The Death Cloud spell dissipated after five minutes, and the magic hall of the Wizard's Tower had turned into a place of death and blood.
The vines shattered by the fireball spell fell to the ground and returned to their original fragile appearance. The corpses of several wizard attendants were torn apart by the explosion, and the flesh was burnt black and emitted a foul smell.
The gorgeous chandelier hanging on the top of the hall fell down, and the lamp stand with a diameter of over five meters fell into a pile of twisted iron frames. Broken crystal lampshades flew everywhere.
The floor was originally painted with twinkling stars, but now it was affected by dozens of arcane bombardments, cracking like a spider web, leaving traces of craters.
Seven or eight wizards died in the hall, including the chief conjurer and members of the wizard group. This was a major blow to Cold Wind City, because it was too difficult to train wizards.
The most casualties were the wizard's servants, who were hired to defend their employer, but were caught in a deadly battle that was difficult to escape. They were unable to teleport freely within the wizard's tower, and they were in bad luck after being shrouded in the Death Cloud.
The poison made the tragic condition of the deceased indescribable. The corpses were twisted into unconventional shapes, the pupils were wide and bloodshot, and the faces were extremely painful.
In addition, the number of injured escapees is unknown, at least two or three times more than those who died.
Zhou Qingfeng almost won the victory. Even he himself didn't realize that victory came so easily. The so-called chiefs of the wizard group were usually too bluffing, and they really couldn't show much of their strength in a fight.
"Master, you are injured." After the battle, Irene took the goblins back to the magic hall.
During the battle, Zhou Qingfeng was like a fire magnet, attracting more than half of the opponent's attacks. In addition to a group of wizard attendants who rushed up, at least a dozen arcane spells hit him.
Seven or eight magic missiles were blocked by the shield spell, and a lightning beam was resisted. Other spells, petrification, charm, and freezing were blocked by the perfect body, and some were blocked by stone walls and the like.
Fortunately, we did not encounter any unreasonable attacks such as 'dissociation', nor were there any irresistible arcane spells above level seven, so we saved 3,200 points.
Irene treated minor injuries and helped Zhou Qingfeng recover. He also made holy water and poured it on his head.
It was only when he raised his arm that he discovered that in addition to his clothes being torn by lightning, there was also a slender arrow on his shoulder.
There were barbs on the arrow. I stretched out my hand to pull it out, and a wave of black blood came out. The blood quickly returned to normal, but the wound was quite serious, with bones visible deep inside.
This was a souvenir left by Chief Rao to Zhou Qingfeng when he escaped. That guy probably improved the magic-level ‘arrow shooting technique’ and created a poisonous arrow with an explosive effect.
Zhou Qingfeng was also hit by a 'dispel magic', his protection against arrows was eliminated, and he was hit by this instant arrow.
Of course, Rao also felt uncomfortable. When he teleported to escape, the adamantine shuttle broke through his defense, opened a hole in his back, and almost penetrated him.
Irene found a silver knife and cut open the wound on the master's shoulder. He weighed the broken arrow in his hand, threw it away and said to Mondino: "Come and take over the wizard's tower and clean up the troublemakers.
There is no room for idleness now. Either join us or become our enemy. Even the noble wizards are like this.
Tonight's battle was an accident, but our victory is inevitable. Once the fight begins, there will be no need for mercy, and I will issue an announcement to the whole city."
The Magic Hall itself is the hub for teleportation to all levels within the tower.
Zhou Qingfeng stepped past the layers of corpses and the solidified black blood, and stepped into the portal to the prophecy system.
This is a door frame made of stars and fog. After passing through, the field of vision goes dark, and the sky and earth suddenly enlarge.
The prophecy is tied to the top of the Wizard's Tower. It is isolated from the inside and outside by a layer of transparent force field, but when you look up, you can see the sky and stars. When you look down..., the entire Cold Wind City is at your feet.
The prophecy department has high qualification requirements, and the number of people in the entire department, including apprentices, is less than ten. However, the chief prophecy department ranks first among the eight major factions.
Book Charm Sophia followed in and walked around the top of the tower.
"Master, you can monitor the whole city here. It is the best command point during war. Rao and his group really don't dare to let you control this place at will."
"Can I speak to the whole city?"
"sure."
The top of the prophecy tower looks like a bare platform with nothing on it.
Sophia floated to the center of the tower, and with a little movement, a closed magic circle appeared. She frowned and thought about it for about ten seconds, and quickly touched the magic circle with her fingers.
The magic circle was untied after half a minute, and the entire top of the tower immediately deformed.
The ground cracked, and a huge astronomical observation telescope rose. The transparent isolation force field turned into a dome, revealing exquisite and gorgeous star patterns.
Moving walls constantly appear around the empty tower top, forming dozens of spaces with different uses: libraries, meditation rooms, and prayer rooms.
The huge astronomical telescope on the top of the tower was lifted out of thin air and became an independent observatory. A hemispherical real-life sand table appeared behind the telescope.
Inside the sand table is the scene of Hanfeng City and its surrounding five kilometers.
Ouch... Zhou Qingfeng stood in front of the real sand table and exclaimed in surprise, "This looks really high-end."
Sophia raised her head proudly, "Old Bank hid this place. He thought that no one would be able to use this place. But his level is too low in front of me."
Shu Mei smiled and unleashed a 'amplification' trick on Zhou Qingfeng's behalf, pointed at the real sand table and said, "Master, please. You can give a speech to the whole city."
Hahaha.....
Zhou Qingfeng expressed his gratitude to his maid, coughed slightly, looked at the miniature real-life sand table, and said loudly: "Residents of Cold Wind City, I'm sorry for disturbing you late at night.
I am Victor Hugo, speaking to you from the Wizard's Tower.
An accident happened tonight.
In order to maintain their evil and corrupt rule, the nobles of Coldwind City brazenly launched a despicable assassination attempt on us. However, their clumsy means met with a shameful failure.
When I wanted to track down the murderer, the noble master's lackey wizard stood up to stop me. They didn't care about fairness and justice at all, they only cared about their own interests.
For a long time, the powerful people in the city have repeatedly oppressed the lower class civilians with heavy taxes, complicated labor, and unreasonable privileges. They are arrogant, greedy, and self-righteous, and they have committed countless heinous crimes.
The nobles think they are noble and that their rule can last forever. What a ridiculous idea.
Because starting now, it's all over.
No matter what the long-legged family, the Arad family, the Lehman family or the Minos family, they are like rotting corpses in the coffin, exuding a disgusting stench all the time.
I endured the existence of these incompetent maggots over and over again, trying to please them, appease them, and hope that they would change their ways and realize their mistakes.
But I was wrong. I was too naive. I actually believed that jackals would one day stop eating sheep, that nobles could discover their consciences, and that they could move evil with their own kindness.
How wrong I was.
I understand that the only people I can rely on are not the nobles, but the poor people who are suffering. It is you, ordinary craftsmen, traders, farmers, and hired workers. The only people I can rely on are you.
I cannot allow greedy ambitions to get out of control, I cannot ignore tyrannical evil deeds with impunity, and I cannot indulge disorderly power to do evil.
I will cancel all privileges of the nobility in business, land, and law, restore personal freedom to slaves, and provide basic living security to the poor.
I want there to be no more poll taxes, no forced servitude in Coldwind City, and all unfair debts borne by the common people to be cancelled.
I will confiscate the property of all nobles in the city, reopen the backlog of cases, restore the honor of the oppressed and humiliated, and prosecute the nobles for their past sins.
I want to cut myself off from the old forces and fight them until the end."