I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

"That's it?"

Duke didn't take the king seriously at all.

He only ever had one true goal.

"The Little Prince".

"What's wrong, my friend?"

"You just saw me being attacked and controlled by the king, why didn't you do anything? Why didn't you try to save me?" Duke looked at the little prince who had stood by and watched the whole time. "Why did you just stand there?"

The little prince looked at Duke with his bright eyes.

Duke's attention was mainly focused on the changes that occurred in the Mini World after nightfall, so he somewhat overlooked her behavior after nightfall. Thinking about it carefully, although Duke's communication with the Little Prince has been relatively smooth so far, and he feels that she is really just an innocent and lovely child, but... all of this communication and understanding stopped at her behavior during the two days.

Is the Little Prince different after nightfall compared to before?

Her golden hair, hidden in the night, still shone as brightly as the sun, but her face appeared somewhat indistinct in the darkness. The jewels set in the crown on her head seemed to have absorbed the night, becoming dim and drawing a mysterious veil around her.

In the darkness, the little prince's lips curled slightly upwards, and the little girl pointed her right index finger at Duke, her lips moving adorably as she exclaimed:

"Don't move."

This time, Duke's body was once again out of his control, and it wasn't just his hands that were out of control; his entire body, including his soul, was paralyzed, and his thoughts were frozen by the Little Prince's words.

When facing the King, Duke is able to enter a god-like state of mind and easily find a solution to break the deadlock.

When faced with the Little Prince, Duke could only feel sluggish and slow even when thinking. He tried his best to think, but could only come up with some scattered ideas—that after nightfall, the Little Prince could also control and invade the world rules of the alternate dimension of the mini-world.

What...did...she...intend...to...do...to...me...?

The Little Prince hopped into Duke with his hands behind his back, seemingly about to take the next step towards his friend, but then he paused for a moment.

Because this mini planet hadn't yet seen sunrise or sunset, suddenly another dimension connected to it... No (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻ What connected to it was the main plane where the floating city was located.

At the same time, a slender, fair hand suddenly appeared from the darkness, grabbed Duke's collar from behind, and pulled him into a soft embrace.

"Duke, I'm here to save you!"

It was Amber's voice coming from behind. Her voice was trembling, and her heart was beating so fast that Duke could hear it through her soft, high breasts, but no matter how uncomfortable she was with this action, the girl still kept her promise and her principles.

She caught up with Duke and stood beside him. She broke through the spatial barrier between the main world and the mini-planet, and before it was too late, she caught Duke in danger.

Amber fought desperately to prove that she was worthy of standing next to Duke, risking her life to prove that she deserved him.

Whether you face a bottomless abyss or a desperate situation you willingly step into, I will stand by your side.

"Don't even think about leaving me behind, Duke."

Chapter 405 She was already broken

Amber grabbed Duke by the collar and pulled him into her arms, then held him tightly.

Amber has never been a very brave person. A few months ago, she was still an elf princess who had never seen much bloodshed or experienced much battle. She would panic when faced with a wooden figure that suddenly moved. In the Candy Castle, she could only run away in a panic when faced with a candy soldier with spatial abilities.

Compared to the mad Duke and the carefree Cecil, Amber is just an ordinary person.

but.

She hugged Duke tightly, took a deep breath, and then used her spatial magic to fall backward with all her might, preparing to escape from the miniature planet. But just then, the Little Prince's voice rang out: "Where do you think you're taking my friend?"

A wisp of golden hair suddenly appeared in Amber's eyes. The girl who called herself the Little Prince instantly appeared in front of Amber, reaching out and grabbing Duke's collar. This seemingly light grab brought Amber's spatial magic to an abrupt halt.

It wasn't that she was interrupted, or that she couldn't use it... it's just that she couldn't take Duke with her. She could leave whenever she wanted; the Little Prince hadn't imposed any restrictions on her at all. She simply wouldn't allow Duke to leave.

Amber took a deep breath, mustered all her courage, met the little prince's gaze, and said, word by word:

"Let go of my boyfriend's hand!"

