Duke immediately spread out his spiritual power and saw the situation outside.

After the explosion of the thin man, a huge crater was blasted out in the small square in front of the Divine Statue of Light, and not a trace of the man could be found.

Many knights around were injured due to this explosion, but only Duke's side was unharmed, as the sand fortress completely resisted the aftermath of the explosion.

Duke then withdrew the sand, and Jack and the other knights breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Divine Statue of Light was intact.

No one expected that an Evil God follower had infiltrated, attempting to destroy the Divine Statue of Light.

The next step would undoubtedly be a thorough investigation into how this Evil God follower got in, and those implicated behind the scenes would be brought to account.

At this moment, Duke heard explosion sounds from many places around, along with terrified screams and roars from the crowd.

"Something's wrong."

Everyone realized that something must have happened in Kabro City, and it was more than just one place; the temple was merely one part of it.

It was also sunset at this time, and it wouldn't be long before night fell, when things would become even more chaotic.

Duke glanced into the distance and said to Jack, "Sorry, I have to leave first, I need to check on my people."

Jack wanted Duke to stay as a helper, but their agreement had ended, so he couldn't keep Duke there.

"Alright, be careful," Jack nodded.

Duke nodded in return and then swiftly moved through the shadow space using the Shadow Cloak, crossing layers of buildings and heading in a straight line to the hotel in the outer city.

Upon arrival, he found Shari and Nina still in the room, only looking somewhat anxious.

When they saw Duke appear in the room, they were excited, as if they had found their backbone.

"Let's go, leave here as soon as possible; I feel something big is going to happen," Duke said.

On his way here, he had already seen many chaotic scenes. Besides similar explosion attacks like the thin man's, many people had transformed into black, alien creatures, clearly contaminated by some unknown entity.

The combat power of these black alien creatures varied, with a few even having life auras comparable to Level 1 life forms.

Countless such creatures kept emerging, attacking and biting anyone they saw.

Even though Kabro City's defense forces had been activated, attempting to clear out these sudden creatures,

Kabro City was too large, with many people inside the city; ordinary people were mixed with these creatures, making it impossible to effectively clear them in a short time.

Duke decided to leave this place immediately, to stay away from trouble.

It seemed this was the work of Evil God followers, stirring up trouble in the dark and launching a large-scale riot attack during the crowded Festival of Blessings.

Duke didn't consider himself a savior; he was just a small Level 1 Gaseous Mage, and it was hard enough to protect himself.

He used the sand to carry the two little girls, Shari and Nina, and flew out of the city.

Initially, he intended to head to the floating airship, to leave by airship.

But before he got close to the airship port, he saw a flaming airship fall from a distance, exploding upon hitting the ground, sending out a huge energy wave that flattened the surrounding forest area.

Seeing this, Duke realized even the floating airship wasn't safe, so he had to rely on himself to get away.

Flying over the outer city, he saw Kabro City descending into chaos, filled with cries of terror, roars, and explosions, with blood splattering and flesh flying everywhere.

A black alien creature climbed the high wall of the outer city, then leaped towards Duke, claws outstretched.

Duke looked at the creature emotionlessly as numerous sands enveloped it, tightly binding it before compressing it into a pile of deformed bones and flesh.

After effortlessly dealing with the self-seeking creature, he turned around and continued flying, surrounded by countless sands.

Duke flew towards Torch City, intending to exit Seville Empire from there.

Anyway, the most important goal of this trip had already been achieved: obtaining the Breathing Techniques for Wind Attribute, Fire Attribute, and Light Attribute. The next step was to master these techniques to the maximum level and gain three new talents.

The distance from Kabro City to Torch City was several hundred kilometers, and flying over wouldn't take too long, though he didn't know if he would encounter any trouble along the way.

It was sunset now, and normally, flying at night would be unsafe, but the surroundings of Kabro City were even more dangerous and couldn't be stayed in for long.

Throughout his journey, Duke kept observing the terrain. When passing through the forest area, he flew higher to avoid attacks from creatures in the forest.

Many creatures had a strong sense of territory; flying over their territory would be considered an offense.

In open plains, he would fly lower.

The plains offered a wide view, and flying too high would attract attention from afar, so flying low allowed for more discretion.

The further he moved away from Kabro City, the calmer it became as the unrest had not yet spread there.

Duke believed the chaos in Kabro City would be resolved soon. After all, it was an ancient city, having likely experienced such situations many times.

After the initial chaos and disorder, the city's defensive forces would gradually restore stability.

However, there would inevitably be some casualties in the process, which was unavoidable.

The weaker one's power, the harder it was to survive in such sudden chaos, with ordinary people suffering the most casualties.

A few hours later, at his full speed, Duke reached Torch City safely, keeping his strength by drinking some Basic Magic Recovery Potion, ensuring his magic power wasn't overly depleted.

Upon arriving in Torch City, he went straight to the floating airship port to buy a ticket to Harbor City, as there happened to be a flight to Harbor City that morning.

He did this to avoid unforeseen events, like Torch City temporarily closing the port due to the Kabro City situation, which would make leaving difficult.

Flying from Kabro City to Torch City was possible, but flying from Torch City to Harbor City was much more challenging.

As Duke boarded the floating airship, the Knight Hall in Torch City received the news and was organizing a team to dispatch to support Kabro City.

There was no news about closing Torch City's port yet, but if the situation there continued to worsen, it would be inevitable.

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