The battle line at the front collapsed, and more and more deserters returned, bringing back news of the approaching beast tide.

The snow kept falling and the weather was getting colder. Frozen corpses were found every day in the area outside the market.

The price of food has skyrocketed again.

However, it is hard to say whether this is good news or bad news, after all, some people have made a fortune by taking advantage of the opportunity.

More than just food!

Potions, magical items... the prices of all kinds of supplies are rising.

The Capet family and the merchants in the bazaar had abundant resources and took advantage of the opportunity to reap huge profits, which also made people increasingly dissatisfied.

In just a few days, several riots have occurred in the outer areas, and killings for food, revenge and revenge are almost out in the open.

“It’s getting more and more chaotic!”

Carl came out of the blacksmith shop, put on his back the bundle of broadswords he had ordered, looked back and shook his head helplessly.

Business at the blacksmith shop has never been so good.

When passing by the Podor Restaurant, Carl subconsciously stopped and looked towards the noisy second floor.

Hodgson was celebrating the opening of his 'new shop' and most of the people from Black Marsh came to congratulate him.

Well, Carl wasn't invited.

Back at the store, a man wrapped tightly in a black cloak was examining the shelves.

"Shopkeeper."

The man's voice was hoarse, as if he was pinching his throat:

"Do you accept medicinal herbs here?"

Collecting herbs? Tracy frowned and subconsciously looked at Karl.

Pharmacies usually do not sell medicinal materials, after all, they have partners, but it is a different story if it is a rare medicinal material.

"What medicinal herbs?" Carl took off his cloak and put it aside, and asked casually.

"You can decide?"

"Um."

The man was silent for a moment, then took out a small package from under his cloak and unfolded it to reveal several flowers.

The red petals are as bright as fire, and even though they have withered, they still attract people's attention.

"Flame Flower!"

Carl tapes surprise:

"Nice stuff. If you're willing to sell it, I can buy each one for one magic stone."

"A magic stone?" The man's voice was somewhat unhappy:

"Don't think I don't know the market price. This flower costs three magic stones in the store."

"This is something that all serious wizards want!"

"Your flame flowers are not of good quality and cannot be sold at a high price. Besides, we are purchasing them, so we definitely cannot calculate based on the selling price." Carl spread his hands: "If you think my offer is too low, you can go to other stores to ask."

"..." The man was silent, then pushed the package forward: "Deal!"

"Five magic stones." Carl took out five magic stones and handed them over:

"If you still have this magical herb, you can bring it to me. I will buy it at a suitable price."

"Let's talk later." The man put away the magic stone and turned to leave.

"Mr. Karl."

'Jie' came over and asked in a low voice:

"Do you want to follow?"

"The growth environment of the flame flower is very special, and it grows in clusters. Once it appears, there are dozens or even hundreds of them. It is very likely that he still has some in stock."

"Why are you following them?" Carl chuckled and shook his head: "We are businessmen, we just need to do business honestly and don't need to care where other people's things come from."

“Hmm…”

"It seems someone has set his sights on him."

The Fire Flower is a very rare witchcraft material, usually found near volcanic craters or underground magma, where astral energy is very rich.

That is to say,

The person just now most likely knew a special location, which was far more important than a few fire flowers.

Before the man in black robe came, he must have gone to other shops, so he had been secretly watched by someone.

Shaking his head, Carl turned and walked towards his recliner.

“How is the situation in the residential area?”

“It’s a mess!”

Jie has been in charge of finding out about the surrounding situation these days. Hearing this, his brows furrowed, and worry appeared in his eyes: "The weather is getting colder, food is getting more expensive, and it's getting more dangerous outside. Some people are already selling their children for food."

"Most of the buyers are wealthy people at the market. A six-year-old girl can probably be sold for five to seven magic stones."

"Um……"

"Residents are increasingly resentful of the wealthy people at the market, and many are cursing in secret."

"Grudge!" Carl sighed. "This thing is often just some complaints, but sometimes it can be fatal."

"That's all!"

He shook his head slightly: "We do business honestly and live a stable life. As long as we are not affected, it will be fine..."

"Um?"

Carl stood up and sniffed: "Do you smell a strange smell?"

"Strange smell?" Jie took a deep breath and shook his head: "No!"

