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The ominous demon lying on the ground didn't expect Zicomo to have guessed this, and he didn't deny it.

He continued in that chanting tone, saying, "I never expected that you, blinded by the fires of foolish ambition, could actually guess my identity. With such wisdom, why bother..."

Before the ominous demon could finish speaking, Zicomo drew Lani's Darkmoon Greatsword and slapped it down on the demon's head, saying a word with each slap.

"I'll teach you to be foolish!"

"I'll extinguish your ambition!"

"Are you one of them?!"

"Except for this sentence!"

"That's all I know!"

He slapped it five or six times in a row, making the evil spirit see stars, and it took it a long time for it to come back to its senses.

"You faded one! Why do you insult me ​​like this? Don't you know that a scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

It was still that choir-like tone, and Zicomo was too lazy to waste any more words with him, since this wasn't the real thing anyway.

Since the ominous demon wanted to die, Zicomo would naturally grant his request.

Zicomo wielded the Darkmoon Greatsword, and this time he didn't use a slap, but instead plunged the sword into the neck of the Ominous Demon.

The evil spirit was caught off guard by Zikomo's sudden move. What angered him most was that after stabbing him, Zikomo said, "You said it yourself. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to kill you."

The ominous demon was almost driven to death by Zicomo's anger.

With his last breath, he spoke to Zicomo: "You despicable fader, I will be waiting for you in the royal city."

Zicomo curled his lip in disdain; he was tired of this kind of boasting back in elementary school.

If he wants to wait, let him wait. The capital city of Rodel is so big that it would take Zikomo at least three or four months to explore it all.

Moreover, there is a complex network of royal city sewers, which is another place that requires a lot of time to explore.

After resting for a while, Zikomo continued his journey toward the capital.

After defeating the dragon-armored tree guard at the gate, I finally stepped onto the walls of the royal city of Rodel.

Interestingly, both of the monarchical coalitions' attacks on Rodel during the Broken Wars ended in failure.

Because of Monger's interference, the royal allied forces failed to reach the walls of the royal city of Rodel, and even only made it halfway across the Altan Plateau.

The second time they did reach the foot of the city wall, but the kings had different ideas and were defeated by the royal forces. In the end, the kings retreated to one side and did not even cross the first wall of Rodel.

Meanwhile, the royal city was also devastated by the two wars, with the hearts of the people scattered and various nobles leaving the royal city.

In the end, only Mongot's subordinates and a few who remained loyal to the royal city were left.

As a result, the royal city now has few soldiers and generals, and Zikomo walked in casually.

Take the elevator to the east city wall, where a section of the wall is in ruins.

Of course, it wasn't breached by the royal alliance, but rather by an attack from the ancient dragon clan.

The dragon Gransanx attacked the royal city with red lightning, breaching part of the city walls, but it was eventually killed and became part of the city walls itself.

This attack sparked a war between the Gold 4.5 race and the Ancient Dragon race, but due to the passage of time, Zicomo knew very little about it.

Upon arriving at the ruined location, Zicomo looked up and saw the enormous dragon body that blotted out the sky.

The dragon's entire body covered a large part of the royal city. Queen Marika didn't know what she was thinking, just leaving it there without even repairing the city walls.

Even if the intention is to deter foreign enemies, this kind of waste is unacceptable.

Those dragon claws, scales, even the dragon's eyes and heart—aren't they all top-tier treasures?

Moreover, this is a powerful ancient dragon, not the tiny creatures that Zicomo killed before, which were no more than ten meters tall.

Zicomo probed the dragon's body with his spiritual power and discovered that the special power within it had disappeared.

Zicomo did not sense the legendary red lightning used to attack the royal city on the dragon corpse.

To Zicomo, the corpse of Gransanx was just an enhanced version of the corpses of the dragons he had killed before.

It's nothing more than a larger body and harder scales and claws; it has no other special characteristics.

Given this, it's understandable that Marika, with her vast wealth and influence, wouldn't be interested in this dragon corpse.

But for Zicomo, who has a collecting obsession, the enormous dragon corpse in front of him was no less attractive than having dozens or even hundreds of adorable cats in front of him.

