"Tell me, where can I find a large amount of Giant Beast Will?"
Merlin's voice was calm, yet it pierced straight into the second prince's mind. The second prince had now been completely Controlled by Merlin's Mental Power; whatever Merlin asked, he would obediently answer.
"The Royal Treasury contains a large amount of sealed Giant Beast Will."
The second prince indeed answered Merlin's question without holding anything back.
Merlin frowned. He actually knew a little about the Royal Treasury. Rumor had it that, aside from the head of the Sky Lion Sacred Beast, the Royal Treasury was the most precious place in the Royal Family.
The Royal Treasury held the Royal Family's greatest resources, as well as treasures collected over thousands of years—every kind of precious artifact, too numerous to count. However, the treasury was guarded by certain ancient and powerful beings within the Royal Family. Even the king could not enter it.
Once Merlin understood this, he knew that the second prince's words just now had merely been an expedient measure. He had only wanted to stall for time and make Merlin release him.
Merlin looked at the second prince's vacant gaze and slowly extended a hand, his pale finger gently pressing against the second prince's forehead.
"Sssh."
A jet of blood sprayed from the back of the second prince's head. His dull eyes instantly cleared, only to quickly lose focus again. Without even a groan, he toppled straight onto the ground.
Without looking back, Merlin turned and walked away. His figure slowly vanished into the palace, leaving behind only a patch of blood and a heavy stench of gore...
*****
Within the silent palace, incense burned, filling the hall with a rich fragrance.
"Whoosh."
A figure drifted soundlessly in from outside the palace, standing wordlessly in the great