"Ahead of time?" Alessa was a little surprised.

"It's not so much that we're ahead of schedule, it's better that we're preconceived." Will said, snapping his fingers, "The disk will definitely start rotating at one o'clock in the afternoon. This is just a rule we inferred based on yesterday's phenomenon. But if it's fundamentally

Are there no rules?"

"When you date a bad man, don't expect him to be punctual." Alessa shrugged, then stood up with difficulty, "Sorry, Mr. Argus, it seems the conversation must be suspended."

"I completely understand." Argus nodded, "In such an emergency, evacuation is the top priority."

"Escape? No, that's not necessary. The wizards of the Juvens family will protect this building. Even if a bomb falls, we will be fine."

"……I see."

"However, considering that this person has a soft spot for dramatic plots, I still want to see today's Yuanpan with my own eyes. Maybe he will leave some more information. If you want to know more about him, this is the best way to know more about him.

Good opportunity.”

She said and walked towards the terrace, but she fell to the ground after just two steps. Shireen was startled and hurriedly ran to her side, "Oh my god, madam, are you okay? Let me come, please hold me up."

hands..."

"Thank you, Miss Marron, but please step aside." Alessa pushed her away gently but firmly, "The doctor said that I must continue to exercise in order to regain my strength as soon as possible."

Shireen looked at Will hesitantly, and the latter nodded seriously. So she had to step aside.

Alyssa stood up again, but this seemed to exhaust her energy. Will silently stepped forward and reached out to support his sister.

This time she didn't refuse.

The terrace was spacious enough to accommodate all of them. Shireen was originally worried about what to do with the dead leaves, but the female elf didn't seem to care at all.

Not only did she not hide, but she took the initiative to say hello to Kyle Argus.

"Hello, Mr. Argus." She said and bowed gracefully, making no attempt to hide her pointed ears.

Argus may have seen Night Star, but he obviously didn't expect to see elves other than Night Star. He looked at Alyssa with questioning eyes, "Who is this elf lady?"

"She is Miss Marron's friend and also my guest." Alessa replied lightly, "Don't worry, Mr. Argus, although she is an elf, she is definitely an elf on our side."

"Are there really any elves on our side in Fire Seal City?" He said dubiously, "As far as I know, the vine network that blocks the city is the work of the Thorns Group, and the main members of the Thorns Group are elves."

Dead Leaf met his gaze without flinching, "Yes, I used to be a member of the Thorns Group, but I quit a few weeks ago."

"What a convenient reason," Argus said sarcastically.

Shirin stood next to Dead Leaf, "I can vouch for her, Mr. Argus. Dead Leaf is my most trustworthy friend and has saved my life more than once. Without her, I would not be alive until now."

.”

Argus stared at Shireen's face for a long time, and finally sighed, "Okay, I believe you," he said, "It seems that this is the secret you have been unwilling to reveal, Miss Marron...

At least one of them."

"Everyone, now is not the time to discuss this." Alessa reminded them.

She was right, and everyone quickly turned their attention to the giant disk in the sky. As the scouts reported, the hands had begun to rotate, but very slowly, like a gear clock that had loosened its spring.

.

"It has been spinning like this for several minutes." The female elf said, "It has no intention of stopping."

"What's going on?" Shireen asked in confusion, "Is there any hidden meaning in doing this?"

"Probably to attract people's attention." Alessa pointed out, "I guess this is also part of the whole cruel drama. End must be controlling the pointer himself. To him, this is like a game."

Until they get conclusive evidence, everyone agrees that they should continue to call him Ende. But in her heart, Shireen knows that he is Basil.

"The bastard definitely enjoyed torturing us," Will said.

Shirin and Dead Leaf exchanged complicated looks, "This does seem like something he would do." The female elf said.

In fact, just being shrouded above your head by this huge spectacle that can be called a spectacle is already a kind of terrifying torture. No one knows how it was hung up, let alone how it was made. Speculations about it

There are different opinions, but in the end they are just speculations.

Costa had been on the street that morning. According to his description, the disk should have appeared out of thin air. It is impossible for someone as alert as him to be unaware of such a huge thing.

Unless with the help of magic...can the magic of the Protector of the Country be able to do such a thing?

Maybe Rose can answer this question, of course, provided she is willing to answer.

"Is it my imagination, or is that thing really getting faster?" Argus said suddenly.

Dead Leaf narrowed his eyes, "I think... you are right, it is indeed different from just now. I don't think this is a good sign."

The pointer moved faster and faster, and Shireen held her breath involuntarily. Everyone knew what this meant without saying it.

Although the building she was in was very safe, there were only a handful of places like this in Huoyin City. There were hundreds of thousands of unprotected ordinary citizens who could only resign themselves to their fate in fear.

It's not your fault, Shireen bit her lip hard, it's not...

For more than ten seconds before the hands stopped, waiting seemed to be the most painful thing in the world. When it finally stopped, everyone on the terrace breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a burst of cheers from the nearby streets.

