mesbooks Chapter 300: You're just trying to scare him?
Chapter 300: You're just trying to scare him?
The sound of the greatsword hitting the ground echoed across the mine, crisp and abrupt.
The raging shadow domain seemed to be blown away by the wind at this moment, and the void lightning flying all over the sky was extinguished instantly.
Shadow King Dai stood still, the two flames of his soul flickering wildly beneath his mask.
Chen You withdrew his hand, patted off non-existent dust from his clothes, and said in a flat tone, "Xiao Dai, you're pretty impressive."
Upon hearing the word "Xiao Dai," the towering figure of Shadow King Dai trembled violently.
He reacted extremely quickly, almost out of a survival instinct, and pushed outwards with both hands.
boom!
A pitch-black barrier rose from the ground, transforming into a giant inverted hemisphere that completely enveloped him and Chen You.
This barrier not only blocked out the outside world's view, but also completely blocked out the deep bass sounds coming from the underground cracks.
As soon as the barrier closed, the towering, mountain-like body of Shadow Monarch Dai instantly went limp.
"thump!"
The dark gold boots slammed heavily onto the bronze stone slab, and Shadow King Dai knelt down, his movements fluid and without the slightest hesitation.
It even slid forward half a meter using its momentum, and came to a steady stop at Chen You's feet.
"Your Majesty!" The Shadow King's voice trembled noticeably, his previous majesty completely gone. "You...you personally came to such a remote and impoverished place!"
Chen You took out the wheelchair that Salos had given him last time from his backpack and sat down with an air of authority.
"I took on a mission and was just passing by," Chen You replied casually, his gaze sweeping over the imposing armor of Shadow King Dai.
"But you made quite a grand entrance. What, do you have a grudge against him?"
Shadow King Dai raised his head, his soul fire flickering uncertainly.
He seemed to have thought of something, and his tone suddenly became impassioned.
"Your Majesty understands! His Majesty's arrival here, disguising himself as an ordinary adventurer and even forgoing his crown, must be to lull that old man into a false sense of security!"
Shadow King Dai pounded his chest, producing a dull metallic clang: "Your Majesty is a man of great foresight! Have you finally decided to wage a full-scale war against the Star Sea Royal Court?"
"At Your Majesty's command, I am ready to be the vanguard and conquer the stars!"
Chen You was completely bewildered by this sudden declaration of loyalty.
"Stop." Chen You raised his hand, interrupting Shadow Monarch Dai's spellcasting. "What old man? What all-out war?"
"What exactly is that bandaged monster in the crack below?"
Shadow King Dai was stunned, his surging emotions caught in mid-air, and a hint of confusion emanated from his soul fire.
"Your Majesty doesn't know? The one sealed below is a projection of Star Sea King."
Chen You raised an eyebrow.
Star Neptune?
Judging from the prestige of this name, it's clearly on par with the Shadow King.
"Tell me in detail," Chen You said, leaning back in his chair.
Shadow King Dai quickly organized his thoughts and began to report.
"Three thousand years ago, the former king and the Star Sea King fought fiercely over several key resource points."
"The late king was more skilled, setting up an ambush and capturing one of the core projections of the Star Sea King alive, then sealing it at the bottom of this abyss."
Shadow King Dai pointed to the bronze base beneath his feet: "In order to completely drain the power of this projection, the late king undertook a massive project, which is this Hidden Star Mine."
"Through the formation, the power of the projected stars is continuously extracted and transformed into star essence for the royal court's use."
Upon hearing this, Chen You recalled the modern-looking construction markings at the bottom of the chains.
"Was this project contracted to the Meng family ancestor Qian?" Chen You asked.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Shadow King Dai nodded repeatedly. "Back then, the late king found it too troublesome to do it himself, so he outsourced this project to a family called Meng."
"The Meng family is indeed quite capable; their construction quality has remained problem-free for thousands of years."
Chen You's lips twitched violently twice.
Case solved.
No wonder the stone carvings left by the Meng family ancestors look so much like a construction foreman.
It turns out that the Meng family not only signed a contract with the Shadow King back then, but also took on official projects for the Shadow Royal Court.
However, it looks like it dried up halfway and then ran away with the star marrow it produced.
"So what's going on with this projection now?" Chen You steered the conversation back on track.
At this point, Shadow King Dai's tone became extremely solemn: "Your Majesty, we dare not release this projection now, nor can we kill it."
"This projection is soul-bound to the Star Sea King's true form. Once the projection is destroyed, the Star Sea King's true form will immediately sense it."
Shadow King Dai swallowed hard (though he didn't actually have any saliva): "That old guy has an extremely bad temper."
"If they knew that the projection had been imprisoned by us for so long, they would definitely tear through the spatial barrier and descend in their true form to kill us."
"What will happen if he attacks?" Chen You asked.
Shadow King Dai was silent for a moment, then answered honestly, "The former king has fallen."
"With the current strength of our royal court... we probably couldn't withstand a single slap from him."
Chen You stared at him for a full ten seconds.
The air became unusually quiet at that moment.
"Since we can't kill it, and we can't defeat its true form either," Chen You said, pointing to the black giant sword on the ground.
"Then why were you pointing your sword at him just now, all aggressive and shouting, 'On behalf of the Shadow Court, I grant you utter destruction'?"
The towering figure of Shadow King Dai suddenly stiffened.
He scratched his helmet awkwardly, the metal scraping together with a harsh sound.
The soul fire beneath the mask evaded Chen You's gaze, and his tone became extremely awkward.
"Ahem... This is just... a routine matter," Shadow King Dai explained softly.
"We have to put on a show and scare him a little, so he doesn't think our royal court is deserted and causes trouble down there."
Chen You's eyes widened: "So, you just wanted to scare him?"
"Yes, let's scare him." Shadow King Dai nodded obediently.
"That old guy's projection was drained of energy over three thousand years, and his mind was also affected, making him eccentric."
"As long as the subordinates put on a strong enough show of force, they will cower in fear."
Chen You was completely speechless.
After all that, this seemingly imposing and intimidating Shadow King's agent turned out to be nothing more than a security captain who maintained the royal court's dignity by making threats.
This AI logic is absolutely amazing.
Just then, a deep bass boom pierced through the shadow barrier once again.
"Yo! You black iron sheet outside! There's no point in putting up a cover! My bandages will make you cry!"
"Dip the bandage in iodine solution and disinfect while administering the treatment! Skr~"
The Star Neptune projection's rough, electronic voice was shouting outside, clearly because Shadow Monarch Dai hadn't made a move yet, which made him think it was time to act.
Upon hearing this, Shadow King Dai suddenly grabbed the greatsword from the ground and angrily tried to stand up.
"That old rascal, he's been climbing on the roof and tearing off tiles for three days straight. I'll go out and scare him again!"
"Sit down," Chen You said coldly.
Shadow King Dai Guaiguai put down his sword and knelt down again.
Chen You stroked his chin, lost in thought.
According to this theory...
If Star Neptune were to attack, would he be the leader of another world?