The mule who supports Emilia, namely Roswaal, probably doesn't have the throne as his real goal.
No sane person would choose to support a silver-haired half-demon that everyone hates. The reason is simple: the chances of him winning are too slim.
As a border lord and a court archmage, Roswaal could easily choose to support the candidate with the higher probability of winning.
Neither of the candidates would refuse Roswaal's support.
"Then what should I do?"
Emilia was bewildered. In fact, she had no idea what the royal selection could do. Roswaal had always been the one coming up with ideas.
"It's simple. Persuade nobles to join your ranks. You're doing some good deeds, so get others to help spread the word and gradually change the public's perception of you."
"Does this really work?"
Hao Yun shrugged. "This method has been used to death in my world, but it's still practical and effective."
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with Roswaal."
"casual."
Hao Yun was too lazy to care about such things; it didn't really concern him anyway.
Subaru Raizuki, who had remained silent, looked at Hao Yun with an extremely strange gaze. He wondered if Hao Yun was also a transmigrator like him.
"It's getting foggy?"
Lifting the curtain, Subaru peeked out and looked around.
"Yes, the fog seems to be getting thicker."
Rem, who was rushing to catch the train, frowned slightly. She had traveled this road countless times, but this was the first time she had encountered fog.
Rumble.
Several carriages appeared behind them, and Rem made way for them to run past first.
The two carriages passed each other, and the driver called out to Rem.
"Hey, I advise you to speed up and get out of here quickly, or you might encounter something terrifying."
After saying this, four carriages sped past.
"What did they mean by what they said? What terrifying thing?"
Subaru Ryouki stared at the carriage disappearing into the mist, then looked at the other three with a puzzled expression.
"They are probably talking about beluga whales. There is a rumor that where beluga whales are seen, there will always be fog."
Rem stared at the white mist, her expression extremely solemn.
"Beluga whale?"
Subaru was completely bewildered. Shouldn't whales live in the sea? How come there are whales here?
"The White Whale is one of the three magical beasts created by the Gluttony Witch. It is very powerful. The government and many people have tried to defeat it, but without exception, they have all failed, including the former Sword Saint."
Emilia's emotions were very complicated when witches were mentioned, because it was because of witches that she was hated by others.
"The fog seems to be getting thicker."
Subaru reached out and found his vision severely obstructed, with his field of vision limited to no more than two meters.
"ah!"
Several screams, along with the mournful cry of the dragon beast, immediately put the people in the car on high alert.
"No way, could we really have encountered that beluga whale?"
Subaru swallowed hard, his heart pounding.
"Not necessarily, it's also possible that bandits took the opportunity to rob them."
Rem slowed down the car and turned the lights on to their brightest setting to avoid being touched without her noticing.
"parking."
Hao Yun shouted and jumped out of the carriage.
"Did you find anything?"
Rem stopped the carriage and took out her flail.
"Our luck doesn't seem to be too good; the beluga whale is right above us."
As Hao Yun said this, he glanced at Subaru Raizuki.
The beluga whales are attracted by Subaru Natsuki, whose power, bestowed upon him by the witch, allows him to emit a unique scent to assert his dominance.
This scent is the lingering fragrance of a witch, and the beluga whale was attracted by this scent.
"It really is a beluga whale!"
Emilia cried out in alarm and quickly jumped off the carriage, ready to defend herself against any possible attack.
Chapter 260 Slaying the White Whale
In the mist, beluga whales circled overhead.
Hao Yun tried to dispel the fog, but gave up after several attempts.
As long as the beluga whale lives, the fog will never dissipate, because Hao Yun will release fog to add to the area whenever he clears a little space.
"Wow, it's really big!"
Hao Yun looked up at the ceiling and couldn't help but mutter something to himself.
Emilia, who was standing to the side, turned her head and asked because she hadn't heard what Hao Yun was saying. "What are you saying?"
"It's nothing, Emilia. If you killed the white whale, do you think it would cause a sensation?"
Emilia shook her head, her expression heavy. She knew very well her own strength; she was no match for the white whale.
At this moment, Subaru Natsuki felt a strange sense of unease, as if danger was about to befall him.
The earth dragon in front of the carriage also began to stir restlessly, raising its head and letting out a hiss.
"Emilia, let's leave quickly, it's not safe here."
Subaru pulled Emilia up, preparing to get on the dragon carriage and escape.
"It's too late, everyone squat down."
Hao Yun roared and leaped into the air with the force of his legs.
"Gasoline-guzzling!"
Thump!
A deep, muffled thud followed, and the powerful wind pressure dispersed some of the fog.
The beluga whale swooped down and let out a mournful cry, a large hole appearing in its body.
Blood rained down from the sky, turning the three people below blood red.
"His skin is really thick; he didn't kill him in one hit."
Hao Yun muttered something, shook the blood off his hands, and prepared to give the white whale another blow.
"I'll help you."
Rem activated her Oni mode, pulled out her flail, and threw it at the white whale.
Emilia also began to use magic to attack the white whale. The already injured white whale let out a low cry, opened the exhaust vents on its body, and began to spew out white mist.
Instantly, the fog obscured everyone's vision, and Hao Yun discovered that even his divine sense probing was slightly affected.
"Is this the beluga whale's special ability, the Mist Annihilation? Interesting."
Without saying a word, Hao Yun immediately grabbed the three people and threw them into the carriage, then dragged the carriage away from the area covered by the fog of annihilation at high speed.
The ability of the Annihilation Mist is to eliminate objects it touches; it's a very overpowered skill, belonging to the category of law-based abilities.
What are you going to do?
Rem, inside the carriage, gasped in surprise, completely bewildered as to why Hao Yun wanted to lead them on an escape.
Hao Yun, who was pulling the carriage along at breakneck speed, answered loudly.
"Don't speak. The white whale is using a skill. If you get into the white mist he just spewed out, you will be wiped out, and no one will even remember that you ever existed."
"ah?"
The three exclaimed in surprise. They had never heard of a beluga whale having such an ability.
"It's catching up!"
Subaru, who was leaning against the window, pointed behind him and shouted loudly.
"Shut up!"
Hao Yun turned his head and shouted, then stopped and exerted force with both arms.
"Hold on tight!"
Hao Yun threw the carriage out, and the three people inside, as well as the cart puller, were immediately stunned and disoriented.
"You still dare to chase me? You're really courting death!"
Hao Yun cracked his knuckles, a sinister smile spreading across his face.
The pursuing beluga whale let out a roar and rammed its head, the size of a locomotive, into Hao Yun.
"Take this serious punch!"
Standing in a horse stance, Hao Yun took a deep breath and threw out his right fist.
The beluga whale's head collided with its fist, making a loud bang.
Hao Yun stood motionless, while the beluga whale rolled its eyes and fainted.
Hao Yun patted the beluga whale and rolled his eyes.
"I thought you were so tough, but you're already done for, trash!"