I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 768 - 474 Noah Arrested

"I can’t do nothing anymore; otherwise, it would seem too suspicious..."

Chen Lun thought.

After all, one of his identities was that of a member of the Imperial Judgement Group, and it wouldn’t make sense to stand by idly the entire time. He might get away with not detecting the poisoned wine earlier, but during the recent attack by the assassin, he didn’t make a move to defend, and this probably had already aroused the prince’s suspicions.

However, he also didn’t dare to rashly attack the prince because there was a Saint watching over him with a predatory gaze... The High Priest Camacho of the Hailing Group had finished cleaning up the assassins from the Proud Sun Cross Society and was now inspecting the scene emotionlessly. The chance of success if Chen Lun acted was virtually zero.

Moreover, he planned on continuing his progress in the Empire. Although he had agreed to join Princess Anna’s faction, it did not include outright assassination of the prince.

His thoughts whirled, Chen Lun took off his hat, lowered his head toward the prince and said in a deep voice,

"Your Highness, I have failed in my duty and did not respond in time."

Prince Dazlert turned his head and looked at him calmly without saying a word. Chen Lun sneakily glanced at the panel and saw that the prince’s Affection had already dropped to indifference.

Chen Lun took a deep breath, feigning shame, and continued,

"Princess Anna is on the brink of death, and I possess healing methods. Please allow me to give it a try, Your Highness."

"Enough talk, act quickly,"

the prince frowned and scolded.

Clearly, he was somewhat displeased with this young man he had once thought highly of, and his tone was not as cordial as before.

Chen Lun complied and quickly came to Princess Anna’s side, extending his hand to transmit Life Force... After a brief examination, he couldn’t help but feel shocked. Princess Anna’s Life Points had plummeted to the bottom, barely remaining in single digits. If he had been half a minute later, she might have truly died!

He sighed inwardly. This princess was indeed ruthless, not only did she poison him, but she also had her own men stab her in the heart!

’Hmm? Did Anna already know about my capabilities, aware that I had the power to resurrect the dead, and hence deliberately designed such a dangerous self-harm gambit? Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made me part of her plan. It also seems to clear some suspicions about me... If all these were really her maneuvers, then this twenty-year-old girl is way too terrifying.’

Chen Lun kept a calm appearance, but he was somewhat surprised internally.

As the "Wake of Insects" was activated, a luminous green light flickered in his palms, instantly stemming the flow of blood from Princess Anna’s wound.

Then he grasped the dagger that was stuck in her left breast and slowly pulled it out.

Hiss...

Not a drop of blood came out, and the hideous wound was healing at a visible rate. Chen Lun, paying no heed to the breathtaking beauty of the princess’s bosom, gentlemanly pulled up the straps of her fallen gown.

Princess Anna’s pale complexion quickly regained its rosy hue, and her tightly shut eyes began to tremble slightly. After a few breaths, she slowly opened her eyes, her blue pupils at first a little vacant, then they suddenly came into sharp focus.

"Brother... Brother?"

She called out weakly.

Prince Dazlert couldn’t help but smile, quickly walking over to kneel in front of his sister, taking her hand.

"It’s so good you’re okay, Anna."

He took a deep breath and embraced his sister.

"Are we still alive? Brother, I thought..."

Anna said with a slight tremor in her voice.

"Of course we’re alive. Those assassins from the Proud Sun Cross Society have been eradicated, and Chair Aberhard is engaging their Saint. It will be resolved shortly... I won’t let this go, I vow to uproot that damn organization!"

The prince said coldly while holding his sister.

"And Lutina and Olmido, those two are likely also involved. After our close call, Father King will certainly not ignore this."

"Mm."

Princess Anna responded softly.

In a view angle invisible to the prince, she exchanged glances with Chen Lun. Her eyes carried a touch of gratitude but also a shade of gloom, clearly disappointed with the outcome.

Subsequently, steward Babayeh directed the remaining Imperial Guardians and ordinary stewards to clean up the chaotic banquet hall.

The guests who had survived the ordeal were arranged in the restrooms of the side hall, under the watchful supervision of the High Priest Camacho of the Hailing Group. Not long after, five members of the Bathing Light Holy Guard and Chair Aberhard returned one after another, coming before the prince.

"The Incarnation of Lutina Castillo has been jointly suppressed by us, but unfortunately, she resisted fiercely in her death throes, and we could not capture her alive..."

A Holy Guard enveloped in dark gold Armor said with a sonorous voice.

"Forget it, Olmido has been captured, let Lutina be arrogant for a few more days, then we’ll settle the score with her later!"

The prince, seated majestically on a sofa and leaning on the Cross Sword, said coldly. He then turned his head and asked the man dressed in a brown and yellow casual suit,

"Chair Aberhard, how’s the situation?"

"I apologize, Your Highness... That Saint from the Proud Sun Cross Society is not weak; even with me fighting with all my might, I only managed to inflict severe injury but couldn’t capture him,"

Chair Aberhard said with regret.

At this moment, a woman’s voice interrupted the conversation:

"Aberhard, if I remember correctly, your right hand is the sacred relic of the ’Deep Sea’ sequence, the Ocean Giant stolen from somewhere, right? With ’Earth’ sequence abilities, having integrated that high-level power from another path, you still couldn’t hold him down?"

