Chapter 238: A Strange Sense of Discord, Tang Zheng

Gazef walked over with long strides, a longsword hanging at his waist. His heavy gaze swept over the damaged ground, and his brows furrowed.

The chest and back of his rough, long-sleeved shirt were already soaked with sweat, steaming in the current temperature.

If one observed closely, a layer of sweat could be seen on Gazef's forehead. This was clearly not sweat from rushing over in a hurry, but rather like he had just finished training, or had been forcibly interrupted in the middle of it.

No further understanding was needed.

Specialized guards had already reported the sequence of events to Gazef.

"I am Gazef. The matter here has been fully entrusted to me by the Royal Guard." Gazef walked into the area, fixed his gaze on the Witch of Green Leaves and the others, and spoke first:

"Adventurers are under the management of the Adventurer Guild. Problems caused by normal adventurers should be handled by the Adventurer Guild; the Royal Guard has no right to interfere excessively."

"However, you have already caused a huge impact on the public. This matter must be handled properly."

Gazef was expressionless, showing no signs of favoritism or any intention to downplay the matter.

"Freewill" and "Blue Rose" were both very famous adventurer teams at present. Not to mention anything else, the leader of "Blue Rose" was even a high-ranking noble.

The various Royal Guard units and patrol squads within the Royal Capital clearly did not want to provoke them.

The commotion caused by both sides had lasted so long, yet no one had intervened until it ended. Perhaps someone had deliberately wanted the dispute between the two adventurer teams to escalate.

It was even possible that nobles were secretly involved, brewing some conspiracy.

But no matter the situation!

Since he had appeared here, he would absolutely not allow the situation to escalate further, and those affected citizens must also receive fair compensation.

Gagaran's eyes lit up when she saw Gazef: "Tsk, long time no see, Gazef. You're becoming more and more imposing."

"Gagaran... Lady."

Gazef had originally wanted to pretend not to know her, but since the other party had spoken, he could only respond accordingly.

That musculature and physique, even more robust than his own, made him retract the "Miss" he had originally intended to use, changing it to "Lady."

After saying this.

Gazef did not speak again. He currently needed to deal with both sides; if he showed closeness to one, it would both affect the dissatisfaction of the other and make the watching public think there was some deal between them.

Most importantly.

He could not let those nobles who disliked him bring trouble to the King, who had promoted him and to whom he had sworn his life.

"I hope everyone will cooperate and take the two people from just now into custody." Gazef swept his gaze over the crowd, spoke in a cold voice, and raised his arm to wave.

In truth, arresting everyone was Gazef's real inner thought; even the Adventurer Guild should comply with the nation's regulations.

But clearly, this was just a thought.

Neither of these two sides were ordinary adventurers; if he arrested them all, the trouble brought about would only be greater.

The elite soldiers surrounding the crowd immediately had four men step out, walking toward the Witch of Green Leaves and Tina respectively.

"So it ends like this."

"Tina, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer for a while." Gagaran did not seem surprised by this result; instead, she spoke to Tina with a somewhat relaxed smile.

"Understood."

Tina curled her lips, looking as if she were ready to be taken into custody.

"Heh heh, don't be afraid, little sister." Tia let out a strange, tonal laugh.

"Who would be afraid!"

Tina glared, looking at Tia.

Seeing that the "Blue Rose" side, which worried him most, had no issues, Gazef felt settled inside. However, just as he was about to heave a sigh of relief.

Suddenly!

A wave of magic power emerged.

"Rotten Destruction!" Facing the two soldiers walking toward her, the Witch of Green Leaves countered by casting a magic attack.

She was not human; except for her master, no one had the qualifications to command her, let alone make her obediently submit to arrest.

The scene that suddenly appeared!

Left everyone stunned, or perhaps they simply hadn't expected the Witch of Green Leaves to attack under these circumstances.

This kind of "being taken into custody" situation might be a disaster for ordinary people, but at their level, it was nothing more than going through the motions.

Because it happened so suddenly.

Seeing the acidic, corrosive liquid surging toward them, the two soldiers' faces revealed expressions of terror.

"Damn it!" Gazef's expression changed drastically, but it was already too late to rescue them.

Whoosh!

At this very moment, a white light streaked across the sky, appearing before everyone's eyes.

A Flame Archangel, wrapped in bright silver armor with a pair of bright yellow wings on its back, blocked the path in front of the two soldiers.

Hiss!

The acidic liquid slammed into the Flame Archangel, immediately emitting a "sizzle" sound, with bursts of pale green mist rising from the surface of the armor.

The two elite soldiers were so frightened they retreated a few steps, their faces pale, their legs even turning to jelly; if not for the fact that there were so many people present, the two would likely have collapsed to the ground.

