The Prime Material Realm. At the same time as Rushta, only a few seconds had passed on the clock. Hipamira stood in the ruins near the Twelfth Moon Square for a moment before turning to leave. At that moment, the Will of the Mountains and Rivers in her hand suddenly vibrated, followed by a second vibration. Hipamira was stunned for a moment. She lifted the Cross Warhammer with both hands and saw the sacred relic emitting a soft white light as it flew up from her hand and floated in the air.
Saint Cantifer Palace, Garden of the White Rose.
"Huh?" Medissa suddenly stopped and looked around with a surprised expression. She frowned and showed a trace of unease.
"What's wrong?" The Shire noticed her unusual behavior and asked.
"Nothing, His Lordship is …" Metisha looked at the empty stag and sprite slots in her deck and felt empty. Why is His Lordship not back yet? Why didn't he say anything just now?
The Garden of the White Rose was in a state of chaos.
Old Prime Minister Nidevan and Archseigneur Valla had already activated the long-distance teleportation circle that originally belonged to the Kirrlutz Royal Family. It was actually a small Door of Flame, but this action had instead aroused fear in the hearts of the people. The news spread like wildfire, and carriages came and went outside the palace gates. A few of them even drove directly into the White Rose Garden. No one cared about the majesty of the Royal Family at all. It was as if doomsday had arrived.
There was a limit to the number of people that could be teleported each time. The nobles lined up according to their ranks. The first to be teleported were the nobles that Brando had rescued from the Flowerleaf Domain, East Metz, and other places. Then, there were the few remaining members of the Royal Family of Cruz, the House of Nidevan, and some of the clergy of the Holy Cathedral. Vahina wanted to stay and wait for Brando's return, but Metisha persuaded her to leave.
Only Metisha, The Shire, and Scarlet were left in Brando's entourage. But even they had to leave in the next few teleportations because Rushta had become extremely unsafe. People gazed uneasily at the golden threads that fell to the ground outside the arched windows. It was as if a golden rain had fallen under the night sky, but the earth was shaking and letting out a dying roar.
"Where is Miss Magadal? Is the envoy from the Antoburo Principality not here yet?" Someone in the crowd shouted anxiously, repeating the question over and over again.
An official dressed like a foreign affairs minister ran through the crowd, repeatedly confirming the identities of the envoys from the other countries. Although Rushta might not be able to escape, the Empire would not fall because of this. If the envoys from the other countries who were gathered here were killed because of their negligence, the Empire's prestige would fall apart.
But time was running out, and there was still no sign of Antoburo and the envoys from the Duchy of Insignia. The latter was fine, but the former included the Nun Princess Magadal, and she could not afford to lose her. A few clerics belonging to the Holy Cathedral had already rushed out of St. Cantifer Palace and got on the carriage, heading towards the street where the Antoburo Principality was staying.
In the darkness, a tall silhouette stood by one of the arched windows of the palace, leaning against the long curtains that hung from the window lattice to the ground, quietly watching the scene.
She was the only direct member of the House of Nidevan who did not leave. To be exact, she was the only one who did not participate in the teleportation. Delfien did not know why she did this. She was a calm person, or rather, she thought that she should be calm and rational. She should not act without thinking and do something impulsive.
But she could not find a reason for her actions. She seemed to have thousands of thoughts in her mind. Sometimes she told herself that she just wanted to calm down for a while. After all, as the granddaughter of Prime Minister Nidevan, a member of the House of Nidevan, she could leave at any time. But sometimes she told herself that she just wanted to see if that person could come back. Even if she had to die with that person, it was enough for her to get what she wanted.
But what frightened the Prime Minister's daughter was that she clearly heard a voice in her heart telling her, "It's not like this, it's not like this."
The scene of Brendel standing proudly before the entire Empire in the Garden of White Roses appeared in her mind more than once. Everything that she pursued and valued was completely destroyed. Even though she knew that Brendel was not targeting her, she still felt like she was stripped naked and standing in front of everyone. She was so pitiful that she felt like a clown.
Delfien recalled all of this, but her heart throbbed.
"Why is it like this?"
"Did I make a wrong judgment?"
She did not say a word, and her face was terrifyingly cold. A few young nobles who wanted to approach her stopped in their tracks.
There were fewer and fewer people in the palace. Groups of people passed by her, and groups of people left one after another. Until a royal steward came up to remind her that she had to leave. But Delfien did not seem to hear.
The steward wanted to say something, but suddenly, a buzzing sound came from behind them. The crowd was in an uproar. The two of them instinctively turned their heads and saw the crowd in the Garden of the White Rose's banquet hall disperse, revealing Countess Vah Lache in the middle.
