Chapter 706: Chapter 476: The Unyielding Princess_1
Upon hearing this cold remark, everyone could not help but look towards the source of the sound. Naturally, the one who spoke was Leo Ray, who had not spoken before.
At this time, the equally cloaked Leo Ray was leaning on a cave wall, peering coldly at the middle-aged short-haired woman who had spoken disrespectfully.
At this moment, outside the cave, Taylor, Serena Clark, Stella Clark, and others were still desperately fighting the surrounding Saint Night Soldiers.
Each minute spent here would only increase the danger for their subordinates. This was something Leo Ray could not bear to tolerate.
Feeling the chill emanating from Leo Ray, the delight on the middle-aged woman’s face vanished in an instant. She could not help but blurt out nervously.
“He is… the assistant I brought.”
Elsewhere, seeing that Leo Ray had stepped forward to intervene on her behalf, Ariel Watson cast a grateful look his way before stammering out an explanation>.
Before this, Leo Ray had already warned that during this operation, they should not reveal their true identities as the Otherworldly Lord and the Lord of Cyan City.
Moreover, apart from Ariel Watson herself and the two Kingdom Generals, all the subordinates present were wearing Illusion Cloaks.
This would undoubtedly help to maintain the secrecy of their identities to the greatest extent.
Hearing this, the middle-aged short woman’s tense expression relaxed somewhat, and she snorted lightly. “So what?”
“This means that even though she, the Coldflame Fifth Princess, is willing to argue with you here, as someone who is not from Coldflame, I will not tolerate your nonsense.”
Now, as Leo Ray slowly approached the middle-aged woman while speaking coldly, he warned, “If you continue to mislead everyone here, I won’t mind silencing you forever.”
Having said that, Leo Ray, who was already face to face with the middle-aged short-haired woman, glanced at the corpses of the Saint Night Soldiers nearby and then stared directly into her eyes as he continued, “I hope you understand.”
Hearing his words, the middle-aged short-haired woman looked at Leo Ray’s expressionless face and, like a deflated ball, lowered her head and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Ariel Watson’s eyes flashed with gratitude as she sighed with relief and once again cast an appreciative look at Leo Ray.
Meanwhile, Leo Ray’s dark eyes moved from person to person, sweeping over the residents before continuing: “At this very moment, my subordinates are fighting to their last breath outside the cave in order to save you all. Our willingness to do this is all thanks to the relentless efforts of your princess.”
“Big Brother is right! When we were on the cliff, it was the princess and Big Brother’s subordinates who saved us!”
The pale-faced boy immediately nodded in agreement and addressed the residents as well, “Please stop picking on the Princess. Everyone, think about it: even the Royal Family is still a family.”
Within a family, there are always those who serve as adults to take charge and others, like us, who have to obey like children.”
“That’s right! Even if the adults in this family make mistakes, you can’t put all the blame on the children, right?”
The dirty-faced girl beside him chimed in, “Besides, this child is currently risking her life in an attempt to make amends for everything that’s happened!”
Hearing this, the residents couldn’t help but lower their heads once more in respect towards Ariel Watson; even the middle-aged short-haired woman’s face showed a hint of being touched.
Seeing the scene, Leo Ray nodded slightly and then gestured to Ariel Watson.
On the other side, Ariel caught the gesture and immediately smiled, “Alright, everyone, please follow me.”
After a while, leading a group of elderly, weak women and children out of the hidden cave, Leo Ray immediately notified Taylor and his other main subordinates scattered nearby through Mind Talk to gather at the entrance of the cave.
“Reporting to the Lord, I have found a relatively flat route that leads to the Coldflame Army-controlled area the closest!”
Immediately after, Serena Clark’s brisk voice came through their Mind Talk connection.
“Very well, join up with the team and lead the way.”
Hearing this, Leo Ray nodded in satisfaction.
After all of their subordinates had returned to the group, Leo Ray led his team and the elderly and weak residents towards the Coldflame-controlled territory.
At the moment, the best way to ensure these war-torn residents’ safety was to take them to the rear of the Mountain Fortress. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on n̷o̷v̷e̷l̷f̷i̷r̷e̷.net
Of course, due to the fact that these elderly and weak people were starving and frail, even after Leo Ray had distributed a large amount of reserve food, their travel speed was still quite slow.
However, fortunately, their agile subordinates were at the rear of the group, appearing and disappearing at times, confusing and ambushing the small groups of Saint Night Soldiers around them.
With the skilled Stella Clark helping to cover their tracks, they managed to advance without any major issues so far.
“I have to say, I think I’ve seen this kind of scene somewhere before.”
At this moment, as Leo Ray walked through the dense forest, he glanced behind him at the long queue of residents and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“As a visitor from the Otherworld, you have truly helped me out this time.”