However, Locke City is no longer the small third-tier city of the Federation it was a few years ago. Now, it is guarded by two powerful figures, Emery and Julia, and has a powerful intelligence system. It is extremely difficult to infiltrate Locke City and cause damage, even more difficult than infiltrating Sphinx.
If you want to cause trouble in Locke City, you must first lure away Emerald and Julia, or at least one of them.
That's probably what Nayudanda was thinking, so she wanted to find a way to kill one of Amelite's close friends and use the spell "Destined Death" to lure Amelite away from her investigation.
As for why Judy was the one shot, the reason is also related to "Destined Death".
【Predestined Death】This spell is very powerful. It can make people die in a bizarre way, like in the movie "Final Destination", and leave no trace.
However, this spell has limitations: the target must have a possibility of dying. It can only turn a very small possibility into a 100% possibility, but it is ineffective against targets with a zero possibility of dying.
Of course, the greater the likelihood of the target dying, the easier it is to cast this spell.
Meanwhile, Amelie's friends and family members either had powerful protectors around them or were doing jobs with very low risk, making it very unlikely that they would die from an accident.
Judy, as the commander of the demon tide suppression force, faced the greatest risk of death, which is why she ultimately became Nayudanda's target.
After the [Destined Death] spell failed on Judy, even if Nayudanda was stupid, she should have realized that Emerald was her nemesis. Therefore, the international portal in Locke City has been operating smoothly so far, and Nayudanda must be avoiding Emerald, and may even have abandoned the plan.
But given Amelie's cautious nature, she certainly wouldn't want to be on guard against thieves for a thousand days, because Nayudanda's magic was indeed troublesome, and she didn't want anyone around her to experience another "destined death."
Therefore, Emerald intends to proactively create an opportunity for Nayudanda to step forward.
It's safer to completely eliminate someone with such dangerous abilities.
. . . . .
As a princess of the kingdom, even with the many well-known tourist attractions around Locke City, there's definitely not enough for Tian Gonglin to enjoy.
Naturally, Rin Amamiya suggested that she wanted to visit other states in the Federation, such as Sphinx, a megacity where even the sky is full of buildings.
As the older sister, Amelie naturally wouldn't refuse and readily agreed, even bringing along the girls around her, saying they wanted to go on vacation together and enjoy some time. Employees of Blue Star Films and Melson Entertainment also received the corresponding notifications and work arrangements.
Soon, Amelie and Julia both left Locke City. They accompanied Rin Amamiya to Sphinx for several days and were spotted by people all over the Federation.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The Shangying delegation, which had come to the Allen Federation with Amamiya Rin, had completed its work and was preparing to return to Shangying Country.
According to the plan, Rin Amamiya was supposed to go back with them, but the princess changed the plan by saying, "I'm having a lot of fun with my sister, and I haven't had enough fun yet. You guys go back first."
Considering that Rin Amamiya is also a young lady with the Melson bloodline in the Allen Federation, and that Amelie is always by her side, there is no need to worry about her safety. After thinking it over, the leader of the Shangying Kingdom delegation agreed to Rin Amamiya's proposal and planned to take the delegation back to the country first, leaving only Rin Amamiya's guards in Locke City to wait for the princess to finish her fun.
The delegation's journey from Sphinxt back to Locke by airship was public knowledge, and it was impossible for anyone to fake it.
The fact that Emery and the girls around her were constantly spotted by passersby throughout the Federation is indeed reliable information and cannot be wrong.
This gave Nayudanda, who had already given up on attacking the portal, a renewed idea.
As the chief astrologer of the Elven Royal Court and a powerful figure who had participated in that war, Nayudanda was still quite proud. She was only wary of Amelie and Julia, and didn't take the Federation guards who were guarding the portal seriously at all.
Now that Emerald and Julia are both out of Locke City, and the delegation from Shangying Kingdom is about to return home through the portal... perhaps we should give it a try?
Of course, through the fact that "Destined Death" failed to work on Judy, Nayudanda already knew that Emerald was her nemesis, and all her divinations and attempts to interfere with Emerald's fate were ineffective.
But Nayudanda has other ways to divine whether the plan is feasible.
She performed a divination on herself, and she saw her triumphant laughter after her success, the panic of humans at the site of the portal explosion, and the diplomatic crisis between the Federation and Shangying Kingdom... It seemed that everything would go very smoothly.
But is that really the case?
Still feeling uneasy, Nayudanda performed several more divinations on herself. After confirming that the futures she saw were all roughly the same and that she had no sense of danger whatsoever, she finally made up her mind to take matters into her own hands and do this herself.
Because of the previous mishaps of Viliana and Idris, Nayudanda realized that it was not so easy to cause trouble in the human kingdoms, especially big trouble. Sending the younger generation of elven mages to fight would only be a waste of their lives. In critical moments, reliable and powerful people had to step in.
