Puff!
Dolores thought she was dead for sure this time.
Who would have thought that just as the energy beam flared with great brilliance, about to explode in front of her chest, the energy beam instantly extinguished!
It turned out to be Zhang Chen!
No one knew when he had rushed over, grabbing the Second Prince by the wrist. The energy beam in the latter's palm was like a throat choked, and it extinguished unwillingly.
"Who are you?"
A flicker of horror flashed in the Second Prince's eyes.
Although he had calculated that in the worst-case scenario, Dolores would rush into the great hall to stop the coronation ceremony, he was also absolutely confident in killing her.
However, he never expected that the person beside her was so strong, so strong that he could sever his internal energy flow with just a single grip.
This was a completely unprecedented technique.
"I am someone you cannot afford to offend!"
Whoosh! Boom!
Zhang Chen lightly flipped the Second Prince's wrist, and the latter flew up, like a kite with its string cut, smashing through the palace walls and flying out.
"Damn it, this guy attacked the Second Prince!"
"Dolores has gone mad, not only killing the Emperor but also trying to kill her own brother!"
"We absolutely cannot let such a vicious woman ascend the throne."
"As nobles of the Valen Empire, we swear to live and die with the empire!"
A dozen nobles roared and charged towards Zhang Chen.
"In the way!"
Zhang Chen lightly waved his left hand, and an incomparably powerful gust of wind instantly formed in the great hall, directly sweeping the nobles into the air.
Sharp and invisible wind blades directly sliced their bodies into pieces, turning them into wisps of mist that dissipated with the wind.
"Dolores is the legitimate heir of the Valen Empire. Anyone who dares to question this decision is a traitor and must die!"
Zhang Chen stood before the throne, one foot stepping on the Emperor, who had turned into a giant soul-lost creature, and said imposingly.
In this great hall, Zhang Chen was the supreme deity, holding the power of life and death over everyone.
Those who obey live, those who defy die.
This principle, whether in the apocalypse or now, was a universal law.
"As for this guy, he is no longer human!"
Zhang Chen said and stomped down with his left foot.
The giant soul-lost creature under his foot also wailed and turned into a cloud of mist.
"Father Emperor..."
Dolores's heart twitched.
Although she had also killed countless soul-lost creatures, and it was common to kill their infected relatives in front of civilians, she had always tried to persuade those civilians that the dead were monsters, not their relatives.
However, when all this happened to her, she still found it difficult not to be emotional.
"Your Highness Princess Dolores, you are now the sole heir and legitimate emperor of the Valen Empire. Let's not pursue the matter of the Second Prince!"
"After all, His Majesty the Emperor has turned into a soul-lost creature. To prevent infection, killing the soul-lost creature is the responsibility of a warrior."
"But your brother is not wrong; he only wanted to avenge his father."
"For the sake of the empire's overall situation, you should stop, lest you be branded a killer of your own family!"
An elderly noble, bowing, cautiously advised.
"No, that guy must be apprehended. He's very strange. Perhaps it was him who caused Father Emperor to become a soul-lost creature!"
Dolores said decisively.
At the same time, she and Zhang Chen drilled out of the hole.
The Second Prince, after being thrown by Zhang Chen, was somehow still alive, but with many abrasions on his body and internal bleeding.
He was severely injured, but not enough to die immediately.
"Cough, cough... I didn't expect you to have such an expert by your side!"
The Second Prince coughed up a mouthful of blood and then looked at Dolores, half-smiling, half-mocking, as he lay on his back.
"You are not my brother. My brother would not speak in this tone, and he has his own way of speaking. You are clearly not him, just look the same on the outside."
"So... who exactly are you? Did you cause Father Emperor's infection?"
Dolores questioned with cold eyes.
"Hahaha, who am I? My simple and lovely niece, I didn't expect you to be so childish, you can't even recognize your uncle's way of speaking?"
The Second Prince laughed heartily, blood spurting from the corners of his mouth as he laughed, staining a large portion of his clothes.
This manic expression, coupled with the blood all over his body, looked terrifying.
"Uncle? You... how did you turn into my brother's appearance?"
Dolores exclaimed in shock.
"Who would have thought your brother's body was so weak? If I had known, I would have used your body!"
"But don't worry, we will meet again!"
The Second Prince said, spat out another large mouthful of blood, and then slowly slumped to the ground, dead.