Chapter 525: Chapter 477: The Astonished Ivina, the Magical Sun Beneath the City!_2 Chapter 525: Chapter 477: The Astonished Ivina, the Magical Sun Beneath the City!_2 Monroe turned his head and aimed the cube at Alade, who was clearing the magic beast corpses. If he could eliminate this great wizard, their defensive line would instantly collapse!
“Are you going to waste your strength here?” Ivina suddenly interjected.
Monroe paused, surprised, and looked at his colleague. It was the best time to strike. The guards were all focused on the magic beasts, and from within the Illusion Realm, he had a perfectly concealed opportunity to act!
Once he killed the great wizard Alade, he could instantly break the morale of the guards, allowing the magic beasts to charge straight into the underground of the mansion.
As for what lay underground, Monroe didn’t know, but that was the task given to him by the Holy Maiden.
It had to be completed!
Ivina began to explain, “Most of the Wizard Council’s power lies within Fire Oil City. We just caught them off guard, using the lives of other colleagues to delay their reinforcements. Yet even so, it won’t be long before more wizards are mobilized for support…”
“No… it should be said… they are already here!” Ivina suddenly looked up and pointed at the sky.
Monroe followed the direction Ivina was pointing to and glanced upward. Something seemed to be moving quickly in the vast night sky.
It was a fleet of skyships, numerous!
Though not visible clearly, Monroe immediately realized this, and his previously good mood was utterly ruined. He knew all too well that each skyship was equipped with that bizarre inferno that severely countered the powerful regenerative ability of the magic beasts.
Besides, the wizards coming to assist were surely elite.
This meant that even if he killed Alade and defeated the guards here, the magic beasts he summoned would be swiftly dealt with.
“The magic beasts you summoned have already drawn out most of the underground guards. Now is the perfect time to infiltrate,” Ivina reminded him once again.
“Maybe you’re right!” Monroe helplessly nodded, retracted the relic, accepted the young woman’s suggestion, spared the guards, and quickly stepped into the mansion.
Ivina then turned back to look at the guards still resisting, clearing the magic beasts, and at the flames rising in the distance.
Before tonight, this city was filled with peace and tranquility, unlike any other major city within the empire.
Here, every citizen had a job, they did not starve or freeze.
Here, the wizards built skyscrapers, expanded roads, and filled the entire city with vitality.
Here, administrators were not hereditary, but selected through exams, and civilians, nobles, and wizards could all participate in the process.
This city had many many differences…
Ivina faintly recalled what Lord Gustav had once told her, that the empire keeps expanding, and its lord’s greatness is meant to turn the human world into heaven!
But the wizards, on the contrary, aimed to turn the human world into hell…
That was their reason for hunting wizards.
But is this… really right?
Ivina fell into confusion. In the northern reaches of the empire, all the wizards she had seen were mad and morbid.
Yet, in the months she spent in Fire Oil City, everything she saw was completely contrary to the teachings she had received before.
If this was all an act, then those wizards were indeed acting too well.
Ivina cast her gaze toward the deeper parts of the mansion, where the guards of Fire Oil City were the most stringent!
If there was any so-called truth, then it must be hidden here!
Let me see it then, the reality beneath the illusion!
Ivina turned her head thoughtfully and stepped forward with Monroe towards the castle deep within the estate, invisible to the guards within the manor, protected by the domain of the relics.
In fact, not only were they invisible to sight, but their sounds and smells were also undetectable thanks to the isolation of magic power, a result of the Illusion Realm’s effect.
Still, Monroe was very cautious, because no one knew what kind of detection magic the Wizards possessed.
As they entered the hall, both were startled by the sight before them, for the ground beneath the entire castle was hollow, presenting a spiraling path that led into the unknown.
The further they followed the path downward, the more Monroe and Ivina were alarmed. With such a massive scale of work, they even suspected that the Wizards might have hollowed out the entire city below.
“They might be preparing to create a gateway to hell here!” Monroe speculated.
Ivina pursed her lips, reluctant to believe Monroe’s speculation, but beyond that, she could think of no reason why they would hollow out an entire city.
In the silence that followed, the deeper they ventured, the more the place resembled a grand underground city, with all facilities intact. Two giant excavators were constantly expanding the subterranean space, later reinforced by the Elemental Wizards.
The ongoing flow of workers was endless, many of whom were anxious about the riots in Fire Oil City, while others discussed the construction of this underground city.
Monroe and Ivina pricked up their ears, carefully maintaining a distance while covertly gathering intelligence.
But the more they listened, the more baffled their expressions became, as the topics discussed by these Wizards seemed to revolve around the Sun.
Monroe even overheard a witch boasting to a companion that she had recently witnessed Master Lynn and the members of the Council using magic to create a Sun underground to power the entire city…
What a joke, that’s just absurd.
A mocking expression appeared on Monroe’s face.
The Council must be using such ludicrous statements to deceive the personnel stationed here, surely to cover up some unspeakable deeds!
Monroe became even more convinced of his earlier speculation.
Ivina was also perplexed, but quickly discarded the chaotic thoughts. Whatever the Wizards were concealing, she would soon see with her own eyes.
“By the way, how should this relic in your hand be used?” the girl suddenly turned to Monroe, asking.
Monroe clenched the cube in his hand, wary, and asked, “What do you want to do?”
“In the past few months, you have submitted inaccurate intelligence two times, causing the church significant losses.” Ivina spoke slowly. “Honestly, I cannot trust your judgment, nor do I understand why the Holy Maiden would assign such an important task to you…”
That’s obviously because of my unquestionable devotion to the Lord!
Monroe was annoyed inside, yet he couldn’t refute the girl’s words as his consecutive misjudgments had indeed had disastrous consequences.
Slightly hesitant, Monroe wore a trace of wariness on his face, as he always harbored some suspicions towards his colleague. After all, Ivina’s inexplicable enthusiasm for learning Wizard knowledge was deeply unsettling to him.
“What if something happens to you, who will complete the mission?” Seeing Monroe hesitate, Ivina questioned again.
Monroe frowned. Though he didn’t believe he would encounter any mishaps, he indeed needed to consider this possibility.
With this thought, Monroe couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. Compared to Ivina, who learned some Wizard knowledge and occasionally provided him cover at the academy, he, who had delivered inaccurate intelligence twice, might indeed seem more like a traitor.
“Alright, if I die, you’ll take over and complete the mission!” Monroe sighed, quickly making a decision and began to explain to the girl.
Ivina listened intently; using the relic was not especially difficult, it only required saying a specific command and infusing it with magic power.
While explaining to the girl, Monroe suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with shock and horror as if he saw something incredible. His lips trembled slightly, clearly speaking.