Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 345 The Great Pest Control Operation

"The Northern Alliance is too dangerous, why don't we just go home?"

"That's what Celia said very seriously."

Benovia laughed and said, "This doesn't sound like something Celia would say. Whether you go back or not is up to your mentor. We finally got your competition qualification back. Are you willing to go back without competing?"

"I just said it casually."

She practically saved the world to get back into the competition.

Celia picked up the newspaper Benovia had brought and began to read it carefully.

However, the newspapers didn't report on Gerald City yet; instead, they reported on the resolution of the Abyss Gate issue.

"How could Gerald City have been so easily captured and lost contact? Was there no news at all before this?"

"I don't know, but Grand Duke Gerard has already gone back, so we'll know the result tomorrow."

Doris frowned and said, "How come so many things have happened in such a small competition? Can this competition really continue?"

Benovia said, "The fact that the school hasn't let us go back means that the Northern Alliance will probably try to restart the competition. If the Mage League is successfully completed after being invaded by the heretics, it should give their people some confidence to fight against the heretics."

Anke said, "If we can't wipe out the heretics and find out how they did it, it will all be in vain."

"The results should be available tomorrow, let's wait and see."

……

The next day, news came from all sides, allowing Celia to learn about the situation in Gerald City.

"So it was frozen."

Gerard City is not a major city guarded by Grand Duke Gerard, but rather the town where Gerard was born. This town was renamed on the spot after Gerard became a sixth-order rank and developed by using Gerard's name.

Of course, this town is also within Gerald's territory and is developing rapidly.

Rapid development has also led to a lack of development in the number of sorcerers in Gerald City. Like most small towns, it still only has low-level sorcerers. There are some sorcerers of level four and above, but they are few and far between.

They alone could not stop the invasion of the combined heretics.

As the investigation progressed, the situation regarding Gerard's disappearance became known.

While the monsters were being exterminated and the Abyss Gate was being purified in Koster City, a torrential downpour struck Gerard City.

At first, nobody paid any attention.

Then ice crystals suddenly appeared on the ground, and the entire town was frozen in a matter of seconds.

Coincidentally, when the freeze began, none of the fourth-tier mages in the town were inside; they were either summoned by Gerald to guard the core city or had left for some reason.

Thus, this sudden freeze quickly cut off Gerald City's connection with the outside world.

By the time people from other places arrived, only third-tier mages and a few lucky second-tier mages were still alive in the entire city; the rest…

Life or death is uncertain.

There are no statistics yet, but if the population of a town is frozen for more than an hour, how many people will survive?
"These damned heretics!"

Celia tossed the newspaper aside, feeling a violent surge of emotions.

She looked at Ross, "Lord Ross, are there any heretical strongholds nearby? I'd like to..."

Ross gave her several positions.

“Go ahead, but there are fifth-tier mages in these strongholds. Take your school’s instructors and principal with you.”

"it is good!"

Ross said, "Try telling the Northern Alliance about one of their outposts and see if they still leak information." "Okay!"

To quell her anger, Celia secretly approached Professor Nicodimus and Principal Black, telling them that she had discovered several heretical strongholds and relaying Ross's words.

Without hesitation, Blake immediately contacted the Northern Alliance and provided them with the coordinates of the stronghold.

While the Northern Alliance was preparing, they secretly led men to accompany Celia to other strongholds.

Outside a cult stronghold, upon seeing the warp portals appearing on the walls of the house, Blake couldn't help but exclaim, "Slums are indeed the perfect breeding ground for cults. The stronghold is so openly located in the city, and the Northern Alliance hasn't even noticed."

Nicodimus wiped his staff: "I've been so frustrated these past few days, I've been itching to go on a killing spree!"

“Let’s go. Once inside, I’ll allow you to kill the heretics on the spot. No need to leave any survivors. Oh, and if there are any valuable materials inside, don’t burn them. They’re more valuable than the heretics.”

"okay!"

Thus began a one-sided and overwhelming annihilation operation.

With the sixth-tier combat mage Black in command, the entire stronghold was utterly defenseless.

Apart from a few heretics who were to be detained for interrogation, the rest...

Kill without mercy!

After one stronghold was wiped out, the group left with a large amount of supplies, and then came the second stronghold...

All the outposts marked by Ross, except for the one specifically reserved for the Northern Alliance, were cleared out.

Although they had seized many rare materials from the stronghold, Blake showed no sign of a smile, because—

Ashburn sent word: "When we arrived, the people in that stronghold had already evacuated; we came up empty-handed."

Blake's expression was quite interesting: "No? That outpost isn't far from the central area; you could fly there in two minutes. How could they have escaped?"

Ashburn sighed: "I am not the commander in charge of this matter. Important operations are reported to the monarch, who then sends people. This time it was already very short, only two hours to take action and send people over, but they still came up empty-handed."

Blake was silent for a while, then gave Ashburn a thumbs up: "You guys are awesome."

Ashburn said, "However, I've also figured out the monarch's intention. The stronghold isn't the main thing; the main thing is... to find the traitor."

"Oh?" Blake's interest was piqued.

Ashburn's expression was quite interesting: "This operation... never mind, I won't say anymore. If I say any more, it will involve classified information. Even if we are old friends, we can't say too much."

Blake laughed and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I'll find out soon enough."

Ashburn did not refute this, because he knew that was how the Northern League operated.

If heretics can be joined at will, then other empires can certainly do the same.

Before leaving, Ashburn laughed and said, "You guys found so many strongholds in such a short time, you're even more familiar with Koster's situation than we are."

Blake chuckled: "We're professionals at dealing with heretics. Come find us anytime if you need us."

Ashburn remained noncommittal, saying, "By the way, make sure your contestants are all ready; the Mage League should reopen the day after tomorrow."

"With such a major incident, how can the competition still proceed?"

"Of course we can. The bigger the event, the less we can give up. This time, the monarch has given a strict order that the upcoming competition must proceed smoothly. This time, Satiffany and I will be in charge. If any abnormalities are found, we can deal with them directly without asking for permission."

He paused, then continued, "Speaking of which, Miss Celia from your school seems to be quite sensitive to heresy. I need her help. Could you ask her if she can assist me?"

　I caught a cold and wasn't feeling well, so I've been resting until now before I can start writing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)