me?"