Nayudanda had already planned how she would boast about her achievements to her friends when she returned to the elven kingdom.
In order to remain infiltrated in Locke City, Nayudanda went to great lengths.
For example, at this moment, she was wearing a tulle dress in the style of a dancer, sitting between two male guests, serving drinks and working as a sex worker.
There was no other way; it wasn't that the chief astrologer had also fallen into depravity, but rather that the best place for elves to conceal their identities in Locke City was through the various brothels. These brothels generally only considered the quality of the elves who came to work, not their origins, and to avoid infringing on the privacy of some distinguished customers, many brothels had small rooms that couldn't be seen by the city's surveillance system.
During this time, Nayudanda disguised herself as a working elf and hid in a brothel, secretly waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble.
This method proved to be very effective. Even Emerald hadn't expected that a powerful mage of Machira's caliber would disguise herself as a prostitute to serve ordinary customers... Perhaps only an elf with absolutely no shame when it comes to pleasure could do something like this.
Relying on her powerful magic and elven skills, Nayudanda quickly put the two guests who had requested her services into a deep sleep in the room, looking utterly exhausted.
She herself took off her dancer-style tulle dress, put on a robe with starry patterns, took out her wand, and began to get down to business.
At this moment, the delegation from Shangying Kingdom had arrived at the portal and were exchanging polite words with the officials from the federal government who had come to see them off. They would enter the portal in a few minutes.
Just before taking action, Nayudanda contacted her informant again to confirm that Amelie was currently on a beautiful beach thousands of kilometers away, enjoying cherries and sunbathing with her arms around two women, and could not possibly be in Locke City.
Just as Amelie has developed many informants in the elven kingdom, it is normal that there will be people within the Federation who cannot resist the temptation of elven beauties and choose to become traitors. It is these traitors who have been helping Nayudanda keep an eye on Amelie's group.
Based on Emerald's current location, even if the humans of the Allen Federation had mastered teleportation magic, it would still take Emerald at least half a minute to get back to Locke City after the incident. And that half a minute would be enough for Nayudanda to drift away after the attack.
Even Nayudanda's usually keen sense of danger failed to deliver any warning.
No problem, we can do it.
Having finally made up her mind, Nayudanda left the brothel without hesitation, dressed in a magnificent robe and carrying an exquisite wand, heading towards the location of the portal.
With her magical prowess, as long as there is no interference, it would be easy for her to slightly interfere with the future after the portal is activated, causing it to malfunction and explode. Even if an investigation were to take place, it would only lead to various accidents, just like the case where Judy was framed.
After concealing herself with disguise magic, Nayudanda patiently waited for the Shangying Kingdom delegation to enter the portal and for the portal to activate.
"I've heard that you can see the future quite clearly through astrology, and even use magic to interfere with the future and fate... So, can you see that you will die today?"
A pleasant voice suddenly rang in Nayudanda's ear, making her shudder and her sphincter muscles tighten.
Because this is the last thing she wants to hear right now.
How did she get here? Wasn't she on a beach a thousand kilometers away?
Nayudanda screamed inwardly, showing no intention of replying, and immediately unleashed all her magic power in an attempt to break through the encirclement.
This is, after all, near the portal, and Locke City is right next to it.
Nayudanda didn't believe that Emeryte would dare to fight her with all her might here. Even if she were killed, everyone in Locke City would be killed with her.
"Since you're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
The melodious sound rang out again, like a gentle breeze, or like the death knell.
To Nayudanda's surprise and even horror, she discovered that although she had just unleashed magic powerful enough to wipe out an entire city block in an instant, the magic vanished as quickly as ice melting in an oven when it left her body less than 3 meters away.
The only thing that can counteract a burst of magic is magic itself, of course. But the problem is that Nayudanda finds herself unable to understand how Emeryte is now using magic.
This is really scary.
Amidst her fear, Nayudanda also felt a deep sense of jealousy.
She had long ago discovered that most individuals of the human race were weak and no match for the elves, whose entire race possessed magical talent. All humans in ancient times could only serve as slaves to the elves.
However, there are also geniuses among humans whose talents are beyond imagination, and each time such a genius is born, human civilization can leapfrog forward.
Without a doubt, Ameliete is such a genius, because the way she uses magic is beyond the comprehension of even elves who are the creators of magic, let alone powerful elves like the chief astrologer of the royal court who are well-versed in all things.
...I am no match for her, I will die!
Nayudanda's intuition finally issued a belated warning, but what good was it now?
She had no desire to fight and only wanted to break through and escape through violent outburst, but that strange power kept surrounding her, preventing her from unleashing any of her magic.
As for why Emerald, who should have been thousands of kilometers away, suddenly appeared, Nayudanda actually understood the moment she saw Emerald.
Her astrology allows her to see everything, but it is ineffective on Emerald, meaning that all the information she previously possessed was likely false.
