MTLNOVEL Chapter 1525
It would have been too much to hope that the miasmic water would have sucked the soul right our of King Roth and killed him in an instant. He survived, but his body was badly beaten and bruised. Blood gushed from dozens of open wounds. He was still in his beast form, but he looked exactly like a drowned cat, miserable and pathetic. The form seemed to melt away as if the humiliation of the appearance was too much, or maybe he no longer had the energy to power it. As he reached the shore, he stumbled a bit, landing on one knee.
He looked up, but not at me. His eyes instead went to the naked women who had been tossed aside earlier. “Help me escape.”
His words that had once been filled with fierceness and aggression now sounded weak and pathetic. The girls had huddled together, partially hiding their nudity and partially just waiting to see the result of the match. Although they had heard him, they didn’t respond. They just watched him, their feline eyes seemingly seeing everything.
“What reason have you given them to help you?” I asked. “You’ve done nothing but use and abuse them. They accepted it because they believed that you were infallible. However, you’re not.”
He gave a weak chuckle. “You? Calling me infallible? That’s rich! You’ve made all kinds of mistakes.”
“I have…” I nodded. “I’ve not given the women beside me the love they deserve. I’ve lost them. I’ve lost myself. However, they are still beside me. They are still with me. Our relationship isn’t a one-way street. I love them, and they love me. You say a harem should be your power, but I disagree. They don’t hold the power, and neither do you. You are their power, and they are your power, and together, you are powerful. That is what the harem heroes of the past never understood.”
He looked of distantly, not showing any indication he had even heard me. After a second, he summoned all of his strength and roared again. His roar was weaker this time but still seemed to echo the defiance and strength he once had.
“I said…. Get me out of here! That’s an order!” He roared, and as they still didn’t move, he added. “The person who gets me back to my dungeon will be my First for all eternity! I will put no other ahead of you.”
After a moment, First stood up. She was the only girl who could still walk who hadn’t been stripped naked. This was because after King Roth had struck her, she hadn’t gotten back up again until that moment. I watched, but something inside me said not to interfere. She walked across the battlefield, approaching her lord. When he saw her approaching, he sighed relief.
“I knew you wouldn’t abandon me.” He gave a toothy grin. “You always were my first, I just didn’t see it. Bring me out of here. Once we get to my dungeon, we will plot out revenge. You will be my queen for sure.”
“Queen?” She asked.
He nodded eagerly. “Yes! That’s right. I will marry you! It will be official. You’ll be the official queen of Dioshin!”
She leaned down, and he raised his hands to embrace her. Just as it looked like they would hug, she spoke.
“I’m already a queen.”
She kicked him, and King Roth went flying back into the pond.