Chapter 495: Fernando Jr., the Consultant
In the Hall of Silver and Tin, there may be many knights controlled by the Fire Demon.
However, these unintelligent Balrog derivatives, without the Balrog's personal control, were in fact little different from unintelligent copy monsters. Once they were lured together, a single shot from the Flame-Butterfly was enough to annihilate them all.
As for the Flame Demon itself, it had already fallen into a brief slumber under the control of the other Twilight Path Transcendent. Even after such a large commotion, it still did not wake up.
After a long time... when the old man in black robe walked slowly over, the place was already empty.
It wasn't that he was late and accidentally let the intruder go.
——The old man did it on purpose.
Young Fernando Brunswick wasn't born into aristocratic family. While he was considered aristocratic, his father, Fernando Sr., was merely a poor viscount who had sold even his family's heirloom lands. His advancement to this point was due not only to his natural talent for the Twilight Path but also to his cautious and careful approach.
If you run into the enemy head-on, then you must fight. If you let them go, then that's your responsibility; but if you fight them directly...
Little Fernando is now a fifth-level transcendent!
As the Dean of the First Department of the Psychic Tower, the new Count Brunswick, Honorary Colonel, and Deputy Minister of Railways, he is now only one step away from succeeding the Black Phase!
You are such a big shot now, why would you still risk your life?
Just deal with your duties... Come and take a look, so that when Queen Louise asks you later, you won't be able to answer what's happening outside.
He carefully controlled the ghosts, letting them disperse from a distance and search the surroundings - these ghosts were a group of spirits that he had urgently intercepted when the knights were transformed into Fire Demon Knights, and made them into his own spirit servants.
After confirming that the enemy had left, the old man cautiously moved closer, carefully sensing the remaining power of the Tao around him.
The old man couldn't help but feel secretly shocked.
——Because he not only sensed the remnants of the extremely strong path of dedication, he even vaguely sensed divinity!
"...Is it divine magic? No, it doesn't look like it..."
Little Fernando murmured.
So, it is a powerful phantom demon who dedicates himself to the path of Tao?
The old man quickly recognized the other person's identity.
Perhaps a passing Phantom Demon of the Devotion Path sensed the Flame Demon's birth and came to take a look... I hope so. Or rather, it can only be this way.
Because if it were any other situation, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
Little Fernando will appear here, more as a limiter of the Balrog.
He had already used up much of his strength to seal the Balrog, and some to protect the Queen and the Prince. He didn't have much fighting power left. If the enemy became too numerous or too difficult to defeat, he would probably just free the Balrog and flee.
If that happens, the fire demon rampaging on Glass Island might completely destroy the city... The teacher will definitely be unhappy.
His teacher is the Black Phase of this generation, and he has the potential to become the next Black Phase. Now there is only one rival who can compete with him.
This trip to Avalon was to gain experience under his teacher's arrangement. His teacher, who had lived for nearly three hundred years, planned to emulate the original Darkseid and transform himself into an undead. Before that, he needed to compete with another young lady.
Although he was already over seventy years old, by the standard lifespan of a Twilight Path transcendent, this was only considered prime age at best. A fifth-level Twilight Path transcendent could live to at least one hundred and fifty years old... and with the use of potions to extend their lifespan, they could easily reach two or three hundred years old. As for the decay and withering of the body, that itself aided in the perception of the Twilight Path.
Without knowing the pain of aging, you cannot feel the weight of life and the mystery of death.
Little Fernando is not even a hundred years old yet. If he succeeds the Black Prime Minister, he will be able to stay in this position for at least thirty or forty years.
...Or, just leave it alone.
Looking at the earth and palace that were completely destroyed by the great force and a long tunnel was directly created, the old man very tactfully decided to turn a blind eye.
Anyway, this has nothing to do with me. It’s a problem with the plan formulated by His Majesty the King.
General Karl was killed and transformed into a Balrog, leading to the inferno that destroyed the Knights of the Round Table and the fake princess. While they could always create a new "doll," they hadn't brought any extra materials with them this time—it would have been disastrous if they were discovered. The Golem Masters in the rear were already urgently crafting new dolls, but it was too late.
——This directly led to the collapse of the original plan.
Because there was no "Princess Isabelle" to withstand the pressure and surrender voluntarily, the palace engulfed in flames, the Knights of the Round Table assimilated by the Balrog... instead made the people of Avalon go from fear to anger.
