Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 101 The Secret of Star Killing
Deep in the palace, the king lives.

King Boren, wearing a bright black and red military uniform, walked into the room. It was a huge palace with snow-white walls that had been rubbed smooth over a long period of time.

This is the most heavily guarded area in the entire palace.

The royal guards outside the palace were guarding every possible entry point.

But only members of the royal family and a very small number of special people can enter the deepest rooms of the palace.

"Father, are you back?"

Inside the room, a young girl in a white dress looked at the old king who walked into the room.

"Well, I'm back. Are you ready for what I told you?"

"Yes, father, are we really going to... leave here? Isn't the Kingdom of Boren our home? And those people..."

"Yes, the Kingdom of Boren was founded by our royal family, but when our royal family declined—

He is no longer under our control!"

King Boren's expression seemed a little gloomy under his white eyebrows, but then he became serious.
"We are the royal family because we have the power and strength to protect our citizens. But this time, we may have some difficulties!"

"Can't our ancestors' formation withstand those giants?"

Princess Boren asked with big eyes.

"We've forgotten a lot about our formation over such a long time. Facing this group of giants now... controlled by that deceiver—it will be difficult."

The old king took out a wrinkled wanted poster from his arms, on which was a picture of a young man, the human rebel, Seven.

King Boren stared at the face of the person on the wanted poster, his expression becoming more distorted and resentful.

"You despicable thief and thief!"

Anger flashed in his eyes, and he tightly grasped the specially made wanted poster in his hand, as if he wanted to tear Seven's face to pieces.

During these few days, the king felt furious every time he saw the face of the person on the wanted poster.

"Father, General Ward can't resist those giants?"

The princess looked at her father's expression and spoke with some concern, trying to divert his attention.

"Oh, him? Of course he can't, but apart from him... who else can take the position of commander now?"

King Boren sneered and continued, "You still want me to be assured, saying... the capital is indestructible?!

You're fooling me like this, do you really think I'm an old man who knows nothing?!"

As the king of the Kingdom of Boren, although he is old, he has lost a lot.

But his understanding of the giants' power is still more detailed and complete than that of ordinary citizens. The royal family's knowledge inheritance is far more realistic than folk rumors and legends.

"My anti-Titan army failed. The city of Em collapsed. Of the nine Titans, only one died. That day proved...

No matter how much preparation we make in the capital, it's too late to fight against those giants."

King Boren shook his head. He took a last look at Seven's wanted poster in his hand. It seemed as if he had finally made up his mind. He threw the wanted poster into the fire on the side.

Looking at the wanted poster, it was burnt black and charred in the fire.

"Then why does General Ward...look so confident?"

"I don't know. He and those magic craftsmen seem to be tinkering with something—but what can they do? All the array inheritances were passed down by our ancestors...

No matter what they do, can they ever surpass their ancestors?!"

King Boren sighed and continued, "After Seven deceived us and stole the sealed relic of the Giant King, we did not kill him in time -

We’ve already lost.”

At this point, veins popped up on King Boren's forehead again, and he pounded the table in front of him with his fists. "Damn liar—thief! All liars in the world should be sentenced to death!"

"General Ward...does he know that Seven stole the Giant King's relics?"

Princess Boren thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"He doesn't know, and even if he did, there's nothing we can do."

King Boren calmed his anger and looked at the princess with a softer gaze. "Only blood is the strongest bond. Commander Ward's reputation among the soldiers is second only to your brother..."

Now, your brother hasn't returned yet, and he has evil intentions. He thinks he can do it—

Then I'll let him do it!
Do you really think that a lowly person like him can seize the throne of my royal family?"

"Brother..."

Princess Boren didn't pay any attention to General Ward. Her attention was focused on these two words, "Should we wait for our brother to come back... before we leave together?"

"We should leave the day before the giants arrive. That way, the civilians and soldiers in the city will hold back the giants and Seven for us."

As King Boren spoke, he knocked on an ordinary wall in the bedroom with a certain rhythm.

Then, the carvings on the wall began to twist as if they had gained life.

A conical groove appears in the center.

"If your brother hasn't returned by that day, he will be considered dead."

A hint of confusion flashed across King Boren's eyes, but he quickly hid it, "According to the secret guards, there hasn't been any news of infiltration from the Kingdom of Sinuo for a long time.

