Lord of Cinder in American Comics

“Of course, look at this short bow. I can’t even fully draw the bowstring right now.” Clint pretended to hand the short bow to Natasha, showing it to her.

"Alright, come with me. Constantine sent me to pick you up. What exactly happened today? The entire Ringed City is under guard, and the trainees can't move around freely except for those with special permission."

While Natasha was still complaining to Clint, Geralt took the lead and headed into the Ringed City.

Seeing Geralt so familiar with the route, Natasha was happy to make things easier for him. She slowed down slightly and walked behind Geralt with Clint, catching up on each other's recent activities.

The two men hiding not far behind him whispered to each other. Clint said, "I heard Geralt say it was some important person's funeral."

Upon hearing about the funeral of the important figure, Natasha realized that she had known about this day since she overheard the conversation between Cacharus and Constantine, but she didn't know the specific time or who the so-called important figure was.

Before long, the three of them arrived at the bottom floor of the Ringed City, at the entrance of the church in Ferrenor.

All sorts of people had already gathered here, including knights in armor, nuns in cloaks, and an unkempt old man in a red hood leading his granddaughter.

The instructors of the Dragon Academy had already arrived: Kakarus from the Great Swamp and her teacher Comiccus, Dean Obek, and even an old maid who had to sit down and rest.

Patch, who had been warned by Constantine to stay away, had now taken off his disguise helmet and was talking to a person squatting on the ground wearing a hooded face covering. Next to this person, a woman was trying to pull him up.

The venue was clearly divided into three parts: one part consisted of the Dragon Academy students who were still unaware of what was happening; another part consisted of those who were either on good terms with or hostile to Dean Orbeck; and the third part consisted of people like Patch who had come to watch the show.

Shortly after Natasha arrived, Constantine, his face clouded with gloom, also arrived at the scene.

The atmosphere in Constantine was so oppressively tense it was almost like a thunderclap. No one wanted to approach him, and even the long-haired white-haired girl who tried to skip over to Constantine was stopped by the old man wearing a red hood.

Descending the steps from the entrance of the Cilianor Church, Constantine stood beside the abyss, waiting for something, while the crowd behind him waited with him.

After an unknown amount of time, when some of the trainees began to yawn, the ground began to tremble slightly.

Then a burst of lightning erupted from the abyss and soared into the sky.

The tremors and shaking grew louder and louder until finally an enormous sandworm emerged from the ground, spewing lightning.

The sand worm, hundreds of meters long, began to hover over the abyss mud, eventually stopping. Its enormous mouth opened and closed repeatedly, revealing to everyone the rings of sharp teeth and the twisted corpse inside its body.

Facing the crowd, the sandworm began to roar, as if asking questions or communicating. In the end, the sandworm continued to circle and burrowed back into the pit it had just come from, leaving only a few things behind.

Seeing the sandworms leave, everyone in Ringed City breathed a sigh of relief. Teachers like Obek and Comikus, as well as the old man with the red hood, quietly loosened their grip on their weapons.

Where did Patch go? Where is Patch?

At this moment, the most confused person in the crowd was Clint, who had just been thrown onto the sun by the Stray Demon, confirming the idea that the Ringed City was on the sun.

Now we see sandworms emerging from the ground. Can sandworms fly? Then why don't they descend from the sky?

Clint muttered to himself, and Natasha beside him seemed to hear him: 'No wonder I'm mentally challenged with an IQ below ten, how am I supposed to understand this?!'

Constantine headed straight for the location where the sandworm had left its items, and the others followed.

The students of Dragon Academy, however, were at a loss when they saw the abyss before them. Without the powerful strength to stop the abyss's erosion, simply standing by was enough to evoke the deepest fear in their hearts.

Meanwhile, the nuns who were originally across the street from Oubek came out and extended invitations and recruitment to the students.

“I am Julia of Londor, a nun who serves the King of the Souls of Londor. I believe you are aware of the many benefits of serving the King of the Souls, so belonging to the King of the Souls is the ultimate path, and the doors of the Black Church of Londor are always open to you.”

