For Victor, the word Carter City has a very special meaning to him. Here he was given a new lease of life; Here, he became an apprentice mage; Here, there are still fond memories of the Leo family...... Because of this, Victor chose one of the many combat missions: to capture the Castle Lord's Mansion.

As the distance between the War Fortress and Carter City grows closer, war is about to break out.

Victor had already boarded the "Magic Power Airship" with many mages, and flew to Carter City, which was still peaceful, before the war fortress "Skesity".

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"Mommy, Mommy, look at it......"

An innocent and cute little boy pointed to the sky above him and shouted, "There are monsters in the sky!" ”

"You kid, you're talking nonsense again!"

The young mother smiled and said, "How can there be a monster under the protection of my god?" ”

Despite this, the mother followed the direction of the child's finger and looked towards the sky.

"Ah!! My God is above! This...... What is this? ”

A piercing exclamation came from the mother's mouth, attracting the attention of the others.

Soon, all the residents of Carter City saw the "steel monster" from far and near, and the orderly Carter City immediately became chaotic!

Panic spread rapidly through the Northland port city, and people fled screaming in all directions, some hiding in their homes, others seeking refuge in the Lord's Palace, and others who had just arrived at the temple to pray......

The nobles set up their wagons and fled out of the city with their wealth; The city guards gathered tremblingly, without the slightest intent to fight; The Temple's guards also donned their armor and took up arms, and their faithful faith, under the command of the Bishop of Carter, prepared for battle.

Before the War Fortress, more than two dozen large, streamlined "magical" airships were outflanking Carter City, and they hovered over various areas of the city under the terrified gaze of the residents of Carter City.

"The battle begins!"

At the sound of a command, hundreds of mages leaped out of the airship, their figures streaked across the sky and fell straight to the ground...... Victor is one of them.

The sound of the howling wind poured into his ears, and Victor struggled to keep his eyes open, calculating his distance from the ground as best he could.

"Featherfall."

Just as he was about to fall to the ground, Victor instantly activated the magic scroll distributed by the Magic Society, and slowly but steadily landed on the ground.

Without stopping and ignoring the ordinary civilians who were not threatening, Victor, who had landed smoothly, galloped towards the location of the City Lord's Mansion in the direction he remembered.

Along the way, more and more mages gathered, casting various defensive spells on each other as they went.

"Don't hurt the ...... of ordinary residents"

One of the high-ranking mages in Victor's team said loudly, "We have only one goal - to capture the City Lord's Mansion and destroy all resistance!" ”

When Victor and the others arrived at the location of the City Lord's Mansion, the heavily armed city guards had already tightly guarded the entire City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, a huge roar rang out in the temple area of Carter City, and the mage team there was already engaged in a head-to-head battle with the temple guards!

"Listen to the people inside! Give you half an hour to think about it, and if you don't give up your resistance by then, you won't be killed! ”

Unlike the attitude towards the Eternal Temple, the Academy of Magic has room for the nobles in the city, and does not attack them directly.

Perhaps because of the temple's propaganda, the soldiers of the City Guard were both fearful and hateful when confronted by these so-called "evil heretics", so after the time limit ended, none of them laid down their weapons.

"Humph! Prepare to attack!! ”

The high-ranking mage who led the team snorted unhappily and waved his hand to signal the mages to start attacking.

"Please wait! Maybe I have a way to get these soldiers to give up their resistance......"

"Huh? It's Mr. Victor! ”

Seeing that Victor had spoken to stop the attack, the high-ranking mage who led the team asked curiously, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Victor smiled and explained, "It's not a good idea, it's just that I have some connections with the people of the City Lord's Mansion, so I want to try my best!" It's a good thing if you can avoid fighting......"

After receiving permission, Victor took a few steps forward and shouted in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, "Is the City Lord here?" I'm a friend of Léo Gars! Maybe we can talk about it...... Let Lady Maria confirm my identity! ”

The soldiers of the City Guard, who were ready to fight the "heretics", breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately some soldiers left their combat positions to report the information.

Soon, a woman dressed as a noblewoman appeared in Victor's sight.

"Little Vic? Is it really you? ”

"It's me! Aunt Maria...... If possible, I'd like to talk to the lord of the castle! There is no need for senseless bloodshed between us!! ”

"Okay! I'm going to explain it to my father......"

Maria nodded to Victor and hurried away.

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After some "difficult" communication, the city lord of Carter City, who knew that he was invincible, finally made a concession and ordered the city guard soldiers to put down their weapons under Victor's repeated assurances.

Although some time was wasted, the mages finally completed the battle mission and took full control of the City Lord's Mansion.

After leaving some of the men behind, the high-ranking mage who led the team traveled to other parts of the city to help.

"Aunt Maria, are you alright?"

After entering the City Lord's Mansion, Victor immediately found Maria to ensure her safety.

"Little Vic ......"

"Brother Vic!"

Maria, who was holding Penny, had mixed feelings after meeting Victor.

"Aunt Maria, what about Uncle Leo? Why didn't you see him? ”

As soon as she heard Victor's question, Maria immediately became nervous, "Your Uncle Leo is still in the temple...... Little Vic, you must save him!! ”

"What? In the temple? Aunt Maria, don't worry! I'm going to go over there and take a look......"

Victor briefly comforted him, turned around and hurried out of the place.

"Hope is still in time ......"

"Mr. Victor, something has happened!"

When Victor had just reached the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion, a mid-level mage said to him, "For some reason, there are many fires in Carter City......

Looking up, Victor saw more than a dozen thick black plumes of smoke appear in the area around the City Lord's Mansion.

"Humph! This must be a good thing that the temple did!! They're trying to leave us with a mess......"

After a little thought, Victor guessed the truth of the matter.

Seeing that the tide was turning, the temple guys gave up on the defense of Carter City. Before leaving, these people did not forget to set a fire, hoping to distract the magic society from it so that they could escape.

"Organize the personnel and put out the fire with all your might!"

Before heading to the temple area, Victor gave an order to the mages who stayed behind.