Divine Kingship

Chapter 572 The White King and Rand have an affair!
"The White King and Rand are having an affair!" This member of the Bolen Kingdom's royal family blurted out in shock, quickly realizing his mistake. "But the White King is clearly a man, could it be..."

Although her thoughts kept wandering, her hands moved quickly.

He was, after all, a seasoned veteran and a trump card among super-strong individuals.

The royal family member of the Kingdom of Bolen released his grip on the trident.

Although when he forcefully released the trident, his skin and flesh had already stuck to the metal shaft of the trident due to the cold.

Forcibly letting go can cause the skin and flesh to separate.

But this powerful man didn't care that his hand had already lost a large amount of flesh.

A fist with a blue aura slammed into the White King, who was theoretically male and being held in Rand's arms.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly, knowing full well that he was no match for the White King.

The way of assassination is to strike with certainty, but one must also escape. Although the chances of successfully escaping are slim, the method is still very difficult.

Berlan frowned slightly.

The hazy light magnified rapidly in her eyes.

But what she cared about was not the imminent attack.

Rather, it was the words of a powerful figure from the Kingdom of Bolun.

Berlan's expression darkened slightly.

We absolutely cannot let this powerful figure from the Kingdom of Bolun escape.

Otherwise, if any rumors were to spread later, such as that she, the White Queen, had some outrageous relationship with Rand, then...

Then she would have no face to face her identity as the White Queen, nor would she have any face to face the people of the White Kingdom.

Rand was no longer holding Berlan at this point.

Rand's combat ability is not weak. Although he has always been protected, Rand has fought quite a few battles on the battlefield. Rand can be considered a veteran with a high level of combat intelligence.

At this point, he certainly wouldn't stop Berlan from pursuing him further.

And Rand also provided assistance.

[God took it]

Rand has become extremely skilled at using this Blessing 4 move in combination with the White King.

Just as Berlan's lotus feet touched the ground and he slightly bent his knees to gather strength for the follow-up attack, Rand's [God's Steal] was already in place.

The powerful warriors from the Kingdom of Bolun, who were attempting to escape, stopped in their tracks.

In the eyes of those who have actually investigated, Rand's strength has always been around that of a high-level professional.

Honestly, for Rand to be able to rise to the rank of senior professional at such a young age and with such a complicated job, he is already a genius among geniuses.

However, compared to Rand's military and political achievements, his talent in martial arts is not so prominent.

But that's about it.

While there is no easy way to discern someone's strength at a glance, a person's everyday actions and behavior are difficult to fake.

By observing someone for a period of time, it is easy to determine their level of combat ability.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Rand will always be just a powerful high-level professional.

No enemy knew about Rand's regenerative abilities, nor did any enemy know about Rand's blessing abilities; at least, no enemy knew that Rand's blessing abilities could be used in combat.

Because everyone who knew was dead.

Rand was quite cautious in using blessings.

However, without knowledge or preparation, a blessing that is already very powerful can become extremely terrifying.

For example, the Blessing 4 [God Takes It Away], although this blessing is usually used by Rand for physical examinations to check for problems in patients' bodies.

It can also be used as a strong control during combat, as it is a control that ignores distance and is instantaneous to a certain extent.

In a world where being cut means death, being controlled for even a little while clearly means death is imminent.

Moreover, Berlan was already much stronger than the powerful figures of this Bolen Kingdom.

This time it wasn't the cold that struck; Berlan simply picked up Ellie's staff.

The end of the staff gently touched the eye of this powerful man from the Kingdom of Bolun.

At this time, the body of this powerful figure from the Kingdom of Bolen was still under Rand's control.

[God Takes It] The control time for a powerful being like the King is very short, but as Rand becomes stronger, the control effect also becomes stronger, and the enemy is not the King at all.

Without any suspense, Berlan withdrew his staff.

The sharp part of the staff still retained a faint trace of blood red and the grayish-white color of brain matter.

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground indicated that the powerful figure had fallen to the ground.

Berlan breathed a sigh of relief.

