A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2224 - 1506: Trying to Reneg on the Debt? (Good Thing I Didn’t Buy Metaphor Fantasy)
"???"
Right now, Alicia and Mugeng were already looking bewildered.
The Queen was quite easy to talk to, but it was their boss who was problematic.
And what with that debt collector face, you’re really something!
At this moment, Duanmu Huai stood with his hands on his hips, lifted his head, rolled his eyes, looking just like Huang Shiren saying "Yang Bailao, today’s New Year’s Eve, the debt can’t be stalled anymore. Can’t pay? Then use Xi’er to cover it."
He seemed quite proud!
"That’s impossible...!"
This time, the Queen’s voice suddenly grew louder. Hearing her response, Alicia and Mugeng nodded silently.
Hmm, right, that’s correct. This is how it should be. Even though it’s quite something, if the Queen agreed easily, it would be wrong.
"What? Are you trying to default?"
And Duanmu Huai also widened his eyes, glaring fiercely at the Queen.
"The Gramer Empire... will never submit... no matter who... don’t even think of making us bow...!"
With the Queen’s resolute response, the iron cavalry around swiftly turned, staring coldly at Duanmu Huai.
However, Duanmu Huai showed no sign of backing down.
"We didn’t say this before, how come, don’t think you can default just because you speak with fancy words. I told you, the Tribunal wants to recruit you, and you said that as long as I smashed that damn signal emitter, you’d agree to my terms. Now I’ve smashed the signal emitter with great effort, and you want to renege? What? You think we’re beggars from the Tribunal? You’re dismissing us like we’re beggars!?"
Duanmu Huai’s voice grew louder and louder, while Alicia and Mugeng exchanged a silent glance, then began to survey the surroundings, considering where to start when the fight begins.
By the way, we didn’t see you put in much effort, it was just one hammer strike.
Of course, Duanmu Huai is the boss, his word goes.
"Since it’s like this... don’t blame me for being impolite!"
Being pointed at and berated by Duanmu Huai, the Queen was obviously furious. She snorted coldly, and then the hundreds of iron cavalry turned their heads to look at Duanmu Huai and the others, moving forward in unison. Alicia hurriedly drew her bow, while Mugeng raised his Demon Blade.
It seems that there’s no choice but to fight!
Just as both sides were about to clash, Lumiaire finally moved.
Sitting on Duanmu Huai’s shoulder, she raised her hand, casually made a swipe in the air, then lowered her hand, as if she had only been loosening her wrist.
However... those iron cavalry, who had been advancing, suddenly froze in place like wooden puppets, unable to move an inch.
"What did you do...!?"
At this moment, the Queen stood up furiously, staring at Duanmu Huai. He, in turn, folded his arms and stared at the Queen, snorting coldly.
"You don’t really think we’re fools at the Tribunal, do you? With just these tricks, you dare to go against us? You’re tired of living!"
Although the clones are a product of nurturing strength, the iron cavalry are purely technological constructs. For Lumiaire, having encountered similar mechas before, cracking and locking them again was simply a piece of cake. Once locked, these clones could only obediently be trapped inside the mechas.
"Good, since that’s the case..."
The Queen seemed to have made a decision. Her body suddenly emitted a dazzling light, ripping and blowing away the tubes attached to her. Then she floated into the air, spreading her arms. With her motion, a gigantic luminous shadow appeared behind her, resembling her but much larger, with a nurturing seal on its forehead.
"Feel... the real... power..."
At this moment, Alicia’s expression changed drastically.
"This power... is stronger than the Lawyer!"
Earlier, when the Queen was half-dead, the girls didn’t feel any power from her, thinking she was pitiful. But now, with the Queen showing her full power, Alicia realized she was completely wrong.
She had seen the Lawyer, whose power was already considered strong, yet the oppression from the Queen far exceeded the Lawyer. She seemed like the master of the world, and Alicia felt as insignificant as a bug ready to be crushed, a feeling so tiny, it left her heart pounding!
But this feeling only flashed in Alicia’s mind, and she quickly regained her composure, clenching the longbow in her hand.
It seems this battle will be challenging!
Even Mugeng was tightly gripping the Demon Blade, the wings on her back unfolding, her crimson eyes staring at the Queen as if facing a life-and-death enemy!
However, compared to the two with a heightened sense of danger, Duanmu Huai and Lumiaire remained calm. Duanmu Huai even rolled his eyes, then snorted coldly.
"So, you’re planning to default, huh? Don’t blame me then!"
Speaking, Duanmu Huai raised his right hand, pointing it at the Queen.
"Go to hell."
With Duanmu Huai’s words, the shadow behind the Queen vanished, and she fell from the sky like a puppet with its strings cut, crashing onto the ground with a ’bang’, lifeless.
".........."
For a moment, the entire hall fell silent. Alicia and Mugeng stared in shock, eyes wide, at the Queen lying on the floor—now motionless, blood streaming from her body, spreading silently across the smooth surface.
What just happened?
Neither of them could comprehend, but it was clear Duanmu Huai didn’t care if they did or not.
"She really had the guts to default on the Tribunal’s account." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"What now, Sir Judge?"
Lumiaire raised her eyes, glancing at the Queen’s corpse.
"The Queen is dead now."
"No problem, with this insect nest setup, just find a new Queen. It’ll be fine."
Duanmu Huai said, pondering for a moment.
"Right, let’s bring in that AR-3 someone we know, I think she’s quite suitable."
