at the same time.
On the streets of Coster, a figure was wrapped in the holy light and was flying towards the dock.
"Stop! Don't run!"
Not far behind that figure, several mages were chasing after them, and the leader was Joanna. Clusters of flames burst out from the flame wings behind her like bullets, aiming at the fleeing Holy Light figure.
However, the figure was even faster than the mages. It suddenly dodged diagonally and dodged all of Joanna's attacks.
"Hmph... Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" The figure in the holy light turned back and glanced at the mages with contempt. However, he looked at the fainting girl in his arms and did not stop to fight back. Instead, he accelerated his flight speed and continued to fly towards the dock like a meteor.
The distance between the mages and him was gradually widened.
When Joanna saw this, she clenched her fists unwillingly.
"Damn it..."
In a blink of an eye, they caught up to Coster's dock. The dock is connected to the boundless sea, and rows of soldiers don't know what's going on, and are still busy checking incoming and outgoing ships. A huge rune defense array covers the edge of the coastline, and a mage stands guard there, responsible for opening the passage for ships and people who have passed the inspection and letting them in and out.
When the figure was wrapped in the holy light and rushed toward them, most people were stunned. The guarding mage stood up from his seat and asked sternly: "Who is it? Stop!"
The mysterious figure did not answer, but crashed straight into the rune defense formation.
Upon seeing this, the guarding mage subconsciously used his flying technique, preparing to fulfill his duty and stop this uninvited guest. When Joanna saw this scene in the distance, she quickly shouted: "Get away! You can't stop him! That man is the Pope!"
The clear sound reached everyone's ears, and everyone was startled.
The guarding mage also stopped immediately.
At this moment, the figure in the holy light - Grant, has rushed to the interface. As he flew quickly, he stretched out his hand, and suddenly a large number of crosses were scattered. The cross was scattered on the barrier and exploded suddenly, like a piece of fat dropped into a hot oil pan. It made a sizzling noise, and the small patch of barrier also fluctuated violently.
Immediately afterwards, a small opening was blown out of the barrier, and Grant emerged from the opening and disappeared into the vast sea.
Joanna and others chased after them, but in the end, they stopped at the edge of the rune defense formation. They looked at the empty sea through the small opening that had disappeared. They searched for a long time and shook their heads, showing unwillingness.
Let him run away...
The entire dock was silent, and the soldiers looked at each other, a little at a loss for a moment. The passers-by who were about to go in and out were even more confused. Looking at the direction in which Grant disappeared, they vaguely felt that they had bumped into something they shouldn't have bumped into.
"What? Has Her Highness the Princess been taken away by him?"
At this time, Benjamin's voice suddenly came from above. Joanna and others quickly looked up, and when they saw it was him, they all looked guilty.
"He... Dean, I'm sorry, we failed to keep him and we failed to protect the princess." They lowered their heads and Joanna said a little discouraged.
Hearing this, Benjamin looked along the pier, and there were still traces of light elements moving in the air. However, continuing forward, these traces were completely washed away by the majestic water element after entering the ocean range, and they could not be found at all.
Nor could he trace the direction in which Grant had fled.
Therefore, he looked away, sighed, turned to the mages and said: "Forget it, you will definitely not be able to stop him if he wants to take action. I can't blame you for this."
"But… "
"Don't think too much, go back. I will find a way to solve the matter of Her Royal Highness the Princess." Benjamin patted Joanna on the shoulder and said. Although the mages were unwilling to do so, they could only nod their heads after hearing this and left the dock with Benjamin.
The pier returned to calm, but the people on the pier still did not calm down. The soldiers took a deep breath, tried to regain their composure, and continued with the previous entry and exit inspections, while the people passing by could not stop whispering. It must not take a few days for the scene just now to spread throughout the country and into the hearts of everyone who cares. in the ears.
—If the Black Nightmare Army is not prepared to block this news.
In fact, after Benjamin returned to City Hall, he immediately rejected Morris's suggestion of "blocking the news."
"But... if this news spreads, it will definitely be detrimental to us." Morris continued to persuade, "People will question the strength of the Black Nightmare Army and the safety of the Rune Defense Formation. All this will have a negative impact on what we are doing." The rising prestige was a big blow.”
"We are not a church. If the news spreads, can we just seal it off?" Benjamin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I have other plans."
After saying that, he turned and entered his private office, leaving Morris in the hall with a confused look on his face.
Five minutes later, the two siblings, who were proficient in telekinesis, were found.
"Master Mage, I just heard that the princess was kidnapped by people from the church?" the girl asked as soon as she came in. However, the strange thing is that the expressions on the faces of the two siblings are very calm. They may be a little surprised, but there is not much panic.
Benjamin nodded with a cold face.
"Then...is it time for us to take action?" The young man asked again.
Benjamin said nothing, but nodded.
So the two siblings nodded understandingly, turned around and left the office without saying a word.
That night, rumors were flying in the Hori Kingdom. Most of them were about the king's funeral this morning, but the "little episode" that happened at the pier in the afternoon also spread quietly like ripples on the lake, and became a topic that people secretly talked about. The princess showed up at the funeral in the morning, and in the afternoon...she was kidnapped by the Pope? When they first heard it, almost no one wanted to believe such a dramatic plot. However, the vivid details in the story also forced them to consider it seriously.
Everyone wants to know, where is Her Royal Highness the Princess now? Was he really taken away by the church
Under normal circumstances, such rumors take a long time to be verified. For example, the cause of the king's death was not really revealed to the world until today after such a long time. However, this time, somewhat unexpectedly, this rumor was confirmed very early.
—Early the next morning, someone saw the maid crying bitterly and the princess hanging at the door of Havenright's palace.
According to the maid, the princess had been crying after being rescued, was listless, refused to eat, and kept muttering words like "Father" in her mouth. She took care of the princess until late at night. After finally coaxing her to sleep, she leaned against the wall and squinted for a while. And when she woke up again, the dead princess was nowhere to be found.
No one knows how the princess bypassed the guards and ran to the palace gate; no one knows why the little girl who was only a few years old had suicidal thoughts in her mind, but... it just happened.
The heartbreaking wails of the maids echoed through the inner city like crows, soldiers were dispatched in panic, and people were awakened from their sleep. In the drizzle of the early morning, everyone in the royal capital witnessed this scene - the princess hung like a pendulum at the palace gate, with her tongue hanging out under her messy but still beautiful blond hair.