Southward! (VIII)

After his brain neurons recovered from the mental explosion caused by those four words, Old Suo grabbed the map at his feet with lightning speed and examined it carefully.

To ensure the accuracy of the information, Sordil threw down the map and shouted out of the car, "Someone! Go and fetch Commander Heradi!"

The moment Old Suo finished speaking, a "Yes" came from outside the car, and then silence returned.

A moment later, the sound of horses' hooves came from the side of the carriage, and the next second, a rough voice rang out from the left side of the carriage.

"Commander of the Royal Knights, Heradi Xin'er Xietelie, has been ordered to come!"

"Stop dawdling and come in now!" (Sordil)

Hearing these somewhat hurried words, Heradi, as one of Old Suo's senior subordinates, knew that his boss was really anxious, so he didn't dare to delay and quickly climbed into the carriage.

"Boss, what do you need me for?"

"Heradi, which city are we heading to next?"

Hearing this somewhat idiotic question, Old He wanted to retort, "Are you a monkey sent to make a fool of yourself?" But considering the consequences of such a retort, Old He swallowed his words and bowed, replying, "Boss, our next destination is Michel City built on the Cabria Plains."

"So it really is the Cabria Plains?"

After muttering something softly, Old Suo suddenly raised his head and loudly commanded, "Heradi, immediately issue orders to all armies to strengthen their defenses and be wary of attacks!"

"Yes!"

After Heradi turned and left, Old Suo looked up and gazed southeast, muttering, "Hopefully, Brother Yesveta and the others can take care of the Three-Feathered Crows, otherwise things will get complicated!"

"Harry, how far are we from where you were attacked?"

Hearing the shouts from above, Harry, who had been closing his eyes tightly, suddenly opened them wide, carefully scanned his surroundings, and then replied, "Your Majesty, at our current speed, we should be able to reach the place where we were attacked in about seven more minutes."

"Seven minutes?"

After repeating Harry's answer, Yesveta's eyebrows furrowed slightly and then quickly relaxed.

"Harry, I'm going to speed things up now. If you can't handle it, tell me immediately!"

"Your Majesty, please go ahead and speed up, I'm fine!"

"Good!"

Having said that, Yesveta transformed into an invisible bolt of lightning and vanished into the sky.

"Pfft"

"Ah!"

After defeating the last member of the Heavenly King Guard, the cherry-haired girl sheathed her long sword.

"Sigh! Small fry are just small fry, they couldn't hold on so quickly, what a disappointment!"

After finishing her reflection, the cherry-haired girl smiled, shook her head, and then turned and sat down next to a large rock.

Just as the girl was about to close her eyes and meditate, a loud bang came from the sky. The next second, a gust of wind blew from the sky, sweeping up grass clippings and dust from the ground, forming a small sandstorm.

"Hehe! The main course is here, looks like there's no rest in sight!"

After speaking, the cherry-haired girl stood up and gazed into the distance.

"Whoosh"

"Boom!"

A moment later, accompanied by a whooshing sound, a humanoid object crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Um?"

Looking at his subordinates, some missing arms and others missing legs, Yesveta's brows furrowed deeply.

After placing the unconscious Harry on the ground, Yesveta said coldly, "Is this the one who injured my lovely men like this?"

"Heh! If you could have arrived faster, they wouldn't have needed to end up like this. After all, dealing with small fry is a laborious task!"

Upon hearing the words of the cherry-haired girl, Yesveta suddenly sneered.

"Hehe!"

"Very good!"

"Great!"

You're really nice!

After gritting his teeth and finishing the last few words, Yesveta transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged towards the cherry-haired girl.

Seeing Yesveta, the cherry-haired girl took a few steps back, then lightly stepped forward with her left foot and slowly placed her right hand on the hilt of her sword.

"Sword Flash"

"Bass!"

A bright sword light appeared in the air and then slashed straight at the bright yellow lightning not far away.

"Whoosh"

Just as the sword light was about to strike the lightning bolt, the bright yellow lightning bolt suddenly disappeared from its original spot and reappeared to the left of the cherry-haired girl.

"Hmph! As expected of a high-ranking officer, impressive!"

"Multiple Sword Flash"

After marveling at Yesveta's abilities, the cherry-haired girl unleashed several sword beams to the left.

"Thousandfold Lightning"

This time, Yesveta did not dodge, but instead hurled countless bright yellow lightning blades forward.

"Whoosh"

"Laugh!"

After the sword light and the lightning blade collided, the lightning blade was cut in half, causing an explosion. However, before the sword light could advance, a new wave of lightning blades pressed down.

Although the sword light was stronger than the lightning blades, the lightning blades made up for the difference in numbers and continued to rush towards the cherry-haired girl after destroying the sword light.

Upon seeing the attack approaching, the cherry-haired girl remained calm and instead smiled broadly, saying, "Hehe! Interesting! How interesting!"

"Moonless Style - Yaksha Flashes Through the Sky"

"Boom"

"Boom"

After dealing with the remaining lightning blades, the cherry-haired girl ran towards the empty right side.

