My health recovery is incredibly fast.

At such a short distance... wouldn't it be a piece of cake to capture the elemental golem?

Xia Zuo's expression stiffened. He focused his attention on the character template, just about to click the "Disband" button for "Servant #1"...

A sudden change has occurred!

The "Disband" button has turned gray and is no longer available!

Digging a hole? Is that even possible?

Xia Zuo slapped his forehead, his face full of astonishment.

What exactly happened outside the hat that even the Blood Element servants couldn't be dismissed?

Are we going to follow the elemental golems to the territory of the Church of the Otherworld?!

Undeterred, Xia Zuo kept clicking the gray "Disband" button... Dozens of identical messages flashed through his mind:

"Unable to forcibly disband [Blood Element Servant #1] due to the influence of an unknown spell."

Upharis laughed loudly:

"Hahaha! I did it! Shadow Fiend Overlord, get me out of here!"

Oh no, oh no, oh no…

Xia Zuo anxiously rubbed his hands and paced around the room.

This is terrible, we're actually going to the Church of the Otherworldly Demons...

About half a minute later, the perspective of Servant No. 1 changed.

A dozen or so purplish-black threads burrowed into the hat and flowed over the elemental golem's head like water.

The number one servant was propelled by the purplish-black silk thread, passing directly through the hat fabric and coming to the outside of the hat.

The so-called dark room was presented to Xia Zuo.

A massive, circular black hole hung in the purple sky, projecting a beam of black light that enveloped Ulfaris, who was dressed in a blood-red robe, and the elemental golems bound by blood-red chains.

Countless purplish-black threads, like tentacles, stretched out from the black hole, binding the blood demon and the elemental puppet.

The silk threads stripped the elemental golem of its outer garment, hat, pants, underwear, alchemy pouch, and alchemy stone, leaving it with only its naked body.

A nearly transparent membrane appeared on the elemental golem's body; this was the elemental shell protecting the body, just as the Blood Demon used its Blood Demon shell to protect its Blood Essence Stone.

Guided by purplish-black threads, the elemental golem and the blood demon Ufaris flew toward the enormous black hole in the sky.

Xia Zuo's No. 1 servant followed the elemental puppet's clothing downwards, getting further and further away from the purplish-black threads and the huge black hole above.

This secret room teleportation method is quite sophisticated; nothing but the person in question is allowed.

Now we can finally get away, right?

Xia Zuo clicked the "Disband" button on "Servant No. 1" a few more times, but it still showed that it could not be forcibly disbanded.

Do we have to wait until the darkroom disappears?

The perspective of Servant #1 shifts downwards.

Countless black holes were densely packed on a vast purple plane, their openings opening and closing... opening and closing...

Xia Zuo immediately felt the blow of his trypophobia...

As the opening expands and contracts, there seems to be a suction force.

The elemental golem's clothes scattered and were sucked into different black holes.

Xia Zuo couldn't recognize which cave entrance he had come from, and could only let his servant No. 1 drift towards one of the black holes...

The perspective of Servant No. 1 once again plunged into darkness.

Xia Zuo sat on the edge of the bed with a frown, occasionally clicking the [Dismiss] button, but he still couldn't dismiss servant number 1.

This boundless darkness... I wonder when it will dissipate... Is this servant destined to remain in an inescapable state forever?

This is really upsetting...

Xia Zuo sighed and looked at Janice's panel. He suddenly noticed that her [Suffocation state] had been lifted, and she now had [Severe Grief] and [Sleepy state].

Were they rescued by the rescue team?

Xia Zuo activated [Bloodline Management], transferring 1 point of life force to help Janice remove the negative effects of physical decline.

Then, he activated [Bloodline Sensing] and selected Janice's bloodline mark.

"Mom...I can't lose you...Mom..." Janice mumbled in her sleep, apparently already aware of the devastating news.

Xia Zuo silently deactivated [Bloodline Sense] and looked at Anruer on the bed.

Hmm… I originally planned to give Anjou the meaningful codename "Number 1"… but now I have to settle for second best and use Servant Number 3 to label her "Bloodline Relative 2"…

Let's talk about it when we get home.

...

The following evening.

Shazo and Anjou, shrouded in night, headed towards the St. York community accompanied by Rexor.

The bald man used magical barriers to conceal the three of them along the way, ensuring that Xia Zuo and the other two would not be seen by others.

Yesterday, the northern part of Poseidon was attacked, and city officials worked overnight to relocate affected residents to the other four suburbs.

The military airship remained hovering in the air, with a huge banner hanging below the pod displaying the new date for Winter Veil: December 22.