Yulia's allure echoed in the students' ears, but this clearly displeased Obek.

Obek's dissatisfaction stemmed from two aspects. First, he had a long-standing grudge against Londor, as Julia had repeatedly incited his student Constantine to kill him. Second, the students at Dragon Academy were Obek's students, and although he was quite arrogant, his care for his students was genuine.

As a result, Obek and Julia clashed.

Orbeck immediately unleashed a barrage of Farron swords, a deluge of blue short arrows flying towards Julia.

Yulia gripped a sword hilt, seemingly wielding an unseen blade, deflecting the short arrows aimed at her with a single swing. She then sheathed the sword at her waist, bent slightly to gather strength, and prepared to charge towards Obek.

Following Orbeck's teachings, the students understood that quick initiation spells were meant to disrupt the enemy's combat rhythm and prepare for subsequent spells with longer casting times.

Sure enough, Obek raised his staff above his head, gathering a soul-stirring blue light—this was the starting stance for Soul Torrent.

Just as Orbeck was about to swing his staff and unleash a torrent of souls towards Julia, an old man wearing a hood appeared before Orbeck and blocked the staff that Orbeck was about to swing.

At the same time, a rusty and broken greatsword appeared in front of Yulia, blocking her path as she drew her sword.

The old man wearing a red hood said, "Stop it, all of you. The person who is suffering the most is now standing in front of his past. Stop causing trouble."

Chapter 139: The White Spider's Funeral

The situation is extremely tense; if these two start fighting in Ringed City, the entire city could be destroyed.

Geralt drew his longsword and stood in front of the students, hoping to at least block one or two waves of attacks in case anything happened.

Under the persuasion of the hooded old man, Yulia of Obek finally put down her weapon. The two stood on opposite sides of the road, glaring at each other with a hint of murderous intent in their eyes, which made the former special agents feel terrified.

"You two should calm down. Miss, we should go."

After warning Obek and Julia, the old man in the red hood led the white-haired girl and followed Constantine.

Watching the girl hopping and skipping carelessly in the muddy abyss, the students of Dragon Academy realized that she was also someone not to be trifled with.

The trainees stood at the boundary between the main road and the deep quagmire, with no choice but to stand there and wait.

Julia followed from behind, glancing at Geralt discreetly, and only felt relieved when she saw that Geralt made no move.

Yulia took out the amulet she had made herself and shook it to bless all the students with a profound protection.

A magic circle, the same color as the abyss, appeared beneath the feet of all the students, followed by a profound and mysterious power enveloping them.

When the power of the deep, protective aura manifested in the students, the whispers and murmurs that had been lingering in their ears as they approached the abyss vanished instantly.

The Harland Knight, who had been guarding the road intersection, stopped watching the trainees and turned to patrol other areas.

"Obek, you wouldn't even allow such a small act of help, would you!"

Yulia made a sarcastic remark and walked towards the depths of the abyss, leaving the students and others watching helplessly.

Sheathing his sword, Geralt turned to Clint behind him and said, "Let's go too."

Klint nodded, and with Julia's profound protection surrounding him, he ignored the abyss's corruption and followed Geralt's footsteps.

Seeing this, Obek loosened his grip and allowed the students to follow: "You should come along too. It's always good to see more of the world."

When everyone arrived at the area where the sandworms had stayed, they saw a knight dressed like a hedgehog, guarding a spider body with the appearance of a young girl.

The girl's upper body replaced the spider's head, and even though it had decayed, the girl still maintained a praying posture.

Constantine was standing in front of the Spider Girl's body when he was stopped by the guarding knight.

This man, dressed in armor resembling a hedgehog, with even his straight sword covered in spikes, was pointing it at Constantine.

"You owe her; you have no right to approach her."

"Kirk, let her rest in peace. Time has erased all traces; Sicksville is gone, even the Black Forest has become Farron..."

The spiked knight, whom Constantine called Kirk, hesitated and lowered his sword.

Seeing this, Constantine directed the knights of Harland beside him to lift up the white spider's corpse.

Unexpectedly, Kirk stopped the group of knights and said to Constantine, "Do it yourself. This is what you owe her."

