Chapter 308: Humane values. (1/2)

Just as instructed, Kone wasn't deliberately trying to get close to the City Lord's daughter.

Those four guards of the girl would have noticed if he did so. Hence, Raven took it upon herself to make it so that even if he wasn't entirely protecting the girl, he would at least be close enough that would make Kenzie at least grateful that he was there helping his daughter.

As he would occasionally glance in her direction, even Blaze was surprised at her control of the situation.

Due to the City Lord occasionally sending his soldiers to clear the number of Beasts in that area, there weren't many Beasts in the tide, to begin with. While two guards always remained by the girl's side, two were also killing the Beasts along with Kone.

The number of Beasts quickly declined under their combined onslaught.

'... I think this is enough,' Blaze thought as he was about to signal Raven to leave the situation on its own now.

*...thump*

Just as he was going to retreat, his heart skipped a beat.

Just like him, Raven also suddenly paused.

Both of them quickly turned their head towards a single direction, from which they felt a sudden sense of threat.

They weren't even able to retreat when a blurry figure appeared in their sight. Though the figure quickly became clear and before long, a tall man with shoulder-length brown hair was floating above them.

*Rumble!*

The clouds rumbled, lightning slithering around the clouds like a hungry snake.

The man's eyes first located the innocent-looking girl in the crowd. He sighed in relief upon seeing that she was alright and being protected by the two guards and another unknown man from the Beasts.

Next, he stared down at the two Rank-8 Mages who were found in the middle of this commotion that threatened to harm his precious daughter.

Countless thoughts ran through his head. He quickly noticed that all the Beasts concentrated on this single location. It shortly became obvious that someone was manipulating these Beasts.

Considering that his daughter was also present on the scene, he reached the conclusion that these two masked Mages were targeting  his daughter.

Having come to this conclusion in that split second, Kenzie roared,

”HOW DARE YOU HARM MY DAUGHTER?!”

His voice was enough to pressure all those present there. If it wasn't for him controlling his Mana, even his daughter might have been harmed.

At this moment, everyone on the ground also realized their presence since there were almost no Beasts alive by now.

Unlike others, Kone wasn't only shocked but also apprehensive. But his years of experience didn't allow him to act stupid. He continued to pretend to be an innocent bystander and mimicked others' expressions.

Raven and Blaze looked at each other and even with their masks, both could tell that the other had worried expressions.

Just as they were about to leave, the situation turned upside down with Kenzie's presence. They didn't care about how he caught the wind of this now.

Both gravely nodded at each other and stared back at Kenzie.

A battle was inevitable now.

Mana flared from their bodies as they slowly began retreating towards the forest, still facing Kenzie.

Thinking that they were trying their luck in running away, Kenzie snorted but slowly followed them nonetheless.

He didn't want to battle them here since his daughter was still on the scene.

Both parties slowly moved away from the teahouse, unaware that another set of eyes were spectating everything...

.. .

-A few minutes earlier-

Ozul suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside the window only to see a horde  of Beasts attacking the tall tower.

Just yesterday, he had found this city and rented a room in the first hotel he found. Before inquiring about his location, he decided to take a nap.

The nap lasted for the whole day and it might have gone on until another day if not for the surges of familiar Mana he felt outside.

His hotel wasn't any far from the giant building; even a normal human could hear those screeches and howls of the Beasts, much less him.

His tired face released a sigh as he tiredly walked out of the hotel and noticed that it was indeed Raven and Blaze in the middle of the Beasts.

Yet another sigh escaped his lips as he internally cursed his luck, 'Tch! Why did I just have to encounter them in the first city that I found?'

It would have been nice if he could just get another week or two of sleep.

But this dream would just be a dream... at least for now.

He wanted to go back to the hotel and pretend that he never noticed them, but the presence of Rank-9 Mage speeding towards them made him think otherwise.