The villainous prince who bullied Feng Aotian was actually myself.

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Chapter 59 Anxious Barth

I-Zero City.

The weather is very sunny today; the wind and rain that have been blowing incessantly for the past few days have finally stopped.

At this time of year, Bart should be at IZU University playing around with female students.

However, he was in a terrible mood and had no mind to think about anything else; his mind was filled with Leon's name.

Honestly, if he had the chance, he would love to tear Leon to pieces.

According to the latest intelligence from Guberlan, Leon and the other members of the Criminal Investigation Committee have now departed from the capital.

They were traveling on a wind elemental airship, departing from Guberlan, and if they were going at full speed, they should be able to arrive by tomorrow morning.

"Lord Bart, the impeachment document accuses you of molesting female students and embezzling huge sums of public funds. Are these accusations true?"

Inside the city hall, Chad found Bart, and he looked at Bart with a strange expression.

Back when he was in school, Bart's reputation wasn't very good. Ten years ago, a middle school girl accused Principal Bart of molestation, but the matter was eventually dismissed as a case of the student maliciously defaming him for money.

"This is a complete slander against me!"

Bart replied indignantly.

"Is that so? In that case, the innocent will clear themselves, and the Duke's mansion will not provide any assistance."

Chad smiled slightly and then turned to leave.

This……

"Lord Hibbert is willing to help me?"

"Bart asked softly."

"Yes, but since Lord Bart is so righteous, the Criminal Investigation Committee naturally can't do anything to you."

Chad replied, "Teacher, just cooperate with their investigation as usual. The mayor is a second-level official in the Empire. They can't just arrest you without sufficient evidence."

“This… Chad—you have to help me.”

After gritting his teeth, Bart finally decided to stop pretending.

"So, the contents of the indictment are indeed true?"

Chadli was somewhat surprised.

The old man, in his fifties or sixties, still plays such fancy games.

"..."

Bart remained silent.

"Alright, I understand. The Duke's Mansion has already prepared an escape route for you, teacher. All you need to do is hand over the government army's mobilization order to me. If you're willing, you can take your family and run away tonight."

Chad spoke calmly.

"You're asking me to give up my career? If that happens, I'll have nothing left!"

Despair flashed in Bart's eyes.

"Stealing public funds cannot withstand close scrutiny. And those female students you've had your way with are also very easy to find. You can't possibly kill them all, that would be an extremely foolish act. At this point, your only option is to run away."

Chad slowly analyzed for Bart, "Oh, no! Maybe you have another way to go, which is to fight to the death, but in that case, you and your family will die a terrible death."

"You mean—you want me to rebel?"

Bart trembled with fear.

"Yes, you have nearly 50,000 government troops stationed near Illidan. Once Leon and his men arrive, you can turn on them and detain the entire Criminal Investigation Committee."

Chad joked, "Then you might be able to kill Leon, but the 200,000 border guards stationed in Izero City, who only obey the Hoyle family, will quickly seize the city. At that point, it will be impossible for you to escape. You might not even be able to die a quick death, because you will have to bear the wrath of Emperor Caesar."

"I'm handing over all my power to you, Lord Chad. How am I supposed to escape tonight?"

Bart trembled all over. The border guards were stationed at the foot of the Yiling Mountains on the Yiling Grassland border. They were there to defend against the dragon invasion and were not on the same level as the government army.

Once Leon is detained, the soldiers will arrive and surround the entire city of Yiling within half an hour.

What the hell?

So, let's just run away!

Fortune changes every thirty years, so never underestimate the poor when they are old!

"His Excellency the Duke has a caravan heading to the Snow Capital. You and your family can simply disguise yourselves and follow the caravan across the border."

Chad answered softly, then took a slip of paper from his pocket. "This is the contact information for the caravan. His Excellency the Duke has already given instructions. Just follow them."

"Thank you very much, Your Grace. I will repay your kindness with my life if I have the chance in the future."

Bart excitedly grasped the note; it was a lifeline for him.

Although he still had some doubts, he had no choice but to trust Hibbert now.

"Alright, hurry up and get ready. Bring plenty of money, and give me the transfer order right away."

Chad didn't want to waste any more words with Bart.

If he can't catch Helena before Leon arrives tomorrow, then catching her will be even more difficult...

The Imperial Airship, resembling a UFO, is a disc-shaped, all-metal flying object, a product of technology and magic.

The airship has a very monotonous and ugly appearance, looking like a monster pieced together from various metal machines. Its power source is mainly the wind element runes containing a large amount of spiritual power, supplemented by steam power.

In short, it has a strong sense of fantasy steampunk, but since this is indeed a fantasy steampunk world, everything becomes very reasonable.

The interior of the Imperial airship is not large, roughly the size of a bus in the modern world. It is divided into an internal combustion chamber where flames need to be manually added to power the steam engine, a cockpit, and finally, a passenger compartment that can only seat about four people.

In addition, due to its poor flexibility, ability to fly only in parallel, and limited altitude, airships, this advanced technology, can currently only be used for transportation.

