Chapter 765: The Hunt Begins

765 The Hunt Begins

'Silly girl,' Queen Selene thought once more.

After all, Crystalia had never been eager to introduce her to the rest of her sisters. Yet, seeing her eagerness, Queen Selene understood that it was likely due to her regaining her strength and becoming even more powerful.

As they arrived at the door, they could hear several loud chatterings and commotions emanating from inside.

"What are they quarrelling about now?" Crystalia asked, furrowing her brows in confusion.

"If this is a bad time, then I don't mind coming another time," Queen Selene said with a warm smile, noticing Crystalia's frown.

Crystalia shook her head resolutely. "No, don't worry. Whatever it is, I'm sure it's nothing serious. With so many people living in the same building, it's obvious that some will step on each other's toes here and there. So, let's go," she said confidently.

Pushing the door open, Crystalia led Queen Selene inside, who nodded in defeat. As they entered the building, they were greeted by a large gathering, divided into groups, all of whom seemed to be arguing.

Noticing Crystalia and Queen Selene's presence, the whole area suddenly fell silent.

"Crystalia, thank goodness you're back. We were looking for one last person to join our group," Maya exclaimed, exhaling loudly as she looked at Crystalia.

She abruptly felt a pinch by the side of her waist, causing her to wince slightly and turn her head to see that the culprit responsible for it was her sister.

Merida quietly signalled in Queen Selene's direction.

Maya furrowed her brows, sensing that she had missed something. She focused her eyes on Queen Selene and scrutinized her briefly before noticing the absence of the leather collar that the previous Gemheart Clan leader had used to restrain her magical energy. In its place was a burnt scar around her neck.

Maya gulped, her eyes widening as she noticed this, alongside the immense suffocating pressure emanating from her, which seemed almost similar to Crystalia's.

Meanwhile, Elysia, frozen in shock because she had already noticed the strange peculiarities around Queen Selene, abruptly broke out of her daze and rushed towards her.

Elysia arrived beside her, wrapped her arms around her, and hugged her tightly. "Your Highness, you're alright," Elysia said softly.

It was obvious that their relationship was much better than it was previously.

"But how?" Elysia couldn't help but ask, her arms outstretched as she grazed her fingers gently against the burnt scar around her neck before retracting them.

"It's a long story. But while I'm here, I'll explain everything to you," Queen Selene responded with a warm smile.

From Crystalia's words and the times she had met them, it was clear that Elysia was enjoying her time here. However, she still couldn't let go of her previous lifestyle.

Elysia nodded in response and led her forward to a place to sit.

Crystalia furrowed her brows as she received no response to her question about the gathering before her. "Can anybody tell me what is going on here—" she began; however, she was abruptly interrupted before she could complete her words.

"We heard you the first time, so there is no need to repeat yourself," Celeste said, rising from her seat.

"To put it simply, after Orion abruptly gave Seraphina a gift two days ago, we figured we were doing something wrong. So, we decided to understand what Seraphina is doing that we all aren't. However, after various disagreements, we have decided to dissolve the factions and create a new one," she added.

Crystalia's lips twitched when she heard Celeste's words. She noticed that Lyra, Elysia, and a few others were also present when they were supposed to arrange their new offices to commence their work in helping Orion manage the Orion's Cities.

Yet, they were acting on their jealousy because they hadn't been given such a surprise gift as Seraphina.

Merida quickly approached Crystalia. "Since you are here, you can join our faction; Elysia is the leader, and it's composed of me, Greta, Maya, and of course, we've already planned to invite Seraphina to—" Just as Merida was about to finish her sentence, she paused, her gaze fixed outside as though something had caught her attention.

Crystalia furrowed her brows in confusion at Merida's behaviour before turning her head around to see what had caught her attention.

Almost instantly, her eyes widened as she looked outside the door at the scene unfolding above her.

Noticing Merida and Crystalia's abrupt silence, Queen Selene, alongside Celeste, Saria, and some of the women, walked forward to see what was happening.

When they arrived, they couldn't help but be surprised at the sight unfolding above them.

Queen Selene couldn't help but sigh inwardly as she witnessed several Orion's skies, numbering up to a hundred, filled with warriors armed with weapons, passing above Orion's manor and quickly heading towards the borders of the Third Border City.

"It seems it's finally time," Queen Selene muttered silently.

After discovering a potential four-star Vylkr vine in the vicinity of Orion's Cities, all the key figures were ready to take drastic action, fearing the consequences of allowing it to properly develop.

However, the warriors would be the ones to act first, given their strength and experience with dealing with Vylkr vines. Meanwhile, all Queen Selene could do was ensure orderliness within the Orion's Cities.

'I hope this is resolved quickly,' Queen Selene thought.

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Patriarch Rylan's residence

"They also have flying contraptions," Lyndon muttered loudly, his eyes fixed with disbelief as he watched the strange flying contraptions effortlessly glide past their residence.

"Father..." Isadora began to speak, but before she could continue, Patriarch Rylan immediately interrupted. "Don't even bother asking because I can assure you that they didn't possess anything like a flying contraption the last time I was here. Like this city, I am unaware of how they managed to build or even conceive of such a thing."

A few days prior, he and the Village Chief had discussed many things, such as information regarding the rest of the Runaways Cities that he had gathered, the stormy bloody rain that had covered their entire territory several months ago, and the future of the Four-eared elves.

However, he hadn't been informed about this, so he had no idea what it was.