With nna, a legitimate mber of the royal family, present, Violet’s playful identity as a wanted criminal didn’t matter much. So, she decided to stay with the little princess for the ti being.
Of course, tonight’s actions didn’t end there.
If killing a few poachers could solve the problem here, Violet would have acted long ago. Why wait until now?
There are currently two main issues.
Firstly, the poachers in this city couldn’t all be staying in the underground black market. It’s rely the largest concentration. Since they’ve already started, they need to find their bases as quickly as possible before the poaching gangs realize what’s happening.
They need to eradicate them at the root and rescue the remaining exotic slaves stolen by them. Whether it’s attacking multiple bases simultaneously or resettling the slaves, who outnumber the poachers themselves, they need a massive amount of manpower and resources, and they need to act fast.
After all, the clever ones who thrive in the underworld will scatter imdiately if they sense danger. If they escape the Demon Suppression City and flee into the kingdom, the difficulty of capturing them will increase exponentially. If things go wrong, the innocent exotic slaves may be killed in retaliation because they’re difficult to take along.
The other, more critical issue is the largest poaching group here—the Ghost Thief Group—and the trigger they’ve caught: the Moon Shadow royal offspring.
From nna’s mouth, Violet finally learned her na—Novia Moon Shadow.
Similarly, since they’ve already started, they must find and rescue her at the fastest speed to prevent the Ghost Thief Group from moving her again.
However, nna seed to have plans for both of these issues, having made arrangents beforehand. Despite being young, the princess was remarkably composed and reliable.
After so thought, Violet still didn’t tell nna about Novia, the essence and threat of the source of magic. Whether she knew or not was another matter. After all, this was a secret within the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, and since Violet was personally involved, it should suffice as a precaution.
Walking on the way to the main battlefield, the priestess also chatted casually with the long-lost little princess.
“Speaking of which, how did Lilya co up with the idea of sending you for such a dangerous task? She’s quite daring~”
At this, nna chuckled lightly and stuck out her cute little tongue.
“I actually volunteered to handle this matter when I brought it up to my sister. You know, my age is my best cover. So people in the court are suspicious of the queen’s confidants, but they never suspect a naive little girl like .”
“But after this, I guess it won’t be as effective anymore. I’m almost 14 years old now.”
“And besides, Miss Violet, you must have received the warning from Rebecca that was sent earlier, right? Actually, at that ti, the Revelation revealed two major disasters for , one in the south and one in the north of the kingdom. The latter was a bit more vague. Since you were handling the Abyss War, I couldn’t just sit idly by over here...”
“But I didn’t expect you to solve the Abyss problem so quickly and appear here in such a short ti. You truly deserve the title of the ‘Descender’.”
Despite the princess’s lavish praise, Violet just smiled helplessly.
“It’s nothing special. Even without , there would definitely be other strong individuals erging from so corner to handle these matters. Disasters may occur, but the world won’t just casually perish like that.”
“Hehe, Miss Violet, you’re speaking too lightly~”
“Not at all... Speaking of which, since you’ve already foreseen the disaster here, what kind of scene is it exactly? A monster war?”
At this point, nna paused instinctively, glanced around, and only after confirming that the others were at a distance, she covered her mouth and whispered softly.
“It’s not a war, but a phenonon that I still can’t comprehend. The land and buildings are eroded by so kind of special force, becoming eerie and bizarre. The living scream in agony, their bodies mutate and distort, terrifying monsters descend from the void. It’s not just the Demon Suppression City... uhh...”
At this point, the girl’s face suddenly turned pale, and her steps staggered for a mont, as if she were unstable, and her words trailed off.
Violet imdiately reached out to support nna, while the four mbers behind her, who seed to be part of the 【Reaper’s Scythe】 squad, also hurried forward, their faces showing concern.
“Lady nna, are you alright? You’re still young and haven’t trained in combat. Don’t force yourself. The deploynt has already been completed. Why don’t we have the Shadow Guards escort you back to rest? We can handle things here...”
The speaker was a young man who looked like the captain of the four-person squad. Although the team was nad the 【Reaper’s Scythe】, in reality, none of them seed to wield scythes as weapons.
After waving her hand to signal that she was fine, nna cast an apologetic glance at Violet before turning her head to smile gently at the four-person squad.
“It’s alright, I just felt a bit dizzy earlier, but I’m fine now. We’ve been preparing for a long ti, and tonight is the crucial mont to wipe out the thieves. As a royal envoy, how can I falter at a ti like this?”
“Forget about that. Let introduce you all. This is Miss Violet, and her companion, Miss Xiao Guang. Both of them are very powerful and reliable experts, with a close relationship to Her Majesty. They can be absolutely trusted.”
“Pleased to et you.”
With sowhat curious gazes, the four n bowed respectfully towards the priestess. Violet nodded in return and also took the opportunity to observe this legendary adventurers’ team, which she had heard about many tis but was eting in person for the first ti.
“This is the captain of the 【Reaper’s Scythe】, Mr. Dead Soul. He’s a powerful swordsman, with strength unmatched in the Demon Suppression City and even throughout the entire Human United Kingdom. He serves as the vanguard and commander in the team.”
“Lady nna exaggerates. I’m still far from being a true powerhouse.”
The young man in a light gray robe remained modestly composed, a deanor that surprised Violet sowhat.
Dead Soul was evidently a title, much like Crimson Fla Flora or Thunder Light. Many high-level adventurers seed to have similar titles, and so even used them as their registered nas, which didn’t violate any rules.
This “Dead Soul” indeed looked like a swordsman, as he had seven swords hanging from his waist, fixed together in a peculiar manner. His deanor and attire, including the way he carried himself, gave the priestess a strange sense of familiarity, but she couldn’t quite place it and wondered if it was just her imagination.
nna remained noncommittal and then pointed her finger behind “Dead Soul” to a man dressed in a black cloak, wearing a bamboo hat, and holding a long pole.
“Mr. Ferryman, the backbone of the team, responsible for support and coordination work. Although not a priest, he possesses considerable healing and support abilities.”
“Ferryman” seed indifferent in character, and even when introduced, he only nodded slightly to the two won without opening his mouth throughout.
Lastly, there were two equally young and beautiful girls, each covering either their left or right eye with bangs, making Violet wonder if they got along well with a certain short-haired girl.
“Miss Dark Lotus and Miss Dark Spirit, they are a pair of twin assassins, responsible for intelligence gathering and primary offensive roles in the team. Despite their cold deanor, they’re actually very lovely and gentle girls~”
“Your Excellency, you’re saying strange things again. What do you an by lovely girls? Clearly, we’re older than you by a few years.”
Mocking with an expressionless face, the assassin girl with bangs covering her left eye, known as “Dark Lotus,” retorted. As twins, except for the bangs, “Dark Spirit,” who was almost indistinguishable from the forr, also nodded affirmatively with a stiff expression. Obviously, the relationship between these three girls was quite good.
Among these four, except for the “Ferryman,” who seed a bit older, possibly in his forties, the other three were quite young.
The captain, “Dead Soul,” appeared to be in his early thirties at most, while the two assassin girls, “Dark Lotus” and “Dark Spirit,” seed even younger, maybe around twenty, and all four of them had gray hair, a rarity in the kingdom.
Of course, unlike the deathly gray hair of the Goddess of Withering, this was probably just a unique hair color. At least Violet didn’t sense any aura related to the Authority of Withering from them.
Interestingly, although the intelligence indicated that only one person in the 【Reaper’s Scythe】 had reached true legendary status, currently, Violet could sense that the intensity of the aura emitted by these four mbers of the squad was indeed above legendary-level.
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