Chapter 617: Exposed (1/2)
”What's going on here?!” Lilith's thundered as soon as she arrived outside.
Although she did not possess a mighty voice that could be easily heard by the rioting crowd, her voice was quickly recognized by those who were close enough to hear.
”Your Highness, you're back! Please administer justice for us! Lord Naargoc is too much!” A regular clansman spouted as several clansmen's eyes lit up at the Desolate Crow Princess's arrival.
Considering the Desolate Crow Princess allowed everyone to drink from the fountain, she would definitely stand on their side.
”Tell me what happened first,” Lilith said with a frown before adding, ”I will decide after I hear the details.”
”Yes, Your Highness. After Lord Naargoc and the aristocrats arrived, they laid claims to the Holy Water Fountain and wanted to make us leave, depriving us of our only hope for survival. You must do something about this, Your Highness!”
”Yes, Your Highness! Please administer justice for us! No, even more than that, please punish Lord Naargoc! He wants to capture the miracle doctor and offer him up to Lord Bahlzacs!”
”Right! Lord Naargoc is no longer worthy of being a member of the Desolate Crow Clan! He is totally trying to suck up to Lord Bahlzacs and get on the good side of the Desolate Netherbird Second Prince!”
As the clansmen spoke, more and more clansmen overheard them, and before long, it quickly spread throughout the crowd until everyone realized that the Desolate Crow Princess came back.
”Please punish Lord Naargoc, Your Highness!”
”Please punish Lord Naargoc, Your Highness!”
The crowd eventually shouted in unison as they made a clear path between Lilith and Lord Naargoc at the water fountain.
”Is it true what they say, Lord Naargoc? Please confirm,” Lilith questioned with a firm stance that demanded complete honesty, although she knew that it was most likely true.
After all, there was no smoke without fire.
However, Lord Naargoc did not answer Lilith's question but studied her appearance silently with a sharp gaze.
Shortly after, he opened his mouth and spoke with doubt, ”Are you really the same Desolate Crow Princess that ran away from the clan a few months ago?”
”That's right! Have you forgotten who I am already?! Or do you know want to recognize this princess now that you have decided to switch side?” Lilith narrowed her eyes with a frown.
”If you are the Desolate Crow Princess, then where are your wings?!”
Once the question was raised, the crowd immediately broke into discussions as the clansmen whispered to each other with doubt.
”I suspect you are an imposter!” Lord Naargoc accused before barking, ”Servants! Capture this fake princess for me! I want to see who this person truly is!”
”Yes, Lord Naargoc!”
The nearby servants of Lord Naargoc quickly made their way over Lilith's side before she sprouted her single black-feathered wing and thundered, ”Who dares?!”
The servants immediately froze.
”I may have lost a wing, but the fact that I am the Desolate Crow Princess will not change! Not now, not ever! The blood of Desolate Crow flows in my veins, hmph!” Lilith snorted.
But at the same time, she was frowning inside her heart with hidden concerns. Lord Naargoc was a Mid-Rank 1 Transcendent while she was still far from the Transcendent Realm.
Even worse, she had no one strong to support her except Leon and Duna.
However, Duna had headed to god knows where much earlier while Leon was busy studying the variant disease plaguing the Desolate Crow Clan.
”Bahaha! It's fine if you were an imposter, but it's even better if you are the real deal! Capture her! Lord Bahlzacs will be most pleased to know about the Desolate Crow Princess's return!” Lord Naargoc stated.
”This… Are we really going to betray the Desolate Crow Clan?” One of the servants asked with hesitation.
At the same time, the other servants of Lord Naargoc also showed similar signs of hesitation, causing Lord Naargoc to become very displeased.
”What are you waiting for?! Capture her!” Lord Naargoc barked before adding, ”If you are not going to do what I ask, then what do I still need you for?! I will kill you all and do it myself!”
The servants trembled before their gazes flickered with decisiveness.
”Sorry, Your Highness. Please don't think badly of us,” The servants apologized before they surrounded Lilith.
Just as they were about to reach out their hands and capture Lilith, a beam of darkness suddenly shot down from above and forced all the servants to retreat in alarm.
The darkness quickly coiled around Lilith's body like a giant serpent—but without coming into contact with her body as if protecting her.
”Do you need help?” Duna casually asked as she descended.
Her arrival was so silent and ghostly that she was unnoticed by everyone until her voice finally captured their attention.
Nevertheless, Lilith was very excited to see Duna's appearance.
”You're back, Duna! That's great! Your timing could not have been more perfect!” Lilith sighed with relief and expressed her joy.
Shortly after, she sincerely requested, ”Please help me kill Lord Naargoc, the Mid-Rank 1 Transcendent. He has defected and become an enemy of the Desolate Crow Clan.”
”Sure.” Duna gave Lord Naargoc a casual glance before she nodded, ”Just a small matter. I was getting bored anyway. Who knew that it would become so lively here after I left?”