Lin Qi had taken away a large number of Longshan Family guards. At present, Alda had only a little over a thousand dwarf and beastman warriors at his side. Esco and Farland, the two Saint Mages, along with several dozen disciples, had also remained with Alda.
Hearing Alda's shouted command, Saint Mage Ais Te struck first. Her staff trembled, and an ice storm howled into the residence, instantly freezing hundreds of Pleasure Knights and the guards of those noble scions and wealthy merchants' children until they shivered violently and lay on the ground, unable to move.
Farland led his disciples slowly forward into the residence. With a flick of his finger, tiny solidified fireballs like pebbles shot forth one after another. The thumb-sized fireball pellets shrieked through the air and struck those guards' weapons with perfect accuracy, turning every weapon into molten iron and forcing them to scream as they flung their weapons wildly to the ground.
Orderly running footsteps came from every direction. Large numbers of Great Flame Dynasty regular soldiers were closing in.
A soft, limp voice tinged with obscenity came from within the residence. "This is an internal matter of the Temple of Pleasure. Whoever dares interfere in the Temple's affairs becomes an enemy of our Church!"
The Great Flame Dynasty regular troops who had nearly reached the area abruptly stopped. Soon after, a large number of palace guards from the War God Palace arrived, holding troop-deployment tokens as they drove these troops back to their barracks. At the same time, tens of thousands of Great Flame Dynasty soldiers sealed off the nearby streets and placed the entire area under martial law.
The War God Palace's stance was clear: if the Temple of Pleasure wanted to make a fuss, then they would be given room to make