Apart from Byron and Teris—two Night Demons, each with their own agenda—who faintly realized something was unusual about this "Sacred Lake Coronation Ceremony," the other genuine princes and their guards were completely unaware. They remained wholeheartedly devoted to this ceremony that determined not only their own fates but the fate of the entire nation.
Atahualpa was no exception. With a grand wave of his hand, he declared, "Let's go! With the support of Their Majesties, the Sun Crown will definitely be mine this time!"
After effortlessly defeating nine Third-Order Molten Giants, he realized the seventy percent of his brothers who had accepted his bribes wouldn't be an obstacle. Immediately elated, he lit up the Sun Badge and led Byron and Violet to charge toward the second challenge. His confidence soaring, he vowed boastfully to be the first to reach the end.
