Hidden?
Hearing Entoma say that, Yuri put one hand on her hip and frowned as she glanced toward the heavily damaged Royal City.
If that was the case, then Entoma could not be blamed for failing to capture the human princess.
"Human princesses really aren't cute at all."
Lupusregina let out a dissatisfied snort. "If she isn't in the Royal City, she'll be much harder to find."
But why had she hidden herself?
She was a little puzzled.
With the country currently facing war, hiding in the royal palace should have been the safest option—unless that human princess had guessed she would be captured.
Was that possible?
Lupusregina did not know, or rather, did not care. She looked at Entoma. "You should be able to find her, right?"
"Yes."
Entoma nodded vigorously. She first wiped the blood and bits of flesh from her chin, then said, "I found clothes worn by that human princess in the palace where she lived."
"I summoned insect monsters specialized in tracking people to search for her. It—shouldn't take long."
Entoma's voice weakened toward the end, and she sounded somewhat uncertain.
If Princess Renner had left the Royal City entirely, there would be nothing they could do.
Yuri and Lupusregina exchanged a glance and could only wait alongside her.
Capturing the lowly human princess had not been Lord Ainz's order.
It had come from Lord Demiurge, who believed that among the entire Re-Estize Kingdom, that princess was someone of value.
Fortunately.
The three did not have to wait long. After only a few minutes, a faint rustling sound arose.
A centipede as long as an arm, marked with grayish-white patterns, crawled back at tremendous speed from a house in the distance.
"Hunting Centipede."
The grayish-white markings on its body resembled human bones, segment after segment