Astonishment on Both Sides
As the encirclement of soldiers tightened, Sterl wore a relaxed smile on his face, exuding an air of ease.
The cautious attitudes of the princes and princesses had indeed caught him off guard. Sterl hadn't expected this group to be so vigilant. Once they realized the rescuer's identity didn't match, they immediately distanced themselves.
However, this didn't bother him much. From the very beginning, Sterl never intended to truly play the role of the civil officer "Nathan." It was merely a disguise to cover his actions this time.
As long as his true form's ability to disguise wasn't exposed, his use of aliases would almost always be successful.
As Sterl watched a group of second-class soldiers from the Black Armor Army approach, he could almost see countless second-class ritual progress bars beckoning to him.
"Kill!!"
Soon, a soldier couldn't hold back and shouted, drawing his sword and shield from his waist and charging forward.