
“Clause!” Iris's surprised voice sounded behind me.
I looked over my shoulder and blinked my eyes. Then, I looked at the two young men in front of me with a straight look.
"Friends, aren't you shy about using numbers to bully a girl?" my spoken.
The expressions of the two youths turned grim, and the youths whose swords I took jumped back with wary gazes.
"Prince Klaus." He hisses.
"why? Surprised to see me here?” my spoken.
“You shouldn't be here.”
"But me." I said smiling.
"Suckhead." The two young men looked at each other before nodding. Then, the two decided to retreat.
"Do you really think you can escape?" I smiled and took a step forward.
Then, my sword intent flooded the forest.
Clumps, trees, wind, rocks. Everything became part of my sword. Then, they attacked the two young men!
Before they could react, their last protective barrier was activated.
I raised an eyebrow. “Against long life. As expected of something that could receive one ninth-tier attack.”
The two young men were pale. Upon seeing my final attack, they felt like insects that could be stepped on at any time.
“P-Prince Claus, ka-we are p-prince Bryan's men! you better not touch us! ”
As soon as these words sounded, my gaze became ice-cold.
“Bryan, yes. Is he related to abnormalities in the forest?” Although I already knew, it was necessary to make a show in front of Iris.
The two young men looked at each other with terrified gazes, unwilling to mention a word.
I smile. “Well, your expression tells me everything. Try to think, if Bryan was behind this, then surely his goal was not limited to Iris, right? Then what is it?”
The two young men looked at the ground unwilling to say a word.
But then, I smiled. "I get it, it's me."
Instantly their bodies shook.
i'm proceeding. “However, Bryan can't set up something like this. Mm, is that the crown prince? No, not even he had enough strength. He needs help. The empress? Earl Carson's? Both. If I'm not mistaken, they paid some teachers from the institute just for this, right? ”
With every word I said, the two young men became even more pale. Towards the end, they looked like they were looking at a demon.
God, fooling a fool is so easy.
“You're surprised, right? Well, I got more. If Alan's only goal is to kill me, then something like this isn't necessary. So, he must have another purpose. A vendetta? No... More than that. So it is, so that's what he planned.”.
“A-What?” One of the young men asked in fear.
“He will let some young nobles die and save others. Thus, when this was over, he would appear like a savior and gain the loyalty of the survivors and the gratitude of some families. Mm, there might be some other purpose, but I haven't thought about it yet. What do you think of my deduction?”
The two young men were really scared.
In fact, even Iris behind me was completely pale, though for a completely different reason.
"Do you want to know if it's true?" i asked. “See their reaction and you will know.”
The youths quickly tried to control their emotions, but it was too late.
“I-It...” Iris staggered.
I held her waist and put on a serious look. “Mm, even I did not expect they would dare to do something at this level. The impact of something like this was enough to shake the empire. ”
"P-Prince, w-what are we going to do?"iris is scared.
"Well, I'll start by killing both." I said while drawing my sword.
"Pe-Barrier!" One of the two young men stuttered in an attempt to gather his courage back, but the swing of my sword was enough to stop him.
*triyingg!*
With a sharp sound, the barrier split in two.
And in the next second, the upper body of the young man slid to the ground in a bloody manner.
“MM-Monster!!” The other youth shouted in panic and tried to escape. I looked at him coldly and raised my sword.
But-the
"Stop!" A voice came from a distance as a teacher rushed towards us with an angry look.
My lips curled up forming a mocking smile. Without stopping, my sword was swung down.
–Cutting everything in front of and behind me.
With a flash of light, the student and teacher's bodies split in two, dying instantly as I sheathed back my clean sword.
Iris's face turned blue. A second later, he started vomiting.
I sighed and patted her back. “Quiet, quiet. It's just a little blood. No need to lose composure.”
Hearing my words, Iris vomited even more. Maybe because he couldn't help but remember the scene just now.
When he recovered, he looked at me with a terrified expression.
"C-Claus, di-he's a teacher."
My eyes glowed with an ice-cold light. “Do you not understand, Iris? The fact that he appeared here at this moment meant that he was also an enemy.”
Iris was surprised, but she quickly understood my implications.
"This ... This really happened …"
"Do you think that's a lie?" I smiled amusedly. “No, Irisku darling. My words are the truth. Currently, this expedition has turned into a hunting game, and we are its prey.”
Iris surprised.
But then, he realized I was smiling.
"You ... You don't look scared."
I smile. “Should?” Then, my gaze pierced through space and arrived outside the forest.
Looks like Evelyn has already made a move. I'm sure she will use the information I sent her right now well.