Beneath a Royal Palace like this, there seemed to be no room for everyone, so they could send a few representatives instead. Counting through the elite soldiers, they seemed to suit Uchiha Hiko's wishes quite well.
"Everyone else should stay above. When they start celebrating, it won't be too late for us to come down." With that, the village chief spoke, and the others nodded in agreement. They all understood the reasoning.
Soon afterward, the village chief followed Uchiha Hiko down to the third underground level of the Royal Palace, where the divine beast had originally been suppressed.
It had not been long since it was last transported out, yet now they were going to release it again. In anyone's eyes, that would surely be hard to bear.
"I have to say, Hiko, if our mindsets weren't strong enough, we probably would've broken down by now." The village chief joked with him, but Uchiha Hiko believed the village chief was surely a reasonable man.
Sure enough, when they saw the divine beast guarding the underground Royal Palace, they could already sense the powerful aura it possessed.
That imposing presence was something none of them could compare to. In the eyes of others, it might even have seemed more familiar.
"Do you see it? It's constantly struggling against its chains. That means it wants to break free from them." The Second Prince nodded at him and explained it all.
No matter what, they had to continue with the next step. No matter how afraid Uchiha Hiko was, it would do no good. Her most important task at that moment was still to subdue this divine beast.
"Divine beast guarding beneath the Royal Palace, please allow me to protect you. How can becoming a free agent help you improve more effectively?" Uchiha