However, now is not the time to rush to collect the dragon's corpse; Melina has already been urging them through a special means of communication.

She begged Zicomo to quickly light up the blessings within the royal city so that she could enter its interior.

Chapter 121 A Temporary Farewell to Melina, An Encounter with a Taoist Priest

Turn right from the location of the ruined city wall and enter the building; there happens to be a blessing point here.

Melina reappears before Zicomo after the blessing point is lit.

She said, "Thank you for bringing me to the foot of the Golden Tree. Here, I can move freely. ... So, our agreement ends here."

“Actually, I am truly grateful to you. I discovered a long time ago that you can still become stronger even without converting runes into power.”

"After you become a god, I can't help you at all. Our original agreement has ended up being just a one-sided effort from you."

"Thank you again. We must part ways here for now. This is the method to convert runes into power; I hope it will still be of use to you. Oh, and please take good care of Torret for me."

"...Farewell, I must go and confirm my mission. I hope you can also achieve your mission. You've fought your way through so many battles, you'll surely find a way to become king—the King of Elden."

This was the first time Melina had spoken at such a long length, and Zicomo could detect a hint of reluctance in her words.

After two years of living together, it seems this blockhead isn't entirely without feelings.

"Then let's say goodbye here for now. I have a feeling we'll meet again soon."

Zicomo reached out and stroked Melina's cheek; in fact, this was the first time he had ever had physical contact with Melina.

Unlike the coldness of other souls, Melina's cheeks felt warm to the touch, presumably because the spark that ignited the Golden Tree resided within her.

Melina was slightly taken aback when Zicomo stroked her cheek, but then smiled.

This was the first time Zicomo had ever seen Melina smile. Her beautiful face, which had appeared somewhat lifeless due to its lack of expression, broke into a smile, instantly stunning Zicomo.

Melina remained in that position, slowly dissipating from the spot.

This time, she didn't observe secretly anymore; instead, she actually left.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you have come to your senses by now?"

30. Suddenly, the petite Lani in Zicomo's arms spoke, her tone filled with dissatisfaction.

Lani was a little angry. Her queen was good in every way, except that she was a bit fickle when it came to relationships.

He already has her, the Moon Princess, yet he's still thinking about other women.

Unfortunately, her king also possessed a face that women could not resist.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that her husband had high standards and didn't bring all sorts of women home.

Sigh, what am I going to do with the king I chose?

I guess I'll just have to spoil him/her myself.

But you should still be jealous when the time is right. This will make you stand out in front of Zikomo and attract his attention to gain more of his attention.

Zicomo quickly came to his senses and apologized to Lani.

"Sorry, I just got distracted."

Zicomo didn't mention to Lani why he had been distracted earlier. To say that another woman had a pretty smile in front of his fiancée would be suicidal.

Lani saw through Zicomo's little scheme and stopped dwelling on the matter.

She already knew what kind of person her king was, and she didn't intend to really pursue the matter.

Lani changed the subject, saying, "Your Majesty, it seems like you haven't cooked in a long time."

Zicomo understood immediately; Lani wanted to eat his cooking.

His excuses about not having cooked in a long time are just that—excuses. He just cooked a couple of days ago.

He wasn't foolish enough to expose Lani; instead, he logged off in one smooth motion, went to Lani, grabbed her, and led her outside.

"Where are we going?" Lani asked curiously.

“Go buy groceries, I’m going to cook a big meal for my princess today!” Zicomo said excitedly.

The royal city of Rodel and the ominous King Montgoth are not as important as his wife eating.

Upon hearing this, Lani's lips curled into a smile.

She began to understand why her king was so popular; it wasn't just because of his good looks, but also because of his attitude towards those around him.

Once Zicomo approves of someone, he treats them extremely well.

It seems she fell for it in the same way.

Thinking of this, Lani broke free from Zicomo's hand and took his arm.

Zicomo looked down at Lani beside him. Lani smiled slightly at him and said, "Let's go, my king."

Upon hearing this, Zicomo smiled and nodded, then led Lani out of the house.