I still can't believe it, we waited for this day, stayed alive until this day." - I grabbed my wife's hand and sighed, she stared at the evening sky in a daze.

The barrier had a high durability, withstanding the kinetic and thermal energy from the explosion of eighty-eight shells.

But the eighty-ninth shell decisively knocked on the door of Kingdom Inslay, and we removed the final barrier of the Magic Council and the nobles. Hehe, hanging a barrier on a grave, it's still a bit small.

It was exactly half-past nine in the morning, everyone didn't erupt in cheers, but rather all breathed a sigh of relief. The time for the final settlement had arrived, Wolfrang and Huait stood up, followed by fifty strong male werewolves. Leya flew into the air, and fifty succubi who were over a hundred years old also took flight. According to the agreement, they would accompany me into the royal city.

The others stayed behind, and when we confirmed that there were no threats in the kingdom, we would send them a signal to enter the royal city and welcome the new era.

I mounted my horse, stroked the feathers on its neck, and the Medusas clung to the werewolves' arms. A seven or eight kilometer journey was nothing for the speed of werewolves and succubi, it all depended on how fast the feathers could go.

"Raul, keep this." Park handed me the semi-automatic rifle and the bag of bullets. I wouldn't pretend to be cool at this time and say that there's no need to worry about me. Although the people in the royal city are now very afraid of us, if they suddenly launch an attack against us, a handgun won't be enough.

"Thanks, if I haven't notified you before the sunset, then launch the attack at night."

"Understood."

That's how we made all the preparations for encountering resistance and headed towards the entrance of the kingdom's second-level territory.

Because the succubi and werewolves had never been to the kingdom before, only I knew the way, so I took the lead and led Wolfrang, who was "carrying" Sasa, behind me.

The land on the road was scarred, and the fireballs seen through the binoculars would form circular craters with a diameter longer than two semi-trailer trucks. I deftly maneuvered the reins to guide the feathers around these obstacles.

The third-level territory had become a no-man's land, even if there were people, all we could see were their fleeing figures. After passing through the battlefield, we encountered no obstructions along the way, until we saw the firmly nailed city gate of the second-level territory. The gate of the second-level territory could accommodate three carriages side by side, so this vertically opening and closing wooden gate was also extremely huge, reinforced with iron strips just like in the movies. I pulled on the reins in front of the gate and signaled everyone.

Then Wolfrang took out a bag of explosives from his waist and threw it in front of the gate, just to be safe, I added another bag.

Everyone retreated to a safe distance, and Leya used heating magic to ignite the explosives while maintaining a barrier.

The gate was blasted apart, even the bricks of the tower rattled and fell, it seems that we used too much explosives. But this gate wasn't thick enough, theoretically, this should be considered the national gate of the entire Kingdom Inslay.

I held onto the feathers and waited for the werewolves to help the Medusas back down to the ground from their arms. Sasa walked up to me, pulled out her bow and stringed it twice, the rest of the Medusas also prepared their bows and arrows, the werewolves took off their shirts, revealing various shades of dark fur.

Blowing up the city gate was just to allow the Medusas to pass through, the werewolves could climb the city walls themselves, but they couldn't climb the wall with a Medusa hanging on their arm, while the succubi could fly directly over.

"From now on, don't speak."

Before entering the city, we needed a bit of psychological warfare. Until all the outdated systems of the kingdom are overturned, we must maintain a cold image of killing without hesitation.

"What if we encounter resistance?"

"Kill them, whether they are mages or not."

Leya flew over the city walls first, and after confirming that there were no threats behind the walls, Medusa and I walked into the second-level territory. All the houses were closed with doors and windows, and there was not a single soul to be seen on the streets. The bright sunshine at noon seemed extremely mismatched with the desolate scene. The world had changed so quickly that the last time I walked through this gate, I was buried in horse manure.

As long as I live in a city for more than a month, my mind automatically stores a lot of route information. This is another talent my father left me apart from his culinary skills. Just like now, if I were suddenly thrown into Harbin Station Square, I could still skillfully reach all the places I've been to by walking or taking a bus, even a small inn near the Guli Yuan.

