Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The might of Level-9 destructive fire spell Blazing Sun was practically at the peak of mortal power . After it exploded, the huge blast spread in all directions, sweeping through the entire Ferde within seconds .

Under the light of the giant surging fireball, the entire Scorched City sank into terror and chaos . Looking down from the Mage Tower, one could see people scurrying around on the street for somewhere to hide . Link had great hearing; he could hear shocked cries from all over .

Even the Mage Tower fell into an uproar .

Many apprentices wandered like aimless flies . Faced with such a change, most people were dazed; they had no clue what to do .

In Link's room, Evelina, Elovan, and Milose were all floored . They gaped at the burning white ball in the distance . The three High Elves couldn't imagine that someone dared to use such a spell in Ferde . Did that person not fear for their life? Or did they not fear Ferde's power?

Their minds were in a mess . However, some were still calm .

Link recovered immediately and ordered, "Lily, upgrade battle mode!"

In the battle mode, Lily would be given the biggest authority . She would be in charge of a range of ten miles around the Mage Tower . Within this, she would kill anything that didn't follow the safety rules!

"Mode changed . Currently in battle mode!" Lily's voice used to be gentle, but as the mode changed, it became cold and murderous .

Whizz, whizz, whizz . The defense matrixes in the Mage Tower cl.u.s.ter were all activated . Under the various dazzling flashes, a 20-centimeter-thick golden crystal s.h.i.+eld appeared on the walls . This was a Level-11 defense spell—Crystal Enchantment . It was very st.u.r.dy .

Not only that, a thick magic door appeared before each critical entrance in the Mage Towers . The critical zones were locked and impa.s.sable .

While following these commands, Lily also sent commands to the Magicians of different levels in the Mage Tower .

"All apprentices must stay in place and keep quiet . " This was what the apprentices received .

"All official Magicians, converge on the second-floor hall… All official Magicians, converge in the second-floor hall and await further instruction . "

This was the alert for all Magicians under Level-6 . The pa.s.sageways were locked, but they could go through with their badges .

The message for Magicians above Level-6 was different . They were the elites of Ferde and only numbered to around 30 . They were told to converge on the third floor . When they all reached the location, they saw that Magician Eliard was already waiting for them .

Eliard quickly a.s.signed tasks . He sent a Magician to watch over each node in the Mage Tower to ensure that the tower would operate normally .

When each Magician who received their task hurried to their location, two magic puppets would follow closely for protection . These magic puppets weren't only servants . When needed, they could be powerful Warriors equal to Nana, the first magic puppet .

On the other hand, Link gave orders to Evelina and the others . First, he looked at Evelina and said quickly and powerfully, "Eve, protect the Mage Tower's core!"

"Uh…yes!" Evelina finally recovered .

Link turned . "Elovan, Milose, your authorities have upgraded . Go immediately to the secret room underground . Ensure that the 'weapon' transformation won't be disturbed!"

The weapon was Katyusha . Link had a feeling that this crisis was for her .

"Understood!" The two High Elves turned and ran towards the underground room .

After these orders, white light flashed around him . He disappeared, and an instant later, he reached the balcony . Celine was watching Bryant there .

After these orders, white light flashed around him . He disappeared, and an instant later, he reached the balcony . Celine was watching Bryant there .

Even with this great and sudden change, Celine still wasn't disturbed . After all the wars, her mind was much stronger than those High Elves . No matter what happened, she wouldn't even blink if Link was still alright .

Right now, she still had her eyes on Bryant .

"How are things?" Link asked .

Celine's eyes didn't leave from the lens . Knowing that Link was here, she said, "Bryant is still in the yard . He looks normal . "

"Oh?" Link activated a Spatial Lens and saw Bryant through the distorted light . The elf was reading in his room, unaffected by the chaos outside . His movements didn't even change . He was just reading page after page .

"I've been watching for a few days, and he's always like this," Celine says . "It looks like he's patiently waiting for you to finish designing . "

Link watched closely but didn't find anything strange . He couldn't keep watching . As the lord, he had to hurry to the suburbs and take care of the explosion .

