Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 466 The Wang Empire is in Big Trouble: The Day of Suffering and Death

The air grew increasingly oppressive.

Clunk...!
Lambusa III's expression stiffened slightly, and his withered fingers unconsciously clenched, making a slight "creaking" sound as they rubbed against the scepter in his hand.

The expensive, heavy brown and white sheepskin cloak he wore, which possessed a faint magical effect and could provide warmth in winter, seemed to have lost its insulating properties at this moment.

Lambusa III felt a chill run through his body.

The fact that the Dragon King, who loves glittering treasures, ignores those priceless magic gems is a dangerous sign!

The Azure Dragon King remained silent, calmly surveying the group of weak and inferior humans below. Taking in their emotions, the arrogance and mockery in his dragon eyes intensified.

"The King of Humans".

"...You...have not understood what I mean." The Azure Sky Dragon King raised his head slightly, his majestic yet emotionless voice coldly resounding:
"Launch a war of annihilation against the Empire!"

The tone was no longer one of inquiry; it echoed in the air, creating an invisible tremor that caused everyone's expression to change drastically.

This is no longer a matter of "discussion" or "inquiry"!

It was a blatant command!

"……Hahaha."

Queen Rambusha III looked up, her aged face still maintaining a relaxed expression. She chuckled awkwardly a few times and patiently explained:
“Your Excellency Dragon King’s Envoy, the matter of ‘war’ is not simple and involves a wide range of issues. Our ‘alliance’ with your country is only to prevent the empire’s aggression.”

boom!
The enormous dragon claw, covered in blue scales, suddenly fell back from the sky.

Whizzing--

In the crowd behind,

Gerdov and Lajus's expressions changed instantly, and their figures vanished from their original spots as they rushed out, arriving at Lambusa III's side almost simultaneously.

Boom!
The terrifying force smashed a deep crater into the lawn, sending mud and grass flying into the air, creating a cloud of dust.

The group of nobles standing at the back, who had been trembling for a long time, could no longer control their fear and couldn't help but scream.

call--!
The dragon flapped its wings.

The strong wind swept away the lingering smoke and dust.

I saw.

Gerdov and Lajus had already supported Lambusa III's arms and retreated to a position more than ten meters away.

The atmosphere froze at that moment!
"Covenant?"

The Azure Dragon King's enormous dragon eyes stared at Lambusa III, and his majestic and arrogant voice rang out:
“I have come in accordance with the covenant.”

"The Bahars Empire is invading. The Kingdom may seek assistance from the Council of States. This is part of the agreement."

He gave a cold laugh.

"Gold coins won't magically spring out of the dragon's lair, and this protection won't last forever!"

“You weak humans should thank me for my generosity. Instead of taking precautions, you should destroy the Bahars Empire.”

To the end.

The Azure Dragon King's voice turned greedy: "You take the land, and I take the treasure!"

"But..." Lambusa III could no longer remain calm, leaning forward awkwardly as she spoke loudly.

"I'm only giving you one month to prepare!"

"otherwise……"

Bang!
The Azure Dragon King flapped its wings and soared into the air, casting a massive shadow over the crowd below, like a sword hanging over everyone's heads.

boom!
The clouds in the clear sky seemed to be drawn down by some force, and gathered into a vortex-shaped cloud above the head of the Azure Dragon King.

A dark mass enveloped the area of ​​the lawn square!
"4th Tier Magic: Cloud Control"

Hearing the panicked cries from below, the Azure Dragon King turned and left, satisfied.

"Lord Char."

After the Azure Dragon King left the royal city area, the greed and coldness in his eyes disappeared, and wisdom appeared in his dragon pupils:
"To destroy the Kingdom of Ri Yestize or the Bahars Empire, it would be a piece of cake; just deliberately instigate a war between the two countries..."

"what?"

The Azure Dragon King paused his thoughts, turned his head, and looked down at a certain area in the capital below. He stared at it briefly for a while before turning his gaze away and leaving.

The enormous dragon shadow vanished straight away!
below.

A figure appeared out of nowhere on the rooftop of the spire.

"Non-visualization" removed.

"The kingdom and the empire are in big trouble."

Iver's crimson pupils flashed through the gaps in the white mask as he murmured to himself:
"That Princess Lana... no!"

"It has nothing to do with that princess. Such an important matter as the founding of the kingdom must be decided jointly by the king and the nobles."

"These stupid bastards!"

With her current strength, she should be able to fight against this dragon king, but if she does, the kingdom and the council kingdom will be completely broken.

That afternoon.

Tang Zheng already knew the whole story.

Instead of taking any action, he continued to focus on training to acquire the [Cursed Knight] class.

The influence of the legendary dragon's appearance in the kingdom did not gradually fade away with the departure of the Azure Dragon King; on the contrary, it intensified!
Panic gripped the populace, forcing the royal family to intervene and declare an alliance between the kingdom and the Council of Nations.

