"Even if you are one of us, a tribesman who has been living outside, that is no reason for you to attack the Royal Guard Captain and Advisor, My Lord."
Black Bolt, with a cold expression, signed a series of hand gestures to his wife.
"And it's certainly no reason for you to covet the throne!"
Medusa, who had grown up with Black Bolt since childhood, interpreted his meaning and relayed it to Roan.
Royal bloodline is nothing; Gorgon and Karnak both possess royal blood, yet they are merely the Guard Captain and the Royal Think Tank Advisor.
"The Inhumans prioritize genes, dividing themselves into different ranks.
Black Bolt, you ascended the throne because your powerful genes made you stand out among the royal bloodline."
Roan looked at Your Highness and stated the Inhuman's class division rules.
"If your genes are not as good as mine, you should abdicate and acknowledge me as King."
The place where he and Audreyf first appeared in Attilan was the Lower City, an area for lower-class Inhumans with ordinary or even defective genetic abilities.
The Inhumans have a Genetic Council that determines a person's rank based on their genes. Black Bolt was chosen to be King from among the genetically excellent royal family because his genes were nearly perfect and his abilities were extremely powerful.
His throne was not inherited.
"Theoretically, that's true… but you cannot defeat me, outsider tribesman."
Even the composed Black Bolt gazed at Roan, his eyes containing a hint of majesty. He was filled with intense self-confidence.
"I rarely use my true power; it's too strong, so strong that I cannot control it.
If not for the circumstances, you would have already seen why I am the Inhuman Emperor!"
Since childhood, he could even say he had never used his full power once. With just his physical body, he was already unrivaled among the Inhumans.
His overly powerful abilities brought him a huge burden, forcing him to spend most of his day in the meditation room practicing meditation.
"Don't speak too soon, Black Bolt."
In the vast, ancient hall, Roan slightly shook his head and let out a low chuckle, looking at Black Bolt, who seemed to fear his own power.
Black Bolt was indeed the strongest Inhuman since their birth, possessing a power that was orders of magnitude greater than other Inhumans.
The Kree Empire's Supreme Intelligence's prophecy of a creation that would destroy the Kree actually referred to Black Bolt.
He continued, as if narrating an event that was about to happen: "You will taste defeat at my hands."
"Guards, why are you not apprehending the intruder?
Why are you just watching?!"
Believing Roan was about to act while Black Bolt's abilities were restricted, Medusa hastily looked at the team of Royal Guards armed with laser weapons at the hall entrance and angrily rebuked them.
But those guards merely stood rooted to the spot, their eyes vacant like statues, unmoved by the Queen's summons.
"Don't waste your breath."
Tightening the ribbon she was holding, Audreyf said coldly.
She knew at a glance that Roan didn't want the guards to randomly fire their guns in the hall, so he had mind-controlled them to stay put.
This eerie ability made Medusa's heart turn cold and her expression turn ugly. They were suddenly isolated and helpless, looking at Roan seated on the throne, feeling as if everything was under his control.
"You are too despicable, outsider tribesman."
Water, gripping the tightly pulled ribbon around her neck, glared at Roan with eyes spitting fire, and said with difficulty.
"If my sister and I weren't here, if this weren't Attilan, the Inhuman homeland, your remains would have been blasted off the Moon by my brother-in-law, drifting in space."
In her eyes, Roan was nothing but a despicable and ignorant fellow, using her and her sister to restrict her brother-in-law's abilities, unaware of how powerful Black Bolt truly was.
"You say that as if I deliberately used you to limit his abilities."
Glancing at her and Medusa, Roan rose from the throne.
Why did he feel like a despicable and shameless villain?
"Black Bolt, you keep saying how powerful your abilities are. I'll give you a chance." He turned to Black Bolt and slowly said.
To subdue the Inhumans and Black Bolt, he had to show the Inhumans his power and make Black Bolt deeply realize that he was not his opponent; otherwise, he would not be convinced or behave.
"You… what do you mean?" Medusa, who had been somewhat despairing, asked in surprise as the ribbon around her neck tightened.
Roan's physical strength far surpassed Black Bolt's, and the situation was now completely under his control. Was he going to give her husband a chance to use his abilities?
Ignoring her, he looked at Black Bolt, also wanting to see how powerful Black Bolt's ability truly was, the one that could destroy a city with a single roar.
As their gazes met, an imperceptible battle intent clashed between them.
"Outsider tribesman, let's fight outside the city. If you defeat me, you will be the King of the Inhumans from now on."
Black Bolt saw that Roan was giving him a chance for a fair fight. He was silent for a moment, then clenched his fists, looking sharply into Roan's eyes with the majesty of a king.
"If you lose, you and your people must leave and swear never to set foot on Attilan again."
Since Roan didn't act despite having the advantage, he would also show the generosity a King should possess.
By rights, trespassing on Attilan, attacking the royal family, and disrespecting the King were capital offenses, but if he defeated Roan, he would not execute him as a reward.
…
Black Bolt's abilities were beyond ordinary imagination. Medusa, Water, and other members of the royal family had almost infinite confidence in Black Bolt. After Roan released them, they broadcasted this matter throughout the entire tribe.
