Fire Code City.

The top floor of Vulcan Tower.

This is the center of the entire Fire Code City and the core of the Vulcan Cult. The ordinary peripheral members are only distributed in the cathedral below. Only those who have risen to professional level are allowed to enter the tower.

What should have been a serious and quiet place was now filled with quarrels.

"Get out of the way, I have something urgent and I need to see my mentor, now, immediately, immediately!" A young man with black hair wearing a mage's robe was shouting angrily at the guard in front.

However, the guard held his weapon forward to prevent the young man from entering.

"Damir, Archbishop Maggie is in retreat. The archbishop has ordered that no one can disturb her unless she comes out of seclusion on her own initiative."

"Even if you are her disciple, we can't let you go..."

Before the guard finished speaking, the black-haired young man opposite him angrily grabbed the other man's collar.

Although as a spellcaster, his small stature is a bit underwhelming compared to the tall guard in front of him.

"I say it again, let me in!"

"You don't understand at all! I felt an extremely evil force in the Dreadclaw Forest in the north. I must let Teacher Maggie know about this immediately!"

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, fortunately, the sound of leather boots came from the spiral staircase of the Vulcan Tower again.

What followed was a magnetic voice unique to middle-aged men.

"Shh! Damir, don't get excited."

"Although I didn't want to hit you intentionally, at this distance, your magic can't protect you. These elite guards can knock you down easily."

"So, if you have anything to say, you'd better say it nicely."

The owner of the voice walked up to him and pushed back Damir's hand that was holding the guard.

When the guards saw the strong and burly middle-aged man approaching, they immediately showed a much more respectful expression towards Damir than before.

"Commander Harvey!"

Harvey waved his hand to indicate to the guards that they did not need to salute.

Then he directly put his arm around Damir's neck, like two good brothers, and led him quickly away from the top of the tower where the Archbishop retreated.

"Let go, let me go, Harvey!" Damir kept struggling along the way, but how could his physique of a little mage compare with that of a knight commander who had experienced hundreds of battles.

It wasn't until the two of them came to a deserted corner that Harvey let go of Damir.

"Okay, okay, it's not like you don't know that since Maggie announced her retreat and advancement a few years ago, your teacher has almost never shown her face."

"It's hard even for the old city lord to see her, let alone you."

Harvey patted the man in front of him. It should be said that he was considered the most potential and talented young mage in the entire Huodian City.

A third-level professional, a lineage of spellcasters, an elemental mage - Damir.

Likewise, he is also the strongest man at the top of the pyramid in terms of strength in Huodian City, and the only disciple of Archbishop Maggie of the Vulcan Cult.

"Harvey, listen to me, you must help me this time." After being forcibly retreated from the top of the tower, Damir regained his composure a little.

"What can I help you with? Speaking of which...you were yelling at the guards about evil forces just now. What happened?"

After Harvey saw that Damiel didn't look like he was joking, his expression finally became more serious.

"Something happened in the Dreadclaw Forest!" Damir said concisely.

"Dreadclaw Forest?"

"Yes, it's that monster forest. Just when I was meditating just now, there was a terrifying aura fluctuation from the direction of the Terrorclaw Forest that made my heart palpitate. Although it was very hidden and only lasted for almost an instant, I still caught it.

arrive."

"And I'm very sure that that power..." At this point, the young genius mage from Huodian City paused, seeming to find it a bit difficult to speak.

But in the end, he still said firmly:

"That power is definitely not among the nine elemental powers!"

Commander of the Knights, Harvey frowned on his vicissitudes of life after Damir's words.

"Is that why you say it's evil?"

"Yes, you are not our spell caster, so you don't understand. All the power in the world should come from the nine elements, but this power... is very strange! It does not have any elemental fluctuations, but is more like... more like

yes..."

"Abyss." After holding it in for a long time, Damir finally found a close adjective in his mind.

