Chapter 174: A King, The Dukes

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The result of the Goddess's decision was the Platinum Rank Heroes catching wind of a 'Divinely Beautiful Maiden' to the east of their Country.

At the time, Jia Lei was inside the Kingdom to the east, the Holy Kingdom of Light, which was a Triple Leafed Kingdom. It possessed many experts in and above the Platinum Rank, with some even surpassing the Ten Astral Principality Princes in pure brute force.

The kingdom itself was expansive and fertile, with lush green meadows for as far as the eye could see. But within such a fairy-like land, there lay a deeply seeded malevolence that no amount of bubbly veneer could hope to conceal.

One of the products of this 'malevolence' was the Goddess of Light, a being that was truly capable of summoning heroes from the world called 'Earth'.

She was the ruling Monarch of this Kingdom and was in possession of strength that far surpassed anything that even the Ten Astral Principality Princes could hope to compare to!

It was unknown whether she was actually a god or not. But in the eyes of the Insatiable Loot Goblin, her entire existence looked like nothing more than a large, shiny bag of loot with a god complex.

So, what did he decide to do in response to Jia Lei's plea for help? —a plea that even the elders of her double-leafed Mithros Sect were unable to help her in.

Well, the answer to that was simple...

"Of course I will help a beautiful, kind woman in need. Why would I not?" Azmodeus spoke such words with a kind look in his eyes, attempting to keep a wide grin from overtaking his facial features.

This girl... She practically told me the location of every single hero of high standing within both the Vermillion Phoenix Providence and the Holy Kingdom of Light...

With this information, I can begin the hunt right away. And if my speculations are correct, then the number of Physical Existence Points that these 'Heroes' shall give will exceed even what I got from the heroes of Prometheus and the other Low-Mortal Realms I exterminated.

Following this thought, he looked toward the stunned girl, practically oozing gratitude from his expression.

A man's gruff voice reverberated, followed by raucous laughter as a man with a relatively roundish figure—wearing a bright red and white cape—walked up to where Doxing was.

The Duke was still in a state of depression when he heard the voice of his King—a voice that instantly took him out of his reverie as his eyes creased up and he shouted, "It's you four, but you're so late!"

He had already made it over to the four newcomer's as he outstretched his arms and gave the slightly taller King a great big hug.

The King reciprocated in full as he gave him the burliest bear hug that one could give while saying, "It's nice to see you again, Doxing!"

"You as well, my king!"

"Please, cut it with the formalities and just call me Jing Fu or big brother Jing!" The King released the hug and spoke a bit more with Doxing before he let the other three Dukes get some time with him.

While they were doing that, he made his way toward the real reason that he came to this party—the big sore thumb in the ballroom—a crimson-haired man with a demeanor befitting one who possessed the title of 'Blood-bathed War God'.

"It has been ages since last we met, Amonroth. And from what I remember, you practically ran away from me the last time we saw each other."

The King was already right in front of the Marquis, speaking to him in a way that would make it seem as if they were old friends.

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Azmodeus already knew where this conversation was going, and it was also the reason that he completely dodged him when the Battle of Riveredge Pass concluded.

On the subject of this battle, the result of this long-fought-out war with the Vermillion Phoenix Providence was the eventual victory on the Azura Kingdom's side. This led to immense amounts of fame for those who helped make it possible!

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