In the capital, Simmons was incredibly busy, as was Brian, and even Grandma Danielle was involved. Principal Brian had temporarily stayed behind to assist Simmons with the case due to the Empire's needs.
On the guild side, Guild Master Jack also received a secret visit from Caitlin. After learning that the capital had changed hands, he began to do his best to help Caitlin stabilize the current situation in the empire.
Immediately afterwards, martial law was declared in the capital, and many nobles had their property confiscated. Many people witnessed the prowess of Toria, the expert at confiscating property.
For a time, panic gripped the city, and it was nearly impossible to see any passersby on the streets. The only people on the roads were the troops that Xiaoling had already confirmed.
Within two days, the capital city was completely calmed down, and martial law was lifted. At the same time, the empire officially declared that Holy Forest City and Holy Flame City were traitors, and reserved the right to launch a preemptive strike.
At the same time, it formally severed all contact with the other two empires and declared a state of war.
A series of actions stabilized the situation in the capital, demonstrating the empire's determination to govern the country.
However, few people know that the emperor of the empire has changed, and he is no longer the indecisive emperor of the past.
Tianshui Lake.
Finally, someone discovered the Fountain of Life and brought it out. Immediately, many of the high-ranking mages who received the news fled there.
The unpleasantness caused by the Demon Sealing Tower was temporarily overshadowed by news of the Fountain of Life.
After all, only by surviving can one have the opportunity to pursue a higher realm.
For a time, Tianshui Lake once again attracted the attention of many bigwigs.
Strangely, no one from the royal family came over, seemingly having given up on the fight for the spring.
Saint Lin City, suburbs, late at night.
Gandalf arrived with two high-ranking mages and the adorable Bell. Meanwhile, Lilith and Melissa had also arrived and made contact with Lovan.
Meanwhile, the troops dispatched from the capital had already secretly set off.
Taking over Saint Forest City would enhance Caitlin's prestige. If she hadn't agreed, the Monster Forest was also a place Luo Fan planned to hide in. He could both deceive the Orc Empire and continue searching for dragons.
Therefore, he had sent Lilith and Melissa over earlier to deal with the rebellious forces. But when he learned of Saint Lin City's betrayal, he could deal with them all at once.
In the woods, the Shadow Squad had been found by Lilith and was now lurking nearby, recounting their findings to Luo Fan.
Some time ago, they secretly burned down many shops on the outskirts of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce, causing the remaining shops to concentrate their resources in Saint Lin City.
Recently, large numbers of people have been coming and going in Saint Lin City every day, and many places in the city have become strongholds for these outsiders, with the main concentration being the City Lord's Mansion.
The high-ranking members of the adventurers' guild here have been imprisoned, and many adventurers have been forcibly conscripted, seemingly preparing for war.
Information about dragons is scarce; the only rumors are that they are slumbering deep within the Demon Forest. In any case, no further news about dragons has surfaced for over a year.
Looking at Luo Fan's true appearance, Shadow Squad leader Sophie still couldn't believe it; this thing was far different from what she had imagined.
It's strange that a slime is always arranged in the shape of a human.
"Stop looking. Next, we'll deal with the main force of Holy Forest City. You're responsible for killing those who are trying to escape. We don't need you to lift a finger against anyone above the Archmage level."
Luo Fan continued giving orders, while Melissa stared intently at him. If he had known this woman was even more insane than Freya, he wouldn't have sought her out. But such a good henchman was too good to miss, especially since fire could counteract wood.
Melissa never expected, truly never expected, that Lilith's accomplice was actually a slime, and that he had stolen the carving knife earlier. What she found even more unbelievable was that this thing had actually condensed divine consciousness.
"You're really not a parasite of some god? Lilith, I really want to dissect you."
"If he really had such a powerful background, I would have discovered him from the beginning. How could I have let him live until now?" Lilith complained irritably. She had only just learned that this guy had condensed divine sense.
"Indeed, that Demon-Locking Inscription was your work, wasn't it? I didn't expect him to grasp the correct usage so quickly." Melissa was somewhat envious; why hadn't she encountered such an intelligent magical beast?
"You two, stop talking about me, okay? What's coming next is crucial. After this is over, go do whatever you need to do," Luo Fan interjected, afraid they might actually ambush him, even though they knew they wouldn't be able to catch him.
"Do you still have those spatial magic cores? I'm very interested in them." Melissa's attitude changed as expected, though her eyes still lingered on Luo Fan.
“There are some more,” Luo Fan said irritably, pulling out a few and handing them over. “These don’t come with coordinates, so I don’t care where they’re teleported to.”
"Alright, it's time to move out. Let's finish this quickly! You two go first, I'm counting on you!" With that, Luo Fan ran away.
"Lilith, this kid's spatial magic is really good. Don't you have any ideas?"
"What other ideas could I possibly have? Right now, I just want to figure out the inscriptions and get revenge on those bastards! Do you have the energy to spend time studying spatial magic now?"
"That's true, let's go and cause some trouble!" Stretching her delicate body, Melissa took the lead and flew up, with an elemental Vermilion Bird appearing beside her.
One fire, one ice—I really don't know how she and Lissandra got mixed up together. After making her comment, Lilith disappeared, heading straight for the city lord's mansion.
In the once peaceful city of Shenglin, a huge meteorite appeared out of nowhere and hurtled violently toward the city lord's mansion.
"Enemy attack! Activate the defensive shield immediately!"
The tranquil city instantly became noisy, and many mages took to the air, only to see a woman dressed entirely in red, watching them with a mocking expression.
"Lanlan, go! Burn those scum to death!"
The Vermilion Bird flew away excitedly. After so many years, her master had finally remembered her, her magical pet.
In an instant, flames danced wildly, the blue-purple flames radiating intense light, almost illuminating the nearby sky.
"It's the Flame Witch! Run!"
Many people were unable to dodge in time and were burned to ashes by the pursuing flames.
In the shadows, after the explosion, Lilith slipped in and casually reaped the lives there until she discovered the enemy's holy mage, whom she then attempted to ambush.
Three of them, two wood-type and one dark-type, charged towards her.
"Melissa, stop playing around, I can't beat three of you."
"Oh~!"
Gandalf and his companions guarded the outer perimeter, killing the archmages who tried to escape. As for Lofan, he began harvesting the loot and equipment of those people, but his attention remained focused on the battle.
The battlefield is mainly confined to the city lord's mansion. Luo Fan doesn't want to end up with an empty city, as that would put Caitlin in a very passive position.
Luo Fan was quite looking forward to seeing whether human divine thoughts could be absorbed by the elven crystals.
However, the battles of the Holy Magisters are characterized by simplicity and unpretentiousness, mostly involving clashes of domains and divine senses. That wood-type guy was completely dominated by Melissak.
Lilith, hidden in the shadows, was effortlessly fending off the attacks of the other two.
With six against three, the advantage was in my hands. After confirming the nature of the fight, Luo Fan was ready to go all out.
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