No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Let's think of a way," Duke Bailey whispered to the Grand Master.

The commander-in-chief did not give a clear answer, but said ambiguously, "I can only say let's give it a try."

Jiang Shu, who seemed to have been completely isolated from all of this by the banquet, and who was also completely excluded from the kingdom's top social circles, was well aware of all of this.

But he didn't care at all; in the new plan, he no longer needed to please these people...

As time went by, the banquet was drawing to a close.

"So, thank you again everyone for giving my daughter such an unforgettable evening..."

As the king began his final address, smiles filled everyone's faces. The words that came out of their mouths not only contained blessings for the princess, but also overflowed with love for the kingdom and devotion to the king.

It was a scene of guests and hosts enjoying themselves immensely.

Only then did the commander-in-chief breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"It seems it really was fake news." Duke Bailey, who had been keeping an eye on him, relaxed.

The head of the delegation nodded: "Yes, it should be fake news. They probably wanted to create some panic to ruin the banquet, but they didn't succeed in the end."

"...I believe that with the joint efforts of generations to come, the kingdom will surely become more prosperous and powerful. Any monster, any enemy, will be no match for our unity!"

Just as the king finished speaking, the guests' emotions reached their peak.

boom!!!

A deafening roar, like a thunderclap, appeared out of nowhere.

Many people were startled by the sudden loud noise and were at a loss for what to do, thinking it was an earthquake. The Grand Master, Duke Bailey, the King, and some military personnel among the guests all looked up in the direction from which the sound came.

Suddenly, a large hole appeared in the top of the palace, from which smoke and dust were billowing out.

Above the large hole, on the palace roof, stood four blurry figures.

They were all dressed in black hooded cloaks, and beneath the brim was a blur, obscuring their faces.

It's really here?!

The chief commander was shocked, his eyes wide with surprise.

He was utterly shocked and couldn't understand how they had managed to enter the heart of the palace so silently.

The leader let out a strange and eerie laugh.

"You just said that any monster, any enemy, is no match for you when you are united, is that right?"

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

Suppressing his anger and unease, the king calmly questioned, "Who are you? I don't think you were invited."

"Please forgive our uninvited arrival."

The four of them leaped down and landed steadily in the very center of the banquet, as if they were the main characters making their grand entrance.

The leader stood with his hands behind his back, his mysterious and powerful aura instantly suppressing the king and everyone else; he seemed more like the master of the place.

"But we had to come, because we always punish those who disobey our advice. This banquet shouldn't have been able to proceed smoothly, but we've shown you mercy, allowing you to laugh happily until now..."

After a pause, the leader continued maliciously:

"Just kidding, actually we're going to destroy everything when you're at your happiest!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and felt a chill.

The commander-in-chief stared intently at their faces, but no matter how hard he tried to make out their features, all he could see was a deep darkness.

It was at this moment.

"You audacious madman!"

Suddenly, a group of heavily armed royal guards rushed in from outside the door. The captain of the guard shouted and lunged forward, wielding a huge longsword that cleaved down on the head of the last of the four men.

Upon seeing this, a hint of smugness flashed in the king's eyes.

He was about to praise the captain of the guard properly afterward when he suddenly saw several flashes of cold light.

In the last person's hand, a pair of scissors, about half the height of a person, appeared out of nowhere.

The captain of the guard's longsword had already touched the top of the man's head.

However, the longsword did not cleave the man in two as the king had imagined. Instead, it shattered into countless pieces like paper the instant it touched the man's head.

"what?!"

The captain of the guard only had time to exclaim in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, his armor shattered and fell off like a vase, revealing the captain of the guard, who was wearing only his undergarments and looked horrified.

The man brandished the large scissors in his hand and laughed mockingly, "You're no good, let's get Broken King instead."

Before anyone could even figure out who the Ruined King was, everyone present was stunned by his overwhelming strength.

The once-aggressive guards, seeing their captain suffer a great loss in the blink of an eye, suddenly lost their nerve and dared not advance.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down the king's forehead, and he instinctively looked at the chief commander.

At this moment, the commander-in-chief's brows and eyes were filled with solemnity.

So that's how it is... No wonder they were able to bypass so many obstacles. There's such a powerful guy in that organization?

The scene was so impactful that even the commander-in-chief wasn't sure if he had the ability to defeat them.

However, the Grand Master, as the strongest war god in the kingdom and currently the world's strongest monster hunter, still stepped forward.

As the head of the delegation stood up and walked towards the four people, the guests breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If anyone can still provide a sense of security for everyone, it is probably only the Grand Master of the Kingdom's Knights, who has saved the kingdom countless times and left an indelible mark of strength in the hearts of all the nobles.

What is your purpose?

