As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

The city lord then gave a few instructions to one of the officials beside him before turning around and leaving with him.

After a while, the city lord returned.

"Pass down the order to calm the residents down. His Majesty already has a solution for Bessemor."

"Lord, what's the plan?"

The official asked curiously.

“I’m not sure either, but they said they’ll handle Beshmore. They told us not to worry.”

"But how did His Majesty know that we had encountered Besemore?"

Upon hearing the official's question, the city lord suddenly realized the problem.

Could it be...?

"Even if there are indeed surveillance agents sent by His Majesty in the city, there's nothing we can say. We should just do our own thing."

The city lord sighed, but he was still a little flustered. Although he had not done anything wrong, he was afraid of being accused of something.

But now that the die is cast, regardless of whether he did anything wrong in the past, now that he knows he's being watched, he has to behave himself. Hopefully, the person watching him will be fair and impartial.

Immediately, the city lord went up to the city wall and took a magic megaphone from his subordinates.

"Everyone, please calm down. Our great Emperor Ivan has just sent me a message. You no longer need to worry about the threat of Besemora. Soon, His Majesty will be able to help us deal with Besemora. So, you can go back with peace of mind."

The city lord's sudden words left the fleeing residents completely bewildered.

"Lord City Lord, are you telling the truth?"

Suddenly, a man who looked to be of some status asked him loudly.

"That's right, of course it's true. However, I can't tell you the specific method. They didn't tell me. So, if you believe His Majesty, go back. If you don't believe him, you can still go to the evacuation team arranged outside the city."

At this point, the city lord glanced down. Clearly, for ordinary residents, trust and distrust were irrelevant; survival was the most important thing. Therefore, the city lord continued:

"However, if you go outside the city now, everything you have in the city will be confiscated by the state."

With this order issued, the people who had been pushing and shoving to leave the city suddenly fell silent. There was no other way; after all, the situation had been urgent, and everyone had only taken their most important belongings, leaving a large portion of their wealth behind in the city.

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much. What His Majesty has done over the years, I think you all know very well. Since it is His Majesty who says it, how could it be false?"

The city lord's words instantly made some people who were reluctant to part with their property waver.

"Yes! Since it is a promise made by His Majesty, what reason do we have not to believe it? Think about what His Majesty has done for us these past few years. Lord City Lord, I believe in you. I will go back now!"

Suddenly, a man in the crowd shouted loudly and reacted accordingly.

As soon as the man responded, a large number of people followed suit. Some of these people were genuinely persuaded, while others were reluctant to part with their property and harbored wishful thinking.

A large portion of these were the city's nobles. They were arguably the group most severely harmed by Ivan in recent years. However, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; they were still nobles and still enjoyed many privileges. If they were to leave the city now, not only would Leopold be unable to save his life, but all his wealth would vanish the moment he left. Although he could live under someone else's roof, it was certainly not a good thing.

This was intolerable to a large portion of the nobility, who had left without a care in the world because they had already accepted that Leopold would be destroyed. They even believed that if Leopold survived, they would still be nobles upon their return.

However, now that this order has been issued, if you leave the city, you have to destroy it. That would be fine, but what if you don't destroy it?

However, apart from a large number of people who turned back immediately, a considerable number remained at the city gate. These people were the kind who couldn't bear to part with their property and were afraid that the empire was unreliable.

The city lord ignored this group of people. He then ordered those around him to go outside the city to inform the residents who had already fled to wait. To prevent future disputes, he also instructed his subordinates to separate those who had already left the city from those who would leave later.

Looking at the residents still piled up below, the city lord couldn't help but sigh and say:

"I hope Your Majesty truly has a way to resolve Bessiemor."

After sighing, the city lord turned to the person next to him and asked.

"Have you heard anything from the commander and the general?"

The person next to him who was being asked the question shook his head.

"Lord, they haven't sent any message yet, could it be...?"

"Lord, intercept the message from the troops!"

Just then, someone ran up to the city lord and said this to him.

"What news? Has Besemore been killed?"

The group admin turned around and quickly asked, "If this is the news, then there's nothing to worry about anymore."

However, while the hope is good, the reality is cruel.

"Lord, news from the front lines indicates a failure. Although Behemoth was wounded, it wasn't fatally injured, and Behemoth is still advancing this way."

"Did it fail? Never mind. Now send the message back to the front lines and tell them to withdraw immediately. His Majesty has a way to deal with Bessiere, so they don't need to worry."

"I understand."

At this moment, in a military off-road vehicle, the regimental commander received a message from Leopold. What he couldn't understand was why His Majesty knew about what was happening here. Moreover, he didn't understand that His Majesty was currently in distant Leander, and even His Majesty couldn't possibly be of any concern regarding what was happening here.

However, since His Majesty has said so, he, as a subordinate, naturally has no reason to doubt it.

but......

Lionel looked out the window and saw that the troops surrounding him were all covered in wounds. Moreover, they had suffered a defeat before, and it would be difficult for them to fight another battle.

At that moment, Lionel suddenly noticed a mech that was different from the others.

"Yes, that's... Abigail... I thought she had already gone back, but I didn't expect her to still be waiting for us."

At this moment, Lionel couldn't help but wonder if the outcome would have been different if Abigail had participated in the battle. Or perhaps Abigail would have brought about some miracle for him, just like many times before.

