Dawn Fortress execution ground.

Under the protection of the high-energy barrier, Natalie walked barefoot on the scorching ground. The firelight made her skin look as bright as jade, like a goddess reborn from the ashes.

She turned her head and looked at the Moon City messenger dressed in black on the high platform and declared loudly.

"From today on, Gray City will no longer belong to Moon City!"

"From today on, the people of Grey City are no longer slaves of Earl Gauntkin!"

With the blessing of magic, her voice was like thunder in the sky, not only echoing in the ears of all the onlookers, but also rushing out of the fortress wall and reaching the ears of countless Gray City civilians outside the wall.

For a moment, the spectators were horrified and the execution ground was in chaos.

Some stood there in amazement, some were smart and tried to escape, and some were weak-willed and knelt down to worship Natalie. There were all kinds of performances.

After Natalie made her declaration, she no longer paid any attention to Rupert in black.

Because she knew that Rupert no longer had any ability to hurt her.

She turned to look at her distraught father and said softly, "Master Savos, I have caused you a lot of trouble, but you just stabbed me without hesitation."

"So, we are even."

Savos's expression changed rapidly, going through shock, thought, hesitation, and finally flattery.

"Daughter, what father did was wrong. There is nothing father can do. If father does not do this, he will die."

He raised his swollen left hand and said, "See, this is the punishment your father has received because of you. The severe pain continues to this day."

"Father can't die either, because I have many younger brothers and sisters to take care of."

Natalie softened a little, she sighed: "I won't kill you, don't worry."

As she spoke, light and shadows flowed on her body, condensing into a phantom robe that covered her modesty. Then she took a step forward and walked towards the Fortress of Dawn.

As soon as she moved, an Eternal Guardian followed her and followed her closely.

At this point, even a blind man could understand the situation.

What's more, those who can come to the execution ground to watch the execution are all middle and high-level members of the Mage Association, and they are all smart people.

Although it is not known how Natalie controlled the Eternal Guardian, this is an established fact.

This directly led to two very terrible consequences.

First, high-powered forces are no longer exclusive to Moon City.

Second, unless he uses truly powerful forces, Count Gauntkin will have no way to harm Natalie.

After realizing this, the mages of the Eye of Dawn turned to look at Rupert in black to see how he would respond.

Rupert suddenly felt tremendous pressure.

Natalie had already reached the back gate of the Fortress of Dawn and was about to enter.

He was slightly shocked and immediately guessed Natalie's intention.

He immediately gave an order to the other Eternal Guardian.

"Go and protect the teleportation array immediately. Any attack on the teleportation array will trigger the rules of defensive counterattack!"

According to common sense, the Eternal Guardian should have executed the order immediately, but what happened next completely trapped Rupert in an ice cave.

The Eternal Guardian stood there motionless, without giving any response, as if he didn't hear Rupert's words at all.

But someone responded.

A female mage walked slowly out from the crowd.

Light and shadow flowed around her, revealing her true appearance. It was Gwenavell, the former Hand of the Dawn who rebelled against the Mages' Council some time ago.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by Natalie, she sneaked into the backyard execution ground and used divine power to control the second Eternal Guardian.

A cold smile appeared on her face: "Rupert in Black, we meet again."

Rupert in black took several steps back in fear.

"You... you're still alive?"

Gwenathalie's smile grew, but her dark blue eyes revealed a terrifying rage.

"Yeah, I'm still alive."

"When you toyed with my daughter and tortured her to death, did you ever think this day would come, Rupert?"

Rupert continued to retreat: "Even if you control the Eternal Guardian, you can't kill me. Because I didn't attack you and didn't violate the Queen's ban."

Guinevere laughed, "Actually you attacked."

Rupert was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Guinevere pointed to the still hot ground in the middle of the execution ground.

"The high-energy barrier protecting Natalie was activated by the Eternal Guardian that I control."

"So, you have met the conditions for defensive counterattack."

Although only five guards took direct action, the order to attack was given by Rupert.

Rupert and his guards were a team, and the Forever Guardians were intelligent enough to understand that.

“No~~~No~~~”

Rupert's heart was filled with despair, and he felt that all his strength had been drained away.

His legs and feet went weak and he fell to the ground uncontrollably, making soft sounds of begging for mercy.

"Please, please forgive me, please~~"

Guinevere looked at Rupert with contempt, her heart filled with the pleasure of revenge and deep gratitude towards Rosen.

"They are ruthless and cruel to the weak, and cowardly and begging for mercy when they meet the strong. The mages of Moon City are really a bunch of despicable cowards!"