"It's a smell of... decay and corruption." Carl frowned and looked up at the sky:

"It seems to be coming from above."

"I didn't smell it." Jie still shook his head and turned to ask:

"Tracy, do you smell anything strange?"

"No!"

"No."

Several people in the shop shook their heads.

"..." Karl stood there without moving, and suddenly swung his arms violently. Under the impact of the invisible force, the roof of the shop shattered.

"boom!"

Debris and wood chips were flying everywhere.

But the people in the field did not care about the disappearing roof, but stared at the sky in amazement.

In their sight, a dark cloud was rapidly approaching the market.

No! That's not a dark cloud! "...A dragon?"

Tracy's body was shaking and her voice sounded like the wailing of a dying patient before she died.

"It's a dragon!"

Carl looked solemn:

"Corruption Dragon!"

Dragon! A third-level creature!

The legendary knight's vision spanned more than ten miles, taking in the western dragon with a pair of wings.

This is a terrifying monster that is nearly a hundred meters long.

The gray muscles and blood vessels have a sense of decay and rot.

Its turbid eyes were like two dry deep pools, revealing endless despair and dead silence.

Rotting flesh was exposed, emitting a disgusting stench, sores and ulcers were all over the body, oozing yellow-green pus, and the body was covered with weeds, dirt, and tumors. Just one look at him seemed to be shrouded in plague.

A gray atmosphere spread as the corrupt dragon approached. Trees withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and living creatures lost their lives silently and fell to the ground.

The giant dragon flying with its wings spread was like the god of death reaping lives, spreading the breath of death, and all living things fell down in rows wherever it passed.

The smell of corruption that I smelled just now obviously came from it.

"quick!"

Carl's face changed drastically:

"Hide underground in the backyard and don't come out!"

“Clatter…”

His voice startled everyone and without caring about anything else, they ran madly to the backyard and the underground dark room.

Carl followed closely behind, and just as he put away the star disk, he felt an invisible pressure descending on him from the sky.

"Um!"

Even though he had the physique of a legendary knight, his legs were shaking and he almost fell to his knees.

A huge, terrifying shadow swept over the sky above the market, rushing forward with a violent hurricane.

Over there is...

"The Capet family's manor!"

Carl's eyes twitched and he waved his arm. The magic carpet flew out, wrapped around his body and lifted him into the air.

"boom!"

Gray and blue interwoven lights bloomed in the sky above Capet Manor.

"roar!"

The huge corrupt dragon roared to the sky, spewing gray dragon breath from its mouth, and collided with the witchcraft barrier covering the Carton family manor.

The power of the corrupt dragon's breath was obviously above the third level, and the barrier only lasted for a moment before it collapsed.

Finished!

Carl's eyes narrowed.

Even at such a great distance, his body still trembled at the power of the corrupt dragon's breath.

If you are inside the manor and are hit by the dragon's breath, no matter if you are a wizard or a legend, you will die! There will be no exceptions! "Roar!"

The dragon roars again.

The dragon's breath, which was several hundred meters long, swept across the Capet family's manor, sweeping back and forth, as if it was venting something madly.

Except for the wizard tower, the rest of the manor was almost completely covered by dragon breath.

“Buzz…”

Suddenly, thousands of light spots appeared in the void, rushing towards the corrupt dragon like a heavy rain.

Third-ring magic—Shining Starlight Rain! With the help of the wizard tower, the Capet family can actually activate third-ring magic, and its power is extremely amazing.

Just a moment.

The corrupt dragon's body was pierced with wounds, causing it to lose control and roar towards the sky again.

"roar!"

With a roar, the dragon collided with the wizard tower.

The bright light bursting out in the distance dimmed the sky and the earth, and even the space trembled before this energy.

When Carl regained his senses, the Capet family's wizard tower had been broken in half and the corrupt dragon had disappeared.

"The Capet family is finished!"

"Without the Capet family's blessing, how can we resist the beast tide?"

"The beast tide is coming, and everyone will die!"

“…”

A lot of chaotic sounds poured into his empty eardrums, causing Carl's eye sockets to shrink and his face to change drastically.

Who? Who is deceiving people?

The noise may seem insignificant, but it comes too strangely, and happens to come at this time to seduce and tempt the desires of the residents.

