Crawford’s sharp gaze swept over Caelan and Alyssa.

"Speak honestly. Who sent you?"

"If you are willing to hand over the things you stole, perhaps I can consider letting you leave."

Crawford’s words were not truly a negotiation.

They were merely a probe.

If Caelan and Alyssa chose to hand over those spoils, Crawford would attack them without the slightest hesitation.

After all, only the weak would choose to surrender their trophies in exchange for their own lives.

Even if Crawford’s judgment was wrong, the worst outcome would merely be another fight.

Faced with Crawford’s oppressive presence, Caelan remained rather calm.

After all, compared to what he was experiencing now, he had actually encountered situations countless times more dangerous than this.

"You Highland Tauren really have no shame at all! Take a careful look at the collections in your museum. Which one of those things actually belongs to you Highland Tauren?"

"And now you have the nerve to come over and ask me for the spoils of the Zephyr Knights? Are you even worthy?"

Alyssa, who was standing beside him, never would have imagined that in the face of such a powerful Crawford, Caelan would open his mouth and immediately max out his combat aggression.

No, Lord Caelan, I know you are powerful and impressive.

But the problem is, the Crawford standing in front of us is a genuine max-level powerhouse!

Are you really not worried about your own safety at all?

Facing Crawford, Alyssa did feel some fear in her heart.

After all, Crawford’s glorious battle records had even been mentioned many times in textbooks.

She simply never dreamed that one day, her enemy would be such a terrifying existence.

Just as Alyssa was overwhelmed with shock, Caelan’s calm voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.

"When the time comes, be smart. Hold on to my arm. No matter what happens, don’t let go. Understood?"

As Caelan spoke, his gaze swept over Crawford, the administrator, as well as the encirclement around them.

It had to be said that Crawford had definitely gone all out in order to find the intruders.

The awakeners surrounding them were, on average, above Level 700.

Although it could not be said that all of the Highland Tauren’s powerhouses had been mobilized here, at least half of their strong individuals had appeared inside this military restricted zone.

Alyssa was slightly stunned.

She did not understand Caelan’s intentions.

But in the next instant, the sound of something tearing through the air arrived from the distance!

Crawford had actually launched the attack first!?

In the blink of an eye, scarlet lightning appeared in front of Alyssa.

Before Alyssa could even react, she already felt the threat of death.

But in the next moment, Caelan picked her up and directly used [Flashstep] to move to another position.

At the same time, Caelan’s counterattack arrived as well!

A blazing miniature sun instantly exploded at Crawford’s position.

A large number of Highland Tauren soldiers were blasted away almost instantly. To the naked eye, the soldiers located at the very center of the miniature sun were even vaporized in a single moment!

"What terrifying power..."

Alyssa was somewhat dazed.

She had never expected Crawford’s attack to be so sharp and fierce.

At the same time, Caelan’s counterattack was just as decisive and clean.

Before she realized it, Alyssa recalled the scene from before, when Caelan had taken her along to complete her previous [Class Star Ascension Quest].

It was as if everything was repeating itself in an endless cycle.

"Not bad. You actually managed to dodge my attack!"

Crawford sneered.

At the same time, throughout the entire surrounding area, a vast amount of electrical charge began to become incomparably active, releasing crackling sounds.

"[Thunderfury]!"

In the next moment, Caelan could clearly feel that every inch around his body was being bombarded by lightning at every moment!

Although it still could not break through his defenses for the time being, it had already made him feel a sense of numbness.

A Level 900 awakener was indeed powerful enough!

Caelan narrowed his eyes, and a trace of excitement flashed through them.

Because within these bolts of thunder, he could even sense the power of Order.

Caelan began to treat this battle seriously in his heart.

It was obvious that with the skills he currently possessed, it would be very difficult for him to cause substantial damage to Crawford.

After all, the level gap between the two sides was still far too large.

Especially this power of Order.

It caused many of Caelan’s methods to lose their effectiveness.

However...

The more unfavorable the situation was, the more it ignited the fighting spirit in Caelan’s heart.

In the next moment, Caelan summoned the [Divine Mirror Dragonlord] without hesitation and attached the [Divine Mirror Domain] to the surface of both his and Alyssa’s bodies.

With the current [Divine Mirror Domain], it was completely unable to contend against [Thunderfury].

But if it was only for self-preservation, then there was not too much of a problem.

On the other side, when Crawford saw that Caelan was actually able to continuously shuttle through his [Thunderfury], a trace of astonishment flashed across his face as well.

"Who exactly are you? I know all of the top powerhouses of every race. Why have I never seen your methods before!?"

Compared to his dead subordinates, Crawford was now even more shocked by Caelan’s identity.

Because the damage caused by Caelan’s [Infinite Lightblade] was not inferior to Crawford’s own skill.

This also meant that Caelan’s strength was definitely among the very top ranks of all awakeners!

Faced with Crawford’s questioning, Caelan remained extremely calm.

At the same time, he frequently used his skills to launch counterattacks.

[Peerless Blade Storm]!!

[Final Burst]!!!

Sword beams that blotted out the sky and covered the earth almost instantly destroyed the entire military restricted zone!

Some Highland Tauren soldiers who had luckily escaped had not even had time to catch their breath before [Final Burst] exploded across the ground in clusters of dazzling flames!

When Crawford saw this scene, his face immediately darkened with rage!

He had never expected that the guy opposite him would be nothing less than a lunatic!

"You damned bastard! No matter who you are, I will definitely kill you!"

Crawford roared.

At the same time, at some unknown moment, a miniature crossbow had appeared in his hand.

On the surface of the crossbow, intense thunder energy radiated outward.

The density of this thunder energy even far surpassed the total energy of the previous [Thunderfury]!

"No matter who you are, you will pay the price for what you have done!"

[Lightning Frenzy Flash]!!

In the next moment, countless streams of thunder energy gathered at the tip of the crossbow bolt.

At the same time, those explosive flames instantly collapsed and dissipated from within!

Rumble!

A single point of cold light appeared at Caelan’s location in an instant.

Its speed was so fast that Caelan did not even have time to defend!

"Die!!"