The attacker's charred chest no longer rose and fell.
Annan looked away from the grisly corpse, which deserved no pity, then suddenly sensed something and raised his head toward the distance.
A tiny figure standing far away caught his eye. He focused on the arrow in his mind, but when he looked again, the figure had vanished.
There was no doubt... that was Prince Aidan.
"Get ready. Prince Aidan has probably realized it's us."
The good news was that even with the Eye of Rudolf, Aidan was still the prey, and they were the hunters.
Annan pressed his lips together, a flicker of worry crossing his face...
The Elf Dragons carrying the Elf Mages were on their way. Tadel left the cleanup to them and continued pursuing Prince Aidan with Annan.
"The Gardener is dead."
Teleportation light flashed, and Prince Aidan returned to his companions.
The members of the Ideal Kingdom, who had been expecting this, fell silent.
"I suspect that Demigod can't attack us directly because of her agreement with the Kingdom, so she chose to help my friend in secret."
Prince Aidan's voice was flat, as though he were simply stating a fact. "We need someone else to hold them off. Who'll go?"
"I—"
The King had barely begun when the Knight cut in. "I'll hold them off. I'll lure him into the trap nearby."
"No. Annan is focused on me, so we'll go together, and you'll stay behind to stop them." As he spoke, Prince Aidan looked toward the white streak appearing at the horizon.
The Eye of Rudolf had helped him put distance between them, but they had soon caught up again.
Legendary...
After the Butler poured a pile of Magic Scrolls into a hollow tree, Prince Aidan raised the Divine Artifact and used the