At this moment, the one with the sourest expression was none other than Enoch. After all, for him, this was the worst timing for Zain to wake up. He even injured his nephew so badly just so he could frame Rocky and Layla up and take the Purgatorial Tripod. At the back of his mind, he committed a blunder by not killing Zain. Now that the prince was awake, he would definitely tell the king about everything, including Enoch's collusion with the demonic race. At this point, Enoch would not be able to do anything even if he used all the lies that he could think of.
Rocky, Layla, and Gilbert also cast a glance at Enoch. They knew that finally, his ploy would be exposed, and everything would now be resolved.
The royal members were whispering to each other. They were guessing what would happen next once the king returned.
However, while everyone was waiting for the king to come back, they suddenly heard something heavy falling from above. Then, a loud bang shook the entire hall.
Startled, everyone looked upward, where the loud noise came from. The next moment, the roof of the hall was penetrated by an astonishing force. Countless dense black shadows rushed into the hall and quickly spread out.
"These are Ghostly Poisonous Bees! They are highly toxic, so don't let them sting you!" When someone recognized the black shadows, he hurriedly warned everyone else in the hall.
Immediately after, everyone became wary and protected themselves against the deadly bees.
"Hurry up and get out of here!" Some of the royal ministers who were afraid for their lives quickly rushed out of the hall in order to avoid such a disaster.
In an instant, the hall became a mess, and almost everyone was panicking.
Obviously, it was not an accident that this incident occurred at this time. Aware of what was happening, Rocky and Layla quickly fixed their eyes on Enoch. They knew that only he had the motive to pull off something like this.
As expected, Enoch let out a sinister laugh and swiftly soared into the air. He used the chaos to rush out of the hall and escape.
Seeing this, Rocky immediately tried to stop Enoch. However, the Shura Realm masters instantly surrounded him and set up an enchanted barrier to seal him from where he was standing.
"Odin, stand down! The king specifically ordered that you cannot leave this hall!" one of the masters said authoritatively.
"Just wait here! I will go after him!" Layla knew what Rocky was thinking, so she hurriedly rushed out of the roof of the hall and chased after Enoch.
Since Gilbert was worried that the princess would be harmed if she confronted Enoch, he also followed them.
Now that the two had already gone after Enoch, Rocky tried to calm himself down and stayed put. He could only entrust this matter to Gilbert and Layla.
When Enoch left the hall, the Ghostly Poisonous Bees that invaded also rushed out from where they came from.
Eventually, the hall quieted down and became peaceful again.
Soon enough, the ministers of the royal family, who escaped from the hall earlier, came back one after another. Of course, they had no idea why the Ghostly Poisonous Bees attacked out of nowhere. But if one paid attention to what happened, they could discern that Enoch arranged this so that he could make his escape before the king returned.
Not long after, Layla and Gilbert also came back to the hall.
"What happened? Did you catch him?" Rocky asked.
However, the princess could only shake her head in disappointment.
"I see. Then, it seems that Prince Enoch was well prepared in case he needed to escape. It is our fault that we let him run away this time," Rocky said flatly.
At this time, the royal members also suspected what really was happening. But of course, no one dared to say anything. After all, if their guess was true, it meant that the royal family would face such huge trouble.
Not long after, the king finally returned. Upon seeing that the hall was destroyed, he shouted angrily, "What the hell happened here?"
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