The system handed me over to the state.

"If my father and sister claim that I was murdered, then in order to uphold the dignity of the royal family, the elite guards will definitely be mobilized to participate in the operation to eliminate the murderer."

Things have gotten complicated.

Naofumi Iwatani's expression was somewhat unpleasant. Elite guards. He recalled the soldiers he had seen every time he entered the palace after his transmigration, whose armor was even more refined and magnificent, and who were accompanied by very ornate documents. When faced with the injustice he had suffered, those soldiers never showed the slightest change in expression.

Naofumi Iwatani himself felt a little uneasy about fighting against soldiers like that.

"Keep hiding. Once they leave, we can... be careful!"

"Yeah!"

Melty's scream shattered the silence. After a moment of stillness, the guards above rushed towards the edge of the cliff. Naofumi Iwatani pulled Melty back up from the near-fall. "Find a way to get over there! If we can get over there, it will be hard for them to catch us!"

"Now, charge out!"

The group rushed directly toward the narrow mountain path in the distance, with shouts from soldiers echoing behind them.

"where are they!"

"Charge! Stop them!"

The next moment, the sky suddenly lit up, and a huge fireball flew over their heads and landed directly in their path, blocking their way.

Naofumi Iwatani stepped forward in front of his teammates. Bronya took out her bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the bitch princess standing on the edge of the cliff in the distance, surrounded by guards.

In an instant, an arrow was shot out!

This time, however, things didn't go so smoothly. The arrow was blocked halfway through its flight by a golden shield of light that suddenly appeared, and a man wearing a red and gold robe with his face covered stood beside the Bitch Princess.

"Tsk..."

This time they failed. No wonder they dared to stand up so brazenly; they had a backup plan.

This is really troublesome. So many soldiers, including elite royal guards, and even mages...

"Naofumi Iwatani, surrender! You can't escape from here! Kill Princess Melty... Wait! That's... Princess Melty!"

Gunner Motoyasu stepped forward and shouted at the five people below, but halfway through his shout, he realized that one of the people in the group was none other than Melty, whom the royal family had said was dead!

"Hey! Wasn't it said that Melty was already dead? Then who's standing there now?!"

Yuan Kang's shout also drew the soldiers' attention. The captain of the Royal Guard looked at Melty in the distance, his gaze fixed on her beneath his hood.

Maddie, however, wore a sorrowful expression. "Oh, my poor sister was killed by him! I saw it with my own eyes! The one over there is a fake! It's the Shield Demon hiring someone to impersonate him to escape his guilt!"

"Impersonating members of the royal family is a heinous crime! Kill them immediately and restore the honor of our royal family."

Melty's feelings and expression were unusually complicated. However, after the members of the Royal Guard nodded, they raised their staffs, and the Royal Guard standing opposite Bronya immediately took their positions and prepared to attack.

Bronya whispered, "It seems your royal guards also wish you dead."

Melty was utterly desperate this time. Just then, Bronya stood in front of Naofumi Iwatani and said, "There's still one chance."

"What opportunity?"

"I'll cover your retreat here. You guys run away first. Don't look like you're about to sacrifice yourself. I have a way to escape. Once you're far away, use magic to blow up the road here, then quickly leave and find a safe place to rest."

"See you in the next wave."

Naofumi Iwatani was silent for a moment, then decisively turned around and hoisted Melty onto his shoulder. "Let's go! Raphtalia, Filo!"

Philo froze for a moment, then transformed into a giant Philo bird. The two of them sat on Philo's back, flew over the flames in front of them, and turned to escape.

The mage on the cliff immediately unleashed a spell to knock Filo off, but Bronya's arrow shattered the mage's magic completely! It exploded in mid-air.

"If you want to pursue them, you'll probably have to get past me."

The next moment, a loud rumble came from behind, and the narrow mountain road collapsed rapidly. In just a few seconds, the distance between Bronya's location and Naofumi's location widened significantly.

Bronya adjusted the state of her nanotech armor, and her cape quickly prepared to enter Iron Curtain mode at any time.

"You know that staying here means certain death, right?"

The leader of the Royal Guard stood in front of Bronya and spoke. Bronya turned her head, but she could no longer see Naofumi Iwatani and the others.

"That's hard to say, but I'm still quite curious. The princess is already standing in front of you, so why do you still choose to believe that bitch?"

The royal guard captain, whose face was obscured, raised his magic wand. "None of your business, stranger. You are neither a hero nor a member of the royal family. This is none of your concern."

"Heh...maybe, but it's impossible for you to kill me today."

Bronya put away her bow and arrows and jumped off the towering cliff!

The captain of the Royal Guard rushed to the edge and began to watch Bronya's rapidly falling figure, her shawl billowing in the wind, her skirt swaying, and her long gray hair flying wildly.

Like a half-winged angel, it quickly disappeared from his sight.

The leader of the Royal Guard stared at her for a while, then turned around and said, "Let's go. She won't survive. Send a small team down to collect her body. We need to see her alive or dead."

"Yes, Captain!"

Chapter 421: Escort Mission

"The system is operating normally, and the buffer device is functioning normally."

"Safe landing detected, device ceases operation."

