Chapter 43: His Royal Highness the Son of July Flower

The city of Gaia is located in the southernmost part of the kingdom, close to the ocean, with forests to the east and large areas of meadows. Before the elemental erosion, the beautiful scenery here attracted many nobles to build castles and villas here.

Now the accelerated elemental erosion has attracted monsters. Gaia has made the city gates thicker and thicker, and people's settlements have been completely evacuated into the main urban area.

Zelsa pulled him back from behind and lowered the window, preventing him from sticking his head out to look.

"We're going into town soon, you can't show up."

Ye Yanze raised his eyebrows in surprise. Zelsa was worried that he would be recognized as soon as he showed up, and then a large number of patients infected with elements would rush over.

But isn't this one of the reasons why he brought him here?

Sunny and Mur led the way, and the carriage entered the city smoothly. Almost in an instant, Ye Yanze felt a sudden tightness in his chest. He tried to gather golden light in his hands and mobilize the elemental power in his body, and he clearly felt a sluggish and stuffy feeling.

Ye Yanze's pupils shrank, and he immediately turned around and looked at Zelsa in astonishment. This level of elemental erosion only occurred after the great catastrophe in the previous life. Ye Yanze had never been there and didn't know about this level.

Zelsa nodded: "This situation started when the elemental erosion appeared. The wizards of the Gene family and the archmage of Hilt set up a magic circle in Gaia City to lock the erosion in the city."

"The residents of Gaya in the city are sick. To some extent, they are bearing this corrosive energy, so they are doing it in secret. Only the nobles have evacuated."

Ye Yanze reacted quickly. If Gaya City was destroyed by monsters and the barrier was damaged, the locked elemental erosion would spread outwards, aggravating the elemental erosion. This is also the so-called great catastrophe.

"Even if we resist the attacks of the monsters, the elemental erosion cannot be alleviated. It won't be long before the monsters come back again. Even if I make the magic circle in the city work and add Gaya to the purification between the cities, it will not be able to alleviate the elemental erosion here to a great extent."

Ye Yanze looked up at Zelsa, his light purple eyes calm and rational, so he told him directly.

"If the elemental erosion is not resolved, the destruction of Gaya City will come sooner or later."

The elemental erosion has been going on for such a long time and no one has been able to solve it, so it is a dead end and a useless effort.

Zelsa, like him, was reborn and had also witnessed the end of the world, so how could he not know? Ye Yanze half-lowered his eyelashes and put on the cloak he handed over.

Before getting out of the car, Zelsa grabbed him again and helped him to buckle his hood, carefully tightening his hat strap.

"At least resolve the current crisis in Gaya so that we have time to find a solution."

Ye Yanze took the initiative to grab his hand and whispered seductively: "So you should fight for it. Only when you become a superior can you make decisions, instead of being the one affected by the decisions."

Ye Yanze didn't wait for his answer, he opened the carriage door and prepared to get off. Moore was a little dissatisfied with his complacency as a captive, but Sani was keenly aware of something, so she just walked to his side respectfully and held out her hand to lead the way.

Zelsa followed closely behind him, still a servant following behind him like he was in the capital.

Bang—bang! Bang!

Before Ye Yanze had time to observe the three-story small white building in front of him, there was a sudden loud noise from behind, followed by two explosions.

"It's a monster attack."

Sunny suddenly looked back with a serious expression, and subconsciously looked at Zelsa.

Ye Yanze closed his eyes, raised his hand to gather golden light, lowered his head and remained silent. Then he opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Zelsa: "It's Scorpion Tail."

Moore frowned. "What kind of riddle is this?"

Zelsa knew what he was talking about. This was a kind of magical beast that appeared in the cracks after the catastrophe. It was huge, had a long scorpion tail, and was highly corrosive. It obviously shouldn't appear now.

Ye Yanze didn't waste a second, striding towards Sani and reaching out to grab the reins. But Zelsa pulled him towards her horse without saying a word, pulled him on, and let Ye Yanze sit in front of him.

"You don't know the way, so just sit still."

Ye Yanze's hood was held down by his palm. Zelsa turned to the two people who were standing there in a daze and said softly: "This intruder is not something they can deal with. Let Ada and Neil directly evacuate the residents there, and then escort them back and clear the area as soon as possible."

After saying that, he pulled the reins, straightened his back, shouted in a deep voice, and galloped forward with his horse's hooves, kicking up a cloud of dust. He couldn't help but laugh against the wind, his chest shaking his back, making it impossible for Ye Yanze to concentrate.

"Do you remember that in my last life, you tied me up and ran me to the battlefield, and then let me solve the problem myself like a dog."

Ye Yanze didn't say anything. He felt annoyed by the wind blowing on his face, so he held down the hood of his windbreaker and just sneered at him to shut up.

