In the fading light, her black trench coat and the white mask on her face came into view.
Clearly, this woman is Erica.
Finally, Erica seemed unable to bear the dust and took off her mask.
She revealed her delicate features and pretty face, coughed lightly twice, and exhaled all the smoke from her mouth.
Then, Erica reached up, brushed her hair aside, and looked up.
She stared at Aurelian, who seemed somewhat surprised, and said with displeasure:
"Are you planning to kill Professor Victor as well?"
Hearing this, Aurelion frowned and said to Erica with some resentment:
"How could Teacher Victor possibly get hurt with such magic..."
"That's the difference between you and Miss Gwen."
Erica snorted coldly, then turned her head and glanced in the direction where 'Gwen' was.
Upon seeing this action, Aurelion's gaze followed it.
At this moment, 'Gwen' held a sharp blade in front of her, firmly protecting Viktor behind her.
Viktor, with his hands in his pockets, seemed completely unconcerned about Aurelion's attack.
He practically wore his feelings of complete reassurance on his face, as if Gwen's presence was the most comforting thing in the world.
Aurelion looked at the scene before her and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Why?
Just now, didn't Gwen attack Viktor?
Why are you suddenly protecting him again?
Aurelion was taken aback by how things had turned out, and even began to doubt her own memories.
"You think Miss Gwen and the professor are having a falling out, so you can take advantage of the situation?"
Erica didn't look at Aurelion, but her accusatory words continued unabated.
After all, such good opportunities to attack Aurelion don't come often.
Within the Empire, she certainly wouldn't dare speak to Aurelion like that, after all, Aurelion was still the Empress.
But once they leave the empire and are out of the public eye...
She no longer needed to regard the other party as an emperor.
So Erica definitely wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to say a few more words.
"You're overthinking it. At least for now, they're still very much in love."
Cool!
Is this what it feels like to stand on a moral high ground and point fingers at others?
Erica suppressed a laugh, her face remaining indifferent, even revealing a hint of disdain.
Aurelion frowned upon hearing Erica's accusation.
She and Erica were sworn enemies, and Erica had been constantly looking for opportunities to belittle her. Naturally, she didn't want to be attacked like that by Erica.
So she retorted in kind:
"Ha, as if you weren't the one who publicly declared your love in the arena back then."
These words clearly did not embarrass Erica.
She simply hummed softly, puffed out her chest, and, rather than feeling ashamed, said with pride:
"So what?"
"At worst, I'll just be the mistress."
Victor: "..."
I wonder what the Duke will think when he hears this; after all, he didn't teach Erica to say those words.
Upon hearing this, Aurelion gave Erica a cold glance, then let out a contemptuous sneer:
"Ha, how shameless!"
"That just makes you even less qualified to talk about me."
While Erica was eloquent, Aurelion also had her reasons.
After her taunts, Aurelion spoke calmly:
“Victor is my enemy.”
Upon hearing this, Erica turned her head in surprise, staring at the empress with a puzzled look, and blinked.
Uh, what?
When did this happen? She doesn't know anything about it.
Erica, of course, had no idea of Victor's secret of burning down the royal tombs.
After all, Viktor hadn't told her about this, and Aurelion herself would never spread it around so casually.
Simply put, no one except the parties involved knew about this incident.
After all, this kind of thing sounds too bizarre.
Moreover, when Aurelion was unconscious, she vaguely heard her teacher Victor say something.
Hearing is unreliable, seeing is believing.
Therefore, Aurelion still feels that there are many doubts about that matter.
But there's nothing wrong with what she said.
Even now, wanted posters for Viktor are plastered all over the empire.
Aurelion attacked Viktor because Viktor was a criminal of the Empire.
As the empress of the empire, her first reaction upon seeing criminals from the empire in a foreign land was to arrest them.
This is naturally very important.
so,
Aurelion glanced at Gwen, then looked coldly back at Erica, and said in a deep voice:
"As the empire's knight commander, he not only failed to capture the criminals and bring them back to the country, but instead protected them."
"Tell me, what's wrong with me attacking them?"
Erica: "..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Erica, who was standing to the side, suddenly fell silent.
Because what Aurelion said is actually quite correct.
The other party's argument was reasonable and well-founded. From this perspective, it turned out that her intervention to stop Aurelion was actually her fault.
Erica was furious just looking at Aurelion's mocking expression.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something more.
However, a faint sigh suddenly sounded beside me.
Before Erica and Aurelion could react, a roaring crimson flame suddenly shot up from the ground.
The surging magic suddenly rushed into the sky, and the terrifying power made the space that had just fallen silent boil and become hot again.
The next second, a ball of crimson flame seemed to transform into a restless behemoth, swinging its body and opening its massive maw, charging fiercely towards the two of them.
Upon seeing this, Erica and Aurelion simultaneously took a step back in surprise, hurriedly activating their magic and elemental powers to prepare for resistance.
Bang!
The flames were extremely violent, and even though the two managed to hold them off, they still appeared exceptionally frenzied.
Suddenly, Victor's calm voice drifted over from the other side of the flames:
"Those who are students, just be good students."
As his cold voice slowly drifted over, the surrounding crimson flames suddenly dissipated.
Then, Erica and Aurelion couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice.
Immediately afterwards, their pupils contracted simultaneously, filled with shock.
Sometime later, the raven had returned to Victor's shoulder, its single eye gleaming with a flowing blue light.
At the same time, one of Viktor's eyes was also filled with a deep blue ripple.
The wind rustled around them, its heavy force breaking through the space, as if two towering mountains had collapsed onto their shoulders.
He stood there with his hands in his pockets, arrogantly raising his head to look down at the two of them.
"But if you insist on not taking me, your elder, seriously."
Under the terrifying pressure of magic, Victor's absolute majesty was revealed:
"You two."
"Have you made enough of a scene?"
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