To Roddy, it had only been a few minutes, but in the eyes of Sodelor and the others, it had been more than three months of uneasy waiting. Now that everything had been settled, and seeing that Roddy was safe and sound, they could finally relax. However, because the anti-magic effect was still in effect, Akasha could not cast a divine spell to treat Roddy's wounds. Fortunately, Sodelor was prepared. He handed Roddy a mid-level healing potion.
"Is it safe in the tower?"
Roddy's expression was relaxed, but Sodelor was still cautious. In the past three months, he had seen the power of the High Elves. He was even more respectful of this Magic Tower. He did not dare to let his guard down.
"We fought in the underground secret room and killed Belom. Turing also disappeared. Everything is safe."
Roddy said it casually, but it shocked the soldiers. They had all seen the power of the Frost Baron. Even though three months had passed, the Frost Baron's terrifying power was still a nightmare that they could not get rid of. Even such an enemy had been killed by Roddy. One could imagine how shocked they were.
"This place has been sealed by a time barrier. After I entered the pagoda, I fought for about five minutes. Because of the barrier, the flow of time has been slowed down. So, almost three months have passed outside the pagoda. During this period of time … I have made you all worried."
Roddy gulped down the potion and looked at Akasha and Natha. "But I've taken care of everything that needs to be taken care of … What about you? How have you been? "
Seeing Roddy's calm and confident look, everyone was finally relieved. Sodelor quickly arranged for the soldiers to search the rooms of the magic tower and the underground chamber. Rody and Akasha whispered a few words to each other before greeting Nata. Rody then turned to look at Sodelor assigning tasks to the soldiers one by one. He was even more certain of Sodelor's ability to command.
The Magic Tower was not suitable for chatting. So, under Sodelor's lead, the group walked out of the Magic Tower.
In just a few minutes, the originally harsh winter weather had turned into the warmth of spring. This feeling was also quite wonderful for Rody and Camilla. The two of them looked at the tender green shoots around them and involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.
The warm wind blew past their cheeks. Looking into the distance, the Gondola Mountain Range far away from Elsen City was already covered in green. Clouds rolled halfway up the mountain, brewing the third rain of spring. Zooming in, the old and messy base of the Magic Tower had been refurbished. Soldiers stood on guard at the surrounding sentry posts. Black trees used to defend the city were stacked beside the city walls.
The buildings around the Magic Tower were no longer as lifeless as before. Roddy could even see soldiers on break drinking and chatting outside the ta-like buildings …
This atmosphere was completely different from ten minutes ago. It made Roddy feel like he was in a dream.
Sodelor did not say anything. He brought Roddy to a mansion outside the tower. When they sat in the High Elven-style guest hall, Roddy remembered that Camilla's identity was a bit awkward. He turned around and wanted to say something, but he suddenly stopped. His eyes focused on something in front of him. After a while, he looked up at the top of Camilla's head. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "My team is not hostile. If you have any needs, you can ask me. But I hope to talk to you later."
Sodelor looked at him suspiciously. Roddy knew that he had doubts. He said without hesitation, "I only killed Turing and Belom because of Camilla's help."
His words caused Camilla to raise her head slightly. Her eyes met Rody's for a brief moment before slowly moving away. She knew the meaning behind Rody's words. Obviously, this young man had an almost unconditional trust in her and had extended an 'olive branch'.
However, Camilla knew that it was impossible for her to pick it up.
Opening her palm, Camilla stared blankly at the omnipresent elements. It was obvious that she had sensed that the "Anti-Magic" effect had dissipated. She closed her eyes slightly and suddenly realized that she could actually clearly sense all the movements in the entire city.
What's going on?
She looked to the side. Even though her vision was blocked by the wall, she could see that there was a patrolling team with weapons in their hands.
Then … she realized that her "teammates" had all died from serious injuries.
Although she did not know how she came to such a conclusion, she trusted her intuition at this time, and this triggered a renewed sense of oppression in her heart.
Logically speaking, as long as there were people alive in the team, they had to complete the "Holy Assembly's" mission. When everyone else was dead, she also had to carry out the mission.
Destroying Turing and killing Belom was just to save her life. Finding the "Rechargeable Crystal Making Principles" and the "Energy Rechargeable Device" was her real purpose here.
Camilla, who had lived under the shadow of the "Holy Assembly" all her life, had no choice. For the sake of Naifei's safety, she had to choose to reject Roddy's good intentions.
