Hail the King

Chapter 885: Very Close (Part One)

The noisy crowd instantly turned silent due to Fei’s sentence.

The 23 nobles who were kneeling on the ground and roaring righteously including Grant who was stuffed into the ground like a nail were shocked, and so were the eight masters of Martial Saint Mountain. They all stared at Fei and didn’t know what to do.

“Perhaps others would be troubled by your plan, but unfortunately, you chose the wrong target. How can two top-tier masters fall into traps designed by weak ants like you?” Fei said coldly with disdain.

How powerful was the King of Chambord?

After seeing the tragic situation of low-level military officers like Ribry, he dared to barge into St. Petersburg, kill evil masters of [Iron Blood Legion] under the stare of tens of millions of people, and scold the Elder Prince. How crazy was that?

Therefore, it was impossible to trouble Fei today with the current setup. The people in front of Fei were only weapons that were used by others. Even though Grant looked intelligent, he was only witty and not wise.

“Kill them all. Such despicable excuses; such fake faces. These people will bring trouble to the empire in the future anyway,” Fei said to the masters of Martial Saint Mountain and left.

Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink!

The masters of Martial Saint Mountain clearly understood Fei’s intent now, and they drew out their weapons. Their swords instantly reflected chilly light when they were unsheathed.

Purple-robed Grant and the other nobles who came with him were terrified; they couldn’t believe that the Imperial Martial Saint didn’t care about his own image and dared to execute ‘loyal subjects’ of Zenit in public! This outcome was completely out of their expectations, even though they had planned for a lot of scenarios.

“King of Chambord, are you trying to commit treason? How dare you try to kill the loyal officials of the empire?” Grant got anxious. Even though he was smart, he got worried and scared. Therefore, he instantly put a big label on Fei, trying to deter the king a little.

However, that white-robed figure completely ignored him and left without even reacting to him.

What surprised Grant even more was that the citizens of Zenit who had surrounded them didn’t react the way that he expected, which was pointing their fingers and accusing the King of Chambord before protecting them, the ‘loyal officials’.

Instead, these residents of St. Petersburg pointed at the nobles and chattered.

“Who are these people? How dare they try to conspire against Mr. Martial Saint?”

“These b*stards! These dirty nobles! When it is time for battle, no one can see them. After the storm is over, they all jumped out and started acting all righteous, saying that they are thinking for the empire. Yuck! These despicable losers! They are shameless!”

“Yeah! Mr. Martial Saint has battled enemies many times for Zenit and Emperor Yassin. When Mr. Martial Saint was fighting enemies, where were these b*stards? How come they still have face to accuse Mr. Martial Saint? They are all bad eggs!”

“Execute them all! Kill all these despicable criminals! All they can do is to instigate conflicts!”

When the nobles such as Grant heard the chatter of the civilians, they felt like they were inside a freezer.

Never in their dreams did they expect that the King of Chambord who was known as [Butcher] and [Executioner] among the nobles had such prestige and reputation in public. The nobles’ plan wasn’t effective at all! It was clear that they were on the wrong path to begin with.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sword energies flashed, and streaks of blood rushed into the air.

The masters of Martial Saint Mountain moved, and Grant’s head rolled on the ground first. His expression was vicious, and fear and regret could be seen in his eyes.

Chapter 885: Very Close (Part Two)

The other nobles who participated in this operation saw that the situation was turning bad; some of them collapsed onto the ground, defecating all over themselves uncontrollably, and some of them cried and turned around, trying to flee by rushing into the crowd.

Unfortunately for these nobles, these eight masters of Martial Saint Mountain were all great disciples of former Martial Saint Krasic. Although they weren’t Moon-Class Elites yet, they were top-tier Star-level Warriors. As fast as lightning, they easily caught all these weak nobles.

The 23 nobles who came here today were all executed by these masters!

Blood soon stained the street.

This time, the King of Chambord’s other title, [Noble Butcher], was now set in stone; more than 20 nobles fell under his ‘blade’ today.

Some of the citizens backed away several steps in fear, and some clapped and cheered.

Among the crowd, a few normal-looking young men saw this and quietly backed away, slowly disappearing into the street.

…

-Deep inside the Royal Palace of Zenit-

This was Fei’s first time coming to the [Striving Palace] where Emperor Yassin lived.

Fei didn’t expect this [Striving Palace] where many important officials dreamed of entering once in their lifetime would be so simple. Except for the dragon statue that was laying in the courtyard before the palace which looked majestic, the living place of Emperor Yassin, a demi-god, wasn’t as luxurious as the mansions of the wealthy merchants in the city.

Boston ivy grew all over the palace, and the leaves almost completely enveloped this place.

The internal decorations of the [Striving Palace] were also simple. Almost all the furniture was made from stone, looking crude and natural. Since it wasn’t fancy and over-the-top, it was calming.

Except for the necessary stone tables and chairs, there was almost nothing else.

However, this was after all the residence of a demi-god. Fei could sense that a pressure which could only be detected by masters in this place. Like a surging tsunami behind a dam, it could easily break through and cause destruction.

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Emperor Yassin was sitting behind a huge stone table by the window, and the bright sunshine landed on this emperor’s body, turning his body golden and painting a beautiful picture.

He was sitting there patiently, waiting for Fei’s arrival.

Fei got into the palace alone. After bowing and paying respect, he sat on the other side of the stone table lightly as Emperor Yassin had gestured.

This was Fei’s first time observing this great emperor this up-close.

Emperor Yassin’s bright eyes were as brilliant as stars and deep like the ocean, his nose was tall, his lips were long but not thin, his hair was long and blue, his chin revealed his confidence and persistence, and his faint smile added to his charisma. The outstanding appearance gave this emperor a unique aura, making him seem a lot younger. In fact, he appeared very young, unlike someone close to 60 years old.

However, the demi-gods could live for a long time, more than 1,000 years. From this point of view, Emperor Yassin was still very young.

The atmosphere was a little strange.

Since Fei walked into this palace, Emperor Yassin had been staring at him. This stare didn’t contain any pressure, and it didn’t make Fei feel like he was sitting with a legendary emperor or a powerful demi-god. Instead, he felt like he was sitting down with a good friend.

Emperor Yassin didn’t say anything from the beginning to the end.

Fei couldn’t figure out why Emperor Yassin summoned him, and he couldn’t really ask. Therefore, he had to wait patiently for Emperor Yassin to speak first.