Even though the Star Antimony Army easily broke through Avalon's weak army from the front, even though the War Colossus had already driven into the Glass Island, even though these rebels did not even have a real top commander... they were still doing their best to engage in bloody street fighting.
——After three days of bloody fighting, there was no intention of surrendering.
Even the civilians were infected, their initial fear and resistance gradually turning into anger. The blood of these descendants of the former rebels who fought against the giants had been reawakened... That raging rage made little Fernando unwilling to touch it at all.
It was fine in those small villages that no one cared about, as long as they were killed thoroughly, no one would know where they were. But it was different in the Royal Capital, Glass Island.
Even the most brutal General Xing Ti did not dare to attack civilians easily - the war correspondents on the Iris side were like flies smelling shit. Even before Xing Ti's vanguard troops arrived, the Iris reporters had already arrived in advance.
Little Fernando couldn't even imagine what kind of outrageous things they might make up if they took some photos. And if they attacked the journalists, that would be even worse.
After all, Avalon and Xingti had no grudges against each other, and domestic support for this war was actually minimal. It was only because the military guaranteed a quick victory that they ultimately executed this somewhat risky plan—with three objectives: to gain the support of the founding family, to secure friendly trade relations between Avalon's ice-free port and the Theocracy, and to divert the conflict between domestic alchemists and demonologists.
Now that there is such a commotion, I'm afraid all three of these points may have some problems.
If they attacked civilians, even without counting the Church's subsequent reckoning... I'm afraid even the civilians of their own country would strongly oppose it.
Because of this, thanks to the Xingtan Army's cautious approach, the Supervisors, Light Cavalry and Law Mages who relied on residential areas to launch street fighting, although they were all lower-level professions, caused huge trouble to the Xingtan Army.
The most troublesome area is Lloyd's.
There were also some transcendents from other paths mixed in there, and they were very familiar with the extremely complex terrain of the Lloyd's District - they even had a large amount of alchemical explosives, could set traps, and had rich experience in street fighting and night combat. When it was completely dark, the dark alley entrances made people afraid to go deep.
The street fighting has been going on since this morning and has been stalemated until now.
It's already four in the morning...it's almost dawn.
After a group of low-level transcendents destroyed a Colossus, the Star Antimony Army Commander seemed to have finally hardened his resolve. He ordered the use of Colossi to launch a suppression operation in the Lloyds' District.
This will definitely lead to accidental injuries.
But the effect is remarkable.
The Colossus's attack left those Transcendents who relied on the alleyways for guerrilla warfare with nowhere to hide. A single attack was enough to completely clear an alleyway. That was a physical clearing, even the buildings were flattened.
Given the structural strength of Avalon's buildings, any structure not reinforced by preservation would collapse the moment it was swept by the scorching flames. A direct hit from the beam was enough to severely or even fatally injure a Level 4 Transcendent, while a mere touch would be fatal to civilians and lower-level Transcendents.
——Anyway, the action has already been taken. Killing once is killing, and killing them all is killing.
Little Fernando thought that once the commander in charge of suppressing the Lloyds District arrived at the Red and White Queen District, he would be able to suppress the knights here. As for the griffins at the gate of the Silver and Tin Palace, they had originally not intended to touch them... because once Avalon was controlled, these white-feathered griffins would be trophies.
How powerful would Xingti be if he had his own Griffin Legion!
A griffin blessed by alchemical products...it is definitely much stronger than the original usage in Avalon!
But who knew that Karl would be assassinated for no apparent reason!
He had been gone for less than five minutes when he looked back and saw his teammates had turned into Balrogs, without even sending out a distress signal. If he hadn't been with the queen and the prince at the time, protecting them in time... I'm afraid they would have been burned to death and turned into puppets by the out-of-control Balrog.
As a result, the griffins that were originally intended to be spoils of war turned out to be powerful enemies.
The main force behind the rebellion was the high-level transcendents and students in the school. Together with the pure-blooded griffons on the Griffin Bridge, they had almost wiped out the small wave garrison in the Red and White Queens District.
They even launched several waves of attacks on the Temple of Silver and Tin, but they were all easily intercepted by the Fire Demon Knights.
Fortunately, although the Balrog was out of control and the griffins went crazy...but relying on the Knights of the Round Table who were infused with energy by the Balrog and the group of spirits he urgently summoned, they were able to defend the Temple of Silver and Tin before the arrival of the large army.
Although it seemed like he didn't do anything - those were not the things he was supposed to do.
Little Fernando just stood out with a swing.
——It’s probably impossible to make any contribution now... Anyway, let’s just pass on the blame first.
