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93: Chapter 93 The Royal Palace Was Blown UpThree days later, having experienced the most humiliating defeat in the history of the Rowen Kingdom, Prince Mian returned to the royal capital with a livid expression.

On the journey back, he was constantly walking on thin ice, with a taut string hanging in his heart, as if that elusive archer unit might strike from the shadows at any moment.

He dared not let his guard down; only when he saw the towering walls of the royal capital with his own eyes and stepped through the familiar gates of the royal palace did his nerves, which felt like they were wrapped in steel wire, finally begin to relax.

For Prince Mian now, within the entire Rowen Kingdom, only the royal capital could be called a truly safe zone.

Ever since Fu Hao successfully launched a surprise attack using the teleportation gem, executing that sneak attack known as the ”backdoor tactic,” Prince Mian had ordered all high-ranking mages within the royal palace to urgently set up a ”mobile magic blockade barrier.”

During the week he led his troops to conquer Fu Hao’s territory, the protective barrier covering the entire royal capital had already been constructed.

Although it was not difficult to set up a barrier of this level given the number of high-ranking mages at the royal family’s disposal, the key lay in maintaining it. If it were to operate 24 hours a day without interruption, the amount of top-tier magic crystals required would be astronomical.

Even with such a high cost, Prince Mian still made a resolute decision: until Fu Hao was completely driven out of the Rowen Kingdom, the barrier could not be lifted for even a moment.

One must never slacken in the slightest when dealing with that fox-like, cunning enemy. Moreover, he had not underestimated the enemy this time, yet still suffered a disastrous defeat; if there were any further negligence, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the other side, Fu Hao was humming a little tune, briskly harvesting the results in the Mimic cave.

In his Summoned Beast list, the number of Mimics had quietly surpassed 6,000—this was the result of him pouring his heart and soul into the cave after stopping his broadcast, farming frantically day and night without rest. Seeing that the harvest was nearing its end, he sighed with a sense of loss: ”What a pity.”

In the depths of this dark cave, casting the ”You Are Mine” skill every minute, over and over again, without stopping, was by no means an easy task.

He maintained high-intensity operations for over 17 hours almost every day, and the level of fatigue far exceeded that of normal monster grinding. Yet, miraculously, he did not feel exhausted; instead, he was full of fighting spirit.

Thinking that every Mimic was equivalent to one use of ”Fates Luck,” Fu Hao did not feel tired—when a person is striving for their own cause, fatigue is always diluted by passion.

”Is this the last one?”

He stared at the only Mimic at the end of the cave that had not yet been captured. After capturing it, the total would reach 6,079. With the amplification effect of the ring of the sage, he would be able to activate ”Fates Luck” about ten thousand times. Although this skill was limited to equipment and items, it was already an invaluable treasure for Fu Hao, who aimed to establish a nation.

He slowly took out the ”monster detector” that he had recently reinforced to +10:

- Grade: Legendary - Usage Requirement: None - Can locate similar monsters within a 1 km radius using monster materials - Detection range increased by 500% - Automatic alert when entering monster range - New Feature: Can detect monsters with over 80% species similarity - Can directly scan all monsters within range, no materials needed

The detector, which was already worthy of being called an artifact, became even more omnipotent after being reinforced.

Although he could have easily used ”You Are Mine” to directly capture the last Mimic, this time he unusually chose to kill it—

[Target killed.] [Obtained 5,000,000 EXP.] [Obtained 7 ”Incomplete Mimic cores.”]

6,078 and 6,079; there was no essential difference in quantity. But Fu Hao still decided to sacrifice this one, just to completely eliminate the hidden worry in his heart.

Although members of guilds like Chaos possessed quite a few ”Incomplete Mimic cores,” because the items could not be traded, he had to farm the materials himself.

He inserted the newly obtained core into the detector, but the screen showed no reaction. After switching to ”Full Monster Detection” mode, only a few common monsters were displayed outside the cave—the Mimics had already been completely wiped out by him.

”As expected, I shouldn’t have held any expectations.”

He stared at the cold core, sighed softly, and then rummaged through his backpack to find the previously copied ”Schur’s Diary,” attempting to find overlooked clues.

The diary recorded the bits and pieces of Schur’s solitary research and did not mention any collaborators; the only keyword worth pondering was that the Mimics ”originated from the Demon World.”

