Chapter 93

Mallo took a step back, his body glowing repeatedly, clearly casting several defensive spells on himself. Looking at Lawrence, he laughed, "My god needs something from your Azure Wind, but I doubt you would be willing to hand it over. So, we will take it ourselves. Rest assured, my god will not forget the contributions of the Azure Wind..."

Lawrence smiled, "The True God Sect is indeed famous for its thick-skinned nature. Coming to the Azure Wind to steal, and making it sound like you're doing us a favor. Is this what your True God teaches you?"

"The True God is eternal, supreme. We, his followers, are but humble lambs. For the True God, we are willing to do anything!" A hint of fanaticism flashed in Mallo's eyes.

"Interesting... Then, for your True God... die!" Lawrence suddenly raised his longsword and swept it horizontally toward the True God Sect members!

A wave of aura flew directly at the True God Sect members, the light blinding, as if a furious hurricane was roaring within. The small square in front of the Tower of Wisdom was almost entirely within the range of the aura!

"Wall!" Mallo shouted a single word, and then a semi-transparent, three-meter-high wall of force appeared in front of him, protecting everyone behind it. The aura struck the wall, producing a deafening boom. The force wall's light flickered, but it held firm against Lawrence's aura, showing no signs of collapsing.

"Indeed, you have some skills, Mallo, the High Priest of the True God Sect, a Gold-rank mage... However, none of you will leave here today!"

Lawrence's figure flickered, and he appeared in mid-air. The longsword in his hand spewed a long stream of aura, heading straight for the True God Sect members!

"Flame!" Mallo shouted again, and suddenly, dozens of basin-sized fireballs appeared around him. These fireballs flew one after another toward Lawrence in mid-air. The collision of the fireballs with Lawrence's aura created a massive and continuous shockwave, preventing Lawrence from landing!

But even so, the fireballs failed to harm Lawrence. The aura enveloping his body, though shaken by the fireballs, did not allow a single spark to touch Professor Lawrence's body.

"Don't just stand there! Continue breaking the Tower of Wisdom's defenses, and we'll help Mallo!" Morse shouted as soon as the battle began. He knew that if Lawrence was here, others might soon follow, making their plan even harder to complete!

The other True God Sect members immediately sprang into action. They knew that a Gold-rank battle was not something they could participate in. A single misstep, and the aftermath of the battle could severely injure them—let alone if the opponent suddenly shifted their target to attack them, leaving them no chance to escape.

However, this operation had three Gold-rank powerhouses. It shouldn't be difficult for the three of them to tie down a Gold-rank swordsman.

Morse was an alchemist, but he was also a priest of the True God Sect. As a priest, he not only had powerful healing abilities but also formidable combat skills.

"The True God says, the heretic will fall into the flames!" Morse raised his hands toward Lawrence, who was still in mid-air. Then, a large mass of flames appeared from the void, enveloping Lawrence from all sides.

The bombardment of fireballs and the surrounding flames made Lawrence's situation look extremely dangerous. But could a Gold-rank swordsman be so easily defeated?

"Boom!" Lawrence's aura suddenly exploded, pushing away all the flames. Sparks flew in all directions, creating a dazzling and mesmerizing scene in the small square.

"Master Lawrence is a seasoned Gold-rank. You won't be able to defeat him quickly. I'll hold him off, and you go deal with that damned barrier!" At this moment, the third leader of the True God Sect, who had been silent, spoke up.

He was tall and massive, like a giant bear. The patrol uniform on his body was tight, as if he were wearing a bodysuit. Suddenly, he raised his head and took a deep breath.

A tearing sound immediately followed, and his clothes became tattered, pieces of fabric flying in all directions. His muscular body was now fully exposed, wearing only a pair of shorts.

"Hill Bear Garcia?" Professor Lawrence had landed on the ground and narrowed his eyes at the giant man.

"Wind's Fury, your opponent is me!" The muscular giant, Garcia, suddenly roared, lowered his head, and charged directly at Professor Lawrence. In his hand, a massive hammer had appeared!

