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Chapter 101 A deadly coup, a feat of swallowing an elephant whole.

"The Heavenly Path has been traversed, and the Trial Bell has been returned to its place."

"Yeragand, your sincerity and your piety have been witnessed."

Jeragund said, 'You are now connected to my mind.'"

"You are qualified to act as Jeragand's representative and to bless all living beings."

[In the Manju Academy, under the joint ceremony of the elders led by the Grand Elder, Enya, having completed her trials, is undergoing the final rituals before becoming a Saintess.]

Finally, after the Grand Elder finished reading the final prayer, under the watchful eyes of the three heads of the family and all the important figures in Sherag, [the text abruptly ends here].

He personally handed the sacred bell, symbolizing the saint, to Enya.

"This is a sacred bell that has been blessed by Jeragand with divine power."

"You can rely on this bell to borrow the power of Jeragund."

"From this day forward, you will be Jeragand's human representative. You must follow Jeragand's teachings, guide people through their confusion, and fulfill your duties."

"—Enya, obey the divine decree."

In response to Enya's loud voice, she once again bowed in devout submission to the statue of Jeragand enshrined at Manjushri Temple.

The entire ceremony is now complete.

"House lords, people of Sherag, witness this moment under the watchful eyes of Jeragand."

"Yeragand has once again chosen her representative. Let us pay homage to the messenger of Yeragand, our saint!"

"By Jeragand!" XN
In the vast Manju Academy, everyone offered the most devout kneeling homage to Enya, who had become a saint.

However, there was one exception.

While everyone bowed down before the saint, your slightly hunched body, weakened by exhaustion and illness, stood out starkly.

"—Patriarch Shivaash? Has the Trial Road left you exhausted? Have you forgotten your manners?"

The Grand Elder noticed your proud figure, but he no longer saw you as a threat.

Whether it was your previous show of weakness or your companionship on the path of trials, the Grand Elder was convinced that you had completely given in.

In the High Elder's eyes, you, and even the entire Shiva'ish clan, are nothing more than barely surviving in Kjerag thanks to Enya's status as a saintess.

You've completely lost your way.

"It's alright, Jeragand is merciful and will surely forgive your oversight."

"Please, Patriarch Shivaish, pay your respects to the Holy Maiden... Hmm? Why have you all come forward?"

You ignored the Grand Elder's words.

You were simply relying on your willpower, dragging your body slowly towards Enya.

In an instant, everyone's eyes were drawn to you.

But no one stopped you.

Because in their minds, your cowardly and incompetent behavior over the past three years has long ceased to be a threat.

They all assumed that your stepping forward was perhaps due to overwhelming emotion, or perhaps it was to demonstrate your devotion to Jeragund once again in front of everyone.

Only you know this.

The time for your revenge has finally come.

"...Twenty years have passed."

"For twenty years, I have been the wolf in your eyes, the heartless beast."

"I have endured for three years for this day."

"Now, it's finally my turn..."

[The hatred, anger, and bloodlust you've suppressed for three years are finally unleashed upon all your enemies at this moment.]

You no longer bothered to hide your triumphant grin, and slowly turned your head away.

[You cast your cold, sharp gaze upon everyone behind you!]

"It's time for the wolves in your eyes to come and eat people!"

"—The look of a wolf's gaze!!"

The Grand Elder, staring at you as you once again revealed your wolfish gaze, let out an extremely terrified, hoarse voice.

At that moment, not only him, but everyone who was shocked by you reflexively felt a chill run down their spine.

It's the feeling of being targeted by a hungry wild beast!

"Quickly! Men, come here! Kill this ominous child for me!"

The Grand Elder roared incessantly, trying to summon anyone who could protect him or kill you.

But that's no longer possible.

"Click."

With a crisp click of the safety being released, your revolver, which had been concealed within your coat, was now pointed directly at the Elder's face!

However, everyone present, including the Grand Elder, stared blankly at the gun in your hand, remaining completely unresponsive.

That's something they can't understand.

The people of Sherag, who had long been isolated from the world, didn't even recognize this as a weapon capable of taking lives.

"This shot was for my adoptive mother."

Looking at the Grand Elder, who was unaware of his impending death, you grinned maliciously, offering him a final "farewell" before his demise.

"Go to hell, you old dog."

"boom--!"

Deafening gunshots rang out throughout Manjusang Academy!

