The Villain Saint is my secondary account

An hour later, the team set off again.

Under Serendra's direction, the group formed a long line and traversed the woods to reach a hilltop.

In the distance, one can see the towering spires of the main city of Blue Mane Bay, but they are soon shrouded in a rising turquoise barrier, and several thick plumes of smoke pierce the sky.

The merfolk army arrived at Blue Mane Bay earlier than expected. Since the protective barrier had already been raised, it meant that the siege had begun there.

"May the loving Earth Goddess bless the people of Blue Mane Bay."

Serendra stood atop the hill, gazing at the besieged city in the distance, her hands forming a triangle as she whispered a prayer.

"They'll be alright."

Beside him, Commander Sivirif, whose chest was wrapped in bandages, gently comforted him.

After a day and a night, Severif and Professor Rhodes finally woke up, which greatly helped the teaching staff.

Ye Xiao asked Professor Rhodes about the situation they had encountered in the tower and was told that they had met an extremely powerful opponent, a man with jet-black curly hair.

"But I don't quite understand why he didn't kill us... To be honest, even if the three of us, including Van Delian and Commander Sivirif, joined forces, we were no match for him."

Rod recalled.

"Um……"

Ye Xiao didn't believe it was just a coincidence that the enemy had a change of heart, but neither Rhodes, nor Sivirif, nor Vandrian showed any signs of being infected or mind-controlled.

He even had Greta examine the three people's fate lines, and they all appeared normal.

However, Greta had never met Vanderrian and Severif before. This could only be described as a normal fate line that ordinary people from the natives of another world would have, but it is impossible to determine whether there have been any changes before and after.

Therefore, Ye Xiao could only suppress his suspicions about the three for the time being. On the other hand, the group of several hundred students was too large, and could stretch out into a long line on the rugged mountain road.

If we lose two more teachers, we will be severely short-handed.

……

On the mountain, the troops headed north towards Crow Pass, while in the city of Blue Mane Bay, just as Serendra had predicted, war raged.

The outbreak of the Black Serpent Infection plunged the city streets into chaos, while the outer guards were unleashing arrows and magic-powered projectiles at the seemingly endless tide of sea monsters below the city walls.

The members of this merman army were less mermen and more a hodgepodge of mutated sea monsters.

The heavily armored giant crab, leading broods of four-limbed fish monsters, crashed into the solid city wall like a chariot. Behind it, rows of giant lobsters spewed highly corrosive water jets from their mouthparts, constantly bombarding the magical barrier covering the city wall.

At this moment, Legion Commander Lenas, who was on the city wall, glanced over and recognized the strange monsters. However, upon closer inspection, she could see that they were all different from what she remembered.

Some force twisted and manipulated these sea monsters, turning them into organized war machines.

"Commander Lenas, thanks to you... otherwise, I can't even imagine how I would fight against these demons and monsters on my own."

Nearby, Count Sodos, the lord of Bluemane Bay, was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

"..."

Despite the count's praise, Lenas's furrowed brows did not relax at all.

"Right now, they're just using cannon fodder to wear down our city's defenses. Who knows how many nests of these sea monsters they're hiding underwater? But the magic crystals that supply the barrier and magic cannons are ultimately limited."

"Also, how are the teams organizing the citizens' evacuation going?"

"We are still working hard to prepare, but you know how difficult it is, sir."

Sodos clenched his handkerchief. "The Black Snake Disease is really hard to contain. Those eerie black snakes are everywhere in the neighborhood and can't be cleaned up at all."

"There have been several outbreaks of infection among the crowd at the West Gate, and many injured guards have also begun to show similar symptoms."

"Currently, only the priests of the Earth Sanctuary can barely detect and suppress the latent Black Snake Disease, but this is far from enough for hundreds of thousands of citizens."

With internal and external troubles erupting simultaneously, Lena would never believe there was no prior planning.

The enemy hasn't even shown its true fangs yet, and the cannon fodder army composed of mutated monsters alone already makes the situation quite dire.

Therefore, Lenas understood that Bluemane Bay was highly unlikely to receive support from other major cities. Although they were very unwilling, they could only prepare to retreat.

Of course, such a large main city cannot be abandoned so easily. How long it can hold out depends on fate.

……

At this very moment, at Haiya Academy.

In a small villa in the accommodation area on the mountainside, Su Xiyun was all alone, leaning on the railing outside the balcony, looking at the long line of students and teachers leaving the academy at the foot of the mountain, her face full of worry.

She was somewhat worried about Ye Xiao's situation, because she saw that the direction the enemy was coming from was the forest where the academy was conducting field trials.

Invisible ripples suddenly spread around her, and a silver-haired girl wearing a black cloak emerged from them.

"Let's go back to Loren first."

Ella took Susie Yun's arm and said.

She naturally couldn't leave Su Qianyun alone in the academy, so she came to pick Su Qianyun up and also check on the situation in Blue Mane Bay.

"Ye Xiao...I hope nothing's wrong with him."

Susie followed Ella obediently off the balcony, still a little nervous as she asked...

"Don't worry, he'll be fine. I'll protect him."

Ella chuckled and pinched Miss Su's cheek. "Even if he were beaten into mincemeat, I could still pick him up."

"Um... if possible, it's better not to let him get turned into mincemeat..."

As the two were talking, Ella suddenly raised her eyebrows and put a finger to her lips.

"Shhh."

Susie Yun quickly realized what was happening and stopped talking.