The assassin from the Kingdom of Bolen was no threat to Berlan, but if he were to loudly proclaim what he had seen, then while Rand and her reputation as the White Queen wouldn't be completely ruined, they would likely face strange looks for some time.

Fortunately, their actual strength is not that great.

Berlan wiped away the frost from the trident that had fallen to the ground to prevent any trace of the frost's power from being noticed.

Berlan didn't want anyone to know about her relationship with Rand.

Olena won't work either.

If the details aren't handled properly, Olena, that observant woman, might very well notice something amiss.

After handling these follow-up matters, Berlan and Rand came to the body.

"The corpse of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bolun appears to be around sixty years old, with a strength at the highest level, and its characteristics should be related to the ocean," Rand said, adopting the demeanor of a detective as he analyzed the corpse.

In his previous life, Rand might have avoided corpses like the plague, but after coming to this cruel world, he's become accustomed to them, and he can even turn them into ghosts.

Berlan glanced over, frowned, and stared for a moment: "This level is much better than the last assassin. The last assassin was probably just trying to lull us into a false sense of security."

Using a weaker assassin to paralyze the target, then having the real assassin deliver the fatal blow, is a clever move, but...

However, even the Azure King would have a hard time against the combination of Berlan and Rand, let alone someone of their level.

"Go back and rest?" Rand called over a soldier to deal with the body.

Berlan stared at the corpse belonging to the royal family of Bolun, rubbing his temples. He realized that security might really need to be increased now.

Although she wasn't afraid, and neither was Rand, assassinating a mid-level officer would still be quite troublesome.

The strength of the royal family members of the Kingdom of Bolun at this level is quite impressive.

……

The capital city of the Kingdom of Bolen.

The nobles in the royal city have received numerous replies from the southern kingdoms. Many of these kingdoms have indicated they will put pressure on the Frostmoon Kingdom, while others have hinted that if the Frostmoon Kingdom does not withdraw its troops, they will provide material assistance, or even... military force.

The Southern Kingdoms certainly did not want to have any military conflict with the Frostmoon Kingdom, which possessed Land, but they also could not accept the Frostmoon Kingdom's annexation of the Bolen Kingdom.

"Is Rand making any moves?" the new king asked.

“They sent men to try and burn our ships, but we managed to stop them,” said a nobleman in charge of port defense.

"What about the land side? This will be the enemy's main attack direction. Have you found anything?" the new king continued to ask. He had been patrolling the city walls for some time, but was almost killed by a giant burning catapult flying over. In the end, he decided to hand it over to the former Minister of Military Affairs.

"Rand seems to be up to something else, he's put up a large curtain outside," another nobleman reported. This nobleman must have been facing the siege of the Frostmoon Kingdom's army on the city wall, so he looked disheveled and was somewhat disliked by the new king. However, the new king knew that he still needed these people to fight desperately, so he did not show his dislike.

As nobles, even when participating in war, shouldn't they maintain a neat appearance when meeting the king?

What kind of appearance is this, covered in dust and dirt?
"Try sending a small force to stop them," the new king ordered. "Burn or loot."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The military nobleman accepted the order.

Meanwhile, in the city.

Several people dressed as city dwellers walked down the street, observing their surroundings.

They were spies who had infiltrated the Kingdom of Bolen long ago, and had not received any further orders from Rand since the capital of Bolen was besieged.

They received renewed orders yesterday, so they started moving around again.

The order did not require them to do anything specific, but only to observe the condition of the residents and soldiers of the Kingdom of Bolun in the city and report back.

These infiltrating spies are prepared to sacrifice themselves, but they will carry out their missions rigorously, whether easy or difficult.

For secret agents, accurately executing orders from superiors is of paramount importance.

The atmosphere in the royal city of Bolun is very tense.

Many of the shops along the street have closed down and are no longer open.

Some of the shops that didn't close were robbed, while others were protected by burly men or even fully armed knights at their doorsteps.

There were occasional pedestrians on the roadside, all hurrying along.

