Chapter 181: Northern Border

"What?!" Aliza's body went stiff.

'Did I just release a being that could equally fight against the legendary mages?' Her face went death pale. Cold sweats dripped down from her forehead.

"Well, yes. But Blood Child's current strength is completely drained due to the imprisonment. So, it will take at least years for her to return to her former strength." Ulzez said with a smile. Meanwhile, Aliza sucked in a cold breath and nervously stared back at the falling church.

"I did something horrible by releasing that child, didn't I? How are we going to escape from here?" She was now regretting her earlier decisions.

'Well, how could I know that child is an evil goddess's daughter?' She comforted herself and started walking toward the beach faster.

She could see many ships were already docked near the shoreline and appeared to be guarded by marine soldiers. Follow current novels on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net

'Now, the question is: How are we going to escape from that monster?'

As she was in deep thoughts, she suddenly felt that the connection between herself and the Sanguis shark became closer.

'Zethis! Come in my direction.' She instantly called out in her mind and hurriedly moved towards the sea.

At that moment, Aliza suddenly thought of something and asked in puzzlement.

"Why are you imprisoned here in the first place?" From the earlier actions, Ulzez appeared to be more of a good guy than a bad one. So, she became puzzled inside.

"I violated the agreement and entered this plane without official permission from the Plane Guardians. In truth, I was in the middle of my mission to track down this Blood Child but ended up meeting a bunch of Plane Guardians. After that, I was outnumbered by them and imprisoned here for eternity."

"Who are these Plane Guardians?" Aliza got more puzzled by the new words and asked with a raised tone.

"You don't even know about Plane Guardians?" Meanwhile, Ulzez gave a startled look and continued after a short deliberation.

"Well, they are like guards who protect this world from the void beings and otherworldly monsters. Mostly elves are the ones who control the Plane Guard organization, so, understandably, you know nothing much about them."

"Oh? But I heard those elves are nature-loving freaks and won't uphold their promises, though." Aliza's words startled him.

'Who taught these things to this girl?' He wondered. As they were chatting, both reached the seashore and noticed a large fish was moving in their direction in the seawater.

"Zethis!" Aliza shouted in excitement. Simultaneously, a twelve-meter-long creature noticed her and moved in their direction at a fast speed.

"Sanguis. Did you enslave it with your innate spell?" Ulzez asked, raising his eyebrows.

"I don't know. A few days ago, some rune letters appeared in my mind and formed into a mysterious spell model. After that, I noticed that I could enslave all living beings.' Aliza answered solemnly. She had no clue about the mysterious runes in her mind and decided to ask the dragonkin for help.

"Oh? Did some unexpected events trigger that spell to appear in your mind?" Ulzez asked while narrowing his eyes.

"Yes, when I felt betrayed, these runes started to appear in my mind and even made my emotions colder. Even I felt surprised by my actions later." She said truthfully. Then, she suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Does this spell come from my dad or ancestors? Is it possible?"

"No, your condition appears to be a bit special. Someone planted a death seed in your body. A crafty guy chose you as a test subject." Ulzez's words made her freeze for a moment.

"What do you mean? Am I a test subject?!" She asked in alarm.

"Don't panic. For now, all you have to do is face reality and start improving your strength. I can tell now that the one who put the death seed is more powerful than me." Ulzez said and quickly cast a supportive spell. A second later, both slowly rose from the ground, hovered in the air, and moved in a random direction while the Sanguis shark followed after them.

Nodding her head, Aliza looked at the surroundings from the sky and asked.

"Where are we going?"

"I am searching for an island. I'm powerless now, and my inner organs are completely damaged. If we return to the mainland, I don't know how many people will come for my blood." He said with a sigh and continued.

"We are already miles away from the mainland. Most normal ships won't even enter the deeper sea because of the monsters. So, it's safe to find an uninhabited island and recover our strength." Ulzez replied calmly. Upon hearing his words, Aliza nodded in understanding and agreed.

'I drifted so far away from the mainland, huh?' Aliza shook her head and started thinking about the guy who planted a Death seed in her body.

Inner yard, Northern Border Fortress, Peral kingdom,

Fennelis and Umi stood at the entrance of a two-storied building and covered their heads with black hoods. After entering the Border Fortress, both moved towards the main building and were waiting for the security officers' approval to enter the Keris kingdom.

"Mama, how many days will it take to find Papa?" Umi asked in a tired tone. It's been almost a week, but they still hadn't found a clue about her dad.

"We almost reached our destination, my dear. Don't worry; we will find Rizz sooner." Fennelis comforted her and shifted her gaze towards the check post.

Meanwhile, many merchants, adventurers, and even some foreign citizens stood in a queue and waited for their turn.

