Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 503: Betrayal and Trap (Please Subscribe)

That night,

A grand banquet is being held at Lion Manor.

A group of elegantly dressed men and women danced gracefully on the dance floor, sweating profusely and displaying amazing dance skills.

At the head of the table, Loy sat in the main seat, with Lilia beside her, sitting demurely, holding their son Klein Raymond in her arms.

There were benches all around, occupied by polite gentlemen and elegantly dressed ladies.

The long table in front of them was covered with food, fruit, snacks and drinks.

Even a count, when it's time to host a banquet, still has to.
And all the people around, including the guests dancing on the dance floor, were envoys sent by various countries.
Some came to discuss trade, some to gather information, some to buy magical weapons, and some to seek industrial support.

Or perhaps they come with various motives, but the number of people should not be too large.

However, you have to admit that after the advent of the Magic Tank and Loy won the war, the envoys who came to Flower Territory were all of high enough status.

They are either foreign ministers, members of the royal family, or long-standing heirs of powerful clans.

Those of lower status weren't even qualified to attend the banquet.

Just then, someone walked in through the main entrance, bypassed the dance floor, and quickly approached Luo Yi.

When Luo Yi saw him, she looked somewhat surprised: "Lord Jude Stephens, the Snow Hunter, shouldn't you be on the front lines? Why are you back?"

Three meters away, Jude Stephens, the snow hunter, suddenly knelt down on one knee.

He looked up, his dust-covered face filled with grief and indignation: "My Lord Earl, something terrible has happened!"

What has made you so panicked?

"With the intervention of a legendary expert, Tanya's army was almost completely wiped out. I, I also escaped by the skin of my teeth."

wow...

His voice was loud enough to carry throughout the hall, reaching everyone's ears even with a band playing.

This caused an uproar throughout the hall, with countless eyes looking on, and faces filled with undisguised shock.

Even Luo Yi was so shocked that she stood up at this moment.

But at that very moment, Jude Stephens, the Snow Hunter, looked up and subtly raised his right hand.

Tiny sparks shot out from the back of his hand, accompanied by streaks of eerie blue light and a faint whooshing sound.
The target is Lilia and Klein.

This fourth-tier Calamity, who was hired with a high salary and received flowers, has actually become an assassin?!

At that moment, Luo Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and her heart pounded violently, each beat like a drumbeat.

His perception slowed down rapidly, time seemed to stretch out infinitely, and the world before his eyes seemed to become a series of frames.

He could even see the silver needles that shot out, as thin as cow hair, stained with a ghostly blue venom, and the sound of them piercing the air even left traces in mid-air.

Then, Luo Yi made her move.

A slender sword now trembled and hummed in his hand, stirring the air and creating vortexes.

Finally, a fan of sword light formed in front of Lilia.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

A faint metallic clanging sound rang out, all the needles were extinguished, and Loy had already stood in front of Lilia and Klein, blocking their path.

The silver angel rapier trembled in his hand, and an invisible killing intent enveloped the entire banquet hall.

Everyone was hiding, fleeing in all directions, except for Loy and the Snow Hunter Jude Stephens, who stood still.

Their eyes met, and their surging auras collided in the void, as if even space itself was being distorted.

Luo Yi: "You came here to assassinate me?"

Jude Stephens: "That's right!"

Luo Yi: "Is it because the treatment I offered wasn't good enough that you're not satisfied?"

Jude Stephens: "The benefits, resources and variety offered by the Flower Territory are unparalleled in the Old World."

Luo Yi understood: "So, you were someone else's spy planted all along, just for today?"

Jude Stephens nodded: "You could say that!"

Luo Yi: "Can you tell me who's behind me? I need to remember him so I can cause him trouble."

Jude Stephens: "He doesn't care if you cause him trouble, but I'll be in trouble if you ruin his reputation."

So, I'm not telling you.

Luo Yi was so angry she laughed: "You think you have a future? What you did today means you're doomed, no matter where you are!"

"You really think I'm that weak?"
Just because I pretended in front of you, you really think you're invincible against natural disasters?

Jude Stephens laughed and declared, "I can come and go as I please, and nobody can stop me!"

"Then give it a try?"

"Just try it!"

The words were still echoing in the banquet hall when Luo Yi raised her left hand, and a flamethrower appeared, its magical aura illuminating it. She immediately pulled the trigger.

At that moment, Jude Stephens took a step back.

He crushed a gemstone, and a sudden burst of flames engulfed him, looking frightening but without any warmth.

Amidst the flames, Jude Stephens flashed a dazzling smile. Bang!
A gunshot rang out, the bullet pierced through the flames, and made a large hole in the wall behind.

But the figure in the flames had vanished.

—Gem Magic, Flame Teleportation.

Luo Yi's expression hardened slightly, her ears twitched, and she locked onto the enemy's location.
But he didn't rush to give chase. Instead, he looked back at Lilia and Klein, and after confirming that they were alright, he said, "Let's go back to the mage tower first. I'll be right back."

Lilia didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "Do what you want, but be sure to do what you can. My son and I are waiting for you at home."

"rest assured!"

Loy turned around again, her eyes turning icy cold: "Olivera, guard this place!"

