Chapter 19 Rose Festival 13

As early as when Lady Lucia told Zhu Yu the news that the secret would be exposed and the content of the prophecy, she had a bad feeling.

I'm afraid the trip to Beleriand City will not be so smooth.

Sure enough, the outbreak of the plague and the city lord's order to close the city disrupted her rhythm and caught her off guard.

Fortunately, she captured and controlled the two family envoys in time.

Zhu Yu did not rush to move them, but first placed the two in the herbal medicine shop run by his family in Belran City. When the time was right, he sent them out of the city and returned to the town of Arce for help.

As secret envoys, the two men naturally developed the ability to sneak out of the city quietly.

One of them was sent to find Lady Janet and tell her the news of the city closure, hoping that she could send a caravan escort to the outside of Beleriand as soon as possible to stand by in case of any unexpected events.

The other was sent to contact the Lingfeng Mercenaries.

Now, although the two reinforcements arrived late, they finally arrived!

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When Lady Janet's caravan guards arrived, they simply drove their carriages recklessly, crushing the security team's blockade. The guards, armed with scimitars and crossbows, quickly started fighting.

The members of the Lingfeng Mercenary Group followed closely behind and also attacked from the other side!

For a moment, the security team's formation was broken up, and many soldiers were subdued without even having a chance to react.

Lin Ji's figure emerged from the night. She was wearing a battle robe, with magic condensed in her palms. She suddenly released a burst of ice-blue frost, which covered the entire courtyard at an extremely fast speed.

The burning air cooled instantly, leaving only steam and charred debris in the air.

Zhu Yu bent his bow and drew his arrow, which accurately pierced through the security soldiers who were trying to stop the girls from escaping.

Maids helped terrified girls, whose dresses were engulfed in flames, to run to safety.

Ashes and steam rose in a hazy mist over the auditorium.

Finally, the fire was completely extinguished.

Before Zhu Yu could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw Cecilia running towards her with an anxious look on her face.

After seeing what the other party was holding, she immediately put away her bow and arrow, looked around, pulled Cecilia to the shadows, and asked in a low voice:

"How is it? Has the curse you attached been lifted?"

"Yes, it has been cleared."

Cecilia nodded, but her tone was not relaxed.

She opened her palm and handed the golden rose badge to Zhu Yu.

"But the problem is, after removing the curse I attached, I tried to sense the flow of magic power inside the badge... but I felt nothing."

"The badge does not contain any other wizard's curse power!"

"I'll try."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu moved his fingertips, releasing a ray of his own magic power, which slowly penetrated into the badge.

Empty.

The badge was clean and without any residue of curse power, just like an ordinary decoration.

She reacted in an instant, and a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes.

"Damn it...we were tricked!"

From the beginning, the curse power that was extracted was not in the Golden Rose Badge.

Lady Lucia was schemed against by the city lord and Anthony!

The good news is that the power of the curse will not erupt prematurely.

The bad news is…

Zhu Yu looked up at the mansion in front of him which had not yet fully restored order.

There is only about a quarter of an hour left until the originally scheduled outbreak time.

She gripped the badge tightly, her fingertips turning white from the strain.

It is impossible for everyone to evacuate safely in such a short time!

If the alchemical container that truly stores the power of the curse cannot be found before time runs out, then everyone here... will become experimental subjects!

Zhu Yu was thinking about his next move when suddenly, a familiar voice came from the direction of the mansion.

"Abnormal magical power fluctuations have been detected here. Go in and search."

She turned back suddenly, her eyes locked on the source of the sound.

Captain Rhine of the town of Arce was standing in front of the mansion with a team of law enforcers from the Inquisition, looking solemn.

Zhu Yu’s eyebrows twitched. What happened?

How come the court of the small town of Arce suddenly appeared here?

She subconsciously looked at Lin Ji who was standing not far away. The latter walked over quickly and whispered in her ear:

"On the way here, we met a team from the Inquisition. They were on a mission to hunt down a fugitive. The last place the prisoner disappeared was near Beleriand."

“So they stopped by to investigate.”

Lin Ji shrugged, "I couldn't stop it openly at that time."

Zhu Yu suppressed his surprise and looked at Captain Rhine again.

She originally held a cautious hostility towards the law enforcers of the Inquisition, but at this moment, seeing their people appear here, she actually felt a subtle sense of security.

She put away her sharp edge, put on a friendly and proper attitude, and took the initiative to greet Captain Rhine:

"What a coincidence, Captain, we meet again."

Captain Rhine was also a little surprised when he saw her:

"Miss Draka? Why are you here?"

Zhu Yu raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said in a relaxed tone: "The Rose Festival in Belran City is so famous, I naturally want to join in the fun. But I didn't expect-"

She raised her hand and pointed at the messy scene after the fire, and said with a bit of helplessness, "I actually encountered such a big thing."

Captain Rhine's eyes flickered between her and Lin Ji for a moment, and he asked politely:

"You look like you know something."

Zhu Yu did not deny it, and took the opportunity to briefly explain to him what had happened.

