That was an exceedingly beautiful, exceedingly beautiful woman.

With a tall figure and dressed in a simple fitted outfit, she exuded an aura of heroism.

The fitted outfit was covered with a wide robe and cloak, adding an air of grace and nobility.

Between glances, her charming eyes were even more captivating than An Ya's! And she possessed a dignity that An Ya didn't have.

While filled with mature charm, her skin was vibrantly healthy with a sun-kissed glow.

Seeing that figure, Andrew's eyes flashed with amazement. It was impossible not to be amazed, the newcomer seemed like a fusion of Barbara and An Ya!

And after the amazement, there was reassurance.

It was clear that something had happened within the Royal Court. It might not be the whole court, but at least part of it definitely had issues. Thinking about it now, the reason the Dragon Taming Lady dared to be so arrogant was precisely because there were certain unfavorable factors within the Royal Court for Warm Fire Commerce Association.

Fortunately... now, the person organizing this Royal Court negotiation, also the only one in the court who could be most easily vouched for as innocent and least likely to have issues, had arrived. That beautiful figure walking out of the Royal Court was once the second lady of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, now the mistress of the Royal Court—

Catherine!

"Sis!" Barbara cheered.

"Aunt!!" Havier, spoiled as always, appeared even more excited than Barbara.

In contrast, the Warrior Chief's face changed: "Your Majesty, the Queen... Why, why are you here? Where is His Majesty?" His gaze drifted towards the interior of the Royal Court.

"Hmm?" Andrew's heart stirred, exchanging a glance with Director Charlie, both thinking: Could the issue within the Royal Court be... the King himself? Otherwise, why would the Warrior Chief immediately ask where the King was?

It could be seen that Catherine was not alone when she arrived at the scene, but had brought a large group of Frost Guards.

The Frost Guards brought by Catherine came and immediately replaced the guards who had originally been stationed on the Royal Court's walls and were taking orders from the Warrior Chief!

The Frost Guards previously under the Warrior Chief, during the Dragon Taming Lady's arrogance, remained inactive and silent.

Now, the guards replaced by Catherine, although silent as well, had an aura that was vaguely aimed at the Warrior Chief and the Dragon Taming Lady.

It was like the Royal Court had split into two factions!

Andrew really wanted to ask what was going on, but he knew now was not the time.

He watched as Catherine arrived on the scene, not answering the Warrior Chief's question but looking beyond him, saying calmly, "Deal with your subordinates' issues yourself, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty?"

The Warrior Chief was stunned, thinking when did the King arrive on the scene? Behind me?

He instinctively turned his head to look, only to see nothing behind him, not even a shadow of the King!

"——Damn it!!" The Warrior Chief reacted extremely quickly, only hesitated for a moment before snapping back to reality, hurriedly turning back around.

But saw that what was originally in front of him was no longer Catherine's slow advancing figure but a spearhead taking up his entire vision!

With a bang, the Warrior Chief fell headfirst to the ground.

Andrew only felt a flash before his eyes, and when he came back to his senses, the Warrior Chief was already down, while Catherine had somehow arrived right in front of him, holding a scarlet, blood-like spear, performing a retracting movement.

As for how she executed the move and got in front of the Warrior Chief, Andrew did not see clearly at all!

"..." Andrew's eyes widened, stunned for a moment, blurting out a curse, "Crap, crap!"

Not just Andrew, but even the previously enthusiastic Barbara, the Tier Nine master Director Charlie, and the Dragon Taming Lady, all were dumbfounded at this moment.

This Warrior Chief was indeed an expert at the peak of Tier Eight, on par with Susan and the Flame Turtle.

While usually, a Tier Eight at its peak would be at a disadvantage against a Tier Nine expert, it should still be impossible to be taken down in just one strike.

Though the Ice Element is restrained by the Fire Element, the Warrior Chief as a Frost Guard should be most wary of the Magic Guild's Earth Fire Professionals.

In contrast, when facing the Crimson Knight, who uses speed as a tactical core, he can rely on the "Frost Domain" to greatly slow the Crimson Knight's speed.

In other words, while it's true that Ice is restrained by Fire, Frost Guards conversely counter all fast professions. In a situation where both sides neutralize each other, actually, the Crimson Knight often finds themselves restrained when facing Frost Guards.

"——In such a scenario, the Warrior Chief was taken down by Barbara's second sister in just one strike?!"

Andrew felt a numbness over his entire body.

Vaguely he saw that at the last moment, Catherine seemed to twist the spear in her hand, not directly stabbing, but instead hitting the Warrior Chief's body with the shaft.

If not for that, the Warrior Chief would have been a corpse!

"Is this the strength of Barbara's second sister..."

If Andrew's initial feeling was amazement, now it was just short of horror.

He recalled that Barbara's second sister was no mere beautiful flower vase; she was the second Crimson Knight in the Flame Realm right after Peter, the strongest female Crimson Knight, stronger than Susan, and now, it seemed, much stronger!

Witnessing Catherine defeat the Warrior Chief, she waved her hand and two Frost Guards came forward to carry the Warrior Chief away.

Then several Royal Court medical team members arrived on the scene to take away the injured Sabye.

After doing all that, Catherine finally walked over to the dumbfounded Director Charlie, Susan, Barbara, Andrew, and Havier.

Andrew took a close look at Barbara's second sister, suddenly feeling that the other was too perfect, perfect to the point of being unreal!

Because in public, Catherine's primary identity was as the Royal Court's Queen, rather than the second daughter of Warm Fire Commerce Association. If she openly displayed excessive warmth towards Warm Fire Commerce Association, it would give the Magic Guild people more reason to stir trouble.

So when Catherine approached, her demeanor was politely reserved: "Sorry for the lack of proper reception, and the trouble we've caused you all."

Though her tone was formal, her eyes contained a smile as she gave Barbara a sideways glance.

Seeming to scold Barbara for that excessively enthusiastic call of "Sis" earlier.

Barbara, however, didn't care about such concerns, looking blankly at her familiar yet slightly unfamiliar second sister, foolishly asking, "Second sister, have you already reached the War God level of Tier Nine, with combat power like Uncle Peter?"

This was not just Barbara's question, but also what Director Charlie and others wanted to ask!

"Oh, reaching War God level is not so easy..." Catherine laughed, no longer deliberately maintaining politeness and distance.

Susan stared at Catherine, asking, "Are you sure you've not reached it? Second Miss, your speed... doesn't seem slower than Peter's!"

"Uncle Peter is still a bit faster than me," Catherine shook her head and said.

"Are you sure?" Susan looked skeptically at Catherine, whom she had watched growing up.

Director Charlie and others asked questions one after the other, leaving the Dragon Taming Lady and others aside!

It was all very magical.

Initially, the other side was extremely arrogant, supported more and more blatantly by the Royal Court Warrior Chief.

However, all of this was completely overturned once Catherine arrived on the scene!

Andrew stood silently to the side, without making a sound.

And wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but when Catherine walked over earlier, she seemed to have looked at him twice.

When she looked at him, Andrew, of course, was also looking at her.

In fact, at that moment, everyone at the scene was staring in astonishment at Catherine, who took down the Warrior Chief as if it were as simple as drinking water!

When their eyes met, an indescribable feeling surged in Andrew's heart.

It felt very close.

And seemed very familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time.

But when he wanted to confirm again, she had already turned her gaze away.