Chapter 484: 60th Floor Battle Royale 4
Sometimes when faced with sudden, unthinkable accidents, people freeze up and can't react. You know, like in dramas when someone just stands there going "uh, uhhh" as a truck bears down on them?
I used to think that was just for dramatic effect, but it wasn't.
Before being transported into Heroes Chronicle, I once saw someone get hit by a van that shot out of an alley right in front of me. It took nearly 10 seconds just to register that someone had been hit - the brain needs time to process such things.
What I'm saying is that the Empress before us was no different from that truck bursting out of the alley.
'Why is the Imperial Empress in the Kingdom, in the tower, on floor 60, in front of a boss monster field...?'
She was the Imperial Empress. That meant she should be stabilizing Imperial territory and dealing with endless monster waves under the Goddess's orders.
No, even setting aside duties, she was the Empire's head. Sure, being born 6★ gave her confidence, but what would happen if the Empress got hurt or died in Kingdom territory? Heroes Chronicle wasn't a world where you respawned at temples after dying. At worst, the Empire could fall, monster waves could pour in, and Han Se-ah's gameplay would be completely ruined...
My thoughts were a mess as reality broke down. Like someone had thrown fireworks into an old warehouse, all sorts of random and improper thoughts exploded and settled repeatedly in my mind.
"Hmm... I said formalities weren't necessary, Sir. Please sit."