173: A pure, natural, unpretentious empress

Chapter 173: The Natural, Unmasked Empress

Boom—

Not long after entering the Beast Forest, Dick and his group were attracted by the sound of intense fighting and quickly came within a thousand meters to observe.

They saw a blood-soaked woman with green hair, wielding a massive greatsword in battle, surrounded not by Beasts of the Beast Forest, but by ten well-equipped adventurers.

At this moment, the sparks of clashing weapons and various brilliant magical energies intertwined, and amidst the green-haired woman's roars, the battle appeared exceptionally fierce.

Dick narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly used "Know Yourself and Your Enemy II" to scan everyone's identity information.

Although the green-haired woman was a Level 67 Berserker, the ten people surrounding her were also not simple, all being professionals above Level 60.

However, the situation on the scene was somewhat strange; the green-haired woman was fierce and grew braver the more she fought, while the ten people surrounding her showed fear and became more timid the more they fought.

This made it look as if the green-haired woman was single-handedly besieging the ten of them.

After observing for a while, Dick understood.

That green-haired woman was completely reckless; her attack style was wide and open, not hesitating to trade injuries for damage.

The other ten, however, valued their lives greatly; their moves were mostly conservative, fighting in the safest possible manner.

This was understandable; after all, the green-haired woman was already a turtle in a jar. No matter how fierce she was, two fists couldn't defeat four hands, and she would die sooner or later.

Since it was a guaranteed win, they just needed to fight steadily, wear down the green-haired woman until she died, and minimize losses.

"Truly unparalleled in bravery, fighting ten like this and still so formidable. If only there were a chance to befriend her..."

Elizabeth felt a fondness for talent; she sincerely hoped this female war god could join the great cause of building the empire.

Cecilia, standing beside her, had a strange expression. The more she looked, the more familiar the green-haired woman seemed, especially that thousand-pound greatsword!

Because Selena was covered in blood at this time and had also used a forbidden art, causing significant changes to her body, neither Elizabeth nor Cecilia recognized her.

Dick sighed and said bluntly, "She is the captain of the Fire Phoenix Squad, Selena!"

"Ah?!" Elizabeth immediately covered her mouth and exclaimed.

If observed carefully, it was not difficult to discover that the four corpses lying on the ground were none other than the other four members of the Fire Phoenix Squad!

Elizabeth never expected that the Fire Phoenix Squad, which the Royal Family had invested heavily in creating, would be in such a state, with only Captain Selena remaining.

Dick was somewhat speechless. Although he knew the competition in the adventure group would definitely be more intense, he didn't expect the Fire Phoenix Squad, a favorite to win the Championship, to be so miserable.

But on second thought, it made sense. The teams that could reach the Beast Forest at this time were undoubtedly the top-ranked teams.

These other two teams probably saw that the Fire Phoenix Squad was the first to arrive at the Beast Forest, which is why they had killing intent.

After all, only by killing the first place team would the Championship throne be vacated, giving other teams a chance to take it. This was the cruelty of the Championship!

Of course, if one was just focused on participating and wanted a lower ranking, this situation wouldn't occur.

"Di, Dick, what should we do? If this continues, Selena is going to die!"

Elizabeth was extremely anxious. After all, if Selena died, her Emilia Royal Family would not be able to compete for a ranking, which would be very embarrassing.

And besides losing face, after losing the protection of the Fire Phoenix Squad, they would have no way to deal with Yasuo's group of five.

Dick no longer hesitated, directly removed Elizabeth's mask, and led her towards the battlefield.

Based on experience, Dick could tell that Selena was at the end of her rope; she wouldn't last much longer. No matter how fierce she was, she would be worn down and killed.

"Seniors!"

Dick cast a sound amplification spell and shouted forward, "I have a big business deal that can make you money. Are you interested?"

As soon as these words came out, the ten people who were besieging Selena all slowed their movements and looked at Dick with surprised expressions.

Everyone didn't understand how an adventurer from the Youth Group could appear in the Beast Forest and even come out to introduce a business deal during a fight.

This was truly somewhat abstract. Wasn't Dick afraid that they might get carried away fighting and instantly kill him with a casual blow?

Selena got a chance to catch her breath. At this moment, she quickly retreated to a safe place. A trace of clarity returned to her eyes, and she subconsciously looked at Dick.

Soon, Selena's face was filled with astonishment, not because of Dick, but because of Elizabeth behind him!

As a professional freelance adventurer, Selena swore she would never mistake her employer. After all, she had just recently met Elizabeth!

"Arrogant young man, do you know what level of existence we all are, to dare come here and interrupt?"

"Heh heh, perhaps the big business deal in your eyes is nothing but a joke to us."

"Truly foolish, coming over so rashly and spouting nonsense. Are all young people these days this reckless..."

Everyone could tell at a glance that Dick was green and inexperienced, not yet twenty years old, and considered a junior even in the Youth Group.

Dick knew that anything he said would be a joke, so he simply didn't bother with pleasantries and directly had Elizabeth step forward to speak.

"Everyone, I am the current Empress of Amyria, Elizabeth Kim Doton!"

"I am here because I wish to hire you all to safely escort me out of the Underground City!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Dick was not anxious, merely waiting calmly.

Elizabeth was not mysterious; she had given a speech in front of a group of adventurers at the opening ceremony of the Championship.

Soon, some people's expressions turned to shock; they had clearly recognized Elizabeth.

Although everyone had felt that Elizabeth looked familiar before, no one had connected her with the Empress of Aimiya, because it was illogical.

This was the dangerous Beast Forest on the Fifth Layer of the Underground City. How could the dignified Empress possibly appear here?

However, when Elizabeth spoke, everyone was stunned, because her appearance, voice, and demeanor were all exactly the same as Her Majesty the Empress!

At the same time, there was no trace of magic on Elizabeth's body at all; she was the completely natural, unmasked Empress!

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I'm sure many readers have noticed that this book has been put into the small black room. (A head-on blow on the first day of October, boo hoo hoo...)

It's hard to imagine that this book, with over 300,000 characters, is only entering for the first time, but no matter what, my 'driving skills' still need improvement.

But it's not a big problem. The author has rich experience entering the room and should be able to come out in a few days.