Seeking People and Killing People (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Under the desperate cover of ordinary soldiers, these men in black robes rapidly approached the city wall.

A hundred meters from the wall, the leader of the black-robed men gave an order with a face full of fanaticism.

"The Lord is watching us; this moment is the day of our return to the soul!"

As the man in black spoke, two white wings of light suddenly sprouted from his back, and terrifying energy spilled out from his body.

"Oh no, it's an angel!"

Soldiers on the wall noticed this scene, their faces instantly turning deathly pale with fright.

"Divine punishment, this is divine punishment!!!" Some soldiers lost their will to fight and dropped their weapons to the ground.

"Run, run quickly!" Kasa's pupils constricted, and he jumped directly off the city wall.

Kasa knew clearly that with the imperial high command having already abandoned Qingli City, the ancestor alone could never hold it.

In fact... Kasa suspected that, just like the empire, the ancestor of the Rivas Family had likely already abandoned Qingli City as well.

"Rumble~~"

Almost the instant Kasa jumped off the wall, a massive explosion rang out.

Accompanied by a violent collapse, the incredibly sturdy walls of Qingli City were blasted open, leaving a huge gap after just one attack from the two-winged angel.

The invading army of the Church of Light swarmed through the gap like locusts, engaging in a chaotic melee with the garrison of Qingli City.

Ten thousand meters in the sky, a middle-aged man in green robes watched the now-chaotic Qingli City, shook his head with a sigh, and turned to fly toward the distant horizon.

"Shall we not take this opportunity to leave him behind?" A Saint Domain of the Church of Light noticed the departing middle-aged man.

Pope of Light Abraham shook his head.

"We cannot push the Zhongyuan Empire too hard; taking the Rivas Province this time is already a significant gain."

The following day, news that the Church of Light had breached Qingli City and occupied the Rivas Province spread across the entire continent.

In the Starfire Kingdom, Yao Lao, who had fully recovered, looked at the intelligence sent from the Imperial Capital and, thinking of Xiao Yan who was in seclusion, chose not to inform him.

"A mere Rivas Province is, in the end, just a redistribution of interests between the empire and the Church of Light; there is no need to disturb the cultivation of the lad Xiao Yan for this."

Yao Lao thought to himself, cast the matter to the back of his mind, and threw himself into the cultivation of battle qi, striving to break through to the Saint Domain as soon as possible.

In the Roland Empire, at the Imperial Capital Magic Academy, within an ordinary courtyard.

"Chirp chirp~~"

A beautiful black messenger bird flew into the courtyard and landed on an aged palm.

Old John removed the message from the bird's leg, and after reading it, the expression on his face shifted repeatedly.

Beside him, Taylor, dressed in brown robes, looked at Old John with curiosity.

"What is it? Teacher?"

As he grew older and more mature, Taylor had come to recognize Old John as his master.

Of course, although they were master and apprentice, Old John, having no descendants, treated Taylor more like a grandson he was raising.

"This..." Old John looked at Taylor with a complex expression.

Old John knew of the relationship between Taylor, Kasa, and Lynn.

Kasa and Lynn were sworn brothers, and Taylor called Lynn his big brother; the three had been extremely close while at the academy.

And now, with Qingli City fallen, the fate of Kasa, one of the trio, was unknown.

Old John was worried that Taylor might do something impulsive, and for a moment, he did not know how to organize his words.

"Does it have to do with me?" Noticing Old John's complex expression, Taylor's face tightened, and he had a bad premonition.

"Forget it, see for yourself." Old John shook his head and handed the letter to Taylor.

Taylor took the letter, and after reading it, his complexion turned deathly pale.

"...Kasa... how is this possible?"

Taylor muttered to himself in disbelief, and only after a long while did he suddenly look up.

"I don't believe that guy Kasa would meet with an accident."

"I'm going to Qingli City to find him."

As Taylor spoke, he rushed toward the door.

"Enough, come back!!" Old John roared.

Taylor stopped in his tracks, turned his head, and revealed eyes that had already turned red, with tears streaming down the corners of his eyes.

"Teacher, let me go!"

..."You can forget about it; if I ever really end up having to go find you, I reckon I won't be far from being a cripple..." Taylor clearly remembered that not long ago, the three of them were still joking around together.

Thinking of the companionship over these years, the banter between them, and the future they had envisioned before the three of them parted ways.

Taylor's vision blurred.

"It can't be. Kasa wouldn't die. The letter only said that Qingli City had fallen..."

"Sigh..." Watching Taylor fall into a state of obsession, old John looked worried and gently tried to persuade him.

"There is no need to worry too much. Although Qingli City has fallen, there... are still many soldiers who survived."

"If Kasa is truly alive, given the relationship between the three of you, he will naturally come to the Roland Empire to find you and Lynn. What you need to do now is wait, not rashly go out looking for people!"

Old John offered his earnest advice, hoping to dissuade Taylor from the idea of going out during these turbulent times.

When old John mentioned Lynn, Taylor thought of something, and his pupils suddenly brightened.

"Right, there's still big brother Lynn."

"Big brother Lynn once said that if anything happens, I can go to him."

"I'm going to find big brother Lynn. Big brother Lynn will definitely be able to find Kasa!"

...Blackstone Town, on the small hill beside the town.

Lynn, who was in the middle of comprehending the Fate Law, opened his eyes, feeling uneasy.

"What is going on today? I keep feeling like something is about to happen."

While pondering, Lynn extended his vast mental power to scout the surrounding environment.

"Huh... why is Ale here?"

In Lynn's perception, Taylor was currently riding a white warhorse, his face pale and his eyes bloodshot, clearly having endured a long journey.

"Something is wrong!"

Noticing that something was off with Taylor, Lynn's heart sank. He took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Taylor.

"Ale, what happened?"

Seeing Lynn, Taylor grabbed his shoulders. "Third brother, Qingli City has fallen, and Kasa's whereabouts are unknown!"

That single sentence made Lynn's mind go blank for a moment.

Qingli City had fallen?

Kasa's whereabouts were unknown?

"Tell me exactly what happened." Lynn gripped Taylor's arm, his tone turning icy.

After a long while, having heard the full story, Lynn stood silently in place.

Looking in the direction from which Taylor had come, Lynn silently closed his eyes.

..."Be careful on the road. If you run into anything you can't solve, come find your big brother!"

"Alright!"

Lynn still remembered the conversation at their parting clearly.

But unfortunately, the person from back then was no longer there.

"Ale, you go back to the imperial capital first. I'm going out for a while." Lynn opened his eyes.

"To find Kasa? I can go with you!"

"You stay in Blackstone Town." Lynn shook his head, rejecting Taylor's proposal.

He shot into the sky, flying straight toward the Zhongyuan Empire.

Amidst the clouds, Lynn's expression grew increasingly cold.

Like a volcano before an eruption.

"This trip is to find someone..."

"...and to kill!"