Elisa quickly got up and ran towards Fars.
Kneeling beside Fars, Elisa sat down on the ground.
She extended her hands, palms facing down.
A holy light of magic power surged forth, enveloping Fars.
"You... you're too badly injured, I... I can't heal you."
Elisa said apologetically, kneeling beside Fars.
His injuries were indeed severe.
Both hands were gone, leaving only half of his arms.
She could only heal the wounds but couldn't regenerate limbs.
Fars glanced up and down at Elisa and grinned.
"Miss, you're really beautiful, and you smell nice too!"
Elisa rolled her eyes at Fars, speechless.
Even with such severe injuries, he still had the mind to flirt with her.
Fars turned his head to look at Count Bard not far away.
"Count Bard, I've really taken a loss this time, you'll have to pay extra!"
Bard took a deep breath.
He moved his somewhat stiff arms.
"I'll pay you enough to retire on!"
"Haha, that puts my mind at ease. After being an adventurer for so long, it's about time to retire."
Though he said this, a trace of sadness flashed in Fars' eyes.
He hadn't expected his life to come to a halt tonight.
In the future, he would probably grow old in decadence.
Fars looked back at Elisa.
"Beautiful miss, are you interested in growing old with me? If it's you, I'd be willing to stay faithful!"
Elisa's face turned slightly red.
No man had ever said such things to her before.
Elisa stopped casting her magic.
She stood up, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead.
"Sorry, I won't choose a man who will die before me as my partner."
Humans only have a lifespan of a mere hundred years.
While the Aemia fox tribe's lifespan is three times that of humans.
Elisa wouldn't seek love from a human.
Such love would only turn into a lifelong pain.
Fars shrugged, looking regretful.
"Lord Bard, have the enemies been eliminated?"
Aima, kneeling beside Bard, asked.
The courtyard and mansion were in disarray, with clear signs of battle.
But Aima didn't see any enemy corpses.
Bard patted his chest.
Then patted Aima's hand that was on him.
"That person should be the one you call Mr. Silver Mask, their battlefield is no longer here."
Mr. Silver Mask came?
Aima and her sister, kneeling beside Bard, showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.
They hadn't expected Mr. Silver Mask to arrive just in time again.
Bard's words made Susan, standing by the window, show a slight change in expression.
Silver Mask came?
Susan felt a bit excited inside.
Thinking back, the last time she met Silver Mask was a year ago.
Unknowingly, another year had passed.
And Silver Mask appeared once again in her time of crisis.
"Auburnro is really lively tonight!"
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly echoed in the courtyard.
The appearance of the voice made everyone's expression change on the second-floor corridor.
Susan by the window, however, showed a look of joy.
It was Silver Mask, he had come.
Susan looked towards the courtyard but saw nothing.
Just as Susan was searching for Silver Mask's figure, her vision suddenly blurred.
A person jumped up to the second floor from the gap.
"What, you don't recognize me after just a year?"
Seeing Susan staring blankly at him.
Li Meng waved his hand in front of her eyes.
Susan finally came back to her senses, showing a look of delight.
"Silver Mask, you... why are you here?"
"Just passing by, saw it was lively here and came over."
Silver Mask's explanation made Susan roll her eyes.
But Susan didn't continue on this topic.
It must have been her dying multiple times that attracted Silver Mask.
Silver Mask just wanted to come and see what was going on.
Accidentally getting involved in the Auburnro incident.
"Are you Mr. Silver Mask? Thank you for your help, I am Count Bard, the court's Grand Fire Mage!"
Bard struggled to get up and gave Li Meng a chest-covering salute.
Though he looked a bit strange.
But it was a fact that he saved them.
Without Mr. Silver Mask, he and Fars would probably have been killed.
Li Meng reached out and ruffled Susan's little head.
"You've taken care of the little girl for so long, consider it a thank you gift."
A thank you gift?
Bard glanced at Susan, whose face was slightly red.
So it seemed, Miss Susan was indeed their benefactor.
"That... what about that guy?"
Bard was a bit concerned about the situation with the Archdeacon of Sloth, Kidd.
"That guy was just a puppet, probably the ability of some fallen divine child."
Divine power "Puppet"?
A hint of surprise flashed in Bard's eyes.
The special abilities of divine children are very numerous.
And divine children are generally public figures among all races.
Therefore, information about divine powers is not a secret.
Many divine power details are public.
Including "Puppet".