"So, you've become a Holy Knight of the True God Sect... I never would have thought..." Professor Lawrence looked at Garcia with a serious expression, gripping his longsword tightly and slightly turning his body. Then, he suddenly crouched low and slashed his sword forward!

A crescent-shaped aura cut through the air, moving so fast that it was almost impossible to follow with the naked eye, heading straight for Garcia!

Garcia saw the aura while running and roared, raising his massive hammer and leaping high into the air to avoid it. Then, he came down with a powerful strike toward Professor Lawrence!

With a loud boom, dust flew everywhere. The intense impact made the ground tremble, and some nearby stone pillars and flower pots even toppled over.

With such a commotion, it was almost impossible to remain unnoticed.

"Morse! Quickly break the barrier!" Mallo shouted, throwing a fire snake at Lawrence. The fire snake writhed in mid-air, growing larger and larger, eventually becoming a massive, ten-meter-long, one-meter-thick serpent. It flew to Lawrence's side, opened its mouth, and was about to swallow him whole.

"Is it a bit too disrespectful for you to come to the Azure Wind and cause such a commotion?" At this moment, another voice sounded from the side.

The entire square suddenly became bone-chillingly cold. A person slowly emerged from the shadows of the trees, holding a short staff in one hand and pushing up his slightly slipping glasses with the other.

"Vakano of the Azure Sea, you've arrived too..." Mallo looked at the newly arrived middle-aged man and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I heard that rats from the True God Sect were stealing from the Azure Wind. How could I not come? We won't let your so-called True God take anything from us!" The refined-looking middle-aged man pushed up his glasses again and, without warning, raised his right arm, pointing his staff at the True God Sect members busy at the entrance of the Tower of Wisdom.

A deep blue light shot out from the staff, turning into countless ice spikes mid-air, which rained down on the True God Sect members!

"Morse!" Mallo shouted, throwing dozens of fireballs at Vakano without hesitation.

Morse saw the ice spikes and, without thinking, extended his hands, "True God's Protection!"

A circular shield appeared in front of him, protecting him and almost all the True God Sect members—except for a few who were too far away and careless, leaving them outside his protection.

Before they could even scream, those few were pierced by the ice spikes and instantly turned into ice statues.

"Tsk, True God Sect members are still so annoying. Divine magic is just a poor imitation of true magic!" Vakano was clearly dissatisfied with his results.

"Damn it, Vakano, I won't let you interfere with our plan!" Mallo raised his hands again, and a massive flame began to gather between them. The two rings on his hands were glowing brighter and brighter...

Far away, Ji Ran and Anya, hiding on the rooftop of a small building, were watching in amazement.

This was a Gold-rank battle! Clearly, both sides were controlling their strength, but even so, this was beyond what they could imagine!

Neither of them had the confidence to withstand a full attack from any of these individuals... Even dodging would be extremely difficult!

Professor Lawrence's sword strikes would be hard for Ji Ran to dodge, and Garcia's strength was impossible to counter! The ground-shaking blow from that massive hammer would easily crush Ji Ran or Anya into a pulp!

And Mallo and Vakano's spellcasting speed was incredibly fast. Ji Ran could imagine being burned to a crisp or frozen solid if they all attacked at once.

Even Morse's defensive divine spells were beyond what Ji Ran could break. And the flame-wrapping divine spell would be hard to escape from...

"Fortunately, they have reservations and don't dare to fight all-out. Otherwise, we wouldn't be safe hiding here..."

Anya sighed, and Ji Ran nodded in agreement. It was clear that Professor Lawrence and the others were afraid of causing too much damage to the Azure Wind, while the True God Sect was worried about triggering the Tower of Wisdom's defensive countermeasures. Otherwise, the battle would be far more devastating...

"Hey, should we get a bit closer?" After watching for a while, Anya seemed unsatisfied and suggested to Ji Ran.

Ji Ran was startled, "No need, right? Getting any closer might be dangerous..."

"What's there to be afraid of! We'll go around and find a better vantage point! As long as we don't get too close to the battlefield, it should be fine!" Without waiting for Ji Ran to refuse, she grabbed his hand and headed toward the Tower of Wisdom.