Chapter 441: Get Out!
Chapter 441: Get Out!
"Your mother is dead."
Looking at the iron plate queen on the ground, Lyon couldn't help but sigh.
This wasn't an insult; it was a simple statement of fact.
The iron plate queen, who had fallen from high above, had landed on the stone slabs beside the garden, shattering into pieces. Some parts even flew into the garden, and a short distance away, a large iron butt with red pants was hanging from a tree branch, indicating that it was thoroughly dead.
"..."
How... How could this happen...
Joshua, who had just woken up and was still dazed, looked at the iron plate queen on the ground, broken into seven or eight pieces. His lips twitched, and he felt a little like crying.
But after stewing in his emotions, he turned the corners of his mouth down twice, but he still couldn't quite cry. He could only stare at the fragments of the iron plate queen, dazed.
Even though Lyon had explained it to him, he understood that this red-clad tin doll was likely the real queen. But... the difference between a tin doll and a person was still significant, making it difficult to fully immerse himself emotionally, and he couldn't cry for the moment.
...
This was truly... an entirely unexpected development.
Although Lyon had a terrible impression of this queen and an average impression of Joshua, since death is a significant matter, and Lyon's moral standards were passable, he didn't speak ill of the dead. Instead, he helped pick up the queen's iron head and handed it to the freckled prince, who was sitting on the ground in a daze.
"Here you go."
Due to the unique senses of the iron plate guards, they didn't recognize Luke temporarily possessing Joshua's body. The plan to replace the guard leader had already failed.
But the good news was that although the iron plate guards didn't recognize the prince's body, their obedience to their own prince was astonishingly high.
It seemed that after the iron plate transformation, for these iron men, the priority of 'labels' like identity, status, and occupation was directly raised to the highest level. Their own duties and the orders of those with higher status became things that couldn't be disobeyed.
If they were normal guards, it would be a million times impossible for the prince to remove them from their posts. But for the guards after becoming iron plate dolls, as long as the orders didn't conflict with those of higher-ranking individuals, his instructions had to be carried out.
So, it seemed that Luke wasn't needed, and he could also command these guards to leave their posts, giving the rebels outside the palace a chance to rush in. This could be considered a blessing in disguise... or a blessing in a blessing?
Lyon sighed helplessly as he looked at Joshua, who was sitting on the ground in a daze after taking the queen's iron head.
Although it might seem cruel to think this way, for Lyon, the queen's death was indeed a good thing. If she died from the anomaly, it was even better.
However, although Joshua and his mother were disliked, for the freckled prince, who was only in his early teens, witnessing his mother's sudden death was still somewhat cruel.
"My condolences."
Considering they were all humans, Lyon patted Joshua on the shoulder in comfort. Then, he prepared to go and check on the queen's condition, but...
"Ah!!!!!!!!!!"
Accompanied by a hysterical scream, the iron head in Joshua's hand suddenly opened its eyes and shouted furiously:
"I'll kill you! Damn you, Veronica! How dare you push me from the top of the building!"
"Holy shit!"
No... You didn't die even with your butt stuck on a tree? Your soul just went silent!
Lyon, startled, turned around and looked at the iron head, which had miraculously come back to life and was cursing in Joshua's arms. He couldn't help but speak in extreme disbelief:
"You're still alive?"
"Of course I'm alive! If she's not dead, why should I... Are you... the Duke of Lionheart?"
The iron plate queen's face revealed a hint of resentment as she blinked her ruby eyes attached to her face. She suddenly opened her mouth and shouted with malice:
"Perfect timing! I command you! Go upstairs immediately and strangle that bitch..."
Wait! You're commanding me?
Upon hearing the words of the Iron Queen, Lyon's eyebrows shot up, recalling the Iron Guards at the palace entrance and their unusual obedience towards him, the Heir Prince.
Oh no!
Although he appeared human, it was only in his own eyes; in reality, he had already been influenced by the anomaly, and according to the 'Iron Man' rules he had deduced, higher-ranked Iron Men could easily command lower-ranked ones.
In terms of status, the Queen, second only to the old King, was clearly superior to the Heir Prince, so he couldn't let her finish her command.
In Joshua's bewildered gaze, Lyon, who had already turned to leave, suddenly spun and kicked with a powerful force, striking the Iron Queen directly on the head she held, sending her flying.
With ten immersion points, Lyon's physical abilities far exceeded ordinary human limits. This kick was incredibly powerful and terrifyingly fast, even creating a fierce gust of wind.
Facing this kick beyond human limits, the Iron Queen, filled with resentment, couldn't even scream before being knocked out, her entire body—her whole head—transformed into a shooting star and flew high, leaving a trail of afterimages as she soared into the palace garden, completely disappearing from sight.
"What?! What?! What?!"
Watching his mother kicked and vanish into the Iron Garden, the freckled prince was stunned.
From the Iron Queen's loud landing to her sudden takeoff, it had only been a short two minutes, but for Joshua, it was an incredibly bizarre experience with unparalleled twists and turns.
In these brief two minutes, Joshua's emotions had been on a rollercoaster, and he couldn't find the words to describe them. If he had to summarize it, it would be in three stages.
Is my mother dead?
Is my mother alive?!
My mother flew!!!
"Plop!"
It wasn't until a distant splash that the freckled prince, who had witnessed his mother's death, revival, and subsequent flight, snapped out of his daze. He hurriedly climbed over the fence, frantically calling out as he rushed towards the artificial lake in the garden.
"Mother!!!!!"
"..."
This isn't my fault; your mother started it.
Watching Joshua crying and rushing into the garden, Lyon couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation.
Kicking someone's mother in front of them was extremely rude, but if he hadn't kicked her, and she had finished her command, it wouldn't have been just rude; this kick was entirely her doing.
"I have a question for you."
After quickly returning to the palace entrance, Lyon asked the Iron Guard still standing there:
"What happens if you Iron Men go underwater? Will you die?"
"No, we won't die."
The Iron Guard shook his head.
"We'll just rust. If we stay underwater for too long, it'll be difficult to move until we're polished again."
Perfect.
Hearing this, Lyon nodded and gave an order:
"Do me a favor. The Queen fell into the lake. Gather all the guards and tell them to go to the garden to help Prince Joshua fish her out. After that, they should stay underwater for a while before coming up."
"Also, find two fast guards and send them to the street by the palace entrance. Ask if there are any rebels lying in wait. If there are, tell them they can now lead a charge into the palace."
"Yes, I'll go now!"
(End of Chapter)
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