Darryl looked relaxed; he was not at all panicked.Even though Vernon's men were not weak, Darryl did not see them as a threat at all.However, Darryl did not show his actual level of strength. Instead, he pretended to be very scared; he kept yelling and dodging around."Argh! All of you guys are against me alone. What a big bully!" While dodging around, Darryl kept moving everything in front of him to block the footpath of the others behind him. He was moving the table, panel screen, chairs, and even the ivory bed."Ouch!"A guy looked like he was about to catch hold of Darryl, but without warning, he bumped his head on the table and let out a howl. He crouched and bent over, clutching his head."Ouch!""Ouch...my eyes!"The rest of the people were either smashed in the face by chairs or smashed into the ivory bed in the next few minutes. In the end, they all fell to the ground with painful expressions, no longer able to put up a fight.F*ck!Vernon blew his top. He had so

Before Angeline could react, Vernon dashed forward and grabbed her without warning. He clasped his hand around her beautiful neck.The next second, the savage Vernon shouted at the Queen, "Give me your position immediately, or I will kill her!"Vernon had gone entirely crazy. He thought he could kill the Queen that night, but a strange guy had disrupted his plan. Since he could not kill the Queen, he had no choice but to use the Queen's sister to threaten her."Vernon!"Angeline panicked and admonished him. "How dare you commit treason! Have you thought about the consequences?"At the same time, the Queen trembled and shouted, "Vernon, let go of my sister!"D*mn it! Darryl frowned at the sight.'The woman in Vernon's hands is the Queen's sister. Now, we're in trouble,' Darryl thought. Then, he took a deep breath and said, "Vernon, accept the situation and stop putting up a fight. Let her go, quickly!"Vernon's face was stern. "Shut up! Who are you to teach me?"Darryl sigh

It took them no time to wash the bloodstains out from the floor. "They're gone. You can come out now," the Queen said to Darryl. Darryl slowly emerged from his hiding place with a smile. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now." "Stop!" the Queen shouted before he could even take two steps forward. "Who are you? What were you doing in my room?"Darryl was a little overwhelmed by the Queen's forceful demeanor, as evident by his quickened heartbeat. He quickly calmed down. He scratched his head as he thought about how he should reply to the Queen. He was well aware there were strict rules in place, and no matter how he explained himself, he would receive some punishment. So, he decided to lie. "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I'm a new royal guard and have not familiarized myself with the palace. Before I knew it, I found myself in Your Majesty's room. I was scared of getting punished, so I decided to hide."The Queen frowned as she observed him. "How dare you lie

A sinking suspicion started to grow in the Queen's heart. Darius and the others were right. Darren was a convict from the Day Rise Principality and seemed close with the woman who tried to impersonate the Goddess of Light. She should be wary of him. "Your Majesty, would I help you fend off Vernon's if I'm really planning to hurt you? Besides, my life is in your hands now. I'll be sentenced to death if I poison you," Darryl explained when he saw the Queen's expression. The Queen pondered his words. After ten seconds or so, the Queen nodded. "Fine, I'll believe you this one time." Then she took the pill from Darryl and ingested it while Darius panicked. The royal guards waited with bated breath for the medicine to take effect. They started to position themselves around Darryl, closing any path of escape for him. They would lob his head off if the Queen showed even the tiniest sign of discomfort. Darryl, to his credit, was not worried about the pill's efficacy at all.Ten minutes

Their laughter seemed endless. 'There's something wrong with these people. Shouldn't they be patrolling instead of causing trouble for me?' Darryl thought with a frown.Then he turned to face Barclay and said with a half-smile, "A challenge? As if you're qualified to do that."Stunned by what Darryl said, their laughter immediately stopped before giving way to anger. "You crazy son of a b*tch! How dare you say our captain is not qualified to challenge you?""I wonder where he gets all his confidence from?""He's looking down on us, isn't he?"Jesse moved closer to Darryl and pointed at his face. "Do you have a death wish? If you're scared of the challenge, own it like a man. Don't act as if—""Leave me alone!" Darryl's patience had reached its limits. He raised his hand and slapped Jesse. Jesse's scream accompanied the sound of flesh meeting flesh. The force was so strong that Jesse made a complete 360 turn before collapsing onto the ground. His swollen cheek made him seem pi