Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

But Chai Xiu didn't give her a chance.

"I understand!" Chai Xiu suddenly took a step back, turned to face all the soldiers, and raised his voice sharply, "I know everything!"

He raised his hand, pointed at Sonia, then at Hope, and finally at the corpse of the Gem Dragon.

"The Holy Maiden colluded with outsiders, summoned a dragon, and murdered our King—His Majesty Amnis!"

These words caused an uproar among the soldiers.

"What? His Majesty the King is dead?"

"Impossible! How could Lady Sonia..."

"But this dragon...it really did come from the palace..."

"Only the Holy Maiden can see His Majesty at any time."

"..."

Chai Xiu continued loudly, "Gentlemen! I know it's hard for you to believe, but the facts are right before your eyes! His Majesty... has been murdered!"

"I am now temporarily taking over the highest power in this country! In my capacity as Minister of Defense, I order you to apprehend these two murderers immediately!"

Chai Xiu's voice even carried a sob, and his acting skills were so superb that he could win an award.

He was met with silence.

The soldiers looked at each other, but no one moved.

Sonia's plot to murder the king is indeed shocking, but upon closer examination, it seems highly improbable. However, if this were to happen to Chai Xiu, it would make much more sense.

After all, everyone knows what Chai Xiu is thinking.

Having only been here for a little over a year, Chai Xiu has done things like blocking outside information, eliminating dissidents, and arbitrarily arresting people... If we're talking about who wants to harm King Amnis, this guy is much more suspicious than Sonia.

Seeing the soldiers' suspicious gazes all directed at him, Chai Xiu's expression changed slightly. He raised his voice, "Didn't you hear me?! I ordered you to arrest Sonia, the traitor who colluded with the enemy!"

However, not a single soldier took action.

Chai Xiu's face turned completely dark. His rugged face twisted in anger, and the ambition in his eyes could no longer be concealed, exposed nakedly to everyone.

His voice trembled, not from fear, but from anger.

"You ungrateful bastards!"

"In that case, let my trump card be revealed!"

As Chai Xiu finished speaking, ten dark figures descended from the sky outside the ruins, crashing heavily to the ground and creating ten deep craters.

As the smoke cleared, the true forms of those dark figures were revealed.

Those were ten pitch-black... robots?

Each of them is over two meters tall, covered in dark silver metallic armor. Their heads have no facial features, only a smooth curved surface with a fist-sized starstone embedded in the center, resembling a single eye.

Each robot exudes a strong magical aura, making them far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people to contend with.

"Hahahahaha!"

Looking at the terrified faces of the soldiers, Chai Xiu laughed triumphantly. In fact, when he joined the country and met King Animus, he discovered that King Amnis was Sonia.

Although it was unclear why she was playing two roles, Chaihiu behaved very well due to the powerful magic of Amnis.

Later, Chai Xiu learned about the existence of the "Soul Dragon Technique" through his own channels, and became absolutely certain that there was a dragon inside Sonia's body, and that dragon was the real King Amnis.

In order to realize his ambition of usurping the throne and to fight against Amnis, Chai Xiu secretly cultivated dragon slayer mages capable of dealing with dragons.

But he doesn't want subordinates with their own ideas; his subordinates only need to follow orders.

And in the lineage of Dragon Slayer Mages, there happens to be a generation of Dragon Slayer Mages that perfectly fits Chai Xiu's needs.

It doesn't need to be taught by the dragon himself like the first generation, it doesn't need to be implanted with dragon-slaying crystals like the second generation, it doesn't need to cultivate both like the third generation, and it doesn't need to learn from the fifth generation to devour dragon flesh to gain power.

It has no thoughts of its own; simply by resembling a Dragon Slayer's tear, it can unleash the power of a Dragon Slayer, surpassing other types of Dragon Slayers in strength, speed, and endurance.

Because these types of Dragon Slayer Mages are not human at all.

It is a man-made magical weapon, the fourth generation of Dragon Slayer Mages - the artificial Dragon Slayer Machine Quantum Soldier!

Chapter 387 Your Trump Card, My Toy

Ten Dragon Slayer Quantum Soldiers.

Powered by starstone as its core energy source, its internal magic reserves are sufficient to sustain continuous operation for ten years. Each one possesses combat power comparable to an S-class mage, tireless, unwavering, and devoid of any pain.

They were originally secretly manufactured by Chai Xiu to deal with Amnis. Chai Xiu planned to build 100 units before unleashing his ambitions, but Amnis died suddenly.

Although the quantum soldiers only completed one-tenth of the original plan, it was enough for Chaxiu to take over the Kingdom of Stra.

