Queen of Hearts' Dream Kingdom

The battle between Hawkins and Victory King had far-reaching consequences.

Everyone in Success City had been thrown into a panic by Victory King's death. Quite a few had their openings seized by their opponents and lost both soul and life.

Astron smashed a Playing Card Soldier away with one punch. There was little fighting spirit left in him; instead, he kept searching for a chance to escape.

He had been one of the earlier people in Success City to pledge loyalty to Victory King.

For the past several thousand years, he had remained utterly loyal to Victory King. Thus, Victory King had bestowed upon him the cultivation method for Heavy Water Fist.

Throughout Success City, only Victory King's eldest disciple and Victory King himself had mastered Heavy Water Fist better than he had. Precisely because he understood Victory King's strength, he feared Hawkins, who had defeated Victory King, all the more.

He could not even defeat Victory King's eldest disciple, and against Victory King, he could not withstand even a single punch. Yet Hawkins had crushed Victory King head-on.

In any battle, high-end combat power was the sole measure that determined the direction of the battlefield.

Victory King's defeat meant Success City no longer had any need to keep fighting. Even if Looting Emperor and Black Demon Fish ultimately defeated Hawkins, Success City, having lost its strongest fighter, would gain nothing from it.

No, perhaps there would be a tiny bit of benefit, but it would absolutely not be enough to make up for Success City's casualties and losses.

The gains did not make up for the losses. Naturally, it was time to retreat from the rapids.

But just as he turned around to leave the battlefield, a woman's ghostly voice drifted from behind him. "You dare let your mind