A thunderous roar echoed, and a fierce wind once again stirred up dust everywhere.

"Go."

Before the dust could settle, Liens, who had been standing in the air suppressing the rampant beliefs within him, instantly appeared beside Lucrezia, grabbed her hand, and said.

Before his words even fell, Liens pulled Lucrezia and sprinted out of the city.

Lucrezia did not resist and immediately cooperated with Liens to rush out of the city. She knew that Liens would not retreat without reason; it was highly likely that Liens was coming.

Whoosh.

Alfred's figure appeared above the ruins, his brow slightly furrowed as he looked at the sky full of dust.

Then, he gently waved his hand, and the dust in the air seemed to be summoned, automatically gathering into a sphere that fell to the ground, and World obscured by the sandstorm regained its clarity.

Next, he instantly appeared in a deep pit, looking at Marshall, who was covered in blood, most of his bones shattered and dislocated, piercing through his flesh and exposed to the air. His brows furrowed even deeper.

Without hesitation, he first used elements to reset Marshall's bones and stitch his wounds, then took out a Healing Potion and poured it into Marshall's mouth.

After a while, as the Healing Potion began to take effect, Marshall's faint breathing gradually returned to normal.

Soon, Marshall weakly opened his left eye, and upon seeing the familiar figure standing beside him, the pressure that had been weighing on his heart finally eased.

He had, in the end, overcome his inner fear at the last moment and preserved his Life.

"How are you?"

Alfred asked.

"I'm sorry, I failed your trust. Your humble servant was unable to hold the city gate."

Marshall knew Alfred was asking about his physical condition, but he felt truly ashamed.

Ashamed that he failed to discover the enemy's approach to Baker City in time. If he had discovered the enemy's traces in time, perhaps he could have notified Alfred and avoided this disaster.

Ashamed that he couldn't even deal with Lucrezia, who had just broken through to Great Mage not long ago, and was beaten to near death within a few rounds.

Even more ashamed that he felt fear towards the enemy, disgracing the dignity of a Kingdom's Great General.

Thinking of this, Marshall's pale face showed an expression of intense shame. He struggled to get up from the ground, wanting to kneel and beg Alfred for forgiveness.

But his weakened state made even the most basic movement of turning over extremely difficult for him.

"Rest well, don't move around... You didn't do anything wrong. Don't blame yourself for the damage caused by the enemy."

"Ralph, take Marshall to recuperate. I'll go pursue the thieves. To kill so many of my soldiers and just leave like that, it's a bit too... Hmm?"

After comforting Marshall, Alfred was about to tell Ralph to take Marshall to recuperate, while he himself would go after the person who had given him a sense of destiny.

But at this moment, an unexpected yet reasonable event occurred.

Alfred turned and looked towards the northeast and northwest. At this moment, thick smoke was rising from both directions, accompanied by rumbling sounds.

The "Communication Magic Device" on Ralph's body also lit up. He quickly took it out and immediately activated the signal, and then urgent reports came from the crystal in his hand.

"Report, the western military district is under attack."

"Report, the eastern military district is under attack."

"Report, the armory is under attack."

...

"Ralph, watch over Marshall. I'll handle this."

Leaving these words in a hurry, Alfred instantly left the place and flew rapidly towards the armory. Soon, he appeared at the armory's entrance.

"That... I said I just arrived, and what happened inside has nothing to do with me. Do you believe me?"

Grover said with a mournful face, cautiously, to Alfred. At this moment, his heart was full of regret. If he had known, he would have just stayed quietly in his room and wouldn't have encountered such a thing.

Rewind time a bit.

"Hmm, why did you suddenly stop talking?"

A cold female voice came from the 'Sound-Transmitting Conch'. This voice was very clear and pleasant.

It was as if just hearing the voice could conjure a beautiful figure in one's mind, making people fantasize about having some kind of encounter with her.

However, the coldness in her tone was like a sharp sword piercing through that fragile fantasy, like cold water splashed on the heart, and the body's desires also faded away.

"Something happened... I can't talk anymore. Something big seems to have happened on my end."

Grover said seriously.

Besides the voice that suddenly appeared in his mind, he could also feel a powerful tremor in the earth, as if some very heavy object had fallen from the sky in the distance.

Although the powerful tremor that reached him was already very weak, he still keenly captured it.

Coupled with that very sudden "sword" sound, he had a premonition that something big was happening in Baker City, and it was happening right now.

"I will gather enough intelligence. You just need to remember what you promised me. There's no need to talk about anything else."

Grover continued.

"Don't worry, the Empire will not mistreat any subject who contributes to the Empire."

The 'female voice' gave a very official response. In response, Grover just sneered "Hehe" twice, said nothing more, and turned off the 'Sound-Transmitting Conch'.

He had originally wanted to haggle a bit with the other side to see if he could get some benefits, but the sudden situation in Baker City made him a bit uneasy.

After all, he was a spy, no matter how you looked at it, and he was genuinely worried that some accident might involve him, especially since an accident occurred right after he arrived in Baker City, which really made him feel a bit nervous.

After pondering for a moment, Grover removed the soundproofing barrier and decided to go out and see, lest he die for no clear reason.

Through his "Earth Listening" talent, he already knew that the source of the tremor came from the city gate, but considering that the energy fluctuations there were too strong, he dared not go there, so he found a strange aura to go and investigate.

Through his casual chat with Ralph, he knew that the strong individuals he had seen before were all the Extraordinary Ones of the second level and above in Baker City.

He had already memorized the aura fluctuations of those strong individuals, so the aura of this suddenly appearing strange strong individual in Baker City was definitely not from their own personnel; it was probably someone causing trouble.

In his perception, there were a total of five such strange auras, and there was also a very special, unique existence that he couldn't identify what kind of existence it was.

It was this special existence that made him dare not approach the city gate.

Mainly, the feeling of almost being traced and found was too terrifying.

He found it hard to imagine how strong an existence that could accurately capture his abilities and almost discover him personally could be?

But it was definitely not someone to be trifled with, so it was better for him to pick on the softer targets. Perhaps he could even take the opportunity to earn merit and gain the trust of Baker City.

Because of this mentality, Grover followed the perceived aura to the armory and saw the soldiers guarding it standing stiffly in place, maintaining a posture as if they wanted to attack.

Some had their mouths wide open, seemingly intending to say something, but they had all lost their Life aura, and their last words could no longer be spoken.

Through the icy cold energy condensed within these soldiers' bodies, Grover judged that the opponent might be a Great Mage skilled in ice magic.

So he used a magic device to first apply a layer of 'Cold Protection' to himself. Although it wasn't very effective, it could more or less warn him when he received a magic attack.

"Hmm? Disappeared... No, they ran away using 'Earthwalk'."

Grover, having made his preparations, originally expected a fight, but he didn't expect the opponent to be dishonorable and just run away.

Although he had the 'Earth Listening' talent, he didn't know magic, nor could he intercept an 'Earthwalk' cast by a Great Mage. He could only watch helplessly as the aura quickly moved away.

Grover quickly entered the room that the Great Mage had just left to see if there were any discoveries.

"Holy crap."

Grover was greatly alarmed. Seeing the room filled with magic stones and sensing the rampant energy within them, he already understood what the Great Mage intended to do.

Being unlearned, he couldn't stop such a thing.

Thinking of the explosion that would soon occur, Grover quickly turned and left, not daring to delay for a moment, fearing that he would be caught in it if he was late.

However, as he was about to rush out of the armory, he saw a familiar figure blocking the doorway.

After clearly seeing the figure, Grover immediately wanted to cry without tears.

So unlucky...