"See that? This is my trump card!"

Amidst ten mindless, obedient dragon-slaying robots, Chai Xiu spread his arms wide, his smile maniacal, his voice carrying an almost morbid smugness.

"I've known all along that the king of this country is no normal person! So I've been preparing, preparing for the day I can take his place!"

"I never expected it, it actually died like that."

Chai Xiu looked at Sonia with disdain in his eyes, "But it doesn't matter, ten Dragon Slayer Quantum Soldiers are more than enough to deal with you ants."

He walked up to a dragon-slaying robot, reached out and patted its armor, producing a dull metallic sound.

"From this day forward, the Kingdom of Stra belongs to me."

After making the declaration, Chai Xiu turned around and faced the bewildered soldiers, his voice icy, "I'll give you one last chance. Kneel down and submit, and I might spare your lives."

The soldiers looked at the dragon-slaying robots, their faces pale.

They were just ordinary people, not mages. They couldn't even last a single round against these steel machines.

Sonia stood there, her long brown hair blowing in the wind, her white robe covered in dust. Her face held no fear, no anger, only an indescribable...sadness.

It's not because of my own situation that I'm sad.

Instead, I feel sad for Chai Xiu.

To what extent must ambition corrupt a person to become like this? Didn't he ever consider how the Gem Dragon actually died...?

An old soldier stepped forward, blocking Sonia's path, and gripped his weapon tightly. "The Holy Maiden has treated us well. Even if I die, I will stand by her side."

"Yes! We stand with the Holy Maiden!"

"You traitor, don't even think about succeeding!"

One by one, the soldiers stepped forward, shielding Sonia behind them. The voices of over three hundred people merged into a torrent, echoing above the palace.

Chai Xiu watched this scene with no emotion on his face, only disgust.

When he launched a violent coup in the Kingdom of Ophire, the soldiers who opposed him were just as loyal to the Ophire royal family as these people.

Damn it, what's the point of being so loyal for just a few hundred dollars a month!

This is so annoying!

"You want to die? I'll grant your wish!"

"Let's go down with your saintess to be buried with that guy Amnis!" Chai Xiu became angrier the more he thought about it, and immediately issued an annihilation order to the ten Dragon Slayer Quantum Soldiers.

The quantum soldiers have moved.

But the target wasn't Sonia and the soldiers.

The ten dragon-slaying robots turned around almost simultaneously, surrounding Chai Xiu, who had just given the order, forming an impenetrable encirclement.

Chai Xiu's smile froze on his face, a hint of panic creeping into his voice, "A bunch of brainless idiots! What are you doing? I am your master! I order you to annihilate..."

His answer was a powerful punch.

A dragon-slaying robot swung its fist, the size of a clay pot, and smashed it solidly into Chai Xiu's face.

Chai Xiu was sent flying, spun twice in the air, and then crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with two teeth.

Before he could recover from his shock, the nearest Dragon Slayer robot raised its leg and kicked Chai Xiu hard in the stomach.

Chai Xiu arched up like a shrimp, spitting out saliva, and flew backward, crashing into another robot.

The other robots weren't idle either; they surrounded Chai Xiu and began a brutal, inhumane gang beating.

They punched and kicked, taking turns attacking.

"Aaaaaah—!"

"Stop! Stop!"

"Are you all insane! I am your master!"

"Help! Help!"

I'm begging you—!

"..."

Chai Xiu's screams echoed through the ruins. No matter how he shouted, the quantum soldiers paid no heed. They had no thoughts, no feelings, and only knew how to carry out orders.

At this moment, the quantum soldiers were carrying out the order—to beat him up.

So he used all eighteen martial arts skills to beat Chai Xiu until he cried for his parents.

Chai Xiu rolled around on the ground like a ball, letting out screams like a pig being slaughtered. He did try to fight back, but his attacks were like tickles to the Dragon Slayer Robot, leaving not even a mark.

Moreover, since these robots are lifeless, Chai Xiu's mind-controlling magic is completely ineffective.

In just a few minutes, Chai Xiu was beaten black and blue, his uniform was tattered, and he had lost all of his earlier arrogance.

The soldiers stared in disbelief at the scene, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

What... what's going on here?

The Defense Minister's secretly manufactured dragon-slaying robot army turns around and beats up the Defense Minister who wants to seize the country.

Could it be that Chai Xiu has become so depraved that even the robots can't stand it anymore...?

The soldiers were greatly shocked, but seeing Chai Xiu, who had just been so arrogant, being brutally beaten to the ground, they couldn't help but feel a sense of exhilaration.

"almost."

A soft voice rang out.