235 It Really Is One of the Bugs (1/2)
With a clink, the black arrow bounced back and landed a short distance in front of Antis.
At this moment, Antis's face was as black as charcoal, and he turned around, shouting angrily at his soldiers, ”Who released the arrow?”
Not a single one of the more than one hundred city guards uttered a word.
Antis narrowed his eyes and shouted, ”Change back to squad mode, each squad leader will check for any strangers in their ranks.”
As soon as this was said, a soldier in the city guard immediately crashed through his fellow soldiers next to him, retreating swiftly.
Antis was already prepared at this point. He raised his hand, clutching a small crossbow. The sound of the bowstring vibrating rang out and a silvery white arrow shot at the back of this fleeing soldier. However, this soldier seemed to have Intuitive Reflex, and his body twisted eerily as he ran at a fast pace, barely dodging this silver arrow before disappearing into the darkness.
”Sh**, it's either the Assassins Guild or the Guild of Rogues.” Antis stroked his eyebrows, extremely unhappy. ”When did he get mixed in with my team?”
Then he turned to Roland and Andonara. ”Sorry, that really wasn't my guy, I didn't mean to attack directly.”
Roland didn't say anything.
Andonara lowered her longsword, a sneer forming at the corners of her lips.
If it wasn't for her quick reaction just now, that silent arrow would have hit Roland's forehead directly.
She had heard that the Golden Sons were immortal, but as a human, the pain was inevitable and it would hurt quite terribly.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Antis sighed and continued, ”I'm part of the royal family anyhow, of course. I have the right to arrest you, Roland, there's no need to be so hostile towards me.”
”How could Roland be in danger if you hadn't brought people to stop him?” Andonara snorted.
Antis looked at her rather strangely. ”Your Highness the Queen, are you speaking for Roland?”
”Yeah, so what?”
Antis frowned. ”You're not being held hostage by him?”
”Held hostage?” The queen sneered. ”It's safe to say that if I don't want to, no one among my peers can hold me hostage. Even you, known to be a warrior genius rarely seen in a hundred years, are no match for me.”
Naturally, Antis didn't believe it, but he spoke in a measured manner. ”I've always heard that Her Highness the Queen is a powerful female warrior. Of course, I'm no match for you.”
”You speak with tongue in cheek.” The queen smiled and shook her head.
Antis shrugged, not embarrassed at being called out on his thoughts. Instead he looked at Andonara curiously and asked, ”If Her Highness the Queen is not being held hostage, why are you heading outside the royal city? You're not afraid of being misunderstood by His Majesty the King?”
Antis stared at her with wide eyes.
Roland coughed twice in shock.
”No, she's not, don't believe it.” Roland hurriedly explained, ”I'm innocent with Her Highness the Queen.”
The queen looked at him grudgingly. ”You've clearly seen all of someone's body.”
Indeed, I saw all of it… Roland opened his mouth and was left speechless.
Antis was so frustrated that he pressed on his brow. He himself was a member of the nobility and knew very well how chaotic the private lives of the nobles was. It was just that there were some things that people understood in their hearts, and it was not good to say them. He had more than a hundred city guards behind him, and everyone had heard. The more people, the more talk. Did he have to kill all the city guards to hide the news?
This was impossible!
”It's good that Her Highness the Queen is not being held hostage.” Antis thought for a moment and made a quick decision, not wanting to get involved in this muddle. ”Then I'll go back to the capital first.”
”You're not arresting us and taking me back?”
Antis shook his head. ”My duty is only to be responsible for the safety of everyone in the capital. If Your Highness is not being held hostage, how you act is your decision. It's beyond my duty, nor can I control it.”