The others turned their heads to see, as a figure condensed from seawater approached; it was faintly discernible that it had the face of High Priest Camacho from the Hailing Group.

"Madam, I know you have some misunderstandings about me, but I’ve told you more than once that when the association inspected the secret tomb on the East Coast, it was confirmed that the sacred relics weren’t from a deceased high-ranking member of your Hailing Group, so there’s no need to view me with such hostility,"

he replied.

Aberhard said indifferently.

"Moreover, the Saint of the Solar Cross Society who took the Sun Path is extremely fast, and no one present could have stopped Him if He were intent on escaping. That’s a fact."

Camacho’s seawater clone wanted to say something, but the prince interrupted the topic:

"Let’s stop here..."

He rubbed the temples of his forehead irritably, and said in a deep voice:

"If He has escaped, then He has escaped. Sooner or later, the Solar Cross Society will be eradicated, and that guy will show Himself then... First of all, I would like to thank you all for your assistance, but this does not clear you of suspicion. Without exception, all the guests present must undergo questioning and scrutiny, and I hope you will cooperate afterwards."

"Of course, Your Highness,"

Aberhard shrugged nonchalantly.

At this moment, several high-ranking members of the Seven Gods Sect from the Constellation Sect and the Madman School also emerged from the resting room and gathered around. The prince merely glanced at them and did not rebuke their inaction; instead, He simply said:

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"Certainly, Your Highness. We too will cooperate with the investigation,"

said the strikingly beautiful silver-haired lady Papa.

The gaunt old man from the Madman School simply nodded his head, saying nothing more.

The next second.

Several prominent figures present seemed to sense something and turned their heads in unison to look towards the entrance of the banquet hall, where Aberhard let out a light laugh as his figure gradually faded away.

Just three seconds later.

His figure became clear again, as if brought into focus by overlapping outlines, clearly having used some kind of Sequence Ability for rapid movement. This time, upon his return, Aberhard was holding a pale young man with glasses.

The young man was rigid all over, frozen in the act of turning his head, as if he were a wax figure trapped in a murky, gray-white mist, his expression one of horror.

"This guy had already lurked near the banquet hall and seemed to be using the power of some Mysterious Object to hide his form, which is quite suspicious... I suspect he has something to do with tonight’s events,"

Aberhard spoke slowly.

Chen Lun’s pupils constricted because he realized that the young man in the other’s hands was Noah! And his own "Pale Mark" had completely failed to detect Noah’s arrival...

’Why would Noah come to the banquet?!’

He inwardly cursed as a wave of panic set in; this was an enormous misunderstanding.

Anxious and questioning eyes from Floey met Chen Lun’s, but he did not speak. Instead, he used [Mental Transmission] to convey reassuring words, indicating that it was not appropriate to rashly speak and explain at this moment.

"Oh... I recognize this little guy."

At this moment, the High Priestess of the Constellation Sect, Lady Papa, spoke up with a smile.

She looked at the young man with slight interest before explaining to the prince:

"Your Highness, his name is Noah Silver Dragon, the legitimate heir of the Silver Dragon Family from Hidden Veil City in the south... You should be familiar with his mother, the ’Silver Dragon Witch’ Blaze Shelley, or should I say Blaze Silver Dragon? Anyway, I know this Saint of the Constellation very well; She was once a member of the Solar Cross Society. Her husband, Falth Silver Dragon, was killed by the ’Bathing Light Holy Guard’ nine years ago, and Blaze managed to escape..."

Lady Papa seemed to harbor hatred for the Silver Dragon Witch, as she deliberately added:

"Oh, by the way, some time ago Lutina Castillo was seen gallivanting around Royal City with this little guy, and their relationship seemed very close..."

Chen Lun stood expressionless at one side.

His fingers around the Silver Staff tightened slightly.

It was obvious from Lady Papa’s words that she was trying to doom Noah... He was all too aware that the High Priestess of the Constellation Sect must have a grudge against Her Highness the Silver Dragon Witch and wanted her son Noah to die here!

However, everything She said was true, and now even if Noah was innocent, he would be hated by the prince, and it was unlikely that he would be let go easily.

’This is troublesome...’

Chen Lun’s heart sank.

Noah was his companion, and he could not stand idly by and watch him die.

"Your Highness, Noah is a member of my team and also a member of the executive team of the Generous Council of the Senate... He may have just come to see me on some business, and most likely there’s some misunderstanding,"

he said, humbly bowing with his hand on his chest, explaining to the prince in a solemn voice.

However, Prince Dazlert merely stared at him with narrowed eyes, and after a few seconds of silence, said indifferently:

"Jack, you have truly disappointed me... Don’t forget, you are also not yet free from suspicion. I have my own ideas about how to deal with this young man. Speak out of turn again, and I will not hesitate to throw you into the Sun Dungeon."

"..."

Chen Lun did not speak further, only bowed his head even deeper.

Although he did not look, he could feel the curious gazes of the several Saints present and the murderous intent hidden in the prince’s words.

After a while.

"I understand, Your Highness,"

Chen Lun’s hoarse voice slowly rose.