Chapter 136: Void Evil God’s Erosion
Lindberg’s heart skipped a beat. He naturally understood the Grand Prince’s meaning. That woman absolutely couldn’t appear in the Imperial City.
This meant an assassination on the road.
His Highness the Grand Prince had become more noble, but also colder, more ruthless, and more ferocious.
Lindberg sighed helplessly. The Grand Prince had a terrible relationship with his mother since childhood. No one knew the reason, but he just hated his mother.
And by extension, he also hated this princess.
Anastasia, like the Grand Prince’s mother, was from the royal family of the Ice Duchy.
The Ice Duchy was located in the northernmost part of the Auville Empire, a land of ice and snow. The Duke of the Ice Duchy was Grand Duke Maysfield.
Grand Dukes could establish their own countries, known as duchies. Of course, the countries established by Grand Dukes had to be vassal states of the Auville Empire, paying a large amount of tribute every year.
This tribute was a considerable burden for the Ice Duchy. After all, the Ice Duchy was covered in ice and snow almost all year round, their food was entirely imported from the Auville Empire, and they didn’t have any particularly valuable specialties, resulting in their finances always being tight.
But there was one good thing: the Maysfield family produced excellent women.
This was also a tradition of the Auville Empire’s royal family. Every emperor was destined to have many wives, but his first wife had to be a woman from the Maysfield family, and his first son had to be born from this woman.
It was the same for Lance. As the almost certain next emperor of the Auville Empire, Lance had to marry a woman from the Maysfield family, which was Princess Anastasia.
Although he had only seen this princess through magic projections, Lindberg was certain that she was an excellent woman. She possessed the pride and nobility of the Maysfield family. She was graceful, elegant, and poised, with a beautiful face like a snow lotus blooming on a towering ice mountain, and skin as fair and delicate as snow. He believed that no matter how picky a man was, he couldn’t find a single flaw in Princess Anastasia.
But unfortunately, no matter how outstanding this princess was, to Lance, she was an obstacle.
Although in Lindberg’s eyes, Anastasia was more beautiful than Loseweisse, both in terms of figure and appearance, Lance was infatuated with Saintess Loseweisse as if he were possessed. As long as he could win the Saintess’s favor, he could even abandon everything he currently had.
In the past, when Lance mentioned Anastasia, he would even express pity. After all, they had never even met, let alone had any feelings for each other. They were only getting married for the sake of benefits.
But now he wanted to get rid of her directly. When did the Grand Prince’s heart become so cold?
However, Lindberg could understand Lance’s decision. After all, once Anastasia entered the Imperial City, His Majesty Wadsworth would definitely arrange for their marriage immediately. This was definitely a very bad thing for Lance, who was deeply infatuated with Loseweisse and wanted to marry her.
Because when Lance pursued Loseweisse, the Saintess clearly stated that she didn’t like her partner having many women around him.
This was truly a terrible situation.
As long as His Highness Lance gave up on Loseweisse and married Anastasia, everything would be resolved.
Lindberg muttered in his heart, but he couldn’t disobey the Grand Prince’s orders. Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the strange thoughts that surfaced in his mind, “Your Highness, I’ve already made arrangements.”
“According to Anastasia’s route, they will pass through Conrad. Of course, they won’t directly pass through the Demon Beast nest, but will pass by the edge of the area. The route is shorter, and the Conrad Demon Beast nest isn’t very dangerous. There are also troops stationed nearby, so at least on the surface, it seems very safe.”
“I’ve already arranged for people to plant a large number of Mana bombs in the Conrad Demon Beast nest. We will detonate them before they approach the area, creating the illusion of a Demon Beast outbreak.”
Mana bombs, simply put, were storage devices that were specially treated and filled with Mana. When needed, the device would be destroyed, and the large amount of Mana stored inside would instantly erupt, causing a powerful explosion. Their destructive power was terrifying, and enough Mana bombs could destroy the Conrad Demon Beast nest.
The layers of restrictions set up by the army’s high-level mages in the Demon Beast nest would be destroyed, and the Demon Beasts would swarm out.
“At that time, Princess Anastasia’s death can be easily disguised as being killed by Demon Beasts,” Lindberg said calmly.
Although Princess Anastasia’s death would be a great pity for Lindberg, she was truly an outstanding woman. If he could marry such a beautiful and elegant lady, he would be overjoyed.
Of course, he couldn’t let the Grand Prince know about this thought.
Lindberg understood His Highness Lance very well. Although the prince was noble and elegant, he had a very strong possessive streak. He didn’t like Anastasia, but any man who dared to approach her would definitely be punished by Lance.