Over the next seven days, the entire city will be rearranged with the help of elemental servants before the grand celebrations of Winter Veil begin.

Shazo, holding Anru'er's little hand, walked beside Rexor and asked:

"Master, what about the North District? Didn't you say that it was bombed into a small part of ruins by the Church of the Otherworldly Demons?"

“The Tower Mage will come to help.” Rexor led the two past a tall building and pointed to the northern sky.

Xia Zuo stopped and stared in the direction the bald man was pointing.

A towering tornado swept up the broken walls and ruins, surrounded by several smaller tornadoes.

The giant tornado acts like a sorting machine, throwing different kinds of fragments and debris to the corresponding smaller tornadoes, which then drop these things onto designated locations on the ground.

"Those are tornadoes summoned by the tower mage. They are clearing the ruins. By noon tomorrow at the latest, the destroyed northern district will be cleared."

Rexor stretched out his hands, making an upward motion, "The rest of the construction work will be left to your alchemy school. The elemental servants will quickly build the new buildings. In about five days, you will see a cluster of buildings appear on the open ground of the ruins."

Xia Zuo had studied the study of giant creation and didn't think the bald man was exaggerating.

The science of colossal creation has its own unique methods for constructing colossal objects.

In terms of building construction alone, the giant builders are faster than the prefabricated buildings I heard about in my previous life.

"What about those suffering civilians?" Xia Zuo asked, turning his gaze back from the horizon.

“City administrators will allocate them new housing, which will be larger than before, and will also provide some compensation,” Rexol said in a deep voice. “The administrators will try their best to restore their lives to normalcy, or even better than before, and make proper arrangements for each victim.”

Anru listened for a moment, then scratched her head in confusion. She felt that the Demon Hunter and her fiancé knew more than she did… making her feel like she knew nothing at all. She couldn't help but ask:

"Master, what kind of enemy attacked the North District? I spent the whole day meditating in that little house yesterday, and I know nothing about it..."

"A group of demons attacked three cities in the state of Magina: Poseidon, Polis, and Hakansen. Fortunately, we were prepared and minimized the damage."

Rexor winked his left eye at Shazo and waved his hand, saying:

"Let's go quickly. If you want to know anything, just ask Xia Zuo."

Xia Zuo met An Ru'er's curious gaze, rubbed her waist, and gestured with his eyes, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

About 20 minutes.

Xia Zuo waved goodbye to the bald man at the door and entered the house with An Ru'er.

He led the other person to the bedroom, drew all the curtains, and locked the door from the inside.

"Oh dear... I haven't taken a shower yet~" Anru said coquettishly, lifting her bathrobe and heading towards the door.

Xia Zuo slapped his forehead and laughed awkwardly, "No, no, you're mistaken."

"Hmm?" Anru tilted her head in confusion to look at the other person.

"Close your eyes, relax, and don't reject me."

Xia Zuo embraced An Ru'er, and after she obediently closed her eyes, he created Blood Essence Servant No. 3 in his mouth.

As their lips met, he decisively chose to "confirm the engraving".

Anru'er's eyes widened instantly, a crimson light flowing through her dazed gaze.

Xia Zuo conjured an opaque, bright red barrier that blocked the two figures from view.

...

December 20th, today is Saturday.

From Monday to Sunday next week, that is, from December 22nd to 29th, most residents of the entire Federation will enjoy a 7-day holiday.

Due to the holiday, December's citizen benefits were paid in advance.

It was early morning.

Xia Zuo and Anruer went to the civic center together to collect their pay.

The two chatted using [Blood Ties] the whole way, mentally discussing where to have a good meal at noon.

As Xia Zuo walked up the long steps in front of the Civic Center, he looked at the third floor of the building in front of him as if by telepathy.

He silently recited in his heart:

"Janice is here too. She seems to be waiting for me, and she keeps muttering my name."

Xia Zuo did not hide the fact that he possessed pure-blood magic from Anru.

He revealed some information within a controlled scope.

He explained his current identity, why he had obtained the light element, and why he could hear Janice's thoughts in a way that Anru could accept.

Over the past few days, Anru'er also realized what had happened to her lover, and then suddenly understood the reason for Xia Zuo's smooth skin...

Xia Zuo tried to activate [Bloodline Management] and shared some vitality attribute values ​​with Anruer, whose skin became visibly more delicate.

Anru was overjoyed. She didn't care about pure-blood magic or pure-blood mages. She didn't understand them and didn't want to understand them. As long as Xia Zuo was still her fiancé, that was enough.