As the devices on both sides of her nanosuit quickly closed, Bronya's heart finally settled the moment her toes touched the ground.

The cushioned landing didn't put much stress on her body right now, after all, the attributes she had improved from leveling up recently were there, especially the agility bonus, so she didn't feel any discomfort falling from such a height.

Well... that's not quite right. I didn't experience any physical discomfort, and I can say that I didn't feel any psychological fluctuations at all.

So let's get out of here quickly. We should hide for a while and wait for the next wave to teleport us there after this is over.

So the question is, should she go directly to Sidverut, or continue operating within the Empire?

Bronya thought for a moment, and then she suddenly remembered something. It was said that there was a place in the Empire where one could gain an extraordinary amount of experience, and the experience gained from monsters there was several times that of ordinary monsters.

So...should we go take a look? Quickly level up, and it'll be much easier to deal with the next wave of heroes from another world.

Moreover, after killing Glass, the mission changed slightly; there were still two people missing.

After she kills the two more heroes from another world, she can go back.

but......

Bronya had some doubts. This mission, killing the heroes of another world, didn't seem to be able to effectively quell the tide in this world. Bronya preferred to destroy all the Dragon Hourglasses, or at least leave only one.

"What exactly is the Dragon Carved Hourglass?"

Bronya pondered for a moment, but quickly gave up. Like she always said, what did it have to do with her? She was just a passerby in this world, the kind who would leave once her mission was complete. Why should she dwell on it?

Bronya quickly entered the forest. Her next goal was simple: to reach the place within the Empire where she could gain a lot of experience points. She needed to level up quickly.

Killing Glass this time was unexpected good news. We don't know what kind of abilities the next hero from another world will have. Staying cautious and leveling up is the right thing to do.

.............

"So, Susu means we should take the remaining catgirls and return directly to their civilization?"

"Yes, the higher-ups have assigned this task to you and a special task force."

"It's actually a pretty simple task. You can leave once you've brought them to the border region of the Keponian civilization."

"We've modified their ships with temporary space warp engines. Once the warp is over, these engines will automatically destroy themselves to prevent technology leaks, and then you can warp back."

Hei hope frowned, not very willing. Such a simple task could be done by anyone else, so why did they have to make him and Xi'er do it?

"I still don't understand why I have to go with Seele. We're not even needed, are we?"

The commander in front of him helplessly spread his hands. "I don't know. This is His Majesty's order. Perhaps His Majesty has some considerations... Anyway, let's arrange it like this for now. You can set off in a few days."

The commander left, leaving behind a dejected Black Seele. Seele asked with concern, "Sister Black Seele, are you alright?"

"It's alright. I'm quite curious, letting us pass without telling us why, Seele, do you know what that usually symbolizes?"

"what?"

"It's a secret mission. Believe it or not, Su Su's communication will come through in a little while, or the person who notified us of the special mission will be here."

Seele blinked. So that's how it is? That makes sense. They sent out a mission, but didn't tell them what it entailed. It seemed even the commander who came to deliver the message didn't know. Seele wouldn't believe it unless it was some kind of secret mission.

"But Bronya... she hasn't come back for so long. What kind of mission could take so long?"

It has been almost three months since Bronya set off on her solo mission, and there has been no sign of her returning. When asked how the mission was going, Tong Xi always gave the same answer: it was going very smoothly.

The person is very nice, it's safe, there are absolutely no problems.

These things aren't what she cares about at all! She's more concerned about when she'll be back!

I feel so unaccustomed to her not being around... No, I need to go to the simulation training room tonight and vent all this frustration.

Hei hope left the room, ready to vent her anger through battle, while Xi Er turned her gaze to her communicator. There were no secret mission orders, nor any calls, at least not at the moment.

So Seele turned her attention to her phone. Lately, she'd been enjoying reading about people's opinions and thoughts online regarding the establishment of the Earth Union.

Of course, the most important thing is the netizens on the internet. They are really diverse. What kind of people are they? The variety of people that Seele sees on the internet is really attracting her to keep watching.

I randomly came across a post that analyzed and assessed the military capabilities displayed by China today, which is one of the posts that Seele currently enjoys reading.

The post contained photos of military equipment taken by the poster from an unknown enemy, followed by an assessment. The post contained a lot of information and showed a large quantity of military equipment.

From small pieces of riot armor used in power armor to large vessels like the Thor gunship.

What kept Seele paying attention to this post wasn't just the military analysis within it, but also the content discussed by other people.

"I feel like our military equipment is already capable of going into space! Why don't we see any warships that can go into space yet?"

"That's right. The colonies on Mars and the Moon have already started construction, but why are there still no space battleships or anything like that?"

"I feel that the warships of my Divine Land are absolutely the best in the world! And they are absolutely dragon-shaped!"

The Earth Alliance's warships can already warp into outer space, so why are these people saying that they can only fly out of Earth, but don't actually have any warships?

This puzzled Seele. Did the people in China not know about this?

And has that great paradox on the battlefield also been overlooked?

Driven by curiosity, Seele sent a message below the post.

"Where did the paradox go? Have you all forgotten about the paradox?"