Our team was neatly arranged, with werewolves and Medusas forming columns of two people each. The succubi were in the air, and no one spoke. Sasa and I communicated our thoughts only by holding hands.

As we approached the first-level territory, humans began to appear. Apart from widened eyes and mouths covered by hands, they couldn't show any more expressions. Their postures were also monotonous—either huddled in a corner or partially hidden behind doors.

My wife's curiosity was a bit excessive because we had agreed that she would squeeze my hand twice to indicate readiness for combat, but now I had lost count of how many times she had squeezed it. There were many refugees from the third-level territories in the second-level territory, and they did their best to find a hiding place. In this process, there must have been bloody conflicts.

By the time we reached the first-level territory, the checkpoints that used to separate the first and second-level territories had been destroyed. There were corpses of citizens everywhere, killed either by firearms or magical attacks. Everyone wanted to seek refuge in the magically protected first-level territory, but how could those nobles allow the commoners to coexist with them?

The situation in the first-level territory was unbearable to look at. There was hardly anything intact to be seen. The steam-powered monorail trains were smashed and overturned, and the smooth stone ground was stained with blood and charcoal. All the statues of the gods of light had been destroyed, and there was only stagnant water in the fountain.

Finally, when we were only a few hundred meters away from the palace, we saw numerous mobs and the royal guards fiercely resisting. They hadn't noticed the approach of over a hundred monsters. It was only when a guardsman shouted, "The monsters are here!" that everyone stopped fighting. The mobs had overwhelming numerical advantage over the royal guards, but the guards were defending a gate, making it difficult for the mobs to break through.

Speaking of the royal guards, they were something I had always wanted to criticize. They were tall and strong, but all they knew was to use magic to protect the emperor, wasting their well-built bodies. Now, they had almost turned into pure brawlers with the mobs, because no one dared to cast mass-destructive magic like crystal arrow rain against enemies who were civilians. Their minds were in turmoil. On one hand, they wanted to protect the emperor and the Magic Council, but on the other hand, they had to resort to violence against their own citizens. They had no idea what else they could do in this situation, other than protecting the emperor. It would have been better to let those battle priests protect the emperor, but unfortunately, all the battle priests had died in the intense gunfire.

Our arrival was like a magnet being thrown into a glass jar filled with iron sand, attracting the gaze of everyone. They would scrutinize the werewolves, observe the succubi, but in the end, their eyes would lock onto Sasa and me.

I have long been accustomed to being stared at, and people consciously make way for me without any resistance. A soldier of the guard mumbled and sang a spell, but I didn't give him a chance to finish the incantation before firing two shots. The sights of the pistols passed over each soldier of the guard, and they resolutely handed over all their fear to me, without any expression on their faces. With the muzzles lowered, everyone in the guard knelt on the ground.

After the sound of clothes rubbing, the mob also knelt on the ground.

The feeling at this moment can only be described with words containing the character "refreshing".

After entering the palace, we split into two groups. I went with Medusa to deal with the Magic Council, while Wolfrang and Leya went to capture the emperor. The twenty-one old men of the Magic Council did not surprise me at all. When we arrived, only thirteen of them could still barely sit on the ground and breathe. The huge magic array on the ground, adorned with gold and gems, also explained to me how the barrier was formed.

The old men exhausted their last bit of life to create the barrier, but they didn't know that this country had already freed itself from the shackles of hypocritical divine authority. Big Auntie severed twenty-one heads, tied them together with a rope made of small snakes, and dragged them on the ground. Did these old men have to die? Yes, they had to die. The transition of eras requires signs and sacrifices.

The fate of the emperor was no different. When Sasa and I saw the true emperor of the Kingdom Inslay, we were both surprised and disappointed. The emperor was a handsome young man with blonde hair and blue eyes. Besides begging for his life, he didn't even know how to negotiate with me. He was just a puppet of the Magic Council. If the emperor of a country becomes a puppet, there is no cure other than revolution and impeachment.