She should have given up on this mission and returned to the Elven race sooner, but her unwillingness to give up made her disguise herself and hide in wait for an opportunity, only to be met with a trap.
What else can we do?
Give it your all!
"Don't underestimate me, Emerald Melson!"
Nayudanda finally spoke:
"I am the foremost elven astrologer, capable of seeing into the future! I dodged countless deadly traps during the war, let alone your mere snare! I will not die today! I see no possibility of my death in the future!"
"No, you will die today."
Emerald also emerged from the shadows. Unlike Nayudanda, who was fully armed, Emerald was still wearing a swimsuit, and there was fruit juice left on the corner of her mouth, as if she had really been enjoying a vacation on the beach not long ago.
Her attitude was relaxed, as if she were about to kill not a veteran powerhouse, but rather crush a stranded nobody.
“I have not studied any prophetic magic or astrology, but I can assure you that you will die here today; this is your only future.”
"Humph!"
Nayudanda didn't say anything more, she just stood there staring at Amelie, holding a wand but showing no intention of casting a spell.
Amelie didn't launch any attack either; she just stood there watching, her bright golden eyes fixed on Nayudanda with a smile.
. . . . .
"What are those two doing? Can you even understand what they're doing?"
Nayudanda's first burst of magical power alarmed quite a few people.
Although it was eliminated by Emerald without causing much damage, Locke City still took swift action.
At this time, the delegation from Shangying Kingdom and the officials from the federal government who came to see them off were all transferred to a safe place and personally protected by Yulia. Nearby residents and passersby were also quickly evacuated.
Many other powerful figures from the Federation nearby sensed the burst of magical energy and put aside their tasks to watch the spectacle, and the number of onlookers continued to grow.
The exact strength of Emerald is currently the most intriguing topic among the powerful figures of the Allen Federation.
Previously, everyone only knew that Emery was a genius who broke records and became the youngest Fusion-stage mage in the Allen Federation, but that was all.
After all, there are more than 70 active Fusion-stage mages in the Allen Federation. Emery has only recently broken through and is still very young, so she shouldn't be very strong.
Until recently, there was the battle between Emerald Strait and Machira.
At that time, Emery used a surprising tactic, ending what should have been a long battle between powerful figures in a very short time, leaving many powerful figures who sensed the burst of magic unable to witness the spectacle.
Judging from Machira's various statements after returning to the sea, it is highly likely that Emerald Strait was won in the battle.
But how is that possible?
How old is Emerald this year? Machira is over a thousand years old, and the title of the strongest merfolk is well-deserved. How could the battle result be like this?
Therefore, after that battle, many people believed that Emeryte had used some kind of strategy, or even a sneak attack, plus a two-on-one fight with Yulia, to defeat Machira.
Until the story of Judy's plea for help also came to light.
It's important to understand that Emerald saved not just Judy, but Judy's entire army, which had been nearly wiped out.
Although the ancient dragon-level monster that the unit was facing at the time was not particularly strong, Emerald's method of instantly killing it and her feat of resurrecting fallen soldiers were simply too unbelievable.
This has made many knowledgeable experts very curious about Emerald's strength. After sensing that some foolish idiots were causing trouble in Locke City, they immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over to watch the show, afraid of missing out on another good show.
But what do they see now?
Amérite and Neydanda were just standing there glaring at each other after exchanging a few words? Neither of them used any magic, only strange magical fluctuations surrounded them?
Apart from two elderly gentlemen from the Lohid Magic Academy who looked thoughtful, the rest of the powerful onlookers were completely bewildered and couldn't understand it at all.
But just as a few powerful individuals who were on good terms with each other were about to discuss and complain, something even more baffling happened.
"puff!"
Nayudanda, who had stood there motionless, staring at Emerald for about half an hour, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, followed by a grotesque laugh:
"You won."
She collapsed immediately afterward, her life force vanishing completely within a few breaths, and her once beautiful body turned into withered bones, dissipating with the wind.
! ! ?
Chapter 296 also cleared up the only slightly dark part.
"What happened?"
"The battle is over already?? Are you kidding me?"
"That must be the chief astrologer of the Elven Royal Court, right? She's a veteran powerhouse with a reputation spanning hundreds of years, and she even participated in that war. Her strength should definitely be no less than that of the mermaid commander from before. How could she just die like that? Could she have been putting on an act with Miss Melson to play a trick on us?"
"No, she is indeed dead, a natural death from old age... Only a spirit that dies in this way will turn into withered bones and vanish with the wind, leaving no corpse behind."
"But how is that possible? That was a great mage of the Elven race. If he hadn't been killed, he could have lived for tens of thousands of years without any problem. Didn't our magic warships bombard and kill several high-ranking ancient elves back then?"
Even the most experienced fusion-stage mages were dumbfounded and couldn't help but start discussing it.
Many of them felt that they were outdated. They had only spent a few years in seclusion or adventuring in the wilderness. How could they not understand the fighting of young people?
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