Upon the officer’s arrival, Professor Karn couldn’t help but feel relieved. "Colonel Zieg, you’ve co... What about the other reinforcents..."
The middle-aged officer nad Zieg glanced at Professor Karn and shook his head. "I am the only 4-Ring reinforcent."
"After learning of the situation here, the Great Nobles of the Empire Capital exerted substantial pressure on the Military Departnt and the Jurisdiction Bureau. They demanded that all available forces be deployed to defend the main urban area, especially the Upper City District where they reside, against any invasion by evil followers."
"In the short term, there probably won’t be any more reinforcents from the Empire Capital."
A flicker of astonishnt crossed Professor Karn’s face. "But, this is a blatant challenge to the Empire’s authority..."
"A challenge to the Empire will certainly be t with the sternest retaliation."
"However, for those Great Nobles, the better choice of retaliation is undoubtedly to kick an adversary when they are down during their escape, rather than to step into a trap set by them at this mont."
Colonel Zieg looked at the astonished Professor Karn and slightly shook his head. He hadn’t completely spelled out so things.
In reality, those Great Nobles in the Empire Capital had already ntally prepared to sacrifice St. Roland Academy in this incident.
Of course, if the children of those nobles were among the hostages trapped in the academy, the situation would have been quite different. Forcing the Military Departnt and the Jurisdiction Bureau to mobilize all their forces, even deploying private ard forces secretly In Control by the nobles themselves for the rescue, would have been entirely possible scenarios.
But the Ashes Cult chose an excellent ti for their attack, right at sunset, when the students of noble descent who had been studying at St. Roland Academy had already returned to their estates in the Empire Capital.
Those remaining in the academy were mostly commoner students without any support in the Empire Capital.
To those Great Nobles of the Empire Capital—these were rely a group of commoners with so talent at best, lacking any significant background. Weighing the value of such students against the risk of attempting a rescue—knowing full well the enemy had a 4-Ring powerful pro and they might even lose their own Master Rank Beastmasters to a counterattack—the balance was clear without a second thought.
After hearing the officer’s words, Professor Karn fell silent for a mont. After a while, he spoke again, "Colonel Zieg, if we join forces against that cult leader..."
"It’s going to be difficult." Colonel Zieg’s voice remained serious. "According to my senses, he is a high-level 4-Ring, the sa rank as , and he should not be an average mber among the Ashes Cult’s cult leaders."
"With you being a mid-level 4-Ring, it won’t be hard to suppress him and gain the upper hand, but it would be extrely difficult to achieve a quick victory within half an hour."
"Moreover, according to the fluctuations detected by the Eye Demon, the sacrificial ritual inside will be completed within twenty minutes. By then, even if we defeat that cult leader, it would be too late."
"However, regardless, as a mber of the Military Departnt, I must try."
The middle-aged officer summoned a bear-like Pet Beast by his side. "Actually, there’s another way to break the situation."
"The Ashes Cult’s cult leader is being engaged by us on the outside, while those arsonists inside the firewall are all 2-Ring."
"If your school’s students are strong enough, they might have a chance to destroy that altar from the inside. This would not only stop the ritual’s continuation but also break the sealing fire array. That would allow the army and teachers to enter and rescue the hostages."
"The students inside..." Professor Karn’s frosty eyebrows knitted, and then a glimr of joy appeared on his wrinkled old face. "Although many senior students are out on assignnts, I rember that the most elite mbers of the student council have just returned."
As he spoke, his eyes, which were looking at the Eye Demon detection screen, suddenly lit up. "Act now!"
Behind Professor Karn, ethereal dots of red, blue, and green appeared. The dots swiftly coalesced, turning into small-winged humanoid creatures. These were Elent Fairies of fire, wind, and lightning attributes.
Moreover, unlike common Commander-rank Elent Fairies, those summoned by Professor Karn had clearer forms; even the rudintary shapes of crowns could be seen forming on their heads.
This indicated that his three Elent Fairies had already reached the 4th Order, qualifying as Fairy Sovereigns.
The tri-colored dots rapidly converged and then beca beams of light that shot toward the firewall.
On the other side, the giant bear summoned by Colonel Zieg stood upright with a deafening roar, emanating a ring of earthy yellow radiance.
BOOM—
A Magma Giant, its entire body flowing with lava, erged from the flas. Its magma-cloaked fist struck the oncoming elental wave.
The elental wave shattered, but the Magma Giant also staggered, its black volcanic rock cracking open.
In a brief mont, three Master Rank Beastmasters were locked in battle.
「On the other side of the firewall.」
Almost simultaneously with the confrontation of the three 4-Ring powerful pros on the outside, several students, who had been dirt-streaked and disguised among the captured crowd, suddenly burst into action.
Majestic silhouettes of Pet Beasts erged, their formidable presence displaying their owners’ status as 2-Ring Beastmasters.
As students outstanding enough to beco interdiate Beastmasters while still at the Extraordinary Academy, they were among the best of the best.
They were all mbers of the St. Roland Academy student council, who had fought side by side nurous tis and had undertaken many high-difficulty tasks for the adventurers’ association.
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