After leaving the palace, Big Auntie threw the gory heads on the ground, shocking the people. Then I kicked the bound emperor off the stairs, and he rolled in front of the kneeling crowd.

I smiled and made a gesture of "please," indicating that the people could do what they wanted to do to this selfish emperor who only cared about his own survival and abandoned the people at critical moments. They also understood my intention, kicking the former king while raising their hands and shouting greetings to me.

I didn't harm these mobs, but gave them what they wanted. This was enough to show the position of the coalition.

Fifty werewolves stood on my left and right sides, and fifty succubi flew above me. The black flag of the coalition was inserted into the pinnacle of the palace. We waited for this day and welcomed it solidly.

You once held power and influence,

But today you realize that your stronghold is as fragile as sand, as chaotic as dust.

The battle cry of the Sunset Cavalry no longer echoes,

The Thunder Callers have long been buried outside the border.

The once magnificent Magic Council is no more,

The emperor sways like a puppet with a broken string.

Our hidden army eagerly awaits,

Enjoying the terror blossoming in the eyes of our mortal enemies.

The remnants of the royal city crumble, the ceremony collapses into chaos,

The warm breeze of spring disperses all the gloom.

The people begin to cheer and applaud,

The old king is gone, long live the new king.

Everyone once yearned to be revered by countless people,

But I knew that the gates of heaven would not open for me.

Sasa is my mirror, and everyone is my sword and shield.

This is not the era I am going to rule,

But the era of peaceful understanding between humans and monsters.

"Wife, there's one more place I want to take you."

"Where to?"

"I promised you before, we are going to have a real wedding in the kingdom."

I hurriedly handed over the signaling work to Wolfrang and took Sasa's hand, running towards the wedding garden in the kingdom, completely disregarding the image of the coalition leader.

But when we arrived at that small garden, the reality was completely different from what we had dreamed of. The garden had clearly been trampled on by many refugees or nobles, with flowers and plants scattered and trampled, and remnants of flowers and willows scattered on the ground.

"It doesn't look very good... Seems like everything in the kingdom's books is fake."

"It's okay, it's already good enough."

My wife walked to the center of the garden, gracefully turned around, and the smile on her face was the kind that could make me cry.

The ending of things is not always as perfect as imagined, just like this messy little garden now. We've come this far, one eye blinded, our daughter dead due to unforeseen circumstances, the beautiful little town turned to ashes, but we still hold hands, still standing by each other. Her intention couldn't be clearer - being with me, everywhere is as beautiful as the wedding garden in the books.

Although I couldn't hold back the tears in my eyes, I gave her a complete smile.

The process of the kingdom's wedding is not important, after all, our wedding had no parents, only me and her, an ordinary human who struggled in a different world, and an ordinary Medusa tangled in love.

I picked up the scattered flowers on the ground and selected some to make the most perfect flower crown in my life. She stood in the center of the garden, waiting quietly for the happiest moment in a woman's life to come.

"It's done, put it on and let me see."

"Don't you want to wear it?"

"I'm the husband, wives need to dress beautifully, husbands don't need to."

"No, you should still wear something."

As a man, I didn't want to wear a flower crown, so my wife used a small snake to turn into a hemp rope and tied it around my neck.

"Why? Afraid that I'll run away with a hemp rope?"

"Who knows, while you haven't regretted yet, I'll tie you down first."

"Fine, this way I can't run away~"

The hemp rope didn't match at all with the Nephila handmade spider silk suit on me, but I still accepted it with a smile.

"After today, we must never regret."

"Yes, never regret."

"Shouldn't we say something?"

"What... should we say?"

"Say... the words of Bonare's mother-in-law."

"I don't remember them anymore, do you?"

"Well... let me think... there seems to be one."

"Which one?"

"Chen Raul, are you willing to feed your wife with your own flesh and blood?"

"Willing, willing. How about you bite me now?"

"I won't bite you~"

"Then I'll bite you."

"Hehe."