Chapter 654: Chapter 411 Altar_2
And the Supreme Council had already dispatched reinforcement troops.
Agnes thought silently that, if she remembered correctly, the reinforcements were drawn from the nearest Merredith City and Neustadt City.
Calculating the time, the strongest first batch of reinforcements would be able to arrive in at most another half hour!
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Whoosh!
Navigating through the folded subspace, Silvester’s expression was solemn, his body covered in colorful streams of light.
Crackle!
The next moment, he temporarily exited subspace, returning to the real world, and after a brief assessment of his location, he once again entered subspace and hastened towards Neustadt City.
Colin had no idea how astonishing the information he had received was!
Under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for anyone to discover that it was the Adams Family, the spy within, who had orchestrated the magical tides.
But the Divine side did not anticipate Colin’s existence, nor did they expect that the Truth Society could still exist in the Roon Kingdom!
As a result, a series of coincidences led Silvester to instantly sense that something was amiss.
One must know that although he was not a Councilman of the Supreme Council, as a Fourth Rank Wizard, the information he was privy to was naturally much more than that of an ordinary wizard.
Just before he set out, an urgent call for aid suddenly came from the frontlines at the Sea Domain; Neustadt City had just dispatched a large number of High Rank Wizards to assist.
Especially the high-end combat forces that were back in the city recuperating seemed to be on the verge of a new major war, and a large portion were sent out immediately.
So much so that afterward when he learned of the cave magical tide occurring in the Roon Kingdom, the only Fourth Rank Wizard left in the city who could immediately go to assist was himself.
In fact, officially recognized Fourth Rank Wizards in the city, aside from him, amounted to only Nois.
As for Third Rank Wizards, there were actually very few remaining, which is why he specifically sought out Nois to quickly gather a team to support the Roon Kingdom.
If there were no spies in Neustadt City, such a decision would naturally pose no problem.
Indeed, they all believed so, considering the rear to be secure, — after all, Neustadt City had just recently undergone a major purge of Divine Believers.
However, now having learned from Colin’s mouth that the Adams Family might be hidden traitors?
This could not help but make Silvester suspect whether the sudden war at the frontline was a decoy tactic!
And whether it was or wasn’t, Neustadt City was currently extremely depleted in strength, and he could not ignore it even if there was just a one in ten thousand chance.
The lands of the Roon Kingdom were important, but compared to Neustadt City, they were still considerably less so.
Geographically, Neustadt City and Merredith City were the two Wizard Cities closest to the Sea Domain.
Merredith City was even closer to the Sea Domain.
But within Neustadt territory ran the broad Ali River, which flowed into the sea and held significant strategic value.
If Neustadt City were the first to fall, then the Divine side’s main forces could bypass Merredith City, which was closest, land directly onto Siya Continent, and then surround it from the opposite side.
By then, Merredith City would become an isolated island, ultimately doomed to destruction!
’Yes... If Neustadt City can be taken, it would be as if the battle line has been greatly pushed forward.
There’s even no need to occupy Neustadt, just destroying Neustadt will mean the border city of Merredith will eventually be destroyed too...’
The look on Silvester’s face became even more somber as he sped up another notch!
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Neustadt City Center.
Supreme Council·Neustadt Council Chamber.
It was not a clear night, the sky was filled with continuous clouds that firmly veiled the stars and the moon, omitting not even a sliver of light.
It was already late at night, and in the Supreme Council’s residence, only a few guard posts were lit, while the rest was pitch-dark.
"Ah~"
A guarding Wizard Apprentice rubbed his slightly sore eyes from reading documents, yawned, then without even looking up, continued to focus on reading the material.
What danger could there be at the Council’s residence, situated at the heart of Neustadt City?
Moreover, not long ago, most of those Councilmen had also suddenly left, with no worry of being discovered, which made the guarding Apprentice feel even more relaxed.
In fact, even if he were on diligent watch, he would never have noticed the group from the Adams Family that had already stealthily infiltrated the place.
Basel, taking the lead, walked at the forefront, followed by two wizards.
As Third Rank Wizards from the largest school within the Pureblood Family in the city, they were not unfamiliar with this most central and important building in the city.
The Supreme Council’s venue established in Neustadt was, on the surface, three stories high.
The three above-ground stories were not noteworthy, nor were they the target.
Their target lay underground, at the very core of the place, which was the "lifeline" of the entire Neustadt City!
Upon reaching the end of the corridor in the Council’s residence.
Basel paused his steps slightly and asked in a low voice,
"Is it here?"
"According to the instructions, yes, it’s here." Hansa nodded, then took out a badge and quietly attached it to the wall at the end of their path.
Watery radiance emerged from the wall before them and then quickly retracted.
"It’s ready."
Hansa put away the badge left by the family elder working at the Council and gestured with a turn of his head.
The three of them walked into the wall.
They were met with another corridor, this one silvery-white in hue.
Basel couldn’t help but take a deep breath; the almost fog-like magic power engulfing the place was intoxicating.
"Basel!" His companion Will on the right snapped in a low voice, "Do you want to contract magic power disease? Don’t delay the task at hand!"
Basel snapped back to reality and hastily downed the magic potion prepared in advance.
In an instant, the euphoric feeling brought on by the excessively dense magic power vanished without a trace.
Continuing forward, the trio advanced toward the heart of the Magic Energy Ore Veins at the very depths.
Yes, beneath this Supreme Council building lay the Magic Energy Ore Veins upon which the whole city of Neustadt depended for survival.
It was precisely because of this magic vein that this place had become one of the nine major Wizard Cities!
Should it be destroyed, even if Neustadt City suffered no other damage, it would gradually decline due to the decrease in magic power concentration.
After some effort, even employing some divinely granted methods, the three from the Adams Family finally reached the heart of the Magic Energy Ore Veins.
It was a vast cavern, filled with a light blue mist that permeated every inch of the space—the manifestation of materialized magic power, breathtakingly beautiful.
But the three from the Adams Family were not in the mood to appreciate the beauty; they quickly set about preparing the altar.
Limited by the specifications of the altar and their own strength, they found the task arduous and were soon sweating profusely and pale-faced.
But in truth, the Adams Family boasted two Fourth Rank Wizards.
However, Fourth Rank Wizards were scarce, already standing at the apex of wizards, and too conspicuous.
Moreover, every Wizard City had specialized detection and early warning systems for Fourth Rank and higher wizards, as well as energy reactions.
Thus, whether they were Fourth Rank Wizards or Divine Believers, it was highly unlikely for them to enter Neustadt City silently, let alone reach the core of the Magic Energy Ore Veins.
Therefore, the task had to be left to these Third Rank Wizards.
Although the process was arduous, all in all, everything went smoothly.
Three minutes later, Basel and his two companions stood at the three points of the altar triangle, each holding a sacrificial tool, walking counterclockwise around the altar and occasionally stopping in unison, muttering a few phrases...
Soon enough, faint lights began to shine upon the golden altar.
Basel’s heart filled with subdued joy; the altar they had brought was specially made, with minimal disturbance, and the emergence of the lights indicated that the ritual was mostly complete.
Just a moment longer, and a divine avatar would descend!
Moments later, the altar was enveloped in a misty golden glow.
A majestic yet indistinct figure was faintly discernible, doing its best to contain its presence, but it still caused Basel to turn pale and his heart to pound, mechanically continuing with the ritual.
However, at that moment.
Bang!
The altar in front of them suddenly burst apart!
Simultaneously, two figures also emerged slowly from the passage.