Chapter 1863: 1054: The Contest in the Hall

Chapter 1863: Chapter 1054: The Contest in the Hall

“Oh?”

Looking at the furrowed brows on the pale face of the Scarlet Queen, Leo Ray feigned an innocent smile and said, “Please enlighten me, Your Majesty.”

“As everyone knows, the Coldflame Kingdom is currently besieged on all sides. Besides the four great Fortresses of the Eastern Mountain Fortress, Northern Unfallen Fortress, Southern Rainforest Fortress, and the Western Sunset Fortress, even Dragon’s Lair leading to the Outer Region is in peril.”

The Scarlet Queen’s words were straightforward, with no beating around the bush: “Each of these five armies is enough to make the Coldflame Kingdom fight with all its strength, possessing the power to destroy the Kingdom. Even if your Royal Highness Prince stops one route of the Grimm Kingdom, what significance does it hold?”

As soon as the Scarlet Queen spoke, the eager vampire ministers calmed down, nodding thoughtfully.

Indeed, as Her Majesty the Queen said, not to mention blocking just one route, even stopping four routes, the remaining one would still be enough to bring the Coldflame Kingdom to ruin!

In such a situation, if the Ironhand Archipelago gets involved, the next target to be besieged after the Coldflame Kingdom’s destruction would naturally be self-evident.

It should be known that during the peak period when the “Blood Feast Barrier” had not collapsed, the Ironhand Archipelago could easily handle the Grimm Kingdom alone, but it still couldn’t withstand the siege of several countries.

After all, even using the “Blood Feast Ritual” to convert all the citizens into part of the Blood Clan only inherited part of their abilities, which couldn’t compare with the true Blood Clan.

Moreover, now that the “Blood Feast Barrier” has collapsed, relying solely on a limited number of Blood Clan is even more unsustainable.

“Your Royal Highness the Holy Lion, to think you can entice the Ironhand Archipelago into the fray with such rhetoric is overly fanciful, isn’t it?”

On the pale face of Spirit Wand Prince Valentin, a hint of anger appeared, as he furrowed his brows: “Are you trying to drag the Ironhand Archipelago into the grave with you?”

“Prince Valentin, guests should be treated with respect, you are being too presumptuous.”

The Scarlet Queen glanced at the Blood Clan Prince, then shook her head helplessly at Leo Ray and said, “I apologize, Your Royal Highness the Holy Lion; our Blood Clan has always been unable to hide anything in our hearts. If there is any offense, I hope Your Highness can forgive us.”

“No matter, Spirit Wand Prince is straightforward and admirable, worthy as the Defend the Nation pillar of the Ironhand Archipelago.”

Leo Ray looked at the Scarlet Queen’s slightly apologetic starry eyes and smiled faintly.

These two, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, not only directly rejected the implied message I just conveyed but also blocked my subsequent overture for alliance, proving very difficult to deal with indeed.

“Since they have blocked my yet unspoken alliance proposal, I might as well follow the tide and let them take the initiative to consider an alliance.”

Thinking this in his mind, Leo Ray maintained a calm demeanor and said, “I think perhaps you all are mistaken about something. How do you know that my Coldflame Kingdom can only block one army of the Grimm Kingdom?”

As soon as Leo Ray said this, the blood clan rulers opposite exchanged puzzled glances once more.

After a moment, Valentin first opened his mouth, furrowing his brow to ask: “Your Royal Highness the Holy Lion, do you mean to say that Coldflame Kingdom now possesses means to respectively counter the five armies?”

“These five armies exceed five million in total, with each capable of being a doomsday force for a nation. Your Royal Highness the Holy Lion, such statements are somewhat exaggerated, aren’t they?”

At this point, there was a trace of disdain in Valentin’s speech, his brows tightening further: “How could the Coldflame Kingdom single-handedly repel the combined armies of the Five Kingdoms?”

“Haha, I appreciate Spirit Wand Prince’s concern for my Coldflame Kingdom, but you all must know that since I came all the way from the small place called Cyan Town, I’ve never experienced a defeat.”

Leo Ray’s expression was mild as he smiled and said, “If I didn’t have the means to counter each of the five armies separately, how could I dispatch the entire army to the Sunset Fortress? Wouldn’t that be courting death?”

Of course, the present Leo Ray indeed did not yet have the means to deal with all five armies simultaneously.

Only concerning the Northern Territory and Dragon’s Lair did he have some confidence. As for the Illusion Matrix of the Mountain Fortress, with insufficient numbers, it could only be considered a half-measure.

Yet, even with only two and a half routes he was confident about, Leo Ray naturally could not reveal these details. Only if the opponents were unable to gauge his depth could it be the best current response.

As expected, with Leo Ray’s words, not only Valentin and the other important vampire ministers but even the Scarlet Queen’s expression became one of suspicion and unease.

In fact, during the battle at Kael Castle, blood clan powerhouses under the Scarlet Queen had also reached the scene and reported everything truthfully.

And Leo Ray’s previous string of achievements and seemingly miraculous development speed were already laid out on the Scarlet Queen’s desk.

This was also the reason the Scarlet Queen chose to sit down and negotiate with Leo Ray, with only one purpose: to gauge the depths of Leo Ray before proceeding cautiously.

After all, this Sacred Lion Prince from the Otherworld had single-handedly elevated the weakest Fifth Princess of Coldflame to the supreme throne. No one could deny this legend that could be called epic, without precedent or successor.