"My lord, aside from this Snake Demon, there are thirty-three other demons hiding throughout the Demiplane. Should we clear them out first, or head to Tarinan Town?" Kyle brushed the black ash from his clothes and turned to ask.
"The demons can wait. Since they chose to hide, they won't cause trouble. We'll go to Tarinan Town first and find the Heart of the Demiplane."
"Yes."
Outside the castle, chaos reigned.
Some ambitious people saw the castle go up in flames and heard the screams, so they began gathering forces—partly to protect themselves, and partly to seize the initiative.
The moment the Castle Guards and servants fled the castle in panic, some impatient madmen began causing trouble.
The moment Velin emerged from the castle, he saw dozens of masked bandits charging toward it with weapons in hand.
"Greed knows no bounds."
Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently. Hundreds of vines burst from the earth and pierced the masked bandits' bodies at astonishing speed.
In an instant, scarlet blood splattered everywhere, flowing swiftly along the grooves between the stone slabs and staining the street red.
The scouts hiding in the shadows watched the scene in terror, each one clamping a hand over their mouth, afraid that even the slightest sound would draw the enemy's attention.
Although they knew it was merely an act of self-comfort, in such a tense atmosphere, it still gave them a small measure of reassurance.
Ignoring the scouts secretly watching the area, Velin had Kyle carry him into the sky and fly toward the border of the Besimer Count Territory.
Only after confirming that Velin and Kyle had gone far away did the scouts hiding around the castle dare emerge from the shadows. They exchanged glances and saw both fear and relief in