Standing in front of the fog bridge, Walter, who was wearing heavy armor, climbed high and looked into the distance.

In front of them is the defeated orc legion, the remaining orcs have abandoned some of their "booty" and fled into the misty jungle, while the adventurers of the guild clean up the battlefield and appease the rescued girls.

There was no relaxation on Walter's face, because they had not found the princess among the rescued girls, that is, the princess had still been taken away.

This is undoubtedly the worst situation, the princess is the key of the empire, is the spiritual pillar of the people, if the princess is taken away by the demon king, there is no doubt that the balance of this war between humans and demons will be tilted to the side of the demon to the greatest extent, the demon race will have the upper hand, in this way, the human race will fall into a deeper desperate situation.

Before that, there is also the rebuke from the Empire, and the object of the reproach is undoubtedly the president of the McGhissen Guild, that is, herself.

"It's a very serious situation." Walter muttered to himself with a frosty face.

At some point, Betsy came to Walter's side, bringing two people with her, both of whom were quite handsome and dressed in an aristocratic manner.

Walter glanced at them lightly, and roughly guessed which family they belonged to, one from the Howell family and the other from the Heath.

Both families have been knights for generations, serving the royal family, and only men can become knights and protect the royal family. When women reach adulthood, they can only be responsible for the heavy worldly affairs in the family.

Both families share a unique aesthetic, with the Howells in particular fond of chic epaulettes, which are layered with intricate patterns and smooth metals, with luxurious diamonds and soft, fluffy feathers being their most distinctive features.

And the people of the Heath family liked to be ornate and cape, and although the styles were very different, they all had to print the family crest on the cloak, a sword with two snakes coiled.

Walter personally disliked the two families, and although most of them were powerful and loyal to their masters, the bias between men and women made Walter extremely unhappy.

"Lord Walter, I've heard of it for a long time."

The two knights walked up to Walter and bent slightly to show respect, Walter's official rank in the empire was quite high, and he stayed in the border city of McGson for some special reason, and the attitude of the two knights did not surprise Walter.

However, although she put on a respectful attitude, Walter frowned slightly, because she heard a trace of disdain and arrogance in the other party's tone, these two men really looked down on female knights like those nasty ghosts.

With a salute, Walter asked rhetorically: "The two Excellencies are here, presumably because of the fact that the princess was taken captive?" ”

"Exactly, I'm from ......"

"Howell and the Heath family are famous." Walter finished speaking for the other party before she could report her home, she hated this kind of person who was attached to the family's reputation.

Obviously, Walter's attitude upset Howell and Heath as well, frowning slightly, reining in their smiles and becoming serious.

"I'm Jonah from House Howell, and he's Buddy from House Heath." Jonah reported his name: "I heard that although you defeated the orc legion, you have not found any trace of the princess, what are you going to do?" ”

Walter naturally heard what the other party said, and asked coldly, "What do you think I can do?" ”

"Of course, lead the adventurers deep into the Misty Forest to recover the princess! The princess is the key to the gods of the empire, and if she has an accident, the age of the kingdom of gods will never come. Jonah said rightly.

Walter was quite disdainful of this proposal, she snorted coldly, and replied expressionlessly: "How about the two of you taking the lead with me?" ”

"You!"

The two of them were speechless, and their faces were extremely ugly.

Outside the misty forest is the demon world, the power of the demon race in the demon world is far greater than the outside world, the orcs in the demon world will go berserk if they are slightly provoked, and to compete with the mad orc army, in addition to the superior combat strength, but also well-trained and tacit understanding, and a plate of scattered adventurers is absolutely unable to resist.

Entering the Demon Realm with these stragglers is tantamount to death, as Jonah and Buddy are well aware of, and Walter is clearly provoking them by raising this.

Betsy watched the three of them on the sidelines, a little at a loss.

"President—"

Suddenly Felik's voice rang in Walter's ears, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she immediately turned her head to look in the direction from which the voice came.

In the distance, Felik helped a man slowly towards him, and Walter recognized it at a glance as Alyssa, the third princess of the Empire.

"Princess! It's a princess! ”

Jonah and Buddy were also shocked, and immediately spread their legs and rushed towards Alyssa as fast as they could.

"It's great you're okay."

The two knights knelt before Alyssa, bowing their heads in pride before a more noble being, and proclaiming their loyalty to each other in awe.

Jonah cautiously looked up at Elisa, it didn't matter, and his brows twisted together at the sight of him.

I saw that Alyssa's face was as white as paper, leaning on a man, and she was not wearing the clothes she had worn when she fled the imperial capital, but a leather coat often worn by adventurers, dirty, and stained with a little blood.

The man she relied on was not only mediocre in appearance, but his listless eyes and lazy temperament made him look more like a ruffian, much to Jonah's great displeasure.

What's even more infuriating is that this guy not only didn't take the initiative to support the princess, but let the princess grab his arm and borrow strength, which is simply blasphemy and disrespect to the royal family!

Untouchables! Jonah cursed inwardly.

"Get out of here!" Jonah stood up from the ground and coldly commanded, and the object of the order was naturally Felik.

He stepped forward and was about to help Alyssa from the other party's hand, but unexpectedly, Alyssa took a step back and coldly ordered: "Stand down!" ”

Jonah's hand hanging in the air froze, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the lowly man beside the princess, and Jonah felt that he had misheard.

"Your Royal Highness, what you just said ......"

"I say, stand down!"

Jonah's smile froze on his face, and he gritted his teeth and tried to suppress his unhappiness, but his face was still quite ugly.

The veins of his temples twitched slightly, and his angry eyes stabbed at Felik like a blade, as if to cut him with a thousand knives.

How could he have endured such humiliation since he was a child, if he was compared to another knight, but it is unreasonable that such a lowly man can protect the princess in his place!

He definitely used some unknowable despicable means to win the favor of the princess!

Gotta get this pariah out of the way! Jonah had this in mind.

But now he had to obey Alyssa's orders, so he had to bow down and step aside in obedience.

Alyssa breathed a sigh of relief.

She also has her own considerations, now the body under the clothes is in tatters, and it is very reluctant to walk by supporting Felik, and the two of them will definitely find clues when they get close, so they must keep their distance.

Felik and Alyssa then got into a carriage and headed to the guild together.

After returning to the guild, Felik went to rest with Alyssa, while Jonah and Buddy went back to the hotel they had booked.

They never imagined that the princess would choose to live in the guild quarters instead of the luxurious rooms they had carefully chosen, which made Jonah's mood even worse.

Back at the hotel, Jonah slammed the door and paced around the room in such a way that he forgot to take off his armor.

"Buddy, do you see that?"

"See what?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess...... She told me to step down! Do you see the man next to Her Royal Highness the Princess? ”

Jonah was so angry that his face became distorted and hideous.

"Mean and lazy! He couldn't even support His Highness, and he looked arrogant, exactly like those incompetent adventurers who thought highly of themselves.

It's unbelievable that Her Highness would prefer to stay with that guy than to have me, a knight, accompany her! ”

Buddy nodded in agreement, although he was not as angry as Jonah, but he was also extremely unhappy in his heart, but since this was His Highness's choice, as a courtier, he had to accept it.

He looked at an angry Jonah and sighed.

"Jonah, don't be angry, Your Highness, she will return to the imperial capital with us soon, that man will not have the opportunity to contact His Highness again, as a knight, don't you lose your identity when you deal with such a person?"

Hearing this, Jonah calmed his anger a little.

"That's right, His Highness will eventually return to the imperial capital, and that kind of man will never see His Highness again in his life." Jonah walked to the window, looked in the direction of the guild and muttered to himself.