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Chapter 167 Princess Kino of Inbelia Makes Her Reappearance

Kino explained her purpose to the High Priest.

She is the princess of the Kingdom of Inberia, and this time she is leading a team to the human kingdom that has fallen into chaos, with the aim of clearing out the remaining monsters within its borders.

This team is small in number, but each member is an elite, more than capable of dealing with monsters of low strength.

What she didn't say was that she wasn't originally intended to participate in this mission.

Leylin's exact words were: "For a place like that, sending a squad of soldiers would be enough. What are you going there for?"

After all, with Kino's current strength, killing those weak monsters would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—a complete waste.

But Kino insisted on coming.

"I want to see the outside world," she told Leylin. "I've hardly ever left the kingdom since I was a child. This is a good opportunity to relax and clear my head."

That's for sure. After all, the territory of the Kingdom of Inberia automatically expands, so it will probably become increasingly difficult for Kino to travel abroad.

Leylin looked at her for a while, then finally nodded: "Go, take your men with you, and be careful."

So she came.

The High Priest was secretly surprised after hearing Kino's story.

That God-King actually let his daughter go on this adventure? Isn't he afraid something might happen?

He carefully examined the girl in front of him. She looked to be no more than ten years old, with a youthful face but a calm and mature demeanor.

He suddenly remembered that this princess was born sixty-two years ago.

Sixty-two years old is considered old age for ordinary people, but for the bloodline of that God-King, it may be the prime of life.

Just like that god-king himself, he also looks excessively young.

"We're just passing through your country," Kino said. "We'll leave once we've finished dealing with things in that human kingdom; we won't stay long."

She spoke calmly, but the High Priestess could hear the subtext: she knew the delicate relationship between the Slane Theocracy and Inberia and didn't want to stay any longer.

The High Priest quickly smiled and said, "Your Highness is too kind. You may stay as long as you wish. Our country will make you feel right at home."

Kino smiled politely but didn't reply.

Feeling at home?

Along her journey, she didn't experience any sense of "feeling at home."

She could tell at a glance from the way the residents of the Slane Theocracy looked at them, though not exactly hostile, that there was a subtle sense of rejection and alienation.

Especially after seeing her iridescent eyes, the way she looked at someone who was "not quite normal".

This country is extremely xenophobic.

She didn't want to stay here any longer.

However, the High Priest couldn't refuse their hospitality and insisted that they stay for dinner, so after thinking about it, Kino agreed.

Since they've already spoken, we should at least give them face.

The dinner was held in the banquet hall of the highest council of the theocracy, with several high priests in attendance.

The dishes were plentiful, but with each bite, Kino silently activated her antidote spell in her mind.

She was afraid the dish was poisonous.

Thankfully, nothing happened.

Halfway through the meal, the high priests began exchanging glances, and then someone spoke up.

"Your Highness, you may not know, but a major event has recently occurred in the Elf Kingdom."

Qinuo put down her chopsticks and listened politely.

"The Elf King Decem Hogan has betrayed his promise and broken the covenant with humanity!" the high priest declared indignantly. "He attacked our forces, killed our people, and—"

He paused, then sighed.

Kino waits for the next installment.

Another high priest chimed in, "Your Highness, your forces are formidable. Could you please lend a hand in repelling the invasion of the Elven Kingdom?"

Kino raised an eyebrow slightly.

"We will not initiate an attack on any human nation," she said, "let alone help one nation fight another."

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The high priests looked at each other in bewilderment.

You, Inberia, don't actively attack human nations? Then how did you acquire such a massive increase in territory?

But they only dared to think these words in their hearts, not to say them aloud.

After all, Inberia did indeed annex inhuman countries, which is undeniable.

"We're not asking you to help us attack," another high priest quickly explained. "We have one of our people who has been kidnapped by the Elf King, and we'd like to ask for your help in rescuing him."

Kino became interested: "Who is it?"

"An awakened deity," the High Priest said in a deep voice, "She is the most important symbol of our theocracy, a descendant of the bloodline left by the six great gods, she is—"

"Your symbols, you must save yourselves," Kino interrupted him. "I cannot interfere."

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

The High Priest gritted his teeth, then suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"The one who was kidnapped was a girl," he said. "The Elf King captured her to—to force her to bear children."

Kino frowned slightly.

"Please explain clearly."

The High Priest recounted the events: how the Elf King encountered the awakened deity, how his marriage proposal was rejected, how he became enraged and murdered her, and how he declared he would take her as his concubine.

The high priests also began to embellish the description of the Elf King's despicable behavior, saying that the guy was a lecherous devil who had countless concubines and now even dared to extend his reach into their theocracy.

After listening, Qinuo remained silent for a few seconds.

Then she stood up.

"I agree to this."

"It's not for you," Kino said calmly, looking at them. "It's for that poor girl."

The high priests were taken aback. Before they could even rejoice, she turned to her team members behind her.

"Did you hear everything?"

The team members bowed in unison: "Yes, Your Highness."

"Let's go then."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was simultaneously illuminated by magical light.

[Transfer].

A flash of light, and the banquet hall was empty, leaving only a few high priests looking at each other in bewilderment.

He just left like that?

We haven't finished eating yet!

Moreover, they still have many plans they haven't had time to share!

They originally wanted to ask this squad to help deal with the Elf King's troublesome children. As for the Elf King himself, they had no intention of letting this force touch him, since he was someone who could instantly kill the Dark Scripture!

But to their surprise, after receiving the message, the other party didn't listen to the subsequent plan and teleported away instantly, without giving them a chance to explain.

Now, Her Highness the Princess has led her people straight over there.

The High Priest was stunned for several seconds before he remembered something important: the princess had gone directly to the battlefield!

This army actually allowed their princess to go to the battlefield. Aren't they afraid of something going wrong?

You're not afraid, but we are.

If anything happens to her—

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly activated the [Message] spell.

"Frontline troops, listen up! Immediately! Right now! A squad of Inbelian soldiers is en route to the battlefield! Leading them is their princess! Protect her with all your might! Do not allow her to suffer even the slightest injury!"

"Repeat! We absolutely cannot let her get hurt!"

He breathed a slight sigh of relief after sending the message.

The high priests standing nearby also looked rather grim.

That's Princess Inbelia! The apple of His Majesty the God-King's eye! If something were to happen to her on their territory—

Beside them, the Dark High Priest suddenly spoke up: "Actually, you don't need to be so nervous."

The others looked at him.

The Dark High Priest said slowly, "I just used my ability to take a look at that princess."

His innate ability is to sense the intensity of a person's life energy; simply put, he can see how long someone's "health bar" is.

"Her life energy intensity—" The Dark High Priest paused, "is higher than my perception limits."

The high priests were stunned.

Beyond the limits of perception?

The Dark High Priest explained, "Just like an Awakened God. I also can't see how strong her life energy is. In other words, this princess's strength is at least no less than that of an Awakened God."

Everyone gasped.

The Awakened God is one of their nation's strongest trump cards, with strength far exceeding that of heroes.

That seemingly delicate little girl is actually so strong?

But the High Priest still shook his head.

"Even if her strength rivals that of an awakened god, we can't send her to the battlefield," he said. "You've all witnessed the Elf King's power; even an awakened god is no match for him. What if something happens to her—"

He paused, his tone heavy: "If that God-King were to lose his temper, our entire theocracy wouldn't be enough for him to defeat with just one hand."

Everyone fell silent.

The Dark High Priest also fell silent.

He was just looking out the window, in the direction of the Ivanshweh Great Forest.

That princess should have arrived by now.

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