The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Inside the mass grave's sewers, Maginus, who had successfully escaped, stood at the sewer entrance gazing at the distant slums. Following her memory, she went to the place where she had buried her food and reached out to dig a box out of the soil.

There were a few pieces of black bread inside, enough to feed the girl for about twelve days. She planned to stay in the mass grave for the next few days.

However, she also had concerns. If the allied forces' enemies found this place through the secret passage, she would be in even greater danger.

There's no need to be too tense these next couple of days. The royal tombs are still shrouded in gloom. The resurrected ancestors haven't been completely dealt with yet, so it's difficult for them to send a large number of people into the secret passages and then search the sewers to find themselves.

The stench filled her nostrils, and Maginos, having grown accustomed to it, sat on the filthy ground, gazing up at the starry sky, and slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Chapter 49 The Call of Bloodline

There are 10 days left until the scheduled date.

Magnis was dreaming again, and it was a lucid dream.

The dream before her appeared fragmented, divided into two parts. One half of the scene was crimson, and the other half was purplish-black, separated by a line in the middle, clearly indicating two completely different cities appearing before the girl.

This is... White Dove City and River City?

The red image showed her a public garden full of pigeons, while the black image showed her a huge building that resembled a rhinoceros horn.

These are two cities in the Kingdom of Nesery, close to the capital, located at a transportation hub. Although Maginus rarely left the palace, she had seen the famous sights of the two cities from maps and books.

The two images suddenly started moving rapidly, as if the girl was running.

As time passed, the crimson scene stopped moving rapidly, and a villa appeared in front of the girl. The view went through the door and then moved upstairs, passing through another door to a place that resembled a study.

A learned-looking nobleman, wearing a monocle and with a ponytail, was bending over to read a book.

Meanwhile, the purplish-black scene also stopped moving rapidly. The view entered a dirty sewer and passed through wall after wall, finally stopping at a bustling underground market where everyone looked rather unapproachable.

This is probably the black market...? Maginus guessed.

The camera then focused on another person, a rather thin woman whose scars on her face gave her a menacing look.

The men of White Dove City and the women of Riverflow City were as if sitting opposite the young girl; Maginus could even feel their breath in her dreams.

Before she could make a move, the two men seemed to sense something, and almost simultaneously looked up at Maginot, saying in unison:

"who!?"

A sense of awe enveloped the girl, and the dream before her eyes shattered like a mirror.

……

Inside White Dove City, a nobleman stared at the gate, a knowing look on his face.

Compared to Maginot, who saw both of their faces, he saw nothing at all, only a feeling that someone was watching him, and at the same time, a piece of knowledge he shouldn't know suddenly surfaced in his mind.

He can become stronger by killing those who are watching him.

The man adjusted his monocle, muttered to himself, and his face lit up with excitement:

"The call of bloodline, huh? It seems my strange ancestral bloodline has finally brought me trouble. As expected, the benefit of being able to rebel against superiors is not for nothing. I've become even stronger... Mary!"

After he came to his senses, he called out the maid's name loudly. The pale-faced woman entered the study and came to the man. The nobleman slightly opened his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and she obediently turned her head to expose her neck.

The sounds of sucking and panting soon filled the study, and before long, the maid emerged from the room, her steps becoming even more unsteady.

Meanwhile, in the city of Riverflow, the black market woman received an almost identical message, except that she seemed to know the source of this bloodline calling within her, and prayed fervently in a low voice:

"Father God... I will complete your task, absorb the power of my brothers and sisters, and bring you back to the world!"

The sleeping girl slowly opened her eyes, puzzled by what she was seeing.

Yes, compared to the two above, no whispers or knowledge appeared in her mind; she simply saw the two people.

"Are those two people... of different evil gods?"

Recalling her own resurrection and the high-sounding reason the Allied forces used to attack her home, Maginus probably had some guesses.

Maginus did not know why these two bloodlines were connected, but since they were both evil gods, nothing good could possibly come of it.

As she walked toward the sewer exit, Maginot glanced toward the royal tombs, where the dark clouds had dispersed and sunlight was streaming in unobstructed, indicating that her ancestors, who had become undead, should have been dealt with.

The girl also needed to think about where to stay for the next period of time. Her plan was to change into clean clothes and then find a hotel in the commoner's street to stay in.

Although the hotel might be searched by soldiers, this was already considered a relatively safe method.

The gang fights mean the streets and alleys are unsafe, and she could easily be captured. Soldiers are searching for her, and they'll likely focus their search on the sewers and the slums her brother visited. It's safer to go to the hotel.

Well, the girl is currently considering whether to shave her head bald, even her red eyebrows, and then pretend to be an ascetic monk undergoing martial arts training.

"You two... don't go and take a look over there..."

Upon hearing a faint sound, Maginot turned around instantly. The echo came from inside the sewers. She decisively left through the exit, plunged into the tall grass that could completely conceal her, and ran quickly toward the slums.

