The King of Black Fog

A convertible car beautifully swung its tail and stopped in front of five people.

"Get in!"

"Wen Carol?" The five people stared at the brown-haired woman who had suddenly appeared.

"Hurry!" Wen Carol urged, "My car has a design that suppresses infrared radiation and absorbs radar waves; it can evade {Burning}'s detection!"

Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan in his arms looked at each other.

"Get on!"

No matter what she was up to, let the Imperial Mecha be, no human in this world was a match for them.

And now, in the city, the car moved fast, definitely faster than anyone could run.

The Turquoise Pool could also save some "Ability."

Like before, the Turquoise Pool sat in the passenger seat, the other four squeezed into the back, and the car drove out of the city.

Wen Carol pressed a button; the convertible's top closed, and the windows rose, then even the wavelength of visible light was cancelled out.

Which is to say, it was completely invisible.

"This car is?" Beia Triss asked in surprise as she looked at the glass on both sides of the street, which had no reflection of the convertible.

To make a car invisible not only technical skill but also energy is needed.

Even invisible Mecha couldn't afford the immense energy demands of moving while invisible; how could a small convertible manage it?

From memory, only...

"Empress Margaret III's exclusive vehicle," Wen Carol said.

"The Empress? Your mother?" Li Qianxia asked Beia Triss.

Beia Triss and Wen Carol both glanced at her as if looking at an alien.

Beia Triss, somewhat accustomed to these people's oddities, took the initiative to explain, "She is the ruler of the Empire, Empress Margaret III."

The Empress' exclusive car? The Empress' person coming to rescue the Princess?

That was strange.

And the previous issue of the Imperial Mecha sparing them was also strange.

"Is there a problem within the Empire?" The Turquoise Pool played with her white hair.

"There's a slight disagreement," Wen Carol replied, "The attack on you was the heir Di'en's idea. He..."

She glanced at Beia Triss, who signaled that it was alright, and then continued.

"He does not want to marry the Princess; he only wants to make the Empire greater."

"What's the conflict between making the Empire greater and marrying the Princess?" Li Qianxia played the fool again.

"Greatness requires Imperial Mecha, territory, population. Marrying the Princess would end the war; once the war ends, Di'en cannot continue his assault on the Duchy, seizing the Duchy's National Guardian Divine Machine, territory, and population."

"You're driving the Empress's car, are you her person?" The Turquoise Pool suddenly asked Wen Carol.

"Yes."

"Does Her Majesty know about my assassination attempt?" Beia Triss looked at her incredulously.

"...Yes."

"So this is a conflict between the ruler and the heir?" Li Changzhou concluded.

Beia Triss gently shook her head, her gorgeous blonde hair swaying slightly, seeming a bit out of sorts.

Wen Carol drove the invisible car through the small town, making turns here and there, passing many soldiers clad in Power Armor, various models of drones.

{Burning} was still in the volcanic smoke, overlooking this city.

"The Empire is Her Majesty's Empire, her commands are supreme, and to maintain this sanctity, if Di'en's attack on you were to be exposed, as the Empress of the Empire, she would have to punish her own son," Wen Carol said.

"So," Li Qianxia spoke, "even though she knows her son tried to assassinate the Princess, she still does not want to make this public, reluctant to punish him?"

"Of course, Di'en is her favorite son."

Li Qianxia looked at Beia Triss.

Married off miles away, her fiancé wants to kill her, her future mother-in-law also prefers her own son—Margaret III's current behavior is akin to being prepared for the princess to be killed.

In such a situation, is there still a need to marry?

Yes, and she must marry, for the Leistain Duchy.

Her fiancé wants to kill her, but she must strive, even desperately, to survive and marry the man who wants her dead. What can save such a life?

Soon, before the sun came up completely, the convertible left the small border town named Pella.

No longer seeing {Burning}, everyone sighed in relief, Li Changzhou was no exception.

Unable to use space and Teleportation Skills made him feel very insecure. He could escape from one Imperial Mecha, but if there were two, he would be blasted to ashes.

Driving Mecha that could briefly withstand Imperial Mecha was also bound to reveal their position.

In summary, it was very dangerous.

He looked at Wen Carol, who was in the driver's seat, considering whether this woman was trustworthy.

The safest method was to kill her now and seize the car.

No, the car wasn't safe either.

It was better to repeat the previous actions, running on foot was safest; upon reaching the next town, he would not let the Turquoise Pool act wildly anymore. Instead, they would stay in an unoccupied warehouse or room.

Noticing Li Changzhou's gaze, Wen Carol glanced at him through the rearview mirror and smiled, "You drive the Mecha well."

This was an echo of Li Changzhou's earlier compliment that she "drove the car well."

"Thanks to... Ya," Li Changzhou did not call her "Princess," even though everyone present knew she was a princess, this was for convenience in hiding her identity later.

"Me?" Beia Triss was doubly puzzled.

"The manual." Li Changzhou only explained one aspect of her puzzlement.

"The manual? Ah..." Beia Triss was somewhat at a loss for words.

Can one really learn how to operate Mecha just from a manual?

"It has nothing to do with me, I think Mr. Wis had some basics before," she said.