The initial panic instantly turned into cheers!

Even a child who is only a few years old knows the power and terror of dragons, and having such a powerful ally is naturally something to celebrate.

only……

The emotions of the upper and lower classes are completely opposite at this moment.

—Lower Earth Moon.

12 month 25 day.

Deep in the Great Swamp, in the eastern part of the Bahars Empire.

Susu!

At the edge of the bottomless valley, snow-covered branches collided, making a crisp "crunching" sound.

Two figures appeared out of thin air, standing on the broken cliff.

"It's so deep~"

Zetsuki leaned forward, looking down into the dark valley, observing it curiously:
"Teleportation magic is so convenient. Where is this place?"

"Within the Bahars Empire." Tang Zheng sighed, breathing in the air, which, despite the cold, still reeked of a rotting, cursed stench.
"Formerly land belonging to the 'Rockbles family'."

The Rockbles family?
Zesshi Zesshi knew nothing about the Empire, let alone its nobles, but the name felt strangely familiar.

"I think I've heard of it recently." (绝死绝命)

“Renas’s family,” Tang Zheng said, “The power of the [Cursed Knight] within her originates from this place.”

"However, the curse was not a good thing for her at the time."

Tang Zheng paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I did promise her that I would make the surname 'Rocoburs' even more renowned and prestigious."

Jue Shi Jue Ming raised an eyebrow and looked at Tang Zheng's profile. The obvious look of nostalgia made a hint of curiosity flash in his heterochromatic eyes.

The Kingdom of Ri Yesteje.

Bahas Empire.

Aberlein Hills.

Perhaps there are other places as well. Little Black Hair seems to know every place very well. I'm a little curious about Little Black Hair's experiences.

"Ah la~"

Zetsuki, hands on her hips, asked, "So what are we doing here?"

"Of course, it's still because of the [Cursed Knight]."

Tang Zheng took a step back and chanted softly, "Fifth-tier magic - Sand Domain (Individual)!"

Wow!
A blue magic circle emerged from beneath Jue Si Jue Ming's feet, suddenly spewing out a large amount of quicksand that quickly enveloped him in place.

"What are you doing!"

Jueshi struggled and screamed. He hadn't resisted before, but now that he wanted to break free, it had become troublesome.

"I'll lend you a hand."

Tang Zheng walked to Jueshi Jueshi's side, raised his foot, and kicked Jueshi Jueshi in the astonished gaze.

boom!
Bound by the sand, Zesshi Zesshi's body fell uncontrollably down into the valley, his loud roar echoing through the valley.

"asshole!"

"I'm going to kill you!" "...!"

Tang Zheng calmly raised his palm again, aiming at the falling figure below: "4th Rank Magic - Hurricane Knight Lance!"

Whoosh!
A high-speed rotating hurricane, visible to the naked eye, condensed into the shape of a spear in mid-air and shot towards the falling Zetsu Zetsumei at an extremely fast speed!
The impact of gravitational acceleration and magic.

Under the influence of the two forces, the speed at which Jue Si Jue Ming fell increased dramatically, and even the angry roars instantly disappeared into the depths of the valley.

Do it all.

Tang Zhengcai leisurely activated the spell "Flight" and slowly flew down into the valley.

A few days of experimentation in the kingdom.

Even with the cursed injuries on his body, Zesshi Zesshi showed no signs of triggering the [Cursed Knight] ability.

See next.

Tang Zheng could only resort to the second method.

Bringing death and certain death, this is the place where Renas obtained this profession, possibly one of the 13 heroes, the Dark Knight, from the Land of Death.

A valley called "The Abyss" that has been corrupted by the power of a curse.

Strange scales imbued with the power of a curse.

It had already been devoured by the "physical armor," but the scale had been in the depths of the valley for hundreds of years, and the pollution of the curse power had long since infected this land.

The scales have been absorbed!

The curse power contained within the land remains quite strong.

pain!
The bones throughout the body have shifted!
"Cough, cough."

He lay dead in the deep crater created by the impact at the bottom of the valley, coughing up blood. The pain surging through his body contorted his face.
"……asshole……"

Cursed groans of pain echoed through the dark valley.

She really wants to beat Tang Zheng up right now, if she can beat him!

suddenly.

A bright ray of flame illuminated the bottom of this dark valley.

The Archangel of Flame, radiating a faint, shimmering white light, wielded a greatsword engulfed in flames, and swiftly descended from the sky.

It stopped in the air above the death zone.

Then came the sound of her wanting to beat that guy up.

"I went a little too far. Is he still alive?"

