Chapter 372: The Queen
In the mansion of Erza, where the gala evening was taking place, deathly silence suddenly reigned.
All the guests, as one, lowered their gazes, fell to their knees and did not dare to raise their eyes. Some even held their breaths to avoid drawing attention to themselves.
They had been actively discussing this topic recently, but no one expected "her" to attend the event in person.
Under the oppressive silence, a majestic tall figure entered the huge hall where the gala evening was taking place.
This majestic figure was two and a half meters tall, had snow-white skin, long black hair, and a curvaceous figure. But the most remarkable thing was the four hands that stood out sharply from the rest.
It was hard to tell where this majestic figure was looking at, looking into her night-black eyes. She wore an elegant black crown on her head, and a gorgeous black dress accentuated her curvy, attractive figure.
She was the ruler of this territory, a rank 6 being with the title of Queen. Clicking her black heels, the Queen majestically walked past the downcast gazes, heading for the empty throne. She was followed by ten men, each of whom was indescribably handsome, but their loving gazes were fixed only on their Queen.
Approaching the throne that originally belonged to the mistress of this mansion, Erza Twilight, the Queen sat down, placing her lower pairs of hands on the armrest and crossing her legs. Her cold gaze was fixed on Erza, who was kneeling, waiting for her, being closest to the throne.
The ten men following the Queen split into two groups and took their places to the left and right of the throne, without taking their eyes off their Queen.
Erza lowered her eyes and waited for the Queen's instructions and actions.
In her heart, she cursed many people, starting with the heir of the Dark Beast Territory and ending with Essora, who, according to the information she received, rebelled against her.
Lost in her thoughts, Erza felt the attraction from the Queen and, looking up, saw the tip of the Queen's black hair in front of her. Seeing this, she felt her heart sink.
Although she assumed that, given the circumstances, the Queen might resort to this, she still hoped that everything would work out.
Realizing that it would not be possible to avoid this, Erza sighed to herself and connected her hair with the Queen's hair.
When their hair touched, Erza sank into a semi-conscious state. In a matter of seconds, the events of the last few years of her life flashed before her eyes.
The Queen, using her power and strength, immersed herself in reading Erza's memories. One by one, all her actions in recent years were brought before the Queen.
Less than ten seconds later, the Queen abruptly pulled back her hair, and Erza's left hand fell to the floor with a thud.
"Ah..." moaned Erza in pain, but she held back her cry. Black blood gushed out of the wound, and Erza did not dare to stop it. Gritting her teeth, she lowered her head.
The Queen's face remained impassive, but the atmosphere in the room became oppressive. Even an inexperienced observer could see the Queen's displeasure with Erza's actions.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH.
"Ahhh!" the women screamed.
The Queen's black hair, like threads, pierced through Erza's maids scattered across the huge hall and forcefully pulled them towards her.
Erza did not dare to raise her head. She already knew this would happen as soon as the Queen read her memories.
Just an hour ago, when the messenger brought the news of the Queen's imminent arrival in the city, Erza was full of confidence that she would have time to prepare and take all necessary measures, as she had done so many times in the past.
However, even she did not expect that this brazen robber would dare to attack her. This shocked Erza so much that she forgot about everything in the world. It was only at the last moment that she managed to hide the most important information from the Queen, otherwise her head would now be lying in place of her left hand.
"If I find him, I'll skin him alive!" exclaimed Erza once again, cursing the robber in her heart and promising that she would certainly find him or her and take cruel revenge.
At that moment, Coco, snuggled on Idan's shoulder, was pointing the way when she suddenly felt a chill. Her fur stood on end, and her small head lifted to inspect her surroundings.
Meanwhile, the Queen, having gathered the most loyal and devoted servants of Erza, connected her hair with their hair and read their memories. When she was done, she staged a public execution by tearing the maids apart with her hair.
All the guests, without even looking up, understood what had just happened. The smell of blood quickly spread through the huge hall.
But no one knew why the Queen was so angry that she publicly executed the loyal maids of one of her trusted subordinates.
The Queen was lost in thought.
She extracted several interesting points from Erza's memories.
First, her attention was attracted by a robber who had emptied several treasuries in the past two days, including Erza's treasury.
Secondly, she was interested in a woman from a new world they had recently discovered, who was somehow able to easily establish a connection with a creature of darkness.
Thirdly, she was worried about the loss of the heir of the Dark Beast Territory, who was supposed to participate in the upcoming auction instead of his parents.
His disappearance could be a big problem if she couldn't get him back.
The Queen knew this scoundrel's parents well, especially his mother, who was a sixth-rank being like her. As soon as she finds out about the disappearance of her only son, there is a high probability that she will wreak havoc on her territory.
In addition, the Queen's attention was attracted by a young man of pleasant appearance, who had an affinity for the element of light.
She quickly took a look at her ten toys, which she always carried with her, and noted that this guy was not much inferior to them in appearance. It would be unfair not to make him your eleventh.
But what attracted her the most was this man's proximity to the element of Light. She had never tasted a creature with such an element before. Imagining this, a charming smile appeared on the Queen's face for the first time.
The queen looked at Erza and, connecting her hair with hers, gave an order that only she could hear.:
"Find them! Bring them all!"