Chapter 260: The Royal Palace and Katerina
Fraude was a Divine Child, and all information about Divine Children was marked with question marks.
Li Meng didn't know if Fraude had any special abilities.
Li Meng believed that those followers of love were likely similar to his Water Slime.
Similar to power banks, they could provide magic power to Fraude.
By means of a practice akin to dual cultivation in immortal cultivation novels, they could increase the upper limit of magic power.
Li Meng didn't sense the presence of battle energy from Fraude.
However, his magic power was exceptionally abundant.
Still, this guy should be a puppet, just like Kidd.
Because there was no sense of life coming from him.
"Hmm, an Undead Emperor Archmage?"
From Fernand, Li Meng could smell a decayed aura of death.
The faceless ghosts in the city were likely this guy's followers.
Fraude looked at the bizarre figure before him with a solemn expression.
He was strong, so strong that Fraude felt an overwhelming fear of powerlessness.
As an Undead Emperor Archmage, he wouldn't have any chance of survival at such close range.
"You…"
Fraude hadn't finished his sentence.
Li Meng swung his right hand and slapped Fraude on the head.
With a loud "bang," Fraude's head shattered.
The entire figure turned into a puppet and collapsed onto the ground.
"Who are you?"
It was then that Tyrone reacted.
Tyrone's question snapped Li Meng back to the realization that there was another person present.
"Almost forgot!"
With a flash of his figure, Li Meng instantly appeared beside Tyrone.
"Wait…"
Tyrone's expression shifted as he tried to evade.
But Katerina held him tightly.
Li Meng kicked Tyrone in the waist.
With a resounding "bang," a wave of air burst forth.
Tyrone flew hundreds of meters away and smashed into a wall with a "thud."
His body, clad only in an inner garment, exploded like a crushed watermelon.
"Hmm, the eyesore is finally dealt with!"
Li Meng clapped his hands and nodded in satisfaction.
Fraude's followers of love were not dead.
Li Meng had held back and merely knocked them unconscious.
Those followers of love were no weaklings.
The weakest among them were Sword King-level and Royal Archmage-level individuals.
Due to losing consciousness, their strength was significantly diminished.
Fraude probably only treated them as power banks.
"Uh, almost forgot about you!"
Li Meng lowered his head and looked exasperatedly at the woman clinging to his body.
It was the Duchess Katerina.
Tonight, Li Meng had already lost count of how many times he was left speechless.
Many unexpected things had happened.
Li Meng extended his right hand and lightly flicked Katerina's forehead.
He infused a wisp of Water Element magic into her.
The flushed and dazed Katerina regained her senses.
She looked at the strange man before her with a puzzled expression.
"Where's your husband? I'll take you to him!"
This woman seemed to have taken some kind of aphrodisiac.
Her body was very hot, extremely hot.
For non-toxic substances like aphrodisiacs, his blood wouldn't be of any use.
Katerina leaned weakly against Li Meng's chest.
She mustered the last bit of her strength to glance upward.
"Alright, since you're so beautiful, I'll help you!"
After all, she was a duchess.
This was a tremendous favor, something that could prove useful in the future.
If she repaid his kindness with betrayal and accused him of trespassing in the royal palace,
Li Meng wouldn't hesitate to deal with her.
In that case, he would send Xiao Bai to handle the situation.
Having such a hidden thread could surely come in handy in the future.
Li Meng picked up Katerina, slung her over his shoulder, and turned to leave.
He dashed out of the underground chamber, entering the passage leading to the surface.
After numerous twists and turns, and avoiding several patrol squads, he found the exit.
In the rear garden of the royal palace.
A sneaky figure flitted through the darkness.
Li Meng carried Katerina and leaped upward.
He landed on an upper-level window of the royal palace.
Beyond the window was a long corridor.
"Don't move!"
Katerina began to squirm on his shoulder again.
She let out moans, her hands wandering over his body.
Li Meng had no choice but to flick her forehead again.
Katerina regained her senses once more.
"Which way?"
Katerina glanced toward the end of the corridor on the left.
Li Meng's figure flashed as he sped through the corridor.
Moving so fast, only a black shadow could be seen streaking by.
Before Katerina lost control again, Li Meng found the king's bedchamber.
The chaos outside had left the royal palace eerily quiet.
Li Meng carried Katerina and pushed open the door.
"Troublesome. That guy should be outside quelling the chaos."
The battle outside the royal palace had ended.
Only the fighting in the inner city continued.
The raging flames dispelled the darkness, painting the inner city red.
The screams of civilians and shouts of battle echoed endlessly.
The moment Li Meng entered the room, he realized this.
Approaching the large bed, Li Meng placed Katerina down.
"What to do now?"
Li Meng scratched his head, looking at the writhing Katerina on the bed.
He couldn't possibly search the entire city for Duke Ferrandy.
By the time he returned, it might already be too late.
"Forget it, I'll just find a random lucky fellow."
As Katerina crawled toward him on the bed,
Li Meng turned and walked out.
After a few steps, he stopped.
"On second thought, if it's me, it should be fine. After all, hero saves beauty, offering herself in gratitude is reasonable. Besides, I'm saving her. If I randomly find someone else, it might backfire and make her uncomfortable, or even resent me. If it's me, she might accept it better."
With that thought, Li Meng turned back toward the large bed.
The black robe on his body flew off and landed on a nearby coat rack.
The cloth bags on him fell layer by layer.
By the time Li Meng reached the bed, he had transformed into a handsome goblin.
Even facing a goblin, Katerina's desire burned brightly in her eyes.
Li Meng grinned and spread his arms, embracing Katerina.
Li Meng held Katerina as they fell onto the soft bed.
Before long, a high-pitched scream echoed in the room.
The tranquility of the king's bedchamber was instantly shattered.
Embarrassing sounds reverberated throughout the room.
Accompanied by the creaking groans of wood.
Time slowly passed, and the night grew deeper.
No one knew how much time had elapsed before the king's bedchamber fell silent.
The room was dim.
The glow of the flames outside cast faint light through the windows, pushing back the darkness.
Suddenly, Katerina sat bolt upright in bed.
The soft blanket slipped from her fair body.
"What happened?"
Katerina looked around in confusion.
Her body felt intensely sore.
Especially her waist, which ached unbearably.
And below, there was a burning pain.