Chapter 540: Chapter 504: Kill Athena First! Chapter 540: Chapter 504: Kill Athena First! “Miss Athena, it’s time we left…”

Knocking on Athena’s door, the captain of her protective Void Magic Squad spoke with furrowed brows.

His words were polite, yet his tone brooked no refusal.

“Wait a little longer, I have some matters to discuss with City Lord Rocky.”

Reading in her room, Athena glanced at the captain, fixating her gaze on him for a good while before slowly placing her book on the desk and speaking up.

As expected, the captain shook his head, “Miss, we need to leave, now.”

A pair of eyes locked onto Athena. The captain was exceptionally firm, clearly not inclined to give her any time to stall, and a look at him would reveal that he was not in a disguise or military uniform, but had already donned his Fifth Generation Special Armor!

In truth, this was not the first time the captain had urged Athena to leave Mairente City. In fact, ever since Rocky won the duel, he had been persistent in hurrying Athena to depart, as their group had resided here before Rocky’s arrival and therefore had witnessed everything that followed his coming.

Although as citizens of Glory City they did not fully understand the grievances between Rocky and the Mairente Family, having stayed here for a prolonged period, they had heard if not known many things, especially about the ownership of Mairente City. The captain had heard plans of taking over Sky City as soon as Rocky arrived, so when Rocky won the duel, he wanted to leave with Athena immediately.

Unfortunately, Athena had continuously delayed, always finding various excuses, and while the captain initially tolerated her procrastination – he well understood how important she was to her own City Lord – but as time went on, he sensed something was amiss.

The one assigned to protect—or rather, to watch over—Athena would inevitably be one of Alas’s trusted aides, whose capabilities and loyalty were beyond question. So when Athena tried to delay again, the captain paid no heed any longer.

“Miss Athena, my responsibility is to ensure your safety, and this Sky City is no longer safe for you. I must take you back.”

As he spoke, the captain stepped into the room and quickly approached Athena, then pulled her up by the arm without even allowing her to rise, clearly intending to drag her out directly!

Although Athena was clever, she was not a warrior. She had little resistance when faced with a threat, let alone when confronted with a fully armed Void Magic Warrior. Hence, upon being pulled up, she did not resist, but said to him.

“I understand…”

After speaking, she shook off his arm and then looked at the captain: “The letter I asked you to send back to the city two days ago, did you deliver it?”

“It has been sent, Miss Athena, we should leave now!”

The captain nodded and repeated his statement because, although he was unaware of Athena’s plans, a warrior’s intuition alerted him that something was off, and he was no longer willing to waste words with Athena.

But just then, Athena looked at him with a slight smile, and then continued to say, “Captain Mar, thank you for your protection all this time…”

The sudden remark made Captain Mar freeze for a moment because anyone who heard it could sense an issue, so he quickly grabbed Athena’s arm. But just at that moment, right when he had seized Athena’s arm, a sharp crack sounded as a white figure broke through the window and charged into the room!

“Rocky!”

The sound of the window shattering immediately made Captain Mar turn his head, only to find that the person who had burst in was none other than Rocky!

And in that instant, he knew something was wrong!

However, Captain Mar was after all a Void Magic Warrior from Glory City, and also a captain, so the moment he saw Rocky, he drew his Mana Sword. But when he brandished his Mana Sword, his target wasn’t Rocky but Athena!

In her own affairs, Athena had not deceived Rocky; she indeed had been controlled by Alas, the City Lord of Glory City. In order to maintain control over her, Alas had not only sent Mar and others to protect her but had also issued another order—if Athena were in any trouble, such as attempting to escape, and if they couldn’t stop her, they were to kill her immediately!

Over the years, Alas had often had Athena strategize for him, so he knew better than anyone how dangerous this woman could be, which also made him fear Athena more than anyone else!

He feared that after escaping, Athena would turn around and assist others against him!

Don’t doubt it, with Athena’s capabilities; she could easily do so.

Therefore, Alas had already instructed Mar that if anything were to go wrong with Athena, Mar did not need to seek permission to kill her, and even when faced with a choice between a chance to save her and a certainty of killing her, he was to prioritize the latter!

With such orders in place, upon seeing Rocky, Captain Mar immediately made a judgment. If Rocky was here to snatch Athena, it was certainly so, then he stood no chance, because just a few days ago, Mar had witnessed the entirety of Rocky’s duel and was well aware that he was no match for Rocky, and his armor was no match for the White Demon Armor. Therefore, he immediately shifted his target to killing Athena!

As one of Alas’s most trusted Void Magic Warriors, Mar’s loyalty was unquestionable. Even faced with Rocky, he displayed not a hint of cowardice. Knowing full well that his own death was inevitable, without hesitation, he drew his Mana Sword and turned to stab Athena!

At the very same time, almost at the moment he drew his sword and turned around, Rocky, who had entered the room, also made his move, naturally charging towards Athena as well!

At this moment, both men were in motion at the same time, even their directions and targets completely aligned, and the time around them seemed to slow down, their movements appearing in slow motion.

The speed of the White Demon Armor was undoubtedly fast, but Mar was even closer to Athena; all he needed was to turn around and thrust his Mana Sword, and Athena, who had no ability to resist, would be dead.

So although Rocky was faster than Mar, Mar had already turned around before he could get close, and with all his might, he thrust his Mana Sword towards Athena’s chest!