Chapter 557 - 556: At what cost?

Chapter 557: Chapter 556: At what cost?

Keith and Kiro moved as the driver, who was still awake, gulped.

"Let me survive this night..." the driver couldn’t help but pray.

In fact, not only this night. If he could just survive this trip, he would retire and then run as far away from the Princess as possible.

While the driver was trembling, Keith and Kiro had already gone out. On the pathway leading to the Princess’s room, they saw more than eight humans, all releasing Rank 0 auras at the Low and Middle Rank 0 levels, walking slowly toward it.

The instant Keith and Kiro noticed them, they also noticed Keith and Kiro, attacking without saying a word.

Boom!

Their first clash sent wood and debris flying everywhere as those staying in the inn were awakened by the loud noise.

Bang!

Bang!

Bam!

It wasn’t over.

The upper floor broke apart as bodies crashed onto the lower floor, destroying the tables and chairs placed together. The inn suddenly lit up as everyone rushed out in shock, only to find two people battling against eight others on the ground floor of the inn.

"What... why?"

"No, this is Molak City. Why would they fight here?"

"Don’t they know the rules?" the people couldn’t help but ask as they watched the inn being destroyed before their very eyes.

Outside, the noise was loud enough to catch everyone’s attention, and like those inside, they also wondered if those fighting had forgotten this was Molak City. They weren’t supposed to be doing this, or did they simply not fear the Molak Family?

Inside one of the only closed rooms in the inn...

Thud...

Devon held a white cloth as he calmly cleaned his hands. Around the room were more than five dead humans, all with their necks snapped, while Rasel sat on her bed, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Sir Devon, why would they attack? It’s like they waited until we were in the city, where we would have our guards relaxed, before they attacked," Rasel spoke her thoughts.

"It is exactly like that, my Lady. They knew that because Molak City is like a sanctuary, we would depend on it and believe we could let our guards down," Devon said as he tossed the white cloth onto the ground.

"It makes sense that they would attack when their target is the most relaxed, but the only thing confusing both me and you is... why Molak City?"

"It is no secret that Molak City is quite strict about this and has destroyed various small forces that broke the rules and thought the Molak Family wasn’t that strong," Devon said.

"So does that mean they are testing the waters, trying to see if the Molak Family would still attack them? After all, this isn’t one big organization but multiple ones," Rasel asked.

"Maybe. They could also be hinting that they are enemies of the Molak Family. Your trip isn’t hidden news, so they knew you came here. Not only our enemies, but even neutral forces are observing this. After all, this isn’t some small matter," Devon paused.

"The decisions made here affect not only you, my Lady, but the world as a whole. So everyone is watching you, my Lady," Devon said, his expression softening as he looked at Rasel.

Just an adult, she carried a burden she couldn’t even share with anyone else.

Looking at her, Devon felt pity, but at the same time appreciation that she could stand on her own.

If she had joined one of her brothers, she would have been nothing more than his pawn.

Devon was sure that after one of them obtained the throne, he would have married her off to seek an alliance with another kingdom.

She had chosen to control her own fate.

But at what cost?

"I know, Devon. I know. Let’s go check on Keith and Kiro," Rasel said with a sigh as she stood up.

Devon nodded and followed her.

Once outside, Devon was once again impressed by the two.

Even when faced with both Middle Rank 0 and Low Rank 0 opponents, they were still able to kill them all.

Defeating eight Rank 0 experts in just a few minutes said a lot about their strength.

Passing through the gathered crowd on the upper floor, they approached the lower one.

"Young miss, don’t go down there!"

"Yeah, those two just killed eight men!"

"We don’t know who they are!"

"They dared to fight in Molak City!"

Seeing Rasel walking toward Keith and Kiro, the crowd couldn’t help but warn her out of kindness.

But, to their surprise, Rasel ignored them and walked straight toward the two.

That wasn’t even the most shocking part.

What came next left them stunned.

They watched as the two men, who had just killed experts they themselves would respect, bowed before her and treated her as their master.

Those who had been planning to step forward and protect her froze in place.

"Well, you both did well, but more trouble is approaching," Devon said midway through their conversation as they felt a terrifying aura descend.

Keith and Kiro were forced to their knees, smashing into the ground.

Not only them, but everyone watching from the upper floor of the inn and those outside also knelt as a figure landed calmly on the ground, his expression neutral.

those who saw him were frightened, all because of the green robe he wore.

The distinct emblem on it showed he was from the Molak Family, and they could already guess the reason why he was here.

Not to mention the aura he carried.

He was a High Rank 0 expert.

He calmly walked into the inn and found only Devon and Rasel standing while everyone else knelt.

He was quite surprised by this, but after sensing the High Rank 0 aura coming from Devon, he understood.

"Is that what gave you the courage to fight in Molak City?" he couldn’t help but ask as Devon shook his head.

"No. We were attacked. They wanted to assassinate us," Devon replied.

"How convenient. Why would a bunch of Low and Middle Rank 0 beings dare to assassinate a High Rank 0 expert?" the man asked as Devon narrowed his eyes.

Does he look down on him?

Or does he think I’m lying to get out of this situation?

What do those from Molak City think of the outside world?

"They’re down there. You can go ask them," Devon said expressionlessly.

The man’s expression changed as his aura flared.

"How dare you! Do you know I’m from the Molak Family?" he spoke arrogantly as Devon got the answer he needed.

Yeah...

It seemed those from the Molak Family looked down on the outside world.

The fact that this man thought another High Rank 0 expert was beneath him...

Of course, it could also just be his personal trait.

Maybe the others from the Molak Family weren’t like this.

"Do you also know I’m from the royal family of the Ynvashi Kingdom, and that you are speaking to the Fifth Princess?" Devon said.

The aura immediately disappeared as the man’s expression changed rapidly.