455: Her Majesty

The deeds of the God of Thunder quickly spread throughout the Empire of the Setting Sun.

"He knocked out Henry, the Empress's third-ranked general, in one encounter. You're not kidding, are you?"

"There's video proof. Could Henry possibly be acting for him?"

"Such strength truly deserves the title of God of Thunder!"

"Qin An King also possesses astonishing lightning abilities. If we now call Locke the God of Thunder, will it anger Qin An King?"

"This... Locke is the God of Thunder of our Empire of the Setting Sun. What does it have to do with Qin An King?"

The Evolutionaries of the Empire of the Setting Sun regarded Locke, Qin Shilei's pseudonym, as the hope of their empire.

They believed that as long as Locke grew rapidly, he could become an existence capable of contending with Qin An King.

In the future, he might very well become a great hero who, along with Her Majesty the Empress, would save the Empire of the Setting Sun.

...

The Empire of the Setting Sun has now almost achieved unification.

Their ruler is Her Majesty Empress Mary.

While flying to Calvia, the capital city of the Empire of the Setting Sun, Qin Shilei had already extracted a lot of information about the Empire of the Setting Sun from Henry.

Among them was the issue he cared about most: flying pets.

Mary possessed a total of 300,000 griffon troops.

These griffons were neither native Golden Beasts of the Empire of the Setting Sun nor alien races invading Blue Star, but rather magical beasts from an Other World.

"Brother Locke, do you think my pet is pretty good? Not only can it carry us for long-distance flights, but it's also our most loyal comrade-in-arms."

Henry boastfully commanded the Golden Beast under his feet to perform several difficult maneuvers.

Although he couldn't defeat Qin Shilei, he possessed a Golden Beast, and it was a flying Golden Beast.

Being able to surpass Qin Shilei in this aspect, Henry's depressed mood from his defeat finally eased a little.

Qin Shilei scanned the griffon up and down a few times, then nodded and replied, "Indeed, it's very good. It's quite suitable to replace transportation tools like trucks."

Henry said discontentedly, "This is not just a means of transportation; it's a powerful comrade-in-arms. I don't know how many Golden Beasts and Evolutionaries have become my pet's food."

As he spoke, he was about to make a comparison with Qin Shilei, but suddenly remembered the other party's formidable strength, and paused for a moment.

If he had ridden the griffon into battle just now, he wouldn't have fared much better.

Boasting about the griffon's combat power in front of the other party was completely asking for trouble.

Qin Shilei interjected, "Henry, can you tell me how you contract these griffons?"

"That's a secret."

Henry said mysteriously, "Only if you swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Empress will you have a chance to obtain your own griffon."

Looking at his annoying demeanor, Qin Shilei almost wanted to use his Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple to control him and then ask the questions he wanted to know.

However, fearing to alert the enemy, he instantly suppressed that thought.

Henry spoke again, urging, "Brother Locke, pledging allegiance to the Empress is an extremely wise choice.

Look, you still have to fly strenuously by yourself, while I can leisurely sit on the griffon's back and do whatever I like.

Having such a cool griffon means you'll be the center of attention wherever you go, and it's incredibly advantageous for picking up girls."

Qin Shilei said with some eagerness, "I wonder how many lightning bolts this griffon can withstand?"

Henry immediately shut his mouth.

He was trying hard to show off his pet, but you were thinking of striking it dead with a few lightning bolts. There's no way to continue this conversation.

He didn't know that Qin Shilei was only trying to understand the griffon's strength, thinking about how much combat power they could gain after equipping his people with these flying pets in the future.

More than two hours later, they finally arrived at the capital city, Calvia.

Henry let his griffon army rest on their own, while he led Qin Shilei flying towards the Empress's palace in the center of the city.

Passing through the front yard, a corridor, and a training ground, they arrived at the main hall's entrance.

After a guard went in to announce their arrival, Qin Shilei and Henry were allowed to enter the grand hall.

In the spacious hall, there was only a throne on a high platform in the very center, upon which sat a golden-haired beauty of captivating beauty.

The woman was around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, wearing a phoenix feather crown and a purple battle skirt.

Her fair and delicate face, and her graceful figure, were made even more alluring and charming by the battle skirt, and she had a pair of beautiful eyes that sparkled with intelligence.

"Reporting to Her Majesty the Empress, when this subordinate arrived at Stansen, the beast tide had already been repelled by this Brother Locke. As Brother Locke admires Her Majesty the Empress, this subordinate brought him here to meet Her Majesty the Empress."

Henry stepped forward and bowed.

He had already sent people back to report the situation in advance; this was merely a routine repetition.

Qin Shilei also stepped forward and performed a greeting ceremony to the high and mighty Empress, then stood upright and looked at the Empress again.

"I wonder, Locke, are you willing to pledge allegiance to me?"

Empress Mary's voice was ethereal and pleasant to the ear.

"Your Majesty, if you want Locke to pledge allegiance to you, it's possible, as long as you can defeat me."

Qin Shilei said calmly.

Mary looked down at Qin Shilei and said crisply, "Good, let's go outside the city now."

After speaking, she led the way and flew out.

Henry and the others wanted to follow, but a majestic voice came from ahead, "You don't need to follow."

Qin Shilei transformed into a phantom and chased after her.

Soon, they were dozens of kilometers away from Calvia.

The two stood in mid-air, over a hundred meters apart.

"You go first."

Mary had the demeanor of a peerless master.

Qin Shilei raised his staff and pointed forward. An arm-thick bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air above Mary's head and struck down fiercely.

Mary showed no sign of panic at the sudden appearance of the lightning. With a movement of her body, she dodged it.

After dodging the lightning bolt, Mary showed no immediate intention of attacking, as if she wanted to test Qin Shilei's strength.

"Since that's the case, then let me show you the power of my lightning ability."

Qin Shilei moved his wrist, and the staff in his hand pointed at the other party.

One dazzling beam of light after another rapidly shot towards the opponent.

The arrow-rain-like attack almost covered a ten-meter radius around Mary.

Given the speed she had just displayed, it seemed her only option was to endure this move head-on.

Just as the lightning bolts were about to strike Mary, Qin Shilei suddenly lost sight of her.

"Heh heh, she's playing teleportation in front of me."

Qin Shilei's lips curled into a smile, and he casually sent another lightning bolt to the right.

Crack!

As soon as Mary teleported over, the shield in front of her was struck by this lightning bolt.

The transparent shield rippled intensely, almost shattering.

"Ah!"

Mary looked at Qin Shilei with a surprised expression as his staff emitted another series of lightning bolts.

She hadn't expected the lightning's attack power to be so strong, and even less that Qin Shilei could accurately pinpoint her teleported figure.

Facing the attack so close at hand, Mary had no choice but to throw out three scrolls to buy herself time to teleport away again.