A divine child with the divine power "Puppet" can create very special wooden puppets.
Using wooden puppets can provide a second substitute.
The true body can control the substitute to do some dangerous things.
Each person can only use wooden puppets three times in their lifetime.
Li Meng slightly turned his gaze towards the city outside the courtyard.
"The Demon God Cult is slaughtering civilians, probably to conduct some evil ritual."
The Demon God Cult worships the Abyss Demon God.
And summoning demons requires the sacrifice of souls.
The best way to strip souls from human bodies is through death.
Though it's just a guess, the answer is likely close.
The Demon God Cult's goal is to summon demons to destroy the Crystal.
The Crystal is an abyssal product, only abyssal power can destroy it.
Demons from the abyss are the sharpest tool to destroy the Crystal.
Silver Mask's words made Bard's face change slightly.
With his vast experience, he was quite knowledgeable about the Demon God Cult.
As the court's Grand Fire Mage, he could learn some secrets from the royal family.
"Mr. Silver Mask, the Demon God Cult's goal is probably the Crystal in the palace. Please lend a hand to the Duke. The Crystal is the foundation of human survival on the Augus continent. Even if one is destroyed, it will cause great disaster to humanity and this world."
Li Meng withdrew his hand from Susan's head.
"I'm just passing by to take a look. What happens to humans, what happens to this country, has nothing to do with me."
If the Principality of Ilysis can't repel the Demon God Cult with its own strength.
Then this country might as well be destroyed.
Saving them once would certainly lead to a lot of trouble later.
Li Meng didn't want to be a babysitter for a human country.
If there's a need in the future, it would be difficult to act.
"Alright, I should be going. See you next time if there's a chance."
Li Meng lightly flicked Susan's forehead.
This girl was really too weak.
Death Loop seemed like a very overpowered ability.
But its upper limit was too low, without strong personal strength, it's easy to fall into a predicament.
Some things won't change even if you loop a thousand times.
"Silv..."
Li Meng didn't give Susan a chance to speak.
His figure flashed, and he jumped down through the gap.
A shadow quickly darted out of the courtyard.
In the blink of an eye, it slipped out through the gap in the eastern wall.
Susan stared blankly at the place where Silver Mask disappeared.
Why did he leave in such a hurry?
Bard came to the window, looking towards the direction of the palace.
Tonight, the palace was the real target of the Demon God Cult.
He wondered how things were going over there.
Silver Mask's appearance made Bard think they had gained a powerful ally.
But the result was somewhat disappointing.
Bard turned to look at Aima and her sister.
"Aima, take Miss Susan and Fars to hide in the basement. I must go to the palace to assist in the battle!"
Though his injuries hadn't healed yet.
But his magic power hadn't been depleted much.
As the court's Grand Fire Mage, Bard didn't intend to miss the palace battle.
He had once sworn to protect the royal family's safety.
And thus gained his title and honor.
Bard didn't intend to go back on the oath he made in excitement back then.
"Lord Bard, but your injuries..."
Aima looked at Lord Bard with concern.
Lord Bard was so badly injured.
And now he was going to the palace to help in the battle.
"I'm fine, it's not safe here, go quickly!"
Aima and her sister hesitated.
But they had to turn and walk towards where Fars was.
Time passed bit by bit, and the night grew deeper.
The city of Auburnro, plunged into chaos, was bustling.
The shouts and screams from the inner city walls, shrouded in a barrier, echoed together.
Tens of thousands of faceless ghouls spread throughout the city, slaughtering civilians.
In every street and alley, soldiers of the Royal Guard could be seen battling the faceless ghouls.
Various magic spells flashed throughout the city.
Occasionally, flames flickered, and mushroom clouds of fire rose.
The sound of thunder rumbled continuously.
The inner city had many noble mansions and merchant guild headquarters.
And human nobles were either swordsmen or mages.
Humans established their nation by force, and there were no weaklings among the nobility.
The Royal Guard, though only numbering three thousand.
But the inner city walls could muster tens of thousands of combatants.
"Kill them, protect the guild!"
Outside a guild's entrance, the guild's guards formed a line.
A barrage of lightning, fireballs, and elemental arrows struck the surrounding faceless ghouls.
Though they were only low and mid-level spells.
In battle, mid-level spells were the best practical magic.
Short chanting, low magic consumption.
While high-level spells, though powerful, often required long chanting times.
