Extraordinary Voyage

The attendees fell into collective silence.

Based on the intelligence collected from various sources after that tragic event years ago,

the "Box of Dead Souls" is actually a toy of "Percy," the "God of Opera" who has already fallen to become an Evil God. Before his fall, when he was a Good God, he loved human laughter and all beautiful arts!

But after his unexpected fall, he began pursuing various negative emotions belonging to humans—anger, sadness, selfishness, loss, cowardice, despair, hatred, envy, inferiority, greed...and derived power from them!

Driven by instinct, he wantonly created disasters among humans and directed one tragedy after another! The more miserable and sorrowful mortals are, the more immense power he can extract.

Eight years ago.

He was both the object of worship once by the Wells family and the origin of their destruction.

The "Box of Dead Souls" was created by him based on this Evil God's traits. If it were left in a deserted place, its harm might not be significant, as the box itself has no autonomous power.

However, once the box is opened, it will release seven "killing ghosts" with various bizarre abilities (seven is considered the most magical number, and indeed many mysterious creations and Witchcraft ceremonies are related to the number seven), which will follow set rules to murder frantically!

Initially, the "killing ghosts" only have the power of a junior Extraordinary, and their targets are limited to ordinary people.

But as time passes and the number of victims increases, the abilities of the seven "killing ghosts" will also become stronger. If not curbed, allowing it to grow freely, it will take just seven days for them to naturally break through to Extraordinary Tier 3, matching the human Great Knight!

By then, they will truly become a supernatural disaster. Seven powerhouses of Great Knight Level, once unleashed, could destroy a city, which would only be a matter of time.

Moreover, "New Inn Port" has some particular significance...

A tragedy already occurred there eight years ago, fortunately a super-tier powerhouse intervened in time, avoiding a greater disaster.

But this time?

In response to the Governor's inquiry,

the representative from the Royal Navy Academy, Charlie, replied head-on:

"Principal Princeton's word is the evidence! And I've brought the intelligence for everyone; believe it or not, it's up to you.

I just want to remind everyone once again, things are different now than eight years ago. Crown Prince Liweina is here, watching everyone!"

His words instantaneously sobered the attendees.

"Sigh—I have no further questions! To avoid causing panic, I believe we should temporarily seal the information and deploy more personnel to fully search for the hiding place of the 'killing ghosts' and 'Box of Dead Souls'!"

The Governor used his authority to suppress the murmuring crowd, making a decisive conclusion.

"Agree! The strength of the 'killing ghosts' is not something ordinary people can handle, whether outside or inside, hiding cannot change the outcome."

"Agree! We must quickly address the root of the incident to prevent further harm."

"Agree!..."

'Lives can be sacrificed, but factories cannot stop, shops cannot close, and the economic lifeline cannot be severed!' The gentlemen all agreed, but this heartfelt sentiment was something no one could voice out...

"I order that the Crowman Team be the main force, with the City Guard assisting. Start round-the-clock patrols until we find that damned box and resolve its source! Lord Diesel, I apologize for burdening you." The Governor then respectfully addressed Diesel, the commander of the Crowmen.

"It is my duty!"

The Crowman Commander Diesel stood up again and saluted. Although his hair was grayed, his words were firm, providing a profound sense of security to everyone present.

"I have one more question. Although there are only seven killing ghosts, they are already at the level of Extraordinary from the moment they are born, only an Extraordinary can combat an Extraordinary.

I mean no offense, but relying solely on the Crowman Team and the City Guard's Extraordinary may not be sufficient to counter them, right?

Moreover, these monsters grow stronger day by day, where can we muster enough Extraordinary to defend our city?"

The representative from the City Defense Committee, who had remained silent until now, voiced his concern. His worries were well-founded; today, they might only be facing the seven junior level killing ghosts, which could be adequately guarded against, but what about tomorrow or the day after?

Today is already the second day; if luck is not on their side and they can't root them out in time, in just five days, they will face seven Great Knights.

Even during this period, they would also have to face adversaries at the senior and peak Extraordinary levels; the gap between each level is quite significant.

"The Church will dispatch Iron Wall Knight Order members and Demon Hunter Priests to assist!"

"The Sea Hunter Guild will mobilize guild members to promptly gather intelligence!"

"The First Fleet will send school officers who don't have assignments into the city to assist in defense!"

"The Noble Congress will provide some private soldiers for support!"

The representatives of various major forces all spoke up offering support; the current situation was beyond the capability of any one group to handle alone. If response efforts were ineffective and the disaster expanded, no one could escape the blame. Even if someone managed to flee, with the Crown Prince watching, staying in the Phaletis Kingdom would be out of the question.

Then they simultaneously cast their eyes on the Royal Navy Academy's representative who had not yet spoken. Although Principal Princeton was the steadfast anchor of New Inn Port and couldn't be so easily moved, the academy coincidentally had a capable force that could serve as reinforcements.

"Lord Charlie, I recall that your school's recent batch of officers' short-term training class is still ongoing, correct?"

...

In the early evening.

"Teacher, is this the Crow Market? It's so magical."

Angie, cloaked in a long black robe, held onto Aiven's clothing as they walked through Crow Market in New Inn Port.

Though much more cheerful than before, her long-standing habits still made her a bit timid in crowded places.

Lizards with two heads, colorful feathered birds that could talk, strange plants shaped like human hands, self-moving metal puppets... The various rare "merchandise" outside the Crow Market dazzled her.

The two arrived during the busiest time of Crow Market.

"Angie, before we leave, you can pick one thing as a reward for becoming a Wizard Apprentice!"

With exceptional talent, Angie had already completed her first meditation, successfully activating her spiritual power, and officially stepped into the ranks of wizards. Although she was still merely a novice apprentice, she now had a future entirely different from the past.

"Really, Teacher?" Angie asked with a face full of joy, even with maturity and sensibility, she couldn't hide her innate childlike nature.

Aiven set down a stone carving in the style of New Continent aboriginals and gently patted her head, "Of course, it's true."

"So wonderful!"

In the ensuing "shopping" spree, the little girl demonstrated her innate female prowess. As though she had a "MAX Stamina" buff, she was spiritedly aiming to visit every stall in the Crow Market.

Aiven didn't deliberately stop her.

Although it was primarily a gathering place for Magic System Transcendents here, exceedingly evil or dangerous materials and items were rare, at least not out in the open. He wasn't overly worried that Angie would unexpectedly encounter unbearable danger.

"Oh, a Violet Eye?"