Realizing this, Camilla felt an inexplicable pity in her heart. If there was no "Holy Assembly", perhaps she could have become good friends with him?
But in the end … it was impossible.
"Ahem, Roddy, I want to — I want to take a rest."
"No problem. Then … I'll talk to you in two hours. Is that okay?"
Roddy agreed readily. He looked at Camilla with some doubts, but Camilla could feel that his words were not directed at her.
She nodded and got up to leave, but she did not notice that Roddy's brows were furrowed deeper and deeper. Soon, the guards brought her to a mansion about 30 feet away. After explaining the structure of the rooms, they turned and left.
Walking up to the second floor, Camilla could sense that there were no guards around. This made her feel a little guilty for trusting Roddy. But she knew that she did not belong here. Looking down at the torn clothes, she was thinking if she should look for other clothes. Then, a soldier knocked on the door and brought in a brand new red robe.
This guy …
Camilla took the clothes and put them on in the bedroom. There was a crystal mirror in the bedroom of the High Elves. She looked at her graceful figure in the mirror and thought about all the things that had happened to her and Roddy during their short meeting. She was lost in thought for a moment.
Meeting in the outer city, ambushing in the inner city, fighting fiercely at the bottom of the tower, and then in the tower, trusting each other to the death …
Camilla rubbed her eyebrows and dispelled the embarrassing images in her mind. She stood in front of the window and looked at Rody's mansion. She hesitated for a moment and then sighed. She then used the 'Light Feather Technique' and silently leaped out.
Relying on the indescribable "intuition" in her mind, Camilla used powerful Arcane energy to make her body fly through the air. She entered through the window above the Magic Tower and went all the way down. She easily knocked out the guards and found the book "Theory of Making Energized Crystal" in the messy secret room. Then, she rushed out of the Magic Tower and glided through the blind spots of the soldiers at top speed. She found the small "Energy Filler" in one of the towers in the inner city.
All this was done in five minutes. Camilla was amazed by her powerful arcane ability, but what she wanted to do most now was to leave the city. But when she stepped to the edge of the outer city, Camilla was surprised to find that Roddy had appeared in front of the city gate.
Camilla was confident that she could avoid all the patrols because of her ability to sense the city. But she did not find any trace of Roddy!
How did he appear here?
Roddy squinted his eyes. As the "castellan of Elsen City", he had absolute control over the city. So he did not need to send people to investigate Camilla's whereabouts. Looking at the thing in Camilla's hand, he also understood that the power behind his "mother-in-law" was not that simple.
He would not allow anyone to take away the manufacturing technology of the "Energized Crystal" or anything related to it. It was not a matter of being stingy or not. From a strategic point of view, the "Energized Crystal" was as important as an atomic bomb. How could Roddy just give it away?
Even if Roddy trusted Camilla, could he trust the people behind Camilla? What if one day they picked up the "Energized Crystal" to deal with him?
All the ropes were tied in a dead knot here. It was inevitable that Roddy and Camilla would have a huge conflict here.
They had just worked together to kill two powerful enemies, but at that moment, they were standing on opposite sides. To be honest, both of them did not want this to happen. However, nobody knew that Rody was doing this to ensure that Naifei would not be in danger again. On the other hand, Camilla's ultimate goal was also for Naifei's safety.
The coincidence of fate and history overlapped here, but neither of them knew it.
"I have to go."
Camilla took a deep breath. Even though she was helpless, she knew that she had to declare war on Roddy.
"You can't go."
Roddy squinted his eyes, hiding all his emotions. Camilla did not know whether he was angry or heartbroken.
"You … You can't stop me!"
Camilla quickly moved towards the city gate. She did not take the initiative to attack Roddy … Because deep in her heart, Camilla knew that what she did was considered "treachery". She had betrayed Roddy's trust, and the guilt in her heart made her unwilling to attack.
If Roddy attacked her, she could just passively block it.
Camilla thought so, but when she approached the city gate, the expected obstruction from Roddy did not appear. Camilla looked back and saw Roddy rushing towards the city gate, but he was not holding any weapon in his hand.
She was puzzled, but she had no time to think about it. With one hand, she used the recoil from the impact of the air to propel herself into the air and prepared to fly over the city gate. However, just as she was about to cross the city wall, a huge force slammed into her without warning!
"Bang!"
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