Capítulo 722: Chapter 240: The Second Attack

“What’s the matter?”

In Pamir Academy, Anvis’s expression suddenly changed.

Pomona’s decisive attack took him by surprise, but it also vaguely led him to grasp some key points.

Besieged by Songxing Secret Sect… Requesting help from the Duke… Returning injured… The Olivendi Family’s Ninth Rank Limit Guardian went out to investigate… Temporarily taking over the position of guarding Fiona…

“Wait a minute… Is there a problem with Pomona?!!”

A terrifying possibility flashed through his mind, sending an indescribable chill throughout Anvis’s body.

Insiders are always harder to guard against than external enemies, and if Pomona really did betray them, it would mean Fiona was in grave danger.

However, Anvis couldn’t figure out why, as a Ninth Rank, Pomona would betray his own family?

Even in his previous life, when the Olivendi Family was almost destroyed, and many vassal nobles as well as some side branch family members betrayed them, there had never been a case of a Ninth Rank existence betraying them; Pomona even died in battle for the family.

As for benefits, what could possibly be more valuable to a Ninth Rank than the family’s ongoing experiment to break through the Legendary Barrier?

Even if the Songxing Secret Sect offered the temptation of surpassing legend, such an Alien God Sect had no reputation to speak of.

Anvis felt that in this matter, he was still missing some key pieces of information.

Although there were many uncertainties, whether or not Pomona really betrayed them, based on his recent unquestioned action against Levin Boli, the City Lord’s Deputy, this dangerous factor had to be dealt with swiftly.

Without delay, Anvis immediately used the Teleportation Array to leave the academy, creating proof that he had left the academy abruptly.

At the same time, Anvis urgently teleported a new projection over using a Guiding Crystal Stone he had placed within the City Lord Mansion as coordinates.

But this time, he didn’t mimic the appearance of Deputy Boli, but appeared in his original form, as Deputy Boli was presumably ‘dead’ in Pomona’s eyes.

Due to the urgency, this projection wasn’t very strong, merely serving the purpose of observing the scene and drawing the enemy’s attention.

With the teleportation complete, Anvis quickly made his way to where Fiona was.

It was deep into the night, and Fiona had retreated to the main bedroom of the City Lord Mansion. She was wearing a soft bunny pajama snuggled in bed, playing Secret Magic Cards with her small cat Kate and little dragon Feiya.

“Meow meow! [Activate field card [Bone Altar], sacrifice [Soul Banquet], [Dragon Corpse], [Plague Maker], and summon Plague Bone Dragon Osanavis!]”

At that moment, the small cat extended its fluffy white paw and waved it forward with great momentum.

On its field, a fierce black-green Plague Bone Dragon suddenly appeared atop the bony altar, silently roaring towards Fiona’s side of the field.

Since their own strengths would improve in sync with Fiona’s, both her small cat Kate and little dragon Feiya had also reached the peak of Seventh Rank after the girl’s breakthrough to Eighth Rank, their intelligence now fully comparable to human Professionals.

Looking at the terrifying bone dragon opposite her, Fiona suddenly revealed a cunning triumphant smile.

“Activate Secret Technique Card [Counterintelligence], making an enemy’s presence on the field likely to join my own camp. Activate Secret Technique Card [Death God’s Price], forcing [Counterintelligence] to take effect on undead existences.”

So, under Kate’s ‘this person is bullying a kitten’ gaze, the black-green bone dragon instantly switched to Fiona’s side of the field. Kate, having exhausted too many resources to summon the Plague Bone Dragon, was suddenly in crisis.

Fortunately, with the elemental dragon Feiya helping, Kate avoided being instantly defeated.

However, while the three ‘players’ were engaged in intense battle, the sudden appearance of Anvis paused their card game.

“Big brother? Why have you… come?”

Seeing Anvis suddenly appearing in his original form, Fiona was taken aback for a moment, nearly asking why he had reverted to his appearance, but in the end, her question came out somewhat awkwardly.

“Um… I was just a bit concerned about your safety, and since there was nothing much at the academy, I thought I’d come over and check on you.”

Anvis was originally planning to tell her about Pomona’s possible betrayal, but the words were already on the tip of his tongue when he also temporarily changed what he was about to say.

He didn’t have direct evidence to prove Pomona’s betrayal, and once he spoke up, Pomona would likely erupt immediately.

Put himself in Pomona’s shoes, before taking any action, he would definitely envelop Fiona’s location with spiritual power at all times.

Given his identity as one of Fiona’s guardians, even if another Guardian of the Olivendi Family at the Ninth Rank Limit noticed his movements, they wouldn’t find it suspicious.

Although Anvis was somewhat puzzled why the Family Guardians didn’t seem to react even when Pomona just used the power of rules to kill off his clone.

“Then…”

‘Boom—Boom—Boom—’

‘Buzz—’

Just as Fiona was about to say something, the City Lord Mansion suddenly shook violently, accompanied by a towering green flame, the loud explosion and the shattering sound of the Mansion’s protection shield occurred almost simultaneously.

“Is it you guys again?!”

In mid-air, the furious figure of the Family Guardian appeared. The silver vertical pupil in his forehead suddenly opened wide, and a thin beam of ice-blue radiance, as if locking on, connected with a shadow that seemed to merge with the night sky.

“Same demand, hand over the [Star].”

Sensing that he was targeted, the shadow no longer hid, speaking calmly to the Guardian.

“Delusional!”

With a cold snort, the Guardian didn’t say more, directly charging towards the shadow with a powerful and invisible ice momentum. The shadow did not dodge either, simply raising the Black Stone scepter in hand, taking the hit head-on.

After all, his purpose for coming here this time was merely to temporarily hold off the guardian of the Olivendi Family.

“You come with me, it’s no longer safe here, we need to temporarily move to a safe place.”

While a great battle erupted in the sky, Pomona pushed open Fiona’s door, and after sweeping a glance at the two people in the room, he spoke solemnly without showing any surprise at Anvis’ presence.

“Ah? I understand.”

Fiona was startled, then nodded.

Although there had never been a precedent of moving during a battle, this time the enemy must be very strong.

“May I ask, revered Pomona, where do you intend to take us for shelter?”

Although somewhat anxious inside, Anvis still asked calmly, attempting to probe.

“Of course, it is the safe place prepared by the family for you. You will know once you get there.”

Pomona said dismissively, ready to take the two people in front of him away.

However, at this moment, both Pomona’s and Fiona’s expressions suddenly changed.

At the same time, from behind Pomona, a blazing platinum radiance shot out from the void, suddenly engulfing Pomona’s figure within it.

In the nick of time, Anvis finally managed to let the leader of the [Truth Circle] control the Floating City, leaping out from the Deep Dream World, blocking Pomona.

“I had guessed earlier that at a critical moment, you rats might not be able to resist coming out to pick the fruit.”

But, even though hit by the sudden attack, Pomona let out a strange cold laugh.

The next moment, under the strike of the Light of Purification from the Floating City, ‘Pomona’s body suddenly disintegrated into bits of ice crystals, that turned out to be just an ice clone!

At the same time, on another side of the battlefield, a slender, ice-white, transparent beam of light violently struck the bottom side of the Floating City. This caused a large area of frost to instantly form on the Magic Shield, which then shattered piece by piece.

At the tail of this terrifying beam of light, the figure of Pomona emerged unharmed from the void.