Just before the energy surge happened to the three intruders, Natalie and her friends along with the other two knights had almost reached where Chris was.
Since Chris was on the other side of the barrier, it took them some time to get there. It turned out that the barrier that trapped the children was quite big.
Natalie finally saw the silhouette of her uncle, who was accompanied by several knights. Chris could be seen saying something to the knights, who nodded earnestly.
"Uncle Chris!" Natalie shouted rather loudly, causing everyone there to take notice and draw their weapons.
Jane let out a sigh of resignation. It was a good thing there were no enemies around. Natalie's voice could have attracted all the enemies.
Chris blinked in confusion, "Natalie?"
Then he also saw the three queens of the other kingdoms and gestured for the knights to lower their weapons.
"Your Royal Majesty." Chris greeted respectfully as he bowed slightly, followed by the knights behind him.
Natalie looked at him worriedly, "What exactly happened?"
Chris wrinkled his forehead before he sighed. He motioned for the knights, including the two following Natalie, to return to alerting the surrounding area. He wanted some private time with the queens.
After all the knights scattered again, Chris turned his focus back to Natalie, "What do you know so far?"
"There are intruders. The children are trapped inside this barrier with Nova. There is a possibility that there are intruders inside as well." Natalie explained briefly.
Chris nodded in understanding, "There are indeed 3 intruders inside and their target is the babies. But since the children are also inside, they are also the target of the intruders right now."
Jane frowned, sensing something was wrong, "How did you find out?"
"Nova."
The four gasped in shock before Natalie asked worriedly again, "Nova? But how? Isn't she trapped inside the barrier as well?"
Chris nodded before motioning for them to follow. With Martha pushing Daisy's wheelchair, they followed Chris and approached the barrier.
Chris paused before turning to the queens, "Actually, this barrier has its weaknesses. First of all, the further away the barrier is from the creator, the weaker it becomes."
He pointed to the part he was referring to so that the queens could see it more clearly. Indeed, the color was fainter than the barrier on the other side.
Martha looked at the doctor doubtfully, "The creator? Robert Walson? The one fighting with Arsen now?"
Chris nodded seriously, "This part of the barrier is the side farthest from where Robert is. That means this side is the weakest."
Natalie widened her eyes as if she had just realized something, "Don't tell me, Nova knew too and used this side to contact you?"
Chris smiled proudly and nodded, "Although it wasn't easy to break through without getting caught, at least Nova managed to do it for 3 minutes."
He breathed a sigh of relief, still unable to let go of the tension from those 3 minutes where Nova told him all the chaos going on inside and other information. After all that, Chris could still see her running back without even saying goodbye to him.
Natalie approached the weak part of the barrier and looked at it closely. Just as Natalie was about to grab it, Chris stopped her. So she backed away from that side of the barrier again.
Daisy squeezed his hand anxiously, "Are the kids okay?"
"They're fine so far. They received an unexpected favor from someone. Nova said she would tell you more clearly after all the trouble was over." Chris explained calmly.
Chris winced inwardly. He knew it wouldn't be for long. It wasn't that he thought Nova was weak. It was just that Chris had seen Nova's condition. Her condition was so bad that Chris was surprised that Nova still had the strength to walk.
Although Chris managed to infuse the healing potion, if Nova fought the intruders again, it was likely that she would be seriously injured again.
"What did Nova say?"
Chris sighed before looking at the four queens seriously, "Their goal is to kill the descendants of the current king."
"What!" Jane and Martha shouted in shock and disbelief. Daisy covered her mouth with her hand because she was too shocked. Meanwhile, Natalie looked at her uncle with a pale face.
It's not that they're surprised that their children are being targeted. After all, there must be enemies who target their children just out of spite or because they want to spiritually destroy the parents.
It's just that this is the first time the enemy has targeted all the descendants of the four kingdoms at once. How much confidence does the enemy have that they want to make trouble with four kingdoms at once?
Natalie let out a shaky breath to calm herself, "Did Nova tell you about their original goal?"
Chris shook his head, "Unfortunately not."
