Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three Heroic Spirit Souls fought above the castle.
Shock waves spread through the night sky.
Chunks of rubble flew from the castle's rooms, clattering down over a large area nearby.
Even the sloping tower roof above the study shattered under the three-way melee and slid down to the ground.
A cloud of dust rose.
Here in South Maple City, there were many experts Count Carter had recruited.
With Baron Jess as an example, Count Carter even had other Hero Domain experts serving under him!
These heroes, any of whom could have become the lord of a city if sent elsewhere, now willingly served as Count Carter's advisers.
Some of them even held noble titles themselves!
With Baron Jess as living proof that Count Carter was not making empty promises, morale among his subordinates had always been high.
They had always sought opportunities to distinguish themselves, even competing to take on many tasks.
This time, Count Carter and Baron Jess suddenly calling out one after the other had naturally stirred up a hornet's nest.
They had heard that the enemy was the Saintess, that it was the Theocracy.
But so what if she was the Theocracy's Saintess?
The Theocracy was a thousand miles away!
The Thirteen Great Thieves nearby had already left it overwhelmed before. Now, in the Iron Age, the Theocracy's name carried nowhere near the weight it once had!
In fact, it was all the better that it was the Theocracy!
That meant this mission was difficult and worthwhile!
"The Theocracy is overreaching!"
"They actually attacked Count Carter first. Do they think they can go back to the old days?"
"With me here, they can forget about hurting Count Carter!"
"Even the Saintess can't sustain a qi-blood burst much longer than I can."
"I'll wear down