Did someone know that something bad would happen to the Capet family? That corrupt dragon came in a strange way, and it looked extremely angry. Could it be that it was lured here? "The merchants in the market are hoarding mountains of food, but they are selling it to us poor people at high prices!"

"Why?"

"Without the Capet family, everyone is the same!"

"rush!"

"Go to the market, go to the zoo, and steal food! Steal supplies! Only in this way can we have a chance to survive!"

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“…”

The voices coming from all directions, with a strong persuasive power, made the residents in the residential area step out of their doors one by one.

They looked towards the market, and their originally dead eyes began to light up.

Fierce, eager, crazy...

“Swish!”

Several figures rushed out, as if setting the precedent, and countless people rushed towards the market from the mixed residential area.

confusion,

Just like a spark falling into a pile of firewood, once it is ignited it will be difficult to extinguish.

Carl's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and he urged the magic carpet under him to fly away.

Opposite the pharmacy.

MacDonald stood at the window, watching Carl's figure go away.

"It's a high-level magical item that can fly. The disciples of the Six Rings Tower have a deep foundation. You are lucky to escape quickly."

He originally planned to secretly keep Carl, but the market was not really in chaos yet, and it would be too conspicuous to take action. By the time he was ready, Carl had already left on the magic carpet.

"The potion worked. Even with the help of the wizard tower, the severely injured Jefferson is no match for the third-level corrupt dragon."

"Now……"

"Create chaos, completely destroy the Capet family, and take advantage of it."

McDonald muttered to himself, tapping the ground lightly with his staff, and the shadows under his feet began to squirm wildly.

First ring of witchcraft - Shadow clone! Shadows left the restraints of the body and flew in all directions, expanding the chaos.

* * * A big knight with a long sword on his back walked out of the room and looked in the direction of the market. His eyes flickered back and forth, and finally his eyes fixed, and he stepped forward and rushed towards the market.

A courtyard somewhere.

Several people gathered together.

"Brother, if we miss this opportunity, we don't know when the next one will come. As long as we grab what we need, we will have a chance to survive the beast tide."

"good!"

"What are you still thinking about? Let's get started?"

Several people encouraged him, and the senior wizard apprentice sitting in the middle changed his expression and finally drew out his staff.

“Done!”

A room.

Several people dressed as sales clerks gathered together.

"I've had enough of that old guy Weber. This is my chance to make a fortune!"

"Although Weber is a senior wizard apprentice, he is already old and his reaction is far slower than ours. Even a knight would have a chance to kill him if he gets close to him."

"I know where he hides the good stuff. If we kill him, the stuff will be ours. Then we'll even have a chance to become a formal wizard!"

"Get started!"

Driven by anger and desire, more and more people walked out of their homes and rushed to the market.

Fighting has even begun within residential areas.

There is never a shortage of people who take advantage of others' misfortunes and bully the weak.

Of course, there are also cautious and timid people who would just close their doors or flee to the outskirts of the market at this time.

The sky,

Gradually darkening.

And the flames have already shot up into the sky!

Bordeaux Restaurant.

Second floor.

The group of people from Black Swamp came to the window and looked at the crowd rushing towards the market frantically. Their faces turned pale in an instant, especially Hodgson, whose body was shaking and his face was bloodless.

"quick!"

"Come back to the store with me now. There are magic items worth tens of thousands of magic stones there!"

Go back to the store? Others turned their heads to look at him, with a look of pity in their eyes.

…………

It's a mess!

It's a complete mess! Carl landed on the roof, looked in the direction of the market, and shook his head slightly.

Even if the Capet family lost control of the Leipzig fair, chaos should not have happened so quickly.

It's obvious! Someone is secretly fanning the flames.

There were too many good things in the market. The medicine shop where he worked alone had stockpiled goods worth several thousand magic stones. This was absolutely inferior to many other shops, as other shops had stocks of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of magic stones.

Not to mention knights and wizard apprentices, even legendary wizards and official wizards would probably not be able to resist the temptation.

In just a short moment, Carl had seen several official wizards participating. Fortunately, these people were cautious and covered their faces so as not to be too conspicuous.

Let's go! He wasn't very interested in robbery, especially when he wasn't strong enough, so he would stay away from them.

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I have a bright future. As long as I practice steadily, I can become a wizard. There is no need to go crazy like others."

