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"So.....Which of you can tell me how my Royal Consort made General Mark obey him?"

The queen asked with a smile that wasn't a smile leaving everyone scared especially the men, A man with white cat ears stood up and said: I've known General Mark for dozens of years and I know he would never disobey your orders Majesty but ..."

"But?" The queen asked curiously.

The man took a deep breath and replied with a serious look: But he would kill all members of the Royal Family without mercy if were to protect the lives of his family members.."

The Queen's eyes became very cold, she gritted her teeth and asked: Duke Elure, are you saying that bastard is blackmailing General Mark?.."

"Most likely his majesty.." Duke Elure replied and bowed slightly before sitting down again.

The queen remained silent for some time and let out a small sigh before looking at her sister: Lina, Is there any news about the whereabouts of my daughter and little Hina?.."

"No big sister, General Selene and the First Royal Army arrived this morning at the battlefield where General Gerald and all the soldiers of the Third Royal Army were defeated by General Orc." Lina replied with a dark expression.

The expressions of everyone in the room turned dark, the Queen closed her eyes and clenched her fists tightly. Lina hesitated before saying: General Selene and the First Royal Army were ambushed by the Orc General and a large army of monsters..."

"Ho! Tell me more." The queen said with curiosity and anxiety.

Everyone present was also very anxious after all losing Selene and the first Royal Army would be the same as losing the war against the Orc King, Sura took a deep breath and continued: The battle was bloody, many of our soldiers died because of the huge number of monsters , General Selene and the Orc General engaged in a fierce battle where the General Orc had the complete advantage over General Selene..."

Everyone gasped in shock and disbelief, even the Queen looked at her sister with wide eyes of disbelief, Lina waited for them to calm down before continuing.

"The First Army was about to be overwhelmed by the evil monsters... But a man riding a huge Dragon appeared under the skies and began shooting hundreds of fire arrows at the monsters per second, killing over a hundred monsters every ten seconds.."

"A dragon! A man riding a Dragon? How absurd!"

"Yes, that's totally impossible.."

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Duke Elure and the nine people in the room said out loud showing that they didn't believe what Lina just said, even the Queen found it hard to believe what her sister said.

"Silence.."

Her voice echoed throughout the room making everyone silent, the queen nodded with satisfaction and looked at her younger sister: Lina, is this true?

"Yes big sister, all the soldiers of the first Army saw the dragon with their own eyes and reported that it was very powerful as it killed hundreds of level 15-18 flying monsters in less than five minutes." She nodded and said calmly shocking everyone.

The queen took a deep breath and asked: And what about the man? How strong could he be?."

"Ham! The fight between General Selene and the Orc General was going to end with General Selene's death but just as the Orc General was going to deliver the final blow an arrow of fire brighter than the Sun crossed miles away in two seconds and hit the Orc General with great force, sending him flying dozens of kilometers." Lina cleared his throat and replied with his eyes shining with admiration.

Everyone present including the Queen breathed in cold air, everyone was shocked to learn that Selene, the second strongest person in the entire Kingdom, was almost killed by the Orc General indicating that he was a very strong monster, but the most shocking thing was hearing that an arrow crossed miles of distance in a mere two seconds and sent the mighty Orc General flying for miles.

"So what happened next?." The queen asked with her eyes shining.

Everyone looked at Sura with anticipation and anxiety, she sighed and replied: The General Orc survived but was severely injured and ordered all the Monsters to retreat, General Selene also retreated towards Tinfan City with the First Royal Army..."

The queen and others were disappointed that the Orc General survived but they were also relieved after knowing that the Selene and most soldiers from the First Royal Army survived the ambush because of the help of an unknown man and a Dragon.

"Your Highness, what does this man look like?" A very beautiful woman asked with her eyes shining.

Sura looked at her and thought a little before answering her: We don't know what his face looks like but General Selene reported that his hair is white and long and his eyes are amethyst purple, he is wearing a white mask that appears to be a high-level magical artifact."

*Swallow*

The woman who asked swallowed hard and licked her lips making everyone in the room except the queen smile bitterly.

"Duchess Erika! you and all nobles in this Kingdom are prohibited from trying to cause trouble to the man who saved Selene, I don't want to make another formidable enemy." The Queen said with a very cold tone of voice making everyone in the room swallow hard.

"WE UNDERSTAND YOUR MAJESTY!."

Everyone bowed and said in a loud voice, the queen nodded with satisfaction and looked at an old man with a long beard: General Thaner, How is the situation at the front line?.."

"Your majesty, we are suffering heavy casualties, supplies are running out and the monsters are becoming stronger and more organized every day, with the departure of General Mark and the Third Royal Army the Southern Region is completely unprotected allowing the Orc King's Army to advance towards the Royal Capital faster than before." The old man stood up and said after bowing slightly.

Everyone's expressions turned dark, The queen clenched her fists tightly and clenched her teeth to suppress the anger she was feeling, she looked at a tall and thin man and asked: Prime Minister Lucios! Have our calls for help been answered?"

The thin man shook his head: Your majesty, the Hunters Guild said that the Rank S hunters are currently very far from the Kingdom and that it would take two to three weeks for them to return to this region. Meanwhile, all the other Kingdoms in the region are in the same situation as us..."

Everyone turned pale with fear and gulped with trembling eyes, the Queen's beautiful face turned ugly listening to the last part of her explanation, it was unthinkable for her and everyone present to hear that all the Kingdoms in the region are being attacked by large armies of monsters.

"The Demon Empress.... Is returning." A pot-bellied middle-aged man muttered softly with his face pale with fear.

Everyone's expressions in the room turned dark, after all, who doesn't know the legendary Demon Empress? The woman who was almost able to destroy the world with her powerful army of demons and monsters.