[Under the stunned gaze of everyone, a pool of blood-red liquid mixed with brain matter burst open from the Grand Elder's head.]

"boom!"

[…Dead.]

[The Grand Elder of the Manju Academy, the highest authority under the Saintess, has secretly ruled Sherag for decades.]

[To die so meaninglessly, like a stray dog ​​you casually kicked to death.]

Warm blood splattered on your face, but you didn't feel disgusted; instead, you felt a sense of reality.

Yes, what Grand Elder, what Saintess, what Yeragand.

In the end, they're all just beings destined to be killed.

"You, you actually dared to kill the Grand Elder of Manju Academy?!"

Finally, as the Grand Elder's body fell limply to the ground, someone finally reacted.

Actos immediately stood up abruptly, shock and anger flashing across his rugged face.

Even after witnessing the power of the gun in your hand, the burly man remained fearless, shouting sternly!

"Guards! Perroche family guards! Seize this traitor!"

"Who dares?!"

[But the next second, something happened that none of Ensiodis, Ensioa, Horn Peak, and Chen Huijie expected.]

[You actually pointed your gun at Enya's head!]

"The Holy Maiden is in my hands, who among you dares to touch her?!"

A roar like thunder roared from your throat, completely drowning out Actos's imposing aura!

Under everyone's horrified gaze, you seemed to completely forget that Enya was your sister, and once again released the safety on the gun!

"do not want!"

In a panic, Encia could no longer sit still.

[This young girl jumped out from the crowd, grabbed your hand that was holding hers, and her eyes were filled with disbelief and tears.]

"Brother! That's Sister Enya! Why are you—"

"Shut up!"

However, instead of revealing your final plan to Encia in response to her pleas, you interrupted her with a harsh rebuke.

"Qi! Why are you—"

At this moment, even Chen Huijie could no longer remain seated. Everything that had unfolded was completely different from what she had anticipated.

She had initially thought this would be a trial in front of everyone, exposing the crimes of Manju Academy.

To this end, she made many preparations, even planning to hold Chixiao to the Grand Elder's throat and force him to listen to the testimonies of all the witnesses she had brought.

She believed that as long as the witnesses and evidence were made public in such a setting, the rule of the Manju Academy would inevitably be overthrown.

But your plan is completely different from what she imagined.

You never considered trial or justice.

Those are matters for judges and police superintendents to concern themselves with. You understood from the beginning that true justice only exists when you possess the military power to overthrow a nation's rule!

Justice is governed by those who have the strongest army!

“I never thought that my mother’s revenge could be achieved through a trial.”

"This blood debt can only be repaid with blood! Chen!"

"They forced me to do this! They forced me to do this!!"

[With an unprecedentedly ferocious expression, you cast a bewitching look at Chen Huijie, a look that sent shivers down her spine.]

[You understand that Encia and Chen Huijie's current performance is exactly what you need.]

Only under the watchful eyes of the head of the Sherag family can you sever all your romantic ties.

Only then will they believe that this entire coup was orchestrated by you alone.

They're more willing to believe that only you harbor such ulterior motives, while your other family members are completely unaware.

Therefore, you absolutely cannot be soft-hearted now.

[And Enya, the only one who knows all your plans, also understands your actions.]

She merely fought back tears, her trembling eyes fixed on the muzzle of your gun pointed at her.

She knew that all of this was just your way of taking all the blame upon yourself.

"Mountain Snow Demon! The time has come! Show yourself!"

"Suppress everyone in the Manju Institute except me!"

"boom!"

[With your angry shout, something happened in the next second that shocked everyone.]

[In the snow-covered land surrounding the sacred mountain, the snow spirits who heard your call suddenly emerged from beneath the pristine white snow!]

They are fully armed and have been hidden here since the operation began last night, awaiting your orders!

Now, they can finally come out and die for you.

Of course, besides those who got up, there were also many who, once covered by the snow, never rose again.

They have fulfilled their mission, repaying your kindness in raising them with their lives.

But the remaining assassins are enough.

"what?!"

"They actually hid their army in the snow?"

"Oh no! They're surrounding us!"

At this moment, everyone in Manju Academy had noticed the Snow Demon rushing towards them.

Most of the people here were unarmed, and when the mountain snow demons surrounded them, they didn't even have the ability to fight back.

"do not come!"

Yucatan of the Blantau family immediately drew his longsword the moment he saw the Snow Demon arrive.