The only news that came back was that King Sinuo had been attacked by some... horrible magic?

What are you saying? The entire palace was destroyed, no one survived, not even a trace of debris remained. All the residents consumed their lives in the uncontrolled frenzy, and not a single survivor remained..."

"Huh? Why is that? Does the Kingdom of Sinuo also have... enemies like us here?!"

"I don't know. If it was your brother who did it, it means that he was powerful enough to revive the Boren royal family, but he didn't come back."

As King Boren spoke, he took out a necklace from his neck.

At the front of the necklace is a conical crystal.

"Maybe they've run into some trouble—in that case, we'll leave first."

King Boren gently inserted the conical crystal into the center of the formation on the wall, and it fit perfectly into the conical groove.

After that, King Boren began to chant a distorted spell.

The conical crystal lit up, and the magic light spread to the array around the gap. Then, the thick wall began to become transparent and finally disappeared completely!
Inside was a cube-shaped dark room, and all five walls were engraved with array patterns.

Among them, there is an empty slot in the center of each of the three upright walls.

A sword is inserted into the ground in the center, with a triangular pyramid protruding into the crystal tip.

But compared to the extremely complex array patterns around it, the sword inserted in the center was gray—

It looks like a rough stone sword!

It is even worse than... any standard iron sword. Apart from its simplicity, there is nothing special about it.

"The Kingdom of Boren exists because of our Boren royal family. Our Boren royal family's continued existence is not due to anything else but simply because of... this sword."

King Boren stepped forward and placed his hand on the handle of the stone sword.

But after several seconds, the gray stone sword did not change at all.

"Sure enough...even now, it's still not possible?"

A hint of disappointment appeared in the king's eyes. He loosened his hand, left the dark room, and pulled out the conical crystal from the air. The walls of the dark room began to emerge out of thin air, covering the room.

"Let's get out of here and go somewhere else."

King Boren patted the princess's head and said kindly, "As long as your brother can come back, or you can find a truly powerful warrior as your consort...

We, the descendants of the royal family of Boren, will be able to pick up this sword again sooner or later!

Until then...

Everything that is lost will eventually come back!"

Having said that, King Boren looked into the distance. On both sides of the long corridor hung portraits of royal family members of various generations.

And at the end, the biggest thing is... the creator of the Boren legend.

"Ancestor, what level of warrior can be recognized by the Star Killing Sword?"

King Boren sighed, with a hint of questioning in his eyes.

This question has troubled him for a long time since he learned about this royal inheritance.

The martial power of our ancestors could be called transcendental, and those who are recognized for their weapons and killing methods must also possess extremely strong martial power, right?
King Boren thought so, but he didn't want to pass the information about the Star-Killing Sword to the outside world.

"The Star-Killing Sword belongs to the Boren royal family. No one can lay their hands on it!"

When King Boren thought of this, his eyes suddenly became a little deep.

He remembered the few people who came to see him during the day and looked like mercenaries or bounty hunters.

Did they really kill a giant without any harm?
And the girl in the lead seems to have a good understanding of the Star Killing Sword?
"No, if someone like this were to covet the Star-Slaying Sword, they might end up doing harm to our royal family in the future! Regardless of their strength, let's test them first..."

Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in King Boren's eyes.

As for whether Lake and the others really have the ability to kill giants easily, King Boren does not believe it.

If I really had that kind of power...

Would he still flee back to the capital from Aim City in such a miserable state?
Besides, no one knows the process of killing the giant, and there are no living witnesses!
Just the tip of a giant's tongue?

I'm afraid it's just a few fraudsters trying to steal the credit.

He clapped his hands, and four secret guards, dressed in pitch-black armor, wearing black masks and with special patterns engraved on their armor, walked out from the shadows.

As the king spoke, a dim and incomprehensible magical light flashed in the carvings on the bodies of these secret guards.

"Go and kill these people! No one is qualified to covet the Star-Killing Sword of the Boren Royal Family!"

"Yes!"

Several secret guards bowed slightly.

The carvings on the armor faded - it seemed to be a kind of carving used for control.

After receiving the intelligence sheet given by the king, they sorted out the black swords on their bodies that were also convenient for assassination, and then stood up and walked out.

The footsteps were silent.

(End of this chapter)