Moreover, due to the exorbitant cost, this was only a mode of transportation among the nobility; the middle class, or even the upper-middle class, would never have the opportunity to travel by airship.

In her memory, the original owner had ridden in an airship, but only once.

The reason wasn't because riding an airship was difficult for the original owner, but because after riding it once, the original owner never wanted to ride it again.

As for why the original owner never wanted to ride it again after just one time, the reason is simple: the original owner suffered from airsickness, just like some people in the modern world get carsick or seasick.

Leon, like everyone else, got airsick.

He has vomited twice since boarding the airship.

How much longer until we reach Yiling City?

Leon asked Hawkeye, who had just emerged from the cockpit.

The airship's interior is sealed off. To see the outside world, one relies on the imagery of the sealed artifact, while determining direction and orbit is done using a spiritual disk.

In the modern world, at least when you take a bus, you have a window to see the scenery outside. But this thing is like being locked in a dark room, even worse than motion sickness. Plus, there's an unpleasant metallic smell mixed with engine oil in the air.

"It should be soon, Your Highness, just hang in there a little longer."

Hawkeye reassured him.

"..."

Leon was speechless. He felt that he might perish halfway to the city of Yiling.

At this moment, he finally understood what the blue pills Hazel had given him before she left were for him to use.

Hazel is so gentle, inginging.

If it weren't for Hezol's medication, I would probably be feeling even worse right now; it wouldn't just be a simple case of dizziness and nausea.

But doesn't Hazel hate herself?

Why would she help herself?

It was probably to help Helena repay a favor.

I didn't do anything, so she couldn't possibly be nice to me for no reason.

After all, he was just a villain destined to die. He was lucky to be alive, so what right did he have to pursue happiness?

P.S.: Just wondering, did I portray Hazel as an unlikable character? No way, Σ(っ°Д °;)っ, you guys really don't like Hazel, do you?!

Chapter Sixty: Dora Sensing the Problem

"impossible!"

Dora suddenly stopped walking on the streets of Izero City.

She'd been feeling uneasy for the past few days, and now the feeling was growing stronger, like... like something was blurring her vision. She could see clearly, but not completely.

“Miss Dora, we have not found the target as you instructed.”

From the inn not far away, a group of knights came out of the door. The leading knight saw Dora and immediately went up to report.

This wasn't the first time they'd gone to capture someone as Dora had instructed, and each time they'd come up empty-handed—no Helena whatsoever! They hadn't even witnessed the scenario Dora had described!

"Is that so... wait for me a moment."

Something does seem amiss.

I clearly predicted that Helena was in this hotel!

Dora felt she had figured out the problem—her predictions might be being interfered with.

To confirm this, Dora walked quickly to a street corner alone. She leaned against the door of a shop, her eyes slightly narrowed. Her spirituality was rapidly spreading, as if connecting with some special existence in the darkness.

Where is Helena? Have you seen Helena?

The first time, Dora called out softly in her heart.

Where is Helena? Have you seen Helena?

Dora called out anxiously in her heart a second time.

Where is Helena? Have you seen Helena?

The third time, Dora's inner cry began to tear at her heart, as if she were desperately searching for something she longed for and loved.

Then, the bustling streets began to blur in Dora's eyes, replaced by the vast Ezero Grassland. In the emerald green waves formed by half-meter-high wild grass, a steed galloped like the wind, and on the back of that steed was the woman riding it, Helena Evelyn, who was rushing towards the Ezero Mountains.

puff!

Dora felt like she was about to vomit blood.

According to the church priests, this is not mysticism at all!

According to those professors at prestigious universities, this is completely unscientific!

Just five minutes ago, he had a premonition that Helena was resting in the inn, so how could it have suddenly started on the Yiling Grassland just five minutes later!

What's up with this girl riding a horse? It's way too outrageous!

Without a doubt, his innate skill had been interfered with. The person who interfered was very clever; instead of directly blocking his premonitions, they distorted them, causing him to act according to the incorrect premonitions all along.

So, when exactly did one's precognitive abilities begin to be misinterpreted?

If the situation was misrepresented before Helena even came to Zero City, then it's possible that Helena never came to Zero City at all, and things were wrong from the very beginning!

Thinking hard.

"Miss Dora, what's wrong?"

The knight captain followed and saw that Dora's face was pale... no, it was that Dora's face didn't look very good, so he asked her curiously.

"It's nothing. Let's hold off on the operation for now. I need to go back to the city government."

In order not to affect morale, Dora did not tell the truth. She now had to go to the city government to discuss things with Chad.

Dora was on a street not far from the city hall, and she quickly found Chad in the city hall. Just as she entered, she saw Bart slinking away from the city hall.

"Dora, you've come at the right time. Before Leon arrives tomorrow, we have the power to control the entire city of Izero. We must capture Helena tonight."

When Chad saw Dora walking towards him, he immediately stepped forward and spoke, his tone firm and confident.

But the more confident he became, the sadder Dora became.

"No, Chad... listen to me, you might not be able to catch Helena tonight..."

Dora said somewhat embarrassedly.