Thinking, he said, "Keep watching him and call Lily if anything is wrong, then fire . Don't give him time to react! I'll teleport back immediately . "

"Understood . " Celine nodded . She rubbed her reddening eyes and continued watching Bryant .

Seeing her like this, Link cast an Essence Vitality on her . Celine felt the power surging through her and smiled at Link . Link smiled as well . Then he activated the transmission spell again, hurrying to the suburbs .

When he got there, it was empty . Link could sense Jacker bringing many soldiers here . They were fast, but they couldn't compare to Link's spell .

The explosion site was around five miles from the Mage Tower . It was at the border of Scorched City, and the buildings were spa.r.s.e . The Level-9 spell only destroyed around 30 houses . Link circled in the air and got an estimate of the casualties . Around 100 had died while close to 1000 were hurt . This was much better than he'd expected .

At this time, Jacker arrived with 1000 Sunlight Warriors above Level-6 . Link descended .

At this time, Jacker arrived with 1000 Sunlight Warriors above Level-6 . Link descended .

"Lord!" Jacker ran over and saluted . The others followed suit .

Link nodded and ordered, "The attacker has escaped, and this place is safe . Go help the affected citizens… Oh, leave a dozen to help me . I will investigate the explosion site . "

"Yes, Lord . " Jacker immediately turned . "You, you, you, you guys go help the lord!"

The chosen Warriors were all excited . Puffing up their chests, they walked forward in unison, yelling, "Understood, general!"

Link waved . "Come with me . "

"Yes, Lord!" they replied together . They were so excited that they were as tense as robots .

The group hurried to the heart of the explosion .

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While everyone in the upper level of Ferde was in a flurry, Bryant was still reading in his room . He looked calm . Fifteen minutes had pa.s.sed since the explosion . During this, he seemed to have flipped through 20 pages . He actually hadn't comprehended any words .

Taking advantage of the chaos, Merna had successfully infiltrated the Mage Tower . However, she seemed to have disappeared, having not said anything after all this time .

She didn't even send their signal, let alone show up .

Bryant looked out the window . The Mage Tower loomed before him . At this time, it glowed with dazzling magic light . Less than three seconds after the explosion, the entire Mage Tower completely closed off . The magic seal was very powerful—at least Level-11 .

His reaction is too fast . Merna can't break through the magic seal with her power . I hope she'll be okay .

Bryant was very anxious . Honestly, if Merna wasn't Nozama's daughter, he would have left immediately after seeing the Mage Tower's transformation . This place was too dangerous . Trying to rescue someone from the tower was no different from suicide .

His reaction is too fast . Merna can't break through the magic seal with her power . I hope she'll be okay .

Bryant was very anxious . Honestly, if Merna wasn't Nozama's daughter, he would have left immediately after seeing the Mage Tower's transformation . This place was too dangerous . Trying to rescue someone from the tower was no different from suicide .

I'll wait for four more hours . If there still isn't any news, I'll find an excuse to leave Ferde! Bryant decided inside .

As for the rescue plan, Bryant didn't think about it . The Isle of Dawn and Army of Destruction were only temporary allies . There was no need to die for each other .

At that time, Merna was going crazy inside the tower .

With the detection earring from the G.o.d of Destruction, she had a vague sense of where Katyusha was . Thus, she went straight to the underground room after entering the Mage Tower .

She was very fast . Within two seconds, she was on the first underground level . She ran into trouble when she tried entering the second level .

Just as she was about to get through the entrance, a magic door appeared in the previously open pa.s.sageway . Surprised, she retreated immediately but found that it was blocked behind her .

Even more shocking was that the magic door was very powerful . It was impossibly st.u.r.dy, and the runes on it were past her understanding . She couldn't even break through forcefully, let alone undo it .

Thus, she was stuck in the first underground level . She couldn't walk as wished either because there were detection runes all around . Many were hidden in unnoticeable corners too . She would be exposed easily if she wasn't careful .

This d.a.m.n Mage Tower is scarier than the Abyss!

The only thing she could do was hide in a corner and wait patiently until the other lowered their alert . Then she would find a chance .

However, Merna didn't notice that there was a painting of King Charlie on the wall behind her . The king's eyes were so detailed that they seemed to be real .

And now, they were staring at Merna's back .