They both sensed at the same moment that someone had come to the outside.

The shadow of war loomed over the city, and everyone was rushing to pack their bags and leave the college. There was no reason for anyone to come and visit.

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door. Ella and Susie exchanged a glance, and Ella then took two steps to the side and disappeared into the darkness in the wall.

This is the Phantom Assassin's skill "Stealth". Recently, after Ye Xiao practiced all his magic skills to the Master level and could no longer be directly improved, Ella started practicing the assassin skills that she used to only use for support.

Susie walked to the door, grasped the handle, and opened the door.

But outside the door stood a young man dressed as a professor, with short, curly black hair and listless eyes looking at Su Xiyun.

"Those sisters really know how to boss people around... Oh, excuse me for bothering you, are you Professor Brandon's wife?"

Chapter Sixty-Three: An Unknown Invitation

"Hello……"

Susie looked at the curly-haired man in front of her with suspicion. There was an aura about him that made her feel uncomfortable. "Is there something you need?"

“Miss Samael, please come and see her.”

"Sorry, but I don't know the person you're talking about."

Susie Yun immediately took half a step back.

"Tsk, they really won't leave so easily."

The curly-haired man raised his hand as he spoke.

Just as Su Xiyun became wary, thinking that this guy was going to use some means, she found that he just scratched his head.

"Well, let's put it another way,"

The curly-haired man paused, then said, "She said she wanted to discuss 'Ye Xiao' with you..."

"I go."

"...that matter. Uh, no, ma'am, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Susie Yun agreed so quickly that even the curly-haired man didn't have time to react.

Ella, hidden in the shadows, twitched at the corner of her mouth. She had just taken a step to go out and stop Susie Yun, but it was too late.

"Alright, but actually I don't know who 'Ye Xiao' is either, that guy just told me to say it."

As the curly-haired man spoke, his gaze swept over Susie Yun's shoulder and swept across the room. "Your bodyguard can come along. She probably won't mind if you bring a few more people."

Tsk.

Upon hearing this, Ella, wearing a fox mask, stepped out of the shadows.

Her assassin skill proficiency was indeed too low; the mastery level of stealth was somewhat insufficient in this situation.

However, it should also mislead the other party into thinking that they are just a proficient assassin.

Ella walked over to Susie Yun and gently patted the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry for agreeing so hastily... but everyone is working so hard, and I, I actually want to do something for him too."

Susie realized she might have agreed too readily, so she whispered to Ella, "However... if you feel it's not appropriate, then I'd better decline."

In her words, Susie deliberately omitted how she addressed Ella to avoid revealing her identity.

Ella sighed helplessly, her crimson eyes glancing at the curly-haired man through the holes in her mask.

Although Susie Yun's voice was very soft, the guy on the other end could obviously hear it.

But the man just half-closed his eyes and looked to the side, as if he didn't care about their whispers.

Well……

Ella pondered for a moment.

From her perspective, she was also very curious about what this guy who came to her door and the "Miss Samael" he mentioned wanted to do, and the fact that he directly mentioned the name "Ye Xiao" meant that he knew something.

However, if possible, Ella still didn't want Susie Yun to be in danger, even though she was watching over her. But you never know what might happen.

Seeing that the discussion hadn't reached a conclusion, the curly-haired man added, "If you two are worried about your own safety... Miss Samael can assure you that there will be no safety issues, and even promises to safely escort you out of the city afterwards."

"Of course, these are all Miss Samael's words, not mine. If she goes back on her word, blame her, not me."

Does this guy really intend to give people some good advice...?

Ella didn't know where to begin her comment after hearing this.

Seeing that Ella hadn't made a decision yet, Susie Yun gently pinched the hem of Ella's clothes, feeling a little uneasy.

Ella, meanwhile, pursed her lips in a conflicted manner.

She thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the other party's purpose.

Ella initially wondered if Ye Xiao was planning to take Susie Yun hostage or something, but upon closer examination, she realized that Ye Xiao had little to do with the current war, and threatening Ye Xiao wouldn't affect anything.

Could it be that the company or the Dark Seekers are planning to kidnap or assassinate Ye Xiao's family as revenge for past events?

But if that's the case, why not just take action directly?

The accommodation area is almost empty now that the students and teachers have all left. Ella and Susie haven't shown any real strength, and given the nature of the company or the Dark Shepherds, there's absolutely no need for such formalities as invitations when things can be resolved directly with force.

More importantly, they all realized that Professor Brandon was Ye Xiao. If they really hated him, why not just send the army to take him down?

After a fierce internal struggle, Ella finally nodded gently.

She felt there was more to this than met the eye, and decided it was worth the risk to investigate.

Of course, she would also defend her own concubine to the death.

With Ella's consent, Susie Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the curly-haired man. "Lead the way."

The curly-haired man gave the two of them a meaningful look. It was rather interesting that Professor Brandon's wife ultimately had to consult her servant before making a decision.

However, these minor details are outside of his job duties, so he can just remember them himself and is too lazy to report them.

With a snap of his fingers, a white magic circle covered with obscure incantations suddenly appeared on the ground.

After a quick glance, Ella immediately recognized the ancient script used by the Miracles family on the magic circle.

Susie had seen related texts while searching for the Fountain of Youth at the Samuel's Hermitage, so she recognized it and was slightly surprised.

The next moment, the entire space surged, and a white glow appeared, instantly engulfing them.

The magic dissipated, and suddenly there was no one left at the entrance of the mansion.

……