Chapter 608 - 606: The Price of Showing Off (Back to Five Updates, Vote for Me!)

Hilia chuckled as she looked at Stephen and the so-called ’Dark Elf Action Squad’.

Was this dark elf really sent by the dark elf organization to assassinate her?

Hilia didn’t think so.

She had no grievances with the dark elves, it couldn’t possibly be because of her actions to save the elf citizens that made the dark elves consider her a thorn in their side, right?

In a way, dark elves are a kind of mixed-blood elf, except they’ve ’fallen’.

Hilia didn’t know much about dark elves, but she also felt the dark elf organization lacked the motive to attack.

Rather than the dark elves randomly coming out of hiding to assassinate her, Hilia felt this dark elf was sent by the Elf Royal Court with the purpose of getting rid of her as a ’thorn’, conveniently blaming it on the dark elf organization.

If the dark elf organization was a terror group, they probably wouldn’t mind taking the blame.

But that’s only if they succeed.

If it were a Tier Five Shadow Mage, Hilia might be in a bit of danger, but with Rose around, Hilia felt she might be even safer than when facing Tier Four assassins.

For a Tier Four Shadow Mage, Rose didn’t give her any hints, she relied entirely on her passive abilities and reactions to cope.

But if it were Tier Five, Hilia believed Lord Rose would surely warn her!

Whether this dark elf was from the dark elf organization, or from the Elf Royal Court, Hilia would not let them slip away; if they were from the Holy Court, she might trust them, and have them captured for questioning.

But the Elf Royal Court, who knows if they would question them or let them go?

After all, it’s a Tier Four Mage.

It’s considered a core combat strength.

So, when Stephen wanted to call for the capture of the Shadow Mage, Hilia directly and unhesitatingly unleashed an Ice Crystal Missile, blowing the Shadow Mage’s body to pieces!

Now hearing Stephen offer ’protection’, Hilia just smiled and calmly said, "You want to ’protect’ me? Then catch up with me first."

With that, Hilia turned, her back to the crowd, and mounted her Flying Broom.

Subsequently, Rose’s Spiritual Power threw her out swiftly, at lightning speed towards the distance.

From behind, Hilia’s departure was graceful, her flying hair creating a beautiful silhouette.

But face forward, Hilia’s expression was pale, her jaw clenched tightly, teeth continuously chattering.

"Too fast, too fast, Lord Rose, please... please slow down, ugh... I can’t take it anymore... ah—!"

"Isn’t this what you asked for?" Rose chuckled softly, accelerating even more.

By then, they’d completely left the crowd behind, and Hilia no longer maintained her composure, clutching the Flying Broom, eyes shut, face tense like an octopus clinging to the broom, her elegant hair now disheveled.

After a long time, Rose eased control, allowing the speed to slow down.

Hilia was on the verge of fainting; with the deceleration, she dared open her eyes, gasping heavily as if emerging from underwater, breathing deeply.

The young girl staggered upon landing, legs crumpling into a duck sit on the ground.

Luckily, Hilia retained some consciousness, landing on a patch of grass.

Her Flying Broom discarded carelessly to the side, Hilia stared blankly ahead, as if indulging in philosophical thought.

Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?

Rose’s silhouette floated in front of Hilia, nodding approvingly, "Not bad, you’ve made progress."

Hilia’s gaze finally shifted.

"Progress?"

Rose smiled, "Exactly, compared to before, this time the speed was faster, but you didn’t throw up, right?"

Hilia: "..."

Her face pale, recalling the high-speed flight just now, the fear was so intense it reached its limit, instead... she couldn’t feel how much faster it was than before.

"So it was faster than before, already unable to feel it."

Hilia shakily extended a hand, patting her chest.

"Next, next time, definitely don’t do this again!"

Rose raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"Obviously, to show off, having Lord Rose help accelerate!"

Hilia’s lips were pale, her speaking slightly tremulous.

"Lord Rose, I clearly said to speed up a little, just enough to not be caught, why then..."

"Just tell me if they can catch up or not?"

"... But was that just a slight increase?"

"To me, it was indeed just a small increase," Rose chuckled, "Alright, didn’t I accommodate you? Even though you were a bit disheveled during the flight, I was mindful of your feelings, making sure not to stop where there were people."

Hilia: "..."

The girl patted her cheeks, slowly recovering from the racing heartbeat.

She firmly stated, "Anyway, next time definitely don’t do this again!"

Rose laughed, saying nothing.

Just the cost of trying to look cool.

Next time?

Next time, I’m sure you’ll still do it.

You’re slow when flying, not ideal for showing off, are you?

Showing off comes with a price, and this price is already quite light.

After a long while, Hilia rose from the ground and brushed the grass off her skirt, glancing around.

"Where have we arrived?"

Rose replied, "Near the next city."

"Next city..."

Hilia remembered something, checking the time on her bracelet, discovering this flight took less than ten minutes to reach here.

She originally intended to fly for around two hours.

This city wasn’t the next in line from Dracula Town, but bypassed it, leading into the Elf Forest.

Hence, the route was a bit remote.

Hilia already planned that if the City Lord asked, she would claim this city’s disaster was more severe, hence prioritizing her visit.

Regarding what the skipped city might think, Hilia had no concern.

If they were to speak ill because of being skipped, she could simply ignore that city entirely.

Under Rose’s influence, Hilia had long abandoned the shackles of kindness.

She remained kind, but wouldn’t be a moral hostage.

Dare to morally bind her, and she dares to simply not care.

We’ll see who gets anxious.

After resting for a while, Hilia remounted the Flying Broom, heading into the Elf Forest.

Before long, she reached the large city located in the southern area of the Elf Forest, a city named Forest Language City.

This city hadn’t prepared to welcome Hilia’s arrival, since there should have been another city ahead of them, although not quite smoothly, it was still in a triangular relation with Dracula Town.

Plus, they were within the Elf Forest, in the pure-blood elves’ domain, not like the outside cities full of anticipation.

But when Hilia appeared at the city gate, the guards still showed an expression of surprise.

"Great, Hilia is here, we’re saved!"