"This is all because of Hexozod's betrayal! Respected King, please allow me to kill it!"
Within the Overlord's Throne, the bloody roar was deafening. The veins popping on its head and the hot air spewing from its mouth revealed its genuine fury.
The faces of the other Archdukes were equally grim.
Only Nasopelle remained expressionless, even slightly amused.
What a bunch of fools.
It had warned them long ago, but aside from Wuwang, the other Archdukes doubted that the Silent Disaster would collude with the Lord of the Sky and proactively attack it. Even after it showed the King its memories, these Archdukes only suppressed their surface questions, probably still suspecting that it had somehow offended the other party.
All because it looked like a cobbled-together "monster".
In the end, instead of explanations from Hexozod and Serosahisi, they received the humans' "God-Made God".
Isn't it a bit late to blame the betrayer now?
"The question is, can you find it?" Wuwang didn't bother to spare Bloody's feelings. "Hexozod could be hiding in any corner of the Continental Spine now, and the Sky City clansmen are likely forced to side with it. In this situation, without investing a large amount of manpower, it's impossible to find an Archduke's trace. Besides..." It coldly swept a glance at the other, "Even if you find Hexozod, don't forget that Serosahisi is by its side. Who kills who is still unknown."
"You—!" If this wasn't the Throne, Bloody would have already attacked.
"Respected King, I still don't quite understand..." Chaos wriggled its corpulent body and spoke, "Have humans really discovered some evidence about the Divine Will? Otherwise, with the Sky's style, how could they collude with those humans—"
"They've already gone this far, and you're still guessing the reason for their betrayal?" Mask sharply interrupted, "No matter the reason, Hexozod had plenty of opportunities to report to the King. But what actually happened? From leaving the Western Front to going to the Bottomless Realm to colluding with the Silent Disaster, it never contacted the Royal City from beginning to end! Obviously, this is a long-planned betrayal! If my ability hadn't made a new breakthrough, I would have died in Serosahisi's hands long ago!"
The other Archdukes were momentarily speechless.
This was a fragment of memory extracted by the King, impossible to fake, and Hexozod's wandering in the northernmost part of the Dawn Realm was also confirmed by the outposts along the route. From any point of view, it didn't seem like a hasty decision.
That's right, that's how it is... Nasopelle slightly raised the corners of its mouth. Memories cannot be faked, but parts can be deliberately erased during transfer—and what it chose to conceal was the clue about Valkyris, and what it reported to the King was also the tampered body.
Facts have proven that this step was very wise. If the other Archdukes discovered that the two's betrayal might involve the missing Valkyris, the situation would only become more complicated.
In that case, the date of obtaining the human inheritance fragments might have to be extended again.
It absolutely didn't want to waste even a sliver of time.
"Mask is right. Let's focus on the humans' floating island first. They are obviously heading for the Royal City." Wuwang proactively volunteered, "The enemy is suspended in mid-air, surrounded by firearms. It's not suitable for Bloody and Deathmark Archdukes to exert themselves. Thinking about it, only I am suitable to stop them."
Wuwang, like Hatred and Deathmark, was promoted from a mind mage, but compared to the mind controllers who are strong in deception and control, it is more inclined to close combat. This can be seen from its attire—on its basically humanoid appearance, it is wrapped in a tight-fitting black leather jacket, without wearing a piece of armor, like a sharp blade that has abandoned defense.
The two pairs of curved horns extending from the side of its forehead seem to be the only thing that distinguishes it from humans, but Nasopelle knew that it was just its disguise. Wuwang can actively reverse the perception of surrounding life forms towards it. This is a more powerful mimicry ability than Thousand Faces. It once experienced walking past the other side, and its consciousness autonomously regarded the other party as a stone, without causing any vigilance.
This is indeed a seemingly feasible candidate... or rather, a choice of last resort—if it weren't for itself, Mask thought. The situation of a war can never be changed by assassins. The King would not agree to its request.
"Denied." Sure enough, the first word after the King opened its mouth was a negation, and whether it was an illusion or not, Nasopelle always felt that the King's tone was more indifferent than before. "Killing the commander will at most cause chaos, while replacing the commander will easily expose oneself. Humans have magic-detecting witches, and it is not ruled out that there are a large number of magic-inhibiting carriers. Your success rate is only three percent, and the escape rate is less than one percent. It can be said to be a meaningless adventure."
"But the other Archdukes—"
"The clan is not only Archdukes who can fight. High-level Promoters should not be underestimated either. The human floating island uses the Godstone Pillars of the West. They cannot implement Plan B like the God-Made God. In the end, they still have to rely on their own strength."
"My King is wise!" Mask opened its arms and said, "In fact, I have thoroughly studied the bugs' combat methods—those Iron Birds seem difficult to deal with, but they are essentially fragile! As long as they dare to appear in the sky above the Royal City, I will definitely give them a profound lesson!"
"If the Silent One hadn't acted first, how could you have lost control of the God-Made God?" Deathmark said coldly.
"If it weren't for the Silent One acting first, how could I have lost control of the God-Made God?" Mask didn't even look at it, "The Western Front campaign has already proven the potential of the symbiont, and what I have to do is to further expand its scope of application. Even if they don't fly up, they can pose a great threat to the Iron Birds."
"Permission granted. But do not occupy too many front-line resources." The King replied briefly.
"That's natural." Mask pressed on, "In addition, I have a new idea—if we orderly export magic power and release it intact, we may be able to obtain some extremely powerful war weapons. However, this research requires the use of a magic core. May I try it?"
"There are still spare cores in the Royal City. You can try to verify the new idea, but do not interfere with the core operation of the Tower of Birth."
"I obey the Holy Order!" Mask lowered its head.
The Overlord's Throne gradually faded away, and the magnificent body of the Royal City's Megalith Tower reappeared before its eyes. What was different from the past was that there were several more eyes above this black tower, as if watching the city below at all times.
That was the King.
In terms of magic power alone, ten of itself would be far from enough. In the past, it wouldn't even have the thought of looking at each other, but now...
Mask adjusted its mask and turned to walk towards the hatchery.
...The King is just a part of the core.