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"It's very simple."

Chen Qi did not deny any of Gertrude's methods.

After all, he was Gertrude's boss, and it was he who ordered Gertrude to use any means necessary to win over more nobles. He should bear all the sins and hatred.

And facing Hyacinthus who was full of hatred, Chen Qi's answer was still so calm.

"Because I need your strength, but I don't want to win you over by sacrificing the interests of the civilians."

"Therefore, I must use all the means at my disposal, even if some of you hate me, I will do it."

"Then why us?!"

Finally, Earl Hyacinth, who could no longer suppress his emotions, had flames of anger burning in his eyes.

"Why would you sacrifice us! Our loved ones, our loves?! Why don't you sacrifice your own!"

"——Why can't it be you?"

But in response to Earl Hyacinth's roar, Chen Qi, with an indifferent expression, just responded to him with a cold question.

"Where were you when countless Leitanians fought bloody battles with the Gauls on the front lines during the Four Emperors' Battle?"

"Where were you when the Twin Queens granted you territories autonomy and countless Leitanians were crushed by taxes and became impoverished?"

"Where were you when the people of Leitania were forced to fight against tyranny for their freedom, survival and dignity?"

Chen Qi's voice became increasingly high-pitched. He stood up and stared at the speechless Earl Hyacinth in front of him.

Chen Qi's tall stature, and the uncontrollable aura of a king that was beneath his aggressiveness, made the speechless Earl Hyacinth retreat step by step.

"At that time, you were sitting high up in your own mansions and towers."

"You cannot see the suffering of millions of Leithanian people, and you are deaf to their suffering."

"And for me, from earl, to elector, and now regent, every step I take forward is inseparable from the support of thousands of Leitanian citizens like me!"

"Now, you ask me, why are you the ones being sacrificed?"

"If what you want to ask, and what you want to know the answer to, is this worthless question, then I'll tell you."

Chen Qi couldn't help but laugh. It was a nasty, contemptuous smile that treated the things he mentioned as if they were nothing.

And this smile was clearly the first time Hyacinthus had seen it.

But in his eyes, when Chen Qi, who had blood-red horns, showed that contemptuous smile...

His face, and the face of the Witch King, which he had only seen in portraits... strangely overlapped!

That's right.

That arrogant and contemptuous look made Count Hyacinth feel for a moment that he was talking to the most terrifying and powerful king of Leitania!

"——Because you take it for granted that you enjoy wealth and glory. When Leitania needs you to sacrifice, you must be sacrificed."

"This is your responsibility as a noble, and it is the fate you should bear."

"It's a pity that most of you don't have this awareness."

"Therefore, I have no choice but to ignore your wishes and force you to take responsibility."

After that, Chen Qi's contemptuous smile finally disappeared. He stared at the stunned Earl Hyacinth in front of him, and asked again in a calm tone:

"This is the answer you want."

"Are you satisfied?"

"……I see."

However, Earl Hyacinth, who came back to his senses after a long time, revealed a bitter smile of relief.

"It turns out that... we who think highly of ourselves are nothing more than pawns that can be sacrificed at any time in front of the real emperor."

"There is no difference between you choosing to sacrifice us and choosing to sacrifice civilians."

"The only difference is that in your opinion, sacrificing our interests is the method with the least loss..."

Finally knowing the truth he wanted, Earl Hyacinth took a deep breath, then slowly closed his eyes, letting a line of tears flow down his face.

These tears contain pain, regret... and even more, the relief of knowing the answer.

Is all this suffering just their own fault as nobles?

“…I understand.”

"But I can never forgive you, Your Excellency."

"So, please die here."

As soon as Hyacinthus finished speaking, the next second, he suddenly pulled off the pendant from his neck!

In the opened pendant, a sharp silver needle, shining faintly in the sunlight, stabbed towards Chen Qi's heart!

But the next second, there was a sound of breaking air!

"what--!"

With the sound of breaking air, Earl Hyacinth took several steps back with a grim expression on his face, but eventually fell to the ground due to the pain, and could only hold his severed arm tightly.

In front of him, Chen Qi, who was covered in blood, had drawn out his noble sword at some point.

The severed hand holding the pendant had now fallen to the floor of the parliament.

"…Although compared to you guys, I'm not that good at magic."

"But, if you want to assassinate me at close range, you really underestimate me."

As the former prince of Dayan, Chen Qi was also trained in martial arts. Maybe he was not as strong as Wei Yanwu, but it was rare for him to defeat him in close combat.

Coming and going, perhaps only Jian, who has now become the "Triple Crown Champion", has the strength to defeat him in close combat.

"Besides, do you think that by killing me you can stop this change?"

"madness."

