Chapter 305: Again, Mage Tower (3)
The terror of Haileich continued systematically as the demonic energy that first exploded caused chaos, prompting nobles and the rich to escape, clutching the skirts of their dresses or flinging aside their suit jackets.
Knights who responded without delay assisted in evacuating the nobles and the wealthy. Haileich was the Empire’s largest prosperous district, so deaths there caused greater social pressure than the massacre of commoners in the slums.
"Come this way! The Escort Knights are at hand!"
"There is no need for concern. You are safe with our protection!"
However, even with the knights' deployment, the situation did not improve, as a dense purple smoke rolled in, suffocating them. The demonic energy was of such a concentration that one would lose their life in ten minutes without a gas mask. For their sake, as they coughed up blood, I released my mana.
Whoooosh...
The mana of the Snowflower Stone—a pale blue and white, ultra-low temperature current—spread ethereally, freezing the demonic energy. Through the cleared path I walked, and the desperate knights and nobles broke into bright smiles upon seeing me.
"It is Count Yukline!"
Craaaaack—!
At that moment, a sudden and ominous sound reverberated—a muffled rupture in the building’s most crucial section—and soon after, a building in the heart of Haileich collapsed, crumbling weakly like a biscuit and scattering debris like crumbs everywhere.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!”
The prosperous district once more became pandemonium, with screams mixing with the classical tunes.