Natalie nodded in understanding as Jane looked seriously at the weak point of the barrier, "What if we destroy it from the outside at the weak point of the barrier?"
"No way, Queen Jane. If we destroy it carelessly, we don't know the side effects on the trapped people." Chris' explanation silenced them once again. If all else fails, how will they free the children?
Then Chris continued, "But what I can assure you is that this barrier dome will be destroyed if the creator deactivates it himself."
Martha snorted in annoyance, "There's no way he would do that."
Hearing Robert rant about Arsen earlier had made Martha understand what his character was like. Arrogant, self-willed, willing to sacrifice anything to get what he wants.
And most importantly, they suspected that Robert had someone supporting him. Someone strong enough to turn him from a coward to an overconfident person. And this reason is a possible factor that Robert will find it difficult to give up.
"That's why we only have one last chance," His statement made the four of them stare at him in shock. They thought there was no other choice.
Chris' gaze sharpened, "We must kill the creator."
While Chris and the four queens were having a serious discussion, Arsen and the other three kings were staring at Robert, who was kneeling down while spitting blood and coughing violently.
Robert's condition could be described as quite serious. His whole body was covered in wounds, but he was not burned by the lightning magic. Even after 3 minutes, he still hadn't stopped coughing up blood. If it continued like this, he might die from blood loss.
Philip snorted boredly, "So this is the only power possessed by the one who arrogantly said he was better than kings?"
Oscar chuckled lightly, "He only fought Arsen, who didn't even use half of his power, and his condition was already like this. How pathetic."
From the very beginning, the only one who fought Robert was Arsen. He didn't even use much of his magic, just his physical abilities. On the contrary, Robert relied on his magical abilities, but none of them hit Arsen, which made his condition what it is today.
Edric sighed tiredly, "Calm down you two."
Arsen did not care about his friends as he looked at Robert, who was still coughing up blood, with a flat stare. There was no pity at all in his eyes at Robert's pathetic condition.
"So? This is your only skill?" Arsen asked in a flat tone that made Robert angry.
"Don't underestimate me!" Robert shouted as his coughing stopped. Arsen's question seemed to belittle him, so he felt angry.
When Robert tried to stand up, his legs shook so much that he fell back to his knees. He tried many times, but the result was the same. All the pain and fatigue made it impossible for him to stand up.
Arsen snorted, "Give up and get rid of your barrier dome. If you do, I'll grant you a reprieve from your punishment."
Oscar stifled a laugh, "Does he not realize that his words will only make the skinny man angrier?"
Philip snorted in amusement while hiding a smile on his lips. Edric groaned tiredly, his two friends making the situation worse.
Robert snarled angrily, "There's no way I'm going to lose to someone like you!"
He forced himself to stand. Despite swaying, he managed to stand upright and glared at the kings with an angry look.
With shaking hands, Robert reached into his pocket. When he had it, he smirked cruelly.
Arsen looked at him suspiciously as Robert's hand slowly came out of his pocket. Now he was holding some kind of black pill that somehow gave him a bad feeling.
Edric narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "What is he holding?"
Robert chuckled happily, "This time I'll use all my strength."
Before they could answer, Robert quickly swallowed the pill. He smiled madly wide as loud laughter began to escape his lips.
Philip clicked his tongue in annoyance, "I have a bad feeling. Take him down, Arsen!"
Without waiting long, Arsen lunged at Robert. But a sudden burst of energy made him stop and jump back cautiously.
Natalie and the others stared at the energy blast in surprise. But not long after, another energy blast was felt, but from inside the barrier.
"Natalie!"
Daisy's cry made everyone turn around. They all gasped in shock as 10 people dressed in black and wearing black masks came towards them.
Immediately, all the Knights in the area alerted around the Queens and Chris with their weapons drawn.
"So they've been hiding all this time." Daisy said nervously as her wheelchair was pulled back by Martha who looked at the men warily.
The men picked up black pills and swallowed them simultaneously. The aura around them changed, making Natalie and the others even more suspicious.
Jane clicked her tongue in annoyance, "This is going to be difficult."