"This is the place. This follower has reached the level of a Grand Knight and has always remained steadfast, never leaving. At least in this regard, Roy is commendable. He never allows himself to be isolated; there is always someone guarding outside his door..."
Planche reported the results of her investigation.
"No matter, we'll deal with them."
Edwin raised his staff and made a sweeping motion.
"Water Element!"
Four towering, azure elemental monsters, each over two and a half meters tall, materialized. Amid the surging sound of water, arrows of elemental force, condensed from water, shot forth from all directions with terrifying power. The sheer force of these attacks indicated that these were elite monsters at the level of a Grand Knight, possessing formidable combat strength.
Planche entered a stealth state, her figure quickly fading from view and disappearing...
Then she reappeared beside Celine.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground shook, and cracks formed one after another.
Atedia, not agile enough, was struck by one of the water arrows. Her chest tightened, and she nearly vomited blood. Suppressing the nauseating sensation as if her ribs were broken and her throat filled with the taste of blood, she mustered all her strength to swing her Star Iron longsword at the approaching water elemental. The powerful impact caused the monster to shudder, and much of the magical energy attached to its body was depleted. However, it still maintained its form, its massive fist swinging like a hammer, crashing down with a thunderous force.
Atedia quickly dodged.
Boom!
The stone wall behind her cracked open with a large fissure.
"..."
The murmuring of incantations filled the air.
Edwin seized the opportunity to raise his staff and began chanting a spell from the rear.
"Reinforcements, now!"
Celine let out a furious roar, her mental strength spreading like electricity through the quarry's communication channels. Instantly, many golems around them trembled and turned their heads in this direction.
Planche leaped out from the air, her dagger thrusting forward.
"It's useless..."
As soon as the words left her mouth, a violent explosion erupted in the distance. In the deafening blast, someone had used an Alchemy Bomb to collapse the corridor leading here. The lower-level golems, without anyone to command them and lacking the intelligence to find an alternate route or simply demolish the walls to take a shortcut, were all blocked outside.
Almost simultaneously with their attack, armored warriors appeared in multiple locations: the outer corridor, the small square, the main entrance, the inner corridor, and more.
Slashing strikes, charging assaults, expert collisions...
The sudden and rapid offensive caught the quarry's Guard completely off guard.
"How did they get in?"
"Damn it, so many enemies!"
"Quick, stop them..."
In just the first wave of the assault, Ottoli and Greet were already surrounded. They were now advanced apprentices, with strength comparable to a Grand Knight. However, their martial skills and combat experience were sorely lacking, and they were quickly trapped on the path leading back to the council chamber.
"Take them out!"
The attackers exchanged glances and nodded at each other. They were skilled melee combatants, no less than Grand Knights, and with multiple attackers joining forces, the outcome was swift. In moments, Ottoli was pierced by several swords and died on the spot.
"Ottoli!"
In his panic, Greet momentarily lost focus.
A warrior charged forward, his axe swinging down with brutal force.
Instantly, Greet's skull was split open, his head shattered.
A nearby squad of centaur guards soon followed, meeting the same fate.
Olinda and the others were quick-witted, swiftly entering a small hall and closing the door behind them.
Then they saw the pursuers reach the edge of the square, throwing alchemy bombs forward in a rolling thunder-like fashion.
A series of loud explosions erupted, activating many animated stone slabs, which were instantly shattered by the blasts.
Some hidden traps were also triggered, causing the filled explosives to detonate with a roar.
These animated stone slabs would detect the identity of those who approached. If they encountered someone clearly marked as an enemy, they would instantly bite down and even explode.
However, the enemy was clearly well-prepared, using a large-scale rolling thunder bomb chain to quickly clear the obstacles.
Olinda gritted her teeth, her expression grave as she addressed the apprentices and guards, "There are still a few lines of defense behind us. Retreat quickly!"
...
In front of the Alchemy Room.
Atedia was in dire straits, surrounded by water elements, but she still struggled to hold on.
At that moment, Edwin's spell was ready.
He pointed his staff and softly chanted.
"Flash Burst!"
Invisible energy rapidly gathered, instantly condensing into a massive ball of light, and then...
It exploded violently!
The intense flash blinded Atedia instantly.
She closed her eyes tightly, but still felt dizzy and disoriented.
Immediately after, the water elements' heavy blows followed in quick succession.
Her body was sent flying, crashing into the door of the Alchemy Room.
Almost simultaneously, Celine was also affected.
She had more training in mental meditation than Atedia, allowing her to slightly use her mental strength to project outward and recognize the general outlines of objects.
Planche seized the opportunity, stabbing several times with her dagger.
Celine's body was now riddled with bloody holes.
She was instantly severely wounded, on the brink of death.
But just as Planche moved forward again, ready to finish Celine off in one go...
The door of the Alchemy Room suddenly swung open!
A silver figure shot out like lightning, accompanied by the fierce strike of a chain spear, its immense force aimed at the dark elf.
Planche hastily dodged, narrowly avoiding the attack.
The silver figure, having missed its target, did not linger. Using mental strength, it pulled Atedia and Celine into the Alchemy Room.
But it remained outside.
As the portal of the "Portable Small Alchemy Laboratory" closed tightly, this second-tier treasure with a blue aura entered combat mode.
The silver figure now faced Edwin and Planche directly.
"You've finally appeared, Roy," Edwin said, holding his staff, his mind controlling four water elements lined up in front of him in a defensive formation.
At the same time, he observed the figure before him, comparing it to the information he had gathered.
He saw a figure clad in a sleek silver battle armor, wearing a diamond-shaped helmet, standing sideways.
Like a flowing silver ribbon, light feathers gently swayed, and under the illumination of the lights, it seemed as if radiant colors were spilling out, an indescribable mysterious elegance that was dazzling.
The Star Iron Chain Spear "Black Mamba" coiled in its hand, the spearhead raised, like a real snake watching intently.
Suddenly, Edwin became wary.
"You're not Roy. Who are you?"
"Not Roy?"
Planche was somewhat confused.
In the midst of her shock, her spell vision activated, revealing the trajectories of energy particle radiation with high-energy reactions.
The silver figure's energy reaction was particularly intense, and all the power was clearly emanating from it.
Edwin reacted much faster than her, swiftly pulling out a magic scroll and unfurling it with a sharp motion.
"By the Eunuch's Prison!"
The silver figure lunged forward, its chain spear thrusting directly at Edwin.
In an instant, the figure froze as if the scene had been paused.
It was trapped within an invisible force field, completely immobilized.
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