Chapter 16 – Escape

Sona looked around the conference room. The conference room was almost half broken. Cliff’s psychokinesis and Etrian’s sword shattered the room. The two agents who came with Sona to fight against Etrian’s sword have long been out of breath. It was funny that Sona and the two agents said they would block a general-level knight. Sona walked in front of Prince Cliff’s body. The king wanted Prince Cliff’s death, but he didn’t know what would happen to the body. Ed set fire to the conference room because he didn’t want to cause him any anger. The curtains in the conference room caught on fire, and the desk that was on the floor caught on fire. Seeing the room completely engulfed in flames, Sona flew out of the window. Since Etrian was in the conference room, other guards would not have paid attention to this area, but since the flames have soared here, the chances are high that they will be driven to this site rather than chasing the Akalan agents. So Sona shouted while hiding when she got out the window.

“Prince Cliff has been murdered! The assassin is on the run towards the west gate!”

Etrian may have gone after him and died, but even if he survived, he would not be able to survive here today. It has to be that way. He had to die in a Crow costume. Sona briefly looked at the retreat path that Ed had informed, then turned around and moved along the retreat path of the Akalan agents.

There was a hand holding up Prince Cliff’s head as he rolled around in a fiery conference room. His blood-red fingernails carefully picked up Prince Cliff’s head. It was a black-haired woman who looked at Prince Cliff’s head in her hands as if she appreciated the work. She looked at the hair quietly, opened her red lips slightly, and exhaled a long breath.

“Ha. Cliff.”

She held Prince Cliff’s head in her chest. Her chest was covered with blood, but she didn’t care.

“I’ll take your revenge.”

The blazing flames in the conference room also failed to penetrate within her radius of five meters. She disappeared with Cliff’s head in her arms. She was mad that she wasn’t able to come to save him, and the flames poured in and ate Prince Cliff’s headless body without hesitation.

Ed, who was running along the escape route, remembered whose voice he heard behind him. Sona’s voice was heard while running after killing Etrian. There was a sign of rushing to the escape route that had been caught by the west gate. Ed smiled a cool smile at the banner.

“I made it clear.”

If she uses him one more time, Ed will kill her. But now, it was imperative to get away with her rather than judge her. Ed recalled the interior drawings of the palace. It is impossible to escape through the preface. So he quickly turned around and headed for the south gate. Since the fire was set in the north and east, if the guards came out there and ran to the west gate, there was no place to escape except the south gate. Ed speeded up even more. He said he was running on the roof and hiding in the dark, but there was a risk of being seen. The investment of Status in agility made his movements lighter, but it was hard to get away alone.

“On the roof!”

As expected, he heard the soldiers shouting at the west gate. No matter how hard he tries to hide and run, there is no way when he stands out. Ed fired an arrow at the torch in the hands of the soldiers.

Pkkkkk!

The torches did not extinguish by being shot by arrows. However, the people holding it missed it, and the torch fell over the building of the palace and spread the fire. So he stole the eye and ran straight down the roof. At this rate, it would be difficult to get out of the South Gate. A woman popped into Ed’s eyes, running like that. Ed did not hesitate to take out the arrow. But the woman’s whispers were quick.

“This way!”

He could only confirm that her eyes were brown, shouting urgently. Prince Cliff took over the palace and was full of soldiers, so he thought there would be no Dalian people inside the palace. But from the woman he saw a while ago, he guessed that some of the ladies were left behind. Ed hesitated for a moment and followed her to the hallway, where she ran. She made sure Ed was following and ran fast. He thought for a moment when he saw her running without looking back. She was running in the direction of the soldiers who he just saw. First, he followed her closely. She was surprised that he caught up really fast, and when the soldiers showed up at the end of the hallway, she opened the door of the next room and went inside. When Ed followed her in, the woman who closed the door looked at Ed quietly and asked.

“It’s you, isn’t it? The man who killed Prince Cliff.”

The woman smiled brightly as Ed nodded.

“Thank you. I thought it was you after seeing your Crow costume.”

Ed had to smile bitterly at the words because he didn’t kill Prince Cliff for the Kingdom of Dalia as a Crow member. But that wasn’t the point now. Since Akalan officially betrayed him, he had to find a way out. It doesn’t matter that he’s strong enough to kill a general-level knight. With less than 500 arrows left, he needed another way to survive here, where at least thousands would remain.

“Is there a way out?”

The woman looked at Ed quietly and smiled.

“So, you really don’t recognize me.”

He knows that a woman is beautiful, but how would he know who she is? After waking up from the body of the battlefield, Ed immediately came to the Kingdom of Travia and served. So how would he know who the woman is? By the way, it seems that she is one of the Dalian royalty.

“That’s not the point right now. Follow me.”

She took Ed and turned the bed legs inside the room.

“I was lucky. Come over here.”

Once to the left and twice to the right, the bed slid off to the side, and the stairs appeared.

“Follow me.”