By the time the two soldiers who came to search the area reached the sewer exit, Maginus had already run quite a distance, and the soldiers' voices came from behind him:

"Captain, this area connects to the mass grave, and below is the slums. Could it be that Maginus Imperius has been staying in the slums all along, or is being held captive somewhere in the slums?"

I can't stay in the slums anymore.

Once the girl confirmed this, she quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain, darted out of the tall grass, and slipped into the gap between the houses.

She hadn't forgotten that the slum street, which originally belonged to the White Hands, had been taken over by another gang, and that she had even killed one of that gang's henchmen.

……

"Sigh, I don't know why Boss Rhino is so eager to capture the red-haired kid who killed Skinny Monkey."

"Shh, I heard that the boss's boss is very ruthless. If that big shot finds out that a kid under the White Hand Gang killed a formal member of our Battle Axe Gang, that big shot might kill Boss Rhino."

"That sounds pretty far-fetched... Wait, you're not talking about that mentally ill Kreiz, are you!?"

"It's him, don't you know?"

"That's certainly possible. He's a complete madman. Boss Rhino definitely needs to be careful. But can we really find that kid now?"

Two low-ranking members of the War Axe Gang were talking when they split up at a fork in the road. One of them yawned and kept looking at both sides of the street he was responsible for, his gaze falling into the alley between the houses on both sides.

As he peered into the fifth alleyway, a flash of silver light suddenly appeared. He only saw the blade reflecting sunlight before a sharp pain shot through his throat.

A small, fleshless hand grabbed his hair and pulled him towards the alleyway. Feeling the pain, he lost his balance and fell forward, his entire body "swallowed" by the dark alley.

Maginus leaped out and ran toward the streets of the commoners' district, flicking his palms along the way to turn the blood into ashes.

Chapter 50 Discovered

"Boss, this is the information provided by Mallory, the kids, and that guy named Jack from the White Hands gang. That redhead kid named Jimmy must have only recently become a beggar."

The underling, nicknamed "Rhino," sat in a chair listening to his subordinate's report. He took a deep drag on his hand-rolled pipe, then slapped the man in front of him away and yelled at him:

"That's not what I want to hear. I want to know that he's dead, you understand?"

The enraged rhinoceros roared, completely unaware that the girl had slipped into the streets of the civilian district.

Just as the rhinoceros was enraged, he suddenly noticed that his subordinate, whom he had knocked to the ground, had a horrified expression and quickly made a kneeling gesture. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately turned around and knelt down on one knee.

"Krriz, boss, I..."

"Rhino, I'm very dissatisfied with you. Do you know why? If you answer correctly, you live; if you answer incorrectly, you die."

The man in black who had killed many of the White Hand Gang's high-ranking members and leaders sat in the chair that Rhino had been sitting in, his face completely calm. Rhino lowered his head in terror and said, "Because my subordinate disgraced you and was killed by a guy weaker than him."

Kreiz didn't reply, but instead looked up at the door with a serious expression. The door opened, and an officer and an assassin entered.

They looked at the scene before them with surprise. After recovering, the officer asked, "Who is in charge? The coalition hopes to ask you to find someone."

"I am the area manager for the Battle Axe Gang, Ke Ruiz. I wonder who you two are looking for?"

Despite being called mentally ill by his subordinates, Kreiz showed no signs of mental illness whatsoever, and his respectful tone greatly surprised Rhino and his subordinate.

"She might have red hair, and she appeared here shortly after the destruction of the Imperius Palace. She was about twelve or thirteen years old and 1.48 meters tall. That's all the information we have. But she knows magic, so she may have changed her appearance."

The officer was somewhat helpless. When the soldiers found the sewer exit of the mass grave, together with the divination mage's reconnaissance of Walker, they were basically certain that Walker had come here before his death and had even entered the slums.

From this, it can be tentatively deduced that Maginus is also hiding in the slums. With specific information, the prophetic mage, who was originally unable to locate the runaway princess, confirmed that this deduction was correct.

However, even after narrowing down the search to the slums, the group, who believed that Maginus still possessed magic, found it difficult to find any trace of her. Upon learning of this, Inser and Susan, on the grounds of giving it a try, still sent someone to inquire with the local strongmen.

The red-haired character appeared shortly after the destruction of Wang G Meng Wu Ying Ni Ba Liu Qi Yin Palace... Could it be that!

The rhinoceros's henchman stared wide-eyed, sweating profusely, realizing this was his chance to survive.

As the interrogator and the one who obtains information, this low-level person sees from the behavior of the boss's boss, that Kreiz, that he is not crazy at all, and that his previous crazy behavior may just be a persona to hide his true self.

Once the lower-ranking staff realized this, their rapidly racing minds filled them with fear.

Since Kreiz wants to hide his true self, he and Rhino might both die if they find out.

The lower-ranking officers thought that the officers and assassins wouldn't care about Koriz, Rhino, or henchmen like him, so the boss of this boss wasn't worried at all about the two of them revealing his true identity.

