The God's Games

Because of this, King Varis remained silent for the moment.

Duke Dzemael was naturally pleased that King Varis had not taken a stance, so he decided to go along quietly and say nothing.

The meeting was filled with noise and arguments.

Some envoys agreed, while others disagreed, each trying to persuade the others with their reasons.

However, Hanjun, who was the center of attention, did not say a word.

He even raised his hand to stop the players behind him from speaking up for him.

When the suggestion from the Freehold of Veranil delegation began to gain the upper hand in the meeting, Hanjun finally stood up.

Although he was only fourteen years old, he became the main focus of the entire room.

The moment he made any move, everyone looked at him.

Hanjun slowly looked around at everyone present and then said, "You people don't even take me seriously when you talk."

His words were a bit harsh, considering that those present were envoys sent by various countries and high-ranking nobles.

Hanjun's remark offended them all, and they were unhappy.

But they didn't dare speak directly to Hanjun and instead looked to King Varis, expecting him to make a decision, "We are representatives! How… how dare you speak to us like that?"

Hanjun scoffed, "Representatives? What good are you? After all this discussion, is this the best idea you could come up with?"

The Freehold of Veranil delegation stepped forward nervously and said, "Hanjun! You are the Holy Son of the Church of Light, so of course, you feel that way. But this plan was agreed upon by everyone, and you can't argue against it!"

The players guessed why the Freehold of Veranil delegation had been so well-behaved recently—it was all an act.

Looking at the expressions of the others present, it was clear that Freehold of Veranil would rather offend the people of the Church of Light to speak the truth, believing that he was the bravest one among them.

Hanjun quietly watched their performance and stepped forward when they finished.

Every step he took seemed to step on everyone's hearts.

They started to worry and said, "What are you going to do? Are you planning to commit violence in front of everyone?"

Hanjun suddenly said, "I originally thought that if I bring you all here together we can discuss about how to fight against the demons, but it turns out you're here to deal with me. In that case, what use are you to me?"

His words grew increasingly threatening, causing everyone to widen their eyes, waiting to see what he would do next.

Hanjun continued, "Isn't there an old saying? If I kill everyone here, no one will know it was me."

His words frightened everyone present.

Some even fainted immediately, while others began shouting for the guards to come in and protect them.

But no one came.

Even King Varis was just drinking his milk tea and watching the show with a calm expression.

Only the players behind Hanjun understood the joke and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The panicked delegation saw that King Varis didn't move and thought it was a conspiracy between him and the Church of Light.

They pointed at King Varis and said, "Is this the plan of the Kingdom of Orinthia to capture all of us in one go and rule the entire world?"

Since they were accusing the Kingdom of Orinthia, King Varis finally spoke up to clarify, "You've misunderstood the Holy Son. He was just joking. Why did you all take it so seriously?"

Hearing this, the envoys became even more anxious.

They thought: It's over; King Varis must be working with the Church of Light, and they're going to kill us all soon.

Duke Dzemael looked at their terrified faces and felt frustrated.

He had thought these envoys were tougher, but they were scared into silence with just a little threat.

In order to help calm everyone down, and following King Varis's wishes, Duke Dzemael coughed and said, "Everyone, if the Church of Light wanted to act, they would have done so already. You are now in the Kingdom of Orinthia Royal Palace, which is a very safe place. No one can harm you here."

After Duke Dzemael finished speaking, Hanjun added, "Yes, even if I did hurt you, with the healing powers of the Church of Light, you'd still be returned to your original state without much trouble."

The crowd, which had calmed down a bit after Duke Dzemael's words, began to see Hanjun as a devil after his remark.

Hanjun's words meant that the Church of Light had a thousand ways to torment them and could easily restore them afterward, but the pain they experienced wouldn't just go away.

Wasn't this an even more cruel way of torture?

The delegation grew even more afraid.

Duke Dzemael frowned deeply because Hanjun's comments had undermined his work, and now his plans couldn't proceed smoothly.

Just as Duke Dzemael was feeling troubled, a soldier in armor came in from outside and whispered something to King Varis. King Varis's expression then became quite interesting.

King Varis waved his hand, dismissing the soldier.

Then, in a low voice and with everyone watching, King Varis said to the Freehold of Veranil delegation, "We just received news from the Freehold of Veranil that the demons have somehow bypassed the Kingdom of Orinthia and are now causing chaos in the Freehold of Veranil's territory. Your king has sent someone to request the Kingdom of Orinthia's help."

The envoys were stunned.

How could demons be in the Freehold of Veranil?

The Freehold of Veranil was backed by the Kingdom of Orinthia, so how could they be in trouble so easily?

Was there some kind of problem?

But now, to defeat the demons, only the heroes of the Church of Light could help.
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They didn't have control over the Church of Light yet, so were they going to ask for their help now?

The Freehold of Veranil delegation's envoy looked at Hanjun but couldn't find the words to speak.