NOVPUBMeanwhile, on the other side.
The northwest side of Nanwantina.
At the same time that the southernmost city-state of Loren was under attack, the Wilford family, like what Loren perceived, also became another eighth-order battlefield in the main city of Nanwantina.
The battle has been going on for several minutes since it broke out.
Under the dark night sky, the residential area was engulfed by flames of war. Although the surrounding residents had already evacuated, the sky was shrouded in thick smoke. Occasionally, through the smoke, it seemed like a scorching hell.
The air above the ground was distorted, leaving desolation and ruin. Houses were damaged, only the remnants of the walls remained.
The battle here was far less earth-shattering than that in the south, but it was nonetheless a domain that ordinary people could not endure.
Talia was covered in scars, her fair cheeks already covered by bloodstains and dust. Under the high-hanging blood moon, she constantly resisted the silver light in the distance -
A humanoid creature that seemed to be made of liquid metal, giving off a chill that even made her feel perturbed.
She can barely hold off against this alchemy creature.
If there was another strong enemy, it would be very difficult for her.
Further afield, the flame mage in black was dancing in the night like a flame.
She knew this guy was called the Saint of Destruction, or rather, his notorious reputation was well-known to the people of Ichrite.
The seventh-order Saint of Destruction was not her opponent when fighting alone.
But at this time, every move he made could seriously injure her in the onslaught of the decayed alchemical beast.
Without time to think, the silver liquid creature seemed to have smelled something and ran to the right again.
And Talia would definitely not allow it to find Hyperion successfully, and desperately blocked it.
The fight between the two broke out again.
Accompanied by thunderous roars, deafening.
The air was filled with hot air and dense smoke; the entire sky was dyed a suffocating shade of red by the aftermath of the fight.
Huge energy fluctuations formed beams of light in the air that reached the sky, as if tearing the night sky of the northwest district of the city-state.
The entire Path of the Guardian, where the Wilford mansion is located, trembled under the standoff between Talia and the distant silver liquid creature. Cracks crisscrossed, as if they were being deeply cut open. The mansions on both sides collapsed and turned to dust.
Flames, black fog, and rolling smoke kept rising, staining the once peaceful, plant-filled residential area in the afternoon into a scene of apocalypse.
At Heartbeat Plaza, less than five kilometers east of the residential area, the crowd surged.
Even the residents who are still being evacuated can feel the oppressive force emanating from the center of the battlefield, rising fear from the bottom of their hearts.
"Why are such monsters attacking us?"
"How could the Rebirth Church suddenly arrive in Nanwantina today!"
"Lady Goddess, could you please send a savior to save us."
In the crowd of residents who are being evacuated eastwards under the protection of priests and soldiers, amidst the noise-
Hyperion almost cried out in guilt as she listened to these voices.
She knew that all of this was because of her.
Now Tata is still desperately blocking the terrifying alchemical beast and the Saint of Destruction, and she could die at any moment.
"Hyperion, don’t be afraid."
Noe noticed Hyperion’s condition and said in a steady voice. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Although his hand was trembling uncontrollably, as an elder, he needed to reassure the child in a more composed manner at this time.
Noe could see that Hyperion’s condition was very poor.
"At this time, I don’t know where that brat Lanci ran off to!"
Noe got angry when he thought of Lanci. The Rebirth Church had invaded Nanwantina, and he was worried about the boy’s safety and whether he was safe now.
If Lanci were there, he would at least know better how to comfort this girl.
"Lanci..."
Hyperion heard Noe’s words, as if she had thought of something.
"Mr. Hans, I entrust the Wilford family to you for protection, I’ll be right back."
Her eyes flashed with determination, she gritted her teeth and said to the housekeeper, Hans.
"Hyperion, don’t run around!"
Seeing Hyperion was about to turn back, Noe naturally wouldn’t allow Hyperion to act recklessly.
Lanci brought her to the Wilford house. If anything happened to her, Noe couldn’t explain it to the girl’s parents!
"Miss Hyperion, leave it to me, please rest assured."
Housekeeper Hans bowed to Hyperion.
The old man still looked as composed as ever, which gave Hyperion a momentary illusion, feeling that he was like her own housekeeper.
Then Hans smiled and stopped the flustered Noe, took Noe to continue evacuating to the east, and watched Hyperion leave.
"Thank you, Mr. Hans!"
"Hans, you’re messing around!"
Noe stomped his foot in anger, but he couldn’t do anything about Hans.
Hans had never disobeyed his orders.
"Lord Noe, please trust Miss Hyperion, she is much stronger than you think."
As his words fell, Hans turned around to escort Noe and the rest of the family eastward.
...
The battlefield in the northwest of Nanwantina continued to slowly expand eastward.
The massive body of the decayed alchemical beast floated in the night sky, sometimes transforming into a humanoid shape, sometimes into a disc. Its mere existence was like a natural oppressive force, enveloping the entire charred land.
Talia had exhausted all her curse magic and spiritual magic to finally find which magic could be effective against this bizarre alchemical creature.
She was already blocking two opponents with all her strength, yet it was still not enough to completely stop the actions of the decayed alchemical beast.
