"Very good."
Luo Ge's voice was soft, "You're Pax, right? You've certainly succeeded in provoking me."
Pax felt a chill run down his spine from Luo Ge's gaze.
But he quickly mustered his courage and slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair.
With a sharp "snap," he shouted, "Tch! You think you're so great just because you can't chant? This prince has plenty of guards around me! All of you, come out here!"
The screen was pushed over, and all the nearby curtains were lifted.
A dozen well-equipped guards emerged from all directions, their spears and swords all pointed at Luo Ge.
Jin Jie of the Knights was among them, her hand gripping her sword slightly tighter.
Luo Ge tilted his head, looking at the group of people in front of him, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips, "That's it?"
"Grab him!"
"Grab him for me, Your Highness!" Pax shouted, his face flushed.
He had already begun to imagine the scene in his mind of this genius boy who could Voiceless Magic kneeling before him, begging for mercy.
As long as we capture Roxy's disciple, we won't have to worry about Roxy not obeying us.
However, the next second, his smile froze on his face.
To deal with these people, Luo Ge simply drew his sword once.
The sound of the Phoenix Elegant Dragon Sword being drawn was short and crisp.
The sword flashed.
Drawing an arc in mid-air, the dozen or so guards were as easily defeated as a rabble, all of them being sent flying by Luo Ge's sword.
Spears flew wildly from his hands, and armor clanged against the floor tiles.
In just three seconds, the ground was covered with people lying haphazardly, and the battle ended abruptly.
Strictly speaking, this wasn't a battle at all, but rather a one-sided crushing defeat.
"What?!"
Pax's eyes widened; he was almost dumbfounded.
What exactly happened?!
He seriously suspected that these guards might be acting like he was the prince.
Otherwise, how could they all fall asleep so quickly? It's like they rehearsed it beforehand.
The current situation is completely opposite to what he had imagined.
It should have been that guy who was surrounded, easily captured, and forced to kneel before the prince and beg for mercy.
But the result was exactly the opposite.
Luo Ge is pressing forward relentlessly, as if he were the victor.
Seeing this, Pax frantically turned to Jin Jie, who was still standing guard beside him. "Hey! Jin Jie! What are you standing there for! Go join in!"
"I'm sorry."
As a guardian of the Water God Style, Jin Jie shouldn't have gone up, but since Pax had already given the order, she couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
With a determined look, he drew his longsword and charged forward.
Jin Jie.
The Knights of the Shirone Kingdom are ranked twelfth, skilled in Intermediate Rank Water God Style swordsmanship, combined with Intermediate-Rank Healing Magic, making them one of the top-tier combat forces in this small country.
As a swordswoman of the Water God Style, she could sense that the young man before her possessed considerable strength.
But I didn't expect it to be this outrageous.
With a single sword strike, he knocked all her companions to the ground.
At first, when she saw everyone fall down in unison, she thought they were just holding back and acting like Pax, so she prepared to do the same.
As a result, Luo Ge raised his hand and caught the tip of her thrusting sword with just two fingers.
"..."
At that moment, Jin Jie's pupils suddenly contracted.
She then realized how terribly wrong she had been.
It wasn't that his companions were holding back; rather, the boy's strength far exceeded their expectations.
Catching a blade barehanded.
This is something that can only be achieved by mastering the Water God Style sword technique to its highest level and refining the Touki that surrounds oneself to the extreme.
Mmm!
Jin Jie gritted her teeth and tried her best, but found that the tip of the sword was as if it were welded to the opponent's fingers and wouldn't budge.
In contrast, Luo Ge's expression remained indifferent, as if he had casually pinched a mosquito that had flown by.
"Jin Jie?"
Luo Ge glanced at her sword, which was caught in the grip. "Hmm... she's learned the Water God Style swordsmanship quite well, but unfortunately, that's all she's got."
That's fine!
The moment he finished speaking, he exerted force with his fingers, and the longsword made of refined iron snapped in two with a "crack" in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, a recoil force erupted, striking Jin Jie squarely in the chest.
Her body arched like a bow, and she flew backward, her back slamming heavily against a pillar before sliding to the ground.
"We lost..."
Jin Jie struggled to sit up, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. She was utterly shocked. "One move... I couldn't even withstand one move. Just how strong is this guy?"
"What?"
"Are you kidding me? How could something like that be possible?!"
With Jin Jie's defeat, Pax began to panic completely.
