Chapter 196 - Chapter 196: Chapter 188 Great Fire (1/2)

Chapter 196: Chapter 188 Great Fire

Karl gathered his invisible will high in the sky, feeling the fresh air of the surrounding night. He silently looked down upon Nasir Town, which was changing more and more.

“In a few decades, Nasir will become a city, and what changes will it undergo in hundreds, thousands of years later?”

At that time, who would still exist in this world?

The longer he existed in his current state, the more he found himself becoming indifferent. Mortals in the world would eventually pass away; that was an unchanging law since ancient times.

Then he shifted his gaze to Fischer Manor, observing the slightly tipsy Irene.

It was almost time.

Just one more year, and Irene would have exhausted all her lifespan. Her soul would return to his side, to fall into a long slumber afterward.

“Our meeting was the beginning of the story, Irene…”

After returning from outside, Irene had maintained a very high spirit. She had not only accepted her impending death but also thought of a way to extend her existence in the world by passing down her compiled works.

Karl thought he had become more indifferent, but deep inside, he felt a tinge of sadness. Perhaps in his heart, Irene was the most special person.

“Over twenty years now, our story began with you, and the story about you is about to draw to a close.”

Suddenly, he realized that an Extraordinary Exponent with mighty strength had come near Nasir Town, carrying two Mysterious rare artifacts with him.

“Eh?”

Karl immediately moved his invisible will over, overseeing everything from high above, and soon discovered that the other party had disguised himself as a merchant and successfully infiltrated Nasir Town.

“The mighty strength that man possesses is a significant threat to the Fischer family of Nasir Town.”

He did not hesitate to send a warning to every member of the Fischer family.

It was a warning that hadn’t appeared for a long time!

Inside the manor’s banquet hall, Irene’s mind perceived that will from the great being and suddenly woke up with a start, seeing Byrne across from her also surprisedly lifting his head.

The two exchanged glances, their expressions gradually becoming serious.

“That’s an enemy strong enough to prompt a warning from the great Lord of the Lost, for the current Fischer family, it must be an enemy at the high-level Transmutation or even higher.”

Byrne analyzed calmly and then said,

“Fortunately, it cannot be a Monarch Level Extraordinary powerful expert, because as soon as a Monarch Level Extraordinary powerful expert crosses Cyart’s national border, they would inevitably be detected by the kingdom-protecting barrier, and it can’t be the Rhea People’s army either, for the same reason…”

Before he finished speaking, Byrne fell into deep thought.

The kingdom-protecting barrier had failed twice in decades, the first time allowing the Rhea People’s army to penetrate deep for several days, while the second led to the arrival of “Solar Gold.”

The one who tampered the second time was certainly Viscount Bast, but who was responsible for the first?

He felt deep inside that this matter was very important. Among the Cyart people, there was a traitor who indirectly caused his father’s death decades ago.

He must find that person.

First, Byrne wanted to find a crucial opportunity to confirm whether the person who had disabled the barrier decades ago was indeed Viscount Bast.

“Strange…”

If it had failed twice already, even if the big barrier nearby the East Coast Province failed once more, he felt it was not impossible.

And if the enemy truly was a Monarch Level Extraordinary powerful expert, they would have to resort to sacrifice to counter them.

But Byrne quickly thought of Irene, whose life was nearly at an end. Her sacrificing her life again might not even be able to kill a Transmutation Level enemy.

Having experienced several sacrifices, Byrne already understood that the great Lord of the Lost would have to draw more from the sacrifices to exert mighty strength.

The situation being what it was, it was time to face the battle. Time was extremely precious.

“Irene, let’s prepare for battle,” Byrne said as he quickly stood up, his mind filled with tension, for Chris was not here and the Fischer family’s remaining strength in Nasir Town was not substantial.

He couldn’t help but look at Irene again.

She might soon sacrifice her last bit of life and die…

Although Byrne had long accepted the fact that Irene would pass away, he didn’t expect it to come so soon.

Had that day finally arrived?

But even if she did make the ultimate sacrifice, would it achieve anything?

He didn’t want to descend but immediately said, “I’ll activate the defensive barrier first, Irene. You’ll be responsible for summoning the Daybreakers and other Extraordinary individuals in Nasir Town. Have Archibald bring the soldiers!”

The night over Nasir Town was a world of Tranquility, yet full of vitality.

Arthur Meyer had only set foot here and quickly sensed the exceptional aspects of the town under Fischer family’s rule.

“It really is a town that is gradually expanding. Although I heard that the Cyart people were progressively growing richer because of the steam engine, I didn’t expect the town to have developed to such an extent.”