Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Only witches of the Tower of Depravity enjoy doing this kind of thing.

Just like the death threats a while ago.

Celia gleaned some information from the discussion among the city lords and others.

"So, the previous death threats were actually caused by the help of a mysterious apothecary?"

Celia fell into deep thought, the image of Anko appearing in her mind.

"Could it be Anke?"

Celia shook her head.

Whether it was true or not didn't matter. After learning that the mysterious apothecary had left and that no one in the city knew it was the Essence of Dreams, Celia left satisfied.

I went to Vanna City just to see the furious yet helpless expressions on the faces of the city lord and the nobles; I had no other intentions.

After seeing it with her own eyes (referring to sharing Ross's senses), she left satisfied and returned to Blazetown.

It is now evening, the second day of the rescue operation.

Because of previous conflicts and the "Salvation of the Tower of the Fallen" operation, the mercenaries and guards were on the verge of conflict every time they met.

But after what happened the night before last, the guards are now hesitant to engage in conflict.

Unless there are many people.

However, if they specifically call up a large number of people just to fight mercenaries, the consequences would be unbearable for them, and no captain would dare to take on that responsibility.

The mercenaries didn't know who had saved them; they only knew that someone was secretly supporting them, which gave them confidence, and they swaggered right past the guards.

what?

You think I'm suspicious and want to search me?

There are no doors!

Either we fight, or you pretend you can't see me!

And when it comes to fighting, mercenaries are least afraid of fighting.

There are no large mercenary groups here; most are lone wolves or small teams of five.

However, they often drink and boast in the mercenary tavern, and many mercenaries are united in their hatred of the enemy. If someone starts fighting, other passersby will definitely get involved.

They're not afraid of being arrested; someone can get them out.

Not only that, they were also allowed to steal supplies from the camp while they were 'escaping'.

In this situation, facing mercenaries who feared nothing, the guards dared not do anything.

"Things are fine in the towns, but we'll see if the situation along the border improves."

Celia quietly approached the roadside on the border and secretly observed.

Soon, a group of mercenaries crossed over, only to be stopped by the guards.

Coincidentally, this group of mercenaries had previously been imprisoned due to a conflict. When they were released, they stole a lot of supplies from the camp and made a small profit.

So they chuckled at the guards who stopped them.

The team leader spread his arms: "Search freely, but don't even think about taking my stuff!"

Upon seeing this, the captain of the guard frowned and said coldly, "Do you think this is inside the city? Body searches inside the city are a town-level operation, and we are acting on orders from the Empire."

The guild leader chuckled: "Well, I didn't resist, hahaha, come on, see? This low-efficacy healing potion is something I brought from Dragon Island Volcano. The magma from Dragon Island Volcano not only forms healing potions, but also condenses alchemical bottles to hold the potions."

The group members burst into laughter, and one of them took out a healing scroll: "Yes, yes, I also picked this up from the Dragon Island volcano. It's amazing. The volcanic eruption formed the shape of a scroll, and there are healing runes engraved inside."

"This sword is also a divine weapon, naturally forged inside the Dragon Island volcano, hahaha, do you want to take it?"

This mercenary group was clearly there to cause trouble. Hearing their words, the border guard captain's eyes turned cold. "Is that so? You admitted it yourselves. You took it all."

What if we don't give it to them?

"Catch him!"

"Hahaha, grab whoever you want!"

"..."

Celia, hidden in the shadows, had a strange look in her eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, she decided to grant the mercenary group's wish.

Although this group acts without thinking and doesn't consider the consequences at all, if they are arrested and no one comes to their rescue, they will suffer heavy losses.

Perhaps they thought the 'mysterious man' would save them again, and then they could use that to plunder the camp, so they deliberately provoked him.

But while they say he's brainless, he also has some brains.

They just talked big but didn't actually do anything. They let the border guards take away what they were showing off and then obediently got arrested.

While they were being arrested, they were chatting and laughing, not at all like people being arrested.

This displeased the captain greatly. He sneered, "Heh, do you really think we can't do anything to you?"

He waved his hand.

"Give them a beating first, then take them back."

The following scene was somewhat unbearable to watch.

Every mercenary had a bruised and swollen face, looking like a pig's head.

