Chapter 708: The Murderer

Published Mar 16, 2026, 02:35 PM

"Whew, this country sure does love killing its royal family, doesn't it?" Ning thought to himself. Had he spoken up, he would have most likely been shot. "A king that doesn't hesitate to give the order to kill his own brother. Then the King dies for some reason and now the crown prince that is to become the king dies at the hands of an assassin," Ning thought. "In the first place, what the hell kind of name is 'The Shadow's Anarchy'. That doesn't sound like the name of an assassin group," Ning thought. "System, a little bit of information on them plz." Ning got a short version of the information about the group. The Shadow's Anarchy were indeed assassins, but they hadn't started that way. They were first established in a kingdom that no longer exists. It was a group formed by some of the oppressed people in that group kingdom that was run by a dictator. It was a rebellious group that killed the dictator and free their country. When they were finally free and information about the outer world started trickling in, they learned that there were more people like them around the world. People that were oppressed under tyrannical kings and governments that only thought of themselves and nobody else. The Shadow's Anarchy formed from that same group that wished to free others as they had freed themselves. They would go to other countries, hide in the shadows and incite anarchy before killing the Kings and heads of the country. Once done, they moved on. They were so successful, that most countries started reforming in fear of their arrival. At the same time, the Shadow's Anarchy had now grown to such a scale that their members were now bonafide assassins from all the killings they had done. Some of the higher-ups in the group noticed this and started taking in commission work. They would agree to kill royals and nobles for some price. When they then saw how beneficial it was, and how rich it made them, they didn't need to think much. Overnight, the rebellion group that was meant to be there for people that needed their help, turned into an assassin group that only looked out for themselves. Now they only killed for money. "That's a shame. It was such a revolutionary group too, and all that changed for what? A few pearls?" Ning couldn't help but shake his head. However, he even had to stop doing that when he saw the soldiers grab their guns and prepare to shoot. 'Dammit,' he thought and stopped moving. He thought back to the tragedy that was the Shadow's Anarchy. 'Right, someone had to pay them to make them kill the prince. System, who was it?' he asked. The system gave an answer and Ning's eyes narrowed. 'Really? I wouldn't have had more hope than this,' Ning thought. 'Create an illusion of me in this exact position, System I need to go somewhere,' Ning said. An illusion of his appeared in the same position as Ning was. From the outside, it didn't look like anything changed. In fact, the illusion was even breathing lightly and blinking from time to time just like a human would. However, on the inside, it was totally empty as Ning had already left the cage. Ning arrived inside a room. He looked at the beautifully designed tapestry hung on one side of the wall, the unique patterns on the white ceiling, and the expensive furniture that was scattered around the room. "AAAAAHH! Guards!" Ning heard a woman's voice and turned around. Behind him was a woman in white. From head to toe, the only color that wasn't white was her brown skin, and her flaming red hair. "Assassin! Assassin!" the woman shouted when she saw Ning. "I can assure you, I'm not an assassin," Ning said. "But I am here on that topic. I wanted to ask why you killed him?" "What?" The woman asked with a confused expression. "Why did you want him dead? Is there any possible reason why a mother would ever want her son dead, your highness?" Ning asked. The queen's face paled. "Are… are you saying I killed my son?" she asked. The shock and anger in her voice sounded quite natural in Ning's ears as if she could've never done it. However, Ning knew it was her that paid the Shadow's Anarchy to kill the prince. After all, the system had told him that it was the queen that ordered the assassination. "You should work in a theater with that level of acting skills," Ning said. "How… how dare you say that I would kill my own son? Who the hell are you to say that I would kill my own boy?" the queen shouted. "No need to act, I just want to know why. Why would a mother kill her son? Was he actually not your son but a bastard of the previous king?" Ning asked. "Wait, on that note, who killed the previous king?" Ning asked. "Guards!" the queen shouted again, and Ning could hear them running towards her already. He had just a few more seconds. "You killed your husband too?" Ning couldn't believe it. "You not only killed your husband but also your son? Why? Did you only marry them because you wanted the throne?" The guards were nearly at the door by then. "Whatever," Ning thought and walked forward towards the queen. "Don't come near me!" the queen shouted, but she couldn't keep Ning away. Ning grabbed her head and immediately used Supreme Domination. "You will tell the truth about your son's murder to everyone," Ning ordered her. At the same time, the doors opened and he vanished. "Your highness, are you alright?" the guards asked. "I…" the queen looked around. "I must have been hallucinating." "Your highness, you should get some sleep." One of the female guards spoke up. "Yes, I should do that, but I need to find my son's murderer first," she said. "We might get that in a few hours, your highness. Apparently, the soldiers found someone in the sea with answers. They will be here soon."

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