The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 195 - 140: The King... Ghidora!

Chapter 195: Chapter 140: The King... Ghidora!

The Strand Kingdom.

The capital.

A lively and extravagant banquet was going on inside the resplendent royal palace.

On long dining tables were steaks, roast chicken, pan-fried foie gras, lobster, duck meatballs in rich sauce, herb-roasted lamb, cream of mushroom soup, red wine-braised ox tongue, bread pudding with butter, and many other delicacies. There were also bottles of enticingly colored wines.

The elegant melodies of the band resonated in the hall. Nobles, in their evening attire, raised their glasses and conversed jovially.

In one corner of the banquet, two men from the East Continent, dressed in luxurious suits, were noisily eating and chatting in low voices.

One was a young man with short hair. His handsome features and cold, sharp eyes hinted at a noble background.

"According to the game plot, next comes the dragon’s attack on the palace to abduct the princess... Do you think we can successfully alter the plot?" Dongfang Ming asked, full of worry, the chicken drumstick in his hand losing its appeal.

"What plot? I don’t know. They said there’d be free food, so I came."

The person beside him was a burly brute, continuously stuffing food into his mouth. With clear, simple eyes, he looked like a college student.

Dongfang Ming hesitated. Why did it seem like his big brother still had no idea what was happening?

He looked at Zhang Ruoyu’s silly grin and couldn’t help but feel a bit exasperated. As rumors had it, although Zhang Ruoyu was the ace enforcer of the Dongzhou Control Bureau—top-level, unbeatable, and an ultimate tool—his brain wasn’t his strong point. He had brute strength but lacked wits.

Nonetheless, the Dongzhou Control Bureau was brimming with talent; there was no need for enforcers to think. Their task was simple—fight, and enjoy!

"Ming, if you’re not eating, I’ll take all of it." Zhang Ruoyu said, grabbing Dongfang Ming’s plate and emptying the food onto his own.

"You go ahead..." Dongfang Ming responded, speechless. Clearly, nothing was more important than eating, right?

He glanced into the distance where the old king, looking relaxed, was chatting with some nobles.

"Even after the warning, it’s clear they paid it no mind..." Dongfang Ming frowned slightly, wondering if this was the forcible correction effect of some unusual power.

At that moment, the sounds of the banquet abruptly halted as everyone’s gaze turned to one direction.

A blonde girl with blue eyes, dressed in a luxurious pale white gown and wearing white silk gloves, elegantly approached. She seemed to be about eighteen or nineteen years old.

Her features were exquisite and bright, her demeanor pristine and noble. Golden hair flowed softly past her shoulders, adorned with two white pearl earrings. A square ruby, set in a silver frame, sparkled on her chest.

Princess Amy of the kingdom.

Dongfang Ming raised his eyebrows in surprise. She was quite the beauty.

He had seen Princess Amy’s appearance in the promotional videos and game animations of "World Hunter." Though she looked stunning there, it was, after all, an image. Seeing her in person now, she seemed several times more beautiful than in the cutscenes.

"Just like the game model, although we can’t rule out the possibility of an outsider taking her place," Dongfang Ming murmured.

In the game, significant NPCs could be replaced. However, after being replaced, they wouldn’t take on the appearance of the outsiders but would always retain their game NPC looks.

It was said that a European extraordinary person had replaced an important NPC herbalist, who turned from a robust, handsome young man into an old man struggling to climb two flights of stairs.

Princess Amy immediately became the center of attention. She greeted people with a gentle smile.

Dongfang Ming took a deep breath, exchanging glances with other extraordinary persons in the banquet hall, heightened his vigilance, and prepared for the dragon’s arrival.

Meanwhile.

Outside the capital, above the clouds in the sky.

A gigantic silhouette suddenly appeared, blocking the sunlight and casting the world into darkness.

"Finally, you’re here!"

On a white cloud, dozens of figures appeared without warning. There were mages in white robes, Taoists in robes, and a heavy mecha with a "Heavenly Craft" logo on its left shoulder.

A white-robed mage pointed his magic wand, and a garish green beam shot out. It had no energy fluctuations but still made everyone’s hearts pound.

The young Taoist in the robe threw a lightning talisman, darkening the surrounding light as thunderbolt strikes roared loudly.

The heavy mecha combined its hands, its modules swiftly shifting and reconfiguring into an awe-inspiring cannon. After a brief charge, it fired a robust, scorching beam of light.

Without even seeing the enemy, they launched their attack first.

Three days were not enough to restore their full power, but as extraordinary persons of the fifth, sixth, and seventh ranks, they each had some highly lethal items at hand.

In an instant, a barrage of attacks flew toward the immense figure.

Even though it was just a probing attack, everyone used items powerful enough to kill an extraordinary person of the same rank.

In the next moment, blazing light illuminated the sky. The chaotic energy waves vaporized the cloud layer, and the turbulent airstream spread like a tsunami, slightly distorting the space.

Then came a terrifying roar that shook heaven and earth.

In the clear sky, sunlight shone down on scales that gleamed like gold. They glittered dazzlingly, radiating brightness to the extreme.

Violent golden electric sparks erupted from the terrifying beast. The dense lightning chains never ceased their frenzy, interweaving and spreading across the entire sky in the blink of an eye, numbering in the thousands and tens of thousands.