Scarlet was looking at the Azure Spear in her hand in surprise. She saw the Holy Spear of Heaven vibrate slightly, glowing all over. It broke free from her hand and gradually floated in the air.
"Ovina, what's going on?" She asked in surprise.
The Spear Spirit of the Holy Spear had already shown herself. She floated beside the Highlander girl and looked up at the Azure Spear in the air. Her emerald eyes were filled with shock.
"The Holy Cathedral has reappeared, Scarlet."
"What?"
"The Majestic Mountain Holy Cathedral has reappeared. The King of the Earth has been born …"
"… Does this have anything to do with the Lord?" Scarlet thought for a moment, and asked with concern.
Ovina looked at her and could not help but sigh. This silly girl had completely fallen for it. To be honest, as a follower of the Azure Knight, she admired masters who were more independent. But there were certain qualities in Scarlet that truly moved her.
After all, the two of them were different. If the Azure Knight was a pioneer, then Scarlet was at most a qualified successor. But not every era needed an Azure Knight. The innocent girl in front of her was clearly the most compatible master of the Azure Spear in this era.
She shook her head, and then nodded. "I don't know, but I think it might be related. Hurry up and hold onto the Holy Spear. If you can't get the Azure Spear's approval now, it will return to the place where it was born —"
"But … What should I do?"
"Hold onto this spear. You are the Azure Knight. But don't bind its will. The will of the Earth will eventually submit to the King. Avoid the crowd. It will open a door to the Mountain of Ceasing Storms. Don't hurt anyone else. "
Scarlet nodded and flew into the air. Everyone in the hall watched the newly conferred Countess. When she grabbed the Azure Spear's handle, she felt a slight tremor in her hand.
"This is …"
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South of the Empire, Anzlova region.
There were very few people in the highlands and lowlands. From the Loen Port to Vargas, there was almost no order. Since a month ago, when the allied forces of Jorgendy Ridge and the Toquinin Lion Men were defeated in the north of the Evergreen Corridor, the defeated soldiers retreated and fled to some areas southeast of the Sublime Inland Sea in the south, causing the security here to deteriorate.
The natives of Jorgendy Ridge — some troglodytes, lizardmen, and bugbears — were entrenched in the countryside, doing what they did in the underground world — robbing. A few underground lords occupied towns and ruins, but just like their rule in the underground world, they did not care about the wilderness. Other than the area occupied by the Medusae, which still had some characteristics of civilization and order, most of Anzlova had returned to the wilderness.
These places took humans and elves hundreds of years to build in the Year of Glory, but the war took less than two months to completely destroy everything.
A fleet was slowly sailing above the clouds.
Like a shadow hanging above the clouds, the sails of the fleet were densely packed like fish scales, sparkling in the night sky. The 'residents' of Anzlova hid in the forest and ruins, watching this strange scene.
Then, most of them carefully shrank back.
They knew that this was the human's floating fleet.
If it were a month ago, this fleet would probably have been attacked by hordes of dragons. But at this time, all the glory was long gone. Not to mention that the White Legion, which had been incorporated by the eldest prince, could come south at any time through the Evergreen Corridor, even the Red Legion in the Wilderness of the Four Territories could attack from the east at any time. No one knew how long they could stay on this land.
The fleet passed over the Anzlova region and was immediately attacked by a falling meteor. A golden line passed through the fleet, causing two or three warships to catch fire.
The meteor eventually hit Bear Lake, completely erasing the lake from the Empire's territory. It also vaporized thousands of troglodytes and bandits nearby.
But the fleet was also affected. They had no choice but to descend from the clouds and land in the nearby hills.
The three-masted Everton airship landed in a small valley.
A group of people immediately disembarked, passed through the nearby forest, and occupied a high point outside the valley. Knight escorted a young man and a snake-haired woman out of the forest and looked at the nearby hills.
Warships were descending in the night sky, densely packed, like clouds hanging down from the sky.
Haruz's gaze was on the alluvial plains in the distance. Back then, he and his teacher had taken this path to avoid the pursuit of Jorgendy Ridge's army to Loen Harbor. At the end of their vision was Vargus. Thinking back, it felt like yesterday.
On the pitch-black horizon, there were a few sparks of light. Other than that, the entire land seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber. The young prince knew that those sparks were probably the lizardmen's tribes, and the Empire's lights had long since been extinguished.
He could not help but feel a little sad. He still remembered that when he came here, the night here was still very bright. The plains were filled with the lights of the towns.
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