Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2852: 1562: A Scene in the Reception Hall (Part 2)

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Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
In the Stone Giant’s castle reception hall, the arrogant Throne Corridor envoy Nox and his Black Armor Guards brutally beat two young attendants for perceived disrespect, leaving them battered and bleeding. As Lila, Kira, and Leo Ray entered, Nox mocked their protests and threatened the tribe with his master's wrath. Despite rising tensions and Nox's leering gaze, the Stone Giant leaders remained helpless against the overwhelming power disparity.

Even before the opponent finished his words, a towering figure silently evaded the obstructing Throne Corridor guards and fed two Healing Magic Potions to the two critically injured Stone Giant servants.

Without question, the person healing the Stone Giant servants was none other than Leo Ray.

Buoyed by the Healing Magic Potions, color swiftly returned to the ashen faces of the two Stone Giant servants, and their breathing grew steady.

At once, fluctuations of Space Series energy spread outward, and Moli standing next to Leo Ray whisked the two Stone Giant servants away before the onlookers could respond.

“Who is this kid?”

Nox’s eyes narrowed menacingly as he addressed Lila, “Lord Clan Leader, your Stone Giants sure love acting like pathetic weaklings.”

His scornful tone made it clear he believed Leo Ray and his group were Stone Giants disguised with Transformation Type Items.

Nox’s tone sharpened next as he demanded harshly, “Did this emissary allow you to whisk away those two mutts?”

At his command, black-armored warriors swiftly encircled Leo Ray, their eyes brimming with lethal intent.

“This…”

Seeing this unfold, Lila and the Stone Giants grew visibly uneasy.

Before stepping into the hall, Leo Ray had told them to hide their identities and play along with events, though they weren’t sure how far to take it.

One thing was clear: without Leo Ray’s timely intervention, those two young servants would have perished.

“What are you trying to do?”

Leo Ray paid no heed to the encircling black-armored warriors and simply eyed the Throne Corridor emissary.

Having vowed to support Lila and the Stone Giants, he had zero respect for the Throne Corridor’s emissary.

“What a clueless idiot!”

Veins bulged on Nox’s forehead as he commanded the nearby black-armored warriors, “Give this brat a good beating for me!”

With Leo Ray and his allies masking their true power, Nox had no clue about their might. Accustomed to acting boldly as an emissary, he refused to let anyone undermine his dominance, so this clash was inevitable.

Yet as soon as Nox issued the order, the previously arrogant black-armored warriors froze in place, acting as if they heard nothing.

“You worthless bunch, what’s holding you back?”

Nox blinked in surprise at first, then noticed his enforcers stood rigidly, obviously trapped by some kind of magic!

“Space Binding?!”

Thinking back to the earlier teleport, he inspected them and spotted faint spatial ripples around the warriors, locking them down completely.

“Rebellion, pure rebellion! You dare touch Throne Corridor’s men?”

Nox’s bravado crumbled, leaving him utterly stunned.

For years as a Throne Corridor emissary, he wielded borrowed authority everywhere, forcing even clan leaders to grovel; never had he faced anything like this.

Baffled, Nox fixed a wary stare on Leo Ray.

Over the last ten years, the Stone Giants had always been meek, never once defying him; so why this sudden burst of boldness?

“Kid, who the hell are you?”

Nox’s glare darkened further as he demanded of Leo Ray once more.

“You’ve got two options right now.”

Leo Ray ignored the question and replied coolly, “One, spill your purpose; two, tough it out under questioning, then reveal your purpose.”

“Y-you dare threaten this emissary?”

Sweat beaded on Nox’s brow, sending shivers down his back.

In Leo Ray’s eyes, he detected unyielding resolve paired with raw killing intent, proving this was no empty threat but a life-or-death stand.

“My patience wears thin.”

Leo Ray dragged over a chair and sat, casually toppling a few immobilized black-armored warriors with kicks while unleashing a tremendous aura.

“This is exactly why this emissary came here!”

With Leo Ray now seated, Nox quickly pulled out a gold-trimmed parchment.

At the bottom of the parchment gleamed an emerald seal merging a throne and labyrinth—the Throne Corridor’s insignia.

He had planned a dramatic cough to flaunt his status, but Leo Ray’s narrowed gaze made him leap from his perch and scurry over instead.

Even as a true half-step Seventh Stage powerhouse, against Leo Ray’s unleashed might, the mysterious Moli and Fei’er, plus Lila and the Stone Giants, escape was impossible.

This sight energized Lila and the Stone Giants.

For more than ten years, they had walked on eggshells, forced to kowtow to these lofty tyrants, but His Majesty’s presence flipped everything, humbling the foe in the bold way they always craved yet feared to try!

“In the name of the great Master of the Corridor, the Broken Wing King…”

Nox swallowed hard, his voice stripped of all former haughtiness, murmuring meekly: “Summons Stone Giant’s leader Lila to attend a meeting at the Throne Corridor Headquarters, dated in one day.”

“You’re inviting us to a meeting?”

Lila paused in shock before blurting out, “What kind of meeting?”

“Lord Clan Leader, that’s beyond a mere messenger like me.”

Nox’s attitude toward Lila shed its arrogance, offering a bitter chuckle, “I’m only here to deliver the summons, that’s all.”

“Now you admit you’re just a messenger? What happened to all that arrogance?”

Kira edged nearer to Leo Ray on instinct, then scoffed in contempt.

“Haha, Grand Elder, you’re spot on, I was blind and foolish.”

Nox peeked at Leo Ray first, then bobbed his head eagerly.

“Your Excellency, I’ve completed my duty, so I’ll take my leave.”

Nox flashed a fawning grin at Leo Ray, gesturing toward the scattered black-armored goons from before, “See…”

Leo Ray stayed aloof, lost in thought.

With the meeting tomorrow, it signaled the opening clash with his rival.

Thus, he needed to swiftly learn the meeting’s purpose and handle some basic preparations.

Ignored by Leo Ray, Nox abandoned his underlings, gritted his teeth, and plotted a stealthy exit.

The moment he turned, a subtle icy glint crossed his gaunt features, scheming to inflate this insult when reporting to the Broken Wing King back at the Throne Corridor—dooming both the mystery kid and Stone Giants!

Deep in contemplation, a steady voice rang out from behind, “Did I say you could go?”

“Your Excellency, is there more?”

Nox halted and spun back toward Leo Ray.

“You’re done with yours, now it’s my turn.”

Leo Ray cracked his knuckles and advanced on the quaking Nox, stating evenly: “Nothing big, just planning to discipline your master’s unruly dogs.”

As Leo Ray spoke, agonized screams echoed through the Reception Hall, thick with the reek of blood.