Man on the ark, forced to become king

'An entire city under artillery fire?'

Standing atop the black-armored warrior, Theresa subconsciously tilted her head, looking down at the Rhine Lab headquarters.

Seeing the familiar figure standing there through the open rooftop made me feel much more at ease.

Even if she was not strong enough, Lin Lu couldn't just stand there and watch her get beaten, could she?

With that in mind, Theresa used the power of the Demon King to reply with an affirmative answer.

She suddenly realized that, without knowing when it started, she had gotten used to staying by Lin Lu's side and had become accustomed to relying on her.

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem like a big deal.

After all, their relationship is out in the open, and they're just one step away from taking the final step. What's wrong with asking her husband for help when she encounters difficulties?

……

hum~

A faint tremor traveled from her feet to her body, as if the building beneath her feet was shaking slightly. Her senses probed downwards and spread outwards, and Lin Lu clearly noticed that the urban area they were in was beginning to move slowly. At first, it was not obvious, but after a few minutes, she could clearly feel it.

Is this... a block moving away from the main urban area?

Those people just dared to fire city defense cannons here, and now they're starting to break out of the block. What are they trying to do?

The answer to this question is not hard to guess.

Even Lin Lu was surprised by the cold-heartedness of the Colombian leadership when she thought about that possibility.

Perhaps, in their eyes, human lives are just meaningless numbers, perhaps not even as eye-catching as reported property losses.

In terms of ruthlessness, even Ursus, which has always been criticized for this, is far superior.

At least, Ursus is not yet capable of openly launching devastating attacks in cities, burying its own troops and civilians along with the enemy.

That's ruthless, absolutely ruthless.

He was so angry that he was really upset.

A bunch of demons in human skin, do they even deserve to sit in such positions, spouting benevolence and morality?

How good can a country be when it's ruled by scumbags?

I'm afraid it's already rotten to the core.

He originally planned to hand over the entire stage to Theresa, giving her all the opportunity to steal the spotlight and let her announce the return of the Sarkaz to the world.

It seems there's no way to give it now; things have developed to this point, and he has no choice but to intervene.

Being used as a target by all the destructive weapons in the city, Theresa would most likely not be able to withstand it, and even if she managed to hold on, she would be in a very sorry state.

Putting aside any talk of kindness, he simply couldn't stand by and watch his wife being beaten and left in such a sorry state.

However, there are different ways to make a move. We still need to find a way to get everyone's attention on Theresa and make her famous.

This can be considered a small gift to the Sarkaz royal court, laying the foundation for the Golden Tree to obtain what it wants from the royal court in the future.

Chapter 146 The Sword That Divides the Earth

"Saria, Saria!"

Outside the office, there was a slightly chaotic commotion among the defense officers. Suddenly, the door to the headquarters office opened a crack, and a girl with long, light green hair squeezed through the crack, closed and locked the door behind her, and breathed a small sigh of relief.

She called out, turned her head, and froze on the spot.

What, what's going on?

Muirsey's large eyes were filled with doubt as she slowly turned her gaze, taking in the scene in the office.

The usually aloof and even indifferent commander was now slumped in his chair, staring blankly at the sky, as if he had been completely ruined.

Himer and another researcher stood at the door... If I remember correctly, the white-haired Liberi researcher was named Joyce?

The two of them stood there blankly, looking just like two silly geese.

The head of the structural engineering department, Palvis, lay on the ground like a dead dog, his glasses knocked to the side, clearly unconscious.

Saria wasn't exactly presentable either; her clothes had some burn marks, and she was holding Ifrit, who seemed to be asleep, in her arms, while also looking up at the sky.

In addition, there was a strange-looking thing on the floor, which could be vaguely seen as half a human shape, and it seemed to be alive.

In short, even this strange creature is looking upwards...

Sky?

Muirsey didn't understand what was happening. She subconsciously looked up and stared wide-eyed. Only then did she belatedly realize that more than half of the ceiling of the headquarters office had disappeared. Through the gap, she could see the sky outside, which was covered by black and red colors, and the black-armored giant standing in mid-air.

? ? ? ?

