Chapter 525

At this point, Colin had no right to retreat. The mysterious man threatened him that if he didn't do as he was told, all his plots would be exposed. At that time, even if he didn't do anything, Nicholas the Fifth wouldn't mind killing him at will even if he only had such a thought.

No one would be able to protect him then, not to mention the mages. It was just like no mage was willing to lower themselves to join the Nicholas family.

Colin was fully armed. Following the map given to him by the mysterious man, he arrived at the path that Nicholas the Fifth had to pass and set up an ambush.

A day later, the earth trembled, indicating that a huge group of knights was coming in this direction. In the distant sky, small black dots had appeared. They were the apprentices of the Nicholas family.

Colin took a deep breath, held all the scrolls and magic items in his hands, and switched them to the state of activation. Then, he bit the pendant that the mysterious man gave him, which was said to have the effect of hiding breath. With a secret wave, he disappeared from the hill.

An hour later, the group of knights surrounded the ancient carriage in the center and arrived at the bottom of the hill. Colin exploded, and at the same time, used all the magic items he had prepared. Suddenly, all kinds of elemental magic flashed, and the knights suffered heavy losses.

The apprentices of the Nicholas family came back to help, calming down the magic waves, and found Colin at the same time.

Colin tore the scroll that the mysterious man gave him, and the mystic magic killed most of the people in an instant. Then, a creature from another plane appeared and launched an attack on the remaining survivors.

Normal battles were very low-level, and the end result was that the Nicholas family suffered heavy losses. The wife of Nicholas the Fifth died, and Colin was also captured.

Facing the angry question of Nicholas the Fifth, Colin only had time to say, "Dirty old nobles." Then he suddenly died.

The assassination became the fuse of the war. The Nicholas family took the lead to launch a purge of the ordinary graduates in the City of Golden Palm, and publicly declared war on a secret society in the city. In just seven days, the flames of war spread rapidly throughout the city. Except for a few academies that were still calm, there were killings everywhere.

The three forces in the City of Golden Palm were soon all in a quagmire, and the mortal forces in the other cities saw this as a great opportunity to rise up. For a time, with the City of Golden Palm as the starting point, the sparks of fire quickly swept across the entire academy continent. The smoke of war filled the sky, and the flames of war were everywhere. The first full-scale mortal war officially began.

At first, the mages of the academy did not take this war seriously.

This was because in the era before the Academy Continent, every large island would have wars breaking out at every moment. The Mages didn't want to interfere, nor could they do anything about it. In any case, once they reached a balance of benefits and political goals, the wars would naturally calm down.

This war was a little different.

Due to the rapid advancement of magic and magical engineering technology, modern mortal warfare had already broken away from the primitive weapons of swords, spears, and halberds. Instead, it was closer to 'firearms', causing great casualties. However, the mages didn't really care about this, since there were countless mortals in the Academy Continent. Especially after the living conditions had improved, the total population had increased exponentially, and it didn't matter who lived or died.

However, in the middle of the war, the hatred between the three forces grew deeper and deeper, and the methods they used became more and more brutal. In the end, no one knew what they were thinking, but they actually attributed the reason for the war to the inaction of the mages. They gathered people and attacked the academy, demanding an explanation from the academy and the mages.

The mages didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They suppressed the troublemakers in a bloody manner, but they didn't expect that this situation would become more and more intense. In the end, a fourth party appeared in addition to the three forces, specifically inciting mortals to target the mages, and it was actually very popular.

The higher-ups of the academy had no choice but to report the matter, and the order given by the Parliament was for Adam to deal with it.

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The Void Dragons were not a large race, but they were powerful. There were ten Level Nine Void Dragons in the race, and thousands of Hyperdimensional Void Dragons.

However, although they were not weak, Naeem and Adam's operation to subdue the Void Dragons did not encounter too many obstacles. The self-will of these dragons was not so clear. Under the simple persuasion of Naeem, a 'Void Dragon' at the peak of Level Nine, they easily agreed to the request to settle down in the World of Mages. Now, the two sides were negotiating, promising and fighting for some benefits.

At this moment, Adam received a long-awaited message from the academy. "Your Excellency Adam, the academy continent has changed."

Adam was a little stunned. Before he left at that time, he left a clone in his office in the academy to deal with special situations that might occur. He thought that it would not be of use one day, but he didn't expect that it would actually be activated.

He greeted Naeem, then transmitted his will and descended into the doppelgänger.

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In fact, the academy was not lacking in decisiveness and responsibility. It was just that they felt that there were some traces of a conspiracy behind this matter, so they needed someone who could give orders at critical moments.

Due to the existence of big data, the intelligence collection in the World of Mages was almost indiscriminate. All the movements of the mortal war were under the control of the mages, and now, a batch of classified and planned information was sent to Adam.

"Mortals definitely don't have such guts, at least not those who attacked the academy at the beginning." Adam said calmly as he looked through the information.

The higher-up of the academy said, "Yes, Your Excellency. Even if we faded out of the sight of the mortals of the academy continent in these three hundred years, they still can't completely forget who the master of this world is."

Adam asked, "What was the Freedom Faction doing before and during this time?"

The higher-up's expression turned cold. This was what he was most worried about. If the Holy Tower and the Freedom Faction were to fight, the momentum would not be as laughable as that of an ordinary force. It would be a terrifying vortex, and anyone who was sucked into it could be crushed to pieces.

He cautiously said, "This is also what we find strange. You know, some small movements are inevitable, and they are also tacitly agreed by both sides. Apart from that, the Freedom Faction did not make any movements before this. They also did not participate too much in the process of the war. "

Adam nodded. The greatest benefit of the academy continent was the students, and the pursuit of ordinary people was not among them. If the Freedom Faction had really fallen to the extent of competing with ordinary people for benefits, then it was actually a good thing.

As he spoke, he saw something unusual in the information. "What are they?"

The higher-up immediately took out another set of information and handed it over, then said, "I don't know, we didn't manage to capture anyone alive."