" Why is it here " Ben muttered in disbelief.
Ben was shocked more than surprised. Because what he saw was someone who held immense power within the nation was on his deathbed.
The king of the Mulberry Kingdom, Ben came out of his daze and with difficulty stepped forward.
Ben was about to leave after seeing the king because there was no chance that someone would not come to check on him. But suddenly in front of him, something appeared, and to his surprise, it was something that never happened in the novel and it will lead to a change.
'Are you serious? If you want Me dead, just kill me. why are you playing with me?' Ben thought in frustration
[Ding!!]
[ Quest found!! ]
[ Save the Ruler who was once at the pinnacle from death ]
[Reaward: System Upgrade, Unlocking trait, + 20 level up]
[ Failure will result in loss of hands ]
" What is wrong with this system? And Reward!! " Ben was bewildered once again but as the reward and quest, Ben felt something amiss in all things. He moves inside and closes the door.
In the novel, the king died and there was no news about how he died was it some omen or curse or someone's plan? Now he will have to save. How he has to save him.
' This is so much first the missing shard now King' Ben sighed the pressure on his shoulder had somehow lessened as if his body had developed resistance to it.
'Let's see what I can do ' Ben moved closer to King and watched the king's body struck with black lines replacing veins and looked like a sucked skeleton.
' I don't know, in a few more days his skin will just stick to his bones making him a skeleton.
' How even is he alive '
" Hey, system do you know what is he suffering from ?"
[ scanning ]
[ Suffering from Energy reversal and poisoning ]
Energy reversal how is it possible without a medium? ben look around
A king-sized bed in the center was a wardrobe an open window and a room interior design with various lamps a king with a large body stature dried face eyes closed, Breathing sound, and the king wore a ring with a strange pattern.
Ben moved close to the king's body suddenly the pressure that subdued before increased making him fall to his knees. Sweat dripped from his forehead. Mustering all his strength, he pushed off the ground, his veins pumped, and a red aura surrounded him, unbeknownst to him.
" ahh...uf...uff " Ben managed to overcome and stood near the king he was able to see the king's state and the ring surrounded by a strange field.
Ben asked the system.
[ ...]
But no answer came
Ben then reached for the ring and took the ring from the king's hand suddenly all pressure vanished.
[ Ding !!]
[ Host energy being sucked by the shard ]
Ben became pale after listening and again the aura surrounding him vanished, then suddenly Ben felt his energy being sucked out Ben tried leaving the ring but it stick like glue and didn't leave.
' if this continues I think I will also be in the same state as king ' Ben lost all his strength leg and went limp slowly losing control of his hand and unable to feel his body.
" Am I going to die again"
' No... NO NO!!!!' Ben's willpower surged
Suddenly the ring vanished from Ben's hand
" Huff "
Panting Heavily lying straight on the cold floor, Ben stared at the ceiling of the room.
" I almost died "
"Hey system what was that "
[ The 7th shard ]
' haha, it's worth its name " Ben thought bitterly.
" System was the king's condition worsened because of that "
[Partially yes. An external source exacerbated it. Otherwise, the king could have countered the attack easily.]
Ben saw the system answer and the first time it went to such a length of a sentence,
Ben then shifts his eyes to the side screen where in a slot a ring appeared that was not there before.
" I still can't move " he groaned.
' stats '
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[ stats:
strength: 30
speed: 21
constitution: 30
dexterity: 15
energy: 5
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" Leaving speed all are stats are low " Ben sighed
"Step...Step " Footsteps approached.
' At this time," Ben looked around to find a place in a hurry looking toward a cupboard.d
' Get up, This fucking body 'Ben desperately gathered his strength in his hands and crawling his leg forcefully moved toward the Cupboa.rd
" Princess, sir sirus is looking for you " Suddenly voice appeared
Ben was already near the cupboard opened it managed to fit and closed the door and from the gap between the door, Ben was able to see outside.
" Inform him I will be there in 5 minutes"
"creak " Princeess sephia enters and closes the door.
Silence took place as Princess Sephia's breath hitched as she reached the bedside, her eyes brimming with tears. She knelt beside him, gently taking his cold, unresponsive hand into her own.
"Father..." she whispered, her voice trembling. "I'm here." She stroked his hand
"I'm sorry," she choked out, tears streaming down her face. "I should have been here. I should have listened to you more. There's so much I wanted to say, so much I still need to learn from you."The room seemed to close in around her,
Leaning down, she kissed her father's forehead, her tears mingling with the strands of his silver hair. "I promise you, Father," she murmured, her voice steadying with resolve. "I will find a way to save you."
The princess wiped her tears, a steely determination hardening her features left the room. Just as she left the room a shadow materialized and escaped from her shadow toward the cupboard.
" Beautiful cries too "Ben muttered. He was all charged up, slowly opening the door and coming out of the cupboard.
" memo.."
From the shadow, a cat appeared standing in front of Ben
" Coco, you came with her, "Ben said picking up Coco patting it, and moving toward King.