Xiao Chen and Luo Ling came to the king. Wang Guo was lying on the stone platform. His face was blue, his lips were purple, and his breathing was intermittent. He was in much worse condition than when he had just seen him. He looked like he was terminally ill.
"He was pretending to be unconscious. He woke up when you were controlling the undead just now." Luo Ling said to Xiao Chen through the Soul Bridge.
"I really want him to be buried with those people." Xiao Chen said, "But, judging from the current situation, it seems that we still need a living king."
"But we can't let him go for nothing, let's put on a show for him..." Luo Ling said.
"Who's the good guy?"
"Let me do it. You can't scare anyone like this."
Luo Ling winked at Xiao Chen and said in reality: "We have to go. Let's kill the king as well."
"Based on what he did, it would be too easy for him to be killed." Xiao Chen said coldly, "I think we should put him in the book as well?"
"Well, it seems like a good idea to have him and Demian as neighbors." Luo Ling agreed.
"I summon the Holy Scripture..."
"Who are you? Do you know that you are doing something stupid?" The king suddenly opened his eyes.
"He's awake, so just kill him. He's already met us, so we don't want him to cause us any trouble."
"Stop!" the king shouted. He struggled to get up, but he had just been attacked by energy and had no strength left in his body.
"He's just stalling for time. Let's do it." Luo Ling said, "If you don't come, I will."
"Wait a minute! Just listen to me."
"It is said that Dean II is a very cunning and tough man. Whatever he says must be a conspiracy." Frost condensed in Luo Ling's hands, as if she was about to deliver a fatal blow.
The king could feel the chill brought by the magic. If the other party's hand moved even slightly, he would be finished.
"No. Please wait a moment!" The king lost his pretentious attitude. He didn't expect that the two people dressed as magicians in front of him were so vicious. Especially the woman, he was a little afraid to look into her eyes.
"Since he has something to say, why don't we ask him clearly?" Xiao Chen said at this time.
The king nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, explain clearly, there must be a misunderstanding!"
"Hmph, well, I'd like to see what the misunderstanding is. But don't try to fool around. We've already interrogated Demian." Luo Ling glanced at the ice and snow magic in her hand, "If you want to lie to me, then I'll just end this matter."
"I will tell you the truth."
"You teamed up with Demian to kill civilians to save their lives! Right?"
"I was deceived, too. It was all that damned Demian's idea. This shameless guy betrayed me."
"You bought this warehouse and dug the cave, right? I don't believe Demian can do these things by himself!" The magic power in Luo Ling's hands gathered more and more.
"Yes! It's me! But... I just want to gain some life force from those civilians who are just eating and waiting to die. I don't want to kill them."
"But these people died today because of you, right?"
"Yes... sort of."
Luo Ling said: "Look, he has admitted it, what else is there to say, go to hell."
"Don't! If you stop now, you'll be a hero for saving the king. But if you kill me, not only will you gain nothing, but you'll also get into big trouble."
"He actually threatened us. I want to see how much trouble this will cause!"
"No, no, no, please let me finish my words," begged the king, who was almost driven crazy by this woman.
"King Dean, we value the lives of these civilians very much. My companion is really angry." Xiao Chen said, "You'd better say it quickly if you have something to say. She has no patience."
"I know, I know. I am sincere." The king did not have time to think about it and said, "I have admitted before that I caused the deaths of these people. But this matter is actually irreversible. Why not make some choices that are good for everyone
If you let me handle it, today's events will become a story about a civilian I care about traveling incognito, being kidnapped by an evil wizard, and then being rescued by the two of you.
Since you saved me, there will naturally be a reward. Crystals, gold coins, scrolls, equipment, these are all negotiable. But I don’t know... What are your names?"
"Xiao Chen, from Montenegro."
"So it's you. I was planning to give you a piece of land after the New Year, and now I can give you more land and power. Listen, we have no conflicts. If you hadn't come, I would have been killed by the damned Demian. It was you who saved me today. There's no need for me to be hard on the person who saved me."
"Aren't you worried that we'll discover your ugly deeds and tell others about them?" Luo Ling asked.
"No, no, I have nothing to worry about. You... come from other places and don't understand the rules of the game here in the capital." The king's voice was hoarse, like a demon humming, "Listen to me, in this city, no one really cares about the civilians, the ordinary people. They are pigs when collecting taxes, cows when working, and ants when people die. Does anyone care about the life and death of ants
No matter how many people died tonight, they will just be a set of numbers on Marquis Landinas's table tomorrow. As long as there is no benefit, no one will care about this matter. The temple will not care, and the wizard will not care, because this matter has no impact on them at all."
Seeing that both of them were listening to him, the king slowly stood up from the stone platform and said, "There are rumors everywhere in the capital. It's said that I eat children for breakfast, that my wife bathes in blood, and all kinds of nonsense. But rumors are just rumors. Even if you tell others about what happened today, it will only give me one more piece of absurd news. Any bad deeds, even if there is real evidence, can only pose a threat to an opponent of equal strength... You are still far behind in strength."
"Hmph, don't treat us like three-year-old kids. If you are really fearless, why do you have to be so sneaky?" Luo Ling sneered.
"Before the ceremony begins, I must prevent anyone from ruining my business. This is not a matter of reputation, but a real threat. It is obviously much easier to raid a real magic ceremony than to defeat the opponent by relying on rumors, isn't it?"
"This guy is not easy to deal with." Xiao Chen said to Luo Ling through the Soul Bridge, "After just two or three sentences, he has eliminated the leverage we had in our hands and made it worthless."
"Fortunately, we have new evidence." Luo Ling said proudly.
"As long as you two can put aside unnecessary worries and don't let sympathy hinder your reason, we can be friends and there are many things to talk about. I am not a good-tempered person, but I am a generous person." The king vowed.