Pirate Kingship-Chapter 670 - 463 Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire, The Civil War Begins (6400 Merge)_4

Byron's eyes blazed. "To maintain the balance between the Royalist Party and the Earl's Party, I didn't actively provoke you, yet you dare to come after me?!"

Without hesitation, his left hand summoned the [Sure-hit Spear, Gungnir], while his right hand formed an identical Stormforged Weapon. He tied a coil of pure copper wire, prepared in advance, to the end of each spear.

At the same time, the [Deity Mask] belonging to the Bayfolk God-King Woden once again appeared on his face. As a part of the [King of the Wild Hunt]'s Authority, his dominion lay in both the Dead Spirit and Storm realms, significantly enhancing his transcendent abilities in these aspects.

Concentrating intently and holding his breath, he fully activated [Divine Sight] and [Weather Intuition]. Every slight change in the cumulonimbus clouds above him was clear in his mind.

Just as the vanguard of the [Lost Ones] was twenty meters from him, his eyes suddenly widened, and he fiercely hurled the Stormforged Spear from his hand.

WHOOSH!

A streak of bright blue lightning, escorted by numerous Storm Elves, shot straight upwards into the heavens. It was aimed directly at the darkest part of the pitch-black cumulonimbus cloud overhead, where Byron sensed the strongest electrical charge brewing.

The other end of the copper wire, attached to the [Sure-hit Spear, Gungnir], shot fiercely towards the largest "Asphalt Pool" in the plaza before the banquet hall. At this moment, the two spears became positive and negative electrical poles.

"Left neutral, right live! Thunder God, aid me! Die!"

The next second—

BOOM!!!

The thundercloud was so close to the ground that thunder and lightning struck simultaneously. The fierce, white lightning, like a dazzling white dragon, plunged headfirst into the Asphalt Pool.

Pure water is an insulator, but impure water is a good conductor.

In an instant, electric snakes writhed across the plaza. Countless [Lost Ones] flickered erratically after being electrocuted, then swiftly turned to ash.

"The sun and the storm are the bane of the Deep Sea." This statement was absolutely true.

In the span of a single breath, the entire plaza was completely cleared. Even the members of the Royalist Party who were a little further away had their hair standing on end from the static, looking as if they wore broom-head wigs.

But no one had the leisure to care about their hairstyles; all were dumbstruck by that terrifying display of celestial power, muttering:

"A Holy Spirit reincarnated. It must be a Holy Spirit reincarnated."

"Aside from the Creator, how could a mortal wield such great power?"

"A Holy Spirit!"

"A Holy Spirit..."

Although the main forces in this battle were Edward IV and the Marquis of Neville, who could deny that Byron's display was the most spectacular? He, in turn, became the one who stole the spotlight.

The title, [The Sea Hunter], which already had a high Legend score of 29 points, broke through its limit at this moment, crossing the 30-point threshold! This also granted him a third additional ability, alongside the [Sure-hit Spear, Gungnir] and [Animal Companion·Raven and Giant Wolf].

Before he could examine it closely, Warwick, seeing the dire turn of events, had already started running for his life. He shattered the boots on his feet, revealing a pair of extremely worn-out leather sandals.

[Second-Class Relic·Marathon Running Shoes]:

"From the Mythological Era, the long-distance runner.

Once you put them on, with just one leap... your running start covers 42.195 kilometers. No human being can catch up with you."

Warwick's figure flashed. He scooped up his son-in-law, George, Duke of Clarence, who had just risen from the ground, and with one step, they were outside the city.

Members of the Earl's Party who received the news also fled the Royal Capital in succession, spurring their horses back to their own territories at full speed. Various factions and spies reacted immediately, with countless messages transmitted through the Law Network, buzzing over the Royal Capital.

This "Death Stranding" attack ended somewhat anticlimactically; the losses clearly outweighed the gains. Though it caused heavy losses to the Royalist Party, it unexpectedly pushed the Neutral Faction off the fence and into the Earl's Party's opposing camp.

Failing to eradicate them root and branch and send the Royalist Party neatly to the Netherworld meant an internal war between the Royalist Party and the Earl's Party was now inevitable.

The grim-faced Warwick used the Law Network to rally his faction for war:

"The decapitation strategy failed! Everyone, return to your territories and gather troops. We will soon return for a just and rightful battle!

A few days ago, on the Online Financial Street, I found an arms dealer called Rhine Metal Company. Although it's a private company, it has an abundant supply and will sell anything for money.

You need not worry about logistics for this battle or future rewards.

I will allocate the entire Warwick family fortune to support my son-in-law, George, Duke of Clarence, in his ascension. Money is certainly not an issue."

At the same time, looking at the mess in the Royal Palace, his face livid, Edward IV also issued the same order:

"Gather the troops!

Even though the First Fleet was destroyed and its rebuilding plan is still only on paper, we must, at all costs, procure enough armaments to win this war of suppression.

Completely eliminate Warwick and his Earl's Party!

Richard, the procurement is your responsibility.

The Minister of Military and Political Affairs has reported to me that a private military supplier named Rhine Metal Company recently appeared on the Online Financial Street. Their equipment offers excellent value.

If our armament factories' production capacity is insufficient, we will use external force, even outsourcing everything to third-party service providers.

In ten days, at most, we will personally lead our forces to Earl Warwick's Earldom, catch him off guard, and decisively end this farce!"

The [Sun Crown] on his head shone brilliantly as he made his first, seemingly wise and insightful, decision.