Chapter 540: Chapter 513: Epilogue

"No, this is impossible!"

Serdil had lost all her previous calm and composure, acting like a madwoman.

"How could you possibly have tracked me?"

Ronin slowly descended from the sky, landing a short distance in front of her. "Great Mages can use their Spiritual Power to sense their surroundings. Coming all the way from the Crescent Continent, surely you haven’t forgotten something so basic?"

Of course, Serdil knew that. But she couldn’t understand. ’The range of a typical Legendary Mage’s Spiritual Sense is only a little over thirty li. A stronger one might reach fifty li, which is already quite impressive.’

’To be safe, I teleported over eighty li away. How could he still sense me?’

"You... Don’t kill me!"

A tremor ran through Serdil’s voice.

She remembered how full of ambition she had been when she first followed Storm Lord Theress’s command, crossing the Sea of Storms to make her mark on the unknown Star Continent!

She had never imagined she would end up in such a desperate situation.

Serdil forced a seductive smile. "As long as you don’t kill me, I’ll do anything you want!"

The sight of a woman with only the upper half of her body speaking such seductive words was, by all accounts, both terrifying and bizarre.

The corner of Ronin’s mouth curled into a cold sneer. "Are followers of a Demon God afraid of death?"

"Followers of a Demon God are just like anyone else."

Seeing that Ronin didn’t strike immediately, Serdil thought she had a chance and continued her seduction. "Not just our personalities, but our bodies are structured the same way. Compared to your wife..."

SLAP!

Ronin slapped her across the face and snatched the Heart of the Storm from her hand.

"Don’t be disgusting, Serdil. If you killed yourself, I might at least respect you for it."

Ronin probed the Heart of the Storm with his senses. Its internal structure was complex, and the deeper he tried to perceive, the more it seemed an invisible barrier blocked his senses.

"Is this for random teleportation? Or to a fixed point?"

Serdil was stunned for a moment, then she roared in fury, "Give me back the Heart of the Storm!"

This item could not only control Wind Mages but also possessed multiple abilities like teleportation and healing. It was essentially Serdil’s most vital artifact.

The surrounding Wind Elements suddenly surged toward her. Serdil was actually trying to snatch it back.

Unfortunately for her, Ronin showed no mercy. He thrust his sword through her heart, and a surge of Fighting Qi extinguished her life.

The moment Serdil died, the Heart of the Storm in Ronin’s hand seemed to lose its soul as some kind of spiritual connection was severed.

This allowed him to probe its mysteries more easily.

The small, pocket-watch-sized disc was inscribed with a profound Magic Array, somewhat similar to the "Fishing Teleportation Array" in the Mysterious Valley, but much more complex.

Ronin tried injecting his Magic Power to activate the Teleportation Array. From the feedback he received, he sensed it wasn’t for random or fixed-point teleportation, but for directional teleportation.

The distance of the teleportation was determined by the amount of Magic Power consumed to activate it, with a maximum range of probably one hundred kilometers.

’Serdil must have been in poor condition from her severe injuries, and perhaps she wanted to conserve some Magic Power. That’s why she only teleported just over eighty li.’

’Underestimating her enemy and her own carelessness had cost her her life.’

Ronin took her Space Ring and inspected it with his Spiritual Power. It had a capacity of only five or six cubic meters. Aside from some personal clothes, it was filled with some Magic Crystal Stones and five eighth- and ninth-level Magic Scrolls.

The Ninth Level Magic she frequently used, "Wind Snake Chain," was one of them.

Ronin put away the Space Ring and the Heart of the Storm, then instantly cast a Flame Pillar. He watched as the flames incinerated Serdil’s corpse before leaving.

With that, the turmoil in the Royal Capital had come to a temporary close. The next step was to consider how to deal with Garrett.

Ronin hadn’t killed him. On one hand, he didn’t want to be accused of turning on his own family; on the other, he wanted to hear Blanche’s opinion.

Now that Bruno was gone and the only Crown Prince was the patricidal murderer, the succession of the Oduin Kingdom would be the first problem to face after Garrett was tried for his crimes.

Bruno had one son and two daughters. With the son unable to inherit, the law and customs dictated that succession should pass to a brother or nephew.

However, of Bruno’s two brothers, Jesus was dead, and Ference had betrayed the kingdom by siding with an Alien Race. Naturally, neither he nor his son had any right to the throne.

Therefore, the succession would ultimately fall to his two married daughters—

The Eldest Princess, Sharon, and the younger princess, Blanche.

But no matter the line of succession, according to normal procedures, the Crown would never be placed on Ronin’s head. This was at odds with his goal.

It wasn’t that Ronin lusted for power by wanting to be King.

After all, as the Duke of Conqueror, he already wielded immense authority.

Becoming King would be a way to accelerate the growth of his strength.

The reward for the "Famous Throughout the World" achievement was thirty thousand Attribute Points and sixty thousand Energy Essence.

This would give a huge boost to his and his followers’ strength!

Furthermore, once he became King, issues like population and large cities would be resolved, and Ronin might even be able to advance from the Legendary realm to Sage in a single leap.

He could not miss such an opportunity to strengthen himself.

’Yes, I’ll have to think this through carefully.’

While Ronin was dealing with the Wind Mage, Serdil, and the others, Golden Feather City was in an uproar.

At first, everyone had believed Ronin was the murderer of His Majesty Bruno, but after seeing Ronin drop a letter detailing Garrett’s crimes, many people began to waver.

And when Baron Dani and other nobles escaped from the Golden Feather Palace, terrified, and spoke of how His Highness Crown Prince Garrett had committed patricide, colluded with the enemy, and committed treason, public opinion exploded.

Although this wasn’t a land that subscribed to the extreme belief that a son must die if his father commands it, a father’s status was still held in very high regard in every family, especially a father with a noble title.

Patricide was already a heinous crime, let alone when committed by the Crown Prince.

At that moment, the streets and alleys of Golden Feather City were abuzz with discussions about the dramatic events in the palace.

Sensing that the Kingdom was on the verge of a major upheaval, some of society’s troublemakers took to the streets, brazenly killing, burning, and looting.

Chaos quickly began to spread through the city.

At this time, with Philimon of the Royal Knight Order dead and command of the Griffin Knight Order temporarily seized by Garrett, the members of these two great organizations were left like headless chickens after Garrett’s capture and the death of his men at Ronin’s hands. They didn’t know what to do.

After leaving the Golden Feather Palace, Broel, the Vice Leader of the Griffin Knight Order, went first to the Royal Extraordinary Academy.

He chose this place because the students were known to be passionate and relatively idealistic.

The Vice Leader was a well-known figure, so when he stood upon a high platform, he immediately attracted a large crowd of students.

At once, many of them began asking Broel to confirm the truth of the recent events.

Broel held nothing back, recounting everything that had happened on the night of His Majesty Bruno’s assassination.

He was completely objective, neither defending Ronin nor embellishing Garrett’s actions.

Yet, when he finished his account, all the students were certain of one thing: Ronin had nothing to do with His Majesty’s murder. It was Garrett who had falsely accused him.

At the same time, when they learned that Ronin had become a legendary Legendary Knight and Legendary Mage, the entire narrative shifted completely.

The young people who already saw Ronin as their idol immediately became his fanatical supporters.

Now that their idol had been wronged and aggrieved, these fanatical supporters could not possibly stand idly by.

And so, they gathered together, took to the streets, and marched to the gates of the Golden Feather Palace, shouting Ronin’s name and relentlessly demanding that Garrett be put on trial.

Given the scene, if Ronin were to put on the Crown and declare himself King, they would likely support him wholeheartedly without a second thought.

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