He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

The voice just fell.

Two small creatures emerged from the air.

As soon as they appeared, they rushed to Xie Bai and hugged her tightly.

"Ugh! Sister Xiaobai, we've finally met you!"

"We listened to you carefully and isolated the people here in another area to protect them properly!"

After that, more figures slowly emerged from behind the two little ones.

Having just emerged from the protective space of the two little ones, everyone wore a bewildered expression.

"What...just happened?"

"Wasn't I just eating at the restaurant?"

"How did I suddenly leave Villanova and then come back?"

Before they could react, the destroyed houses all around them came into view.

"Wait! What just happened? My house is gone!"

"The Otto Empire has attacked!?"

"No! My savings are still in the Aodu Empire! Wasn't it said that there wouldn't be any war breaking out anytime soon?"

Just as everyone was discussing this, a burly man stepped forward.

"Quiet."

In an instant, all the discussions present ceased.

Everyone looked at the man walking at the front, not daring to utter a sound.

Leonard.

The strongest warrior in the Eastern Conference.

He was also the lord of Villanova, a commercial city.

With his unique judgment and exceptional decisiveness, Leonard established trade relations with the Audu Empire in his early years, which led to the birth of Villanova, the most prosperous city in the Eastern Alliance.

He stood at the front of the crowd, looking around with a complicated expression.

"What exactly just happened...?"

He turned his head and immediately noticed the huge pit in the center, and several...little girls standing beside the pit?

Leonard paused for a moment.

Of those little girls, he only recognized one.

"Ivy?"

At this moment, Ivy came to Leonard.

She looked around at her surroundings, then looked up at Leonard and said.

"Hmm...would you believe me if I said a giant chaotic monster just appeared here?"

Leonard's lips twitched slightly in response to Ivy's question.

"Look at this situation... how could I not believe it?"

It could destroy all the surrounding houses and leave a huge crater 100 meters wide in the center.

If you tell him that it's the expeditionary fleet of the Audu Empire attacking, he won't dare not believe you.

Fortunately, he knew Ivy well and knew that she was a gentle teacher at the Dome Academy, so he didn't show too much panic.

But there were a few other girls not far away...

Leonard's pupils contracted slightly.

He couldn't sense any fluctuations in the aura of those two blue-haired girls.

Logically speaking, even a stone has its own unique natural fluctuations.

But he couldn't sense any aura from the two blue-haired girls.

This scene made him feel a strange chill.

Leonard also sensed that the white-haired girl they were surrounding was not a simple person.

The other party's aura was strong, but not obvious; one had to deliberately probe to feel even a slight pressure.

But even this small pressure caused his blood and qi to become restless and agitated.

It was as if she could raze this place to the ground at will, if the other party so desired.

Leonard's gaze quickly shifted to the last person.

A petite girl with tattered clothes, bright green hair, and wearing a slave collar.

For some reason, Leonard sensed a familiar aura emanating from the other person.

But considering the other person's thin and short stature, Leonard quickly dismissed his own assumption.

"I've never met any of these people, yet they all instill fear in me. Even that bound slave exudes an aura that shouldn't be underestimated..."

He had a vague feeling that none of these girls could be easily judged from their appearance.

They might all look petite, but are actually older than they appear.

Just like Ivy.

Thinking of this, Leonard looked at Ivy beside him.

"Ms. Ivy, could you tell me about these ladies? Of course, if there are any parts that are inconvenient to disclose, you don't have to say them."

Faced with Leonard's question, Ivy was at a loss.

Apart from Nafili, whom she recognized, she didn't even know the names of the others.

After thinking for a moment, Ivy said to Leonard.

"They... well, they're some of my friends. They recently came here on vacation with me."

"Is that so?"

Leonard frowned.

According to this logic, Ivy isn't exactly simple.

So many friends, yet each one of them could instill fear in him.

However, out of consideration for his feelings, he did not press the matter further.

"It seems I was overthinking it. Ms. Ivy and your friends were a great help, managing to defeat even such a terrifying Chaos Monster."

With that, Leonard walked to the side.

"I will begin preparations for the town's reconstruction shortly. Before that, please allow me, on behalf of all the people of Villanova, to express my gratitude to you."

"Once things are on track here, I will write a letter of recommendation to the Dome Academy, praising this to the Dean."

Ivy's eyes lit up when she heard Leonard's promise.

"Huh? Really? Thank you so much!"

With the recommendation of the famous lord Leonard, she wouldn't have to worry about promotion and a raise at the academy.

Perhaps even publishing houses will want to build a relationship with her and help promote her works...

Thinking of this, Ivy's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

[Ivy's affection for you has increased significantly]

Xie Bai, on the other side, looked at the prompt and couldn't help but show a hint of doubt on his face.

"Affection level increased?"

She glanced at Ivy, who was talking to Leonard not far away, and seemed to see the slight upturn of her lips.

"What a pity, it's not loyalty. But the favorability should be about the same, right?"

Just as Xie Bai was thinking this, Ivy returned from Leonard's side.

"Everything is settled. There's nothing more for us to do here, so we can leave now."

Seeing the other person's slightly excited expression, Xie Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in confusion.

"So...aren't you going to go find your two students?"

"what?"

Upon hearing Xie Bai's reminder, Ivy suddenly remembered that there were also Kairos and Nemo.

She didn't even realize when her attention had been completely drawn to Xie Bai, to the point that she had forgotten about her two beloved disciples.

"They...they'll probably come back on their own, right?"

The voice just fell.

Two familiar voices rang out from not far away.

"Ms. Ivy, are you alright?"

"After we saw the Dark Kingdom dissipate, we hurried back..."

Kelos's voice trailed off halfway through.

He saw the half-smile on Xie Bai's face and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

The next second, the two little ones came to Kelos's side and surrounded him, saying something.

"Brother Keros, you're back!"

"We thought you would have been gone long ago without our protection."

Ivy frowned when she saw the two little ones surrounding Kairos.

"Do you know them?"

When asked by Ivy, Kairos scratched his head.

"Uh... I guess you could say we know each other."

Before Kairos could finish explaining, the two little ones added their own explanations.

"Um, it was Brother Keros who brought us here to play!"

"He not only took us out for delicious food, but he also took us to buy new clothes!"

Hearing the two little ones' explanation, Nemo sensed something was amiss.

Previously clueless about girls, Kairos is now taking several cute girls shopping and out to eat, and even buying them new clothes.

Thinking of this, Nemo turned his head and glanced at the two little ones, as well as Xie Bai not far away.

The moment he saw Xie Bai, he seemed to have figured something out.

After thinking for a while, he asked Kelos seriously.

"Keros...you had so many suitors before but didn't date any of them, is it because you're the type of girl you like...?"

He paused.

"Is she a loli?"

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