A large wall stood ahead of the two-storied building, protecting the fortress from monsters and invaders. If someone wanted to cross the five-meter tall wall, they had to go through the checking process. Although for people like Fennelis and Umi, it was easy to sneak in and move to another side by simply jumping the walls. Fennelis doesn't want to cross the border illegally.

Shaking her head, Fennelis grabbed Umi and joined the queue line like the others. But soon, she started to frown.

'With these hoods, we are standing out too much.' Fennelis sensed that all the adventurers, merchants, and foreigners were constantly looking at them from time to time. Well, she knew wearing the black hoods during check-in would make them more suspicious, but she didn't have any option.

A few days before, they had a fierce fight with a few Holy Knights roaming near Margrave Eliot's territory, and the Light church members almost captured Umi. Due to that, she went berserk and nearly killed all of them in retaliation. After that incident, she decided to hide their identity during the rest of their journey.

'I need to control my strength; otherwise, I might kill innocent people.' She thought to herself. Fennelis had already started teaching Umi about fighting techniques and innate spells and felt less worried.

'The only one who could threaten Umi's safety is bishop level and above rank members.' But she knew the possibility of meeting a bishop here in this rural area was almost zero.

"Next." A rough voice broke her thoughts. She sighed deeply, quickly pulled Umi's hand, and walked forward. In front of her stood a pale-faced guard, and he appeared around 30 years old. He wore a metal helmet and silver armor and looked like a knight.

After a swift glance, he looked at them suspiciously and signaled them to walk inside. After bowing, Fennelis quickly stepped in and saw a wooden door in front of her. She also saw the symbol of the Adventurers' Guild logo on the door and nodded her head.

Knock! Knock!

Fennelis tapped the wooden door twice and waited for the response.

"The door is open. Come in." A rough voice came from inside that made Fennelis's eyebrows arch up.

"Excuse me." With a polite tone, Fennelis opened the oak wooden door and walked in.

In front of them was a fat middle-aged man who looked around 40 to 50 years. He wore a black uniform and brown leather shoes and appeared sitting on a wooden chair. He had a slightly wrinkled pale face, short burgundy hair, upturned dark brown eyes, and a snub nose.

Behind him were six soldiers standing with an imposing aura and appeared to be seriously discussing something. They wore blue linen shirts and pants with a symbol of crossword in a circle.

As Fennelis was about to ask something, her sky blue eyes noticed a slim, middle-aged lady who sat in the left corner of the room. She had ordinary eyebrows, a hawk nose, long red hair, and pink eyes with red limbal rings around both irises' edges. With a simple glance, she could tell that woman was a unique one.

'She is strong!'

'Who is she? What is she doing here?' Fennelis felt warier.

"Remove both of your hoods." While she was in deep thoughts, the fat officer made a cold snort and ordered in a rough tone. His dark brown eyes were suspiciously gazing at both of them and urging Fennelis and Umi to remove their black hoods.

"Umi, take off your hood," Fennelis said with a sigh and started to remove her hood.

"B-Beastkins!" Vicar's eyes almost popped out as she instinctively grabbed his sword and shouted in a stutter. At that moment, the six guards stopped discussing and turned their gazes towards Fennelis and Umi in surprise.

"Well, I didn't expect to meet two beastkins here. So, do you have a permit to cross the border?" Vicar soon composed himself while giving a sharp look at both of them and asked in a harsh voice.

Nodding her head, Fennelis looked out her Adventurers' Guild card and placed it on the oak table.

"Adventurer?" Vicar raised his eyebrows and replied sharply,

"You can go, but I won't allow this girl to cross our border."

His sharp word made Fennelis frown.

"What do you mean?"

Fennelis gave an icy glare at Vicar and asked in a cold tone.

"She didn't have any citizenship certificate or recommendation letters from the noble of Peral Kingdom." Vicar wasn't fazed by Fennelis's cold words and replied flatly.

"She is my daughter. And with my guild card, I have the right to bring one or two family members along, right?" Fennelis's snowy ears dropped as she asked that officer with a death glare.

"I am the officer here. If I say I won't allow her, you must follow that even if you are an adventurer. Moreover, even if I kill both of you here, no one will come back and search for you anyway, right?" Vicar gave a mocking laugh, raised his right hand, and signaled other guards.

"Capture this child and lock her up in the dungeon cell. Write a report that two filthy beastkins broke free from the slavers and caused chaos in our fort. Add a line that we will return this beastkin to the dealers." Vicar revealed his white teeth and said with a cold laugh.

Shwang! Shwang! Shwang!…

The next instant, all six guards unsheathed their swords and pointed those sword tips toward Fennelis and Umi.