An angel?

Gagaran and the others' eyes flashed.

"Attacking Royal Guard soldiers, are you challenging the nation!" Gazef had already drawn the longsword at his waist.

The Witch of Green Leaves ignored Gazef entirely, instead stepping back and bowing her head respectfully toward a direction behind her. Tap, tap, tap.

A young man in a pure white priest's robe with a black inner lining walked quickly toward this direction. His face, which made people's eyes light up, was currently showing a troubled and helpless expression.

At first glance.

One felt he was a person with a gentle personality, and couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill.

Especially that black hair, which was slightly similar to Gazef's brownish-black hair, making him quite conspicuous among the crowd dominated by blondes.

"Green Leaves, apologize." The black-haired youth's peaceful voice sounded first.

Almost at the same time the words fell.

The Witch of Green Leaves, who had been extremely cold and appeared to hold no one in her eyes, bowed her head toward the two pale-faced guards without the slightest hesitation: "I'm sorry."

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The two guards were stunned, their bodies trembling.

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The other party was a powerful and arrogant magic caster, yet... they would bow their heads to them?

Gazef's cold face also followed with a look of astonishment, his gaze like lightning as he looked at the black-haired youth walking over quickly.

An indescribable sense of discord inexplicably rose in his heart.

Compared to the Witch of Green Leaves' direct action, the other party's apology made Gazef feel even more incredulous.

Gagaran and the others' expressions also changed.

They had just interacted with the Witch of Green Leaves, and although it wasn't long, they had been able to grasp the other party's personality.

"The prediction was completely wrong, Shorty." Gagaran pressed her hands onto the hammer handle and said in a low voice.

Evileye did not speak, her figure wrapped in a red robe, not knowing what she was thinking.

Tang Zheng was indeed having a headache at this moment.

Upon seeing Gazef arrive, he had already realized how things would be handled next, and the original plan to stay out of it had to be abandoned.

He naturally understood the Witch of Green Leaves' personality, and Enri currently lacked experience and couldn't handle the situation that would follow.

Tang Zheng could only step in himself to handle the problem, but he hadn't expected the Witch of Green Leaves to act so quickly.

"Good grief."

Tang Zheng muttered to himself, walked into the area, and looked at the two elite soldiers apologetically: "You two, are you injured anywhere? I have healing potions here."

"No, no."

The two elite soldiers shook their heads stiffly, clearly still not having recovered from the shock of the Witch of Green Leaves' apology.

Clatter~

The Flame Archangel flapped its wings, emitting a faint holy light, and moved away from in front of the two elite soldiers.

"Regarding what just happened, I apologize to you on behalf of Green Leaves."

Tang Zheng waved his arm, causing the Flame Archangel to dissipate into points of light, then reached toward the magic pouch at his waist, took out two regeneration potions worth ten gold coins, and handed them to the two soldiers:

"This is my compensation; I hope it satisfies you."

Looking at the regeneration potions in their hands emitting a deep blue luster, the two soldiers' pale faces flushed with color, their eyes shining.

The fame of "Regeneration Potion" was immense.

Especially the high-quality "Regeneration Potion" worth ten gold coins, although the price at which this "black-haired genius alchemist" sold them was only ten gold coins.

But as long as one found a magic caster who could use "Preservation" magic, using that magic to extend the seven-day shelf life of the high-quality "Regeneration Potion" to a year.

Then the value would rise several times over.

"We don't blame Miss Green Leaves."

"It was our problem." The two soldiers hurriedly grasped the regeneration potions in their hands, their faces revealing flattering, bright smiles as they spoke quickly.

Hearing the two men's words.

Tang Zheng nodded gently; as long as these two said this, there was no need to worry about Gazef using this as an excuse to make things troublesome.

"Long time no see, Lord Gazef. We have no intention of being enemies with the Kingdom."

Tang Zheng turned around and spoke gently and apologetically, "All the damage caused here and the losses affecting the public will be compensated by me personally."

Gazef did not speak immediately, but instead scrutinized Tang Zheng seriously.

"Then I'll take you up on that."

Gazef said faintly, raising his palm in a wave.

The two soldiers looked at each other, glanced at Tang Zheng, and only then walked to the front of the Witch of Green Leaves, carefully making a gesture of invitation.

Soon.

The Witch of Green Leaves and Tina, under the guard of the soldiers, left together with Gazef.

Only Tang Zheng and the "Blue Rose" members remained in the area.

Tang Zheng and Gagaran looked at each other, both sides nodded with a smile, and then they simultaneously turned and left with their respective team members.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 239 =====