"It's not us." Will said, "Although it's very close, the target it points to is not in the college area. If I'm not mistaken, that direction should be..."

"Flower District." Alessa finished for him, "the territory of the Blood Feast Gang."

Bombs and lanterns fell from the sky and fell like raindrops into the city not far from them. Shireen did not have the courage to look directly at that scene, but she knew that if she closed her eyes at this moment, she would only feel more guilty afterwards.

She can't escape.

Then, a dull explosion sounded in the flower district. The city hall was not far from the center of the explosion, and stone debris flying into the air could even be seen here. Several buildings collapsed, sending up bursts of dust and smoke.

However, this is just the beginning, there are more light balls falling from the sky.

"God forbid," Argus said in disbelief, "where did he get all those bombs?"

Shirin also thought about the same problem. In the past week, they did not receive news that the Thorns Group occupied the Alchemy Guild, so they should not have the conditions for large-scale production of bombs and lamp balls.

"Maybe we're running out of bombs," Will said.

"No, we can't take any chances." Alessa shook her head, "This madman single-handedly planned the plan to destroy Fire Seal City. This scene is obviously the climax of his long preparation. I don't think he will do it in such an important moment.

Making such low-level mistakes during the process.”

No matter how he did it, the explosion in front of him would not be fake.

When the previous explosion occurred in the bonfire area, Shireen could only imagine the scene there. However, this time, the explosion almost happened in front of her eyes. The Blood Feast Gang did not seem to have a wizard who could create a protective shield, or maybe the bombed neighborhood was not there.

Within the protection range of the protective cover.

The last falling light ball blew up the bell tower in the Flower District. It collapsed from the top, like a collapsed building block toy. After the thick smoke dissipated, the tallest building in the Flower District turned into a bare broken tower.

After a few extremely long seconds, the shaking of the earth finally stopped.

"Is it over?" Shirin asked with lingering fear.

Dead Leaf's eyes still didn't leave the disk, "It looks like... no, wait... look! It's starting to rotate again!"

There was deathly silence all around, and the cheers on the street disappeared. Shireen's heart that had just fallen to the ground was hanging again, and this time, complete fear dominated her body. Shireen tried to look away from the pointer of the disk, but

It can't be done no matter what.

After an unknown amount of time, the hands stopped again.

This time, the selected target is the college area.

"Damn it, damn it!" Dead Leaf cursed, "I knew it wasn't that simple!"

Alessa turned around and said, "Get ready, Will. After the bombing is over, I need you to take people out to rescue the injured citizens. This afternoon you must-"

Before she finished speaking, a loud boom suddenly exploded above her head. Shirin raised her head and found a layer of light blue mesh-like object about fifty steps above the city hall. It looked like

It is a huge fishing net, composed of countless nodes and connections.

The protective shield does take effect.

It did block the explosion, but it failed to offset the tremor of the explosion. The lamp balls hit the protective shield one after another, and one explosion followed another. Violent tremors came from under her feet, Shirin gritted her teeth,

He grabbed the guardrail of the balcony with both hands.

Although she knew she didn't, her body still trembled involuntarily.

Dead Leaf hugged her from behind, "We will be fine." The female elf said softly, "It will be over soon."

The explosion was indeed over, but Shireen still had not regained her composure.

She saw with her own eyes the tragic scene outside the protective shield. In just a few seconds, the streets turned into ruins. People's cheers could be heard just now, but now there is only dead silence.

No words appeared on the disk. After a while, the pointer returned to its original position, pointing in the direction of Uptown.

It seemed like a long time passed before Shirin heard a faint cry.

Alessa was the first to recover from the shock.

"What are you waiting for, Will? Act immediately! Find the doctor and let you organize a rescue team together. If there are other volunteers, you can also bring them with you. As for you, Mr. Argus, I need you to swear an oath immediately

, I will never tell anyone about seeing Miss Marron."

Argus looked at Shireen, "Of course there is no problem. Why would I tell this matter?"

"Because Ende has just raised the stakes. Now no one knows how many times the needle will rotate tomorrow, and everyone in the city will lose their due judgment driven by panic... Do I need to be more clear?"

"Okay. I swear, no one will learn the whereabouts of Miss Marron from me."

"You won't betray her to the Thorns either." Dead Leaf added.

"I will not betray her to the Thorns." Argus frowned, "Who do you think I am? Of course I understand that even if Miss Marron is handed over, that bastard will come up with new tricks.

Continue to torture us."

Alessa nodded, "Very good, I'm glad we have reached a consensus... The only problem is the other two visitors I saw in the morning. I'm not worried about Carlo Gugino, because he is also a sensible and smart man.

.But the unfamiliar captain may be a hidden danger."

"Maybe I should leave here." Shireen suggested in a low voice, "If someone leaks information, the Juvens family will be the target of public criticism."

"No, you must stay." Alessa said in a tone that left no room for argument. "If we dissolve the alliance because of this matter, it will just fulfill his wish. I will never let the person who killed my father get his wish."
Chapter completed!