Chaos swept through the dark elf city.
Within a short time, the dark elf forces scattered across the city after suddenly discovering the presence of large numbers of squads in various locations.
And that was not all.
For alongside those squads...
There was a stranger who would suddenly appear, release his aura to expose those squads, and then disappear before the lords or guards could catch him.
He moved swiftly, appearing in one place, then disappearing before anyone could pinpoint his true location.
For this reason...
The guards and lords were unable to control the chaos.
Whenever they found a hidden squad, that squad resisted them fiercely, and the battle would quickly turn into chaos and destruction in the area.
And while the guards were clashing with one of the squads...
A new aura would appear in another location.
And so, the chaos continued to spread.
Meanwhile, near the city gate, specifically underground...
Yord was hiding there.
She could feel everything happening above her.
She could hear the sounds of battles and feel the vibrations caused by the chaos that had spread throughout the city.
And when she realized that the plan was proceeding just as Nott intended...
She laughed mockingly.
Then she said in a sarcastic tone:
"Manipulating these people was truly easy."
She laughed a little as she felt the destruction and chaos spreading across the city.
She knew that Aul was playing his part well.
He had succeeded in forcing the squads from the Mira continent out into the open, successfully drawn the dark elves' attention to them, and most importantly...
...that he had started forcing the city's forces to scatter.
And this was exactly what Nott needed.
And in the palace that Nott was preparing to enter...
The Elven Saintess was personally supervising the preparations for the ritual she would hold for the Seed.
Beside her was a group of high-ranking dark elves.
The preparations were proceeding with great care, for the Saintess wanted to ensure that everything was ready before the ritual began.
But...
In the middle of the preparations, one of the lords quickly entered the place.
He looked tense and hurried.
He said:
"Someone is causing chaos in the city, Saintess!"
Then he continued quickly:
"We cannot control the situation!"
The Saintess raised her gaze to him.
The high-ranking dark elves present in the place also looked toward the lord with obvious annoyance due to his interruption of the preparations.
As for the Saintess...
She did not seem worried as he had expected.
Rather, she said calmly:
"It must be squads from the continent's races."
Then she looked at the ritual being prepared in front of her.
And said:
"Rumors about the Seed have spread across the continent strangely."
She paused for a moment.
Then she added:
"But it does not matter."
She was extremely confident.
Then she looked at the ritual again, and a mocking smile appeared on her face.
And said:
"Once I perform this ritual, no one else will be able to use the Seed."
Then she raised her gaze.
And added confidently:
"Except for the dark elf race."
Her words carried great confidence, as if she viewed everything happening outside the palace as no real threat to her.
And after that...
She waved her hand to one of the high-ranking dark elves present in the place.
And said:
"Take care of it."
Then she issued her order clearly:
"Bring the Seed here so it will be safe."
She paused for a moment, then added:
"And have the Black Stag take charge of crushing those insects instead of protecting the Seed."
The high-ranking dark elf nodded his head, ready to carry out the order.
As for the Saintess...
She returned to overseeing the preparations for the ritual.
She did not know that the chaos that had spread throughout the city was no coincidence.
Nor did she know that the person watching the palace from the outside...
Was waiting specifically for this moment.
For as more guards and supreme powers left the palace...
The moment of Nott's entry drew one step closer.
And the plan that Nott, Aul, and Yord had set was proceeding exactly as they wanted.
The chaos in the city was growing.
The squads were occupied.
The guards were distracted.
And the powers present in the palace were beginning to prepare to move.
As for Nott...
He was waiting in the darkness.
Waiting for the moment when the path to the Seed would become open.
(Author's Note):
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