Veronica wiped away her tears and kept running toward the palace, unaware that someone was following her not far behind.
Upon arriving, she still had to climb up the wall without being noticed by the guards. Veronica climbed onto a building, observing the still-tight security, especially at the entrance gate. More than six knights were stationed there, all of them at a Yellow Core level. Facing them alone was akin to courting death. Moreover, she would become a fugitive.
She noticed the side wall where two knights were patrolling both inside and outside. On top of that, there were four more knights who gave no opportunity for her to infiltrate, as their movements closely monitored each other's weaknesses.
