The guards inside the royal palace had long since descended into chaos—for they discovered that, in this moment of confusion, they could not receive any effective orders at all.
The entire palace security system seemed to have collapsed. Fear filled every corner... Some claimed they had seen the dead suddenly come back to life, biting everyone they encountered.
The palace maids were frightened out of their minds, their screams echoing throughout the palace.
Everyone was only looking out for themselves.
They had heard that the entire Royal Capital, except for the palace, had already fallen... The living had turned into bloodthirsty monsters that bit people, while the professionals caught up in the tournament's fighting wantonly destroyed this great capital.
"Don't disbelieve me! I saw it with my own eyes! The Queen has been killed... His Majesty is being held hostage in Princess Carol's palace!"
"Really?"
"I'll bet on my dead father's life! Run! It'll be too late if we don't!"
"What are you holding...? You actually stole... stole something from the palace!"
"Everyone's doing it... Do you want some? If you don't, I'll take your share too!"
"Don't... The things here aren't worth much. Let's check His Majesty's study instead. We might still find something valuable."
Chaos ran rampant.
At that moment, a figure was hurrying through the palace courtyard... It was none other than Laura, the Head Maid of Princess Carol's palace.
The guards who ran straight into Laura instantly cried out in alarm. Yet something even worse was still to come... They actually drew a sharp breath!
Good heavens, what had they just seen? They had actually seen Laura, the Head Maid, dragging Princess Carol along the ground!
As they moved forward, the princess's body left marks from scraping across the ground... Seeing Princess Carol with her clothes