Chapter 1242: Chapter 1242

Within the territory of the Shenghai Kingdom, Elsa held onto Lin Yucha’s hand and refused to let go.

The effects of the tier-six Skill Hall were much more powerful than Elsa had imagined; in just a few days, she had actually managed to condense all the skills in her body. Even if there were few skills, this was still a bit too astonishing.

The gap between each level was enormous, and this was true for territories as well. Du You had come to understand why a powerful territory could help Professionals advance rapidly.

Without a territory, it took years to progress through each level of tier five. With many skills, it could take hundreds of years to achieve the desired outcome. Yet with a tier-six Skill Hall, this time could be dramatically shortened. It seemed that his own next advancement would take a much briefer time as well.

"You’ve already completed your condensation, hurry back; there are lots of things waiting for you to do. If you don’t go back, what will happen if the territory runs into trouble?" Du You looked at Elsa exasperatedly.

Elsa, the stubborn girl, simply wouldn’t leave, and that was giving Du You quite a headache. As for the others, they were just watching the spectacle.

"I won’t go back, and I won’t go back. This place is much more comfortable than Holy Fox City, and I really don’t want to go back."

Elsa clung to Lin Yucha’s arm, continuously kicking in the direction of Du You as though she were a child throwing a tantrum. She did not exhibit the nobility and sanctity of a saintess or the aura of a strong figure, let alone her usual shrewdness. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

"Master, since Elsa likes being here, let her stay a bit longer."

"It’s not that I won’t let her stay here, there are just too many things to deal with right now. We’ll talk about it when this busy period is over."

"Hmph, once this busy period is over, it will take at least a few months, or even several years," Elsa muttered under her breath.

At that moment, someone suddenly ran over. This was a member of the Fox People, bringing urgent news through a Teleportation Array. Elsa stood up to grab the report and then happily waved at Du You.

"Now even if I wanted to go back, I can’t. Big brother, you wouldn’t leave me homeless."

"Speak clearly, what happened?" Du You looked at Elsa, annoyed.

Elsa pouted and said, "Just now, a tier-six expert launched a surprise attack on my palace and was killed by the guard you sent, but my palace is now in ruins."

For Elsa, the destruction of a palace was inconsequential; she had been planning to find a place to build the Lord’s Mansion blueprint she had just acquired, indeed, a spoil from the last battle. Even though it felt somewhat improper to dismantle her own palace, now that it was ruined by someone else, there was nothing that could be done about it. As for when to build it, that would have to wait.

Now Elsa had a legitimate reason to stay with Du You, and there was no way she’d return to Holy Fox City prematurely.

"A tier-six expert, huh? It seems we’ve finally drawn one out." Du You’s eyes brightened. Wasn’t everything he had done meant to lure out and eliminate the empire’s tier-six experts? The fewer tier-six enemies he had, the safer he was.

After all, Du You had not yet reached tier six. Maybe once he did, he wouldn’t care about such matters. Of course, fewer tier-six enemies would make his own people safer too. The next few attacks Shaliya had planned also needed to eliminate a few of the opponents’ tier-sixes to serve as a deterrent.

"What a pity, there was only one," Elsa said with a frown.

Du You rolled his eyes. For a newly established kingdom composed of the Fox People, it was impressive enough that they sent a tier-six. Had Elsa not killed the Eldest Prince, it’s unlikely they would have received such treatment.

However, the Divine Flame Empire clearly hadn’t anticipated the presence of a tier-six in the Holy Fox Kingdom. The guards Du You had previously sent to protect Elsa had not been sent back. At Du You’s place, such existences were not necessary.

A pity that it was too far away to form a mission; otherwise, it would have been yet another tier-six mission in the bag.

Just as Du You was about to say something, his expression suddenly became strange. "Master, what’s wrong?"

Lin Yushi and Lin Yucha were the first to notice something was amiss. Du You spoke in a low voice, "We have intruders. They seem to be tier-six, but I’m not sure what’s going on. Maybe we can get some information."

It turned out that another tier-six expert had appeared, having infiltrated all the way here. If not for their proximity to the core of his territory, Du You would not have noticed at all. No, it wasn’t Du You who had noticed; it was the Mage Tower.

What Du You hadn’t expected was that this individual had no intention of speaking with him. As soon as they discovered Du You’s position, they suddenly charged out. The dagger in their hand seemed able to absorb light.

The whole movement was silent, and under normal circumstances, a tier-six assassin attacking a tier-five would mean certain death for Du You. But nothing about this situation was normal.

As soon as the attack began, the clump of fireclouds in the sky responded. A flame shot down from the sky, deceptively slow yet swift, and blocked the path of the dagger. The dagger pierced the firecloud, and an explosion rang out, launching the dagger away. Such tremendous force made it impossible for the assailant to hold onto the weapon. And then, several more flames followed.

Though the assailant was strong, they couldn’t withstand such silent yet overwhelmingly powerful attacks.

After just a few dodges, their defenses were blasted open, and they were reduced to nothing, leaving no remains.

"What a pity. There’s no gain when the Mage Tower kills someone," Du You shook his head. They hadn’t even managed to see what the dead person looked like.

"Master, look! That person left something behind," suddenly, Lin Yushi noticed a notebook on the ground.

No, it wasn’t complete; only half remained, charred by the flames. Du You picked it up and studied it with the others. Although there wasn’t much to be gleaned from the fragmented information, Du You discerned that it was a diary, not what he had been hoping for.

The person’s name wasn’t on it, but the entries noted that the Third Prince had once saved his entire family by chance. Hence, the man had been following the Third Prince, hoping to pay back the favor by helping him ascend the throne.

What a shame he had died meaninglessly here before his success. Attacking a territory of the same level, protected by a Mage Tower, no Professional would do such a thing, for it was akin to courting death.

But the native did not know and had dared to attack in such a place. "It seems this person was the Third Prince’s person, not the king’s. Given the situation, the Divine Flame Empire probably has more tier-sixes, but it’s unknown how many."