Xiao Chen, Ji Yijun and Li Zhu walked out of the tent together, leaving Laura and Javier in the tent.
Ji Yijun took out two cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to Xiao Chen and Li Zhu. Xiao Chen waved his hand, and Li Zhu took it, a flame appeared on his finger, and lit up both his and Ji Yijun's cigarettes.
Xiao Chen said: "I didn't expect you to smoke too?"
Ji Yijun took a deep puff, the flame flickering as it engulfed a large section of the cigarette: "It started in the past two days. What I saw was too tragic, and I need to take a break. This stuff is local, very spicy, just right to relieve the pressure."
He took the cigarette in his hand and flicked it with his fingers. "I've seen all kinds of death in the past two days, especially seeing those children being killed by monsters... Never mind, I won't say more. If I say too much, I'm really worried that I'll get PSTD."
Xiao Chen did not comfort him. His words were not as powerful as the facts before him. He just said, "I hope we can put an end to this."
"To be honest, I have never figured out where the confidence that supports you to insist on destroying the God of Nature comes from." Ji Yijun said.
"You don't look like someone who would be easily swayed."
"Of course not. Who said I was shaken? I'm just a little curious. You know, all we have to do is follow you, but what are you following?" Ji Yijun said. Li Zhu beside him also stared at Xiao Chen, as if he was very curious about his answer.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly: "Most of the time, what makes people persevere is not confidence, but the reason they have to do it. One of the reasons is that I don't want such a disaster to happen again. We are human beings who don't want to be manipulated by anyone. We are not insects that can be toyed with by gods. If the gods must do that, then let them die."
"So domineering." Ji Yijun gave a thumbs up.
"He Xiaoxi has already given me the news and asked me to meet her in the capital. She must have discovered something..."
About ten minutes later, Javier walked out of the tent. His eyes were red. He looked up at Xiao Chen and said, "My sister told me some of her inner thoughts. I think I may have misunderstood her in some ways before. Maybe, maybe she is not as bad as I thought. I always hated her and cursed her before. Did I do something wrong?"
Ji Yijun frowned and was about to speak, but Xiao Chen pulled him back and said, "You are not wrong. Just because she regrets the past doesn't mean those mistakes no longer exist. Think about how your mother died, and think about how she was going to deal with you. You can certainly forgive her at this last moment, but don't feel guilty for the hatred you had at that time."
"Teacher, you are right."
Seeing that he looked a little hesitant, Xiao Chen asked, "Anything else?"
Javier stammered, "Teacher, is it possible... to turn my sister into a spirit servant?"
"Whose spirit servant?" Xiao Chen asked back.
"It doesn't matter who it is. At least she has a chance to survive. But I'm just a low-level mage. I can't do it myself." Javier mustered up the courage to look up at Xiao Chen. "She... is my only relative now."
"Li Zhu and I are the only mages of the Dream Tower here." Xiao Chen said.
Li Zhu glanced at the tent, wondering what he was thinking.
"Yes, we all have the ability to make her a spirit servant. However, this is not a reason to make her a spirit servant." Xiao Chen put a hand on Javier's head, "Those who can become spirit servants are our partners. She has been our long-time enemy. Our companions died at her hands, and many more died because of the war she started. Maybe you have reasons to forgive her, but I represent so many people in the Tower of China, and I cannot do this. Sorry."
Javier lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, teacher."
A soft sigh came from the tent, and Xiao Chen said, "Her time is up."
The war on the continent has never stopped since it began. Although the plan formulated by Xiao Chen and Wang Jiyuan was not fast, it was steady and solid, bit by bit eroding the space occupied by monsters on the continent. Two months later, Xiao Chen followed the Eastern Route Army and arrived at the capital of the Iberian Kingdom.
This city where Xiao Chen had stayed for a long time no longer resembles its original appearance. The three major scenic spots that the people of the capital were proud of have long since disappeared. The only thing left is a huge stone man.
"This big guy is the final boss of our battle, so it's quite fitting." Ji Yijun said as he looked at the stone statue swaying towards them from afar, "It reminds me of the big guys in Pacific Rim. It's a pity that we don't need to take action this time, otherwise it would be a rare experience to fight with such a guy."
As soon as he finished speaking, artillery fire rang out around him, and the huge stone statue was suddenly engulfed in flames.
The guards replaced all their artillery fire with magic fire shells, which could generate flames that burned out of thin air. In a few seconds, the stone statue turned into a fire man, and it seemed that the sky was almost illuminated by the burning flames. The firepower of the two artillery regiments was far more powerful and lasting than the attacks of the royal magicians when they besieged the stone statue.
In addition to the artillery fire, there was also the dispel magic released by the mages through joint casting. The white light shone on the stone statue, constantly destroying its magical structure.
The statue's gait suddenly began to stagger. It tried several times but found it difficult to lift its legs and move forward.
Xiao Chen said: "For the people of the kingdom, including Queen Laura, this is all their own fault. Originally, when Saint Sosa, the Tower of Shining Wings, and the Tower of Refining Spirits were all there, even if there was such chaos in the capital, the city would not have been destroyed.
It's a pity that these people cut off their own hands and feet and destroyed themselves for a vague promise from the God of Nature. No one else can be blamed for this."
The surrounding tree people had long been wiped out, and only some monsters hiding in the ruins in the city would rush out to attack the guards. However, these monsters were no match for the main force of the guards. Rifles, machine guns, grenades and mortars formed a killing ground, and they were eliminated one by one amid the monsters' wailing.
The stone statue finally reached a point where it could no longer hold up. The magic and vines on its body finally had no way to support its body structure. First, its arms fell off from both sides, then the stones of its body were shattered by the artillery fire, and finally the stones that made up its legs also fell to the ground, piled up in chaos, and became part of the surrounding ruins.
This stone statue that destroyed the royal capital lasted less than a quarter of an hour under the Chinese artillery fire before it turned into a pile of rubble.