"The commander-in-chief asked coldly."

"Oh? The head of the delegation." The leader answered irrelevantly, laughing and blaming, "Speaking of which, this is all your fault. We had already sent out a notice, telling you that it was best not to let the banquet proceed smoothly, but you seemed to have completely ignored it."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

"Did he give that warning?"

"How is this going?"

Even the king asked the chief commander in surprise, "Is what he said true?"

The Grand Master frowned, but facing the King, he could only offer a brief explanation before repeating his initial question: "What is your purpose?"

The leader finally replied, "Of course, it's when you're at your happiest that I'll plunge you into your deepest despair, as a gift to mark the awakening of the King of Warcraft!"

"The King of Warcraft?!"

This time, not only the king and his guests, but even the head of the delegation was shocked.

The King of Warcraft... has reappeared?

Seeing this, the man seemed quite satisfied and said calmly, "This is no ordinary King of Beasts. This time, it is the strongest King of Beasts in history."

After more than a month of effort, our king is finally ready to awaken.

What follows will no longer be a minor incident. I hope that everyone will experience the deepest fear and despair in the world in the days to come!

"Then, as a prelude, let us seize the kingdom's most precious possession."

Before the Grand Master could react, still reeling from the awakening of the King of Beasts, one of the four suddenly attacked, unleashing countless white threads from his sleeve that directly entangled the princess.

The next moment, amidst a heart-wrenching scream of terror, the princess was forcibly grabbed by the collar and held in the man's hand.

"you dare?!"

The commander-in-chief came to his senses and immediately took action.

His speed was extremely fast, as swift as lightning, far surpassing that of the previous captain of the personal guard.

He left only a blur in place, and the next instant, his fist was already in the face of the person holding the princess.

boom!

A dull sound rang out.

"You...you hit him?"

The guests were all pleasantly surprised.

They had witnessed it firsthand: the Grand Master hadn't even used a weapon; he had knocked down a level 60 magical beast with a single punch.

If this guy had been hit squarely in the face, his skull would probably be shattered.

But their smiles soon faded.

Because the commander-in-chief's face did not show the joy of a successful attack, but rather an emotion that had never appeared on his face before.

Is that...fear?

"They don't even have the strength to hit someone, yet they call themselves a knight order."

The man's neck didn't even budge after taking a direct hit from the Commander-in-Chief. The Commander-in-Chief felt as if he had hit steel.

The excruciating pain in his fist, along with his long-standing experience, told him that his finger bones appeared to be cracked.

Is that right?!

"Try mine."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the man casually tossed the princess up into the air, where she was caught by another person, who then threw a punch.

It looked like a light punch, but the Grand Master's eyes widened as he felt as if a berserk, power-type magical beast was charging towards him.

"not good!"

The commander-in-chief tried to dodge, but it was too late. At the last second, he crossed his arms over his chest and took the blow head-on.

Everyone watched in disbelief as the invincible Grand Commander was sent flying like a cannonball, embedding himself deeply into the palace wall.

Despair instantly enveloped everyone's hearts, and no amount of effort could dispel it.

The princess, who was wailing just a second ago, has stopped crying now.

Having witnessed the power of these people firsthand, she feared that they might accidentally crush her to death.

After doing all this, the leader clapped his hands in front of the people who were already gripped by fear.

"It seems that the purpose of the greeting has been achieved. Now, please continue to enjoy the dinner, if you can still laugh as much as before."

Having said that, the four men who were holding the princess hostage prepared to leave.

It seems they intend to leave through the main entrance.

At that moment, the queen finally couldn't hold back any longer.

His worry for his daughter outweighed his fear, and even more so, his concern for his own safety.

"Wait a minute, let go of my daughter!"

"Huh?" The four people stopped and turned around when they heard the sound.

The king seemed to have been trying to hold the queen back, but ultimately failed.

With a sigh, he stood up and blocked the queen's path.

“Release our daughter, and I will give you anything else you want.”

Unexpectedly, the leader gently shook his head.

"We will take everything you have sooner or later, so there's no need to rush. As for your daughter, don't worry, she won't die, at least not now. She will live on, waiting for you to send someone to rescue her. Otherwise, the game wouldn't be interesting, would it?"

"A...game...?!"

"That's right!"

The man was somewhat deranged:

"How can surrender without resistance bring the deepest despair and fear?"

The most interesting thing is seeing you keep sending strong people to rescue her, only to fail repeatedly, and then seeing the expressions on the faces of those who failed.

"Kingdoms and knightly orders, let them all give it a try and see if they can escape their fate of kneeling!"

Hearing words brimming with malice, and seeing the four people who, after speaking, arrogantly planned to leave, finally, someone could no longer maintain their composure.

"shut up!"