Central Hall.
"Black Bolt murdered the people I sent to receive him! He is too paranoid and no longer fit to rule Attilan!"
Maximus sat upon the throne, deceiving the Inhuman populace below. "Only I can save you from suffering, only I can create a new Attilan! A land where all are equal—no one will ever have to mine those cursed pits again!"
The crowd erupted in cheers at the promise of no more mining, rallying behind their new "king"!
"Excellent! If Black Bolt attacks, seeking to enslave Attilan again, you must help me! Helping me is saving yourselves!"
Maximus, after his speech, turned to a timid young man beside him. "Gorgon, can you see when I will face Black Bolt, and whether I can defeat him?"
"I'll try..."
Gorgon clasped Maximus' hand, his eyes rolling back, body convulsing like an epileptic fit....
After a while, drenched in cold sweat, Gorgon released his grip and said, "I could only see fragments of Black Bolt's assault. It will be today. But who wins—I cannot see..."
"You cannot see?"
Maximus' face, which had briefly brightened from the crowd's support, darkened again. He muttered, "Unacceptable! I must prepare another safeguard, something to restrain my brother and make him hesitate!"
"Take me to the control room of the city's shield at once! I must record my fingerprint in the system commands!" Maximus barked.
…..
Meanwhile, as Maximus schemed.
Whoosh~
Ye Li, with Crystal, Medusa, and Black Bolt, teleported into Black Bolt's Silent Chamber.
"We must act quickly!" declared the little princess.
"What plan do you have?"
Ye Li warned in advance, "This is your family matter, not mine. I don't like interfering in others' family squabbles."
"What do you mean our family matter?"
Crystal pouted, hugging him tightly in a spoiled tone, "Aren't you, my man? I've already given myself to you—you can't just be so cold and heartless~"
Hearing this, Blackagar Boltagon's brow furrowed once more....
For the proud Princess of Attilan to cling to an Earthling so shamelessly—it was outrageous!
Medusa too was surprised, silently pondering: 'I didn't expect Crystal and Ye Li to have advanced so quickly... What should I do now...'
Could it be she would truly have to sneak behind Crystal and Blackagar's backs with Ye...
…..
"This..."
Holding the princess' delicate body, which he had already fully savored before, Ye Li's mind flashed to her alluring posture in the tent...
And looking at the red-haired beauty beside him with waterfall tresses, those ruby eyes were also casting amorous glances at him~
Which couldn't help but remind him of the scene an hour earlier, teased out by those wine-red tresses...
"Fine... But don't expect me to handle everything. Convincing the people and exposing Maximus—you'll have to manage that yourselves."
For the sake of the princess and the queen, who had both given him their devotion, Ye Li softened and agreed to lend some help.
"You're the best!" Crystal beamed, leaning in for another kiss.. .
But Medusa caught her and said, "Crystal, finish business first, then you can cuddle with your man."
"Oh, right!"
Crystal pulled her bitten lips away from Ye Li's, then raised a finger, putting her mind to work and began strategizing.
"Maximus has a prophetic Inhuman— Gorgon. He can foresee others' futures by touch. We must capture him first, or else all our plans will be exposed in advance!"
"Heh~"
Ye Li chuckled, pinching her nose. "Rare of you to be smart. Did I enlighten you somehow?"
"What nonsense!"
The princess blushed, muttering softly, "You're [so overwhelming], it's a wonder I'm not addled already..."
"A seer like that must indeed be handled..."
Medusa added thoughtfully, "But Maximus also knows Gorgon's importance. He'll surely keep him close. If we act rashly, we may alert him."
"That's easy. Gorgon can't be with Maximus every second, right?"
Crystal wagged her finger proudly. "I know Gorgon has a sister, Iridia. If we seize her, getting Gorgon will be simple~"
She said this, then turned her head, looking at Ye Li. "Ye, since you promised to help us, I'm assigning this mission to you! We'll split into two groups—Maximus won't know what hit him!"
"No problem. I'll follow your plan." Ye Li, not wanting to dampen his little strategist's enthusiasm, nodded and accepted.