The breeze stirred up dust and danced in the air.
The air between the two seemed to have cooled down a bit, as if it was a little solid.
The adventurers who were watching around couldn't help but hold their breath, not daring to take a breath.
The eldest prince's brows sank, and his eyes seemed a little cold.
But then, Aurelion, who noticed the tense atmosphere, spoke first to break the silence.
"Brother Emperor, what the teacher means is that I can't always listen to you."
"I've grown up after all, haven't I?"
She showed a very kind smile, which caused some phantoms to appear in the eyes of the eldest prince.
It seemed that in front of him, Aurelion was still the well-behaved sister who was respectful to them and very obedient.
With a smile on his face, he is as innocent as a child.
But, her words.
That's not an obedient tone.
At some point, it was like a seed buried in the soil, sprouting green shoots, and they are still growing.
She became independent and had her own thoughts.
This shouldn't be...
The eldest prince retracted his hand that was hanging in the air angrily.
"That's true, Aurelion has reached this age."
"After all, you are here to practice."
He wore a very kind smile, and the embarrassment of being rejected did not show on his face at all.
"If you need anything, just mention it and my brother will support you."
"Thank you very much, brother."
Aurelion smiled, put her hands on her waist, and bowed to him demurely.
Then, Aurelion stared into the eldest prince's eyes and spoke seriously.
"Just open up the front line for us and give us an unimpeded path all the way to the border."
Seeing Aurelion's serious expression and hearing her request, the eldest prince felt a little surprised.
"You want to go deep into the monster's crack? But this is too dangerous..."
"Brother."
Aurelion smiled and interrupted the eldest prince.
With a very confident tone, he said slowly:
"I have a teacher."
Just four words made the eldest prince freeze on the spot.
But soon, he reacted again and smiled politely.
"I see."
He waved his hand and called an officer beside him to come to him.
"Notify the soldiers on the front line that any team that sees the princess will be released immediately without a voucher."
The officer clasped his fists towards the eldest prince and shouted quickly:
"yes!"
The eldest prince nodded slightly, and the officer quickly turned around and left.
"Aurelion, you have grown up."
The eldest prince looked at Aurelion with a bit of relief in his eyes.
"You too, brother."
Aurelion was still smiling, and under her smile, even the sky became a little clearer.
"You are becoming more and more like my father."
After the words fell, the eldest prince closed his legs and stood on the spot. He put his right fist on his chest and made a military salute to Aurelion.
"Victory."
The wind gradually picked up, and the thick clouds in the sky were blown away, split into pieces, and rolled towards the horizon, exposing the blue sky above the heads of the crowd.
The dust on the ground also shook with the neat footsteps, as if to connect with the white clouds in the sky.
The demihuman team walked away in unison, their uniform silver armor exuding a strong sense of oppression, like a team of tough messengers of nature.
The adventurers around looked at the scene of brother and sister respecting each other, and seemed to be touched in their hearts.
Who says the royal family has no family ties?
On the contrary, the man in the black trench coat didn't look like a good guy at first glance.
As Aurelion left, the eldest prince watched the demihuman team slowly leave and then turned around.
He took the army and also left this place.
…
The southern front of the empire is located on the edge of the country's territory, and there are three in total.
One is near the city.
An extremely strong wall was built outside the city to resist the constant harassment of enemies.
Stationed on the edge of the city's front lines, there are many powerful knights, always watching to see if there is any monster invasion.
If this line of defense is breached, the entire southern city will be in a precarious state.
The second front is the main battlefield where monsters and the imperial army fight.
The soldiers of the army will fight non-stop against the monsters overflowing from the monster rift.
Naturally, this is also the most terrifying front.
But the last front...
That was already stationed at the very edge of the empire.
Strictly speaking, that had even left the territory of the empire.
There, there is a monster rift that shines with purple light and flows with strange energy like void.
This monster crack appeared more than ten years ago. It continues to grow, and it keeps spewing monsters that the world has never seen before.
To this day, the monster crack still exists, and is even much larger than it was more than ten years ago.
The speed of the monsters pouring out is faster, and the strange void-like energy becomes a bit frightening.
It seems that there is a powerful creature sleeping on the other side of the crack.
If he wakes up, he can break out of it and completely tear the world apart.
Therefore, a group of warriors who are not afraid of death are needed to investigate and clean up the depths of the monster cracks at all times.
