Gossip could make players stop and watch, but it could not halt the Twilight Church's advance.
The Bellringer Knights had already closed in. Although the scholars were fighting for their lives, wave after wave of attacks had left their defensive line unable to protect the Tower of Reason.
The underground counterattack had begun from within the highest power center of the Tower of Reason itself, turning the War Machine Soldiers who had previously been stationed outside Tusnat into the biggest joke of the moment.
As the teleportation continued, more and more underground forces poured out, blocking the War Machine Soldiers who should have been defending the city outside its walls. It looked as though the Twilight Church had taken over Tusnat's defenses, while the Mechanical Engineering Department, which wanted to come to its aid, had instead become the "invader."
As the Twilight Church's sharpest blade, the Bellicose Knights naturally seized this opportunity to plunge straight into the Scholarly Council's heart.
The raging flames that had engulfed Conjugate Whisper in Gasmella were still vivid in his mind. Now, seeing smoke billowing and flames soaring throughout the city, Cheng Shi could only lament that those chaotic believers truly spared no effort—and did nothing decent—to spread even greater chaos.
Still, the more chaotic things became, the more advantageous it was for him.
Cheng Shi had already carried the knocked-out Bellringer Knight into the ruins of an empty alley. Without the slightest hesitation, he pulled out a set of church robes and put them on in front of Hu Xuan. Naturally, they were the same style Katarro wore at the Temple of Chaos.
Then he woke the knight and, as the other man's eyes revealed his intent to die together, slapped him across the face. At the same time, he flung him far away