Chapter 877: Useless to Deny

Chapter 877: Useless to Deny

Robb quickly slipped out of the group and went behind a distant black stone to take care of business.

Just as he left, Chris showed a worried expression, A priest with little adventure experience, going off on his own to take care of business, in other places it might be fine, but were on the outskirts of the Demon King City. I hope nothing goes wrong.

Gorda and the others chuckled but the female fire magician walked up to Chris and whispered, I actually think hes fine. He seems really capable.

But he really looks like a newbie, clueless about everything along the way, Chris said, He cant read monster footprints, doesnt know their habits, and cant even tell which monsters are strong or weak.

The fire magician said, He may lack experience, but his combat strength is decent.

Chris had a lot of trust in his team members and curiously asked, How can you tell?

The fire magician replied, Well, Ive actually been wanting to talk to you about this. But we havent stopped to rest along the way, so Ill take this opportunity while hes taking care of business to tell you what Ive observed

She was about to elaborate on the stitched abomination from last night and the rock lizards they encountered on the road when suddenly everyone felt the ground shake twice. Then, a massive red rock emerged, towering above them, its two yellow-glowing eyes fixed upon them.

Lava Giant! Weve been spotted, no hiding now, Chris quickly said, Prepare for battle. Use skills with reduced effects, avoid using magic with loud sound and light effects. We dont want to attract the attention of the monsters in the Demon King City.

Everyone drew their weapons.

However, as Gorda and the others were about to confront the Lava Giant, Chris stood in their way, Gorda, while you all are brave, your classes are too low-level to deal with something like a Lava Giant. Its safer to leave it to us.

Gorda said, Uh, well, were actually quite strong.

Chris retorted, Strong enough to struggle inside the mouth of a giant magic serpent?

Gorda hesitated, Well, that was a beautiful little accident.

Upon hearing this, Robb quickly understood. Taking a boat from Lost City and heading north would likely lead to only two kingdoms: the Desert Kingdom and the Kingdom of Norma.

The Church of Darkness wouldnt make such a move without reason. Their sudden massive movement northward at a time like this could only mean

Interesting! Robb chuckled, Combining forces with both Light and Darkness, along with the factions from the Kingdom of Norma and the Desert Kingdom, not to mention the Demons. It seems theyre determined to give me a real beating this time.

A faint smile appeared on the queens cold face, Well, you do tend to stir up trouble like a stick in a beehive.

Robb quipped, Oh, a stick in a beehive? Ive always thought Im on a righteous path.

Suddenly, the queen produced a letter from the side, This is a letter from the Hero King of Kingdom of Norma to me. Care to guess its contents?

Robb had no need to guess, he chuckled, The Hero King told you that Ive taken possession of your Westwind City, controlled your Stone Canyon and Crystal Canyon, and now Im privately building a new city on the New Continent. I completely disregarded your authority, as if Im trying to divide your Kingdom of Gran. Theres even a possibility that I might aim to overthrow your rule. He also warned you not to trust me too much and suggested that you seize this opportunity to eliminate me, lest I become the second Mondra, right?

Haha, you do have some self-awareness, the queen said, If someone else were doing the things youre doing now, I would have sent a massive army to confront you a thousand times over.

Robb replied, Oh, so why havent you confronted me then? Could it be because youve fallen in love with me?

The queen let out a cold snort, Absolutely not! Its just because youre too strong. I know I cant defeat you. If I were to send forces to attack you forcibly, I might end up ruining a good hand. Thats why Ive chosen a policy of appeasement towards you. When you fall in love with me, all your strength will belong to me.

Robb countered, So, do you think Ive fallen in love with you now?

The queen reached behind her and brought out a wedding dress, triumphantly saying, Do I still need to guess? Ive won!

Robb replied, Ive told you, thats just outer armor.

The queen snorted, Denying wont change anything!