The Kingmaker System
Chapter 223 - 222. Rumble At Florian (3)

Chapter 223: 222. Rumble At Florian (3)

I was skipping behind the kids noticing as the other people were also converging towards the market center.

I had gotten some information from Lyall a couple of days back about this Saint but it still wasn’t much helpful. I could only get to know that the Saint was a young boy of 12 years old, probably and that he had a strong healing power that surpassed any other Healer. He was also found in a strange place that’s why everyone concluded that he was a divine being sent by the Dragons.

I had a brief description of his physical appearance and also the information that this kid never left the Temple for anything. He wouldn’t even visit the royal palace and if anyone wanted to be blessed by him then they would have to go to the Temple itself, whoever it was. So, if was kind of a big thing that he was participating in a parade where he would go and bless everyone.

It was a good thing because that way I could see him in advance.

I was just skipping at my usual pace when a strange scent reached my nostrils and my feet suddenly stopped making my eyes narrow. The acrid scent mixed with the faint hint of sulphur was quite thin in the air but it was there. I looked around and saw the fireworks that were going around.

"Ah..." I sighed and started moving again.

It was out of habit that I would be careful at the scent of gunpowder but I guess I was being a bit paranoid here.

Suddenly, my vision went woozy and the images flashed before my eyes. It was a rare occurrence to have the prophetic vision as I hadn’t had any vision for the past couple of months. My vision swam and I saw a dark cell with someone crying as they were curled up in a corner.

"Please... let me... go..." The voice whispered.

My vision turned back to normal and I blinked feeling the tears now covering my vision. I wiped my eyes and breathed deeply wondering who the kid was and why I ended up almost crying hearing his pain-filled pleas.

Before I could even make sense of the vision a notification popped in front of my eyes.

[Giver of Gifts has assigned you a task.]

"What is it now?"

[Stop the destruction of the market and save the people.

Reward: An ability from Giver of Gifts.

Failure: Death of the Saint.]

"The hell?!"

[Warning!

This is a time bound task.]

[Time remaining: 04 minutes 59 seconds.]

"What?!"

I looked around and cursed under my breath as I couldn’t understand what to do right away. It seemed like an automatic response but I felt the keywords pop in my head and a plan forming.

Find the explosives.

Defuse or get rid of them.

And protect the Saint at all costs.

I looked around and saw the alleyway, I dashed right towards it pulling the hood over my face as I activated the invisibility spell and unfurled my wings taking high up in the air.

I activated Mana Eyes and scanned the area, if there would be explosives then it would be obvious since they would be releasing the radioactive waves and my Eyes were sensitive to that.

"Mana Eyes could be so convenient." I mumbled as I spotted three of them placed at different locations near the market center and also two on the path which was decorated for the parade.

Their target was the Saint.

I shot down picking up the explosive bombs that were fixed at different places and carried them in my arms wondering what I would do with them. I couldn’t let them explode in my hands besides, they had this strange mechanism fit on them. I guess they were being controlled by someone and if it was someone then, it must be around.

I looked around for a specific person and instead of one, I found seven of them at different locations.

"Talk about a planned terrorist attack. Can’t these kind of people just give it a rest?!"

I grabbed the first person and twisted his neck throwing him inside the alley and went for the next. Just like that I had removed the seven bombs while being invisible and the people who were going to activate it.

I sighed with relief.

It was the center of the market where the two statues were placed so, I was wondering what that strange smell was. It was as if I had my previous life repeat.

I looked at the notification hoping to see the "reward received" but I saw the timer going back.

[Time remaining: 50 seconds.]

"The hell? That wasn’t all?!"

I flew higher up and scanned the area again while the needles clicked towards doom. My eyes caught the spark of energy near the statues and I dove for it.

But noticing what it was, I stopped short and was almost taken aback as the eyes of the person met mine. The horses that were on the carriage almost jumped as they felt my presence but if wasn’t them who was my concern.

The bright blue eyes with the shoulder-length blue hair were looking up trying to focus on something. I blinked and realised that I was invisible and that person couldn’t see me.

"Wh... How is this..." He gasped and I gulped before I noticed that the bomb was fixed on the carriage on which the Saint was having his parade.

And this kid who didn’t seem older than 12, riding it while being dressed in white robes with gold adornments was the Saint that I was looking for. His wide, clear blue eyes were unfocused and his mana also seemed like it was faint. I couldn’t understand what he was but it was obvious that he could sense me.

"Where..." He jerked his little head looking around as if trying to locate me.

The people around were completely unaware of what was going on as the Saint had stopped and was looking around in urgency. They were confused and looking around wondering what was wrong.

[Time remaining: 07 seconds.]

"Kid, jump!" I shouted and he flinched before he looked at me this time, despite me being invisible.

"Are you really-"

"I don’t have time, you’ll die if you don’t jump!"

"I can’t-"

[Time remaining: 07 seconds.]

"Damn it!"

I slashed the ropes that were holding the horses to the carriage making the horses quickly jump and run sending a wave of panic in the people. The knights jumped into action and I used telekinesis making the carriage shoot up. I grabbed the Saint mid-air as he fell off from the carriage and my invisibility spell wore off suddenly as I held him in my arms.

The Saint clung to my shoulders as the carriage went hight up in the air before it exploded and I covered his body with my cloak to keep the falling debris off of him.

It all happened quite fast as the choas erupted among the people who started running and the knights were trapped. I was still carrying the Saint as I was afloat and fully visible for some reason.

"Why am I visible?!" I hissed and looked down at the boy in my arms.

He was staring at me with wide and awe-filled eyes. For some strange reason, I felt as if I knew this kid, but then again, I would know if I had met him somewhere. I pushed away those thoughts as first, I needed to get off the scene. I had already gathered more attention.

"Hey!" I called and the kid blinked.

"You’re a Dragon!" He gasped and I sighed. I should put away my shock for later, if this kid was a genuine Saint then it wouldn’t be a surprise for him to figure out that I was a Dragon.

"I’ll put you down in a safe place." I said as I cradled him properly in my arms.

"Hurry and shoot! That rogue is kidnapping the Saint!"

I looked down and saw an old man shouting while pointing at me. He seemed like a person from the Temple and the Templar knights quickly jumped into action. I could also see Asher who was ordering the his team to target me.

"Damn it." I grimaced and created a huge water ball before slamming it on the knights that were shooting arrows. A couple of arrows did pass through but one flap from my wings was enough to blow them away.

The water ball created a tsunami and I saw it washing over the two statues. The impact was hard enough for the foundations on which they stood to shatter. My eyes widened as the statues started falling and on the people who were trying to escape at that.

"Shit!" I grimaced as I used telekinesis to shatter one of the statues before it could fall on the people and grabbed the other statue with my power and letting it down where there weren’t any people.

"Why am I dealing with this shit?!"