At a private villa.Gabe and Reveria were eating in the backyard.“They wanted to meet the prince, so why the hell did they stop on the 88th realm?” Reveria was frustrated.“They are still wounded, so it’s only normal for them to get treatment first before traveling to higher realms,” Gabe opined.“Tsk, I know that, but I hope they were quick,” Reveria was talking more than eating.Gabe was observing the guards and was overhearing what they were talking about.“If not for the Aqua Knight, most of us would have died.”“Yeah, if Lord Andal and Lady Synatra were taken away by the Beasteater, then our heads would have been sent rolling by Lord Kade.”From their conversation, Gabe learned that Kade was Andel and Synatra’s father and the head of the Swanmere family, which was one of the seven great noble families living on the peak of Elderwood.Aqua Knight approached Gabe.He stood up and greeted him. “It’s an honor to meet you, sir.”“Even I won’t risk entering the Elder mountains,” Gregg

On the 92nd realm.The Swanmere family stopped again to talk with some of the small noble families.Gabe and Reveria wanted to leave on their own.But Gabe was told to stand guard outside the house. Reveria was waiting for him elsewhere.Gabe was waiting for the right time to slip out.The vice guard captain came out of the house and announced, “We’ll be staying here for a few hours, so stay alert.”“A few hours?” Gabe did not like that. “I have to escape.”The vice guard captain came over to Gabe. “You will come with me.”“Me? What for, sir?”“You don’t get to ask questions,” he coldly blurted. “When your superior tells you to do something, you just follow. No questions asked.”“I’m not a robot, am I?” Gabe responded.“Robot… I haven’t heard that word in a while,” the vice guard captain’s expression turned a bit serious. “Yes, you’re not a robot, but you do the same job as a robot. That’s what a guard is.”“I didn’t join the guard unit to be a robot,” Gabe responded calmly. “A robot

Gabe and Reveria were on the wooden escalator heading to the 93rd realm.There were monster birds roaming about in the distance. Some of them saw the swan chariot and tried to attack.However, an aerial barrier stopped them.The guards were laughing as the monster birds tried to bash their way through the barrier.“Foolish creatures,” Synatra snorted. “When will they ever learn that the barrier can’t be broken with their beaks?”Just then, they saw another group coming down on the other half of the escalator.Synatra’s eyes widened because it didn’t look like a noble family.“How dare they travel when we’re traveling?” Synatra looked at the vice guard captain.And he immediately took the guards and went across the escalators and brought that family over.The head of the family immediately kowtowed before the swan chariot and said, “Forgive us, Lady Synatra. We didn’t know that the Swanmere family was coming.”“Then you should have run backward after seeing us,” Synatra blurted. “Howev

Miguel dressed up quickly and rushed downstairs.Andal and Aqua Knight were waiting in the hall.Blue Ogre and Red Ogre were also there.“Gregg?” Miguel frowned. “What are you doing here? Weren’t you exiled to Lowwood?”“I was, Your Grace, but…” Gregg looked at Andal.“We quashed the rebellion and were returning home, Your Grace,” Andal explained. “But on our way, we were attacked by Horgror.”“The Beasteater?” Blue and Red Ogres were startled.“If it wasn’t for Sir Gregg, we would have been in great trouble,” Andal said. “In light of his actions, I thought it might be possible to have his sins pardoned and have him reinstated as a high knight.”Elderwood was divided into three zones: Lowwood, Midwood, and Highwood.Lowwood contained realms from the ground level to the 49th realm.Midwood contained realms from the 50th realm to the 89th realm.Highwood contained realms from the 90th to the 110th realm.Lowwood was ruled by the Swanmere family.Midwood was ruled by three of the seven g

“They are looking to put the whole blame on us! If we don’t escape now, our necks will be put under the guillotine in the capital city! And we’ll die as the worst criminals in history!”Gabe jumped and thrust his foot at Gregg’s face.Gregg moved his head out of the way. “You move quite well despite carrying a person on your shoulder.”Gabe landed on Gregg’s back and released lightning onto his feet and dashed toward the edge of the realm as fast as feet allowed.Because of his boots, a burning trail was left, which hurt the Greenlit family guards that tried to chase after him.“You’ve got some neat little tricks, too, but you’re still very much in my range,” Gregg turned around and swung his sword vertically.A cutting energy sliced through the ground and air and reached all the way over to Gabe and then went on to the edge of the realm and beyond.If Gabe hadn’t moved out of the way, he might have been severely injured or wound up dead.The Greenlit family guards jumped on him from