Chapter 495: Chapter 256: Eternal Night Evil-Gathering Array! (Five in One)_3 As long as the United Forces truly harbored no threat to His Majesty, the Grand Marshal should understand. At this moment, Erice was floating on the roof of her Marshal’s Mansion, gazing at the United Forces. The Savage Ancient Forest offered such excellent defensive terrain, yet Larseis failed to make any use of it. He truly is incompetent. Hmph. Erice thought with a cold sneer, her gaze shifting towards the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Inside the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Larseis’s subordinates were panicking. After all, the United Forces were already at the gates of the Imperial City, and these men had committed many heinous deeds under Larseis. If these forces of justice broke through, there wouldn’t be a pleasant end for them, so naturally, they panicked. What surprised them, however, was Larseis’s calmness, which was rather strange. In the camp of the Ruthless Legion, Randy had made thorough preparations for his enemies, just waiting for Chen Mo to fall into the trap. On the plains, Chen Mo said to everyone, "I will handle this final challenge alone. Once I eliminate these treacherous individuals, you can then negotiate with His Majesty the Emperor." "Alone?" Everyone glanced at Chen Mo, then recalled his countless Skeleton Monsters. He alone was equivalent to a million-man army; having him lead the charge was indeed feasible. Lilith handed a Signal Arrow to Chen Mo, saying, "Don’t force yourself. If you encounter any problems, send us a signal right away, and we will immediately dispatch our entire force to support you." Chen Mo accepted it with a smile and said, "Well then, I will depart. You all should remain vigilant here. Be careful of Larseis sending assassins. I’ve heard he has trained numerous subordinates with exceptional assassination abilities. You can’t be too careful." After saying this, Chen Mo, leading a million Skeleton Monsters, charged directly towards the Imperial City. The reason Chen Mo did not approach in an invisible state was purely out of curiosity to see if these people from the Yongming Star System had prepared any other methods besides the curse demonization status. While the people of the Yongming Star System were gathering intelligence on him, he, in turn, was probing their arrangements. If things went wrong, he could enter the invisible state; it wouldn’t be too late. At this time, the defending forces in the Imperial City saw a large swarm of small dots approaching rapidly from a distance. When they could finally see clearly, they were shocked to find a million Skeleton Monsters flying towards them through the air. This sight nearly scared their souls out of their bodies. Immediately, they frantically rang the alarm bells and shouted, "Enemy attack!" However, a group of people soon appeared near them, instructing them to ignore any forces attacking the Imperial City. Only then did they finally calm down. These individuals hadn’t been dispatched by others; they were acting on the direct orders of Grand Marshal Erice. Knowing that the United Forces were only targeting Larseis and Nylia, she ordered her subordinates not to offer unnecessary resistance, in order to minimize casualties. She had long been dissatisfied with the actions of these two. However, as a subject—with one being the Queen Mother and the other the Prime Minister, both holding significant rank—she could not openly criticize them. Otherwise, it would give others cause to say she was arrogant due to her achievements and was attempting to overshadow the monarch. Although she possessed the capability, she, who had been rescued from the Devil’s Cave by the late Emperor and had risen to her current position, held boundless loyalty to the royal family. Without the late Emperor, Erice would never have attained the unique and prestigious position of Grand Marshal of the Empire. Therefore, she had always faithfully carried out the late Emperor’s orders. The only order she hadn’t carried out was one: the late Emperor’s final instruction to designate the successor to the throne. However, this successor had been lost among the common people and needed to be found. But there was already a legitimate heir in court. If the throne were vacated and people sent out on an aimless search, it would negatively impact the entire empire. If it led to internal strife, akin to brother fighting brother, she truly wouldn’t know how to intervene. After all, the late Emperor had been very fond of Prince Cy; it was just unknown why he had not passed the throne to him before his death. Cy had been disguised as a prince primarily due to Nylia. Nylia’s race possessed a peculiar lineage: women of this race, upon marriage, invariably gave birth to daughters; there had never been a recorded instance of a son being born. However, Nylia coveted the imperial power, so when Cy was born, she used her Demon Art to disguise Cy as a prince. Only a handful of Nylia’s closest confidants knew Cy’s true identity. Additionally, three others had accidentally stumbled upon Cy’s secret. However, Nylia had secretly executed all three of them. They dared not leak the fact that Cy was, in reality, a princess. Firstly, they were aware of the Emperor’s last edict. If this information leaked, Erice would undoubtedly search among the commoners for the prince mentioned in the edict. Secondly, it was uncertain whether Erice would retaliate for their years of deception and concealment. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚 Therefore, until Nylia fully mastered her Demon Art, she remained extremely cautious. Although Nylia hadn’t angered Erice regarding Cy’s identity, her other private actions, such as bringing robust young men into the palace court, were a different matter. Erice believed that if such behavior were ever exposed, it would be incredibly damaging to the royal family’s reputation and was thus unacceptable.