He took a step.

After a brief gust of wind, Liens's figure vanished from the soldiers' sight as if erased.

Many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief at Liens's disappearance.

They clearly weren't enough to deal with the Extraordinary One in front of them and needed to await support from above.

And it was unknown when that support would arrive… If that Extraordinary One chose to act, their casualties would definitely be severe.

None of them wanted to be buried in the ground.

Among the soldiers, one who looked like a general took out a wooden plaque with special patterns carved on it from his Pouch and placed it to his mouth.

"Report, only one Extraordinary One has been discovered so far."

"Male, very unfamiliar, not one of the currently known Extraordinary Ones."

"The opponent has broken through our encirclement and is rapidly penetrating the Inner City; his speed is extremely fast, and we cannot catch up."

"What should we do next? Please instruct."

The general reported the situation to his superiors, highlighting Liens's characteristics and indicating that they had done their best.

The enemy was too formidable; it was not the soldiers' fault.

"Understood… You all continue to stand by at the city gate."

"As for the matter of that Extraordinary One, someone will handle it."

"Your main task is to guard against a possible large-scale attack by the rebels; if such a situation occurs, report it immediately."

A voice from the wooden plaque gave instructions to the general.

It was a very steady male voice; if Liens had remained there, he would have recognized it as belonging to someone he knew very well.

Putting down the wooden plaque, Leinajin quickly walked towards a courtyard.

Soon, he arrived before a room.

"Leinajin? Come in."

A somewhat aged voice came from within the room; Leinajin responded and slowly pushed open the door to enter.

"What's the situation now?"

The old man, leaning against the headboard of the bed, asked.

"Cough, cough…"

"Count Bard, are you alright?"

Seeing the old man start to cough and his face flush slightly, Leinajin hastily expressed his concern.

"It's not a big problem; I can still hold on."

"The toxin has rooted too deeply in my body; even after being cleared, it still caused significant damage to my body."

"Now, just a few coughs are already considered a good recovery, no need to worry."

Count Bard shook his head slightly, indicating he was fine.

"By the way, the alarm going off must mean something happened, right?"

Count Bard asked again, shifting the topic from his health.

Although Leinajin was still a bit worried, he hadn't forgotten the purpose of his visit.

"The ritual issued an alarm, stating that a powerful Extraordinary One had invaded the Inner City."

"By the ritual's standards, that's at least a Purified Knight-level Extraordinary One, so I came to report to you."

Leinajin responded quickly.

"Is it someone from that side?"

Count Bard continued to ask.

"Uncertain… According to the general guarding the city gate, he is an unfamiliar Extraordinary One, and it's impossible to determine if he is hostile to the Inner City."

Leinajin shook his head, indicating he didn't know.

"Alright, cough, cough… I understand. You all handle it yourselves; at this level, you should be able to cope."

"Don't act yet; see if you can win over that 'guest' who suddenly intruded?"

"It will take some time for my body to fully recover, and it's best not to engage during this period."

"Their methods are a bit troublesome, and more and more people are receiving blessings from that existence; we need to…"

"Beep, beep, beep!"

As Count Bard was speaking, a piercing alarm suddenly rang in the room.

"Alas… It seems the newcomer is not simple."

Count Bard sighed and immediately got up from the bed; then, a burly old man in sleepwear appeared in the room.

At this moment, Count Bard's face was serious, and there was no sign of weakness left on him.

…

On the other side.

Liens also quickly arrived at the Glenbagen Family's residence.

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The Inner City streets he passed through on the way showed no signs of being affected by the war.

Some shops were even operating normally, but perhaps due to the alarm, he could see many pedestrians hurrying along the road.

At the same time, some shops also seemed to be closing.

"Oh, only you all? It seems you don't take intruders seriously enough."

Liens said indifferently to the four Extraordinary Ones blocking his path.

He wasn't surprised that the Inner City had found him so quickly because the magic ritual had already recorded his elemental reactions.

As long as he remained within the ritual's range, the Inner City could easily locate him based on this information.

Of course, it would actually be very simple for him to evade this tracking; he could just conceal his elemental reactions.

But he had originally hoped that the Inner City's Extraordinary Ones would come and besiege him so he could gauge the strength of the noble faction, so why would he hide his tracks?

In contrast to Liens's calmness, upon seeing him, the four people's pupils constricted, and their breathing seemed to stop.

After recovering, one of the four immediately reached into his pocket.

Subsequently, Liens heard a sound similar to shattering glass, and then an invisible signal wave rapidly propagated into the distance using elements as a medium.

With his current perception, he could clearly see that signal wave and even had the confidence to stop it, but… there was no need.

"Are you done calling for backup? Then I'm going to make my move."

Liens smiled and reminded the four Extraordinary Ones in front of him.

These four were three Knights and one Mage, positioned with the three Knights in front, protecting the Mage behind them.

Furthermore, the Mage also seemed to be the leader of this Extraordinary One squad, so upon hearing Liens's words, he immediately spoke:

"Sir, is there some misunderstanding between us? If so, Kara City is willing to make every effort to correct this mistake."

Even though they were currently forced to defend the Inner City, the noble faction still considered themselves the legitimate authority of Kara City, and thus naturally spoke as representatives of the entire city.

"Misunderstanding? I don't know if there is one, but I'm here to destroy the Glenbagen Family. Do you want to help me?"

Liens joked.

He had met all four of these people before, as they were all Extraordinary Ones of the Glenbagen Family; however, he was already heading towards the Glenbagen Family, so encountering them was normal.

Seeing them, he recalled the days when he fought them to the death in Instances as a former Dark Guard, and he couldn't help but feel emotional.

More than half a year, he didn't know if it was long or short, he had changed a lot, but these few people didn't seem to have changed much.

Upon hearing this, the four people's expressions immediately became more serious; the Knights' hands gripped their sword hilts, and the Mage gently raised the staff in his hand.