They are adventurers.
The adventurers gathered a few miles away from the monster rift.
Towers with very strange shapes stand out from between the rock walls, with walls of shimmering colors blocking the crack in the dry land.
The deeper you go into the building complex, the stronger you can feel the scent of monsters coming towards your face.
Adventurers will accept tasks from some guilds in the city, and rely on the issued certificates to cross the battle line and enter the rift.
And now, the adventurers who plan to go to the crack to investigate today have already gathered outside the tower.
The captain of an adventurer team carried a giant ax and asked the adventurers next to him with a smile.
"Hey! Isn't this Captain Hansen? What are you planning to attack today?"
"Well... the Split Demon Rabbit asked us to collect the eyes of fifty Split Demon Rabbits."
"How dare you take on such a dangerous mission?"
Hansen shook his head and sighed:
"There is nothing we can do. After all, there are more than a dozen people in the team who need to eat. What can we do if we don't work hard?"
.......
While the two were waiting for the crack to open, they chatted wordlessly.
But suddenly, a very powerful aura came from behind.
An army composed of demihumans was slowly coming from behind them.
The extremely powerful sense of oppression made the two captains tremble and exclaimed in unison:
"What a strong momentum!"
"Could it be that the First Prince's army is coming in person!?"
But after seeing clearly the unique bone silver armor on those army members, they denied their thoughts.
"Demi-humans?"
"A team composed of demi-humans, interesting."
Many adventurers crossed their arms and were attracted by this extremely unique army.
The strong momentum coming from this team was like a wild leopard waiting to be hunted, making all the adventurers feel a faint sense of crisis.
But there are always adventurers with unique personalities who want to provoke strangers.
This is a blond warrior with a very handsome face, and his flowing long hair highlights his handsomeness even more.
He said to the adventurer beside him.
"I'm actually interested in the human knight at the front."
Seeing the other party gradually approaching, he couldn't help but whistle at the cold and arrogant knight.
But the moment his voice sounded.
A chill ran down his spine and filled his brain, making him feel extremely suffocated.
Even though it was under the scorching sun, he still felt goosebumps all over his body.
He didn't even notice where this terrifying aura came from, and his body couldn't stop trembling.
Even when facing the powerful monsters in the cracks, he didn't feel as scared as he did now.
Finally, the demihuman team passed in front of him.
The leader, Gwen, didn't even look at him.
Just walking in front of him, the cold breath made him feel a little cold and numb in his limbs.
This knight is very powerful.
What he felt was not just her own strength.
There are also the strange-looking equipment on her body.
If he were asked to challenge this knight in a duel, he might not be able to defeat him.
This team is extraordinary.
But what made him feel strange was that the oppressive feeling that made him tremble just now was not coming from this knight.
Who is that...
Instantly, his heart trembled violently.
It seemed like a dark look appeared behind him.
An extremely terrifying gaze was fixed on him.
The blond adventurer was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat, and took a few big breaths.
The teammates on the side noticed his discomfort, smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Pia, this is the first time I see you acting like this."
"Scared?"
"not me."
He smiled bitterly, slowly raised his head, and saw an extremely luxurious figure at the end of the team.
It was a girl wearing a noble crown.
The silver armor was like light emerging from the sky, and the elegant figure exuded an extremely kind temperament.
The hearts of those adventurers were suddenly shocked.
Behind that noble figure, there seemed to be a white cloud following closely behind.
There seemed to be something lying on it, but they couldn't see it clearly.
This demihuman team walked straight towards the gate guarding the crack and slowly walked over.
The guard at the gate looked up, and then bowed deeply to the noble figure in the center of the team.
The heavy door pushed aside the sand and slowly opened, letting the entire team through.
But the adventurers waiting outside were suddenly stunned.
They have been waiting outside the door for so long and have not yet approved today's application.
What is that team for?
Why did the guard open the door for them without thinking?
Just because they are all women?
"Because she is an imperial princess."
A cold voice sounded next to Pia.
He was suddenly startled and extremely confused.
Obviously just now, there was no one behind him.
But how did this voice come from behind him?
Pia suddenly looked back, only to collide with Victor's calm eyes.
In an instant, he seemed to feel it.
The terrifying momentum before.
It's from this person.
"And one more thing."
The indifferent voice did not stop, but continued to sound.
"Today, we have reserved the venue."
