At the same time, Alex finally arrived at the Far North with the tiger guard.

She continued to fly with the tiger guard, heading straight towards the heart of the Far North, with no intention of concealing their presence.

Seeing Alex’s plan to directly attack, the tiger guard couldn’t help but feel a bit worried. It thought this woman was too reckless. However, it didn’t want Alex to lose her life because of this, so it kindly offered a suggestion.

“Leader, we can contact Elder Maulclaw from the seven tribes. He has always been on my queen’s side. With his help, the chances of rescuing my queen will be greatly increased.”

During this time, Alex had learned from the tiger guard about the place where Ruby was sleeping. It was practically surrounded by seven King level powerhouses. Thinking about it carefully, directly confronting seven King levels was indeed a tricky situation.

Moreover, if they didn’t contact the pro-Ruby faction in advance, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Overall, one less enemy was better than one more.

The more critical the situation, the calmer they needed to be. Alex naturally understood this principle, as did the tiger guard.

“Alright, after we enter the tiger being territory, I’ll conceal myself. You take me directly to Maulclaw.”

Seeing Alex agree, the tiger guard secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, it didn’t know Alex’s true strength and still thought she was just a Monarch.

For a Monarch level to try to save someone right under the noses of King levels was simply a fool’s errand.

An hour later, Alex and the tiger guard slowly landed from the sky.

“Are those seven mountain peaks ahead the power center of your tribe?”

Alex looked at the city built on the mountain peaks with curiosity.

“Yes, leader. The closest mountain peak city ahead belongs to Elder Maulclaw’s jurisdiction.”

The tiger guard replied respectfully.

“That’s perfect. We can ask him for some information. Let’s go.”

As she spoke, Alex grabbed the tiger guard’s shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, both of them vanished before the tiger guard could even react.

The tiger guard was amazed. When they reappeared, they were already inside the city.

The cities of the tiger beings were very different from human cities. After all, their lifestyles were quite different from humans. Most tiger beings preferred to live in their beast forms.

Nearly half of the city’s layout was dedicated to defense. There were no ordinary houses inside, mostly scattered castles. Alex guessed that these were probably the residences of the powerful and influential.

After all, there were many tiger beings gathered at the foot of the mountain. Those who could live in the city must have extraordinary status.

Moreover, there was nothing in the city that resembled the functions of a city. There were no merchants, no guards, and no entertainment facilities. It was more like a village than a city, no, perhaps not even a village.

The lifestyle of the tiger beings in the city was no different from that of the ordinary tiger beings gathered at the foot of the mountain, except for the better living environment.

It felt to Alex as if a group of savage beasts had been forcibly brought into the civilized world.

As Alex stood there, observing the surrounding city, the tiger guard remained vigilant. Its current identity was that of a traitor, so it was very worried that Alex and itself would be discovered by the tiger beings coming and going on the streets.

But soon it found that the tiger beings around it would ignore it even if they passed right by.

Just as it was puzzled, it suddenly realized that it was actually invisible. No wonder…

It just didn’t know if it could hide from the elders’ scrutiny.

While it was lost in thought, Alex had already found Maulclaw’s residence and directly teleported there with the tiger guard.

At the very back of the city stood a magnificent palace, a landmark of the entire city. It was seven stories high, and from the top floor, one could overlook the entire city.

Inside the palace, Elder Maulclaw was enjoying a steaming bowl of fish soup with another elder.

“Maulclaw, my dear friend, your codfish soup is truly exceptional!”

The elder said with a smile. Maulclaw responded politely, and for a moment, silence fell over the hall.

“Shadowfang, pal, what are your thoughts on the Beastman Empire’s visit this time?”

As Maulclaw spoke, Shadowfang’s tiger face immediately darkened, and a hint of anger flashed in its eyes.

“Hmph, those mongrels! If it weren’t for you and Bravetail stopping me, I would have slaughtered them already!”

“Shadowfang, mind your words. Don’t say such things again. Killing them would completely offend the Beastman Empire. What will happen to our tribe then?”

Maulclaw lowered his voice and spoke with a serious expression.

“Maulclaw, my brother, I call you brother not just because you are older than me. Can’t you see? Even if we compromise, the Beastman Empire won’t let us off the hook! It’s better to stand up and resist than to be passively beaten. Even death in battle is better than becoming vassals!”

Shadowfang said somewhat agitatedly. If it weren’t for Maulclaw sitting opposite him, it would have already lashed out after saying such cowardly words.

Seeing that Shadowfang was getting a little worked up, Maulclaw changed the subject.

“Shadowfang, you are indeed perceptive. Then tell me, what do you think will become of the tribe with Ironstripe and the others colluding and leading it together?”

“Hmph, handing over the tribe to those old geezers will only lead to our demise. I bet those elders have forgotten what kind of species they are!”

Shadowfang said with disdain, scornful of the other five elders’ collusion and appeasement.

“You’re right. The tribe has been divided for too long. We need a new leader.”

Maulclaw took a sip of fish soup and said these meaningful words to Shadowfang.

Shadowfang was impulsive, but not stupid. It naturally understood the meaning behind Maulclaw’s words.

“I won’t accept a Beastman. What’s the difference between that and submitting to the Beastman Empire?”

“But she is the queen’s only bloodline. To whom do we owe the tribe’s current state of development? She is the queen’s only heir and the only royalty. Are you going to betray the queen too?”

Maulclaw suddenly stood up, releasing his King level aura, and looked at Shadowfang coldly.

“This…”

Shadowfang was momentarily speechless. It truly resented the Beastmen, but it was also loyal to the tiger being queen.

For a moment, Maulclaw’s words made it waver, caught in a dilemma. The other elders hadn’t put it this way before.

“Don’t you want to change all of this?”

“But what can we do with just the two of us?!”

Shadowfang immediately retorted. Of course, it wanted to change things, but they were too weak. Let’s not even talk about resisting the Beastman Empire, even within the tribe, there were countless dissenting voices.

Clap, clap—

A round of applause rang out.

“Well said!”

A clear female voice suddenly echoed through the room, instantly startling both Maulclaw and Shadowfang.

“Who?!”

They immediately turned their heads to see Alex leaning back on the sofa, crossing her legs, and tilting her head as she looked at the two tigers.

The tiger guard standing beside her stared at Alex in bewilderment.

Oh my godness, leader, didn’t you see two King levels here? Why did you just drop your invisibility?!

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