If Firsa were to attempt to assassinate the king, the responsibility of protecting him would fall on my shoulders.
This time, he would absolutely not let the villain who wanted to harm the king get away with it again. Bemond secretly swore this to the sword.
Midnight Slayer stared intently at the high-ranking king, a wicked smile playing on his lips.
What exactly is this greatsword master's intention?
A thirst for battle? A thirst for spoils? A thirst for women? Or perhaps a thirst for the most precious treasure in the king's possession?
Night owls appear relaxed on the surface, but are actually extremely vigilant about their surroundings.
But when she saw that all the men around her were looking in the same direction, each with a strange smile on their face, she, as a woman, vaguely guessed what was going on. The jealousy on her face was genuine.
The king raised the jade stone in his palm and chanted an incantation to release the seal. The gemstone emitted a light so dazzling that the gemstone itself was invisible.
Then, wisps of bluish mist, carrying a white glow, slowly leaked from the edges of the jade stone, weaving a hazy illusion in mid-air.
When the phantom took shape from the magical light, the heroes were stunned, and their eyes were all focused on the spot that was radiating emerald light.
In that instant, even time seemed to stand still.
The emerald light revealed the virgin body of a red-haired girl, completely unclothed, pure white, with only her limbs bound by glowing chains.
Her physical body had perished, leaving only her soul. That was why she appeared so pure, without a trace of impurity. Her soul's eyes were tightly closed, holding only a faint trace of life.
"This is the soul of the 'Enchanting Beauty,' captured from the legendary swordsman during the first Grand Gathering of Heroes seven years ago!"
Such a pure and flawless beauty was actually called a "femme fatale" by the king.
I'm afraid only a few people present would know the details.
All the flowers, jewels, and pearls present paled in comparison to the brilliance of the "treasure" being displayed.
No matter how beautiful the dancers were, they were merely petals used by the king to set off this newly blossoming flower—this was the general consensus.
Indeed, the most dazzling treasure is the soul before us, radiating the glow of emerald, completely clear and flawless.
So the heroes shouted and went mad, kicking away the woman at their feet, sweeping away the gifts that filled the table, and discarding everything that was not worth mentioning, including pearls, gems, flowers, gold and silver.
"At this point... Philsa should be showing up soon..." To prevent others from accidentally injuring him in the impending chaos, Night Cat had already drawn his dagger and hidden it in his sleeve.
She then looked around and found nothing unusual, except perhaps the intensely excited gathering of heroes.
"This...this is the soul of Philsa's companion that the King captured during the first Feast of Heroes?" Midnight Slayer narrowed his eyes and grinned. "Indeed...extraordinarily valuable!"
"Hey, are you also captivated by her beauty? It's just a seductive pose of her sleeping naked with her eyes closed. If she were alive, she might not be much prettier than the dancer standing in front of the king now."
The night owl scoffed at the "romantic" Midnight Slayer.
“That’s one of the reasons I want her…” He smiled, then said somewhat seriously, “In fact, getting her is equivalent to getting the power of the vortex.”
"What is that?" she asked, showing great interest.
At this point, the Midnight Slayer stopped explaining in detail and instead gestured to the Night Cat to listen carefully to the King's speech.
"Sherry Hausenville, the name of the girl in the illusion, is now the soul imprisoned by this gem. To possess her is to possess the power of the vortex!"
After Wang finished speaking, he began chanting the incantation to restore the imprisonment;
Once the illusion of the girl in mid-air is absorbed into the jade stone, retrieve it.
Upon hearing and observing, the heroes roared with determination, willing to fight for the treasure, whether for its possession or for its power. In any case, almost everyone drew their swords, their killing intent palpable, ready to slaughter each other for it.
"I hereby declare the gladiatorial tournament, 'The Feast of Heroes,' officially open! The victorious hero will receive this Emerald Divine Wind Stone and a 'Blessed Wine' personally bestowed upon him by me!"
In an instant, the grand feast of heroes transformed into a bloody battlefield. For the heroes, it was a battlefield, but for the king, who delighted in watching the fighting, it was indeed a grand spectacle that continued without ceasing until nearly an hour before dawn.
This situation surprised Paladin Bemond. He hadn't expected that the King had already revealed the emerald crystal that imprisoned Sherry's soul, using it as bait to keep Felsa, the Ice Queen, from showing herself. Meanwhile, the assembled heroes were already engrossed in the battle, having forgotten about the uninvited guest.
A thin mist began to gather quietly again.
"Given this situation, there's another possibility—that is, Philsa will only appear when the final victor emerges from among the heroes, defeat the victor, and reap the benefits, thereby obtaining the emerald. What a brilliant plan!"
"Death Glass" Yog is currently facing a large warrior.
However, he voluntarily surrendered during the contest and stepped aside to watch the show.
The bright moon was about to depart, its clear light blurred by the thin mist of the night sky, and it was no more. Most of the warriors had already fallen.
Just then, Wang sensed the "strangeness" he had been waiting for.
A demonic aura, stronger than the sum of the killing intent present in the battlefield, suddenly ignited and rapidly approached.
"They've arrived." Paladin Bemond, who had also sensed the unusual demonic aura, strode forward with his sword raised to guard the throne.
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