They all fell silent, quietly watching the head that was still dripping blood.
"He's dead!"
"His Majesty... really died just like that!"
"What a shame! He couldn't put up the slightest resistance against this young man."
"It all happened too fast!"
"I can hardly believe what I just saw!"
"The King is dead. What are we supposed to do?"
"Exactly! With the King dead, doesn't that mean this country is doomed?"
For a moment, everyone talked over one another.
Some lamented King Yuriton's death.
Others felt uncertain about the country's future.
Still others had no idea where to go or what to do next.
Everything had happened so quickly that it had caught them completely off guard.
No one could have imagined that, in just a single day—
The King of this country would lose his head.
In the blink of an eye, they had truly been left leaderless.
Once a country's supreme ruler died, it was bound to descend into chaos.
Chris put away Blood Red and flew into the air.
His voice boomed as he shouted, "Yuriton is dead, and the Pudora Kingdom has fallen!"
"From this day forward, this land belongs to the Chris Pirates."
"If you are willing to submit to me, you may continue living here, just as you always have."
"We will never treat you as slaves. We will truly regard you as my people."
"Here, I will establish a country of my own."
"And this Royal City will become the center of the world economy!"
"Are you willing to stay?"
Chris knew that the attitudes of the people in the Royal City would inevitably influence those living elsewhere.
That was why he treated them quite well.
After hearing Chris's words, the crowd immediately began discussing them.
The future Chris had described certainly sounded