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Flying through the night sky, Yuna hurried back at her fastest speed. But on her way back, a surge of dark power erupted near the warehouse. It was the Source of Darkness, and Yuna could not be mistaken. At the same time, in a moment of distraction for Yuna, a magical projectile struck from the side. In the split second before the projectile hit, Yuna saw five carriages.
"Hit! Lady Eumerika!!"
"To dare fly in front of me, how audacious!" Holding a massive golden hammer, the young girl Eumerika stood at the forefront of the carriage group. Unlike the carriages for passengers, these freight carriages, without a canopy, were the best choice for open-field combat. Without any seats, Eumerika stood directly. "Listen!! The Lord High Priest detests bloodshed in the city, and we are not just a bunch of beasts here for slaughter!!! " Leading the carriage slowly forward, the rest of the carriages followed in pairs. "We are the righteous ones! We have come to ensure that sinners receive the judgment they deserve!! Set water magic to stagnate, freeze all the escaping rats! Everyone stay put!!!!" With Eumerika's final words, the court guards on the street began to cheer. The carriages dashed down the street, and one by one, the fleeing heretics were hit by the magic projectiles cast by the guards.
"What?!"
On the rooftop, maintaining a pose for an emergency landing, Yuna watched the summoned beast used to deflect the magic projectile just now. A layer of blue magical energy expanded outward from the summoned beast's body, slowing down all its movements, although the beast itself did not disappear. Yuna observed this unique water magic of the teaching of Aqua, sensing a dual-layered transformation in the magical energy. Upon contemplating, this seemed to be a type of dual-construct magic. As the summoned beast itself had no physical form, what slowed down was the flow of magical energy that manifested as the summoned beast. Analyzing this, it was undoubtedly a powerful deceleration magic against individuals with magical energy. While she was unsure of the other layer of this dual magic, Yuna could roughly guess the answer. The other layer was likely aimed at the fluid movement within the human body, reducing the body's mobility. Reflecting on the recent skirmish, she could only react in time with the speed of the magic projectile flying at her. Flying with Cyclone in the air, she believed she would be shot down within seconds. Acting alone had its advantages. At that moment, Yuna glanced back from the rooftop. "What's that?!" A carriage burst out of the warehouse, instantly drawing the attention of many court guards. But Yuna smiled in victory, as the driver was a man wearing a comical mask. This situation... was perfect! The magic was meant for living beings, as long as the horses were not hit, the carriage could continue to race forward.
Yuna twirled her fingers, enveloping her entire body in a thin layer of magic. "Alright, dear husband, focus on driving! I'll help you... knock down those magic projectiles one by one!" Under the night sky, a fox leaped once more into action. "Over there!" "Damn it! So many of them!" Ignoring the man in the carriage, Cyclone swerved through repeated turns, continuously throwing off some of the pursuing guards.
Another sharp turn, and Cyclone finally couldn't see a carriage following behind anymore.
However, as they took the next bend, there was a carriage waiting ahead.
Cyclone sped forward on the main street.
At about five hundred meters away, at the end of this street, a blue magical bullet flew towards Cyclone.
With a quick pull, Cyclone barely made the carriage escape.
"Tsk! Dodged it?!"
Though it was just a glance, Cyclone already understood the effect of those blue magical bullets.
The pedestrians hit by them all moved as slowly as turtles.
"No! Turn back! The Four Saints are your opponents! You can't win!!"
The man on the carriage who had been bothering Cyclone kept shouting.
"No!! Is it too late to turn back now!?"
At that moment, the man glanced towards the back of the carriage, and the pursuers had caught up.
Just as he thought they would be caught between the front and back, the carriage unexpectedly sped up.
Without any intention of slowing down, the man gazed at Cyclone's back, as if he saw someone else's figure.
Cyclone had no intention of slowing down. Although there was someone blocking the end of the street, Cyclone saw a glimmer of hope.
Towards the latter part of the street, there was a turning exit on the right.
Turning back was no longer an option. All Cyclone could do now was to keep accelerating.
"Stop! Please stop now!!!"
As the man yelled, another magical bullet was shot out.
