Norton lay on the stretcher, his breathing a little steadier.
A pure white pearl hovered in midair, occasionally releasing holy light that fell over him.
"We need to leave, now!"
Norton struggled to sit up, but Eudria held him down.
"Your Majesty, you're so badly injured. How can we leave? At least wait until you've had some time to recover."
Eudria spoke calmly.
"No," Norton groaned. "You don't know who that guy was."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? Was saving you a mistake?" Shen Ye said irritably.
"It wasn't, but we need to run now! The farther, the better!" Norton said loudly.
Shen Ye understood, though.
A Dark Gold Trait.
Someone with a trait like that might be an exceptional talent even in the "Practical Refinement Layer" universe.
Killing him might invite retaliation.
-Stay here and wait to get beaten up?
No.
"Let's go," Shen Ye said.
"Listen to me. Don't go to Rothenburg. Head for the border near the Undead Empire, to the northwest-move out!" Norton said.
Eudria asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, are you going to that place?"
"At this point, staying alive is what matters most." Norton nodded solemnly.
"What place?" Shen Ye asked.
"A secret place we designed specifically to handle situations like this, preserve the royal bloodline, and escape all sorts of disasters," Norton said.
"Then let's go!"
Eudria waved her staff, creating a deep pit in the ground and burying all the Professionals.
She mourned for a few minutes, then went to prepare the carriage.
Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu carried the stretcher together and placed Norton inside the carriage.
"Peppa."
Norton called out.
Xiao Mengyu tactfully went to help Eudria pack their various belongings.
Shen Ye jumped onto the carriage and asked:
"What is it?"
"Those people use extremely powerful names against