But he's different from the Rhino boss. They're both members of the War Axe gang, and they see each other all the time. If Krez wants to maintain his crazy persona, the easiest way is for both of them to die!

However, a turning point appeared right in front of him. The information provided by the officer matched the information provided by the White Hand Gang members very well. They might be looking for the same person.

The lower-ranking officers' eyes lit up. Once he provided the information, they could ask to become civilian staff members of the coalition forces when demanding their reward, thus avoiding Kerez!

"Sir, I know, I think I've seen the White Hand Gang before!"

The underling, suppressing his fear, stood up to report. Instantly, all four men's eyes were focused on him, and the underling could clearly feel the killing intent in Kreiz's eyes.

The officer and the assassin's eyes lit up, and they said, "The White Hand Gang is..."

He rattled off all the information he'd gathered from the Whitehand Gang. The officer and the assassin exchanged a glance and immediately ordered him to lead them to Mallory and Jack, accompanied by a spellcaster.

The spellcaster looked at the two men who were on the verge of death, raised his hand and gently tapped their heads. Some images were extracted, and Maginus, who was as thin as a rake and looked like an undead creature, appeared in the images.

"Great!"

With just one glance, the officer and the assassin superimposed Maginus's past and present appearances, confirming the girl's identity.

The two men showed expressions of ecstasy, and the officer even patted the interrogator's shoulder lightly, saying excitedly, "Tell me, what's your reward?"

The officer chose the easiest and simplest option without hesitation: reward a henchman, reward a high-ranking gang member, or reward the entire gang.

Ignoring Kreiz's gaze beside him, the junior officer said, "I want to work for the coalition as a civilian employee!"

"Of course, no problem. The Allied Forces welcome people like you. Perfect, come with me now!"

……

The news immediately reached Susan and Inser respectively from the officers and the assassins at top speed.

Inser fell silent as he looked at the portrait of Maginot in his hand. He took a deep breath and ordered his men to search for her immediately based on the portrait, and to make sure the whole city knew about it.

After giving the order, she got up and flew straight to the manor where Susan was. The next second, earth-shattering fighting sounds came from inside, and the manor was quickly engulfed in flames.

Meanwhile, unaware that her current appearance had been discovered, Maginot huddled in a corner of the commoner's street, not yet going to buy clothes or anything.

For her own safety, she planned to steal a few ordinary clothes to wear at night to prevent her filthy beggar clothes and stench from attracting attention.

After getting the clothes, the girl still needed to find a well to fetch water to wash up.

Clutching in the alley, Maginot carefully considered her next move. Around dusk, the shouts of soldiers on the street and the portrait in her hand made her realize that she had been discovered.

"A generous reward will be given for finding the criminal Maginus Imperius; see the wanted poster for details!"

The soldiers walked down the street repeating the same phrase over and over. Maginus pulled her head back, stroked her short red hair, picked up a dagger and carefully smeared it on her head, her face expressionless.

Chapter 51 Bald Fat Man

The wanted posters were plastered all over the city in just one night, and the thin, red-haired boy was immediately targeted by many people. Whenever he appeared on the street, he would attract the attention of a large number of residents.

Even under these circumstances, Inser and Susan still received no news about Maginus; the residents' reports were all wrong.

"Her appearance is probably a negative effect of being resurrected. At the same time, according to intelligence, Maginus Imperius has most likely lost her spellcasting ability, otherwise there would be no need for her to steal or hide in the slums."

"At the same time, she also seems to have received training from a low-level assassin who had no connection with Maginus; she was simply paid to do basic training."

In the temporary office, a spellcaster analyzed that the two leaders, Inser and Susan, were far apart in front of him, and the atmosphere in the room could be said to be completely frozen.

"What I want to know is why we haven't found her yet!"

Inser impatiently slammed his hand on the table, and the analyst became hesitant and unable to articulate his thoughts. Susan, standing nearby, opened her eyes wearily and said:

"Did Maginus find anything in the house where he lived in the slums?"

"The soldiers have found her hair that has fallen out in recent days. The prophet is now targeting her. With the medium, they should be able to narrow down the search area. In addition, they have cast a curse on the princess through her hair. She will suffer minor misfortunes in the coming days, which should increase the chances of her being found."

Before the analyst could finish speaking, a prophetic mage burst through the door, a triumphant smile on his face: "We've found Maginus's exact location!"

The days without being able to locate the girl have been incredibly difficult for the divination department. They have to work overtime every night to search, but that's not all. The real problem is that there has been absolutely no progress, which is what the mages who specialize in divination magic find unbearable.

The mage spread out a map on the large table, claiming he had found the exact location, but in reality, there was still a quarter of the city to search. Inser sighed, ignoring Susan behind him, and prepared to call people to help find Maggie himself.

Those gangs would be perfect, and Inser planned to use them to help her, while Susan, who had already broken ties with her, ordered a large number of Allied soldiers to conduct a search.