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"I, cough cough, I had the fastest flying warlock carry me back to the capital first."

"Your Majesty, please make a swift decision and do not let those imperial warriors sacrifice themselves in vain!"

"..."

Stuart's face was grim, and its fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Order the warlocks to activate the protective shield."

"Your Majesty, only a very small number of the warlocks who accompanied the army have returned to the capital. The rest of the army..."

The minister's expression changed several times. Many of his relatives were in the army, but none of them had made it back in time!

"Go and relay the order immediately, now, right now!"

"Yes Yes!"

With Stuart's instructions relayed, the Imperial Capital's defensive array was put into full operation.

A transparent light shield appeared above the capital, completely enveloping the entire city.

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As it turned out, Stewart's decision was absolutely correct.

Shortly after the defensive spells were running at full power, the wildly spreading sea of ​​flowers bordered the capital.

The protective barrier kept those eerie flowers outside the capital, temporarily halting the advance of death.

However, it is only 'temporary'.

On the third day after the defensive spell was deployed, the old marshal died painfully in the quarantine camp.

To the extreme horror of the lizardmen present, flowers were actually growing on the old marshal's corpse!

Upon hearing the news, Stuart immediately ordered the old marshal's body to be cremated on the spot with elemental fire, and forbade all lizardmen in the quarantine camp from leaving.

On the seventh day of the defensive spell, the first case appeared outside the quarantine camp.

An emergency order was issued, and the patient and all the reptilians who had recently been in contact with him were quarantined!

However, the very next day, three more lizardmen with the exact same symptoms collapsed on the street!

Stewart ordered a news blackout, declaring that anyone spreading rumors would be executed!

On the tenth day after the defensive spell was activated, not a single lizardman could be seen strolling around the streets of the capital.

Everyone stayed home, and a terrifying atmosphere enveloped the capital.

On the fifteenth day after the defensive spell was cast, the 'plague' broke out completely, and the entire capital was filled with painful wails.

On this day, Stuart gathered all the high-ranking sorcerers in the capital, hoping to find a way to save the country.

On the twentieth day of the defensive strategy, at the morning meeting, a minister proposed surrendering to the "opposite side".

Stuart was furious and killed the minister on the spot.

On the twenty-fifth day after the defensive spell was cast, the capital city became much calmer, and the wails that echoed throughout the city ceased.

That evening, several ministers joined forces to launch a coup.

Of course, the minor disturbance was quickly suppressed by Stewart.

Ten days later, the protective shield around the capital disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't that Stewart had come to his senses and was preparing to surrender to the other side.

Rather, most of the sorcerers in the capital were dead, and they no longer had the strength to activate any protective shields.

Section 521, Chapter 520: Sublimation

Stuart sat on his throne, having just sensed that the capital's highest defensive spell had completely ceased functioning.

However, the emperor of this shadowy empire remained motionless, his grief beyond measure, a state of utter despair.

The empire is over.

What good is having unparalleled cultivation if you can't even do it?

Faced with the 'great calamity,' it was powerless to do anything in its final days, and could only watch its empire slowly perish.

Why is this happening?

I still remember how spirited I was when the army set off!

How could the situation have deteriorated so much in the blink of an eye?

Is this the true power of the 'Great Calamity'?

No, the lord on the other side never showed himself, so his methods are probably far more extensive than that.

Stuart suddenly realized that the empire's 'great calamity' was actually caused by that lord!

"Ok?"

Its gaze shifted, and it discovered that several strange flowers had unknowingly appeared in its palace.

It's finally here, my own end...

A wave of emotion stirred within Stuart's otherwise stagnant heart; at that moment, an immense sense of humiliation swept over him.

No, this shouldn't be happening!

I have accepted the Empire's defeat. Yes, the Empire has been utterly defeated this time. You have won.

But, but I haven't lost yet!

I, Stuart, haven't been defeated yet!

The lizardman slowly stood up and said coldly, "You, aren't you going to show yourself at a time like this?"

"..."

No one answered it. The strange flowers bloomed more and more profusely, and several had already spread to Stuart's feet.

"If, if you consider me an opponent, then grant me my last shred of dignity."

Stuart's voice suddenly rose: "Come on, come on!"

"Appear before me, come out, and let's fight three hundred rounds!"

"I want to die by your hand, I want to die a glorious death!"

"These things, don't even think about doing anything to me!"

boom--

With a single blow, the emperor personally destroyed his most beloved palace.

"You don't want to show yourself? Fine! I'll go to your territory right now and wipe out all the 'beasts' and 'warlocks'."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about those 'defective products'."

Stuart struck out with his palm, and the huge shockwave uprooted the mandala flower that surrounded it.

"Hahaha, that's all there is to it, that's all there is to it!"

His Majesty the Emperor was insane, and not a trace of the majesty he once possessed could be seen in him.

Hehehe

Hehehehehehe

The sudden, sinister laughter left Stewart somewhat bewildered. It looked around but didn't see any reptilians nearby.

Its gaze sharpened, and it finally discovered the source of the laughter.

"Yes, it was you who were laughing?"

Stuart glared at the swaying, unidentified flowers: "Are you... laughing at me?!"

boom--

"Shut up!"

Hehehe

Boom boom boom—

"Stop laughing, stop laughing!"

"Hehehehehe, hehehehehehehehe, hehehehe"

The sinister laughter grew louder and louder until Stuart felt the entire space vibrate.

It covered its ears, revealing a pained, unbearable expression.

These terrifying laughs reached their peak and then suddenly disappeared. Stuart remained kneeling on the ground for a while before he came to his senses.

It was astonished to find that not only the laughter, but even the eerie flowers that had previously filled its entire field of vision had vanished.

Just as Stuart stood there, unsure of what to do, a dark datura flower fell from the sky.

The lizardman slashed out with one palm, but the mandala flower remained completely unaffected, as if it were an illusion, and was directly imprinted on Stuart's heart.

"..."

The lizardman emperor's life force was instantly extinguished, and he collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.

At the same time, the artifact that had almost devoured the life force of the entire Shadow Empire—the Dark Mandala—finally completed its sublimation!

In fact, this transformation should have been completed a long, long time ago.

However, the little girl refused to use the entire grassland as a sacrifice, forcibly leaving the artifact left by Mahakala in a 'semi-finished' stage.

At this moment, this powerful artifact has finally taken full shape!

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"what?"

Patty rubbed her eyes; she had been daydreaming in class and had inadvertently noticed something strange.

Upon closer inspection, I realized I wasn't mistaken. The shadow of the bubble that was standing there answering the question had become... became a jumbled mess!