He watched as the young, blond boy walked towards him step by step, his pace neither fast nor slow, yet each step resonated with the rhythm of his own heartbeat.
Luo Ge exuded a terrifying chill, and an endless pressure surged over him like a tide, making Pax sense a hint of fear.
"You... you bastard, you... you stay away from me!"
Pax screamed and tumbled off the chair. Just as he was about to turn and run away, Luo Ge easily caught up with him.
He severed his arm with a single sword strike from behind.
"Aaaaaah--!"
Blood gushed out, and Pax screamed in agony, writhing on the ground.
The severed arm lay on the nearby paving stones. He clutched his wound, rolling around desperately, tears and snot streaming down his face. "Ouch... it hurts! It hurts so much, you lowly commoner! How dare you, a lowly commoner, harm this prince!"
"I... I am the seventh prince of the Shirone Kingdom! You cannot kill me! You cannot kill me!"
Luo Ge stopped two steps in front of him, looking down at the impotent, furious, ugly fellow who resembled a fat pig.
His eyes and tone were unusually calm. "Don't worry, I won't kill you so soon."
After saying that.
He went upstairs.
"... What do you want to do to this prince? You wretched fellow, don't come any closer!"
"Stop!"
"Stop right there! I command you, do not come any closer!"
Pax flinched in fright, screaming as he shrank back.
However, he discovered that the other party did not continue to harm him, but instead raised their hand to cast a healing spell on him.
A green light covered the wound on the severed arm, and the flesh and blood regrowed and healed at a visible speed, and the severed arm quickly grew back.
Pax was stunned.
He looked down at his unharmed arm, then looked up at Luo Ge's calm face, and a sense of relief suddenly welled up inside him.
This guy is indeed afraid of his princely status; he's scared!
Just as I was about to stand up for myself...
Before he could even speak, Luo Ge raised his hand and with a single stroke of his sword, severed his other arm at the root.
"Aaaaaah--!"
Pax's screams echoed through the side hall once more.
Luo Ge waited expressionlessly until he finished howling, then cast another healing spell, healing the wound and regenerating the severed arm.
Then another sword strike.
This time it's the legs.
cure.
Another sword strike.
cure.
Repeatedly.
Pax's screams gradually turned from heart-wrenching to hoarse sobs, and his eyes changed from initial terror to utter despair.
He collapsed to the ground, trembling all over, like a fish being tossed and turned in the pan.
Each time the blade falls.
Each time, flesh and blood are cut.
The excruciating pain of each bone being cleaved was so vivid it felt as if it were etched into his very soul.
"Why..."
Pax's voice was so weak it was barely audible, "What... what exactly did I do wrong?"
"Cough cough, why are you doing this to me... It's not fair, it's really not fair at all, I just..."
"Just what?"
Luo Ge crouched down to meet his gaze, his tone still indifferent, "Alright, game over."
"It's time for me to send you on your way."
Looking into his cold eyes, Pax felt utterly devastated.
He cowered on the ground, tears streaming down his face, begging for mercy. "Please... please... please have mercy... let... let me go... I'll never do it again..."
The surrounding guards were all dumbfounded.
Although they were all coerced into doing things by the scumbag Seventh Prince using their families, they all harbored resentment towards Pax.
But seeing the Seventh Prince being tortured like this, while I felt a sense of relief, I also felt a pang of guilt.
Jin Jie leaned against a pillar to stand up and staggered to Luo Ge's side.
"Stop."
Her voice, though weak, carried a hint of determination. "Although your strength is top-notch, you cannot kill the Seventh Prince."
Luo Ge glanced at her sideways. "Oh? Aren't you also dissatisfied with him?"
"..."
Jin Jie was silent for a moment. She hadn't expected that Luo Ge, who had only met her once, would be able to see all this.
Not only does it possess such terrifying strength, but it also has such exceptional observational skills.
Jin Jie forcibly suppressed her inner fear and said, "This is the Shirone Kingdom. If you kill the prince and commit a serious crime, you will be wanted as a criminal by the entire kingdom of Shirone."
"Does Your Excellency intend to make an enemy of the entire Shirone Kingdom by virtue of your own strength alone?"
"Oh?"
"To be an enemy of the entire Shirone Kingdom?"
Luo Ge was silent for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips. "Tell me, what is your Shirone Kingdom? Do you think you're worthy to be my enemy?"
"Um?!"
Answer me!