Constantine said nothing, walked past Kirk who was standing in front of the White Spider, and went to the White Spider's corpse.

Gently stroking the white spider's withered face, Constantine couldn't help but recall the kind girl's parting blessings to each knight who protected her.

With a wave of his hand, Constantine gathered magic and used it to lift the white spider's body, then began to venture deeper into the depths.

Beyond the abyss and mud lies the mountainous architecture within the Ringed City, where the Silver Knight Redo, positioned to the upper left, watches over the group below.

Constantine led the white spider to the edge of the abyss rift where Midir was located, where the sacrificial site of the worshippers of the Church of Felenor was situated, and the forgotten Dragon Hunter Armor was also there.

Fortunately, Ashes had already reclaimed the Iron Dragon Slayer Armor, and now its mission here is to guard Ringed City.

Upon seeing Constantine's arrival, the Iron Dragon Hunter Armor moved on its own, walked up to Constantine, planted its weapon heavily in the ground, and knelt on one knee to welcome its former and current master.

The muffled thud of the towering armor, several meters tall, attracted the attention of the students, but the teachers and others who were supposed to be explaining things to them were now all focused on Constantine.

Reluctantly, Geralt had no choice but to explain the origin of the armor to the group of students following behind them.

"Has Constantine ever told you the fallacy of the strongest mage?"

Upon hearing about the strongest mage, the students nodded in agreement, and some excited students even took out paper and pen to draw the design of the Dragon Hunter Armor, preparing to have one made for themselves when they returned to Earth.

"Although this armor is somewhat crudely made, it is a relic of an ancient dragon hunter. After Constantine subdued it, he always used it as his trump card. Imagine using such a huge and powerful creature as protection. Constantine releases magic from inside the armor, and no one can defeat him head-on. This is the path to Constantine becoming the strongest mage."

Geralt's introduction, compared to Constantine's teaching theories, and the sight of the massive armor resembling a Titan appearing before them, truly left a deep impression on the students.

Just as some people were about to continue questioning the hunter representative who would introduce them, Constantine led the white spider to Ferrenor's prayer room.

Geralt's expression instantly turned sour. Not knowing the hunter's relationship with the deceased, the others dared not disturb him.

The chapel of Ferrenor faces the main street of the Ringed City. From the street, you can see Ferrenor Church on one side and the dome of the chapel on the other.

This place is also guarded by the Iron-Smelting Dragon Armor, which is equivalent to guarding the deceased in place of its master.

The white spider's body was placed in a pre-prepared coffin, and only Constantine and Kirk were present to bid farewell to the white spider who had once given them warmth.

The rest of the people were kept outside the prayer hall by Geralt, who stood guard at the entrance, watching the coffin slowly sink into the abyss.

After an unknown amount of time, Constantine and Kirk emerged from the prayer hall.

The two faced each other at the doorway. Kirk's fully enclosed armor concealed his facial expression, but both stopped in their tracks at the same time.

"Kirk, if you'd like, you can also go to Rosalia; she needs you now."

However, Kirk simply shook his head, said nothing, and walked towards Constantine.

As he approached Constantine, Kirk plunged his needle-like straight sword into Constantine's chest.

With both hands braced against the straight sword, Kirk thrust Constantine through the blade, his voice icy.

"This is what you owe her, Ashes..."

Chapter 140: Mutation

Those in the distance only saw Kirk and Constantine emerge from the prayer hall, and then Kirk stabbed Constantine.

At the moment Kirk made his move, Orbeck and the others were already prepared to stop him, but Geralt's gaze stopped them.

Perhaps to appease Kirk, or perhaps to atone for his past sins, Constantine accepted the sword.

However, the moment the event unfolded, a riot broke out among the trainees, as Wanda was provoked by seeing Constantine being stabbed by Kirk.

To the others, Wanda was enveloped in blue-black energy, and her eyes had turned pure black. The blue-black energy lifted Wanda into the sky.

Flying through the sky, Wanda's tone turned icy: "How dare you do such a heinous thing!!!"