Chapter 71: Rise Of A Queen
[Five Minutes Later.]
"So, they’re after the artifact we got from Nioh?" Josephine asked, her voice sharp with concern.
"Yep," Sunny nodded, a casual affirmation that belied the gravity of the situation.
"And where is the artifact?" She pressed, her gaze fixed on him.
"Already used it... It’s gone," he replied, a hint of something unreadable in his tone.
"Did the artifact cause the purple explosion?" Josephine continued, her mind piecing together the events.
"You can put it like that... It and something else," Sunny said, his eyes flicking towards Ellen, who remained transfixed, staring at the burning city outside.
"Okay... Let them come, we can take them on," Josephine finally declared, a resolute determination hardening her features.
Sunny nodded, a faint smile gracing his lips. "They won’t... You know why?" he asked, a playful challenge in his voice.
"No," Josephine, Star, and Jinx chorused, shaking their heads in unison.
"Tomorrow, there’s an auction... You, Nioh, and Ellen are going with me... We will show the royal families our strength..."
"You think it will make a difference?" Star interjected, a flicker of doubt in her eyes.