Celia rubbed her temples.

"How can there be such a clear-headed yet foolish person?"

However, Celia decided to go and save them.

Of course, this will only happen once.

If they continue to stage accidents to extort money, then they'd better go to jail.

But seeing how they looked after being beaten up and unable to laugh, I doubt they'll do it again.

Besides this oddball team, Celia also saw some mercenary groups clashing with border guards, but this time there was no provocation; it was simply that the border guards wanted their loot.

The people here were all taken to the same camp.

Night falls.

After disguising herself, Celia quietly approached the outside of the camp, when suddenly her brow furrowed.

"Something's not right, this magic circle..."

She sensed it and found that this magic array was a hundred times more sophisticated than the previous ones.

In addition, she vaguely sensed a different atmosphere within the camp.

The girl squinted.

"A fourth-tier mage? Looks like they came prepared."

Chapter 514 The Operation of the Tower of Depravity

It would be troublesome if a fourth-tier mage were present.

Celia observed carefully, without making a move immediately.

The Essence of Dreams is useful for Tier 4, but its effect is not significant.

Unless the other party is completely relaxed, it is easy to detect the abnormality of the Dream Essence and then take action.

This infallible medicine seems to be ineffective today.

If the Dream Essence is ineffective, then releasing mercenaries cannot be carried out.

Otherwise, if a battle breaks out, many people will definitely die or be injured.

Celia did not want to kill people senselessly.

"Maybe we should just give up."

Celia fell into deep thought.

Just as she was about to give up, something unexpected happened in the camp.

Everyone started to panic.

Faintly, Celia heard sounds coming from inside.

"The witch has made her move! Everyone be careful!"

"Quickly, activate the magic array immediately!"

"Find the witch's trail!"

"..."

The sudden commotion startled Celia for a moment, then she narrowed her eyes.

"Witch? The Tower of the Fallen?"

She was certain she hadn't done anything, and then suddenly the camp erupted in chaos.

In this situation, either they discover themselves, or the witch of the Tower of Depravity has truly appeared.

"Speaking of those mercenaries we saw during the day, they were indeed a bit strange. Some of them seemed to do it on purpose, so that the guards would arrest them."

After a moment of contemplation, Celia refrained from making any rash moves and instead used her mage's hand to scan the camp.

However, once they activated the magic circle, the scanner could no longer access it.

"Let's obtain access to the magic circle first, and also see what that 'witch' is up to."

With that in mind, Celia calmed herself down and, using disguise, slowly infiltrated the camp's magic circle.

Compared to all the magic arrays we've invaded before, this one isn't particularly difficult.

But it's only equivalent to the level of various heretical strongholds.

While she was quietly infiltrating the magic array, the camp was also mobilized, and many small teams quickly formed, led by third-tier mages, to patrol around the camp.

The fourth-tier mage also flew into the sky, looking down at everything below and taking in the entire scene.

Soon, the situation changed.

After patrolling for a while and finding no trace of the witch, the noisy procession... started arguing.

"It's all your fault. If you hadn't made such a fuss, we would have found the witch long ago."

"Wasn't that because you gave bad advice? If you hadn't made such a fuss and alerted the witch, would we have been unable to find her?"

"The adults told us to act stealthily. Look, is this what stealth is?"

"What? You want to duel?"

"Come on, who's afraid of whom?"

"..."

The fourth-tier mage in the sky frowned and immediately descended.

"What's wrong with you?"

His expression shifted, and he took out a small bottle of medicine and smashed it.

The next second, the people who were arguing excitedly immediately woke up. After realizing what they had been doing, they felt it was normal, but they were still very scared.

"It's a witch's mood potion."

The fourth-tier mage frowned. "Retreat. Return to camp. We need a magic circle to resist the witch's potion."

"Hehehe, now that you're out, do you think I'd let you leave?"

A voice suddenly sounded.

The fourth-tier mage's expression changed, and he immediately stood in front of everyone. He and the puppet emitted strong magical energy fluctuations, and defensive spells condensed.

However, it was of no use.

The team he was protecting behind him all bled from their seven orifices and slowly collapsed.

Hilia, who was hiding in the shadows, felt a jolt in her heart.