Chapter 89: Understanding the world

"Those three! Overlord Enemies! They appear out of nowhere and cause problems!" Minato howled as he noticed what treatment Princess Julia and her mother received.

If he was a few steps late, their bodies would've been sullied by the dirty empire's hands. The empire could do nothing to them as Princess Julia's strength surged significantly due to Minato's dual cultivation.

She was strong, and only the Overlord Enemies could take her down, which they did.

They hurt her and secretly brought her to the Hard Steel Empire's camp. Her mother was thrown as the bonus since she was the queen and woman all would love to sully.

That was how the low world conducted itself.

The King died because he was the man, not the strongest. Women became prizes while their men fell into slavery or the underworld.

Minato held Princess Julia's in his arms while green elven magic circles swathed her body. Those magic circles focused solely on regeneration, closing the princess' wounds and slowly bringing her back to healthy form.

Alas, the mental damage was already done.

Healing mental damage with magic circles would be akin to hypnosis or mind manipulation.

Minato wanted to avoid that at all costs, so he instructed Ingrid to heal the bodies of the princess and the queen.

He also wanted all survivors to get healed, both physically and mentally.

Minato didn't really care for them.

It would be far easier for the Majestic Ice Kingdom's future if their memories got replaced by victorious ones. They would think they won and that their bodies never have been used as slaves.

The Queen and Princess needed to know the truth...

Minato also needed to understand it, "Dual Cultivation and favoritism I've shown to Julia made her stronger out of all. If I did it to the whole kingdom, they should be able to protect themselves from those petty Overlord Enemies..."

All received treasures from the dungeon, but those items weren't comparable to the dual cultivation with the Overlord himself. His body and uniqueness from Minato's possessiveness were just too good.

But his rules stood in his way...

Minato stared at the princess with complicated emotions. All vanished from his face as Princess Julia opened her eyes.

Minato smiled at her, "You are fine, Julia. Nothing bad happened to you."

Julia felt secure the moment she noticed Minato. Her pain eased, but his appearance alone didn't cloud the reality. In her mind, Julia saw her father's death and many nobles following his fate.

Her mother was also taken when Julia fell to the unknown enemies, "Mother! Where is she?! I must see her!"

"She's also fine," Minato calmly replied, then gently tilted Julia's head to the side. That was when she noticed her mother and her good state.

Since Minato was here, Julia again closed her eyes and went to sleep, leaving two words behind, "Thank you."

As pain within Julia's heart subsided, Minato also no longer felt the strange feeling within him. It was not that unknown anymore, though.

He really could sense pain from the ladies he'd dual cultivated with.

Minato caressed her hair while she slept, then closed his eyes, "What's the situation in our world?"

"I can't sense them! Nothing is happening!" Aya replied.

She was on the watch for possible Overlord Enemies. It was known that three foreign entities had invaded Minato's world, so his forces returned and protected their lands. They formed walls and stood at the borders with vigilant eyes.

Minato also would soon return.

Still, the low world required some attention, "There's no way for us to lose."

Minato's dungeon races were too agitated. They fought with their all, bringing out more of their abilities than usual. Despite such reckless rush at the enemies, no race suffered casualties, just a few wounds.

They killed most soldiers, then snatched their armors for their master.

Minato approached one of the generals, then lifted his chin, "Tell your Emperor that your kingdom will be wiped out from the map soon."

The general paled before Minato and trembled endlessly. He didn't even dare to open his mouth, not like he could with those quivering lips. After nodding a few times to the frightening existence called Overlord, the general excused himself.

Minato didn't look at him but shifted his eyes toward his races, "Bring them all back to their houses. I must deal with the Overlord Enemies first."

"Yes, Master!" All races nodded.

Minato smiled widely, "Good job."

Those were simple two words, yet the hearts of all dungeon races brimmed with pride and honor! They all turned to tend to the sleeping forces of the Majestic Ice Kingdom just as their master wanted.

Minato returned to his world, leaving his races behind.

He stared at the other half of them, diligently protecting his world. A few representatives turned their eyes to him and bowed, "No dangers so far, Master!"

Minato nodded, "We don't know whether they can awaken the Overlord Enemies hiding in my world. But if they can, we're gonna have another war real quick."

No emotion was within his voice.

He said it so nonchalantly as if the wars no longer mattered that match. In reality, Minato knew that Overlord Enemies from his world would be the toughest matchup. That was why he didn't show any emotion, as he wanted to look confident.

Knowing that his races were also eager to fight, Minato believed his apathetic attitude worked well on others.

They all nodded, ready to seriously fight anyone.

"Husbando Overlord!" Aya raised her hand! "They died!"

"These three died?" Minato asked a precise question.

To his words, Aya nodded three times, "I've marked them, so I am sure of it! I have never seen any other Overlord Enemies in your world, so it has to be them!"

Minato bit his lips, "It seems like not all Overlord Enemies like to cooperate. But it means that the other side has awakened already, right?"

"Probably!" Aya didn't know, but that was a fair assumption, so she agreed.

Minato could only stare at the barren land far away... It was his world, yet many threats were hidden here!

He gave them a few days.

If those Overlord Enemies wanted to assault his world, Minato would rather wait for them and not start another war with the Empire.

He raised more watch guards from all races, then waited patiently.

Surprisingly, no signs of any internal world battle appeared.

That was why Minato set toward the Hard Steel Empire and their royal dungeon.