On the other side, the other two Annihilation Knights were also taken care of by Er Mei. Meimei moved a bit slower, so that Annihilation Knight still had Farina’s Dragon Flame on his body.

The strength around Li Ang right now can easily handle a few ordinary Annihilation Knights.

However, the commotion from the battle here has drawn the attention of the people nearby, but the disturbance is too great for them to dare come out and inquire.

When Li Ang was dealing with the Mutants, he saw those two unusually burly Black Armored Knights spraying a Magic Flow when they raised their swords, almost creating a Pure Demon Thunder Blade capable of slicing a house apart. If not for the two "Former Saviors" here, the fight might have lasted long or at least some houses would have been destroyed.

That said, Xiaomo’s house is already on the verge of collapsing, nearly crumbling.

Li Ang had the others stay outside, and with Farina holding up a Shield overhead, entered the house. After hastily searching around, they could only see the destruction caused by the Empire Annihilators while lurking and attacking; earlier traces should be from their infiltration.

Were they waiting for Xiaomo, or had Xiaomo already encountered a situation? Li Ang couldn’t figure it out for the moment.

Unable to find any information revealing the truth, when the house began to collapse, the two came out from inside.

However, even Lanslow managed to escape when faced with the Annihilation Knights, so Xiaomo should be alright, mainly because that guy was good at running away, otherwise it wouldn’t fit the style of the Fellowship of Fortunate Stars.

Uh, saying that seems a bit disrespectful to Lanslow. Li Ang thought to himself, he wouldn’t sneeze in Ignis Sky Realm at this time, would he?

"What exactly is going on? Why are Annihilation Knights here?" Dorothy asked.

She wasn’t the only one; others had the same question.

The trio from the Star Flower Travel Corps and Farina saw these enemies for the first time and walked carefully to observe their armored remains, while Zoe poked at the armor with her sword.

The crisis has passed, and emotions gradually settled. The little kitten even compared her own Curse Swordman’s Armor with the blades on the Hell Blade Armor of the Annihilation Knights.

"The Empire is supposed to stir up trouble everywhere; they always do this, just slower this time here." Meimei said.

"Just see and chop." Meluna remained calm.

"Is this the Power of the Annihilator? It really is sinister; even the power of the Dark Dragon Lord isn’t that twisted. The Star Soul is indeed... complicated." Farina sighed lightly.

ALulu clasped her hands together, closing her eyes, praying to the Goddess.

"Since these guys are here, it indicates that the Empire’s shadow is in the City of the Ship’s Rudder, brewing a conspiracy here."

Li Ang beckoned, as the surrounding probing gazes were attempting to get closer; he signaled the group to put on their cloaks and leave. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Everything on the Annihilation Knights, including their equipment and flesh, would be destroyed as the Annihilation Star Soul Power dissipated, except for the Divine Eye Helmet. Li Ang took these items away while the others used Magic Power to blast the rest apart, simply tidied up the scene, and quickly departed.

As they walked, Li Ang said, "Since the main base of the Fellowship of Fortunate Stars is here, they are familiar with the City of the Ship’s Rudder, and should be able to detect any anomalies."

"Perhaps the whole group or most of the main force went on a mission," Farina said, "Last time Xiaomo told me, when the team goes out, they take turns deploying guards, and sometimes it falls to him."

The Dragon Witch pondered and said, "Empire forces lurking in his house perhaps imply he should have been guarding here."

"I agree," Li Ang said.

So, the immediate task is to find Xiaomo.

The group blended into the crowd on the street, at this time, the people here for the festival became a cover instead. Feeling no one was following, they removed their cloaks and stepped into a better restaurant.

Naturally, they needed to eat; after a busy day of rushing around, everyone was already hungry, and discussing things while eating would be fine.

This time, Meluna calmly sat at the table’s edge, Li Ang considered that she had assisted in the battle and helped, so it wouldn’t be right to simply drive her away, yet he didn’t let her sit beside him.

During the interval of ordering dishes, Li Ang asked Farina about Xiaomo’s situation in the City of the Ship’s Rudder while also introducing this old friend to others.

Xiaomo’s full name is Duncan Morales, his profession is thief, or termed a Wanderer. This looks like an unsavory profession, but it’s actually a title for professionals with abilities in scouting, stealth, assassination, and ranger roles who have some skill in all but aren’t proficient in any.

Morales naturally has decent combat skills, otherwise, he wouldn’t have received his old friends’ recognition or joined the long-standing top four Celestial Group. But his attack field is not very prominent, mainly known for his one-hit stealth, while prolonged combat and fighting are much weaker.

He was born with Shadow Affinity, able to hide and traverse in shadows, extremely slippery.

Li Ang believes he’s likely fine; just doesn’t know where he is.

In silent thought with Farina, dishes were served on the table, and everyone began to eat.

Originally thought the fun ship-building event had been disrupted by the Empire, the young women were indignant, especially Zoe.

"Why are they everywhere?" The little kitten said viciously while gnawing on a meat bone.

Yes, why indeed? Li Ang thought to himself, perhaps this is the performance of the Imperial Influence as the primary antagonist in the early-mid stages of "Nebis Fantasy."

Their table was relatively silent, but the nearby tables were bustling; most of those chatting here were travelers who came to the City of the Ship’s Rudder for the festival these days, discussing the exciting performances at the airship racing training competition.

As everyone was eating, suddenly, someone walked over from not far away, directly approached the table. He wasn’t a waiter, wearing casual clothes, but with a mask, quite suspicious.