Because, in Lance’s eyes, Anastasia was his fiancée, which meant she was his possession. He wouldn’t allow anyone else to touch his possessions.
Even if Lance later abandoned Anastasia and sent her back to the Ice Duchy to win the Saintess’s favor, Anastasia was destined to be alone for the rest of her life. Any man who married her would be assassinated by Lance.
He could abandon her, but no one else could touch her.
A gentle and elegant smile appeared on Lance’s face. He was very satisfied with Lindberg’s arrangements. As expected of his most capable subordinate, he had never disappointed him.
Lindberg’s brows were still furrowed, and he felt very uneasy.
“Your Highness, is this really appropriate? Will this provoke Grand Duke Maysfield…”
“No, no, Lord Lindberg, there’s no need to worry about that seemingly powerful Grand Duke,” Lance shook his head with a smile, “Grand Duke Maysfield will definitely not rebel because of his daughter’s death, because they don’t have the capital. Do you understand? The Ice Duchy relies entirely on the Auville Empire for food imports. As long as we cut off their food supply, everyone in the Ice Duchy will starve to death within a month. A duchy that can be easily controlled by the Empire doesn’t have the qualifications to stand against us.”
Lindberg also understood that His Highness Lance’s words made sense. The Duchy indeed didn’t have the capital to fight against the Auville Empire. The difference in their strength was like the difference between an egg and a stone, it was laughable.
But Lindberg didn’t know why, he had a very bad feeling deep down, a strange feeling that made him very uneasy.
“Alright, my dear Lord Lindberg, don’t think too much… Look at you, there are even wrinkles on your forehead…” As he spoke, the Grand Prince Lance gently brushed Lindberg’s forehead with his fingertips.
“If this continues, I’ll be heartbroken…”
Hiss…
Lindberg’s body trembled as if he had been electrocuted. Goosebumps erupted all over his body, and he jumped back a meter like a spring, his scalp tingling. Although he had always had a good relationship with the Grand Prince, this action was too intimate no matter how he looked at it. He looked at Lance with a strange gaze, completely surprised by his sudden action.
Lance seemed startled by his intense reaction. His fingers hovered in mid-air for a few seconds before he lowered them, regaining his usual nobility and elegance.
He seemed to be completely unchanged, but as Lindberg continued to look at him, he felt something was wrong. There seemed to be a strange charm about His Highness the Grand Prince. The longer he looked, the hotter his face felt, and his heart beat faster for some reason.
He swallowed involuntarily.
At this moment, Lance seemed to sense something. His pupils constricted abruptly, and a few seconds later, he lowered his eyelids, “Lord Lindberg, I’m a little tired and want to rest.”
Lindberg finally came to his senses and quickly excused himself.
After leaving the Grand Prince’s residence, the cold night wind blew on Lindberg’s face, and he shivered. Recalling the strange thoughts that had just appeared in his mind, he felt a chill run down his spine. He was a normal man who only liked beautiful women, not a pervert.
He quickened his pace, preparing to go to the Fairy House to confirm that he was still a normal man.
…
After Lindberg left, Lance suddenly raised his head in the residence. His handsome face had become distorted at some point, and he opened his mouth wide, letting out a silent wail.
It was as if electric currents were constantly stimulating his body.
His body trembled violently, and like a madman, he tore at his own body with his hands. His gorgeous clothes were torn into shreds, and sharp, knife-like nails began to appear on his fingertips.
His skin was torn bloody by his own nails.
From the torn wounds, small, rice-sized black scales were rapidly growing. In the blink of an eye, Lance’s entire body was covered in dense black scales, a sight that would make anyone’s scalp tingle.
Lance’s consciousness had connected to the mysterious Void.
Noisy, maddening whispers echoed in his ears, his limbs began to twist unnaturally into positions that a human body couldn’t possibly achieve, and strange gurgling sounds came from his throat.
Tiny scales covered his entire body, even his face, ears, nose, and eyes.
Then, the scales began to fall off his body, covering the ground in a thick layer in a short time.
Beneath the scales was new, delicate skin.
The curves of Lance’s face and body sometimes became firm and masculine, like the most noble and valiant man.
Sometimes they became gentle and feminine, like the most elegant and sexy woman in the world.
…
Meanwhile, in the residence, Qin Chu, who had just finished his time with Angelica, suddenly sat up in bed.
The Goddess’s Hair on his wrist was emitting a burning heat!
A mysterious force seemed to be guiding Qin Chu, his gaze drawn to the starry sky outside the window.
He sensed it. The Evil God in the Void was eroding this world.
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