"I was thinking the same thing." The Slightly Plump Woman nodded in agreement. "As long as we can escape, we should do our best to get away. Don't confront those two NPCs head-on."
Their task was to get out of the castle and return to the Starting Point, after all, not necessarily to defeat the Princess and the Prince.
They would hide if they could, and run if they could.
Otherwise, accidentally killing those two NPCs might only cause more trouble.
"Have you considered this? After we kill the Princess, we'll have three minutes of absolute safety before she revives." At this point, Zhao Xun finally couldn't resist speaking up. "I think we can attack them if necessary."
"Even then, we should wait until the very last moment." The Cloaked Man didn't object, but simply said, "If the Princess and the Prince are about to catch up just as we're leaving the Thorn Thicket, we can kill them. Then we can escape before they revive."
After a pause, the Cloaked Man analyzed the situation in more detail. "From what we've seen so far, neither the Princess nor the Prince is particularly powerful. At least, our abilities are enough to hold them off. But once the Princess goes berserk, we probably won't be able to withstand her. Unless we have no other choice, we shouldn't kill the Princess and the Prince until we're about to leave the Thorn Thicket."
Zhao Xun pressed his lips together. A moment later, a gentle smile appeared on his face. "You have a point."
The Cloaked Man relaxed.
The three stopped talking and decided to take turns keeping watch so they would be in better shape for tomorrow's escape.
Fortunately, the Princess and the Prince failed to find them all night.
The three safely spent the