But Morgana was already moving.She knew exactly what she was doing.The machine's side cannons turned toward her.Morgana immediately changed direction, using the stone pillars for cover as gunfire tore through the chamber.BANG! BANG! BANG!Bullets smashed into the pillars.Morgana reached the machine's flank.Her sword struck the steel armor.CLANG!The blade bounced away.Her expression changed."The armor is too thick."Ric immediately understood."Don't attack the armor."He pointed toward the rear."Target the wheels and steam pipes!"Morgana nodded.She moved again.This time she climbed onto the machine's side.A soldier opened one of the small hatches and tried to fire at her.Morgana struck the weapon aside before kicking the soldier back inside.She raised her sword.CLANG!The blade struck one of the exposed pipes.Steam exploded from the damaged section.The machine suddenly slowed."Now!"Ric raised his flintlock.The Legion soldiers followed.A volley of gunfire erupte

"No!"Morgana struck.BOOM!The wall cracked.A second strike followed.The hidden mechanism behind it was exposed.Several gears were turning rapidly.Morgana drove her sword into the machinery.The gears shattered.Across the throne hall, the remaining crossbows suddenly stopped moving.The Legion elites immediately rose."Now!"They fired.The Imperial formation collapsed beneath the sudden volley.Ric looked toward the Emperor.The two men stared at each other through the smoke.The Emperor's calm expression was finally gone."You..."Ric slowly walked toward him."You built an impressive trap."He stepped over a fallen soldier."But you made one mistake."The Emperor's eyes narrowed."What mistake?"“You expected me to fight according to your rules."Ric raised his sword."I don't."The Emperor suddenly drew his own weapon.For the first time since Ric entered the throne hall, the Emperor himself stepped forward.The sword in his hand was unlike the ordinary weapons carried by hi

The moment Ric stepped out of the throne hall, the atmosphere within the Imperial Palace changed.The palace was no longer a symbol of imperial authority. It had become a battlefield.The sound of boots echoed through the long corridors as the Legion of Doom secured one passage after another. Imperial soldiers who had once stood proudly as guardians of the palace were now either lying wounded on the floor or kneeling with their weapons discarded beside them.Ric walked at the center of the advancing formation, his coat stained with blood from his brief confrontation with the Emperor.An elite soldier approached and fell into step beside him.“My Lord, the eastern and southern passages have been secured. Our forces have also begun entering the palace through the main courtyard.”Ric gave a slight nod.“Have them seal every gate.”“Yes, my Lord.”The soldier immediately relayed the order before returning to his position.Ric continued down the corridor, his expression calm and composed.

The moment Ric made his declaration, the remaining Imperial soldiers exchanged uneasy glances.They all understood what it meant.They had lost.The Imperial Palace had fallen, their Emperor had been captured, and the Legion of Doom stood before them with enough firepower to crush whatever remained of the Imperial Army.At this point, the Imperial Seal meant nothing to them.Their lives did.One by one, the soldiers began lowering their weapons.Then the weapons started hitting the floor.Clang.Clang.Clang.Within moments, the remaining Imperial forces completely surrendered to the Legion of Doom.No one attempted to resist.No one tried to escape.They simply stood there with their weapons discarded, accepting the reality that the Starlight Dynasty had reached its final moment.Lord Vane watched everything unfold in silence.A helpless sigh escaped his lips.He knew there was nothing left for him to do.The dynasty he had spent years manipulating from the shadows was gone.The Empe