Dimension Game Empire Chapter 415

The House of Godolphin—the foremost family of mages in Britain, holding an extraordinary position within the Council of Sages. Add to that the allegiance of Princess Alice, a noblewoman renowned throughout Europe. Surely, anyone with a modicum of sense would accept these terms, wouldn’t they?

After all, conquering Europe was, in the eyes of others, merely a whim of Xia Yan.

In this era of advanced technology and globalization, mages had reached a consensus, honoring the Godslayer as ‘King’. Since a Campione is a ‘King’ wherever they go, why bother conquering this land? This was the bewilderment of all, including the mages of Italy.

However, since it was a guaranteed victory and an opportunity to elevate Italy’s status above other magical societies, they were naturally willing to play this conquest game with the Demon King, Xia Yan.

“That’s impossible.”

Xia Yan’s tone was gentle, yet it conveyed an undeniable sense of authority.

“I will absolutely not retract the ‘Conquest Order’. If the magical forces of Europe do not submit, they will face death—even the Council of Sages and the Godolphin family of Britain, which I recall are within the borders of Europe, right?”

As he said this, Xia Yan smiled casually.

“There’s no need to rush into pledging allegiance to me. At least wait until the war begins and you’ve witnessed my power. Of course, I don’t dislike either obedient dogs or rebellious wolves.”

Princess Alice’s elegant smile froze. She looked at Xia Yan in disbelief. This boy, who still maintained a gentle smile, had uttered such brutal words.

War—it was what he intended to provoke.

He even distinguished those who obeyed him from those who resisted as dogs and wolves.

Indeed, this guy was the most brutal Demon King. She had been too naive before.

Princess Alice took a deep breath, regaining her composure. Realizing that her words could not sway Xia Yan, she remembered her backup plan.

“Are you familiar with the legend of the ‘King who will appear last in this world’?”

Princess Alice’s words caused Liliana and Eric to reveal confused, bewildered expressions. Xia Yan, however, raised an eyebrow after a slight pause.

“The strongest Steel Hero God, the ‘Last King’?”

‘Steel’ deities are the natural enemies of ‘Dragon-Serpent’ Earth Mother goddesses like Athena.

Steel implies both the metal and weapons, referring to heroes in myths who wield weapons made of steel, possessing unparalleled skills, and who have slain dragons and serpents.

For example, Perseus, the dragon-slaying hero who beheaded the serpent-woman Medusa and offered it to the wisdom goddess Athena. There’s also Siegfried, one of the gods slain by Doni, the hero who bathed in dragon blood to gain immortality.

Or Susanoo, the conquering god in Japanese mythology who slew the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi and obtained the Kusanagi Sword from its body. And in the Investiture of the Gods from the Heavenly Dynasty, there’s the Third Prince Nezha, who drew dragon tendons and peeled dragon skin.

Those who wield weapons made of steel and have slain dragons and serpents in myths are the so-called Steel Hero Gods.

The Last King is the strongest of the Steel Hero Gods.

And also—

“The ‘Strongest Steel’ who will surely eliminate all Demon Kings on Earth?”

Xia Yan said with interest, causing Princess Alice to show a surprised expression.

“You know of the existence of that deity?”

That’s right.

The Demon Kings on Earth—are Godslayers.

The Last King means the king who appears last in the world, which also means he will kill all the kings who appeared before him.

Currently, the oldest Godslayer is Marquis Vauban, who is over two hundred years old, followed by the Chinese Martial Arts King, Luo Hao. But—from ancient times to the present, counting from the age of the gods, thousands of years have passed. There must have been Godslayers born before the Marquis.

Godslayers rarely die of old age; most die in battle. There are eras when no Campione is born for hundreds of years, and there are eras like now when several ‘Kings’ appear together.

And when a large number of Demon Kings appear in the world, when the number exceeds a certain limit…

The Last King will appear.

Then, after killing all the Demon Kings on Earth, this Strongest Steel will fall back into slumber, waiting for the next era of Demon Kings to appear, to fulfill his mission once again, repeating this cycle.

This deity is worthy of the name ‘Strongest Steel’—the terrifying record of all Godslayers disappearing before the Marquis is a testament to his strength.

“I know a little bit.”

Xia Yan shrugged noncommittally, looking at the girl before him.

“You suddenly bring up this ‘Last King’, could it be related to the current situation?”

“Yes,” Princess Alice nodded.