A series of question marks floated above the elf girl's head, and she almost wondered if she had opened the door wrong and wandered into the wrong movie set.

Putting aside what's inside the office, what the hell is that thing outside? Is this really still the world she knows?

No matter how you look at it, that thing is beyond the scope of Originium Arts to explain!

No wonder she sensed something was off on her way here; that's where the problem lay.

What exactly happened? What did she miss?

"Müllersey, what are you doing here?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Saria snapped out of her daze and turned to look at her colleague, who looked bewildered.

"I heard there was a lot of commotion in the office, and I was worried... so I thought I'd come and see what was going on?"

Muirsey looked up at the magical scene outside, lowering her voice to ask in a soft whisper.

"The one outside is Her Majesty the Demon King of Kazdel, the Queen of all Sarkaz. She discovered Rhine Lab's experiments and is furious."

"Yes, is that so?"

After listening to Seria's brief explanation, Muirsey felt that a lot of information had been omitted. She had just run out of the analysis room of the Ecology Department. Thanks to the tightly sealed environment there, no changes or sounds from the outside world had reached them. Therefore, she could only guess and analyze the situation herself by combining Seria's explanation with the situation on site.

The Demon Lord of Kazdel, Rhine Lab's Experiments...

Sure enough, her guess was correct.

The treatment plan proposed by the Structural Department is essentially the same as human trials conducted by Hayden Pharmaceuticals!

They weren't treating Ifrit at all; they were just using her as a guinea pig. In the process, many people were blinded by false information.

Including him, including Seria, and... Himer, the researcher in charge of the treatment.

"Then, what does His Majesty the Demon King intend to do?"

After thinking for a moment, Muirsays felt increasingly uneasy. The ground beneath his feet seemed to be shaking slightly, and considering the situation outside, this was clearly abnormal.

"The city's security defense committee activated the city's defensive cannons to attack the demon queen, but it was ineffective and instead enraged her."

"Now, they probably intend to use even more drastic measures, such as separating our city block and then indiscriminately bombarding it."

"What? They've gone mad!"

Upon hearing Saria's explanation, Muirsay was completely dumbfounded.

She never imagined things would get this serious.

Separating urban blocks and indiscriminately covering them with firepower, those incompetent politicians intend to bury the entire city's inhabitants here?

Don't they know how much public criticism they will face when they do this?

Once this is exposed, the political lives of all those involved will essentially be over, and they will also face legal consequences, possibly even being arrested and sentenced to death by the Colombian leadership. How could they dare to do such a thing?!

But the facts were right in front of her, and the tremors beneath her feet became increasingly clear, leaving her no choice but to believe.

"So what should we do now? Can I come with you?"

A jumble of thoughts flashed through her mind, but Muirsey didn't ask questions like, "Why are you still here?" or "Why don't you hurry up and find a way to escape?"

She is a smart person, and judging the situation is one of her strengths.

Saria knew what was about to happen, yet she remained standing there, seemingly calm, which meant she definitely had a way to avoid the attack.

Otherwise, given her personality, she would never have sat idly by and waited for her fate.

In that case, it's safer to stick with these people.

With the entire mobile city under fire, unless you jump off the detached block as quickly as possible, the chances of survival are extremely slim. Even if you hide underground, you may be crushed inside by the deformed structure caused by the bombardment.

On his own, Muirsay had no confidence whatsoever that he could cope with a disaster even more terrifying than a natural catastrophe.

When natural disasters strike, at least there's somewhere to hide; if you're lucky, the worst you'll get is Oripathy.

Standing on a mobile city block that is about to be destroyed, there is simply nowhere to hide.

"Muelseth, are you in the know?"

Instead of answering whether it was okay or not, Saria asked a question in return, which surprised Muirsay.

"Who knows?"

"The so-called chimera therapy of the Structural Department is essentially a human experiment called the 'Flame Demon Project.' They are trying to implant fragments of the Flame Demon clan from the Kazdel Royal Court into Ifrit's body to create a controllable super-infected. This plan has the signatures of all the senior personnel of Rhine Lab, including myself, and also yours."

"So, were you aware of this?"

"Of course I don't know!"