The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Ludwig also sensed that the Holy Kingdom had undoubtedly begun to change in some ways over the years, with some internal strife seemingly brewing.

Lenn is no longer the lord who was so benevolent as to be called "foolish" twenty-four years ago.

But Ludwig could understand all of this.

When a person becomes the leader of a large organization, he is also controlled by that organization. Even if he is the strongest, he will find that there are always countless enemies.

Lenn is not a god; he is just a human being.

Accordingly, he needs to start weighing more factors.

Otherwise, some foolish kindness could lead to unimaginable disaster.

Even though he was hailed as a saint, he couldn't just kill people like the demon king Delois.

Human morality is a very complex thing, unlike the simple and brutal ethics of demons.

Over the years, Lenn may have often been mired in confusion and struggle.

Therefore, change is inevitable.

There may be a good direction, or there may be a bad direction.

But no matter how time changes, Ludwig still believed in some deeper aspects of Lenn's character.

Even Ludwig began to be haunted by nightmares when Ray, in his extraordinary way, chose to assassinate Lenn.

She feared that Lenn might have a fatal flaw that only Ray could see.

If even the last of the three dukes held this view, Ludwig felt a chill creeping down his spine.

"Of course, there's a second possibility..."

Dekan continued speaking.

"If it was due to the influence of some god-level power that forced Ray to do this, or even made him voluntarily assassinate Lenn under the rules, then that would also make sense."

"You...you're insane?"

Ludwig's eyes widened; she couldn't quite understand what the honorary duke was suddenly saying.

The biggest mystery surrounding Ray's assassination attempt on Lenn, and the point of contention that no one can understand, lies in the fact that all of Ray's actions and appearances prove that he voluntarily came to assassinate Lenn and was not coerced in any way.

Even if he has accomplices, he is willing to protect them and will never expose their identities.

There was no sign of mental magic or being controlled by illusions on him!

Therefore, everyone ruled out the possibility that Lei was coerced.

Unless, of course, a god could come into this world and manipulate Ray into willingly assassinating Len!

But the one who did this was undoubtedly an evil god, a malevolent god!

However, Ludwig soon received his answer.

"God-level authority, the legendary power to control the rules, exists in this world."

Dekan said this with absolute certainty.

His voice echoed continuously at the very top of this tower prison!

"..."

Ray still didn't say anything, but a faint smile seemed to finally appear at the corners of his mouth.

It was a sense of relief, as if saying "I trusted you" and "I'm entrusting this to you," and also a feeling of liberation.

But soon, it was as if his body had been taken control, and he returned to a puppet-like state.

"No way, Your Grace, your imagination is way too wild!"

Ludwig murmured as he listened from behind.

Her mind raced, as if she understood the Duke's line of thought, yet it still seemed far beyond her comprehension.

If there really is something capable of doing something to such an incomprehensible degree.

What if it's not just one enemy, but a group of terrifying creatures lurking deep within...

She couldn't figure out what kind of crisis the Holy Kingdom was facing now...

It's as if they've conjured up an imaginary enemy that could never exist in the real world!

“Da Zhan, you will definitely understand, even if no one else can. You will be the first to discover them.”

From now on, I'll have to rely on you to enlighten me.

Dekan paused his conversation with Ray and relayed the message to Ludwig.

"Great Occupation? What does 'Great Occupation' mean?"

Even though Ludwig knew that the Duke's main point wasn't what he said at the beginning, he still felt inexplicably offended.

"They're praising you."

After saying that, Dekan finally looked directly into Ray's eyes.

But it seemed as if he wasn't looking at Lei.

It's another guy who can see Dekan through Ray's eyes!

"You should be able to hear me, right? The guy who's bothering Ray."

"As long as you dare to appear in this world—"

"Don't even think about running away anymore."

Dekan's voice no longer concealed any murderous intent; this was his final declaration of war against the most cunning and troublesome Chaos God who had wreaked havoc on the Holy Kingdom.

……

at the same time.

On the other side of the holy city.

"Boom!!"

A sudden clap of lightning illuminated the sky, and a long bolt of lightning streaked across the horizon, causing the captain of the royal guards to instinctively close his eyes. Then, the continuous rumble of thunder could be heard.

The sky above the palace was pitch black, like a swamp.

When he came to his senses, he found himself in a palace corridor where the night breeze was blowing.

Before we knew it, the rain seemed to have stopped briefly, and after a dark cloud drifted by, the beautiful starry sky, so stunning it was almost chilling, was revealed.

Looking up, even though it was still autumn, the moonlight felt incredibly cold.

But why... did he find that he... only had a head left?

He had something to say, but couldn't utter it. The next moment, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes became completely vacant, devoid of life.

Seconds later, a torrential downpour began, making the dark night even more murky, as if it would never stop.

The pools of water on the ground gradually became stained with scarlet blood, spreading among the corpses, yet there was not a single scream or shriek.

Everything happened too fast. This place seemed to be separated from the holy city by a curtain of rain, becoming a gloomy and desolate world.

A slender figure moved with a dance-like gait through the rain and darkness, and somehow found herself deep within the palace.

Classic oil lamps flickered in the dark corridor.

As you move forward, you can see a carpet with an ornate pattern that stretches to the end of the road.

"Hmph, honorary duke, very clever. You're a real freak, I really don't know how your brain works."

"But what's the point? The more a dog bluffs, the more cowardly it is."

The figure's self-talk was full of sarcasm.

Even if someone does manage to solve the riddle in the end.

There was no one left to clean up the mess of the Holy Kingdom's inevitable defeat.

For so many years.

Her goal was finally about to be achieved—

That is to kill Lenn.

Once Lunn, the only person in the world with the potential to pierce the spatial core of the [Battlefield of Annihilation], dies, the unstable factor in the tenth-order shadow world that will descend in the near future will be completely eliminated.

"What a brilliant plan, Goddess Tike, to have such a monster, who represents the limits of human potential, appear in this era at just the right time."

"Maybe he really can help you turn things around."

"If it were someone like Agamemnon or Menellios, they might not be able to deal with Lenn... Unfortunately, it was me who came to this world."

She walked merrily down the palace corridors, as if humming a triumphant tune.

Until we reach the deepest point.

Then he gently placed his hand on the heavy door.

As the emperor's bedroom door was pushed open, the only thing that stood out was a small lamp burning with a faint light.

And Len sat next to him.

He seemed to have sensed the approach of death.

They simply did not want to harm the innocent people in the palace or near the capital.

So he quietly sat up in bed, showing no intention of fighting the enemy to the death.

After all, a ninth-tier warrior fighting with unrestrained might destroy most of the Holy City.

He did not summon Ludwig or any other eighth-rank soldiers stationed in the capital to their deaths.

The moment Len saw the enemy before him, he knew she was exceptionally powerful.

He was much stronger than Irenos the Destroyer, the strongest enemy he had ever faced head-on.

If Len hadn't been injured, it's uncertain whether he would have had the strength to fight him.

"Emperor Lunn, should I make the move, or would it be more convenient for everyone?"

The figure of the newcomer gradually became clearer; it was a young woman with a charming yet slightly sinister look in her eyes.

There is no doubt that she looks like a human, but only a supreme being of Lenn's level would realize in person that she is neither human nor demon, but a mistaken existence that seems to have no place in this world.