"Moonless Style - Garuda Flame"

"Ten Thousand Thunderstorms and Rain - Awakening of Insects"

Just as countless flames filled the space on the right, a series of lightning-struck short swords appeared in the flames and rushed toward the cherry-haired girl behind them.

Clang!

Clang!

Although the flames and blades blocked some of the lightning short swords, the vast majority of them passed through them, leaving marks on the cherry-haired girl's body.

"Uh-huh!"

Faced with a massive number of thunderous short swords, the cherry-haired girl grunted and then turned to dodge to the side.

Lightning Halberd

"Whoosh"

Just as the cherry-haired girl dodged, two lightning-powered halberds flew in from both sides, trapping her in the middle.

"Moonless Style - Yaksha Flashes Through the Sky"

After squeezing out all the power within her body, the cherry-haired girl finally dealt with the Lightning Halberd on both sides.

"Whoosh"

"Bang!"

Just as the cherry-haired girl's old strength had faded and new strength had not yet emerged, a fist crackling with bright yellow lightning slammed into her back.

"Puff!"

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the cherry-haired girl, flying backward, mustered the last of her strength and unleashed a final attack.

"Moonless Style - Blood Blade Burst Flash"

"Buzz!"

The void trembled violently, and then countless blood-red blades flew toward the back of the cherry-haired girl.

After Yesveta dealt with the crimson blade, the cherry-haired girl had vanished without a trace.

"Hmph! You're lucky you ran fast, otherwise I would have let you taste what it's like to have your hands and feet chopped off!"

After speaking, Yesveta turned and walked toward Tabor and the others.

Deep in Cabria, a gray building

"Whoosh"

A crimson beam of light flew from the distant sky at an extremely high speed and then crashed into the gray building.

"Thump!"

After landing, the Icarus coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, and then her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Hearing the noise outside, two figures emerged from the building.

"Icarus? (Owl, Vidarudas the Eagle)"

After recognizing the person on the ground, the two hurriedly helped him up and carried him into the gray building.

Perhaps because the movement aggravated her wound, she struggled to open her heavy eyelids when the two placed Icarus on the bed.

"Heh! Looks like we've all failed! (Icarus)"

Upon hearing the Icarus's words, the two people standing by the bed lowered their heads in dejection.

After a long pause, Vidarudas was half bald and half long-haired, said angrily, "These Heavenly King Guard are way too strong!"

"Yes! He's ridiculously strong. He seriously injured me with just one punch. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid... (Owl)"

"If I'm not mistaken, what we've encountered... um... should be the so-called Thirteen Palace Guardian Heavenly Kings! (Icarus)"

"What? You mean there are ten more freaks like that? (Owl)"

"No! To be precise, there are ten more monsters like this, plus one unfathomable prodigy. (Icarus)"

"An unfathomable demon? You mean... (Vidarudas)?"

"Yes! It's him! The man who stands above the Thirteen Palace Guardian Heavenly Kings! (Icarus)"

"This... this can't be, right? The Thirteen Palace Guardian Heavenly Kings are already incredibly powerful, like monsters. Then... how strong must that King Erus be? (Owl)"

"Heh! The Erus Kingdom reveres the strong. If King Erus ' strength didn't surpass that of the Thirteen Palace Guardian Heavenly Kings, do you think he could have stayed on the throne for so long? (Icarus)"

"This is terrifying! This... this is terrifying!" (Owl)

"Whether this conclusion holds true or not, we can no longer stay in the Kingdom of Cushen! (Vidarudas)"

"That's right, we have to get out of here, or we're doomed! (Icarus)"

"But where should we go?" (Owl)

"Judging from the current situation, after King Erus defeats the Kingdom of Cushen, he will definitely continue south to subdue the Kingdom of Stellara and unify the entire southern Ishgar. Therefore, we cannot head south. (Icarus)"

"Then let's head north to the Kingdom of Auriel, or the Duchy of Veronica. (Owl)"

"No! (Vidarudas)"

"Why not? (Owl)"

"The Kingdom of Auriel and the Kingdom of Cushen are closely allied. Now that the Kingdom of Cushen is in trouble, the Kingdom of Auriel will definitely send troops to intervene. This means they have declared war on King Erus. Do you think King Erus will let them off the hook? (Vidarudas)"

"This... (Owl)"

Thinking of what they had just experienced, and the various rumors about King Erus, Owl silently lowered his head.

"Therefore, the north of Ishgar will soon fall into the territory of the Erus Kingdom, so we cannot go north. (Vidarudas)"

"After unifying the north and south, King Erus will certainly not let go of the only remaining Kingdom of Fiore, so it is not safe there either! (Icarus)"

"Then... what should we do?" (Owl)

"The only way forward is to leave Ishgar and find another way. (Vidarudas)"

"Leave... leave Ishgar? Then where do we go? (Owl)"

"Perhaps... the Western Continent is a good choice! (Icarus)"