"You know, it's the kind where you can't see the bottom at a glance, making people feel like their whole body is wrapped in darkness and cold, and they can't help but fall..."

"stop!"

Seeing that Damir wanted to continue speaking, Harvey quickly reached out to stop.

This big shot in the Knights began to look up and down at the anxious young mage in front of him. Then, Harvey held his stomach and laughed loudly:

"Damir, do you think it's possible...that you've been reading too many novels recently and are hallucinating?"

"you!"

"Stop, stop, stop! Okay, even if what you said is true, let me ask you, if such a big thing really happened, why didn't the Vulcan statue react at all?"

The real reason why Harvey didn't believe it was actually here.

Statue of Vulcan.

Huodian City has existed since the beginning of its construction. It is a symbol of the will of the God of Fire. It has protected the people of [Fire Domain] for generations. Whenever a huge disaster strikes, the first one to issue an early warning is always the Fire God.

God statue.

"The god is like it...it..." Harvey's question immediately made Damir speechless.

Because, if it were a human being, it would still be possible to make a mistake, but if it were a god, there would never be such a possibility.

Hundreds of years have passed, and the Vulcan statue has never been misjudged.

If the statue does not issue an oracle warning, it means that even if there is something abnormal, it is just a small incident. Let alone threaten Huodian City, it cannot even threaten a small village.

"Okay, Damir, let me tell you, your teacher has been in seclusion, which has made you really lonely these past few years. Look at how you look now, you look completely depressed!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "As your good friend and uncle, let me tell you, you kid should stop playing around with magic all day long that makes people's heads hurt and make them want to sleep.

Knowledge.”

"A young man of your age should lie on a woman's belly! Not on a pile of parchment books that smell pungent!"

"How about it, do you need me to introduce you to a bar? I promise it's not a serious one! After you go there once, you will definitely feel refreshed and you will never be lonely again..."

"Hey, hey! Come back, don't leave! It's okay if you don't go to the bar, or let me introduce you to someone? I think the aristocratic lady from the Thistle family is good. She just happened to be here to go to the royal family.

At the age of the academy, you really don’t want to give it a try? Hey! I’m talking to you! Why are you leaving!”

Looking at Damir, who was blushing and running away in panic due to what he said, the evil smile that Harvey had deliberately put on before began to disappear quickly.

He walked to the window of the Vulcan Tower and looked out of the city with complex eyes, at the towering and holy statue of the God of Vulcan standing in the Vulcan Cathedral.

Logically speaking, as a citizen of [Fire Domain] and the commander of the Knights of Fire Code City, Harvey should believe and trust the Vulcan Statue without reason.

After all, it is impossible for the statue to go wrong, because if, he means, if there is a problem with the statue, it means another more frightening fact behind it.

Vulcan... Something's wrong.

This is absolutely impossible!

Harvey didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about it.

but...

Looking at Huodian City with its city gates closed and in a state of semi-lockdown, Harvey couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

Why didn't the Vulcan Statue give any advance warning about the strange infectious disease that started to spread in Huodian City at some point when I regained consciousness?

Could it be that this has caused the whole city to enter a period of emergency? Harvey even heard that similar situations have occurred not only in Huodian City, but also in other places throughout the [Fire Domain].

So, isn't such a big abnormality enough to cause the statue to react?

"Hey, Maggie, you stinky woman! At such a critical time, when Huodian City needs you the most, why can you continue to retreat?"

"Why..."

After Harvey sighed deeply again, he turned around and left the Vulcan Tower, walking quickly towards the Knights' Arms Department in the city.

"First team, pack up your luggage and horses, and quietly leave the city with me tonight to conduct reconnaissance."

"Leaving the city? Investigation? Boss Harvey, where are we going at this time?"

Faced with the questions from his soldiers, Harvey remained silent for a moment and continued walking towards his office, leaving only one sentence.

"The Forest of the Dreadclaw."

...

...

Could it be that I'm really...too lonely?
To be continued...