“There is a Divine Ancestor who has been pursuing a deity called the ‘Last King’. Because you issued the Conquest Order, this Divine Ancestor seems to have seized this opportunity, obtaining the help of European magical societies, providing divine tools to awaken the ‘Steel Hero God’.”

Divine Ancestors are Earth Mother goddesses like Athena, who continue their existence through reincarnation after death.

In fact, witches like Liliana who possess ‘spiritual vision’, or the shrine maidens of Eastern Japan, their ancestors were once servants of the Earth Mother goddesses. Some witches with pure bloodlines even have the Divine Ancestor as their ancestor.

Xia Yan’s actions undoubtedly touched the fundamental interests of the European magical world.

Of course, the mages had not lost their minds. They knew they could not resist a Campione of the level of natural disaster. But just as only Godslayers can deal with ‘Gods’, Godslayers can only be dealt with by Gods or their own kind.

With Marquis Vauban of Europe standing idly by, the Black Prince Alec’s whereabouts unknown, and the Italian Sword King defecting to Xia Yan—faced with the coercion of the brutal Demon King, these magical societies might choose to rely on the power of ‘God’.

“If that ‘Steel’ is the Last King—then not only you, but all the other ‘Kings’ will be in mortal danger. Surely, the other ‘Kings’ who know about this will be interested and get involved,” Princess Alice said slowly.

“And if you withdraw the Conquest Order, those mages probably won’t take a gamble and assist that Divine Ancestor. Not only that, I can guarantee that it will not damage your reputation, and the Godolphin family will pledge allegiance to you.”

Xia Yan vaguely sensed that Princess Alice had an exclamation mark above her head, like an NPC in an RPG game giving out quests. It was as if he had triggered a new event.

Divine Ancestors, Steel Gods, the Last King, and even other Godslayers might be involved in this war.

It was as if all sorts of demons and monsters had come all at once.

But it had to be said, Princess Alice was worthy of being the most learned witch in Europe. Her eloquence and intelligence made Xia Yan feel that she was a rare talent, and a very beautiful one at that.

Having just been unsettled by Athena’s ‘seduction’ theory and her actions, Xia Yan now felt a subconscious sense of restlessness and possessiveness when looking at beautiful women—although it was only temporary, Princess Alice had unfortunately run into it.

He had decided—to bring this daughter of the Godolphin family under his command, to work for him.

“Very interesting information—but my answer is still the same.”

“What—?!” Princess Alice widened her eyes in surprise, her pretty face paling due to the emotional contrast.

“How can you be so…”

Before she could finish speaking, the power of ‘Dark King’ spread throughout the surrounding space, completely binding the girl’s figure. Xia Yan stroked his chin and lightly snapped his fingers. Soon, an old man in black appeared beside him.

The Supreme Commander of ‘She-Wolf’—the highest-ranking magician.

“King, according to your instructions, the maids brought by Princess Alice have all been captured.” As he said this, the old man glanced at the princess, whose actions were restricted by the ‘power’, her sickly aura floating on the surface, making her even more pitiful.

Coupled with the tied-up, young and beautiful maids—the old man couldn’t help but speculate about the ‘King’s’ intentions.

Could it be—that this Demon King liked bondage play?

This conjecture, combined with Xia Yan’s assertive personality, made the Supreme Commander feel even more certain.

Tsk tsk, young people these days really know how to play.

It seemed that he had to take good care of those maids, maybe one of them would rise to become a phoenix, as the Eastern proverb said. By the way, he also had to cater to the ‘King’s’ fetishes and prepare some props.

Recently, Paolo and Kraneitzar’s influence in the ‘Seven Sisters’ had faintly surpassed his, the Supreme Commander, making him jealous.

He increasingly felt that the Brantley family and the Kraneitzar family, these two seemingly aggressive families, must have some kind of suspicious dirty deal behind them!

He increasingly felt that starting with women would make Xia Yan value him more.

This idea turned the dignified chair of the Italian magical world into a pimp for the ‘King’.

Xia Yan had no idea what his subordinates were thinking. He couldn’t read minds and couldn’t perfectly measure people’s hearts. He patted Princess Alice’s sickly but indignant cheek with interest, then waved his hand lightly, signaling Liliana to take her down and keep her under guard with the maids.

PS: Fan fiction, I personally don’t like following the original plot… I feel like that’s boring. Reasonable originality is interesting.