Chapter 387: [385] Imperial Palace
"Who are you? This is the Imperial Palace's restricted area. Entry is forbidden," barked one of the guards stationed at the palace gates as August approached.
But August wasn't in the mood for pleasantries.
Swoosh!
A flicker of black light swept through the air, and the guards fell lifelessly to the ground.
The palace gates, typically bustling with personnel, quickly erupted into chaos.
"Someone just killed the palace guards in broad daylight!"
"To invade the palace so openly—either they're insane or they have something to back it up."
"Keep your head down. Don't get involved if you want to live."
"Exactly. We didn't see anything. Let's go."
The gathering crowd dispersed as quickly as it had formed. The current atmosphere in the capital was suffocating, with fear gripping everyone under the Prime Minister's oppressive rule. Death was an almost daily occurrence—a grim reality for those who sided incorrectly, resisted, or were simply unlucky.
The term "living in torment" scarcely captured the city's despair.