Liora and Luna had just arrived at the market. They then began to walk around to find a good place where they could buy the things they needed and sell the beast rings and the special beasts.

    Even though Luna was once a Garran, no one in the market knew her, as the young heirs of Garran rarely venture outside the estate so no one in the market recognized who Luna was.

    The two quickly found a large building that appeared to be the best in beast trading. The two also went to the receptionist and fortunately, it was a manager, although she was a bit suspicious of Luna and Liora.

    However, when Luna placed the five beast rings on her counter and scanned them using their beast scanner, the manager was taken aback.

    The scanner showed her that the beasts were 1-Star beasts and their stats were top-notch. Not only that, they were elementless, making them highly adaptable and easier to tame for novice tamers—a rarity in the market.

    The manager looked at both of the girls and excitedly said, "These are some really incredible beasts. How could these elementless 1-Star beasts possess such advanced stats? Where did you get these?"

    Luna only smirked and said, "Where we got them isn''t your concern, but the price that you will pay for these beasts. They are after all better than the things that you sell here."

    The manager nodded and her gaze turned back and forward between the beasts and Luna. "Y-yes, of course. These could sell for a lot! I—uh—how much are you asking?"

    Liora stepped forward and glanced at the manager, trying to threaten her. "Don''t try to cheat us. Offer a fair price, or we''ll take our business elsewhere."

    The manager paled and nodded quickly as she took out a calculator. "O-Of course! We will pay what they''re worth. Just give me a moment to calculate."

    Liora, who stood at her side, was crossing her arms as she growled at her. "Hurry up, will you? We don''t have all day to wait for you."

    The manager nodded quickly as she calculated the price for these beasts while avoiding Liora''s eyes. Moments later, she looked up and showed Luna her price. "This is the best price I can offer for these beasts."

    Luna looked at the number on the calculator and nodded as she was satisfied with it. She also gave her a paper: "These are the things that I need. Prepare them immediately and they will be paid with that money."

    They navigated through a series of alleys before arriving at a deserted alley, a dead end filled with numerous trash items.

    Liora and Luna then stopped and turned around to face the alley entrance where they had been waiting for the ones who had been following them.

    Liora then stepped forward and shouted out loud, "You can stop hiding like rats. We know you are following us, so show yourselves."

    5 people suddenly came out and smirked as they walked to Liora and Luna. Two of them were tamers and the other three were beastmen.

    One of the tamers, grinned as he stepped forward and mocked, "Look what we''ve got here. Two little birds that wandered away from their flock."

    The beastmen chuckled and one of them smirked and said, "To think that you''d make it so easy for us. Saves us the trouble of tracking you down."

    Liora glanced at them coldly and asked, "It seems that you know who we are, so I want to ask you, Who the hell are you and why are you following us?"

    The tamer smirked and said, "Everyone in this city knows you now. You''ve been made into wanted people. There''s a fat bounty on your heads, and we''re here to collect." Discover hidden tales at empire

    Liora immediately knew what they were talking about and clenched her fists. "Master was right. The mission was tampered with. And now it seems the Garrans have joined in."

    Luna, who had been silent, murmured, "The Garrans, not only weren''t satisfied with casting me aside, but now they want me dead."

    She then clenched her fists and frowned. "They were really a bastard family and cannot be forgiven for trying to aim for master''s life."

    She then turned to Liora and said in anger. "Kill them all. Don''t leave a single one alive and make sure to inflict the most pain to them."

    Liora smirked after hearing it. "Of course. It''s what I do best," Liora said while baring her claws, preparing to torture these worthless mercenaries.