Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 394

"Why?" Shore repeated.

"Yes, why?" the king asked.

It was just one word, but this question was not easy to answer.

"Because…" Shore said before trailing off.

The two of them knew exactly why, but why did it feel so hard to word it correctly?

"They weren't following the rules," Naga said.

"What rules?" the king asked.

"We are keeping each other in check," Naga explained. "None of us is allowed to grow too much. If one of us becomes too dangerous, the other four will pull them back down. More power for others means less power for us."

The king looked at Kyle. "Did you know of this agreement?"

"Not exactly, but it was kind of obvious that something like that existed. So, in a way, yeah," Kyle answered.

"And you attacked regardless?" the king asked.

"Not attacked," Kyle said. "We simply kept expanding."

"And you knew that this would invite retaliation?" the king asked.

"Yep," Kyle answered.

"Do you not fear the retaliation?" the king asked.

"Not really," Kyle said.

"Why not?" the king asked.

Kyle shrugged. "It's just one more battle."

The king looked at Kyle for a while.

Then, he looked back at Naga and Shore. "How did you retaliate?"

The two of them unveiled all their different methods of messing with the Stark Brotherhood.

None of them were illegal.

It wasn't against the law to lower one's prices.

It wasn't against the law to refuse trade with an organization.

"How did your Guild respond?" the king asked Kyle.

"I genuinely have no idea," Kyle said.

The king furrowed his brows. "You don't know?"

"Nope," Kyle said. "I barely get any information from my Guild."

The king put his chin on his fist as he fell into thought.

Nobody knew what he was thinking about.

Some seconds later, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Guild Leader is Silvester's son, correct?" the king asked.

Kyle nodded.

The king closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I think I know what happened and why it all turned out like this," the king said.

The king looked at Shore and Naga for a moment.

Then, he sighed and shook his head before looking back at Kyle.

"Did you, personally, entice the two other Guilds to kill your Guild Leader?" the king asked.

Shore's and Naga's eyes widened in shock.

If that's true, this would be the worst thing someone in Kyle's position could do.

He had one of the most powerful, sensitive, and important positions in the Guild.

Trying to kill his Guild Leader would be an immense betrayal. "Yeah, I did," Kyle answered casually.

Naga and Shore looked with shock at Kyle.

Then, their expressions turned to disgust.

A traitor.

"Did you expect your Guild Leader to win?" the king asked.

"About 70% to 80% sure," Kyle said. "Although if I had known who they sent, the chances would drop to like 40% to 50%."

Shore and Naga became confused again.

Kyle tried to kill his Guild Leader, but he expected to fail?

Then, why even try?

The king snorted with a mix of amusement and annoyance.

"Congratulations," he spoke flatly, "your plan worked."

"I can already see how this is going to play out," the king said with a sigh. "Might as well speed things up."

"I have no more questions," the king said.

Shore and Naga became shocked once again.

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