Chen Qi looked at the struggling Earl Hyacinth and said coldly:

"To me, my life is but the most insignificant thing."

"As long as the flame of this change can be passed on forever, the Leitanians can continue to fight for their dignity and a better life."

"My life, what does it mean? Do you really think I'm afraid of death?"

For Chen Qi, let’s not talk about the fact that he was fully prepared this time.

Even if he really intended to pass on the fire by dying, he would not hesitate at all as long as it was necessary.

After all, simulated death does not mean the death of his real body.

This makes him always display extraordinary courage and determination in the simulation, because he possesses abilities that most people, even kings, do not have.

He really had the awareness of sacrificing his life for the cause.

"——Indeed, you are really not good at magic, Master Qi!"

But just when Chen Qi thought that this was the end, the voice of Hyacinthus struggling to get up came again.

His face, which had become ferocious due to the pain he was trying to endure, now revealed a grim smile of triumph, and he shouted at Chen Qi word by word:

"You may not know this, but even though I'm 'Hyacinth', my Originium skill is Fire!"

"You can cut off my hand, but can you cut off the fire?!"

After saying that, a ball of fire appeared out of thin air in Hyacinth's palm, and she immediately turned around and threw it towards the podium of the parliament!

Chen Qi reacted even faster and drew his sword again!

Soon, with a sound of breaking through the air, Chen Qi once again pierced through the palm of Earl Hyacinth that was condensed with fire!

But the flame did not disappear.

"It's useless, Master Qi. I am infected."

"Even if the infected don't have a staff, as long as they are still alive, we can control the Originium technique with our will."

"You didn't kill me directly, but pierced my palm instead. You have lost your last chance."

Hyacinth's voice came again. This time, as his wish had been fulfilled, he had no regrets and laughed heartily.

"Your Excellency Qi, you may be a great emperor, but unfortunately, you will only be buried with a small earl like me."

"Let us... go to hell together."

"boom--!!"

Finally, the flames hit the podium, and the "Originium Skill Amplifier" that had been lying in wait there, after being sensed, played its due role...

In an instant, fire and explosions came together! With enough force to devour all the lives in the entire parliament, an angry roar was released.

Just before Chen Qi was about to be swallowed by the flames, countless black cube energies wrapped around his body, causing his body to completely disappear in the fire.

This chapter begins the final part of the revenge chapter, overthrowing the Gemini Queens!

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Chapter 34 March towards the Twin Towers!

"boom--!!"

With the help of the "Originium Skill Amplifier" in the parliament, the small flame instantly turned into a flame of destruction that was enough to burn everything!

The roaring fire dragon caused the ground to shake violently, and Gertrude, who was standing outside the parliament, was knocked to the ground by the fire dragon's roar.

When she raised her head in a trance, all she saw was the parliament engulfed in flames...

At that moment, Gertrude was stunned.

Even though everything went as expected, the moment this large-scale assassination actually happened.

Still, Gertrude felt her heart skip a beat.

After all, on the Gemini Queens' side, she had indeed betrayed Qi.

But the Gemini Queens did not tell her any information about how the assassination would be carried out.

Even Chen Qi did not reveal to her how he would specifically escape from this trap.

Therefore, looking at the parliament engulfed by explosions and flames, Gertrude truly felt a sense of horror as if the sky was falling.

Almost subconsciously, Gertrude activated her Originium skills and began to try to detect the rhythm of Chen Qi's Originium skills in the parliament.

On the Terra continent, everyone has more or less adaptability to Originium skills.

As long as you sense the rhythm, you can accurately find a person's location and even determine whether he or she is alive or dead.

But, what made Gertrude increasingly uneasy was that -

She did not sense any movement belonging to Chen Qi in the parliament.

Gertrude refused to give up, and tried her best to use her Originium skills to detect any signs of life in the parliament.

But what made her despair was

Apart from the flames, there was no sign of life in the council.

Faced with this result, for a moment, Gertrude's mind began to emerge with an answer that she did not dare to think of at all...

Qi... is dead?

For a moment, Gertrude thought of this possibility, looked at the raging fire in the parliament, and reacted almost reflexively.

——She rushed towards the fire without hesitation.

"Your Highness the Duke?!"

The Golden Law Guard came to the rescue at the first moment and almost immediately stopped Gertrude who was blindly rushing towards the fire.

But what they didn't expect was that their attempts to stop her would lead to Gertrude's hysterical resistance.

"Get out of my way!"

The roaring Gertrude released her Originium skills almost reflexively the moment she was caught!

Of course, it was more like a release than a child who had no control at all, randomly releasing the Originium skills in his body.

Although this forced outburst of emotion allowed Gertrude to break free from the restraints of the Golden Law Guards, it also caused her body to temporarily fall into a state of collapse.