And consumed a lot of magic power.
High-level spells were only suitable for use on battlefields with wide-open spaces.
In the city, mid and low-level spells were more practical.
The faceless ghouls charging the guild's guard line were quickly eliminated.
Even if some slipped through, they were intercepted by melee fighters.
Such battles were happening all over the inner city.
Just as the battle on the inner city walls reached a fever pitch.
A huge explosion suddenly sounded from the direction of the palace.
A massive mushroom cloud of fire slowly rose.
The bright flames illuminated a large area of the city.
Looking towards the north gate of the palace, the entire north gate and wall were blown sky-high.
When the flames dissipated, a massive hundred-meter-wide gap appeared in the wall.
On the street outside the city, a row of blood-patterned black-robed figures could be seen.
They stood in a line, seven in total.
"Kill!"
Suddenly, shouts of battle erupted from behind the gap in the wall.
Soldiers of the Royal Guard, clad in fine equipment, charged out.
Hundreds of Royal Guard soldiers rushed towards the enemies outside the city.
Facing the charging Royal Guard soldiers.
The Demon God Cultists, lined up, chanted in unison.
They extended their hands, palms facing outward.
"Aka, Ade, Aru, Kadru!"
With the chanting, a ball of crimson flame appeared above the heads of the Demon God Cultists.
The crimson flame ball expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Finally becoming a giant fireball with a diameter of seven meters.
As the chanting ended, the crimson fireball shot out.
"Scatter!"
The leading officer of the Royal Guard shouted.
But it was too late, the crimson fireball flew over the heads of the Royal Guard soldiers.
And struck the gap again.
"Boom!"
A brilliant red magical light flashed.
A massive crimson mushroom cloud slowly rose.
The huge explosion, accompanied by shockwaves and flames, swept the surroundings.
The Royal Guard soldiers were instantly engulfed by the fire and shockwaves from behind.
"Ah!"
Screams echoed continuously.
All the Royal Guard soldiers were consumed by the crimson flames.
In an instant, they turned to ashes.
Those a bit further away were torn apart by the shockwaves.
Even further, they were blown away by the blast, their fate unknown.
This strike blew away another section of the wall.
Widening the gap to 150 meters.
At this moment, a rustling sound came from behind the Demon God Cultists.
As if many things were crawling on the ground.
Thousands of faceless ghouls crawled out from rooftops and streets.
They bypassed the Demon God Cultists, silently charging towards the gap.
In an instant, the gray-white figures of the faceless ghouls outside the city formed a dense mass.
"Explosive Flame Rain!"
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded from the wall.
The sky was filled with the magical light of fire elements.
Hundreds of fireballs fell like a meteor shower from the sky.
The dense explosive fireballs fell into the street outside the city.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion erupted among the faceless ghouls.
Mushroom clouds of fire rose one after another.
Powerful shockwaves and flames swept through the faceless ghouls.
Many faceless ghouls were consumed by the flames and turned to ash.
In an instant, nearly a hundred faceless ghouls were eliminated.
Looking towards the wall, a graceful figure in a red robe stood on the parapet.
She had long red hair reaching her hips.
Holding a crystal staff.
She looked expressionlessly at the enemies outside.
"How dare you disturb the palace, Demon God Cult, you have some nerve."
At this moment, a rough voice sounded from the gap.
A man in silver-white armor emerged from the darkness.
He stopped in front of the gap, fearlessly facing the faceless ghouls and Demon God Cultists.
The man pointed his sword at the Demon God Cultists.
"You all must die!"
With that, the man's figure flashed.
Turning into a streak of sword light shooting forward.
His speed was so fast, he instantly charged into the faceless ghouls.
Wherever he passed, only sword light flashed.
No one could see the person or the sword.
Only a streak of flashing sword light passed through the faceless ghouls.
Dozens of faceless ghouls were instantly cut in half.
Severed limbs flew in all directions in the rolling waves of air.
The sword light, like an arrow, charged towards the Demon God Cultists.
The chanting of the Demon God Cultists resumed.
A massive wall of crimson flames suddenly rose from the ground.
The intense heat distorted the surrounding space.
"Sword God Style: Sound Break!"
A flash of sword light passed through the wall of flames.
The massive wall of crimson flames was instantly split in two.
The sword light continued unabated, passing over the necks of the Demon God Cultists.
"Swish!"
Heads flew high into the air.
Headless bodies fell to the ground.