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nShit!!!

nThe guards immediately dropped to the floor and shivered in front, while avoiding the beggar's gaze.

nNo!

nThe man wasn't a beggar, but a God of death who could kill them off just with his gazes alone.

nWhen they all thought of the fact that they had previously stoned the man, they couldn't help but shiver silently.

nSome took out their daggers and quickly cut out one of their toes, while others stabbed themselves instead.

nIt was better for them to hurt or punish themselves.... than to let this walking monster do it for them.

nBecause if that was the case, they might not even survive the punishment at all!

nSo without a moment's hesitation, they quickly pulled out their swords or daggers, injured themselves, laid down flat, and shivered with their foreheads touching the ground.

nBlood gushed over the place, and the injured men all held in their pain and tried to steady their thoughts... while trying to beg for the monster's mercy.

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"We are worthless fools, who have failed to realize your greatness.

nPlease spare us, your majesty!

"

nAs the men begged, cold sweat slowly tricked down their backs and forehead.

nThey only prayed that his majesty would let them live after this.

nBut of course, how could it be so?

nThe monster..... or rather, the man who they called his majesty, wasn't someone who took kindly to insults.

nHe just looked at the shivering men with a cold glint in his eyes..... and walked right into the palace.

nAnd who was this monster?

nOf course, it was none other than Alec Barn.

n.

nSeeing that his majesty had not said anything to them.....while Alec walked into the palace, the shivering men all got up and began celebrating, as if they had returned from some great battle.

nHurray!

nThey had survived!!

nThey celebrated merrily around the gates.... but what they didn't know, that in a few hours from now, they would be crying instead.

nThe tattered clothed Alec Barn walked into the palace calmly.... and this time, no one dared to stop him.

nPreviously, while the charade was going on at the gates.... those going in or leaving the palace had all stopped to watch a good show.

nBut when some of them noticed that it was Alec, they had quickly passed on the word to their fellow maids, guards, and so on.

nWord travelled fast in the palace.

nIt had to, should in case there was an enemy outside and so on.

nAnd coupled with the fact that these people literally didn't have many ways to entertain themselves..... of course they had to master the tedious art of gossiping and storytelling.

nThey retold the incident at the gate, so many people now knew that if they saw a tall burly hooded man wearing brownish tattered clothing..... then they shouldn't dare to insult or harm the person, because that was Alec freak** Barn!

nWith that clear warning, when Alec walked past them..... they all stopped what they were doing and bowed towards him instead.

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"We greet your majesty!

"

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"We greet your majesty!

"

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"We greet your majesty!

"

nEveryone did their best to avoid Alec's wrath.

nHeck!

nEven those who were on horseback.... and even those who were driving wagons past Alec, had to stop and all come down.

nHow could they be sitting comfortably when his majesty was trekking instead?

nImmediately, many of them offered Alec their horses.

nBut with Alec's weight and physique, not any type of horse could handle him.

nSo out of the many horses that were offered, only one could actually do the job.

nHe quickly got on and rode towards his resident building within the palace.

nAnd while he rode, he continued thinking of who could've been behind his attack.

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nThroughout his entire journey here, his entire thought had been on survival.

nBecause he didn't have any free time to think when he was travelling, time was of the essence.

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nSo sometimes he would ride for 2 days straight, before sleeping away again.... and after that, he would do the same again.

nHe had fought off entire gangs of thieves, fought off nobles who also thought that he was a beggar, rode for days without sleep, avoided slave traders and so on.

nHence he had been thinking of how to avoid death, rather than who had previously tried to kill him and his men after his trip to Baymard.

nEven after arriving in the Capital, he could've just announced his return... but since he didn't know who his enemy was, he chose not to reveal his identity instead.

nWho knew if the people that were after him had spies all around the Capital?

nWho knew if they were waiting for him at every turn?

nIf he had shown himself when stepping into the Capital, they would definitely try to kill him before he even reached the palace.

nAs for why he hadn't previously revealed his identity to the men at the palace gates, that was because he wanted to see if there were any spies amidst them.

nSpies would always be on the lookout for Alec's tall robust body.

nSo if they had any suspicions toward him, they would've tried to kill him first, while trying to hide his face and his identity..... and acting as if they had indeed gone after a beggar instead.

nSo rather than behaving like those ones outside, they would've just killed him instead.

n.

nOnce Alec stepped into his residency, he quickly took a bath before calling in several of his other trusted knights immediately.

n'Bam!'

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"Your majesty!

nHow dare they attack you?!!!

"

nSeveral of the knights trembled from rage.

nEven though Alec was scum, he indeed had people who were overly loyal to him to a fault.

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"Your majesty!

nI suspect Baron Jamison!

"

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"Your majesty..... I suspect Duke Longstrom!

"

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"Baron Hewitt!

"

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"Duke Ryan!

"

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"No!.... your majesty... I suspect City Lord Sanders!

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nHearing Sanders' name, Alec quickly raised his hands indicating for them to quiet down.

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"Why do you suspect Sanders?

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"Your majesty!

nIt has been more than 8 months since you sent Sanders on an errand in the Western Territories.

nThis alone is very suspicious, because we haven't even heard a single word from his end.

nAnd your majesty.... is it really a coincidence that you also got attacked in the western territories close to his city?

nI think not your majesty!

" Said one of the knights.

nAlec nodded his head while listening, and felt that it was a possibility.

nBecause why would Sanders stay quiet all this while, if something suspicious wasn't going on?

nHe had previously wanted to visit Sanders on his way back to the Capital, but with the attack.... home had no choice but to cancel the trip.

nIn fact, now that he thought about it again... Sanders was definitely one of the prime suspects in this case.

nBut how could Alec have known that the suspect he was thinking about was dead?

nLandon had killed both Sanders and Marder Shannon when they had previously attempted to take over Baymard.

nSo what suspect?

nHe was DEAD!!

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