He once had the thought of immediately heading to the Demon World, but he also knew that the Demon World was not a place one could enter just by wanting to. With no other choice, he had to temporarily tuck the clues about the Mimics into the back of his mind and instead embark on the journey to find siege weapons.

However, compared to arrows, the difficulty of obtaining siege weapons was almost like ascending to heaven—most kingdoms would only manufacture them temporarily during wartime, and they simply did not circulate in the market during peacetime.

After thinking for a moment, he decisively changed his approach: since he couldn’t buy weapons, he would recruit people who could manufacture them—this was a valuable lesson he had learned from the legendary blacksmith Calus and his master, Rahim.

”This plan... is not bad.”

After hearing the new strategy regarding ”dismantling the archer legion,” Prince Mian nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction showing in his eyes.

The key figure in this tactic was Margaret, who possessed the ”Mobile Restriction Field” skill. With the help of her hidden class skill, supplemented by legendary items treasured by the Rowen royal family, she would be temporarily armed into an absolute fortress on the battlefield.

She only needed one Teleportation move to appear in front of Fu Hao, and she could forcibly suppress him, creating a decisive fighting opportunity for their side.

If it were just the Five Great Guilds alone, this plan would have almost zero chance of winning. But if they could mobilize royal treasures and elite combat forces, the win rate would approach one hundred percent.

”It must be foolproof.”

Prince Mian immediately gave the order, and all nobles and the Five Great Guilds entered a state of full readiness once again. The various factions were eager to take action, swearing to capture Fu Hao in one fell swoop. Only Tian Ma poured cold water on them:

”I am withdrawing.”

The voice came from the Demon Cult guild leader, Tian Ma.

Everyone looked at him in shock: ”What did you just say?”

”Withdrawing now? Don’t you want the Baron title of the Kalis Empire anymore?”

”Yes, I am giving up this quest.”

Allen frowned in confusion: ”If you had said you wouldn’t take it from the beginning, that would be fine. But now that the quest is almost finished, you are deserting at the last minute?”

Because this campaign concerned the future of the nation, failing the quest or withdrawing midway meant that the previously obtained title would be immediately stripped away.

And even though Fu Hao had successfully reversed the battle situation before, from the big picture, he was still not in a dominant position, and his win rate was still less than 10%. Choosing to withdraw at such a critical juncture, Tian Ma’s decision was truly difficult for people to understand.

”In short, the Demon Cult guild is withdrawing—”

”Ding—”

Before he could finish speaking, a crisp broadcast notification sound suddenly rang out.

Tian Ma’s expression instantly froze; he only followed one channel—Fu Hao’s live stream room.

A feeling of extreme foreboding suddenly struck his heart. Before he could even open the live stream interface, a system notification popped up one step ahead:

[Died. Log-in prohibited for 24 hours.] [”Amulet” item consumed, avoiding EXP loss.]

”...?”

Tian Ma and the group of guild leaders stared blankly at the notification message, as if thunder were exploding in their minds. For a moment, no one spoke, and the air seemed to have frozen. When they regained their senses and looked at the scene before them—one sentence was enough to summarize it:

The royal palace exploded.

Combined with the timing of the live stream starting just now, there was only one reasonable explanation: all of this was done by Fu Hao.

But the problem was—the mobile magic blockade barrier was clearly set up within the royal capital; even if he didn’t use the teleportation gem, it would be impossible for him to infiltrate the royal capital so easily, let alone directly blow up the royal palace!

However, Fu Hao’s live stream did not rush to explain this mystery. In the camera view, twenty super-large catapults with exaggerated designs and massive structures were lined up neatly, standing in the wilderness far away from the royal capital, with all their huge launching arms in the ”launch completed” state.

”Could it be... the stones launched by the catapults actually hit the royal palace?”

Tian Ma suddenly realized—the most terrifying thing about Fu Hao’s archer legion was its absurdly extreme range. If this outrageous characteristic were applied to the catapults...

In the chat, viewers were mocking the ”giant stones flying into the sky”—no one would think that was a trajectory hitting the royal palace. After all, traditional catapults were not known for precision, and the giant stones flying in a high arc looked more like they had completely missed the target.

But only Tian Ma and the other guild leaders, who were in the ruins of the royal palace, saw the true fact:

**Fu Hao bombed the royal palace!**