Chapter 770: The new Prime Minister
The reason for such a commotion began with the fact that 52 of the 81 States of the Godslayer Humankind Empire had formed a cordon that limited movement in and out of the Prometheus Sector. No matter how high your background, no one was allowed to get in or out without the authorization of the Scarlet Alliance.
This could already be considered a clear sign of treason against the Imperial Court, but the Scarlet Alliance went one step further. Its great generals formed even tighter perimeters around the Silver City, flanking it from the four cardinal directions. They were not alone since the forces of the Diamond Saint Duke and the Hellblazer Family supported the siege of Eden.
One of the strongest human True Titans, dozens of Titans, and hundreds of Divine Ascension Masters were besieging the Silver City. Such power could make anyone tremble, and that was just the surface.
There was also the Collapsing Lightning Duke and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, who had been absent the last month and whose power was rumored to have broken beyond the True Titan Tier.
Worst of all, that force was led by the Scarlet King, who seemed to be the strongest Godslayer Human in the Empire's history!
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There was a massive white castle in the center of Eden, surrounded by nine Titan Towers, assembled in a formation. In one of its most imposing halls, twenty people were yelling at each other. The air was thick with tension, and the scent of fear mingled with the heavy drapes that adorned the walls.
The Imperial Court was aware of the monster closing its jaws on their neck, and their reaction was just as deplorable as would be expected from a coalition willing to see the north of their empire burn.
A tall man with a thin body wearing a golden robe and adorned with various treasures shouted with rage.
"This is preposterous! How does a mere Colonel from the Imperial Army dare form a force that defies the power of the Imperial Court? This is clearly a coup attempt by the Collapsing Lightning Duke, who is using that brat as a puppet to fall back on in case his plot doesn't work."
The man had not finished his words when another thin man with even more ornaments shouted in rage.
"Chancellor Varik, it doesn't matter who is behind this coup. Our wrath must be directed at the Sector Dukes who refuse to answer our summoning. We must send them more messages indicating that it is their duty to come and fight in the name of the Imperial Court."
"Indeed, as Minister Taryn says. It's clear that their loyalties lie not with the Empire but with their own skins. We were merciful, allowing them to rest during the war in the north, yet this is how they repay us. After this is over, we must demand they send every single woman and child from their families into the court to serve as punishment."