Chapter 83: Chapter 74: This Makes Us Look Useless

’Ten to one, that Military Governor Huo Nan is behind this!’

Su Ya glanced at Pei Ze. Seeing his calm expression, she knew he had already figured out something was amiss, so she said no more.

Only three heretics arrived this time. Among them was a single Demon Cultivator, who was merely a Middle Grand Knight.

Pei Ze did not act, allowing Su Ya and Peng Yan to step forward and engage the enemy.

The moment the battle began, the two Demonized were the first to be taken down.

The remaining Demon Cultivator was far weaker than Su Ya, let alone Peng Yan.

Under their combined assault, the Demon Cultivator was quickly slain.

Pei Ze nodded to himself. Both Su Ya and Peng Yan had solid foundations; they weren’t the kind of hollow shells who had simply relied on resources to build their strength.

This was especially true for Su Ya, who herself practiced a High-tier Breathing Technique.

Even without any other fortuitous encounters, as long as she trained methodically, her chances of breaking through to become a Legendary Knight were quite high.

’And they both have the blood of a foreign race. If they could awaken and utilize it properly, they might unearth some outstanding innate abilities.’

A glint appeared in Pei Ze’s eyes as a plan began to form in his mind.

The night was long.

After that, several more waves of heretics arrived intermittently.

However, just as Pei Ze had guessed, they were merely stragglers. Their strength was not worth mentioning, with the strongest only at the level of a Senior Grand Knight.

To conserve his Spiritual Power, Pei Ze did not act, leaving them all for Su Ya and Peng Yan to handle.

Just as dawn was breaking, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly emanated from the direction of the manor.

Pei Ze gazed into the distance and saw the silver light above the manor slowly dissipate. The light of dawn scattered down like a gentle drizzle, leaving trails of white light in the air.

"It’s over." Pei Ze stretched lazily and turned to walk toward the City Guard Army’s garrison. "Let’s go back."

There was no need to guess the outcome of the battle.

With two Wizards and over a dozen Legendary Knights taking action together, it would have been inconceivable for them to lose.

Su Ya and Peng Yan exchanged a glance and quickly followed after Pei Ze.

Cleaning up the bodies was no longer their concern. That was a job for the City Guard Army.

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The City Guard Army garrison was in a state of chaos.

Soldiers carried their injured comrades to be treated, and the sounds of wailing and groaning were incessant along the way.

Captured heretics, their hands and feet bound in heavy shackles, were escorted to the prison, where harsh interrogations awaited them.

Every so often, a stretcher covered by a white sheet would be carried past. The wind would lift a corner, revealing the uniform of a Knight Academy underneath.

Seeing this, Su Ya couldn’t help but feel a secret sense of relief.

It was thanks to Pei Ze that she had made it through the previous night’s ordeal shaken but unharmed.

Otherwise, she might have become one of those corpses.

With a calm expression, Pei Ze passed through the clamoring crowd and headed straight for the Exchange Hall.

The Exchange Hall was the same one where they had gathered on their first day at the garrison.

When Pei Ze and his two companions entered, the hall was already crowded with Wizard Apprentices and Knight Students.

After a full night of battle, most of them looked exhausted and bore injuries of varying degrees, but their spirits were incredibly high.

Many people were gathered in front of the wall where the exchange list was written, whispering to one another and discussing what they would redeem.

A few Wizard Apprentices near the entrance noticed Pei Ze immediately, their eyes widening in astonishment.

"It’s Pei Ze!"

"He’s not dead?"

"He’s not just alive, he looks completely unscathed!"

"That’s impossible. My assigned area was right next to Pei Ze’s, and I definitely saw a lot of heretics heading his way last night."

"He didn’t desert his post, did he? That’s punishable by military law!"

More and more people started to notice Pei Ze.

Murmurs spread through the crowd as suspicious and disbelieving gazes constantly sized him up.

In their minds, Pei Ze, who was responsible for guarding Area 28, was as good as dead.

But now, it seemed Pei Ze was not only unharmed, but he also appeared vigorous, showing no sign that he had just been through a battle.

’Could he really have deserted his post, as some were suggesting?’

’If that was true, then military law was no laughing matter!’