"Are you Duke's girlfriend?" The little prince raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said with interest, "That's strange. I don't remember you. I think his girlfriend was a woman named Carol."

Amber's expression remained unchanged: "Oh, so?"

The little prince tilted his head, seemingly unable to understand why Amber was so indifferent to this explosive news. Shouldn't all women have the vice of jealousy? How come this elf in front of him wasn't jealous at all?

What, is it that the elves, like the place they live, have such a high tolerance for greenery?

The teasing failed, and the little prince pouted in boredom. The next moment, she made Amber's expression change drastically.

In an instant, the little prince standing in the night gave Amber a chilling sense of malice.

The atmosphere of the miniature world under the cover of night is extremely oppressive. Because Amber had a "relic" given to her by her future self, she did not feel too uncomfortable in the dark sea of ​​Pandora's Box. Instead, Amber was affected by the great malice in this miniature planet.

Or rather, a desire for control.

At this moment, what shrouds the Little Prince is called the desire for control, and it is by controlling this desire for control that permeates the entire world that she controls Duke. And now, she wants to control herself!

By the time Amber realized this, it was too late. The Little Prince snapped his fingers, and her tense body suddenly went limp, collapsing to the ground with Duke in her arms. The Little Prince nodded in satisfaction, released his grip on Duke's clothes, then knelt down, leaned close to the fallen Duke, and said with a smile:

"Now no one can bother us, my friend."

"what are you up to?"

Still held in Amber's arms, Duke gritted his teeth and questioned her, word by word.

"What do I want to do? What I want to do hasn't changed at all." The Little Prince stood up, reaching out to the glittering stars in the sky. This starry sky was different from the one Duke and the others had seen in the floating city, but it corresponded perfectly to the starry sky in the star map. Clearly, that star map depicted the starry sky above the Little Prince's homeland. "I want to go home. This isn't my hometown; it's just a memory I've created. No matter what, I want to go home, to go back and see my beloved rose..."

"And then...?"

Duke grinned and stared at the little prince as he asked.

Once the Little Prince had both Duke and Amber under his control, Duke felt a significant decrease in control. He could at least think freely and barely manage to ask questions—this strange control was clearly extremely taxing. The previous king had used all his strength to control his hands, and even for the Little Prince, controlling both Duke and Amber simultaneously was a difficult task. However, he shouldn't think about retaliating for now. The Little Prince's attention remained mostly focused on Duke, only diverting a small amount of his power to suppress Amber.

At least when facing the Little Prince, Duke dared not repeat his old trick of having the mute man fight him... Don't ask, the answer is that he was not sure whether the mute man's incomplete mental abilities could defeat the Little Prince in front of him.

"Then... go tear it apart, ha!"

The little prince mimicked Duke's expression, grinning and giving him a sinister smile that was anything but innocent or adorable; instead, it was so wicked it sent chills down one's spine.

Duke finally understood what the completely different Little Prince was at night... She was still the Little Prince, only now she had been corrupted by some kind of malice.

Like the dark sea in Pandora's box, those who emerge from the dark sea, such as Duke, Amber, and Cecil, will all benefit from lifelong progress (Amber, who skipped class, might be a little less advanced, but not by much). Those seemingly endless negative emotions tempered the souls of Duke and his friends.

But this is also because they escaped from the Dark Sea before it collapsed!

If the Little Prince before us truly connects to the Mini World with a different alternate dimension every sunset, then how many alternate dimensions have invaded this place since the Floating City was established a thousand years ago? How many bizarre and insane world rules have affected the Little Prince?

Perhaps she was originally an innocent child who only wanted to go home, but now... she has been corrupted.

The persona she presents during the day may be her original personality, but it's not necessarily the real one. It's clear that the Little Prince during the day genuinely believes he's in his homeland and has no intention of returning. This suggests that the persona she presents during the day knows very little—she's merely a second personality created by the broken Little Prince to maintain his sense of self.

