The superior among the soldiers, a middle-aged man with an exceptionally robust Raven on his shoulders walked up to the spot with a stoic expression on his face while carefully looking out for any traps.
After reaching the location with the parchment, he gave a signal to the army to indicate that their target was, indeed, missing.
Just as the wizened man started putting two and two together to realize that the one he had come with was definitely a suspect, the superior bent and picked up the parchment with an expression that was being tightly controlled to not turn into one of rage.
"HAHAAAA, TOLD YA! YOUR KING AND KINGDOM CAN PISS OFF! DON'T EVER DARE TO BRAG AGAIN WHILE BEING RULED BY SUCH A COWARDLY DOG!"
These words resounded across the street, being heard by thousands of citizens who all gritted their teeth at the taunting and overconfident tone.
...
Hearing the echo of the shout, Daneel chuckled after teleporting beside Faxul.
"That should rile them up. Let's go. We don't have a moment to lose."
Giving a look to Faxul who had a faint expression of struggle on his face, Daneel teleported again to a street near the Royal Palace.
After a few moments, Faxul also followed with the cold, neutral expression back on his face.
Not having the time to address anything else, Daneel asked the system to scan the security of the Palace.
The initial plan had been foolproof: at this point of time, they were supposed to be making their escape. Of course, he couldn't have predicted that Faxul would meet the protector Raven for which they would have to come back.
Still, Daneel knew very well how much of a game changer it would be to get the Warrior level beast on their side. Hence, he had changed the plan to at least try and enter again.
Yet, as he waited for the system's answer while assessing the situation himself, he realized that there was simply no way.
Each and every entrance of the Palace was surrounded by teams of Black Raven soldiers who were looking in every direction alertly.
The Palace's doors itself had been replaced by steel barricades, making Daneel wonder why they didn't have a similar system in Lanthanor.
[Analysis complete. Space lock and teleportation detection formations detected. In the database, this has been termed as a triple-layered trap. Even if the space lock is broken, any intruder will activate the traps that have been deployed. At least Warrior-level strength and reflexes are required to escape the trap and teleport again. Even if an individual endures the attacks from the traps, they will be subjected to a backup space lock and teams of soldiers. Host is currently not capable of safely breaching this trap]
The thorough logic behind the trap impressed Daneel, making him wonder just who it was that had come up with it.
Essentially, by sacrificing the ability to teleport inside the Palace, the Black Raven Kingdom had set up a foolproof trap to engage any enemies who would still dare to attack. In fact, it was slightly similar to the traps in the Valley of Mist, but here, the deployment could be done at any time.
"Faxul, there is no way. We cannot go to the forest now."
As Daneel sighed and said these words, he turned around to see Faxul's eyes fixed on their target.
Even he could guess how it must feel to leave such an important companion behind. Yet, sadly, they had no choice.
"Don't worry, we will return soon. Very soon.", he said, in an attempt to console Faxul.
Knowing that this was true, Faxul nodded after a few moments and turned away, not wanting Daneel to see his expression.
Patting his friend on the back and taking one last look at the Palace, he teleported both of them away.
…..
"Sir, the teleportation detection formations have detected two individuals fleeing the Kingdom! Strike teams are already after them!"
"Good. It is as the old protector said. That man had an accomplice. Send more teams. We CANNOT afford to lose their tail. I'll go myself."
Saying so, the only Exalted Human Level Black Raven Mage teleported away from the barracks which Faxul had 'invaded' before.
As was custom with these situations, strike teams would teleport to the last known location before quickly deploying another teleportation detection formation to know the next location of those fleeing in case they teleported again to get away.
Essentially, if dealing with anyone who was not a Warrior, this devolved into a cat-and-mouse game before finally turning into a skirmish where the fleeing party would try to destroy the teleportation detection formations so that they could leave without being tracked.
This was what she expected, but what happened left her feeling a frustration that almost made her set her own clothes on fire by mistake.
After repeatedly teleporting and being tracked in this way for a few times, the two fleeing men had reportedly entered an area after boldly leaving another statement to follow them if they dared.
This area's specialty rendered the pursuing soldiers speechless, as they knew that entering would surely mean certain death. Hence, they had no choice but to give up the chase.
This area which marked one of the biggest defeats of the Black Raven Kingdom was – The Valley of Mist.
Chapter end
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