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Chapter 245: Powerful Reinforcements for Both Sides (Make-Up for the Previous Day)
Chapter 245: Powerful Reinforcements for Both Sides (Make-Up for the Previous Day)
The next morning at seven o'clock.
Tina, as usual, set out from the Unicorn Barracks, leading a convoy of over a dozen wagons loaded with supplies to Oran City, supporting the parade within the city.
Accompanying Tina were Su Yu, Fiona, and a dozen Unicorn Knights.
Everyone chatted and laughed as they rode their mounts along the wide gravel road, escorting the convoy.
However, Tina and Su Yu remained vigilant throughout the journey.
The mayor was likely to arrive soon with his forces, and they needed to be prepared.
Sure enough.
As the convoy approached the halfway point, just 5 kilometers away from Oran City, a cluster of over a dozen "black dots" appeared in the southern sky.
"They're here!" Tina's expression turned serious.
She first cast "Tina Garcia's Blessing" on Su Yu, then leaped from her unicorn, Anna, and soared into the sky.
"Everyone, stay alert!" Tina ordered the Unicorn Knights.
"Understood, Commander!" Fiona and the dozen Unicorn Knights quickly dispersed around the convoy, forming a protective barrier.
...
Su Yu summoned Tima back to the card and flew up to join Tina in the sky.
He gently squeezed Tina's hand, which had grown cold from tension, and reassured her, "Don't worry, I'm here."
"Okay." Feeling the warmth of Su Yu's hand, Tina's anxiety eased slightly.
The "black dots" drew closer.
Soon, Fiona and the Unicorn Knights below could clearly see who these high-ranking figures were.
Leading the group was Mayor Claude Stravinsky.
On either side of the mayor were former Commander Gracie Windsor and Oran City's Magic Guild President Frank Jean.
Behind these three Saint Domain experts, nine 5th-rank experts from the mayor's office closely followed.
Over a dozen powerful figures rapidly approached Tina and Su Yu.
"Aunt, what are you doing?" Fiona asked, her voice trembling.
Seeing the formation, she had already guessed what the mayor intended to do. They wouldn't be thinking of... killing the commander, would they?
Gracie, spotting her niece below, snapped coldly, "Fiona, take the knights and leave now, return to the barracks!"
"But—"
Before Fiona could finish, Tina had already pulled a white gemstone ring from her spatial ring.
This ring was given to her by the guardian deity Kevin Plantagenet and could teleport her to a safe location when used.
Tina held the ring out, her eyes cold as she stared at Mayor Claude, "Mayor, what are you planning?"
Claude remained silent.
He recognized the ring in Tina's hand.
In Apshi City, Tina had used this ring to force Sivan to retreat during a teleportation.
But Claude was undeterred, as he had already devised a countermeasure for the ring.
With 300 meters still separating him from Tina and Su Yu, Claude raised his voice, "Master Antonidas, it's your turn to act!"
"No problem!"
A hoarse voice echoed from far away.
In an instant, a bright white [Spatial Rune] appeared between Tina and the mayor, 150 meters from each of them.
"Space Lock!" Antonidas' voice rang out again.
As he spoke, the [Spatial Rune] exploded, and a silvery-white light rapidly expanded, covering a 5-kilometer radius.
"What is this?!" Tina exclaimed.
She also noticed that her white gemstone ring had lost its luster under the silvery-white light.
"This is a spatial lockdown," Antonidas' voice echoed. "Within a five-kilometer radius, no one can use any teleportation spells. Isn't that interesting?"
At the same time, Antonidas, dressed in a light blue robe, appeared at the site of the [Spatial Rune] explosion.
He removed his wizard hat and bowed to Su Yu. "Lord Counterstar, we meet again!"
"It's you, Antonidas!" Su Yu's pupils narrowed.
Antonidas was the Holy Domain spatial mage from the 25th ring of the Princess Line, [Desperate Escape], who used [Mass Teleport] to transport the princess's ship to the shore.
Su Yu never expected that the "powerful ally" Claude mentioned would be him!
"Ha ha!" City Lord Claude laughed, his voice full of arrogance. "Tina Garcia, Master Antonidas has a special way to seal the space. How about it? Can't summon your Guardian's avatar now, can you?"
Tina glanced at the white gemstone ring on her hand, which had lost its luster, and instinctively tightened her grip on Su Yu's hand.
"Thank goodness Counterstar knew about their plan in advance. Otherwise, we would have been in grave danger today," Tina's heart raced.
Su Yu remained calm.
He looked at Claude, a hint of disdain in his eyes. "Claude Strayfe! Antonidas is a powerful mage from the Lain Empire, and he once attacked the princess in Kashi Town. By inviting him here, you are committing treason!"
The faces of Gracie and Frank, who were standing beside Claude, turned grim.
Antonidas' appearance made them realize they had been duped!
They had thought Claude was trying to protect the interests of the Orlan City nobility by killing Tina.
Now they understood that Claude had no such intentions; he was a traitor!
And they had been dragged into his scheme.
"Ha ha!" Claude laughed again, his voice echoing. "Treason? In two months, there will be no more 'Golden Rose' nation. How can there be treason?"
He glanced at the others. "Gracie, Frank, Master Antonidas, let's act together and quickly take down Tina Garcia. And don't spare her companion, Counterstar, either!"
With that, Claude raised his greatsword, brown rage enveloping his body as he charged toward Tina.
Gracie and Frank exchanged a glance, seeing the same helplessness in each other's eyes.
If they joined Claude in attacking Tina, they would be traitors. If they didn't, they would be killed by Antonidas after he dealt with Tina.
After a moment of complex deliberation, they decided it was better to stay on Claude's ship.
Gracie drew her one-handed sword, and Frank began to chant a spell, both aiming for Tina.
Antonidas also locked onto Su Yu, casting a control spell to prevent him from escaping.
Just as the situation reached a critical point, a blinding light suddenly appeared in the distant eastern sky!
In an instant, a petite red-haired woman dashed to the center of the battlefield like a bolt of lightning.
With a wave of her hand, a massive ice wall appeared, blocking Tina and Su Yu.
Frank's fifth-tier spell, [Dancing Flame Burst], had already been cast.
But it shattered upon impact with the ice wall, which remained unscathed.
Gracie and City Lord Claude, caught off guard, crashed into the ice wall with their physical bodies.
However, their collision did little more than chip off some ice.
Antonidas' face turned pale.
He recognized the newcomer—none other than Princess Eliza!
The princess, now augmented by her Guardian's avatar, had reached the peak of the seventh tier. This was going to be a major problem!
(End of Chapter)
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