Fierce Battle! The True Test!

The echoes of the massive explosion spread through the underground palace's corridors, halls, and courtyards.

The walls trembled, and the rafters creaked.

With a loud crackle, the already cracked, unrecognizable statues in the courtyard shattered completely.

Then an entire sturdy chamber came crashing down.

Rubble, splinters, and smoke blasted outward.

The Sorcerers and guards beside Senne looked at one another.

No one dared stop the frenzied Senne at a time like this.

Miguel, however, noticed that the other Sorcerers and guards were cautiously eyeing Senne's savage expression, their gazes flickering.

With Henn Gedimidis gone, people's hearts seemed to be wavering as well.

"Pant... pant... pant..."

The tumult of overwhelming terror and fury, mixed with the strange sounds of Instant Trigger Gems shattering one after another, clouded his mind.

Only when the hot air he inhaled scorched his tongue and palate did he gradually regain his senses.

The ruins had become a sea of fire.

"Henn..."

Realizing what he had just done, Senne's throat tightened, and he jolted awake in horror.

"I... killed Henn Gedimidis?!" A dreadful thought pierced his mind like lightning.

Otolan had told him to kill Henn Gedimidis if circumstances left him no choice.

But he had never truly intended to do so. Or rather, he had believed he still had a chance—a chance to "save" Henn Gedimidis before anyone else could.

That was because Henn Gedimidis was not merely a legendary mage. He had also once been the mentor of most of Ban Ard's Sorcerers.

Senne included.

Born an orphan, Senne's greatest backing had once been Henn Gedimidis. Otherwise, he could never have become the leader of the Radical Faction in Ban Ard, Henn Gedimidis's territory.

He had once been Henn Gedimidis's favorite student.

But looking at the blazing ruins before him, after that impulsive attack, could