After jumping off the roof, Carl prepared to find an empty place to enter the fragment of the divine domain and hide there for a few days.

"Huh?"

After taking a few steps, he stopped when he saw a familiar corpse.

"The guard of the Xisi Pharmacy seemed to be following the man selling the fire flower just now. Was he killed so quickly?"

"He killed a great knight with one sword, cleanly and neatly. That man is indeed not a simple person. He must be a legendary knight."

Secretly investigating a mysterious person, only to be killed by the other party, this is the most common plot in vernacular novels.

"Oh……"

Touching his chin, Carl suddenly retreated, and two broadswords popped out from behind and fell into his palms, and he shouted: "Who?"

"Such a keen perception?"

The air rippled like calm water, and a man holding a machete appeared on the scene.

The man looked directly at Carl with a strange smile on his face:

"As expected of a disciple of the Six Rings Tower, no wonder he was able to kill the Fire Fox 'Mei'."

Firefox?

That female killer? "Are you from the Shadow Hand?" Carl narrowed his eyes, and many clues were connected in his mind in an instant:

"Are you also the ones who attacked the Capet family?"

"Using the Monroe family's hatred for the Capet family, we eliminated the Capet family's masters step by step, and finally lured out the second-ring wizard Jefferson and severely injured and poisoned him, replacing the Capet family's position in the Leipzig market?"

"No!"

He shook his head slightly: "You are a killer organization. It is useless to ask for the Leipzig Fair. So you are also pawns in the hands of others?"

"Tsk tsk..." The man looked surprised: "You are very smart!"

"Your guess is correct. The Shadow Hand did play a role in this. It is indeed not us who want the Leipzig Market."

"The Shadow Hand only knows how to assassinate, not how to run a business."

"Who is that?" Karl frowned: "Who is interested in the Leipzig Fair? The Andrew family? The Zachli family? Or others..."

"Do you think I would tell you?" The man laughed. "Why don't you guess, as an assassin and killer, why didn't I just do it?"

"It's very simple." Carl's expression remained unchanged: "You are not sure about your ability to act. The fire fox Mei should be quite powerful in your organization. If I can kill her, I can definitely kill you. You should wait for your companions to come and join forces to be sure."

“……”The man’s expression changed.

"You might as well guess why I know you have a companion? Why haven't your companions come yet?" Carl sneered and continued without waiting for the other party to speak:

"They have actually been here for a long time, but they are just waiting for you to take action."

"The murderous intentions behind me are more obvious than yours. They just want you to strike first so that they can wear down my strength, or... use me to kill you."

"Killing you will be good for them?"

"Shut up!" the man roared, and disappeared in an instant.

Fighting Skill - Void Step! The top fighting skill passed down by the Shadow Hand, which can turn the body into nothingness in the moment of performing the fighting skill.

Even with the perception of a wizard, it is difficult to detect.

"snort!"

Carl hummed softly and squatted slightly on his knees.

Battle Skill - Bloom! The legendary knight's fighting spirit exploded, transforming into a terrifying repulsive force that impacted every direction around him.

"Bang!"

A figure was squeezed out.

"legend……"

The man's eyes were wide open, his face full of horror.

He thought Carl was a high-level wizard apprentice, but he never imagined that the man in front of him was a legendary knight. He was just a great knight.

A legendary knight plus a high-level wizard apprentice, he can even compete with a formal wizard in close combat.

Fighting Skills - Divine Punishment! The intertwined swords fell from the sky, the whistling fighting spirit made it hard to breathe, and the man's heart was filled with resentment.

This kind of strength should not be weak among legendary knights, right?

"Don't kill me, I am..."

"Bang!"

The terrifying force fell on him in an instant, and the man's body exploded into countless pieces from the inside out.

Carl put away his sword and looked back.

"Oh……"

"Are you so timid?"

The two shadowy assassins hiding in the dark, preparing for a sneak attack, disappeared the moment the man died.

Obviously he didn't intend to continue.

"Walk!"

Carl did not intend to continue to cause trouble for the Shadow Hand. He quickly looted the corpses and found an empty place far away from the market. After making sure that no one was following him, he slipped into the fragment of the divine domain.

Let’s hide for a while first.

(End of this chapter)