The real Little Prince is the Little Prince standing before me in the night.

She had long since broken down completely without anyone noticing.

“However, there is still hope for you.” Duke looked calmly at the little prince. “My friend, as long as your soul is whole enough, there is still hope.”

"Who are you going to save? Me? Hahahaha..."

The little prince chuckled softly, then his laughter grew louder and louder until he was laughing wildly.

Then, her laughter abruptly stopped, and she said coldly:

"I don't need any salvation at all."

“I can’t let you give up on yourself like this. I have to save you because the two floating cities are waiting for you to save them… But for now, we’ll take our leave.”

Duke smiled too, but his smile was relatively relaxed, because he took an item out of his inventory and handed it to Amber, who was hugging him tightly.

Mythical Armor: Amber.

The divine fire was ignited.

Chapter 406 The Lonely Observer

The divine fire instantly ignited Amber's body, then spread to Duke. As the divine fire burned, Duke felt his body suddenly become lighter. Although he had not completely broken free from the Little Prince's control, the control effect had indeed weakened significantly.

Duke was able to move, so Amber, who had directly ignited the divine fire, was even more able to move. The control she received was already much weaker, so she simply picked up Duke and stood up from the ground.

Amber didn't suddenly have a weapon in her hand, nor did her clothes change much. The only change after activating Mythical Armament: Amber was the addition of glasses on her straight nose.

These glasses are Amber's mythical weapon. Divine fire ignited the frames, and the lenses revealed her seemingly expressive eyes. The fiery glow on her face made her look incredibly cool, but her aura made Duke feel somewhat disoriented, as if this wasn't the Amber he knew, but rather the future Amber who had appeared twice before.

Upon closer inspection, Amber's clothes did change with the activation of the Mythical Armor, though not as drastically or noticeably as Cecil, Ziyuan, and Xiaohei's. Many details changed. However, Duke quickly realized that this was because after using the Time Arcane Technique twice, Amber had abandoned her beloved maid outfit, and her overall style of dress was now closer to her future self, resulting in fewer changes at this moment.

In other words, the changes to Mythical Armor: Amber are actually based on the future amber.

Duke's heart raced slightly, and he couldn't help but speak:

"amber?"

Amber lowered her head, met Duke's gaze briefly in her arms, tilted her head and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"...No, it's nothing."

"Hmph, so mysterious." Amber pouted, then pushed up the frame made of divine fire with her finger and said with some surprise, "Duke, can you really conjure up a set of Mythical Armor on the spot? I thought you were just fooling the president and the others."

"You're right, I prepared beforehand, so it couldn't have been something I just whipped up on the spot."

"Oh, I see... Hey, I really didn't expect it, Duke, that you actually like glasses play? You even made me a pair, did you really want to see my intellectual side? Were you hoping for a contrast..."

"Ahem! Be serious."

Clearly, Amber was still the same sly elf he knew.

But there are indeed some differences.

At this moment, the amber seems to not exist in this world, giving people an unfathomable feeling, as if it is both in this timeline and watching other timelines at the same time, both standing in this space and able to step into other spaces at any time.

It can be said that among all the users of the Mythic Armor, Amber has undergone the most significant changes after activating the Mythic Armor.

Duke couldn't help but look at the item interface in the system, and at the short film that came with the Mythical Weapon Amber that was playing in the system interface. This was also the reason why Duke hadn't given this Mythical Weapon to Amber before.

The image depicts Amber in her future form, standing above the floating city, coldly observing the events unfolding within. When Cecil died, Amber merely watched indifferently; when Annie died, Amber merely watched indifferently; even when Duke died, Amber remained indifferent.

From beginning to end, amber was a solitary observer, watching everything unfold.

[Item Name: Mythical Armor - Amber]

[Item Description: The Lonely Observer never attempted to intervene in your world.]

[Item Effect: Enters Mythical Armor state upon use, lasting 60 seconds. Limited to the character "Amber".]

Duke finds it hard to imagine that someone like that could be Amber.