Prince Auten curled his lips into a teasing smile. "My beautiful Empress, I suggest you stop fighting. Even though you outnumber me, you are unable to defeat me."
Natalie was enraged and humiliated. She frowned as she prepared to launch an attack, her body swaying and nearly collapsing.
'Weird…' Her face quickly turned pale. 'Why has my body suddenly become soft and weak?' she wondered. 'I can't even raise a hand. Just like my internal energy was contained. Was I poisoned?' She had a hard time just standing still.
The outcome pleased Prince Auten. He did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, did you fail to use your internal energy? And your body is feeling sore and powerless?"
Natalie was shocked. "How did you know?"
"Of course, I know," Prince Auten said mockingly. "I was the one who released the white smog in the bamboo grove. It was poison. Anyone who inhaled it would be unable to use their internal energy and feel extremely sore."
'What?' Natalie glared at him. 'No wonder he dared to stop us with such a small group. He was ready.'
'I did it.' Tyson, who pretended to be hurt, was thrilled. Nonetheless, he wore an angry expression. "What a despicable and shameful man you are!" he chastised Prince Auten.
"Your Majesty!" The palace knights were shocked too. They realized they could no longer use their internal energy, and they felt sore.
'Oh, no! I can't use my internal energy!"
"Me too!"
"I annihilated the Skyway Association, and you revoked my position as Great General. You tell me. Why? You were the one who forced my hand. Rather than being treated like a slave working for you, why don't I crown myself as king?"
In the end, he looked crazy.
"You—" Natalie's face was flushed, and she could not think of a word to say. She knew she had been harsh to Tyson those past few days. Nonetheless, she did not think he had such ambition and ego that he wanted to replace her and make himself king.
She took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. "Tyson, I know you are a loyal person, and I trust that you are just being blindsided this time. Let me go and escort me back to the palace now, and I will go easy on you."
Tyson laughed loudly and mocked her. "Natalie, how stupid do you think I am? Let you go? Is there any future for me if I let you go? Don't worry. I'm not going to kill you. You will be locked up temporarily until I become king. Only then will I decide what to do with you."
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