Chapter 475 Shadow of Destruction (Part 1)
“These people… are they really followers of the Seed of Destruction like Albert? Is their target Lancaster?”
Igrette’s hand, covered in light, grabbed a fragment that hadn’t completely vanished, then he shook his head slightly and crushed it into dust with a gentle press.
After Lancaster left, Igrette immediately pursued him, not only failing to find the Sacred Sword King but also discovering that the royal palace was in chaos. Later, sensing the fluctuations of battle from the Sacred Sword, he was able to find this place.
“However, I was able to defeat these people entirely by relying on the Sacred Sword’s power…”
Igrette’s lowered gaze fell upon the pure white, immaculate blade in his palm.
While these black-robed figures were far from comparable to Albert back then, after being implanted with the Seed of Destruction, they possessed crystal-like, even stronger power. However, faced with the Sacred Sword in his hand, they couldn’t even withstand a simple sword strike.
Igrette couldn’t help but sigh slightly. However, he remembered that the one facing these black-robed figures earlier was a slender, small girl. Although he hadn’t seen her face clearly, it was not difficult to conclude that she was not a girl of great age.
After sheathing the Sacred Sword, Igrette turned around. What appeared before his eyes was indeed a girl not much older. An expensive staff lay on the broken ground, and her flawless, soft silver hair, like the bright moon, slightly covered the girl’s lowered little face.
Although her face was not visible, one could imagine the girl’s beauty… For some reason, Igrette felt a sense of familiarity.
“Indeed, a noble lady.”
Before Misaela left the room, she changed out of her princess dress into everyday attire. The exquisite and beautiful degree of which perhaps even some poor noble families could not afford.
Just as Igrette was thinking, like a plucked string, the girl’s soft, light sobbing echoed in the air.
At first, Igrette thought it was due to fright and injury, but after approaching slightly, he clearly heard the content of the girl’s sobbing tone.
“Uuu, Lily…”
“Lily… that’s a girl’s name…”
Igrette thought. In the current situation, it was not difficult to guess what had happened to the girl named “Lily.”
Showing a solemn expression, Igrette walked beside the silver-haired girl and softly called out, “Miss…”
Like a startled fawn, she raised her small face. The exquisite, fine silk-like silver hair slid down along her smooth skin, revealing a pair of beautiful, crystal-blue eyes filled with shimmering tears.
Seeing the girl’s face, Igrette’s eyes widened, and he exclaimed, “Wait, you are, Miss Aisi!”
“Mmm, i-it’s me.” The silver-haired girl raised her head almost instinctively and made a sound.
Knowing that the girl before him was the mage girl he had met before under the alias “Aisi,” Igrette quickly helped her up from the ground. “Miss Aisi, are you alright? Are you injured?”
“Mmm, I’m okay.”
Her snow-white skin feeling the boy’s fiery heat, and his incredibly concerned voice, made Misaela’s little head feel dizzy.
However, Misaela quickly extended her fingers, dabbing away the tears in her eyes. Her crystal blue eyes gazed at the black-haired boy standing close in front of her. “Mmm, I’m fine. That… thank you for saving me again…”
“Ha, as long as Miss Aisi is alright. But, who is Lily that Miss Aisi just mentioned…”
The hint of light that had just appeared in Misaela’s eyes instantly extinguished. Her delicate, slender fingertips unconsciously tightened their grip on Igrette’s hand.
The voice emanating from the girl’s tender lips, shrouded in darkness, sounded extremely sorrowful:
“Lily… she was my friend who grew up with me, but just now, she was, she was…”
“Ah, Miss Aisi, I’m sorry.”
Looking at the girl sinking back into sadness, Igrette felt like slapping himself. He knew that Lily had a deep connection with the girl, so why did he have to ask a question he already knew the answer to?
“It-it’s not your fault. Besides, you saved me…”
Shaking her head forcefully, Misaela raised her eyes and looked past Igrette. Seeing the “Seed of Destruction” burned to ashes by the Sacred Sword, she gently bit her lips:
“But, these people of the Seed of Destruction…”
“The power these people carry is indeed very similar to the Seed of Destruction that Albert had back then… Their target is most likely the King in the royal palace.”
Igrette suddenly said, “But how did these people manage to sneak in without revealing their identities? This is the royal palace, you know.”
This was also something that Igrette found extremely puzzling.
Let alone the legendary existence like Lancaster, Rodrigo, who brought him into the royal palace, was already a top-tier Saint Rank who could completely rival Marquis Mays. Just within Igrette’s sight, there were no less than ten powerful Saint Rank beings.
Besides them, the castle was guarded by the renowned Imperial Guards, the Court Mage Corps, and other armies. It could be said that in terms of defensive tightness, perhaps not even the imperial palace of the Empire or the Holy See could compare. How could it be so easily infiltrated by the Seed of Destruction?
“This…”
Misaela bit her red lips slightly and shook her head:
“Before, I heard them mention that there was a Viscount… Perhaps these people were brought into the royal palace by some high-ranking ministers.”
Igrette thought about it and felt that what the girl said had some truth. As a force that fairly much overthrew the king, it was not impossible for the leader to have an outwardly influential identity within the royal palace.
However, Igrette didn’t have time to consider such matters now. He sensed the battle fluctuations approaching from the Sacred Sword and said to Misaela,
“In any case, the royal palace is not safe right now. Let’s find a way to leave first.”
However, after speaking, Igrette seemed a bit distressed. It was his first time visiting the Peka Royal Palace, and he had no idea how to leave…
Moreover, since the “Seed of Destruction” had launched a rebellion at this time, the escape routes from the royal palace were likely already blocked by them. If he chose to force his way out, he, with his status as a “reserve” hero, would probably be targeted. Igrette was not confident that he could protect the silver-haired girl behind him.
“Leave? Mmm, I know a place where we can sneak out of the royal palace.”
The silver-haired girl, who was almost pressed against Igrette’s embrace, suddenly raised her little hand, her pure blue eyes on her snowy cheeks suddenly lit up.
The Peka Royal Palace had a history of a thousand years. However, when she was young, Misaela was told by the Queen that to avoid dangerous situations, secret passages leading directly outside the city had been built in the royal palace.
And one of the passages Misaela knew was in the King’s private chambers.
