Just like during the initial chaos in Blackstone City, most people, including wizards, mostly chose to stay at home to observe the changes.
Divine...
Colin's gaze flickered, and he gently exhaled a breath... feeling inexplicably light-hearted.
At least this time, the wizards had the upper hand.
Whoosh!
He called upon the Flying and Diving Skill, soared into the air, and proceeded to search along the streets according to Margaret's instructions.
Next, he encountered seven Polluters, three of whom had already perished. He incinerated their bodies to ashes using the Fireball Technique.
The other four were also completely eliminated by him.
During this process, with Margaret not there to watch over him, he freely wielded the witchcraft he had mastered.
It is worth mentioning that most of these Polluters were completely disfigured beyond recognition, but some not only retained their human form but even had some consciousness left.
Crackle, crackle—
The merciless flames scorched the Polluters in front of him, slowly turning them to char.
Colin withdrew his gaze as the energetic Magic Power inside him gradually calmed, and the golden openwork crown on his forehead slowly blended into his skin.
"Without the Elf Armor, relying solely on a Steel Temperature Resistance Force Field after Golden Paper Limit Breaking, a normal First Rank Junior Wizard using Lower Rank Attack Witchcraft would generally be able to defend against it."
He continued to watch the Polluters burn while silently pondering. During the process of dealing with the Polluters, Colin had focused on testing Defensive Witchcraft.
"It seems that a Steel Temperature Resistance Field after Limit Breaking is roughly equivalent to a Defensive Witchcraft of outstanding quality among the Lower Middle Rank."
"As for adding the Elf Armor, ordinary First Rank Junior Wizards would probably not be able to harm me unless using Upper Rank or higher Attack Witchcraft, or unless they are prodigies."
However, in reality, if one could use Upper Rank witchcraft at the First Rank Junior stage, they would already qualify as a prodigy.
Generally speaking, wizards of the same rank most often use witchcraft of the same rank.
Restricted by their Rank, even if First Rank Junior Wizards mastered higher-ranked witchcraft, they would still find it difficult to successfully cast it.
Thus, at least in battles among peers, the once-Limit-Breaking Steel Temperature Resistance Field was sufficient for his current use.
Moreover, besides the Steel Temperature Resistance Field, he had also Limit Broke his Fireball Skill II to Fireball Technique III.
As for its power, it hadn't increased as much as the Steel Temperature Resistance Field... roughly just an ordinary level among the Lower Rank.
Breaking Limits on both had cost him three thousand Magic Stones... Half of the Magic Stones he had just obtained today were instantly depleted.
Fortunately, by tomorrow morning, another sum of Magic Stones would be credited to his account.
The orange-yellow glow gradually faded, and the corpses of the Polluters had been burned to charred remains that would crumble into ash with a touch.
This was the end of the street, and this was the last Polluter he dealt with.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind suddenly came.
"Is it all cleaned up?"
Margaret descended from the sky. Although her words were questioning, her tone was confident.
Staring at the cluster of Polluter's charred remains that still had some sparks left, Margaret was somewhat surprised.
She had just finished cleaning the Polluters in the area she was responsible for and had flown nonstop to Colin's side, intending to quickly deal with any Polluters that Colin had not addressed.
However, on the way here, she was also checking.
The area assigned to Colin was not small, and she had thought that Colin would not have finished so swiftly, yet to her surprise, he had already completed it.
"If there are no surprises, it's all cleaned up," Colin replied.
"Um," Margaret nodded and said, "You can go back now."
At her words, Colin nodded but did not hurry to step away, instead asking,
"Ms. Margaret, these Polluters, how exactly were they contaminated?"
It seemed that Colin's efficiency had pleased Margaret; she paused and then exceptionally gave a brief explanation:
"Through the servants at home... Wizard Apprentices are not easily contaminated, but those servants who are only Knights are a loophole."
"Divine Believers lure and entice these ordinary servant people into corruption, then quietly place small amounts of contaminant sources next to wizards. Day by day, this plants the seeds of contamination in the wizards."
"These... were they only discovered today?" Colin asked, his tone a bit strained.
"Of course not." Margaret shook her head, "I knew about this half a month ago; as for when it was discovered in the city, it must have been even earlier."
She then naturally added, "Without allowing it to grow and develop for a while, how could we possibly uproot these remaining Divine Believers completely?"
Colin fell silent, feeling a shiver of dread in his heart.
Thankfully, Renee had always heeded his words, rarely lingered outside, and seldom interacted with strangers. She hadn't been tempted or corrupted...
Otherwise, his figure might have been among the charred corpses of the Polluters today.
The Nine Major Schools, high above... they wouldn't consider the Lower Wizards; their aim was to solve problems thoroughly at the smallest cost.
If it required the sacrifice of some wizards in the process, the Nine Major Schools...would not hesitate.
Though many thoughts swirled in his mind, in reality, only a moment had passed since Margaret finished speaking.
"Thank you for your answer," Colin said.
"Right, if there's nothing else, you can leave now," Margaret responded, while taking out a Communication Crystal.
Colin didn't linger any longer and prepared to head home.
Shortly after, as he reached the second intersection,
Boom!!
A huge explosion erupted from nearby Lite Street, followed by a voice filled with defiance and anger,
"Foolish wizards who know not true terror, my master will return!"
The voice vanished in an instant, leaving only the sounds of intense combat.
The fluctuating bright lights of the battle reflected on Colin's furrowed brows.
He watched as Margaret, a familiar figure he had just been speaking with, soared into the sky towards the location of the battle on Lite Street.
...A hint of curiosity arose in his heart.
After pondering for a moment, Colin ultimately decided to head towards his home.
He hadn't taken more than a few steps when he seemed to remember something, causing him to pause briefly.
'Another week has passed...'
Colin felt for the remaining amount of his Magic Power.
After a moment of thought, an intention crossed his mind, and the ample Magic Power he had was suddenly reduced by a large amount.
Anando's Dice activated!
An imperceptible golden dice descended from the sky, then began spinning rapidly.
Moments later,
before Colin, the golden dice slowly settled on a single point.
'The luck is somewhat poor...'
He waved his hand, and the golden dice transformed into a streak of light that shot into his chest and disappeared.
A location softly emerged in Colin's heart.
'As expected...'
With a soft sigh, Colin opened his eyes and looked towards Lite Street.
As he had guessed, the location indicated by the dice was exactly where the intense battle was still unfolding.
Perhaps his mastery over Anando's Dice was still low, or maybe it was a flaw in Anando's Dice itself.
In any case, he couldn't control the conditions under which Anando's Dice sought treasures, what counted as a treasure, whether the treasure had an owner, etc.
This made using Anando's Dice in Neustadt City quite ineffective.
The treasures it pointed out often belonged to someone else.
However... perhaps as progress was made, this aspect might improve.
Even if it didn't, he still had the Golden Paper Limit Breaking.
Thinking this, he abandoned the idea of going to check out the center of the battle on Lite Street.
While flying home, he opened the Golden Paper.
The night wind billowed, but it couldn't scatter the slowly gathering pale golden particles.
A sheet of Golden Paper, hanging between the real and the surreal, appeared before Colin.
On it, the progress of Anando's Dice was prominently at 3 points.
Regrettably, Anando's Dice could only be used once a week...
Advancing it would still take quite some time.