The Eternal Guardian immediately raised the dark blue spear in his hand, formed a formation, and violently pierced the air in front of him.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~~"

There was a sharp sound of breaking wind. Obviously, the two sides were more than 30 meters apart, but the spear simply ignored the distance and shot one by one. In less than 2 seconds, all 10 of the Earl's elite guards were stabbed to death.

Every guard's injury was the same, with a huge bloody hole between their eyebrows and their heads being pierced through.

No matter how these elite guards dodged or defended, it was all in vain.

In an instant, only Rupert in black was left.

Rupert almost collapsed on the ground. He felt warm and wet under his robe, and a strong, foul smell emanated from him.

The earl's envoy was so frightened that he lost control of his bowels and bladder.

Guinevere looked at Rupert with increasing contempt.

"I will not kill you now. I will announce your guilt at the trial meeting and then hang you on the gallows in public."

She then ordered the Forever Guardian: "Disarm him, restrain him."

The Eternal Guardian immediately complied.

After confirming that Rupert was no longer a threat, Gwenneville turned to look at everyone in the execution ground and said loudly:

"The merciful Sun God of War will completely dispel the shadow of Moon City, and poverty, chaos, and cruelty will all become history."

"We will rebuild the glory of the Eternal Empire on the ruins, and it's time for you to make a choice!"

"Are you continuing to follow Count Gauntkin of Moon City?"

"Or join the Longshan Brotherhood to atone for your past sins?"

The mages of the Eye of Dawn looked at each other, then at the tall Eternal Guardian, all with hesitation on their faces.

The situation was not entirely clear, for Count Gauntkin had not been defeated.

These mages are basically good at changing their stance according to the situation, so most of them dare not express their opinions, for fear of standing on the wrong side and losing their lives in vain.

But there were a few mages, accounting for less than one-fifth of all people, who walked out from the crowd.

"We are willing to atone our sins! We are willing to follow the Sun God of War!"

Guinevere was very happy: "Very good. Then, I have a piece of news to tell you."

As these words were spoken, a loud rumbling noise suddenly came from inside the Dawn Fortress.

Just when the mages were confused, Gwenavel immediately resolved their doubts.

"The large teleportation array connecting to Moon City has been destroyed."

"From now on, Earl Gauntkin's connection with the Grey City is completely severed."

"I know that the Earl will not accept defeat. He will definitely send his legion to retaliate against us, but we have three Eternal Guardians, which are enough to withstand any attack from the Earl."

As they were talking, a wizard suddenly shouted strangely.

"Where's President Savos? Why is he gone?"

Then someone else shouted.

"Rupert is missing too."

"I vaguely saw a blurry black figure, and then Rupert disappeared into thin air."

"Who rescued Rupert?"

"Who has the ability to save people from the Eternal Guardian?"

The unexpected change caused chaos again at the execution ground, which had just calmed down.

Guinevere was confused and frightened.

Seeing the mages who had just surrendered hesitate again, she immediately prayed in her heart: "Great Sun God of War, we have encountered an inexplicable situation."

She quickly reported to Rosen the strange thing that had just happened.

Rosen was watching near the Dawn Fortress. He knew the reason and explained immediately, "It was done by the Doomsday Cult. They are also seeking control of the Gray City and will be our formidable enemy."

Of course he had the ability to stop it, but that would break the Goddess of Annihilation's rule of non-intervention.

Of course, with his current strength, he is 90% sure of defeating the mortal incarnation of the Goddess of Annihilation. If necessary, he will not hesitate to break the rules.

But he was a little curious and wanted to see what the Goddess of Annihilation wanted to do. On the other side, after getting the answer, Gwennaville secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She is not afraid of any opponent in the light. Now that she knows who her opponents are, she will just find a way to defeat them.

So, she shouted again: "It was the rats from the Doomsday Cult who did it. They can only do such sneaky things!"

As they were talking, Oriande and Natalie also arrived at the execution ground.

Behind each of them was an Eternal Guardian, and behind them was a group of ragged members of the Longshan Brotherhood, more than 1,000 in number.

With the support of the Brotherhood, Gwenevere felt completely at peace.

"Magicians, make your choice!"

This time, more Eye of Dawn mages chose to atone.

On the other side, seeing that Guinevere and others had completely controlled the situation, Rosen's mind moved slightly and he followed the footsteps of the doomsday believers.

After following for a while, he sensed the power of the Goddess of Annihilation.

His heart moved slightly, and a somewhat scary idea came to his mind.

"Oh no, the Goddess of Annihilation might be planning to play a big trick!"

(End of this chapter)