Chapter 662 - 607: Facade (1/2)

At the dawn of his second day at Ramel City, two royal guards came to the inn and specifically called for Arthur. The parasite was talking with Shen Shen, who woke up quite early.

The guards were adamant on only bringing alone Arthur but when he gave them a chilling glare, they swallowed back their words and quietly led the way.

Fariya didn't leave her room neither did Arthur call for her as he's enough to protect Shen Shen in case something bad happens. This could go in two ways; one, they obediently call the master of the clan and the deal is properly done, and two, they try to forcefully take the Zen Treasure from him.

Zaarae still hasn't shown up but Arthur was confident in his ability to fend off against himself even if those sky-piercing protectors made a move. The guards walked at a moderate speed and in half an hour or so, they reached the entrance of the royal castle.

With just one look, Arthur noticed the abundance of guards and the motionless protectors proudly standing at the entrance. Unlike last time, they were oozing an aura of life as if they are awakened.

”Master, it doesn't seem to be a warm welcome.”-Commented the Quad-Spirit.

”Master, say the word and we'll f.u.c.k.i.n.g blow them!” Midolf barked from within Arthur's consciousness. In addition to his spirit, the two mythical beings were constantly with him, adding more to his power and assuring his safety. Even if Habs was here, he won't be able to take down Arthur.

Arthur glanced at the two guards walking in front of him then looked at the other guards standing at both sides, their weapon sheathed and their back straightened.

'If anything happens then I want everyone in the castle dead, am I clear, Radolf?'

”Your wish is my command, master.”

A tiny, unnoticeable double-headed bone lizard sneaked from under Arthur's sleeve and landed on the ground, soon turning invisible. No one knew that in just a few minutes, the lizard will infect the whole golden royal castle with a thick amount of Death Energy, enough to end the lives of anyone who intentionally or unintentionally absorbs it.

At the throne room, King Craus was sitting on a grandiose golden throne embedded with countless gems, he was looking down at the two new guests, his eyes especially fixated on the middle-aged man.

”Welcome, Arthur MoonStar.”

In just one day, the king managed to investigate Arthur's identity but nothing could be found on the blue-haired girl. As for Fariya, she was quite notorious in the Demon Realm, after all, she was one of five chief guards.

”Where is your father?”

”Well…”

Craus let out a sigh as he signaled the mage standing next to him. In five or so seconds, at least thirty heavily armored guards appeared on both sides of the parasite but they didn't emit any hostility, in fact, they showed respect. Amongst them, there was Tuili, the one who led Arthur here yesterday.

The only one who was slightly stronger than the rest was the mage next to King Craus but Arthur was confident in killing him in ten seconds, at most. The moment his target is trapped in the snake-world(named by Arthur), then there is no escape.

Hearing no answer, Arthur knitted his brows and said, ”Your Majesty, there's no need to over-complicate things. Bring your father or I'll just leave.”

”Arthur, my esteemed father is busy at the moment so…”

Before he could finish, an unstoppable force enveloped King Craus and, in an instant, brought his body before Arthur. The young man was suspended mid-air, his face pale and full of shock. The guards unsheathed their weapons but the weapon raised his hand, signaling them not to act rashly.

”It's fine by me if you want to act mighty in front of your subjects but don't try that with me. I could not care less about your status or you.”

The Telekinesis effect wore off and King Craus fell in front of Arthur, his body shaking like a leaf. Suffering such humiliation in front of his guard did infuriate the king but he didn't lash out at Arthur.

”E-even if you need to immediately meet my father, you can't.”

”Oh really? Even when I have this?”

Arthur took out the Tactical Reverse Sandglass, dumbfounding the King and the robbed mage, but the guards were oblivious to the origin of this eye-catching treasure.

”It's our sandglass!”

King Craus was totally dumbstruck, his mouth wide-open as he stared at the Zen Treasure.

”Go bring your father.”

”Is that really our lost Zen Treasure? Where did you get it?”

The king had so many questions but all were lost unanswered by the expressionless Arthur, who stored back the treasure and retorted,

”This is the last time I'm saying this, go bring your father here.”

Craus quickly stood up, composed himself, and seriously said. ”My father is currently out of the city so, as his direct descendant, I'm the one in charge of the clan-”

”Your Majesty, you should call the elder-”

The mage interrupted the king but ended up being yelled at.

”Silence!”

King Craus waved his hand dismissively at the mage before angling himself in front of Arthur.

”You came here to deliver the sandglass?”