The horses galloped, and the closer they got to the noise, the more collapsed ruins there were on both sides. Ye Yanze raised his head and saw in the distance a long black shadow suddenly swept across the gray sky.

The black shadow could be seen from afar, throwing out dripping black liquid, which fell down in large clumps, accompanied by screams and teeth-grinding crackling sounds.

"Hurry!" Ye Yanze frowned, turned around and scolded Zelsa, clasped his hands, and golden light gathered.

There were too many collapsed buildings around. Under the high dark clouds and gray fog, only a small ball of golden light lit up, piercing through this gloomy world.

The smoke and fog became thicker and thicker, making it almost impossible to see the road ahead. They could only see black shadows passing by. When they looked up, they could only see a small part of them.

Zelsa didn't pause for a moment, as if she could clearly see the obstacles on the ground, and moved freely among the ruins. The flying rubble and the black drops that burst out were burned by the red flames before they touched them.

Soon, they all saw the scorpion tail lying on the high wall. The scorpion tail was as high as a four-story building, and the tail was long and thick, with no stinger visible at a glance. His tail swept in the air, and from time to time they could hear the sound of buildings collapsing in the distance.

Ye Yanze had already dismounted and glanced at the shattered bodies on the ground. In front of him, several people were setting up an old-fashioned long "gunpowder barrel". The shape of that thing was very special, but it was essentially gunpowder.

But seeing that the scorpion tail had already stretched out its hand to grab several people, Ye Yanze did not wait to run out to block Zelsa from collapsing the building. Over there were civilians who had just escaped, all of them were elderly people, and there was even a pregnant woman who could not leave for the time being.

"Back off! That thing is useless against it!"

Ye Yanze stood on the ruins of the building and reached a high place. He stretched out his right hand and gathered golden light, and shouted at the few people who refused to leave. But those people obviously didn't believe him and didn't react at all.

Ye Yanze was not surprised at all. Fortunately, a golden thread appeared in midair and bound its waving arm. At the same time, the gunpowder finally flew towards the arm with a bang, but only sparks lit up for a moment, and the scorpion's tail was intact.

The gunpowder smoke and the smell of burning sulfur filled the air, mixed with the smell of blood on the ground. It was a long-lost smell for Ye Yanze.

"Banned." This voice was low, but inexplicably reached the ears of everyone present, and the words were obeyed.

He turned his palm and clenched his fingers, and the white hood was blown behind him. The hood fell down, and his platinum hair fluttered in the wind. There was a calm ruthlessness in his light purple eyes.

More golden threads continued to emerge in the air, entwining and binding the neck, arms, ankles, and the tail.

The scorpion's tail struggled in annoyance, rocks flew everywhere, and a man standing at the front door setting up gunpowder was knocked down by the stone.

"What he said is true. Everyone retreat! Go and help evacuate the people."

It’s not too stupid. Ye Yanze heard a male voice shouting. His status seemed to be not low. When he said this, everyone retreated.

Ye Yanze was breathing hard, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. His five fingers were forced to close into his palm, and the gold wire was constantly tightening. The gold wire emitted a "clang" sound of metal friction and was nailed to the ground.

"Your Highness, thank you very much." The leading man paused when he ran to his side. Ye Yanze didn't even spare a glance. He just saw that it was a one-eyed man and recognized him immediately.

"Go tell Zelsa to come over here, and don't say anything else."

His face was covered in black and gray, but one could still clearly see the look of surprise on his face, as if he had seen a noble cat suddenly show its teeth and claws and catch a mouse.

Clang! The sound of a metal wire breaking made everyone's heart sink.

He immediately sped up and took everyone away, not wanting him to hold him back. Ye Yanze immediately stretched out his left hand, condensed the golden light again, and the golden thread bound his right claw again and pulled it back, preventing it from catching him.

But the black liquid dripping from its body had already fallen out, and a large mass attacked Ye Yanze. Ye Yanze did not dodge, nor did he relax one hand to resist. Once he dodged the crowd retreating behind him, he would be exposed to it.

At this moment, red flames suddenly ignited, burning all the splashing black liquid.

"Ye Yanze! You think you can take it easy because of the purification, right?"

Zelsa touched his cheek nervously, his tone was so urgent that his legs were split, but Ye Yanze just turned his head and glanced at him coldly.

"Your hands are dirty." Then he said in a commanding tone: "Do it." It's no different from letting a dog bite someone.

Zelsa felt an inexplicable excitement because of his voice. He touched his right wrist, and the red flame burned the golden light on his palm.

Red flames burned along the gold thread, and the red and gold lights intertwined. It was the only bright color in the gray picture.