Therefore, these secret agents, disguised as citizens, also moved in a hurry, without whispering or looking around, but only observing the area out of the corner of their eyes as they walked.

Although the atmosphere here is tense, panic is unlikely to occur.

However, as the outside army continues its siege, the atmosphere here will become increasingly tense.

The spies split up and walked along the streets of the royal city for quite some time.

Overall, while the lives of ordinary citizens have changed somewhat, the impact is not too severe.

Next up are the military-related areas.

Colosseum, training ground, drill ground.

The Kingdom of Bolen was a relatively warlike nation, driven by its ambition to conquer the seas.

Although the Kingdom of Bolun, as a southern country, is not as exaggerated as the Kingdom of White.

Ordinary citizens could also go to the Colosseum.

However, the Colosseum is now deserted and desolate, with citizens staying at home and avoiding going out.

Meanwhile, the nobles were all considering how to resist the siege of Rand and defend the city.

The spy surveyed the somewhat desolate arena and then left.

Some soldiers or knights in the army would occasionally participate in gladiatorial games to gain fame or money.

They were different from the slaves in the Colosseum.

They are free to choose when to enter the fight or when to leave. For these people, the profits from fighting in the arena may be much higher than those on the battlefield, and the risks in the arena may even be much lower than those in the army.

After all, if the people participating in the arena are easily torn apart by wild beasts, monsters, and demons, then there is no entertainment value whatsoever.

On the battlefield, being torn apart and crushed often happens without any regard for reason.

The next stop is the martial arts training ground.

The training grounds still had young apprentice knights or ordinary young people who weren't even apprentice knights competing.

In the Kingdom of Bolen, a country that still values ​​bravery and martial prowess.

However, people would still occasionally be recognized by nobles and then be knighted.

For many young people, this is a golden opportunity to achieve instant success.

And although the probability is small, it's still better than being an ordinary person without noble status for the rest of your life.

As for those apprentice knights who already hold the title of knight, they are given the opportunity to display their bravery here...

There are reasons for that, of course. One is to hone one's martial arts skills to give oneself a better chance of survival on the battlefield. The other reason is to gain the appreciation of nobles and thus obtain a fief of one's own.

A knight's fief is often only the size of a village, a far cry from the status of a grand duke like Rand.

But this is still something that apprentice knights without territory can only dream of.

Knights yearn for honors and recognition.

As the spies passed by, they could even hear several young nobles talking: "The Kingdom of Bolen is now in a precarious state, but this is precisely the time for us to make our mark."

There were certainly some pessimistic or anxious people, but those in the training ground were clearly relatively optimistic and had a desire to fight back.

The secret agents at the training ground tried to get close, but they did not succeed.

"So the conclusion is that the overall will to resist is strong, and the organization still maintains order." The spies investigated separately, and then came together to summarize their findings.

“I have found some people here who are not so willing to resist,” one of the agents said.

Everyone looked at him.

The agent said, "There are quite a few people trying to smuggle themselves out of the port and escape from this besieged city. I haven't observed many, but there are all sorts of people."

Everyone nodded, indicating that this was very important information.

The Kingdom of Bolen was not a completely besieged city.

Thanks to the powerful navy of the Kingdom of Bolen, the kingdom's land and sea routes are relatively unobstructed. Although it is still subject to harassment from the Rand navy fleet, it is not too dangerous overall.

And because Rand's naval fleet is small, there is a considerable chance that some small boats attempting to escape at night will get away.

The royal family of Bolun, who wanted to defend the city, certainly didn't want anyone to escape.

However, the port area was quite large, and the secret agents still managed to discover some people attempting to escape by smuggling themselves in.

These people were probably the most pessimistic about defending the city. Whether out of fear or consideration, these people who had smuggled themselves out of the country were definitely the least likely to believe that the nobles and royal family of the Kingdom of Bolun could hold the city.

“Then there should be some we can use among these people trying to smuggle themselves across,” the leader of the spies judged. “But let’s write a report to the officials outside the city now and see what their instructions are.”

(End of this chapter)