Reiger continued to stroke Liz’s head, thinking to himself.
But precisely because Liz was such a person, Reiger felt that this matter couldn’t just be left alone.
"If I don’t stand up for you, who else will?" he said softly.
"I don’t mind, Master," Liz quickly responded.
"I know you don’t mind," Reiger said with a slight smile, "but I can’t help but care, do you understand?"
If those who attacked last night had just been clueless fools easily taken care of, Reiger wouldn’t have been so intent on pursuing the matter.
Unfortunately, they were not.
Those eerie attackers possessed odd abilities, not only having the strength to instantly subdue Liz, a proper Swordsman, but also moving through the camp as if it were uninhabited, leaving the many Knights stationed there utterly unresponsive.
The Hadi family were Earls, legitimate nobility, and having risen to prominence so close to the battlefield, the Knights under their command were definitely capable and were certainly not shoddy like Gel.
Conservatively estimating, there should be Knights of at least Lv.3, eighty-eight in total, with such strict vigilance, yet they couldn’t detect the slightest presence of the attackers, which spoke volumes of their peculiar nature.
The most terrifying thing was that Liz herself had no awareness of it either.
This little princess, who had practiced War King Sword Skill and activated Spiritual Power, was a Swordsman.
Someone like her who could wield Spiritual Power should have had much stronger senses, both ordinary and extrasensory.
But even Liz completely failed to detect the approach of those attackers; if Reiger hadn’t had the ability to see through the world, he likely wouldn’t have noticed someone lurking near Liz either, right?
Thus, at that moment, Reiger was also surprised, taken aback, and out of sheer urgency could only alert Liz through their contract bond, urging her to face the enemy first.
Even with Reiger’s prior warning, Liz still didn’t manage to react in time and was overpowered by the attackers using some inexplicable force and taken away.
At the time, had Reiger not arrived promptly, Liz might indeed have been abducted.
What fate would have awaited the little princess, Reiger could hardly dare to imagine.
Therefore, Reiger felt extremely frightened and anxious about the incident afterward, and then an uncontrollable rage began to swell within him.
Because he was so anxious, and because there was a real chance Liz could have been taken in such a situation, Reiger became genuinely angry, not only killing Ophelit on the spot but also planning to confront the Hadi family, who had tolerated Ophelit.
As for the Meipros family and the Border Guardian Sword Saint, if they intended to block him, they were welcome to try.
Not to mention his current strength at Lv.7, even as he had been before leveling up, Reiger would not have been afraid of a Border Guardian Sword Saint or the Meipros family.
"Master..." Liz murmured.
Perhaps sensing Reiger’s intentions and thoughts, Liz felt both moved and guilty.
She was genuinely worried that because of her, Reiger might face some misfortune.
Although she greatly admired her master and considered him a formidable figure, Nipede’s speculation about the strengths of the various Sword Saints in the Ginas Kingdom still left the little princess anxious.
As Nipede had said, Reiger had been a Sword Saint for less than a year, not even half a year, and his ascension occurred only within the last two months, while Revin had already been a Sword Saint for ten years.
After ten years of cultivation, Liz did not believe for a second that the Earl Meipros, who had always guarded this border and battled on the fields year after year, would not have made any progress.
The opponent was certainly not a common Sword Saint, likely even stronger than the Shadow Sword Saint, One-eyed Sword Saint, and Meteor Sword Saint.
Additionally, with the Meipros family being the Border Guardian Sword Saint’s territory, not only did they have numerous Knights of their own but also the kingdom’s legions they had trained, and there were masters like Nuo Bang who were second only to a Sword Saint. This made it effortless to imagine the kind of power one would face if one were to step into that domain.
Should foreign forces seek to escalate the friction and intervene, a terrifying situation would undoubtedly ensue.
Even if her master was incredibly powerful, navigating such treacherous waters and emerging unscathed would undoubtedly be difficult.
These worries compelled Liz to think more and to be concerned.
Seeing the worry lingering in Liz’s eyes, Reiger suddenly smiled.
"Rest assured," Reiger said, "I am not the same as I was before."
Armed with the many nearly miraculous magics befitting the title "Overlord," Reiger could hardly imagine any situation in this world that he would struggle to handle.
Besides, he was now Lv.7, his strength incomparable to before.
He even had the luxury of thinking such thoughts.
"I’m actually looking forward to the Border Guardian Sword Saint’s performance."
"I hope he can bring me some surprise."
"Otherwise, things just wouldn’t be interesting."
That calm, serene, unfathomable smile smoothed away all the negative emotions in Liz’s heart, as it always had.
Liz gazed at Reiger, spellbound, and after a while, her eyes gradually revealed a unique emotion.