But the next second, before Yucatan could even react, a sharp pain shot through his wrist as a mountain snow demon slapped the sword out of his hand.

"Yukataan?!"

Upon seeing her husband injured, Hugh Ruth immediately took him into her arms.

But soon, bound by the halberds in the hands of the well-trained mountain snow demons, the couple was ruthlessly suppressed and rendered unable to move.

"Shulus!"

Latatos, who had just cried out in pain, felt a blur before her eyes and her head was slammed heavily to the ground.

The mountain snow ghosts, being assassins, showed no mercy or tenderness towards women.

Even Enshiodis, Enshia, Horn Peak, and Chen Huijie, who were caught off guard, were all suppressed by the Mountain Snow Demon.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

At first, the strong and powerful Actos could struggle with his physique.

But being unarmed, he was quickly overpowered by the two mountain snow demons and was pinned to the ground, unable to move, extremely unwilling.

But Aktos remained unwilling to admit defeat. He raised his head with all his might, glaring angrily at Chen Qi before him, and roared:

"You! You beast! Traitor!"

"The Grand Elder is right! You have the appearance of a wolf! You are a wild beast that should be thrown into the snowy mountains to freeze to death, an ungrateful animal!"

"The old man of the Shivaesh family must be blind! How could he have adopted such a heartless wretch like you?!"

"...Are you done calling out?"

However, you remained unmoved by all of Actos's insults.

Because all of this is what you asked for.

You've convinced everyone in Sherag that you're a ruthless, power-hungry devil.

At this point, your family has completely severed ties with you.

In the eyes of the Sherag people, you have betrayed your family, your clan, your faith…you have betrayed almost everyone.

The only person they hate left is you.

[And now, you possess absolute military power sufficient to control Kjerag, and even more so, you control a saintess powerful enough to deter all of Kjerag from resisting.]

This country already belongs to you alone.

"Perhaps you are right, Actus."

“You should have left me to freeze to death in the snow back then.”

"Otherwise, I would never have gotten anything from Sherag."

Chen Qi stared into Aktos's bloodshot eyes and uttered his insincere words with a sinister smile, words that could deceive everyone.

The next moment, Chen Qi's sinister smile vanished. Before everyone's eyes, he raised his gun high and coldly roared at all the mountain snow demons:

"Now, issue my command!"

"Manju Academy has been overthrown, and the three great families are now under my control!"

"From this day forward, there will be no more three great families in Sherag, nor will there be any more Manju Academy."

"The people of Sherag have only one place of loyalty: this king!"

"Anyone who dares to oppose my rule shall be executed by hanging, and their corpse displayed to the public!"

"Anyone who dares to incite an uprising against my rule—I will immediately execute the Holy Maiden of Kalan as a warning to others!"

As he spoke, under the pale-faced gazes of everyone, Chen Qi once again pointed his gun at Enya without hesitation.

However, the still-warm body of the Grand Elder lying in a pool of blood, and the mountain snow ghosts around him who were willing to die for Chen Qi, told everyone present a different story.

Chen Qi was absolutely not joking.

This ruthless person with the wolf-like gaze is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

And this is also the impression Chen Qi hopes to leave in the hearts of the people of Sherag.

A ruthless, iron-fisted man whose heart is filled only with the desire for power and profit.

Only such people can inspire genuine fear in them, prevent them from acting rashly, and make them act according to their own will without the slightest negligence.

Because they know that if they offend you for even the slightest mistake, you will impose an unbearable price on them!

"From this day forward, no law, no dogma, no oracle... shall exist in Shelag!"

"I am the only god of Shelag!"

"I am your god!"

“Every word I utter is a divine decree that you should obey!”

"This country shall be ruled by me!"

【it's over. 】

Everything has settled down. Now, the entire Shelag is in your hands.

You have accomplished a feat akin to a snake swallowing an elephant, gaining control of a country at minimal cost.

But you know, your revenge is not over yet, and the first step in your reign is far from complete.

"Hang that old dog's corpse in the town and display it to the public for a year!"

"As for the other elders of the Manju Academy..."

[You turned your gaze to the remaining trembling elders of the Manju Academy, your eyes flashing with hatred, and roared your order.]

"Take them to the statue of Jeragund!"

"I, the King, will personally judge them, and indeed the sins of the Manju Academy!"

(End of this chapter)