Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Newbie?"

"Yes. I just found it. Judging from how dry the blood is, it's probably already cold."

"You want to save him?"

"Is there any other choice? I feel uneasy if I turn a blind eye. After all, the person who died is another version of myself, not some insignificant cat or dog."

A smile appeared on Apollo's face, then he nodded seriously:

“In that case, you go ahead, I’ll go find Artemis and then I’ll be there.”

“I’ve memorized the coordinates here. Regardless of whether Artemis succeeds in learning it or not, I will find a way to save her. Leave this to me.”

"Then I'll trouble you. See you later." Shirou Shiro nodded slightly, and with a thought, he entered the white mist space again.

Summon the Anywhere Door, adjust the coordinates, and open the door!

The next moment, a burnt smell wafted over.

Passing through the portal, one is greeted by billowing smoke, endless ruins, charred corpses and houses, and a strong smell of burning.

"It looks like it's been burning for several days. Is this a deliberate act of burning the city, determined not to give the enemy a single blade of grass or tree? Or is it a tragic situation of being burned by the enemy and having no other choice?"

Unleashing his Observation Haki, he moved towards the living while dodging collapsed buildings and charred corpses on the ground.

After about two or three minutes, Shirou finally spotted living people: a group of soldiers in armor searching for something.

Before Shiro could speak, the soldiers surrounded him with their weapons.

"Who are you! What are you doing here?"

"I would like to ask you, what is your relationship with the owners of this land? Are you enemies or allies?"

At that moment, the leading officer suddenly noticed the blood-written letter in Shirosawa Shirou's hand, and his expression instantly changed:

"That's an important item left behind by the patriarch of the Ryan family, and it's what we're looking for. Hand it over!"

Shirou Hakusawa looked surprised, paused for a moment, then activated his illusion magic and asked again:

"Tell me, how did you know this was what you wanted? Isn't this just a suicide note? What do you want with this thing?"

All the soldiers looked bewildered at the same time.

The leading officer, his eyes lifeless, began to explain in a completely emotionless tone:

"King Soma believes that Duke Ryan's unprecedented collusion with the demons means that he has a way to communicate with them."

“Throughout history, no one has been able to communicate with the demons. Since Duke Ryan has mastered such a method, he will certainly not be willing to wait for death. He will definitely use this method to collude with other countries in exchange for a chance to live.”

"To avoid any further complications, King Soma used heavenly fire to burn down the city, destroying everything here."

"But King Soma believes that Duke Ryan may have left behind the method of communicating with the demons."

Shirou Hakusawa was speechless. What did he mean by communicating with the demons? If he could really communicate with the demons, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

It's obvious that he used hypnotic magic to forcibly control the demons; there were probably only a few at most.

"Do you think this contains a method for communicating with demons?"

"Yes, this is exactly what King Soma wanted us to find."

"I'm sorry, you're mistaken."

Chapter 658 You'll be on my side, won't you?

Chapter 658 (Section 659): You'll be on my side, won't you?

Where is the king's horse appraiser?

"His Majesty has already returned to the capital ahead of us."

"How many of you stayed here to explore the ruins?"

"A total of 1,500 people."

Considering the size of the kingdom's army, it's not small.

After all, judging from the original plot, this is not a large country, with a total military strength of only around 100,000.

The fact that so many people are left to explore the ruins suggests that the new King Soma also values ​​the method of communicating with the demons.

Unfortunately, such a thing does not exist here; there is only a letter written in blood.

"You can leave now."

"Yes."

With a slight thought, Shirou Shiro created a barrier that could drive people away, which instantly expanded to cover the entire city.

The kingdom's soldiers, who were exploring the ruins, gradually scattered and retreated.

There's no need to kill them; they are another enemy of his own. Once he's resurrected, he can deal with them himself.

Following the remaining traces on the ruins, Shiro Shiro soon arrived at the ruins of the lord's mansion.

In front of some ruins, numerous charred corpses and many human-shaped traces lay scattered about.

Surrounded by numerous charred corpses, only a few traces of the flames remained of the person.

The wind blew, and it turned into ashes that flew everywhere.

"Has it all burned down? That's terrible."

If you become a charred corpse, you can try using the Reverse Light Sword; as long as the time since death is less than 48 hours, you can be resurrected.

But if it has been burned to ashes, the Reverse Light Sword is completely useless.

As he pondered, Apollo appeared in the sky with Artemis.

"So, have you found the body?"

"It's probably just those ashes."

"That's terrible."

Apollo sighed and then looked at Artemis:

"Let's begin."

"Hmm, let's test it out."

After several days of research, Artemis successfully deciphered the secret of the Dragon Balls.

However, I'm still a bit short of mastering the production method.

A few days ago, after witnessing Apollo and the Three Thousand Realms studying the Faith Burning Technique together, I gained some insights and finally succeeded in learning it.

I've been making and experimenting these past few days.

Artemis took out seven jade leaves and tossed them aside.

After falling a certain distance, the seven leaves floated in the air, emitting a green glow.

"Come forth, Shenlong!"

The next moment, the sky turned pitch black, and a giant dragon with an emerald green body soared into the sky.

'They changed the Dragon Balls to seven-leaf tree branches, so why is Shenron still the same? They just changed the colors.'

Shirou Shiro muttered to himself, intending to continue watching the show, when he suddenly noticed Artemis looking over.

"Come and make a wish."

"Me? Okay, I'll do it then."

But the question is, what should you wish for?

"How many wishes can be made from this dragon you created?"

"One."

"What about scope? For example, if I make a wish to save people, how many people can I save?"

"All."

"I see."

Although it's unclear how much "all" she meant, it seems like saving the entire city shouldn't be a problem.

Shirou Shiro felt somewhat more confident, then turned to look at the dragon and said in a deep voice:

"Dragon, I want to make a wish."

"May everyone who died in this fire in this city be brought back to life on the spot!"

"This wish is very simple." After saying this, the dragon transformed back into seven jade leaves and floated back into Artemis's palm.

At the same time, the charred corpses and ashes on the ruins all disappeared, replaced by a city full of living people.

"What's going on? I wasn't burned to death..."

"My lord! Protect Lord Ryan!"

"God help Lord Ryan, we're still alive!"

Surrounded by numerous armored soldiers and maids, a middle-aged man with a large belly and a face full of scars looked around with a puzzled expression.

Noticing Apollo and Artemis floating in the sky, and Shirou Hakusawa standing not far away, he quickly pushed aside the many guards and hurried over.

"Is that you? Your image management is terrible!"

Shiro was speechless. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart, and this guy didn't look like a good person at all.

They were definitely the kind of nobles who frequently oppressed the people and amassed wealth from them.

“Are you…are you a god? The Aglia family is willing to serve you.”

The middle-aged nobleman, with his large pregnant belly, spoke in a trembling voice, his eyes fixed on his feet.

"Anyway, let's shake hands first."

As he extended his hand, Shirou Shirazawa looked disgusted and couldn't help but say:

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to shake your hand."

Even if you have good living conditions, you should still exercise regularly and pay attention to your appearance.