A flash of lightning appeared, and Oliveira, her gaunt cheeks bulging, finally said, "My Lord, please be careful."

Luo Yi nodded, finally having a chance to look at everyone in the banquet hall, and said with a smile, "Everyone, please continue playing the music and dancing. Please allow me to take care of some small matters first."

After speaking, he ignored them and appeared outside the banquet hall, dragging along a series of overlapping phantoms.

His ears twitched again, and he identified a direction. His golden-red battle aura exploded, and like the flapping of tangible angel wings, he soared into the sky amidst the sudden gust of wind.

It should be said that Jude Stephens was hiding his true strength; during Roy's assessment, he probably didn't even reveal half of it.

At this moment, his escape truly revealed his abilities; his speed was indeed unmatched by ordinary fourth-tier natural disasters.

From a great distance, in Luo Yi's perception, he was like a bullet fired from a gun, tearing through the surrounding air currents and hurtling at high speed.

However, he ran into Luo Yi!
With the pure speed of the Divine Wings, Roy couldn't catch up to him, but the spatial laws he had comprehended from the Holy Technique [Dimensional Pouch]...
Even if it's just a superficial understanding, applying it to the Angel Wings allows one to glimpse some of the secrets of the legendary combat skill 'Void Angel Wings'.

A pair of golden and red wings shimmered with light and burned with sacred flames, making it seem like a god descending to earth, inviolable.

Each flap of its wings distorts space, as if pulling it forward, instantly traversing an unknown distance.

In a short time, they chased and fled, covering dozens of miles.

Loy's eyes transformed into eagle eyes, already locked onto Jude Stephens, the fleeing ice hunter, in the distance.

Without saying a word, he raised his hand, gathered his battle qi, and threw out a 'Holy Light Spear'.

Even now, Luo Yi has mastered quite a few holy combat techniques, but his favorite is still this 'Holy Light Spear'.

Its unique tracking ability and long-range lock-on allow Roy to take down enemies from a great distance.

Roy's speed was already quite exaggerated, and the spear he threw was even more terrifying, tearing through the air and even creating a white streak across the sky.

Meanwhile, Jude Stephens, the snow hunter, also sensed the danger of death.

He threw out another gem almost without hesitation. The gem exploded in front of him, and the spreading flames enveloped him.

The next second, the holy spear pierced through the flames, but Jude Stephens had already vanished.
When it reappeared, it was already several kilometers away, and it had avoided the original trajectory of the Holy Light Spear.

But the Holy Light Spear only traced an arc, and after finding its direction, it continued to pursue at an extremely high speed, determined to fight to the death.

At that moment, Jude Stephens' expression turned somewhat grim, and afterwards, he attempted random changes of direction.

Whether moving forward or backward, up or down, making right-angle turns, or changing direction several times in a short period of time, the results are all unsatisfactory.

The Holy Light Spear was like a leech, impossible to shake off.

In fact, because of the slight delay, the Holy Light Spear got even closer, and if it hadn't thrown out another gem, it might have been pierced through directly.

At this moment, he finally stopped hoping for the best and unleashed various magical attacks or ice and snow battle aura slashes, attempting to kill them directly.

And this is indeed the way to deal with the Holy Light Hair. If dodging is not an option, then a direct counterattack, which consumes battle energy, is possible.

This time, it worked. The amount of holy fire on the Holy Light Spear decreased rapidly and was about to be worn away.

But at that very moment, Loy threw out another Holy Light Spear.

The spear wasn't aimed at Jude Stephens, but at the one in front of him.

The two collided, not exploding, nor clashing internally, but merging into one, transforming into an even more terrifying spear of holy light that pierced through the void and arrived directly before Jude Stephens.

This time, Jude Stephens could no longer dodge. He swung his sword, the blade flashing like a rainbow, and struck the spear.

The next second, the sacred fire and frost exploded in mid-air, and the dense shock wave spread in all directions, turning into a visible air wave that swept away the clouds in the sky.

As the last rays of the setting sun shone down, Jude Stephens had already tumbled and flown away.

He finally managed to steady himself, but instead of being angry, he looked at Luo Yi and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“Count Roy, didn’t you ever consider why I would assassinate Lady Lilia and an infant in front of you?”

"That's because you've always been my target! Only by making you lose your mind will you be lured into this most obvious trap."

As he spoke, the surrounding space rippled and undulated, and then, a series of auras appeared.

Nine powerful beings from the Heavenly Calamity Realm revealed themselves, scattered across the sky and the ground, locking onto Luo Yi.

But at that very moment, Luo Yi slowly raised her head and sneered, "Then you never considered that I walked into this trap willingly!"

"The purpose is to lure out all of you scheming, despicable insects so that we can wipe you out completely."

P.S.: I want to apologize to everyone. I really was wrong. I was too naive before.

I thought that once my wife gave birth and left the hospital, I would have some free time and it wouldn't affect my writing.

But actually?
With the arrival of a little baby, there are countless more things to do. Before I can even type a few words, I have to go do this or that, and my train of thought is completely disrupted.

It's really hard to continue after I came back!
I haven't been updating as frequently these past few days, please forgive me.

(End of this chapter)