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

Chapter 513 Trap?

"There are more mages in this camp now."

Celia secretly observed and carefully examined the scene.

Final confirmation.

"They're all below level three, no big deal."

Even Celia didn't notice the Dream Essence and simply fell asleep.

Even if we are on guard, what can we do?
Unless one stops breathing and absorbing magic, it is impossible to avoid.

Alternatively, you could take an immune-boosting medication beforehand.

Obviously, they don't have any of those.

then--

The third, the fourth, the fifth.

All the guard camps around Vanner City, and all the people they had captured, were freed by Celia.

The disguise she used was different each time, but the only thing in common was that it was always a female disguise.

It is said that female believers make up a large proportion of the Tower of Depravity, especially witches, who are almost exclusively female.

What she's doing now is deliberately making others believe she's a witch from the Tower of Fallen Souls.

Frame the Tower of Depravity, thus preventing the Blue Dragon Empire's officials from causing trouble for those mercenaries, and that was the best outcome.

The Tower of Despair certainly wouldn't mind being framed.

Celia chuckled, looking at her masterpiece.

In the last two camps, she already knew where the additional sorcerers came from.

After the rescue operation ended, she went to Vanner City and, with Ross's help, shared what Ross had seen outside the city's castle.

As she expected, the city lord of Vanner was furious and attributed the incident to the Tower of Depravity.

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 town, but let's see if the situation on the border improves." Celia quietly approached the roadside on the border and observed from the shadows.

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."

(End of this chapter)