Ronald flew south towards Waterfall City.

Before long, he saw the spreading firelight in the distance and the noisy voices on the city grounds that could be heard even from far away.

Just as the burning fireworks in the sky confirmed.

The rebellion was attacking the city.

And from what Ronald observed, their advance was quite successful. In the time after he cleared away the true core creatures, a large number of rebels had already poured in from the southern city entrance and had completely bogged down the city's defenses in urban warfare.

"...".

Witnessing this scene, Ronald's feelings were somewhat complex.

In his previous encounters, Ronald fully understood the causes of the rebels' behaviors. But it couldn't be denied that among those fighting the rebels in the city right now, there were some people who should never have been sacrificed.

However, this is reality.

Once people's actions enter the final stage of violence.

The so-called rights and wrongs can only become side matters in the struggle for life and death.

"...".

Thinking along these lines.

Silently, Ronald lowered his altitude in the air.

Because he noticed that the fighting between the parties also involved other casters within the city, continuing to fly in the air might bring unnecessary trouble to him.

In contrast, although the situation on the ground was quite chaotic, people's visual range was limited. It wouldn't draw as many hostile eyes as attacking a target in the air would.

Landing on the ground, the destruction of the city by the war became clearer and closer to Ronald's eyes.

——The city is burning.

Whether the rebels or Entrode's side, those guarding Waterfall City, their actions were not intended to destroy the city. But once caught in a life-and-death struggle, these things that normally would be noticed are no longer concerned.

Whether their stray bullets harm people, or the excess spell damage injures innocent people.

In combat, protecting one's life and killing the enemy is the primary task.

Destruction of the city.

Yet something inevitably happens in such fierce battles.

Bam!

Suddenly, a gunshot sounded behind Ronald.

Under the rare warning of the "Instinct" spell from "Origin of Species," Ronald adjusted his body as soon as he heard the sound, dodging the bullet fired from behind.

He turned his head to look.

A middle-aged man dressed as a hunter, extremely tense, stood dirty and pointed his hunting rifle at Ronald.

"...".

Ronald felt a bit sentimental.

This middle-aged man's insight was indeed extremely strong.

Although Ronald moved backward alone in the city's battle zones, avoiding mainly conflict areas and concealing his presence somewhat.

That the opponent could detect his advancement under these circumstances.

Clearly as a hunter, his excellent trait allowed him to do this.

As for the unexpected gunshot...

For ordinary people, this would absolutely be a lethal threat. But Ronald understood the hunter's tense feelings in wartime, so he did not retaliate against him.

Simply stood there, waved at the hunter, and then continued forward, disappearing from the hunter's sight.

"...".

Behind Ronald.

The hunter, holding his gun, looked in shock at the far-off departing figure.

Able to dodge the gunshot from behind with physical prowess, he was sure this young man was a powerful wizard. But the demeanor of evading the attack and leaving calmly without retaliation.

However, it caused some change in the hunter's thoughts.

...

Elsewhere, Ronald kept moving forward.

At this point, he had already come to fully understand the state of both battling sides and also discerned the direction of the current battle.

If things did not suddenly take a turn.

The side with the advantage in this battle was probably indeed these rebels who launched the surprise attack.

Recent bothers have already left the guardians of Waterfall City mentally and physically exhausted. Added to the severe blow to the top leader, the city's defensive power is near historic lows.

On the side attacking the city.

The rebels' force composition is quite special, primarily consisting of men in miner's attire, the hunter like the one who fired a shot at Ronald, occasionally showing up with cold weapons-manned herdsmen.

Ronald understands this situation quite well.

In fact, this is Entrode's main production structure.

Due to the cold regions and not being very industrially developed, farmers and factory workers are a very small group here.

In such an environment, the rebel force that united was naturally composed of these hunters, miners, and herdsmen.

There are no principles perfect for any time and place worldwide.

Only the choices that best fit the circumstances can yield the best effect.

As in some places, uniting workers achieves victory, while in others, uniting farmers leads to success. The leaders of the rebellion clearly understand the conditions of Entrode, so they chose the road best suited for this land.

...

Thinking about what he saw and heard, his steps kept moving forward.

Yet Ronald's heart was somewhat lost.

He saw everything clearly, but found himself as an outsider.

As for taking action to help...

During a talk with Sedir, the other party had already expressed their stance clearly—they preferred to rise with their own strength.

Crash!

Suddenly, Ronald's keen hearing picked up the sound of beams collapsing.

Turning to look in the direction of the sound.

He saw roughly twenty meters to his front-left, a three-story building's load-bearing wall couldn't withstand the flames and collapsed.

Losing a key support wall, other parts of the three-story building couldn't bear the building's weight.

In just a few seconds.

This former three-story-high luxurious building, tilted and collapsed in one direction.

Ronald could feel the tremor brought to the ground by the collapse beneath his feet.

"...".

Ronald's stunned action lasted a moment.

In the next second, he burst forward, lightning-like towards the collapsing building.

The reason Ronald moved suddenly was simple.

Because aside from the sound of the building collapsing, from the location of the fallen building, he also heard a weak and small cry!

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