I! Anomaly Cleansing Agent!

The solemn blare of military trumpets echoed through the skies of Crocodile Kingdom. Within the 1st to 3rd Military Industrial Zones, the six elite legions directly under the royal family simultaneously received mobilization orders. As for their target…

“Siege the Royal Palace?!”

After hearing the mission objective from the messenger, the commander of Crocodile Kingdom’s First Army Corps couldn’t help but widen his eyes and exclaimed with disbelief:

“You want us to gather troops to blockade the palace, set up numerous thermal weapons, and prepare to completely destroy Administrative Zone 1? Are you sure this is Emperor Fein’s order?”

“I’m sure.”

The messenger nodded, then handed over the official document and mechanical token. His cheeks twitched slightly as he said: “Though it’s hard to understand, both the document and token are real. Check them. If there’s no problem, you can mobilize as soon as possible.”

“…”

Stunned, the commander accepted the documents and token, quickly verifying the markings on the document, then aligned the token against his hand to confirm the encrypted code. Finding everything accurate, he paused silently for a few seconds before skeptically asking: “Even though these items are correct, are you sure this document was personally issued by Emperor Fein?”

Upon hearing the commander’s words, the messenger’s expression cooled slightly.

“What do you mean?”

“My meaning is, could the broadcast cut off abruptly this morning have been true?”

Looking at the unfriendly messenger in front of him, the commander narrowed his eyes slightly, then signaled his soldiers behind him to move forward and restrain the messenger. He bluntly rejected:

“Although our corps one through six are directly affiliated with the royal family and should unconditionally follow orders, I now have reason to suspect that Prince Fein has been… ah!”

Accompanied by a cry of pain, the commander frantically shook his hand as if bitten by something. However, the token in his hand acted like it had a powerful magnet, firmly sticking to his hand while instantly releasing a dazzling purple-white arc of electricity.

“Commander!”

Startled by the sudden change, the surrounding soldiers immediately panicked; some rushed to support the fallen commander, others continued to lunge at the messenger standing still. But…

“Zzzt…”

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, the purple-white arc suddenly expanded, encompassing everyone within fifteen meters except the messenger.

In less than a twentieth of a second, all those within the arc collapsed. Though not unconscious, they couldn’t get up, only lying on the ground in terror looking toward the sky.

“This is the micro-current explosion bomb from Research Area 3, originally scheduled for formal deployment in June next year. It’s currently in the experimental phase.”

Lifting his arm, showing the commander the porcelain fragment on his wrist, the messenger informed with a numb expression: “Without wearing an insulating patch, your nerves will be interfered by the bomb’s electric field, causing loss of control over your body. The total duration is about one minute and thirty seconds. So you have one minute and two seconds left to decide whether or not to follow this order.”

“You… damn you…”

Struggling to open his paralyzed jaw, the commander angrily muttered: “So… the broadcast… you really… captured the emperor…”

“There are 29 seconds left.”

“I… I absolutely refuse…”

“In that case, I’ll consider you as having abandoned the decision.”

After hearing the commander’s words, the messenger with a somewhat rigid expression flipped him over, removed his hat revealing the back of his head, then fumbled in his pocket for a spider-like device with six needle legs, pressing it onto the back of the commander’s skull.

“You… what did you do… to me…”

Adjusting the position of the “spider,” after confirming the six needle legs had penetrated the commander’s scalp and made contact with the internal information chip, the messenger touched his own skull and replied with a wooden expression: “This thing is a product from Area 1. It can encode a living person’s soul, forcibly adding several high-priority instructions. Before its special energy runs out, it can ensure your loyalty to the kingdom.”

“I don’t… you…”

“After your paralysis wears off, remember to wear your hat to cover the encoder and keep your personal guards under supervision. Then quickly act according to the order and prepare to destroy the palace.”

“…”

“Did you hear me?”

“…”

“Do you accept the command?”

“Yes!”

…

“Doo—”

After several similar scenes, the Crocodile Kingdom, thrown into chaos due to the morning broadcast, finally faced even greater disorder.

Despite lingering doubts, after receiving orders from higher-ups, the soldiers of the six royal legions ultimately followed tradition, obeyed commands, quickly assembled, and moved out to the six districts surrounding the palace.

The kingdom’s inland airships without gasbags, the fully armored walkers of the mechanized corps, multi-terrain vehicles equipped with several large-caliber cannons, steam tanks covered in strange rivets, arrived earlier, already encircling the entire palace tightly.

“How could it happen so fast?!”

Poking her head out from Leon’s stomach and looking at the airships in the sky adjusting positions to aim their side cannons at the palace, the weakened soul of Female Cleaner Mona couldn’t help but be greatly shocked.

“Isn’t Algernon attacking the signal station? Why are so many soldiers still being called here?”

“Because Senior Algernon only blocked the signal station, not the entire Area 1.”

Squinting and looking far away, Leon, who had just arrived at the palace gate, shook his head and said:

“Even if signals can’t be sent directly, people can still be dispatched to call reinforcements. In fact, if it weren’t for Senior Algernon, the soldiers might have arrived even faster.”

“But doesn’t that mean all our previous efforts were wasted?”

Hearing Leon’s words, Reuben’s soul also emerged, weakly asking: “We went through so much trouble attacking the broadcasting tower just to prevent him from calling troops, but he still managed to bring the army here!”

“To achieve this result is already quite good.”

Leon laughed upon hearing this and said:

“After all, this is their territory. A single broadcast can only cause some chaos, it can’t make him completely fall. After all, Prince Andre isn’t stupid. If he didn’t even hold onto the army, he probably would’ve been taken down long before we arrived.

But that’s all in the past. Now, ordering the army to besiege the palace is equivalent to digging up his own roots to catch rats, placing all his assets on the table. As long as we can survive this round, then he can rest assured and step down.”