The massacre of civilians was the fault of the army commander, the poor execution of the plan was due to General Carl's own absence from his post, and it was normal that the vanguard troops could not defeat the White-Feathered Griffins and the extraordinary teachers and students. The root cause was that no "spare dolls" were prepared in advance and the possibility of the fake Isabel being assassinated was taken into consideration.
As a supervisor and protector, it is enough for him to control the fire demon from going crazy and protect the prince and queen.
As for the "unidentified demigod of the path of devotion", little Fernando didn't even want to touch him.
He didn't want to participate in this inexplicable war in the first place... If it wasn't for the purpose of gaining experience, which extraordinary person on the Dusk Path would be willing to take such a big risk and travel so far?
...Then what should I do?
Fernando thought for a moment and manipulated the soil to rise again, covering the previously opened tunnel and wall, leaving the surrounding area looking similar to before. He then used the preservation technique again, completely solidifying the building and the ground.
That way, when daybreak comes, no one will realize that a battle took place here last night.
No one would know that the Fire Knights in the Temple of Silver and Tin have been almost cleared out... Relying on the residual power of these Fire Knights from the previous two days, they might be able to stop them from continuing to test.
If it really doesn't work...it's not impossible to really take action...
Little Fernando was still a little reluctant.
His strong adaptability to the Dusk Path had already made him extremely tired of this situation that had completely spiraled out of control and was becoming increasingly troublesome. It was only thanks to the rationality provided by the Balance Path that he was able to think carefully about what he should do next.
Now he has done everything he can.
As for the rest, if he didn't intervene, it wasn't his responsibility. If he intervened, if he didn't do it well, he would be blamed, and if he did it well, it would just be icing on the cake. So he thought clearly: he just had to protect the queen and the prince. He didn't need to worry about anything else.
Before the "New Isabel Doll" arrived with the main force, he could do nothing.
Fortunately, Princess Isabel escaped, so the puppet that was brought here later could be said to be "Isabel who had escaped was recaptured." This sounds much more reliable than "escaped safely from the palace burned by the Balrog"...
On the other side, Aiwass led everyone through the Red Queen District quickly.
There were more enemies on the White Queen side, seemingly flowing in from Lloyd's, while there were far fewer on the Red Queen side. Aiwass and his men made their way through without encountering any organized resistance. The few scattered soldiers they encountered were easily defeated.
Aiwass and Olive, both of whom were not good at fighting, did not make a move - the advisor and Grape easily defeated them.
The consultant was very skilled in magic. Although they were both at the third level, he was obviously much more proficient than Sherlock.
The most obvious difference was that when casting, he would only slightly open his mouth and chant in a low voice, using only the sounds he heard, making it impossible to see his lip movements. He would also perform feints to mislead the enemy about his casting time—his chanting time and casting gestures were completely inconsistent, and this fighting method was eye-opening for Aiwass.
Obviously, this was something players simply couldn't do. And since Aiwass arrived in this world, he hadn't experienced many true battles between extraordinary beings—while Mr. Consultant had clearly fought his way up from a very low level.
Perhaps because Sherlock's main profession was a mage, his spells required the other party to hear him speak in order to be effective. This led to his habit of chanting loudly after becoming a mage... This was a habit that Sherlock would have to correct later.
Grape's fighting style is inherited from Mr. Consultant.
Her chanting was so low it was almost inaudible. Even with Mycroft's portly frame, she was very deft in her evasions—Aivaz also noticed that her fighting style was quite rare, centered around a barrier constructed with Preservation and Petrification.
This is what's known as a control-based shield healer. This build is quite common among players, a dominant, even malignant, 3v3 build. Constantly strengthening defenses and controlling enemies... Aiwass even noticed that a demonologist's summoned "cursed infant" was easily intercepted by her, without even breaking her shield.
That's a fourth-level burst spell that only tanks can survive!
Relying on grapes for defense and advisors for attack, they defeated three waves of enemies along the way and finally arrived at the Chapel of Saint Guinevere.
And the key is with Aiwass - when he first met Bishop Mathers, he asked for this holy sword from him.
Now is the time to use it.
Aiwass inserted the key into the main door of the chapel and injected a little light and fire magic power into it.
Two tree-like patterns, one golden and one red, flashed by, completing the spell patterns on the gate.
At this moment, he slightly turned the key and opened the tightly closed chapel door.
Today’s update is nearly 8,000 words! ! !
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and the cat won’t have a day off. He will go home to celebrate the New Year after finishing typing!
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