Tang Zheng slowly descended from mid-air, speaking apologetically, but his tone contained absolutely no hint of remorse:
"You always have to pay a price to become stronger, don't you?"

tread!
Tang Zheng stood steadily on the uneven, rocky valley floor, clearly sensing the distinctly strong aura of curse within the valley.

With the passive ability "Night Vision" from the [Dragon Clan Transcendent], Tang Zheng can still see everything around him clearly even in the depths of a valley where there is no light at all.

but.

Zesshi Zesshi didn't have that ability, so he summoned a fire archangel to use as a light source.

"...You bastard!"

With each word Zesshi Zesshi spoke, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His body, lying on the ground, was completely immobile; his lips twitched in pain as he spoke viciously:
"Ideally, ideally, it could really make me stronger!"

"The Sand Domain" not only has the ability to bind, but also has the effects of silencing, blinding, and distracting.

This results in the player being unable to use martial arts or skills to defend themselves while falling from mid-air.

It's equivalent to fully absorbing the damage from a heavy fall.

"Relax."

Tang Zhengguang stared at the injuries on Jueshi Jueshi's body, but instead of treating them, he carefully observed them and comforted her:
"Even if you were dead, I could still resurrect you, let alone not be dead."

"Cough!" Zesshi Zesshi's lips twitched again, and he couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

He was probably angry!
If she hadn't known clearly that Tang Zheng truly harbored no hostility, she would have most likely suspected that the so-called "becoming stronger" was merely an excuse to lure her into lowering her guard.

"The injuries are serious!" Tang Zheng's eyes lit up.

before this.

Tang Zheng did not heal the curse wounds that Rena had inflicted on Zesshi Zesshi.

now!

Having suffered a severe blow, Zesshi Zesshi's resistance and physical strength had dropped to a dangerous level, leaving him in a weakened state.

The wounds, which were originally unable to affect the curse of absolute death, have become noticeably active, and the injuries have begun to slowly spread outwards.

"This place also has an influence."

Tang Zheng's heart stirred slightly.

He also possesses the [Cursed Knight] class, and can sense the trace amounts of cursed energy flowing in the air, converging towards the location of Absolute Death.

"The injuries appear... to be serious."

A hoarse voice echoed in the darkness, "Healing."

"With me here, nothing will happen to you."

"But now is not the time for treatment. Focus your attention on the curse on your wounds."

Tang Zheng rejected the treatment suggestion, his tone serious and earnest:
"When you can sense the cursed power on the wound, that's when you acquire the [Cursed Knight] class."

“I know you don’t have a clear understanding of this profession right now, and you even doubt that even if you master it, your strength will only improve to a limited extent.”

"However! Once you truly master this profession, you'll realize that the 'strength enhancement' I'm referring to isn't the ordinary kind of enhancement you're imagining."

This time, Zesshi Zesshi did not respond, remaining lying in the pit in silence for a long time.

"are you here?"

“Always.”

"Hehe, okay."

in the following time.

Zesshi Zesshi lay in the pit, severely injured. The cursed wound on his body, which was originally only the size of a finger, gradually expanded to the size of a palm.

The smell of decay and stench!

It emanates from these wounds.

To Tang Zheng's surprise, despite his relentless and ruthless nature, he did not go mad or become depressed; on the contrary, he remained quite excited.

A bright red light emanated from it!

The Archangel of Flames, like a lamp that continuously emits light and heat, always hovers quietly in the sky.

The spell is dispelled periodically.

Tang Zheng then summoned it again, since it didn't consume much magic power anyway.

"This is disgusting! What have you been feeding me these past few days?"

Zetsuki, cheeks puffed out, chewed the food in his mouth that was a little hard to swallow, and muttered loudly in dissatisfaction:
"Could you please change to some normal food?"

"No."

Tang Zheng sat by the pit, picked up a piece of lizard meat—cooked but still smelling rotten—and stuffed it into the mouth of the character "Jue Si Jue Ming," saying calmly:
"There aren't many of these cursed and corrupted lizard monsters left in the valley."

After all, when Tang Zheng first came to this valley, he killed a large portion of them, and now there are very few left.

Zesshi Zesshi could only eat the disgusting flesh of the lizard monster while loudly protesting.

Her situation these past few days has been nothing short of a day of suffering for her.

Not only was he severely injured all over his body and unable to move while lying on the ground, but his wounds were also rotting due to the curse. Even the food he ate was contaminated with the power of the curse!

however.

Although Zesshi Zesshi outwardly expresses his dissatisfaction loudly, he is not actually that resistant; on the contrary, he feels a strange sense of peace deep down.

A pitch-black environment.

Mother's insults...

Unrestrained beating training...

It seems to gradually blend into the scene before us, yet it is also distinctly different.

"Open your mouth." Tang Zheng picked up a piece of meat and spoke calmly.

"It tastes terrible!"

Jue Shi Jue Ming turned his head away and opened his mouth.

(End of this chapter)