Chapter 328: Looking for disaster, finding a Calamity
The priest, holding the girl’s hands, was taken aback by the unfamiliar voice that suddenly came from behind him.
Startled, he released the girl’s fingers and turned around, only to find nothing but empty space.
“I’m afraid I don’t have time to play with you either. Maybe next time…”
The same voice echoed once more, and the priest realized, by the startled expressions of his fellow Priests, that the person had shifted position to appear behind him again.
At the same time, the other priests
unleashed their abilities, as if launching an attack against a person who was definitely not here due to any goodwill.
The priest who had attacked the girl also turned to see a masked figure gripping the girl’s arm, a swirling portal present ominously behind the masked person.
Before the priest could react, the masked man stepped through the portal, vanishing into the unknown.
A barrage of energy from the priests struck the portal, but it closed just as swiftly, leaving them with nothing but an empty space.
“That was… An ability…?” the Priest looked in silence at the empty wall in the distance which had cracked following the girl crashing on it.
“The person… It was a Hero from the South! Seal the city and arrest everyone
from the South!” The Priest finally reacted and used the token of communication, telling the city to be sealed.
There were not many Heroes who could use the abilities related to space with such proficiency. Even if there were any, they were all affiliated with the Mythical Hero Academy.
In his eyes, it was clear that the Southern Continent had decided to interfere in their internal matters by saving that girl.
The Duke had also received the message
along with a recording of the scene where
the man had appeared.
Looking at the scene in the image crystal, the Duke narrowed his eyes.
“To think that the Academy would send
Aster here. Have they decided to actually
go against the Holy Empire?”
As a Duke of the Holy Empire who was also
a prominent member in the Church of Freya, he knew quite a lot about the
prominent heroes of the Southern
Continent.
Amongst the Heroes of the Academy, there
were few names which always stood out. And the name of Aster was amongst them, being addressed as the Prince of Space.
The abilities that he had seen in the
recording crystal, it was not something that an ordinary person could achieve. The portal was too stable for it to be the work
of a novice.
There was no doubt in his mind that it was
the work of Aster. Moreover, if it was Aster, then it complicated things a lot.
No one in the Southern Continent could command Aster except the Southern Overlord. If he had taken action that could
affect the relationship of two continents, it was clear who had commanded it.
“They have saved the False Priestess… Are
they trying to destabilize the Holy Empire?” He let out a sigh, feeling frustrated.
If it was Aster, then he was capable enough
of traveling across the continent. Aster would have to be a fool to stay behind.
There was no point in arresting people from the South anymore. Still, he didn’t stop his men from arresting the people of
the South.
“Since the Southern Continent has already crossed the line, then so be it,” he mumbled while leaving his room with a half empty glass of wine left behind.
He was upset that he had missed his
chance of being praised by the Holy
Priestess. If only he had managed to capture the false Priestess, none of this would have happened.
He even felt regretful that he hadn’t gone personally to capture her. He hadn’t expected someone like Aster to appear and save that scheming woman.
If he was there, he was sure he would have
stopped Aster. It was his domain after all. Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets. He could only send a message to the Holy Priestess, telling her everything that had happened.
The Holy Guards had started arresting
everyone who wasn’t from the Western Continent.
They were going from street to street,
rounding up those from the South, which mainly included merchants and the servants they had brought for physical
labor.
Another group of priests left the city and boarded the merchants’ ship, arresting people who had been left behind.
The captain of the ship and even the guests
from the South who had paid for the trip were also arrested and dragged back into the city.
The priests carefully checked each room to ensure no one was overlooked.
After inspecting most of the rooms, they
reached a particular one where they sensed a presence.
One of the priests placed his hand on the
door, blasting it open before barging
inside.
Boom~
A loud explosion echoed as a body came
flying through the shattered door. The
body belonged to the priest who had just entered the room.
His mouth was smeared with blood as his body broke through multiple layers of the ship before falling out entirely. He didn’t move anymore.
Fortunately, his chest could be seen heaving up and down. He was still alive, but he was passed out from a single attack.
From the room, a young girl emerged, rubbing her forehead.
“How dare you resist and fight back?!” The other Priests attacked, only to have their face go pale as the woman simply made a shield using her inner essence. Even though the Priests were strong with the blessing of goddesses inside the Western Continent, they were still far from reaching the level comparable to a Grand Elder of the Great Demon Sect.
Even in their wildest dreams they couldn’t have imagined that they would come across someone that high ranking from the
Great Demon Sect while searching for a
high ranking member of the Mythical Hero Academy.
They were searching for a disaster, only to find a calamity.
By the time they realized the identity of the
little girl who was using the ability of the Eastern Continent, it was too late..
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