Inside the palace.
The trusted subordinates Lucas had left in the palace had already been dealt with by Andy, leaving only Luke, the captain of the Royal Guard.
"Speak, where is Queen Ella?"
Andy's eyes were indifferent. He stepped on Luke, the spitting-blood captain of the Royal Guard, with Demon Blade Zhu Chi held to his neck.
After Andy entered the palace, even though Luke knew he was no match, he kept screaming in fear, urging the Royal Guard to kill him.
Andy didn't even need to think to know that this guy was Oro's man, so he should know where Queen Ella was being held.
Luke looked at Andy with terror in his eyes. Feeling the terrifying killing intent emanating from his neck, he instantly trembled all over, his body shaking so much he soiled himself.
Andy frowned, covering his nose and mouth.
He pressed Demon Blade Zhu Chi down slightly, and a hideous gash instantly appeared on Luke's shoulder, with foul-smelling blood immediately flowing out.
"Ah!"
"I'll talk! I'll talk!"
"Queen Ella and the royal family are all imprisoned in the Ice Palace!" Luke couldn't hold on any longer and fearfully revealed Queen Ella's location.
"Where is the Ice Palace?" Andy asked coldly.
"Deep underground in the palace!" Luke quickly replied eagerly, "The entrance is in King Oro's bedchamber, but that door weighs 50 tons. If you can't find the mechanism, it can't be opened. Only King Oro knows where the mechanism is."
Earlier, he had wanted to struggle a bit, to stall for time until King Oro returned, so he could avenge his brother, Lucas.
But now, he didn't dare to struggle!
Just as he thought that revealing Queen Ella's location would make Red Hawk spare him, Demon Blade Zhu Chi had already sliced his neck.
It hurt so much; so this was what death felt like. In the last moments before his consciousness dissipated, he could even feel his head rolling.
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Andy quickly arrived at King Oro's bedchamber.
Andy easily found the 50-ton ice door, and while others would need a mechanism to open it, he did not.
After a dull grinding roar, the heavy ice door was easily pushed open by Andy, revealing a downward staircase.
Andy didn't hesitate, stepping down. The crisp tap-tap-tapping sound of his shoes on the ice steps echoed continuously through the passage.
Soon after, he finally reached the underground palace, an ancient-looking underground ice crystal palace located beneath the royal city!
Many strange glowing insects surrounded the Ice Palace, illuminating the entire Ice Palace as if it were daytime.
"Who are you?!" The guards stationed there immediately held their weapons and looked at Andy warily after seeing him.
It seemed these were the guards Oro had arranged to watch over the Ice Palace. Andy didn't want to waste words with them and directly incapacitated them.
After entering the Ice Palace, he used Observation Haki, and after sensing where the living people were, he walked in that direction.
Soon, he saw two ornately dressed elders, a man and a woman, and a girl about ten years old, around one meter fifty-six tall.
The two elders tightly shielded the girl, looking at Andy with panic, while the girl stared fixedly at Andy, her childish face showing resentment.
Andy thought these should be the only remaining members of the royal family.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not Oro's man. I came to cooperate with Queen Ella. Can you take me to her?" Andy said casually.
"You're not that bastard Oro's man? Then how did you get here?" The old man's gaze at Andy became noticeably more wary.
"Of course, I fought my way in, but I don't want to explain anymore. Take me to Queen Ella." Andy said with a hint of impatience.
"I'll take you to my sister!" At this moment, the little girl stepped forward and said earnestly.
"Ellie!" Hearing Ellie's words, the two elders' expressions became somewhat panicked.
"Father, Mother, this is our only chance to get out!" Ellie turned to face the two elders, her expression serious as she spoke.
"Young people are sensible. Ellie, is it? If you take me to your sister, I'll give you candy." Andy knelt down, smiling at Ellie.
"I'm already 11 years old, I don't eat candy. Follow me, I'll take you to my sister." Ellie's expression was very serious. After speaking, she turned and walked in one direction.
Andy immediately followed.
The two elders, however, did not move. They looked towards the entrance of the Ice Palace, and after some thought, they still didn't dare to leave.
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The little girl Ellie led Andy to an ice door. She pointed at the ice door in front of them and said, "Sister is locked inside by Oro, but we can't push it open. The people who deliver food are Oro's trusted subordinates, and we can't get the key."
Andy didn't respond but simply pushed the ice door open.
This scene made Ellie's jaw drop, her eyes wide like copper bells, and her mouth open wide enough to fit a large egg!
Andy ignored the shocked Ellie and walked straight in. Soon, he saw Queen Ella's graceful back.
"No wonder, it's Sea Stone..." Andy said with some surprise. Queen Ella was imprisoned in a Sea Stone prison of over twenty square meters.
"Sister, I finally see you, are you alright..." The moment Ellie saw Ella, she immediately rushed over, leaning on the iron bars and speaking excitedly.
Queen Ella slowly turned around, first giving Ellie a gentle smile, then her eyes turned cold as she looked at Andy.
"Hiss!"
"As expected of a queen, she's truly beautiful." The first moment Andy saw Ella's face, he praised her without reservation.
This woman had clear, cold ice-blue eyes, cheeks like white porcelain under Moonlight, delicate and smooth, and thin lips unpainted beneath a high nose bridge.
She wore an ice-blue form-fitting outfit, sexy high heels, and an icicle necklace around her slender neck, accentuating her cold and noble aura.
Her figure was tall, with perfect proportions, and her full bust and hips outlined captivating curves, exuding an aura of natural authority.
"Who are you?" Ella's smooth forehead furrowed slightly; this man's gaze was too unrestrained, causing a hint of displeasure to appear on her face.
"You can call me Andy. I'll be direct: I found you because I want to cooperate with you. Do you want to kill Oro? I can help you!" Andy said bluntly.
Hearing this, Ella's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of hatred in the corner of her eye fleetingly. She parted her cold, crimson lips: "You were able to get here, so your strength should be good. The conditions, the conditions for killing Oro."
Hearing this, Andy was very happy. He immediately said, "It's very simple: you issue a bounty on Oro, and then I'll go kill him!"
"That simple?!" Ella was very surprised.
"That simple!" Andy's tone was firm.
But Ella clearly didn't believe Andy's explanation.
This man went to such great lengths to find her, just to have her issue a bounty on Oro?
If that were the case, wouldn't it be easier to just kill Oro directly and then loot the palace treasures?
Why would he want her to put a bounty on Oro?
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