The red flame burned the entire scorpion's tail, and the golden thread became tighter and tighter. The muscles on the back of Ye Yanze's white hands bulged, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. In such a high-element corrosion environment, it was already incredible that they could still use their strength, not to mention that they had to counter its power at the same time.

Zelsa entangled her fingers with his, interlocking their fingers. Ye Yanze felt burned by the heat of his palm, but he did not refuse in the end.

The red flames and golden light grew stronger and stronger, and the scorpion tail was nailed to the spot and burned.

"Purification." Ye Yanze whispered softly, but his voice was as deep and solid as the ringing of a bell.

The purifying light served as fuel for the burning red flames, leaving only ashes after the black liquid collided with it. The golden spots of light floated in the air and were blown to the entire Gaya by the wind.

But Ye Yanze's face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he was breathing deeply and violently. Zelsa half-huggled him, eager to speed up the burning.

"Aren't you angry that I forced you to save Kaya? Why are you fighting so hard now, regardless of whether you can bear it or not..."

"Shut up." Ye Yanze couldn't stand steadily, but still couldn't relax. Dust stuck to his cloak and robe, and his face and hair were also covered, as if he had rolled in the dust.

Zelsa knew that feeling distressed at this moment was the most hypocritical behavior, but he couldn't help but feel guilty for making him suffer. It was he who let such a precious person get involved in the mud.

"Destroy." Zelsa cast the spell in a low voice, and the sound vibrated in the air. It was a completely different feeling from Ye Yanze.

The red flame had no heat, but the bright light suddenly shot up into the sky, and the scorpion's tail was burned off from Ye Yanze's golden thread, and pieces of the body fell down. Black liquid spurted out from the fracture, the red flame was burning, and the golden light seemed to be burning as well. The gentle golden light seemed to exude a strong offensiveness.

"I'll take you back to rest." Zelsa picked up Ye Yanze and carried him sideways, breathing heavily himself.

Powerful mages are more sensitive to elemental erosion. This gray fog can cause ordinary people to suffer from elemental erosion symptoms, but unlike mages, they will not feel suffocated. The more talented the mage is, the stronger the rejection.

"Stop barking like a dog." The more frustrated Ye Yanze became, the more he couldn't control his temper. His tone became worse and he patted him on the shoulder.

"There was a pregnant woman among the last group of people to evacuate. She was holding her belly. I think she is about to give birth."

Seeing that his fingers were shaking unconsciously, Zelsa immediately said in a deep voice: "There are people who know medical skills. We don't need you. Go back and rest."

"So you plan to let the child be infected with elemental erosion at birth. Do you think he can survive for more than a month under such circumstances?"

No matter how strong the elemental power is, it is impossible for a newborn to mobilize the elemental power, so naturally there is nothing to be corroded. Black spots will appear directly, and the probability of skin and flesh corrosion is 100%.

No more than five people knew about this. Zelsa only found out now and immediately ran towards the resettlement area with him in her arms.

Ye Yanze took the time to close his eyes and recover, his hands climbing onto his neck, his long hair scattered on Zelsa's shoulders, his panting breath entangled.

There was corrosive black liquid on the road, and gray fog that followed closely, but Ye Yanze didn't need to worry about those. As red flames continued to burn and die, he just curled up in Zelsa's arms with peace of mind.

The road was littered with ruins, blood, and broken limbs. There was only gray dust in the wind, and the light from the sky could not penetrate the lead-gray clouds. It was a doomsday scene filled with only despair and death.

Even if they all have the power to defeat the monsters, they are just a bright red light in the picture.

The horse could no longer bear the pain and ran away. Fortunately, the resettlement area was not too far away. The main reason was that the pregnant woman had already gone into labor and it was impossible for her to walk far.

A low, shabby tent was set up, surrounded by people outside. There was no sound inside, only occasionally one could hear Sunny's encouraging voice.

The most conspicuous person was the one-eyed man. His face was covered in cold sweat. He kept walking outside and even forgot to wipe his tears.

But Zelsa's posture still attracted everyone's attention. Ye Yanze opened his eyes, jumped down, and pushed him back, but failed. Zelsa, who was extremely nervous, subconsciously grabbed him tightly.

"What's the situation?" Ye Yanze didn't have time to comfort him. He just glanced at him, walked quickly towards the tent, and turned his head to ask Neil.

His aura was too strong, his hair swayed as he walked, and his purple eyes were calm. The golden light that had just been purified had not yet dissipated, and no one at the scene distrusted him anymore. Everyone could see that none of his steps were forced.

The crowd didn't know who started it, but then they all shouted in unison.

"Your Highness the Holy Son!"

Zelsa only saw his raised hair and purple eyes that turned slightly to look at him. The emotions were too deep for him to understand.

He just shouted in a low voice, so low that it was almost silent.

"Ye Yanze."