The instant the treasure struck, Wapol and his two lackeys had no idea what was happening! The massive explosion shook the entire palace. The earth-shattering blast sent up a cloud of dust, making it hard to see!!
"Damn it! What happened!!?"
Wapol was startled. His bloated body leaped up, and without a second thought, he fled!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! There's an enemy!!"
Kuromarimo shouted and followed Wapol, running towards the outside of the palace.
"An enemy? This is the royal palace! How could there be an enemy!"
Wapol was furious. He snorted coldly and quickly spoke.
"Chess, go get the weapons from my treasury and prepare them, just in case... Also, quickly assemble the army! I'd like to see who dares to launch an attack in my kingdom!"
In less than a minute, amidst the massive explosion, Wapol, Kuromarimo, and Dalton all ran out.
At the same time, the troops stationed on the palace's perimeter instantly surrounded them, forming a tight circle around Wapol, afraid he would be harmed.
"You bunch of wastes! You were clearly stationed outside, why didn't you notice the enemy? If anything had happened to me, you'd all be dead!" Wapol said viciously.
Luckily, he wasn't directly hit by the explosion just now, or he would have been seriously injured.
"L-Lord Wapol... the sky! In the sky! The enemy is in the sky!"
Finally, a sharp-eyed soldier looked up and saw the golden ship in the sky, and quickly spoke up.
At this moment, everyone looked up and saw the Hero-King seated upon his throne.
"Who are you? How dare you act so wantonly in Drum Kingdom!?"
Kuromarimo, beside Wapol, was the first to speak, directly questioning the Hero-King.
However—
The response was a blast from a treasure!
With a loud boom!
It was too fast.
No one had time to react. Kuromarimo was instantly blasted to pieces right next to Wapol.
Blood splattered, dyeing the snow-white ground red!
At this moment, Wapol, who had been standing next to Kuromarimo, was so scared he nearly wet himself and quickly fled.
"This king has not yet spoken, yet a clown dares to question me first. Such disrespect towards this king is a capital offense!" the Hero-King spoke calmly.
In his lazy eyes, not a single ripple could be seen.
After sweeping his gaze over the soldiers below, he spoke.
"From this day forward, this country is reclaimed by this king!!"
"What!? Reclaimed!!?"
Hearing this, Wapol was stunned. What did he mean?
"But this is my country! What do you mean, reclaimed? And... who are you!?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cowardly Wapol quickly retreated. The lesson of Kuromarimo was a harsh one; he didn't want to be inexplicably blasted to death here.
Facing the question, the Hero-King's expression was calm.
"Hehe, interesting. It is far too unsightly for a clown who doesn't know his place to call himself 'King'! This king is not seeking your consent. I am telling you this king's decision!"
Knowing that the other party was not to be trifled with and was powerful, Dalton, not wanting to cause trouble, quickly asked in a deferential tone.
"May I ask who you are? Why are you attacking our country?"
Hearing this, the Hero-King smiled.
"Do you not understand? This is not your country, but this king's land! In all of heaven and earth, the only hero who can be called a king is me. The rest are merely mongrels. I am the most ancient king in human history, Gilgamesh. All the lands to the ends of the world are this king's domain, and this country is naturally no exception!"
As he spoke, the Hero-King's majesty instantly turned into a fierce visage, his sharp gaze shooting directly at Wapol.
"To dare act so wantonly in this king's land is a great disrespect to this king. You cannot even bear the lives of your people... to call yourself a king is truly laughable. A so-called king is one who can bear the lives of all the people in the world! You cannot even do that. What kind of mongrel king are you?"
At this moment, Chess, who had disappeared earlier, suddenly emerged from the other side of the palace, slowly wheeling out a massive cannon—a giant weapon.
Seeing this, Wapol's face lit up with joy. He instantly became fearless and looked up at the Hero-King in the sky, snorting coldly.
"Hmph, you thing? You're worthy of talking to me about being a king? Only by firmly controlling the people, truly controlling them... that is my kingship!! Hahaha!!"
The moment he finished speaking, he leaped and rushed towards the cannon that Chess had wheeled out, laughing loudly.
"Chess, well done! You've rendered a great service!!"
Immediately after, he opened his mouth wide. At that moment, his mouth instantly transformed, becoming a massive maw that swallowed the giant cannon in one gulp.
"Munch-Munch Factory - Wapol Cannon!!"
After swallowing the cannon, Wapol's body underwent a dramatic change, turning into a humanoid cannon.