Student and Headmaster

The Star Sand members who were charging forward were prepared and nimbly took cover behind the outer wall, avoiding the shockwave of the explosion.

The entire fortified area was instantly reduced to scorched earth, leaving no trace of the artillerymen and mages. A little further away, the guards raised their shields and barely managed to avoid the impact of the blast wave.

But Warden Sabina's heart was bleeding. Just like that, the defenses of the Divine Might Prison had been reduced by nearly one-sixth!

****

As the aftershocks of the explosion gradually subsided, Su Ming switched the Rainbow Drone's real-time SAR scanning data to three-dimensional mode and quickly analyzed the damage effect.

The three missiles that attacked the magic shield were filled with alchemical explosives, with a warhead equivalent to only about 3 tons of TNT. However, the fourth missile, which landed, used the same explosive as the one that attacked the coal mine: an air-fuel mixture of ethylene oxide and aluminum powder.

These 3 tons of air fuel have an explosive yield equivalent to a staggering 11 tons of TNT!

To avoid damaging the dungeon, Su Ming deliberately chose the gun emplacement area, which was located away from the dungeon and had the most solid building foundation. Not only were there fortifications there, but the entire gun emplacement area was made of thick concrete, and at the bottom, there was a granite slab foundation over one meter high.

However, real-time data shows that these structures were like paper in the face of the enormous explosive force. The ground was completely overturned, revealing a crater with a diameter of over 20 meters and a depth of 4 meters.

The surface also shows charring from high temperatures, and even the core area shows signs of vitrification.

"Katharine, we can't keep bombing. The dungeon structure is probably already damaged," Su Ming said into the headset.

Even if this wasn't a bunker buster, the Red Apricot Missile's Mach 2.5 speed and massive yield would still be enough to severely damage underground facilities.

In the data simulation of the Fengshou, if the bombing continues, the shockwave may even collapse the dungeon!

The jailers didn't care, but the prisoners restrained by the restraint rings had little chance of survival.

"Received!" Katharine replied.

She put her index and middle fingers together in her mouth and blew a sharp, loud whistle.

Upon hearing the commotion, all the Star Sand members who were lying under the wall to avoid the explosion moved quickly, throwing off their cloaks and leaping over the wall like arrows.

****

"A vicious, evil god's weapon!" Sabina's voice trembled uncontrollably.

The series of shocking events and unexpected incidents caused the situation to deteriorate rapidly. She decisively issued the order, "Go to the dungeon immediately! Bring out all the prisoners! Execute any who disobey!"

"Yes!"

A team of elite Divine Prison Guards, personally led by their captain, immediately obeyed the order and set off.

In this critical moment, the imprisoned prisoners became bargaining chips—their lives could be used as leverage to perhaps deter these crazed attackers!

"All troops, prepare to engage!" Headmaster Javier roared. The Divine Grace Knights and Divine Prison Guards he brought from the Sea of Divine Grace formed a defensive line to meet the Star Sand members who rushed in.

The battle intensified the moment they made contact. Amidst the flashing blades, blazing fireballs and piercing ice spikes clashed in the air, and light magic and martial arts techniques collided fiercely.

Just as Sabina was about to organize her defenses further, a series of rapid ice arrows came hurtling through the air. She hastily retreated, dodging the densest barrage, while simultaneously channeling her Dou Qi to deflect the remaining arrows.

The ice crystals shattered before her, turning into specks of cold light.

The female warden looked up and was shocked to find that the attacker was none other than Katharine.

This former colleague is now suspended in mid-air, holding a blue magic book, with the lingering magic still on his fingertips.

"It's you!" Sabina stared incredulously at the blonde woman before her, her voice distorted with shock. "You're the Empress of the Star Empire, why are you associating with heretics like the False Saintess and the Bone King!"

"You're so noble?" Katharine sneered, a hint of mockery flashing in her azure eyes. "And you've got it backwards; it's Bone King who's involved with us!"

She drew an arc in the air with her finger, and a blue-white composite spell instantly took shape. Light and water runes flowed, then burst forth with dazzling light.

"Ice Blossom Slash!"

Not to be outdone, Sabina raised her right hand, and a warhammer inlaid with sacred runes flew into her palm, white light shining on the hammerhead.

"The Hammer of Judgment!"

The two energies collided violently in the air, unleashing a deafening roar.

****

At the same time, Javier was targeting a lone Star Sand member and casting High Rank lightning strike. Just as the spell was about to be completed, he suddenly felt a chill down his back and instinctively dodged to the side.

"Boom!"

A fist enveloped in holy light slammed heavily onto the spot where he had just stood, blasting a crater half a meter in diameter into the hard granite ground, sending rubble flying like raindrops.

Immediately afterwards, a silver blade grazed the front of his robe, leaving a clean cut in the fabric. The cold sharpness even sent a shiver of pain through the skin of his neck.

Two figures landed as if crossing paths, blocking him from both sides.

"The Holy Knight Ge'enda'er, the Assassin Silver Mask..." Javier gritted his teeth as he uttered the two names, a sinister glint in his eyes.

He immediately looked up at the sky—and sure enough, the healer Jielusi was slowly descending from mid-air, her long pink hair flowing like silk in the magical currents. She held a staff inlaid with silver obsidian, her expression so indifferent that it was as if she were not on a battlefield, but in a classroom at an academy.

"Good day, Headmaster." Jielusi bowed slightly, and at the same time tapped her staff lightly. Several beams of Reinforcement Spell light swept across the battlefield, accurately landing on her comrades.

The empowered Star Sand members' aura surged instantly, reversing their initial disadvantage and making their offensive even more ferocious.

"Very well, my three 'outstanding' students!" Javier's voice was full of sarcasm.

Just then, he spotted a lithe young woman rushing toward the Forbidden Sanctum at an astonishing speed, clearly chasing after the guards heading to the dungeon.

It is indeed Yise the Watcher!

"Too late!" Javier grinned, his wrinkles contorting into a grotesque pattern. "There are dozens of elite jailers in the dungeon! If you don't want to see those thousand prisoners slaughtered, put down your weapons right now!"

However, he was met with a sudden and fierce offensive from Ge'enda'er and Silver Mask.

"Teacher, please be more careful during the exam!" Silver Mask's voice was as cold as ice as he launched a series of close-range attacks with his short sword, each strike creating ripples on Javier's shield.

"We have kept your 'teachings' in mind!" Ge'enda'er also threw punch after punch, holy light flowing on his fists, suppressing Javier's casting space with all his might.

Jielusi cast a spell to support her teammates, a smile playing on her lips. "Don't worry, Headmaster, Yise isn't the only one who went to the dungeon!"