Binding System

316  Returning to Nightshire City

Camp, Aidan's Tent.

Aidan was currently sitting on the bed with his back leaning against the headboard. His face darkened, and anger rose in him like a tide.

He went to Nightshire City with twenty thousand subordinates, yet he still failed to conquer Nightshire City.

Of course, he was not the reason why they failed to achieve their goals because their source of failure was caused by a small group of people.

Alicia and her subordinates!

Yes, they were the main reason why they failed to conquer Nightshire City.

Alicia only had five subordinates, yet she could protect Nightshire City from them.

She even managed to cut off his left arm and force his subordinates to retreat. If she had not appeared, Nightshire City would have been in his hands by now.

'Damn it!'

The anger within him grew bigger when he remembered Alicia and her subordinates.

'Just where did they come from?'

He only knew that Alicia was a saintess.

He did not know anything besides that because Alicia and the others never answered his question.

Elsie even stated that he did not deserve to know their origins.

It was as if his status was too low to the point that he was not allowed to know more about her. "Damn it! Cough…cough…cough…" due to his injuries, Aidan coughed after cursing venomously.

"My lord…" General Xavier and the others entered his tent immediately.

"My lord, how are you feeling?" Lara inquired.

"I'm fine." Aidan answered. "I was just angry because we failed to conquer Nightshire City."

"Talking about Nightshire City, what should we do next, my lord?" Colonel Zion threw a question at Aidan. "Should we attack them again once you have fully recovered?"

"Let's go back for now. We will think about it later." Aidan knew they could not conquer Nightshire City with their current strength because Alicia and her subordinates were at Nightshire City.

"Understood." General Xavier and the others responded in unison.

Drizzle Hotel, Ace's Bedroom.

Ace and Layla were lying on the bed, naked.

Layla's face was full of smiles, and her heart throbbed with happiness.

She finally had sex with Ace for the first time, so she could not stop smiling because this was what she had been after since leaving Roshia's house.

'Hehe. I'm so happy right now.'

Layla, who was lying on his right side, smiled happily.

As Layla was smiling happily, Ace looked at the ceiling intently. He suddenly felt uneasy, so he did not cuddle with her after having sex with her. Of course, Layla did not know what he had in mind because he looked at the ceiling without saying a single word.

"Ace, you just slept with the sexiest woman in Nightshire City. What do you feel right now? Are you happy?" after throwing questions at him, she instantly embraced his right arm.

'Hehe. I'm sure he will say I'm happy.'

She believed Ace would say he was delighted because he was so gentle and caring when they were having sex, as if they were already a couple.

However, the reality was different from her imagination.

Instead of saying he was happy, Ace did not say anything.

He kept looking at the ceiling as if he was alone in the bedroom.

"Mmmm…" Layla pouted her lips in annoyance. "Ace, why didn't you answer my questions?"

Like before, Ace did not say anything because he was lost in thought.

"Answer my questions now." she decided to pinch his cheeks hard because he kept ignoring her.

Ace finally came to his senses and looked at her. "Sorry. Did you say something?"

"You are so cruel, Ace. I'm angry at you now." After saying that, she turned around, causing him to face her back.

Ace immediately embraced her from behind and uttered, "I'm sorry. I lost in thought earlier. How about we go on a date now? As an apology, I will grant all your wishes today."

She turned her body to face him. "Really?"

"Yes." He smiled softly. "Let's go now."

When he was about to get out of bed, she grabbed his right hand. "Kiss me first. Otherwise, I won't forgive you."

Ace immediately lay on top of her and kissed her tender lips. As they were intertwining their tongues lewdly, Layla wrapped her arms around his back. At that moment, she had already forgiven him because a kiss was enough to make her happy.

After stopping the kiss, she uttered, "I forgive you. Let's go on a date now."

"Layla, I change my mind." he uttered, "How about we go for one more round before going on a date?"

"Hehehe." She giggled cutely. "Sure."

And soon, their room was filled with her moans again. ----

Time went by quickly, and without realizing it, it had been three weeks since Ace and Layla left Roshia's house.

At this moment, the duo was sitting on a giant eagle. Layla said she was tired of walking, so Ace looked for a magical beast to be their mount.

Like the Winged Tiger, the eagle could not do anything when Ace forced him to be their mount because Ace was much stronger than him. That was why he was willing to be their mount because he did not want to lose his life.

"We will reach our city soon." Layla, who was sitting in front of Ace, said happily.

It had been two months since they left Nightshire City, so she really missed her hometown.

"Yes. We will reach our city soon." Like Layla, he also missed his hometown.

'I can't wait to meet Scarlett, Lexie and Valeria.'

His face broke into a smile when he remembered them. However, the smile on his face froze when he saw the entrance gate of Nightshire City.

'What's going on? Why are they building the entrance gate? Didn't we rebuild it before?'

He stopped hugging Layla and rose to his feet.

'Something is not right.'

He used Ice Wing magic and flew toward the entrance gate.

Layla was shocked by his actions. "Ace…"

'What's going on?'

She added in her mind.

"Female human, didn't you say the city in front of us is your hometown?" the eagle spoke abruptly.

"That's right." she inquired.

"Your hometown was destroyed and the residents are rebuilding it now." the eagle responded. Layla was shocked.

'What?! They are still rebuilding our city? Weren't we almost done rebuilding our city before I left?'

It had been two months since she left Nightshire City, so they should have finished rebuilding their city by now.

'Wait.'

She finally understood why Ace suddenly flew toward their city.

"Giant eagle, fly faster." Layla suddenly had bad feelings.

"Alright." The eagle responded.

At the same time, Ace landed on the ground safely. He did not call the citizens immediately; instead, he looked at the entrance gate.

'That gate…'

He knew the gate got destroyed again.

'Don't tell me…'

His eyes swept across the area as he took in his surroundings.

'Did magical beasts attack our city again when I was away?'

He thought magical beasts attacked their city again because they had a war against magical beasts several months ago.

"It's Ace. Ace has returned."

"Ace…"

"Ace, you are finally back." "Ace, we were waiting for you."

"Ace…"

The citizens rushed toward him when they caught sight of him.

In a short time, he was surrounded by the citizens.

"Can you tell me what's going on? Why are you guys rebuilding the entrance gate again?" he inquired.