The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

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Chapter 318 The Flame

　North City - Nefera Beta

　Ling stood among the outlines of the city, her long hair blending into the night and fluttering in the sea breeze.

　The seas were filled with Imperial ironclads—those fleets had their coasts firmly covered.

　The ground was protected so tightly that Ling felt it was a miracle that the sea breeze could blow in.

　Who were they defending? The people of Fallu? Or the people of Messina?

　""

　The North City District has never been so quiet. In the past, this time was when workers had just gotten off work, and the alleys were always filled with the shouting of drunkards.

　But now, there is no sound here.

　Most of the residents of the Citadel were either transformed into mindless stone statues by the erosion of the Sand Song, or retreated to Nefera Beta or the Church of the Holy Tree.

　Nowadays, most of the houses in the city are occupied by imperial soldiers, and most of the residents are reinforcements sent from the empire.

　These facilities that took over the academy allowed the city to breathe at a minimum level and prevent it from becoming a dead city.

　Therefore, there is a curfew in the Citadel at night. No one is allowed to go out on the streets after six o'clock in the evening. The streets are patrolled by imperial soldiers to prevent hidden Citadel residents from causing damage.

　""

　Ling was looking at the street in the moonlight. Her body was shrouded in the faint ripples, making her almost invisible in the moonlight.

　With the help of the Light Wave Cloak, Ling can move in the night without being discovered by the naked eyes of the imperial soldiers.

　But she couldn't get too close to the White Tower area, as the spiritualists in the Sky Garden were equipped with spiritual lenses and could easily detect her.

　"After finishing my shift tonight, I can have a good sleep tomorrow."

　Ling sighed and sat down on the eaves.

　We have been guarding the North City area since a week ago.

　The reason is very simple - Merlin asked Ling to find Vivian.

　The last known sighting of the Dragon Lady was on the night of the Bloody Banquet, when she was tasked with guarding the coastline against any sudden movement by the Imperial fleet.

　That day, the Hanging Gardens arrived, but there was no news of Vivian.

　But recently, through spies planted by the Academy among the Imperials, they found clues about Vivian.

　The intelligence said that the port area seemed to be unstable at night and imperial soldiers often went missing.

　At some of the disappearance sites, the Imperial Spiritual Master discovered traces of remaining ice flames.

　Ice flame, the flame of an ancient evil dragon. In the present world, Ling only knows one person who can play with it.

　Naturally, it was Vivian Xia, whose background and strength were all confusing.

　For the academic school, this dragon girl is a crucial fighting force. After all, she has the body of a dragon and fighting power close to that of a demigod.

　Naturally, finding her became a critical task.

　""

　Ling yawned, crossed his legs on the eaves, and spread his senses to the entire port area.

　After a long time, she suddenly heard a ghostly whisper in her ears:

　"...port processing plant..."

　Ling opened his eyes and stood up immediately.

　The whisper was conveyed by other night watchmen, but it only contained one location.

　Finally a clue?

　Ling immediately grabbed the flying broom, sat on it, and immediately flew into the air.

　Under the cover of the light waves, Ling's figure was like a slight change in the waves of the sea, and could not be seen clearly either on the ground or in the sky.

　Soon, she arrived at the processing plant mentioned in the intelligence.

　This is a live gold processing factory. Ling has some impression of this place. It seems that Alice and Vivian came here to investigate during a field mission, and she has read the relevant files.

　At this moment, the entrance of the processing plant was empty, with no sign of guards.

　Lingluo stood at the door of the processing plant and carefully checked the surroundings to make sure there were no other enemies.

　After a quick confirmation, she turned her attention back to the entrance of the processing plant.

　The gate was torn open by some strange force, the steel was deformed, and white frost remained on the deformed parts.

　It looked very much like her... Ling raised her wand and carefully walked through the torn door.

　After entering the factory, what caught the eye was a stagnant living gold production line. The half-made living gold guards were hanging in the air, and the conveyor belt below was also torn apart by some strange force.

　A faint smell of blood came, Ling looked around, and was suddenly shocked to find the bodies of guards everywhere.

　No, it shouldn't be called a corpse, it should be called... "something that was once a guard."

　The reason why she didn't notice it when she entered the room was that the corpses had now turned into meat paste or ice chips, evenly smeared on the conveyor belt and the ceiling.

　What made Ling sure that it was a corpse was that she saw a severed hand that had not been completely smashed. The hand was wearing armor and obviously belonged to an immortal.

　The Immortal Division was also dispatched?

　Ling closed his eyes, and the scene of the jackals fighting with a creature here seemed to be reflected in his mind.

　...they set up a perimeter, but were quickly overwhelmed by the overwhelming attack...

　...the creature that killed them had brutally executed them...turning them into what can only be called "wreckage"...

　""

　Ling raised his guard and continued to move forward in the factory.

　She walked across a path paved with meat paste and ice chips and came to the back of the factory, where the owner's office was.

