Chapter 438 This door cannot be opened
Chapter 438 This door cannot be opened
Realizing that the same abnormality had occurred to him, Leon hesitated for a moment and then turned to look in the direction of the palace.
Although it is still unclear what happened, it is estimated that more than 90% of the source of this change is in the palace. As for why such a conclusion can be made...
I can only say that fortunately I have had the habit of studying hard in both my previous and current lives.
Squinting at the citizens being transformed in the distance and deducing a rough arc-shaped boundary, Leon took out a charcoal pencil from the mirror world and a map of the vicinity of the palace that he had asked for from the rebels, and used the pen to draw a barely accurate arc on the map.
According to the work common sense that Senior Emma told me, this kind of anomaly with a large-scale impact generally has two modes of effectiveness.
Either all people who meet the conditions will be affected immediately, just like one's own [Ambition], or the influence will spread outward in a ring with the holder of the abnormal object as the center.
Now, all the citizens near the palace have been turned into tin men, but the citizens farther away have not been completely affected. There is an obvious difference in "first and last", so it can be judged that the effective mode of the abnormal object this time is the latter.
Well, since we know that the effective range of the anomaly is a circle, and it is spreading outward with a certain point as the center, the next thing is a classic geometry problem.
Given the arc of a circle, how do you find the center of the circle?
The answer is to draw points A and B on the arc, connect AB, and draw a perpendicular line to AB; then find point C, connect BC, and draw a perpendicular line to BC. The intersection of these two perpendicular lines is the approximate location of the center of the circle.
After scratching the map twice with the charcoal pencil, Lyon looked at the two vertical lines intersecting at the palace. He picked up the pen and drew a big cross on the palace, determining the approximate location of the "iron anomaly".
My initial guess was correct, that thing should be in the palace.
Moreover, we can almost rule out the Place de Glory, the Royal Gallery, the Memorial Hall, the Royal Stables, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office area, and all other buildings belonging to the front half of the palace complex, and directly target the sleeping palace in the back half.
According to the information he had obtained, the princess should be under house arrest in the palace. It would be best to go over and take a look. Also... the coup cannot be stopped!
……
Looking at the crosses on the hand-drawn map, Lyon stretched his hands, which seemed normal but felt like cold, hard iron to the touch, and immediately decided to continue the action.
Although he didn't know what the effect of this "iron anomaly" was, he had the ability of [Ambition] to die in place of others, so the possibility of him getting into danger was not that great.
Even considering his identity as the leader of a rebel group, even if [Ambition] could not take effect, he could still declare war on the kingdom on the spot, activate the combat immortality effect of [War Diagonal], and gain another layer of immortality.
If I have the double insurance of two immortal bodies, but can still be killed by this suddenly appearing "iron anomaly", then I can only say that God wants me to die, and I can just accept my fate.
In addition, even without mentioning the princess who might be in danger, such a good opportunity for a coup d'état does not always come along.
If the director had not received the news from the Snow Girl and discovered that the female reporter who followed Director Aquarius had suspected of sneaking into the Soul-Fallen Black Abyss and rushed to the Dream World to capture people, it would have been difficult for him to lead the rebels to attack the palace.
You know, there must be the director's hair in the palace.
Once the Blood-Slaying Hair left by the director senses the approaching aura of an abnormal creature, with the director's speed, it will probably take less than half a minute to reach the palace.
Only when she went to another world and could not sense the aura here, could she lead the rebels with abnormal objects to raid the palace. If it were any other time, they would really have to sacrifice human lives.
Therefore, facing this God-given opportunity, no matter what the iron anomaly is, it is worth taking a gamble!
"guest?"
Looking at Leon who pulled up the Freckled Prince and got back on the carriage, the tin coachman opened and closed his mouth slightly, revealing a simple but somewhat creepy smile.
"Have you finished your business?"
"Well, it's done."
After nodding to the iron coachman, Leon said:
"Keep going. The palace does not allow carriages from outside to enter. After you lead us through the square in front of the palace, just stop at the registration office... Here is the fare."
"okay!"
After receiving the silver wheel from Leon, the iron coachman's smile became more sincere, and the carriage parked on the side of the road started moving forward again amid the harsh neighing of the iron horse. However, since the joints of the iron horse could not be like those of a real horse, the carriage would brake suddenly every time it moved again, shaking the freckled prince who was curled up in the chair and turning pale.
Hmm...it seems that this was the reason why Joshua accidentally avoided the blow from his hammer the previous time.
After figuring out the reason, under Joshua's terrified gaze, Leon pulled out the small silver hammer stuck in the seat, and then said with concern:
"Are you feeling uncomfortable from the shaking? Do you want me to help you get some sleep?"
"..."
Looking at the small silver hammer in Leon's hand, the freckled prince, who was already numb, shuddered and instinctively wanted to get out of the car and run away again, but when he thought of the cold and creepy iron world under the car, he couldn't move his legs after all.
Although he would probably get beaten if he continued to stay in the car, the guy in front of him at least looked like a human being. Plus with his status as a prince, he should... maybe... be unlikely to kill him... right?
As for the bunch of weird tin men under the car, it's hard to say. The cleaners won't kill him as a prince, but those ghosts may not care about his identity. So if he has to choose between the two, it's safer to stay in the car and get beaten.
"Um...can you put the hammer away?"
After trying to prepare himself mentally, Prince Freckles said with a sad face, looking at the hammer in Leon's hand:
"Can I just use my hands like before?"
"..."
"as you wish."
……
"boom!"
Just when Prince Freckles successfully negotiated for preferential treatment for himself, in the bedroom at the back of the palace complex, which seemed as peaceful as ever, a shrill noise began to emanate, causing the female official guarding outside the princess' bedroom door to turn pale.
"Bang!"
Judging from the location of the sound, it should be the desk that was overturned by His Highness!
“Bang!” “Crash!!!”
This sound... should be the bed boards being taken apart, and it's probably completely torn apart!
"Bang!" "Squeak———"
It's over. It's probably because the cabinet was pulled over by His Highness, tearing the carpet, and then dragged across the floor! What...what should I do?
Just as the female official outside the door was getting anxious and wanted to go in to take a look but had no way to do so, a series of angry footsteps were heard in the corridor.
"what happened!"
Hearing the piercing noises coming from Princess Veronica's bedroom, the queen, who had rushed over with her men after receiving the news, could not help but angrily shouted:
"Is that how you guys watch her? Just let her make a scene in there?"
"Your Majesty the Queen..."
Hearing the queen's reprimand, the two ladies-in-waiting knelt down hastily. One of them bravely said:
"The door was locked from the inside by His Highness. We...we don't have the key and we don't dare to go in, so..."
"Useless things!"
After glaring at the female official who responded, the queen, with a face that was two parts furious, three parts arrogant, and five parts domineering, and with the same demeanor as Joshua before being beaten, said angrily:
"Someone! Break the door open for me! I want to see what the hell she is doing in there!"
(End of this chapter)