"Grand Mage Nan Jia! You are a Great Mage! You definitely have a way to save us, right?"

Viscount Ireland was also somewhat panicked.

"Anyway, both of you should go to the basement for shelter first! That attacker launched a high-altitude attack on us! We don't know when the next one will be, and if we fail to defend against it, the problem could be significant."

"Right! Go underground first! Grand Mage Nan Jia, you must find the attacker afterward!"

"I'll do my best!"

The three discussed for a while and finally stepped out the door.

At this moment, the entire corridor outside the room was pitch black, smoke swirling, and dust rising.

Piles of human bones lay scattered everywhere, with bits of partially burned flesh on them, sizzling.

Woo~~~~

A gust of wind slowly blew in through the shattered window in the corridor, like the wailing of the dead.

The entire corridor now resembled a painting of Hell, sending chills down one's spine!

The Viscount couple shuddered, their backs drenched.

Grand Mage Nan Jia observed carefully, noticing the Viscount couple's exposed arms were covered in goosebumps...

They're frightened out of their wits!

"Let's go!"

Nan Jia reminded them with a word.

The three moved forward again.

Walking and stopping along the way.

Every corridor they passed was a terrifying tableau.

Until they came outside the castle.

Here, the once lush garden with green grass had long disappeared, leaving behind only black dust and steaming scorched earth!

The soil closest to the castle had sunk more than a meter deep.

Some red crystalline solids stood out conspicuously.

Sparks glimmered here and there, burning.

The stone statue belonging to Viscount Ireland's ancestors, initially standing at the castle gates, had collapsed, shattered without a trace!

Tattered armor, bone fragments, and twisted, burnt ironware could be seen everywhere!

Perhaps due to the Barrier, the entire castle, aside from being blackened and with all the glass shattered, was surprisingly intact!

The sky was gray, veiled by smoke and dust!

It felt like a doomsday forsaken by the gods, emanating an ominous terror.

Breathing was somewhat difficult here.

With a thud, the Viscountess, seeing all this, lost her footing and fell to the ground.

"What... What exactly is this?"

"Is this... really a power the attacker can wield?"

Viscount Ireland's mind was in turmoil, questioning if it was the attacker's magic or perhaps a real natural disaster? Divine retribution?

He was somewhat shaken.

Mage Nan Jia frowned, sighed secretly, and after helping the Viscount couple up, couldn't help but glance at the sky.

His gaze emitted an unusual brilliance, piercing through the smoke and dust.

And far above, at the stratosphere, Land seemed to sense something and also cast his gaze over.

Their sights crossed over tens of thousands of meters, converging.

But soon, Grand Mage Nan Jia shifted his gaze away, scanning in other directions repeatedly, eventually showing signs of regret, and assisted the Viscount couple in leaving.

Land sneered at this:

"In the end, they're just ants on the ground. Even if they look up at the sky, they cannot glimpse the True Dragon's path!"

Land turned his head, flapped his Dragon Wings, and departed.

War! Just began at this moment!

But the outcome seemed predestined long ago!

Because his truth! Far exceeded the other's!

...............

This latest attack was witnessed by all the people of Aire City.

For a time, opinions were divided.

Some said that Viscount Ireland had offended a powerful Caster and was attacked.

Others said that a brother who once vied for the title with Viscount Ireland and lost returned seeking reckoning.

Yet others claimed that the Countess of Ireland had driven away the dancers of the Audition troupe from the Giant Dragon Commerce, angering the dance goddess, hence receiving divine retribution...

Initially, most supported the first explanation.

But soon, a substantial number of people backed the third explanation.

Why?

Because, some said, after Viscount Ireland was attacked, he found a piece of iron that fell from the sky!

On this iron block were inscribed several lines of words!

Warning lines!

It was used by the gods to warn the Viscount!

Many gloated over this!

Look! That's what you get for driving away the dancers of the Audition troupe! You sinner!

However, some soldiers, noticing this situation, immediately took away that piece of iron block.

Underground, forty or fifty meters below.

A room at least two hundred square meters, its ceiling hung with six or seven Magic Lamps, the gentle white light illuminating the originally dark Underworld.

In the center, around a wooden table, sat a gathering of people.

And in the middle of the table, was the second iron block, found not long ago by the soldiers.

These people looked on with grave faces at the iron block, specifically, at the words on it!

"Those who anger heaven will surely suffer divine punishment!

The second calamity will begin here!

Mortal! Are you prepared to embrace death?"

"Second calamity... begins here? What's the significance?

The second attack starts at the location where the iron block fell?"

"Presumably, that's the implication! So, where was this iron block found?"

"It's said to have been found on the commercial street..."

"First attack on Lord Viscount's castle, second attack on the commercial street? What is the attacker trying to accomplish?"

"Importantly, isn't it why announce it? Silently launching an attack would be much more effective, wouldn't it?"

"What is his goal? Is it really because someone offended the attacker?"

The group was flustered, struggling to understand the attacker's motive.

"Regardless, let's evacuate people from the commercial street first!"

"Can that be done? It's simply impossible! You all have seen the strength of that attack, right?

Without clearing a thousand-meter radius area, it will be of no use.

Just think how many people would need to relocate!"

"Then what should we do? Must we let them wait to die?"

"Deploy all Casters! Archers, keep an eye on the sky day and night! Also, aim those Dragon-Hunting Crossbows at the sky. As soon as something falls from the sky, attack immediately!

That kind of ultra-long-range attack from the sky! From my observation, it's somewhat akin to a Seventh Ring Bursting Fireball, but much stronger!

This kind of Magic is very unstable; if intercepted in advance, it's actually not so frightening."

Someone consoled.

"What if the iron block's announcement is just a diversion?"

"Then deploy more people, ensuring the entire city is covered! Grand Mage Nan Jia! Grand Mage Polun.

During that time, you might need to work hard, as soon as the attacker is found, please stop them and ask for explanations."

"Only that can be done!"

One decision after another was made from this basement, quickly mobilizing the people on the ground.

The residents of Ireland City discovered a large number of Casters, Hunters, roaming streets and alleys.

They frequently glanced at the sky.

This city, under such an atmosphere, grew increasingly anxious.

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