When Captain Rhine heard the news that the Lord of Beleriand, the Inquisition, the Public Security Bureau, and the nobles of the royal city had teamed up to use wizards to conduct evil experiments, his face suddenly changed, and the astonishment in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Ridiculous!" he shouted angrily, clenching his fists, obviously unable to accept it.

However, before he could speak further, his adjutant hurried out of the mansion and reported to him:

"Captain, we have detected the source of the fluctuation of magical power!"

Zhu Yu and Captain Rhine said almost at the same time: "Where is it?"

The adjutant pointed in the direction of the garden: "Inside the statue of the goddess of flowers."

Everyone followed the adjutant to the garden, and their eyes were all fixed on the huge statue of the Rose Goddess in the garden.

No one would have thought that this statue that protected the city of Beleriand was actually the alchemical container used to store the power of the curse.

"Captain, we detected that the magic power inside is extremely high, far exceeding the value of ordinary wizards."

"Ordinary instruments and medicines are not enough to suppress it..."

Zhu Yu lowered his eyes and his fingers tightened unconsciously.

The curse power of a black-robed wizard would certainly not reach such a high value.

But what if we add Dinah, and the magical power extracted from the cursed wizards captured by the Secret Society in Beleriand over the years?

A chill rose in her heart.

How much wizard's curse power did those guys stuff into it?

On the other side, the law enforcers of the Tribunal were still nervously discussing how to solve the problem at hand.

"Captain, although this statue is huge, if we use precise blasting, we may be able to directly destroy its core."

"No!" Captain Rhine's voice was cold and firm, and he directly interrupted his subordinate's proposal. "The fluctuations of magic power here are extremely unstable. If the destruction triggers a backlash, the entire city of Belran may be affected by the spread of the curse!"

"But time is running out. If we delay any further——"

"Think of another way!"

The people in the court frowned and exchanged heavy glances with each other, but for a moment, no one could come up with a better solution.

Zhu Yu glanced at the sky and felt a little anxious.

There is little time left for the curse to take effect.

She took a deep breath and issued an order to 996 in her brain, asking him to temporarily block the fluctuations of her magic power.

Then she walked straight through the crowd and strode towards the open space in front of the statue.

Everyone's eyes fell on her, filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Zhu Yu did not explain anything, but just stretched out his hand and placed his palm on the golden rose badge.

Holy light flowed from her fingertips, and strands of purifying power slowly poured into the badge. The originally dim badge suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and golden lines spread along the rose petals.

The light gradually condensed into shape, faintly outlining an illusory sword shadow.

The golden sword edge flowed across Zhu Yu's fingertips, like a sacred blade wielded by the Virgin Mary.

After all the purifying power was injected into it, Zhu Yu raised the sword in his hand and slashed down at the statue!

boom!

The moment the sword light fell, the entire ground shook.

Along with the sound of the statue cracking, a deep crack quickly spread from where the sword touched, covering the entire body of the statue like a spider web.

“Crack—”

The next moment, the statue completely collapsed under the impact of the purifying force.

A crown inlaid with rubies rolled down from the top of the statue, making a crisp sound when it hit the ground.

Without the restraint of the container, the sealed power of the curse suddenly surged out, like a vicious beast breaking free from its shackles, quickly turning into dark mist and spreading madly around!

“Stand back!”

Someone screamed and everyone retreated subconsciously.

However, just when everyone thought the power of the curse was about to get out of control -

They suddenly stopped spreading!

The power that was so strong that it made the air cold actually began to gather towards Zhu Yu continuously!

Zhu Yu stood in front of the broken statue, closed his eyes, and felt this familiar yet unfamiliar power surging into his body.

——This is completely different from the feeling when purging the plague.

The plague poison was pure filth and corruption. When she absorbed it forcefully, she would only feel heavy and exhausted. The power of the curse now... seemed to be of the same nature as her power of purification, yet also contradictory.

Just like two rivers from the same source, one dirty and the other clear, when they meet, they will naturally merge, transform and become one.

At this moment, her body was like a source, and the power of the curse was being gradually purified, absorbed, and dissipated under her guidance.

The night breeze blew gently, and the golden light gradually faded.

The curse was completely lifted.

There was dead silence all around.

No matter whether it was the girls who had just escaped from the fire, the Inquisition law enforcers standing on guard with swords, or the nobles who dared not act rashly due to the curse, they all stared at this scene in shock, almost forgetting to breathe.

"She... who is she?"

"Light...purification...she is..."

Zhu Yu stood in the center of everyone's sight, and the golden crown that had fallen to the ground rolled to her feet.

The moonlight stretched her shadow long, and the silhouette just overlapped with the crown, as if the flower goddess had awakened from the statue and descended to the world in the night.

Captain Rhine stared at Zhu Yu for a long time, his face full of shock, and even a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He was silent for a few seconds, and finally spoke, his tone full of disbelief:

"Ms. Draka...your power..."

"It is very similar to the Light Knight's Light Magic..."

Zhu Yu lowered his head and looked at the light in his palm that had not yet completely dissipated. Then he raised his eyes and nodded calmly:

"That's right."

"I am the Knight of Light."