The woman went down first, and Ed followed her down. She lit a torch on the wall and started walking with it in her hand. Following in her footsteps, Ed broadened his spirits. The woman who was walking in front of the door opened her mouth.

“My name is Esther Diazé de Dalia.” “I’m Ed.”

The woman stopped and looked back at Ed. Ed looked blankly at her as if he didn’t know her name. At sight, the woman sighed briefly and turned away.

“It was arrogant of me to think that you knew my full name from the Ranger Troop, which was fighting on the front line. I was one of the Three Princesses of the Kingdom of Dalia. My brothers all died at Prince Cliff’s hand, and my sisters were given to the guards as a reward. I was still young, but I survived as a maid.”

He didn’t know she was a princess. However, he did not have the luxury of supporting the princess of the country. When Ed had no answer, Esther smiled lightly.

“You’ve done your job just by taking Prince Cliff’s life.”

It’s hard for a princess to have such a big heart. Perhaps her years as a maid was quite difficult. Esther paused at the crossroads and asked, turning around.

“That sword. I think it’s Prince Cliff’s sword. Is that right?”

It’s not normal to have a good eye. Ester smiled as Ed nodded.

“Thank you. That was the sword that killed my big brother.”

Is it because she’s royalty? She was talking quietly, even if she had a double desire. After a long walk, Esther stopped.

“If you follow this road, you’ll find a graveyard. You’ll be able to get out safely through there.” “Aren’t you coming with me?” “Many people will die if they find out I’m missing.”

She was made a maid of honor and placed beside her, but she was a central figure in the kingdom of Dalia. She couldn’t have walked around this alone without breaking into the palace. As she said, she was really lucky. And she was saying she was going back to the palace because she didn’t want the rest to die. Prince Cliff died, and even though it would be difficult for her to survive if it was known that the assassin was a member of the Crow.

“You could die if you go back.”

Esther smiled at Ed’s words.

“That won’t happen. The royal people may tolerate making an adult royal maid, but the moment they kill me, there will be wildfires throughout the palace that are incomparable to now.”

She seemed to have given up on something, but she must have thought about it. But the hardships she’s going through will be daunting. Ed thought she was a great person to go back, knowing what would happen to herself. Looking at her smiling, Ed grabbed her shoulder and pushed her to the wall.

“Ahh!”

She screamed in surprise, but Ed turned his head back and avoided the flying dagger. It was hard to see whether it was painted black or not. If he hadn’t caught it with his senses, she would have been stabbed without knowing what it was. Ed took out an arrow and fired it one after another. Five arrows were fired into a dark hallway, but no sound was heard to be hit by the arrow. This was no ordinary guy. When Ed looked at the barrel with three arrows at the same time, he heard voices from the other side.

“You must be the one who killed Prince Cliff, seeing that you are with Princess Esther.”

His voice sounded harsh as if he had a scar on his neck. Ed held a protest without saying a word and asked how his voice was heard.

“Who is it?” “Prince Cliff promised the revival of my clan.”

One of the pro-defense forces said there was an assassin, and he must have been waiting here. A man beyond the brightness of the torch. But he has never seen anyone like this before. If he had recognized his spacing, he would have taken the lead. However, this man could not feel the gap until the dagger flew in. He’s not a normal assassin because they didn’t hear footsteps coming up.

Now they can clearly feel the gap. But Ed didn’t think they’d lose even if they couldn’t see him. Ed breathed in, pulling three arrows.

If the Travia Kingdom Army knows the secret passage, it will be dangerous.

“Princess, put out the torch.” “What?” “The enemy will only see us.”

Ester wrapped the torch in her skirt and extinguished the fire, causing darkness to fall down the aisle. Now they can fight on equal terms. When Ed fired three arrows at the same time, the assassin also threw three non-aqueous arrows at the same time.

Kakakan!

The assassin’s ability was great. He can’t even see, but he could still fire arrows. This time, as Ed’s level went up, the speed and destructive power went up. Ed clearly identified the opponent’s position and shot an arrow at the opponent’s feet by injecting mana into the ice bow. If it was an arrow aimed at him, he would avoid it, but when the arrow aimed at his feet was stuck on the floor with the thought that he would not avoid it, ice formed around him with a bluish light. But the assassin was already running on the wall. Has anyone ever been so brave to rush in? Ed fired a series of arrows at him. All the arrows missed as he ran around the wall. Ed, who was looking at him with two daggers, pulled out Etrian’s sword, which he was carrying on his waist. Then he positioned the sword while adding mana.

Skkkk.

The body of the assassin, who was running vigorously, was torn apart. The arrow may be able to hear and punch out the sound, but it can never be avoided if it cannot read the trajectory of this intangible sword, which is spread using mana. Ed asked Esther to extinguish the torch so he could use this technique. Ed, looking down at the body of the assassin who had fallen on the ground, let out a long breath. Etrian’s sword used more mana than he thought. Soon before Ed knew it, he had run out of mana. If this attack had failed, it would have been a disaster.