“Be careful, Mister Dongfang. The Young King may be young, but his combat ability surpasses that of any other king.”
As a former newspaper reporter, Xi possessed a wealth of intelligence that Dongfang Jiang didn’t have—including information about the Young King.
Dongfang Jiang nodded and raised four Energy Swords, aiming them at the Young King.
Bei’er’s voice sounded from behind him.
“This one is His Majesty’s older brother, but unfortunately, his time was frozen forever at age 16… If possible, please let him rest in peace.”
“We’ll assist you.”
Xiefei was a woman of few words, but she chose to help Dongfang Jiang at this moment.
The moment she finished speaking, she pulled the trigger.
Her hurried Rainstorm Energy converged into a torrent of rainstorm bullets, flying toward the Young King.
The Young King raised his hand lightly and swept his sword once, dispersing Xiefei’s attack.
Dongfang Jiang seized the opportunity to flash before the Young King, swinging an Energy Sword condensed from four elements at him.
The Young King gripped his sword tightly, his blade spinning faster and faster.
This was also the first time Dongfang Jiang had faced such an opponent, and the corner of his mouth curled upward slightly.
Dongfang Jiang and the Young King struck each other simultaneously, both being knocked back several meters.
Dongfang Jiang waved his hand, and with Harmonization, two energies—transparent and dark green—manifested around his body.
Once the energy dissipated, the damage Dongfang Jiang had taken was instantly restored.
“Impressive.”
Dongfang Jiang looked at the Young King, who had re-entered combat stance, and his grin widened as he watched him.
“Wait, what is he smiling about?”
Xiefei looked at Dongfang Jiang, who was laughing for no apparent reason, and complained to Bei’er, who was deep in thought beside her.
“Phew, don’t you think—if the Young King hadn’t passed away, would he have gotten along with Dongfang Jiang?”
“Uh, one person like that is enough. We don’t need a second one.”
“True.”
Bei’er and Xiefei watched the two clash once again.
Dongfang Jiang’s movements grew faster and faster, while his opponent showed no sign of weakening.
The energy released from Dongfang Jiang and the Young King’s battle pulverized the stone blocks in the surrounding Capital Sewer into fine dust.
“Strong… too strong…”
The Young King and Dongfang Jiang distanced themselves from each other once again.
Dongfang Jiang panted heavily as he stared at the Young King before him.
[Host, hold on. The opponent has also expended about thirty percent of their energy—similar to your condition.]
‘Understood.’
Dongfang Jiang snapped his fingers, leaving only the Glacier Sword behind. The remaining three Energy Swords transformed into Authorities.
“GUH!!!!”
Everyone except Pandana and Xi—who were still fighting the other two kings—felt gravity pulling them down toward the ground.
“Such terrifying Control. Do you still have a chance against him now?”
Bei’er brushed the dust off herself and looked at Xiefei beside her.
Xiefei shook her head and, for the first time in a while, revealed a smile.
“No.”
“Figures.”
The battle between Dongfang Jiang and the Young King continued.
Crimson Energy bloomed from the Young King’s body.
Gale Energy swirled around him, and then, as if nothing was wrong, he appeared before Dongfang Jiang.
Faced with the gravity Dongfang Jiang had imposed, he chose to accelerate further.
As long as he kept speeding up, he could break through Dongfang Jiang’s Control.
“A truly excellent countermeasure. It seems Ambrose has prepared well. But!”
Dongfang Jiang’s ring radiated a deep blue light.
When the light touched the Young King, it turned into ice beneath his feet.
“Freeze.”
“And then!”
The Young King erupted with a massive amount of energy, attempting to take down Dongfang Jiang in one strike.
Dongfang Jiang let out a long sigh, and a thick layer of ice formed over the Young King—along with the energy he was releasing.
“Shatter!”
As Dongfang Jiang’s words ended, the Young King and the ice before him all turned into frozen shards.
At the same time, Pandana and Xi also finished their battles.
The kings they had faced weren’t skilled in combat to begin with.
Pandana deftly switched between the Moon Waning Mode and full moon mode of her Swamp Moon.
She unleashed her full power and destroyed the King’s Puppet with a single, crystal-clear arrow.
As for Xi Fritz, it was much simpler.
Her Authority of Flowing River was naturally the bane of puppet-type enemies.
Her energy surged like an endless stream, washing away all of Ambrose’s energy within the puppet’s core.
After washing away the energy inside the puppet, Xi had already won.
But the moment the energy inside disappeared, the puppet crumbled into a pile of dust as well.
“Uh… well, looking at the results, the three of us just ground the three kings of the Kingdom of Aiselin into ashes. Seems like this Kingdom might not be a place we can stay for long.”
Dongfang Jiang muttered awkwardly as he watched the three of them reduce Aiselin’s three kings to dust.
“Ahem, ahem. Please forgive us, Your Majesty. Please forgive us, Your Majesty.”
Pandana pressed her palms together like a thief who had stolen offerings from the deceased, devoutly apologizing to the king she had just reduced to ash.
“Ahaha, His Majesty won’t hold us accountable, right? Miss Bei’er?”
Xi glanced sneakily at Bei’er and the others.
Seeing Dongfang Jiang’s group looking so embarrassed, Bei’er and the others burst into laughter before replying with serious expressions.
“Of course not. In fact, you’ve freed the three kings from their suffering—that’s quite a feat.”
“Ahahaha, I was just saying that offhand. My real target this time is that old man Ambrose. Do you know where he is?”
The energy within Dongfang Jiang was so vast it exceeded what everyone present could imagine. Before long, his stamina had almost fully recovered.
“Hmm… He should be in Queen Elizabeth’s palace.”
Bei’er truthfully reported the location.
Dongfang Jiang nodded and turned to look at Pandana and Xi.
“Tired? Pandana, Xi?”
“No problem!”
Pandana patted her chest.
As her proficiency with the Swamp Moon continued to increase, the energy within her body kept rising steadily.
“Phew, I’m okay. But I would still like to rest a bit.”
Xi’s expression was a bit paler.
She leaned against a nearby pillar, her small chest rising and falling.
As a newly appointed Guardian, her coordination with River Islet was still limited.
“Then you rest. Pandana and I will head in first.”
“Okay~”
As soon as Xi finished speaking, she leaned against the wall to rest.
This wasn’t her fault.
Before facing the King’s Puppet, Xi had used a large portion of her energy to heal the people in the sewers.
“Hmm, as repayment for your healing, you can safely leave the task of caring for Miss Fritz to us. Leave the rest to you two, Mister Dongfang.”
Seeing that Xi’s energy was somewhat depleted, Bei’er took the initiative to take over caring for her.
She looked at Dongfang Jiang and Pandana.
“Wait for our good news.”
“Yeah.”
Dongfang Jiang smiled and rubbed his nose.
Pandana quietly took his hand, and under everyone’s gaze, the two entered the Royal Palace.