Chapter 1525 - 1179: All Very Nervous_2

Back in the Emperor’s chamber, only the Emperor was present. In front of him on the table lay two small devices, similar to headbands.

"Henki, Aisa! Put these devices on your heads," the Emperor said.

Headbands?

Long Yi and Elsa picked up the headbands from the table and put them on their heads. Judging by the way they sensed energy, these devices were meant to prevent Worm invasions! Clearly, the Golden Emperor might not know the Silver Emperor’s intentions at this time, but he had prepared thoroughly nevertheless.

However, the Emperor then laughed.

"It is not meant for wearing on your armor; you must wear them on your own heads."

"..."

That’s bad.

Wearing them on their heads was not an issue, but the problem was that Long Yi and Elsa were both full-sized normal people, not the meter-tall White-skinned Forgotten Ones! Once they removed their armor, the Worm-controlled Emperor might not recognize Long Yi, but he would definitely recognize Elsa! Then, all their plans up to that point would have been in vain!

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what are these headbands for?" Long Yi inquired.

"What, you still don’t trust me?" the Emperor feigned anger.

"It’s not that we don’t trust you, Your Majesty, but in certain specialized areas, we might have more authority than Your Majesty. To prevent anyone with ulterior motives from deceiving Your Majesty, we need to understand what exactly these devices are used for," Long Yi responded professionally, consistent with his usual manner of speaking.

"Hahaha! You really are cautious. Don’t worry, the purpose of this headband is to prevent you from being controlled by magical mind spells. I can guarantee its safety!" In fact, the device was made by the Worm himself, the Golden Emperor, because only they knew how to prevent Worm mind invasions.

"If that’s the case, then it’s unnecessary. Our armor has certain defensive capabilities against Divine Power, and to avoid any accidents, we have already made similar devices, which might even be more effective." Saying this, Long Yi took out a similar-looking headband from his private space. This headband definitely wasn’t made by him, but in countless past battles, fearing Little Zi’s presence, Long Yi’s enemies had spared no expense to create highly sophisticated spiritual defense equipment, with technologies completely unknown to the Worms.

The Emperor took the headband and immediately realized that while the headband was certainly adequate for preventing magical mental attacks, the real purpose now was to protect against Worm attacks!

How should he explain this?

Or rather, there was no need to explain at all! Just command directly!

"No, I now command you in my capacity as Emperor, carry out the order immediately." There was no way to explain, so a direct command would suffice!

"Given your sudden request for us to adopt measures against mental attacks, I have reason to suspect that there are enemies on this planet capable of such attacks. And knowing that we already possess more advanced spiritual defense measures, you offer no explanation but try to make us switch to your devices using an imperial directive. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that you may already be under the influence of an enemy skilled in mental attacks, so we now have reason to refuse your command. Additionally, we suspect that these two headbands might actually be devices provided by the enemy."

Bang!

Long Yi and Elsa simultaneously destroyed the metal headbands in their hands.

The Emperor was helpless.

These two individuals had quite unique personalities, perhaps due to their isolated upbringing, they showed little respect for the Emperor, speaking their minds almost recklessly, which rendered his authority ineffective. If possible, the Emperor truly wished he could control them directly. He was now filled with regret—why hadn’t he controlled them from the beginning? Although he was a Worm, mind control wasn’t their forte, and the number of people they could control was quite limited. To consolidate his imperial power, the Worm had already controlled a large number of people. Thus, initially, the Worm didn’t take these two soldiers seriously. Now, the biggest function of this headband, aside from preventing others from controlling them, was that it could also exert mental control over them. However, these two had actually destroyed the headband!

According to their claims, Henki and Aisa now possessed devices that resisted Divine Power. This meant that if he tried to forcefully control these two now, he might not succeed.

Unless he used a Worm to control them.

But once a Worm controlled them, their talents might not be fully displayed. Moreover, from his understanding of his Worm brethren, wouldn’t these Worms blackmail him using this?

Amid all these concerns, the Golden Emperor seemed to have no way to deal with Long Yi and the others at the moment.

"Your Majesty, pardon my audacity, but we need you to prove that you are not being controlled," Long Yi and Elsa said from two directions, trapping the Emperor between them.

The Emperor realized that these two were indeed guarding against him.

"Stay calm, I am not being controlled," the Emperor hurriedly said. Both Henki and Aisa were very powerful, and if a fight really broke out, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

At this moment, Long Yi and Elsa became even more tense because Long Yi was planning to use a risky trick—he planned to forcibly strip the Emperor of his armor to figure out exactly how these Worms managed to ensure that they wouldn’t immediately be eaten by a gluttonous snake.

This move, once made, might lead to troublesome consequences. However, if things continued this way, the issue with the headbands might resurface anytime, and by then, there would inevitably no longer be any reason to refuse.

Both parties were very tense at the moment, and as a Worm, the Emperor dared not act rashly. That man named Long Yi was too decisive in killing. If he mistakenly killed this body, it would be very difficult for him to find a suitable host in a short time. After all, there was only one Emperor, and if this body died, the Empire would most likely fall into chaos. As the one who assassinated the monarch, Henki would inevitably be executed, and by then, even if he reincarnated in the body of the Empire’s heir, his plan to unify all of The Forgotten Ones would definitely be ruined.

Thus, no matter what, he would never allow things to develop to that extent.

"It’s not up to you to say whether you have been controlled, especially given your abnormal behavior just now. You are most likely influenced by the enemy’s Magic," Long Yi and Elsa keenly observed. "But don’t worry, though we haven’t deeply studied magic related to the mind, we have not completely neglected it either. We are confident that we can remove any Magic from you in a very short time, as long as you wear this headband."

The headband in Long Yi’s hand was just taken out; it was a very ordinary headband designed to prevent Divine Power. Long Yi said this intending to justify his next actions, as he believed the Emperor would definitely refuse to wear the headband, giving Long Yi a legitimate reason to forcibly strip off the Emperor’s armor.

This move was risky but worth it, and Long Yi didn’t even plan to give the Emperor any time to think.

But the next moment, the Emperor’s armor suddenly glowed, and the person of the Emperor himself was teleported out! His one eye glimmered with a faint red light, wearing a golden robe similarly.

"See, I’m standing right in front of you now, you can check me," the Emperor said.

Long Yi was dumbfounded; he hadn’t expected the Emperor to cooperate to such an extent! At that instant, the gluttonous snake stirred, but Long Yi immediately suppressed its movements.

However, this Worm, now, must not be killed.

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