The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

Sandworms are invincible in the ground.

Even Ryan had to be somewhat wary.

However, Antovia happens to be an earth-attribute mage with six magic circuits.

For sandworms, Antovia is their natural enemy and cannot play any role at all.

It was as if some unseen force was determined to push Ghosn completely into the abyss.

When did all of this begin?

Perhaps, this ending was destined from the moment his parents died unexpectedly.

All subsequent efforts were nothing more than a prolongation of life.

Antovia just stood there.

From beginning to end, she didn't even move a finger. Earth-attribute magic acted like her hands and feet, manipulating the sand and gravel underground to push sandworms out of the ground.

Subsequently, they were smashed into mincemeat by the iron fists of the clay figures.

Sandworms, deprived of their sandy environment, are like fish out of water; not only Norma and Veranica, but even Maggie and Claire could easily handle them.

Those sandworms that were cultivated at great expense are now destined to be slaughtered.

As for the mages that Ghosn had funded, they were nothing but a bunch of opportunists with no loyalty whatsoever. Seeing that Ghosn's power was waning, they had already fled with the help of magic.

All the factors that Ghosn believed would bring him victory ultimately collapsed due to a series of coincidences.

Watching the soldiers being devoured and the sandworms being pushed out of the ground one after another.

Ghosn, mounted on his horse, was completely blank.

Why......

Why is this happening!

why! ! !

Is it really true, as Bane said, that he, having abandoned his brothers, is incapable of doing anything?

Under the bombardment of magic, the soldiers under the command of the Lancy family were quickly routed and scattered in all directions.

The only ones still capable of fighting are the sandworms that haven't been exhumed yet.

But as long as Antovia is around, it's only a matter of time before the sandworms are wiped out.

Ghosn's ambitious plans had barely taken their first step when he was checkmated.

Just then, Maggie, riding on flames, headed straight for Ghosn.

Her eyes burned with rage!

She vowed to make the person who insulted her and trampled on the Rema family pay the price!

Not far away, Claire had also fully charged up the Red Queen, and flaming arrows were already locked onto him.

This arrow wasn't just for her, but also for Phoenix Mia, who was insulted by Ghosn!

The battlefield princess depicted in the mural is the pride of the Phoenix clan!

No blasphemy will be tolerated!

The iron boots, engulfed in flames and fueled by Maggie's rage, slammed into Ghosn's chest, sending him flying into the air.

The flaming arrows that followed also hit his body with perfect accuracy.

The massive wave generated by the explosion completely engulfed the leader of the Lancy family.

Take with him his unfulfilled ambitions, and burn to ashes...

In the last moment before his consciousness faded, Ghosn seemed to return to the past, to the time when he and his two younger brothers were struggling to survive.

Brother, will we really not go hungry in the future?

Don't worry! As long as I'm here, I'll make sure you live a happy life!

Bane is right.

Those days were indeed the happiest.

Bane... Dunn...

I am sorry.

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Afterwards, Ryan arrived at the scene aboard a light boat.

Ryan was astonished to see the sandworm corpses scattered all over the ground and the dead and wounded soldiers.

He shook his head in distress, especially when he saw Ghosn, who had already been burned to ashes by the flames.

His original plan was to capture Ghosn alive and extract clues about Yvette from him.

However, it seems the trail has gone cold again.

Hey......

Who on earth did this?

Veranika and Norma, who were cleaning up the battlefield, spotted Ryan in the sky and waved to him with smiles on their faces.

Later, Ryan learned what had happened from the people around him.

Ryan also shared the information he had with Veranika and the others.

After listening, Norma didn't forget to spit fiercely at Ghosn, who had turned into a charred corpse.

"This scumbag!"

"It's not a pity to die!"

Ryan walked up to Antovia, exchanged a few words with her, and then expressed his gratitude to her on behalf of the academy.

Claire and her team were able to win so easily this time, definitely because of her help.

Without her, this vanguard squad would likely have been completely wiped out by Ghosn's forces.

However, Antovia didn't take it too seriously.

"I don't intend to get too involved in the affairs of the Duchy of Ferrante. I'm only doing this to help myself."

"So, little girl, can you take me to the ancient city of Moss this time?"

Claire nodded quickly.

"Then let's set off now!"

On the way to Moss, Ryan and Claire talked a lot.

At the same time, I also learned something from her.

That was the academy's convoy, which had been targeted by a group of assassins. Had Antovia not arrived in time, there would likely have been many more student casualties.

This matter drew Ryan's serious attention.

He frowned and pondered, "So, is Victor leading the team back to the academy now?"

"Yes, Mentor Ryan!"

Logically speaking, with a mentor by my side, there shouldn't be any problems.

Ryan's heart was never at peace.

What if there are a second or third wave of assassins?

With Victor's strength, can he drive them back?

I'm afraid not.

Ryan immediately made a decision: while heading to the ancient city of Moss, he sent several messengers to inform Arn and King Berlanin in the palace about their battle with the Lanxi family.

Tell them to prepare more manpower to investigate and seize all the assets of the Lancy family within the entire city of Anseth.

As for Ryan and his group, upon arriving in Moss, they were to immediately instruct Miley to establish contact with Victor, inquiring about his current location and whether he had encountered any assassins.

Another important matter, of course, is to track down Yvette.

Without Ghosn, the Lancy family is essentially doomed.

Bane, the only one left, is not a threat.

The only thing to consider is Yvette and the experiments she led.

That night, the trench coat-wearing man who fought Tracy and Ziel had his heart ripped apart, yet he was still able to continue fighting.

Therefore, Ryan concluded that the man in the trench coat was definitely not a normal human being.

That man in the trench coat is very likely a product of Yvette's laboratory.

It possesses extremely high resistance to magic, while also having immense destructive power. It has magic circuits within its body, but cannot use magic.

Once the man in the trench coat masters the release of magic, he will be more troublesome than any enemy he has ever encountered before.

If this thing were to be mass-produced, not only the Duchy of Ferrante, but the entire continent would be plunged into crisis and turmoil.

In short, we must not allow this kind of thing to continue to exist.

Chapter 134 The Exiled Princess

In the following days, the ancient city of Moss, or rather the entire Anseth city district, was very lively.

On one hand, the Holy See's Knights of the Moon entered the territory and conducted a thorough search.

But in the end, they still couldn't find Yvette's laboratory.

Those experimental subjects never appeared again.

Along with Victor, the lives of the five students were also taken away.

The Knights of the Sun took control of the entire territory and, with the help of the Rema family, completed the eradication of the Lancy family's businesses.

Some of it flowed into the hands of other minor nobles, while most of it was taken over by the Papacy and became property controlled by the Papacy.

Yaen of the Rema family was very dissatisfied with this matter, but there was nothing he could do.