I, The Dragon Overlord Chapter 540 - Killing Father and Brothers

Subila Palace, in front of the king’s chambers —

The two royal sons, Aldrich and Amos, unexpectedly met in front of the bedchamber. Each of them was accompanied by a legendary-rank powerhouse and their personal guards.

The two were very careful. They would almost always have their guards follow them, in case of any assassination attempts. They knew each other clearly and knew that as long as the other died, then the rest of the power could be easily swept up and the kingdom could be united. One would obtain glory and the other would lose everything. Their true backers and the one who stood to gain the most was the maternal family of the victorious prince.

This was why Andrea, as the third in line to the throne, could not even participate in the battle for it. Andrea’s mother had died long ago, and her mother was not a great noble, just a baron’s daughter. Even if Andrea had the will to compete for the throne, she had no one supporting her domestically, so she needed to look for power in other places for support.

The two princes were flabbergasted at the sight of each other, and then just greeted each other with a false smile.

“What a coincidence that we would meet here, royal brother.”

Amos greeted his own brother, Prince Aldrich, in style. He smiled and appeared generous, but the only things in those eyes were venom and malice.

Aldrich naturally did not take his brother’s greeting seriously, but as a royal and as a nobleman, he had to maintain sufficient etiquette in front of the enemy. He returned back the smile and greeting, cordially saying, “Amos, you’ve also come. I wonder what matter father wants to discuss with us to have us both summoned.”

“That’s right, but I think the reason that father called us is not for a small matter.”

Amos chuckled. In fact, for the two princes, there was no longer any meaning as to who their father assigned as the heir. The king of the Subila Empire had long lost power ever since the awakening of the gods. His will had no more legal effect. The only thing that could truly

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