Chapter 290: Evelyn Appears
'Evelyn?'
Ren suddenly had complicated feelings.
Previously, he felt relieved when he learned that she was not at Misty Palace.
Now that she had appeared on the battlefield, he didn't know what to do because she was his savior but also from the enemy side.
"Evelyn, why…are you…here?" Aurelia struggled to finish her question.
Even though Evelyn's appearance might have saved her life, she had never wished for her to return because she didn't want her disciple to get involved in the war.
"Ren, release my master." At this moment, Evelyn was furious, but she didn't attack him and only told him to release her master.
Ren glanced briefly at Aurelia's bruised figure before finally looking back at Evelyn.
"Here." He threw Aurelia at Evelyn.
"Master!" Evelyn caught Aurelia and checked her condition.
'Master's condition is critical.'
Even though Aurelia's injuries were severe, she could still fully recover because Ren avoided attacking her vital areas on purpose.
Of course, he spared her life because he knew about her relationship with Evelyn. Otherwise, he would have killed her just like he had done with all his other enemies.
"Take your people and leave this place now." This was the best offer he could give her because he needed to think about his underlings, too. "Stop the war now!"
All magical beasts and disciples of Misty Palace instantly stopped fighting. They were stunned by his decision and lifted their heads to look at him.
"Humans, you have lost the war! I will spare your life if you leave this place now!" Ren acted as if he were not human because his subordinates only knew him as a dragon.
"Hmm?" Velmira was stunned by his decision, but she only stared at him.
"Disciples of Misty Palace, let's leave this place now." Evelyn infused her mana into her voice so everyone on the battlefield could hear her.
"It's senior Evelyn! She is back."
"But why is she telling us to leave our organization? Have we really lost the war?"
"Senior Evelyn, we can still fight!"
"That's right. We haven't lost yet!"
"Senior Evelyn, we must not surrender! We have to defend our land and slay these damned beasts!"
"Senior, countless of our sisters have died. We must avenge them!"
The disciples of Misty Palace refused to leave the battlefield.
Misty Palace was the strongest organization, so it should be the magical beasts who lost the war, not them.
That was why they refused to surrender because they believed they would win the war if they kept fighting.
"Enough! I said stop fighting and follow me!" Evelyn was in no mood to tolerate defiance, so she failed to control her emotions when the disciples didn't listen to her. "Or do you intend to challenge my authority?"
One by one, they changed their minds.
Evelyn was the future leader of their organization, so following her every command was not a choice, but a duty.
When Evelyn stared at Zerina, Ren immediately said, "No! She stays! She needs to face the consequences of her actions."
Zerina had killed countless citizens of Nightshire City, and he had vowed to deliver her to them, so no matter what, he would not hand her over, not even to Evelyn.
Evelyn didn't force him to hand over Zerina and only led the disciples off the battlefield because she knew what Zerina had done to Nightshire City.
"We won!"
"We defeated their organization!"
"We are one step closer to building a kingdom for ourselves!"
"Long live our leader!"
"I knew we would win the war!"
"Of course! After all, humans are weaklings!"
"Hey, I killed a lot of humans earlier."
"Me too."
"I was so happy when I saw their frightened expressions earlier. Haha."
"Damn right! Haha."
Roars of celebration erupted as they had finally secured a good place for themselves.
Velmira, who was curious about Evelyn, flew into the sky and hovered beside him. "What is your relationship with her?"
"It's complicated." Ren dodged the question before approaching his subordinates. "Everyone, let's check our new place!"
"Let's check it!" They followed him to the palace happily.
All magical beasts were pleased with the land, and their excitement grew bigger when they learned that countless magical herbs flourished across its territory.
The scenery was good, the land was fertile, and the mana was rich.
They believed they could become stronger faster because the land provided everything they needed to thrive and live well.
After checking their new territory, they gathered in front of the palace.
"Boss, we did it!" Fyre said happily. "We finally have a good place for ourselves!"
"For the first time in history, we will have a kingdom for ourselves! I'm so happy!" A 3-star wolf cried out in joy because it had always been his dream to live on fertile land.
"Leader, you are the best!" 3-star cheetah stated. "Queen Velmira is amazing, too!"
"Leader, don't you think it's time to name our kingdom?" Halvrik spoke abruptly.
"Velmira, do you want to name our kingdom?" Velmira also made great contributions in the war, so Ren allowed her to name their kingdom.
"You will be the king, so you should be the one naming it." Velmira refused instantly.
"Then, how about Heavenly Beast Kingdom?" Ren voiced out what he had in mind without thinking twice. "I added the word 'beast' because I want everyone to know it's the first magical beast kingdom."
"Hmm? Heavenly Beast Kingdom?" Velmira didn't expect him to use the word heavenly because not everyone dared to use it. "I agree with this name."
"Me too."
"It's a good name!"
"I also agree."
"Yeah! That's a great name for our kingdom!"
"Un, un."
One by one, they voiced out their agreement.
"Wait! Heavenly Beast Kingdom? Does that mean we are heavenly magical beasts now?" a 3-star snake spoke abruptly.
"Haha! Boss, I like the name too." Fyre laughed loudly. "Since our kingdom's name has the word 'heavenly' in it, I will rename my race the Heavenly Golden Lion!"
"Oh! Then, I will name my race the Heavenly White Snake race."
"I will name my race the Heavenly Three-Eyed Wolf."
"Me too! From today onwards, my race will be known as the Heavenly River Turtle."
Fyre's idea spread like wildfire, and one by one, they eagerly renamed their races.
The corner of Ren's lips twitched.
'Why did you all add the word "heavenly" in front of your race names?'
He never imagined that naming their kingdom would lead them to change the names of their races.
"Fufu." Velmira giggled softly at his underling's behavior.
"So, boss, when is the wedding?" Fyre asked this question because Velmira said she would be the queen.
"That's right, leader. When are you planning to marry her?" Hyzi added.
Ren was startled by their questions.
'What?! Marriage?!'
He remembered telling her that she could be queen if she agreed to join him, but what he meant was ruling the kingdom alongside him, not marrying her.
He hadn't even married his women yet, so there was no way he would marry someone he had only met once.
When he turned to Velmira to ask her to handle the situation, she asked something shocking.
"Hmm… So, when's our wedding, Silver Dragon?" Velmira asked with a smile.