As Queen, Medusa did not believe for a moment that her husband, who could shatter mountains and make rivers cease to flow with a mere utterance, would lose. This could be a very good opportunity to consolidate authority.
When a King cannot speak and never expresses his opinions, with all decisions relayed by the Queen, there will inevitably be some doubt. But after this battle, no Inhuman would ever question their King again!
When Roan and Black Bolt arrived on the Moon's surface outside the defensive dome.
The entire Inhuman population, from top to bottom, watched the battle with nervous excitement through screens in the city.
A hundred meters apart, in a giant impact crater, Roan stood opposite Black Bolt with an impassive face. He noticed the live broadcast but didn't care.
It was helping him, providing an opportunity for the entire Inhuman race to witness his strength at once.
Audreyf, Abomination, and Medusa stood together at the city's edge, watching the two figures in the far distance through the defensive dome.
"Many Inhumans have only heard of Black Bolt's power, but have never truly witnessed it.
Today, they will see how powerful my husband is; he has always been the one protecting this race."
Medusa's palm rested on the energy dome as she spoke softly with pride.
"Enjoy your last moments as Queen."
Audreyf glanced at her, her arms crossed, and let out a disdainful chuckle.
The Black Bolt's ability sounded quite powerful, but she didn't believe Roan would do something he wasn't confident about, or that he would lose to that Black Bolt.
"Is he a tribesman from Earth?"
"Is he challenging our Inhuman Emperor?"
"I heard that our King's destructive power was so great that the Genetic Council feared him and once considered expelling him from the tribe, to prevent Attilan from being destroyed by one of his sleep-talking episodes.
Later, he gained good control over his abilities, and only then did the Genetic Council choose him for the throne to protect us."
"Have we never witnessed our great Black Bolt's power? Will we finally see it today?"
The Moon's surface was eerily silent, without a hint of wind.
Roan and Black Bolt's gazes collided; one was calm and indifferent, filled with intense self-confidence, as if this battle would hold no surprises for him, while the other's eyes flickered with surging battle intent and fury.
Like someone who had suppressed and endured for a long time was about to erupt.
Not just aimed at Roan, Black Bolt had been forced to suppress his abilities since birth—suppress, suppress, and suppress. Today, he finally had an opportunity to unleash them without restraint.
Moreover, as a King who should be composed, this was not an emotional outburst; it was a battle against an outsider who had invaded his country, so he had a very good reason.
"Surrender, outsider tribesman!"
Gazing at Roan, the battle began abruptly and rapidly, accompanying Black Bolt's utterance.
On the usually silent satellite, a sudden, massive sound, surpassing that of a meteorite striking the lunar surface, boomed.
A visible, chaotic wave of sonic energy, like a tide, erupted from his mouth, rapidly expanding and striking at speeds far exceeding the speed of sound.
The boundless gray ground was plowed open into a giant canyon thousands of meters long, and the walls of the huge crater where the two stood were directly shattered.
Large amounts of debris, the size of houses, were blasted off the Moon by the terrifying force, drifting into space.
Only Roan remained calm, absorbing the sonic wave that hit him. His posture merely changed from standing to hovering because the ground beneath his feet had disappeared.
"Good power, but unfortunately not very concentrated."
He commented softly.
The sonic wave, powerful enough to collapse mountains, seemed to Roan to be at most a strong gust of wind.
Black Bolt's pupils constricted. That single strike of his, if on Earth, would have been enough to wipe out a small town.
Rumble!
The aftershocks of the vibration could be easily felt even within Attilan, inside the defensive dome. The Inhumans watched the suddenly altered battlefield, their faces filled with shock.
"So… so the rumors weren't false."
Their King truly possessed the mighty power to change terrain with a mere roar.
"That person doesn't seem to be injured. Look!"
"Oh my God, what is his body made of? Even the hardest rocks in the Universe feel like they can't compare to the strength of his body."
Just by being affected by the sonic wave, the lunar surface was torn apart, yet Roan, who directly bore the brunt of Black Bolt's sonic blast, didn't shed a single drop of blood and didn't even move from his spot.
"This isn't your full power yet."
Roan raised an eyebrow, arms crossed, as if looking at a child worried about accidentally killing an adult. He said, "Are you afraid of killing me instantly, Black Bolt?"
"You're not as powerful as you think."
"Lose!"
Infuriated by this contempt and provocation, Black Bolt, seeing that Roan could easily withstand his low roar, gradually unleashed more power.
With a mighty roar, an even more colossal and profound sonic wave, capable of shattering mountains, enveloped an area of several miles and surged forth.
Looking at the Moon from space, a visible small notch, several miles long, actually appeared on its surface.
The entire hundred-mile radius trembled. This time, Roan could no longer cope with just Black King's ability. He was pushed back several hundred meters in the air before he stabilized himself.
Several hundred meters was merely the distance of a quick flash.
Although he was pushed back, he still had no injuries whatsoever.
Clearly seeing this scene, Black Bolt was no longer as confident as before, his heart greatly shaken.
"Impossible!"