The front hall of the princess's castle was silent, so quiet that people could hear their own breathing.
The sound of a metal plate falling woke everyone from the silence, and they looked around in fear.
The maid who dropped the plate screamed and shouted: "Witchcraft! This is witchcraft! The witch Selu is here to claim her life!"
The crowd roared into chaos, and they either ran towards the castle gate or the stables.
They grabbed their weapons and scrambled around trying to escape.
That's the thing, the beginning of chaos is often just a small point, a person or a small thing.
But when it spreads, it becomes a race. Everyone is running and escaping. Even if the witch Selu has no enmity against them, they are still running.
Walter held a sharp sword to block the side of Ampton. People avoided them, while Ampton stared in the direction of the old matron.
She sat on the ground, holding her son who had stopped breathing. The strategizing expression on her face disappeared. There were no guards around her, and a chaotic flow of people passed by her.
A dagger stretched out from the panicked crowd, and passed around the old mistress's neck with precision, as if it were a bird pecking at wheat grains on the ground.
The old mistress covered her neck, and blood spurted out from her fingers. She wanted to shout, but she only made a very soft whooshing sound, and this sound could not be transmitted at all. It had long been lost to the noisy footsteps and that sound. The screams were drowned out all the time.
Apton stared at the maid who took action and patted Walter on the shoulder.
"Is she Selu?"
Walter recognized the sharp knife-like eyes after just one glance.
"Stop her and tell her that her brother is looking for her and ask her to come with us."
Selu, dressed as a maid, was still screaming and running. She was mixed in with the warriors who were much stronger than her, and was squeezed here and there.
Just when she was about to fall, a hand grabbed her braid. Although it was rough, it did save her from being trampled.
Seeing the other person's face, Selu swallowed the thank you on her lips. She glared, but the other person still grabbed her braid unmoved.
Selu pulled out a dagger and swung it like a magic trick. The dagger still had the blood of the enemy on it.
There was such a difference in strength that her attack was easily blocked. Not only that, her dagger also fell out of her hand and was kicked away by the opponent.
"Don't make trouble, your brother is looking for you, come with us, we will take you to him."
Selu stopped struggling, grabbed her braid and pulled it twice, and the man finally let go.
Another man came closer. Selu had seen this man before. He was the gentleman next to the flying boat.
The gate of the princess's castle was very narrow and could only accommodate a single carriage. People squeezed out of the gate and scattered in all directions.
Next to the bushes in a dirty alley where broken wooden boxes were stacked, Selu met her younger brother Ram.
"Why are you chasing me! The city is too dangerous now!"
Facing his sister's questioning, Ram finally showed the side that a child should have. He lowered his head and sobbed, and kept hunching his shoulders.
"What would I do if I didn't come to you? You are my only relative in the world."
"I will always die! Brother, I will always die! What will you do then? You have to be strong!"
Ram was shaken by his sister's shoulders and couldn't stop his tears even after several attempts.
"I don't want to go to the outside world alone, sister, come with me."
"No! I haven't killed that bastard Scott yet, and that bastard Archbishop Laws is still alive in the world, how can I let them go! How can I let them go!"
"What happens after you kill them?"
A voice came from the alley, and several people turned around to see it was Schliemann.
Vivian let out a long breath, ran away from Schliemann, and stood next to Ampton, with a relaxed expression, as if there was no danger for her to worry about in the already boiling Antler City.
"Why are you here?"
asked Ampton.
“She started talking not long after Walter left, and I really couldn’t stand her anymore, so I came here.
Let's go and find a way out of the city. Don't wade into this muddy water. I always feel like something is wrong. "
"Wait a minute, I still have a few questions to ask her. She killed the princess's family today, especially when she killed Harry Vince. I especially want to know how she did it."
"Ask quickly, and leave immediately after asking.
Hill Peter's side must have gone back a long time ago. Don't you want to know who is behind Jimmy? "
Ampton slapped his forehead, turned around and asked Selu his question.
"First poison, then assassinate."
After Sailu finished speaking, she looked at Schlieman aside. She could feel that this person was the decision-maker.
"I can show you a way to get out of the city without any danger, but there is a condition."
Schliemann leaned against the wall with his shoulders crossed, and his eyes lit up when he heard Selu's words.
Today's Antler City is in chaos. In order to establish a supply point, he can only try his best to avoid conflicts.
"you say."
"Take my brother away and leave this ridiculous kingdom!"
Schliemann laughed twice, sighed, and wiped his face, as if he heard a completely meaningless request.
"There is nothing in this world that is not absurd..."
"Isn't the outside world beautiful?"
“I don’t know where you saw this, but the world out there is anything but beautiful…
Religious conflicts are everywhere, and class oppression is everywhere.
It is because the Kingdom of Hisoka is isolated from the world that extreme manifestations of divine power and secular power appear. It is different outside.
Exploitation and oppression from the outside are not obvious; they often appear in the form of labor contracts.
It seems fair, but many people work hard all their lives, but in the end they don’t even have a place to live. Even so, they still think that they don’t work hard enough. "
Selu opened her mouth wide and listened to all this in disbelief. She couldn't believe that there could be exploitation and being exploited outside such a perfect place as Weber said.
She shook her head, driving these doubts away from her thoughts.
"I don't care, it's better than the Kingdom of Hisoka outside. If you take him away, my revenge is not over yet..."
Schliemann interrupted Selu and said: "Speaking of your revenge, can you not kill Scott first? I am using this man."
"Why? Don't you even know who he is? How many people did he kill!"
"No, I also think Scott deserves to die, but we need someone to control the situation for us. We need to establish a flying ship supply point near Antler City!
You have now killed the county owner and his family. If you kill Scott again, I will no longer be able to control the people who can provide shelter.
Don’t you have an Archbishop to kill? How about you kill him first? "
"Scott...you choose to regard him as an ally?"
Selu smiled and continued: "Even if I don't kill him, he will die soon."
Schliemann was stunned for a moment. In Selu's words, he sensed a larger plan.
"Take my brother away. I have a more promising ally here. I will take you to see him."
