Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

Inside the palace, a nobleman stood at the foot of the throne steps, reporting something to the high-ranking Lollolith.

In the magnificent hall, beneath each massive marble pillar stood a fully armed soldier, gun in hand.

Outside the palace, two soldiers stood solemnly and ramrod straight on either side.

Business as usual.

Alphonse was suddenly struck by the fact that he was about to carry out an assassination that could change the course of the Kingdom of Izmir. Instead of feeling nervous, he was surprisingly calm.

They even had the interest to inquire about the differences between the clothing of the nobles here and that of the nobles in the Kingdom of Bastien.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Bastian wore suits, mostly fitted coats with long hems, while the nobles of Izmir wore robes resembling open-sleeved cloaks, with headscarves covering their heads.

The biggest advantage of being a gatekeeper is that you don't have to make decisions. When you'll be invaded, when you'll be laid down, the time and place are all decided by others long ago.

This time, however, Edson simply walked ahead, silently stepping onto the red carpet laid between the two and entering the palace.

As a dragon, he disliked killing and had no intention of causing too much trouble.

A dozen seconds later, he had entered the center of the hall.

Alphonse's gaze had also been fixed on the three people at the foot of the throne.

One of them was an old man who appeared to have no fighting spirit or magical fluctuations, with a few strands of short, gray beard.

But he gave Alphonse a strange feeling, an indescribable aura, as if what stood there was just a phantom, not real at all.

The other two, however, possessed powerful battle aura fluctuations; one carried a greatsword on his back, while the other carried a double-edged giant axe.

Based on his spiritual senses, Alphonse could perceive that the auras of these two individuals were no less than those of Riske, and might even be stronger.

Just as they quietly approached, the old man suddenly revealed a faint smile, "Friends of the Dragon Clan, you've finally arrived!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it resounded throughout the entire hall, interrupting the report from the nobleman below the steps and startling the soldiers guarding the hall.

Immediately afterward, the old man waved his hand, and the concealment magic covering Edson and Alphonse became ineffective, revealing the two figures in full view of everyone.

Immediately, chaos erupted.

"There's an assassin!"

The soldiers shouted, grabbed their spears, and quickly surrounded them, but it was as if they had run into an invisible barrier. They couldn't get within two zhang of Edson and Alphonse at all.

Edson frowned slightly and looked at the two master-level experts at the head of the table. "Dragon-slaying sword, dragon-slaying axe, it seems you were prepared."

Upon hearing this, Alphonse understood that the weapons carried by the two powerful individuals were undoubtedly equipment with special attack attributes against dragons.

"That's right." The old man laughed, his smile very warm.

There was not a trace of cunning in it; it was as if he were chatting casually with a friend.

Alphonse could already guess his identity; this old man was most likely Groki, the hidden sage of the demon race.

Lollolit, however, clearly lacked his composure. Blowing his beard and glaring, he roared, "Kill them!"

The two powerful figures moved instantly, rushing towards Edson and Alphonse.

Incredibly fast!

As they moved, Edson uttered two words: "Designated!"

In an instant, a cube the size of a fist, shaped like a Rubik's Cube, appeared in his hand.

The Rubik's Cube quickly began to spin on its own, bursting forth with rings of light.

The sound of the two powerful figures rushing forward suddenly ceased; they vanished just as they were about to reach Edson.

The soldiers in the hall and the nobles who had fled in panic to the bottom of the steps vanished in an instant, leaving no trace.

The surrounding scenery seemed to be breaking apart rapidly, giving the sense of a sudden upheaval, but then it was reassembled in the next instant, returning to its original state.

An indescribable stillness.

Besides Edson and Alphonse, only the reclusive sage Grocchi and Lollolit remained in the entire hall.

The artifact 'Arena of Destiny' has been activated. Ever since Edson was unleashed and revealed, he has been preparing to open that strange Rubik's Cube.

Compared to the somewhat panicked and bewildered Rolorite looking around, the hidden sage Grogi was surprisingly calm. He sighed and clapped his hands, "This is truly beyond my expectations. I originally thought you had fallen into my trap, but it turns out we are the ones who have fallen into the trap."

As he spoke, his appearance changed, and his figure suddenly became elongated.

Just as Master Godin described, he wore a pure white mask with his mouth wide open and the corners of his mouth curving up in a wide arc, like a laughing clown mask. In the position of his eyes, there were two black runes like water droplets under the dark holes like crescent moons.

The hat was also exceptionally long, with alternating yellow and black stripes, and the long, pointed hat almost reached the ground.

Wearing an extremely loose sky-blue outer robe covered with countless mysterious runes, he acted as a frame, supporting the robe. Even his hands were hidden by the wide sleeves, giving him an extremely eerie feeling.

The mask reminded Alphonse of the Xuanmo Sect leader under the Ten Directions Holy Sect in his previous life.

He also wore a white mask all day long. Although the masks were different, the eerie and evil aura they exuded was extremely similar.

Alphonse was very curious and asked the sect leader of the Xuanmo Sect why he wore a mask all the time.

This gives people a very hypocritical feeling.

The Xuanmo Sect Master's answer at the time was that he wore a mask on his face because he didn't want people to know who he was, while people wear masks in their hearts because they don't want to know who they are.

Alphonse didn't understand at the time, and thought what he said was confusing, but it seemed to make a lot of sense.

So Alphonse's reply to him was, "If you don't take off your mask, I'll kill you!"

People are always curious.

Now, Alphonse is eager to shatter the mask of the mysterious sage Grocchi and see his true face.

However, Edson was even more volatile than Alphonse.

Alphonse was still thinking that he was already charging forward!

As he charged forward, his body rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a giant dragon tens of meters long, its entire body covered in gleaming white-gold scales, exuding a sacred aura.

The sage Groki only had time to sweep Rorolite away with a flick of his sleeve before being blasted out of the hall by an enormous dragon claw.

With a deafening roar, a series of explosions rang out as Groki smashed through the exterior walls of countless buildings, while Edson, who was close behind, caused even greater destruction.

The palace could barely accommodate Edson, who had transformed back into a dragon, but the surrounding buildings were far from adequate. Edson recklessly smashed through walls one after another, giving chase. (End of Chapter)