　As she pushed the door open, she immediately heard movement on her right and twirled her wand—

　"Professor Ling, it's me..."

　The person who came into view was Nobo, who was frozen in the wall, with only his head able to move.

　The students led by Nobo Sunlight will voluntarily join the field team after passing the assessment and carry out

　Some dangerous missions with lower difficulty.

　Ling walked forward and touched the ice with his wand, and the ice immediately melted.

　Nobo also slipped to the ground. His body was frozen purple and his face was slightly pale.

　"Are you okay, Mr. Nobo?" Professor Ling asked.

　"I...I'm fine. The sun blesses me. I'll get better soon..." Nobo panted. "I saw her, Professor Ling. That's him..."

　"Vivian Xia?" Professor Ling asked as he examined Nobo's injuries. "How is she doing? Can we have a rational conversation?"

　Vivian has a strong supernatural bloodline, so Ling once judged her disappearance as "supernatural loss of control."

　"...I...I don't know either," Nobo stammered, "I met Senior Vivian at school. She never really liked me, but she never showed any ill will towards me either. But why...but..."

　"Calm down, Nobo-san," Professor Ling said soothingly, "You are safe now."

　"Ah... huh... yes... I need to calm down... huh..."

　Nobo took a deep breath and exhaled, forcing himself to calm down.

　Then he continued:

　"...I saw her suddenly appear at the gate of the processing plant, rush in, and send you a briefing. Then I followed her in, wanting to try to communicate with her..."

　"...But...it was only a dozen seconds...It took only a dozen seconds from the surveillance point to entering the factory, and the people inside...all..."

　"I followed her trail to the factory director's office. I saw her just as I walked in... She was talking to the director..."

　"What did she say?" Ling's eyes lit up.

　Being able to speak...means being able to communicate...means intelligence must still exist.

　It's not completely out of control...

　"She... I don't understand what she said..." Nobo whispered, "It's dragon language... and it's not from the textbook."

　"But as soon as she finished speaking, the factory manager responded with a few words, but I didn't hear clearly..."

　"Then, he crushed the factory director's head..."

　"Where is he now?" Ling asked.

　"...Senior Vivian threw him out of the window," Noble raised his hand with difficulty. "That's when I started talking to her. I shouted, 'Senior Vivian, it's me,' and then she just...froze me to the wall."

　"I have no intention of communicating at all..." Ling muttered.

　"Then...then she jumped out of the window," Nobo took a deep breath, "Professor Ling, I can go back by myself, you go catch up with her..."

　"okay, I get it."

　After confirming that Nobo was safe and sound, Ling stood up and walked to the window.

　Looking out, I could see the intricate buildings of the port area. The moonlight was blocked by the outline of the factory, and the alley was dark.

　Ling climbed over the window and jumped into the alley.

　The moment her feet touched the ground, she smelled a strong smell of blood, accompanied by the sound of flesh being torn.

　In the darkness, something was being ripped apart.

　A dark blue ice flame flickered at the corner of the alley ahead, like a ghostly fire.

　On the wall illuminated by the ghostly light, a dragon-like shadow was tearing something apart. The outline of the shadow was extremely hideous, like an evil spirit from hell.

　Ling swallowed and walked forward cautiously, trying hard to conceal his breath.

　When she reached the corner, she took a deep breath, raised her wand and turned -

　"do not move."

　With a light sigh, the figure that was tearing flesh and blood froze.

　Vivian turned her head, her ice-blue eyes blank. Ice flames surrounded her body, turning into translucent flame armor.

　And in her hand, Professor Ling saw a light blue substance, which was bleeding and dripping onto the disemboweled corpse.

　Those are fragments of the spirit body.

　"...Vivian..." Professor Ling let out a breath with mixed emotions, "What are you doing...?"

　Seeing Professor Ling's face, Vivian's mouth opened slightly, as if she was confused and frightened.

　Her mouth opened and closed, and then she slowly uttered two words:

　"...I...am looking for..."

　"Who are you looking for?" Ling slowly approached Weiweian, "Don't act rashly, you are safe, I won't hurt you..."

　“…looking…looking…”

　Vivian's vertical pupils trembled slightly, and the ice-blue flames on her body suddenly erupted and then converged, just like her ups and downs of emotions.

　"Are you okay? Why did you kill him? Was it because he did something bad for the Empire?" Ling said in a relaxed tone, "Good boy, you killed the bad guy, I won't blame you for it, so..."

　Before she could finish her words, the icy flame on Vivian's body suddenly burst out, illuminating the alley in a clear blue.

　Ling subconsciously raised his wand to protect himself, but before that, the ice flames suddenly dissipated.

　"...I'm looking for...Alice..."

　The ice flame armor on Vivian's body completely dissipated, revealing her tattered college uniform.

　She stared blankly at Professor Ling, tears suddenly streaming down her cheeks:

　"...I'm looking for...Alice..."

　"...Alice...

　.Where?"