He then shook his head vigorously, feeling ashamed that he had such thoughts.

“What am I thinking? Even if Abigail is a genius, she’s just a 12-year-old girl. How can I place my hopes on her?”

Logically speaking, Lionel's thinking was perfectly reasonable; anyone in that situation would likely have thought the same way. However, it was precisely because of this way of thinking that he missed his chance for victory.

Actually, Abigail had intended to join the battle before it started. Given her personality, if she joined the battle, she might just take down Bessiere in a flash if she got angry. However, Lionel, based on this logic, placed Abigail in a safe place.

Under such circumstances, Abigail has no obligation to help them win this battle.

Was this decision wrong? In a broad sense, it was indeed wrong, but in a narrow sense, it wasn't wrong either. Protecting Abigail, who was more valuable to the Empire, was simply what he, as the commander, should do.

This is simply a limitation of humankind.

Fortunately, Lionel was unaware of this, and Abigail had no interest in spreading the news. As long as she was happy, Abigail didn't care what others thought.

After a 10-minute journey, the troops returned to Leopold.

The city lord waited at the city gate.

"Sorry, we were a bit arrogant. We should have known that legendary creatures wouldn't be so easy to deal with."

"Don't blame yourself, Commander. This time it wasn't your fault. Besides, you were doing this for the residents of the city. I think the residents will remember your contribution."

Lionel smiled but offered no comment. However, the commander beside him approached and spoke to the city lord.

“I’m telling you, stop trying to fool us with these words. Don’t we know what really happened? Perhaps if Leopold were destroyed in this disaster and we did our best to hold off Bessiere, the residents might remember that. But they won’t remember us now. We are the losers, that’s for sure, so there’s no need to comfort us.”

The city lord wasn't angry at the commander's direct denial, after all, the two had known each other for quite some time and he was familiar with the commander's personality.

"So, what exactly happened? Didn't you say that your modified magic cannon could even penetrate the armored beast's defenses? Why didn't it defeat Bessiere?"

"Who could have imagined? Behemoth is so powerful. Unlike the armored beast, which always relies on its strong defense to passively defend, Behemoth will take the initiative to attack. Although its attack did not completely block the Starlight Explosion Cannon, it still withstood most of the power. In the end, when it crashed into Behemoth, it only injured it."

The commander said with some helplessness, "I was right there in the artillery camp at the time, and I saw the whole battle clearly."

"By the way, Lord City Lord, you just said that His Majesty sent you a message saying that Bessemor could be dealt with. What exactly is going on?"

At this moment, Lionel asked the city lord.

"I'm not entirely clear on this matter either. All I know is that this message came directly from Leander, so there's absolutely no mistake about it."

"Let's hope so. Behemoth will arrive in Leopold in about 20 minutes. In the meantime, let's organize our defenses."

Speaking of which, Abigail also knew about the Emperor's promise to resolve the Behemoth issue.

However, what intrigued her was how this emperor, who was suspected to be a time traveler, would deal with Behemoth. Would he personally come and smash him to pieces? For a powerful time traveler, such a thing wouldn't seem like a difficult task.

Of course, this applies to relatively successful transmigrators. Abigail didn't know what kind of cheat codes this Emperor Ivan the Great possessed. However, judging from his promise to deal with Bessiere, his cheat codes must have already surpassed this world in terms of combat power.

This thought made Abigail even more interested in the emperor.

Anyway, once things are resolved here, she will head to Leander, and the emperor himself will receive her, so she can continue to openly play dumb while secretly plotting her advantage.

However, what Abigail didn't know was that her identity had already been exposed. Although the other party's guess was not accurate, at least, her plan to play dumb and take advantage of others was no longer possible.

Time slowly passed, and Bessiere's figure appeared in front of Leopold.

At this time, the emotions of the city's residents became very unstable. Many people who originally wanted to stay in the city could not withstand the pressure and ran to the outside of the city. Of course, there were also some people who either truly believed in the empire or were so-called misers.

Of course, no soldiers deserted, and Leopold's officials were also forced to remain in the city.

With Behemoth expected to arrive in Leopold in no more than a minute, the city lord was extremely anxious.

"Your Majesty, whatever your methods may be, if you don't use them soon, Leopold will be in danger!"

As if hearing the city lord's words, suddenly, a dazzling light descended from the sky. This light was extremely thick and completely enveloped Bessiere.

At that moment, a heat wave swept from Behemoth toward Leopold.

Meanwhile, to the astonishment of countless people, Bessemor turned into ashes.

Chapter 203 Ivan

Behemoth was thus easily dealt with, a change that left everyone with a sense of unreality.

Even Abigail was somewhat surprised by such an attack.

"What was that just now? It disappeared in a flash."

So Abigail decided to find out where the attack came from.

First, judging from the direction of the attack, the source of the attack must be high in the sky above this location.

Abigail then teleported and appeared thousands of meters in the air.

The view here is vast, stretching for miles, but Abigail didn't see what she was looking for. There was nothing but clouds, nothing at all. If there was anything else, it was only the birds flying in the sky.

Of course, besides these unseen things, Abigail could also sense the trajectory of energy, which extended downwards from above, so the main body of the attack should still be above.

And just like that, Abigail broke the sound barrier, instantly increasing her speed to several times the speed of sound.

And so, Abigail flew from an altitude of thousands of meters all the way up to an altitude of 30 meters.