Snowglance pierced Eldred's chest, and the moment the sharp blade went through his heart, Luke felt a surge of energy sink into the sword.
That situation made him freeze slightly.
No way, right?
It could absorb this too?
A bold possibility surfaced in his mind. He quickly pulled the blade out, accompanied by a spray of crimson blood.
Eldred's corpse fell heavily to the ground as well. His left hand opened, and the Winged Protector's feather turned into ash as if it had been completely burned away by flames, gradually scattering.
And strangely, that crystal-like stone, which had contained immense power, also became dim and lightless at this moment.
No one noticed this detail. Jarvan IV rushed forward, first confirming Luke's condition, then crouched down and confirmed that Eldred was dead.
Everyone could not help letting out a breath of relief.
With Eldred's death, every leader who had stirred up this disaster had been killed, which also declared that this rebellion had reached its end.
Jarvan IV led the soldiers and swiftly brought the remaining rebels under control, completely stabilizing the situation.
Only a group of mages remained, afraid in their hearts yet not daring to speak.
Because that majestic colossus was still standing there. They worried that Jarvan III might go back on his word, but at this moment, they could only stand there like helpless lambs waiting for the butcher's knife.
They gathered together.
"Your Majesty... Second Prince. Will your words still count?"
At this moment, a voice came from among the crowd of mages.
The mages opened a path, and there stood Sylas, who had just been blasted away and knocked unconscious. He had already woken up. He rubbed his aching neck, his eyes showing no timidity whatsoever as he looked at everyone.
Jarvan III looked at him seriously. "Naturally, they count."
Luke sheathed his sword and looked toward the mages, then said, "I know what you are worried about. This matter is still far from over. I will lead you to uncover the truth."
At this moment, people were still rather puzzled by his words, and they did not know what he planned to do next.
But Luke's eyes now flickered with a focused light. His expression had also changed from casual to extremely serious.
The rebellion was about to be suppressed, but that did not mean the matter had come to an end.
On the contrary, it had only just begun.
At this moment, Galio looked around the area and muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Looks like what I needed to do is already over. I didn't even get enough of a warm-up."
Although he was muttering, his naturally enormous voice meant that everyone present heard his words.
When he noticed people looking at him, Galio placed a hand over his brow in a pose as if gazing across a thousand miles. "Looks like there are still some restless mages in the city. Want me to go scare them a little? Little crown one, I remember you people used to love assigning me work."
"That should have been my ancestors."
Jarvan III behaved with great respect before Galio.
It would not be excessive to call this colossus an ancestor himself, given his age.
"I remember you too. A few times when I woke up, I saw you walking past the fork in the road."
Galio looked somewhat nostalgic as he recalled, "Back then, you were young and strong, heroic and extraordinary."
He liked these little crown people very much. The crown on his own head had been granted by them, and he also missed the days when he had once fought alongside them on the battlefield.
Jarvan III was surprised by this. He had not expected to be remembered by the colossus. His youth was already something from decades ago.
Now, he could only shake his head and smile. "Now I am already old."
"Humans all grow old someday. Little golden-head will too."
Galio looked toward Lux with a sighing tone.
Lux protested in dissatisfaction, "I won't grow old!"
"I hope so!"
Galio always spoke to Lux with a fond tone.
Time had no real meaning to him. It was all just a matter of sleep. Sometimes, he closed his eyes and opened them again, and the whole world had already changed.
For the first time in a long while, he felt his body filled with power, as if he would not need to sleep again for a very long time. All of that had been given to him by little golden-head.
So, after making this rare trip, Galio naturally did not want to go back just like that.
He wanted to stretch his muscles, though he was not sure whether he had those.
"Now, I'm going to get moving!"
He spread the stone wings on his back, seemingly preparing to go find the mages he had seen earlier. Then he looked at Lux and extended his enormous stone palm in invitation. "Want to come along, little golden-head?"
"Actually, I think you can call me Lux."
Lux made her request to change the way he addressed her while jumping onto Galio's palm.
"All right, Lux. You are the first human mage whose name I have remembered."
Galio happily agreed to Lux's request and slowly raised his hand. "Sit tight."
His palm was broad and thick. Lux's small body looked truly tiny sitting in the middle of it.
At all times, this colossus reminded people of just how massive he was.
Lux sat down. The height she could see from was completely different now, and her gaze could even pass over Dawn Castle.
As for seeing the world from a giant's shoulder, Miss Crownguard had already experienced it several times, but no matter how many times it happened, it still felt wonderfully new.
Then Lux waved to the people below.
"Here we go!"
As Galio's stone wings flapped hard, a fierce wind swept out, and the colossus soared high into the air, flying beyond Dawn Castle.
"Ah!"
That sudden takeoff made Lux cry out in surprise. She even worried that she might be thrown off.
But she was not. At this moment, they were high above the royal capital, and Galio placed the hand holding her against his chest, blocking the wind.
She sat there as steady as could be.
Inside the inner chamber, everyone watched as Galio flew high and far away like that. For a moment, some of them even wondered whether what they were seeing was real.
Not long after Galio left, a figure and an eagle flew over from the distance. It was none other than Quinn.
She landed on the ground and reported to Luke, "Your Highness, while the Mageseekers were out in full force, I found their secret base."
This was exactly what Luke had been waiting for. Hearing this, he looked toward Sylas and everyone around him. "Everyone, please come with me."
Outside Dawn Castle, in a plaza.
As the mage rebellion continued to develop, some mages had already been suppressed, but there were still scattered groups of mages holding together and stubbornly resisting.
At this moment, around thirty or forty mages had occupied this plaza. They had driven away the crowd and released flames to resist the soldiers surrounding them.
A blazing fire burned fiercely, looking as if it might sweep outward, causing the temperature nearby to rise continuously. One building after another was affected, and the fire grew increasingly ferocious.
On the other side of the flames, the mages released barriers to block the fire while constantly struggling against the ring of soldiers outside.
"Captain, the fire is too strong. We can't break through!"
A soldier reported at this moment, "If we let a fire like this continue spreading, in less than half an hour, it will sweep into another street."
Although the fire had not injured anyone, the destruction and losses it was about to cause were already difficult to calculate.
With such a fierce blaze, plus dozens of mages resisting stubbornly, even a well-equipped cavalry unit could not break through in a short time.
Just then, a dark shadow swept over the heads of the troops.
The soldiers instinctively looked up, and the expressions that appeared on their faces were as if they had seen something unbelievable.
The next second, with a boom, an enormous figure landed heavily in the midst of the roaring flames.
He ignored the flames sweeping over his body, then placed the blond girl in his hand on his shoulder and laughed loudly. "Cover your ears, little humans!"
For some reason, the soldiers still instinctively covered their ears.
The colossus spread both arms, then took a deep breath as if gathering power. The next second, the colossus's palms slammed heavily together.
Boom!
A deafening sound instantly exploded like thunder, and a roaring blast of wind erupted from between the colossus's two palms.
At the same time, the stone wings behind the colossus flapped with force, sending two powerful gusts howling out and sweeping to both sides.
The fire that had been burning fiercely a second earlier was extinguished instantly, as if a huge bucket of water had been dumped over it.
"Hahaha, putting out fires is one of my specialties, in every sense!"
Seeing this, Galio laughed heartily, looking extremely happy.
One soldier after another stared at this scene, dumbfounded.
On the other side, dozens of mages stared blankly at the laughing colossus, their expressions completely terrified out of their wits.
"I like seeing mages make faces. Now, you should put down your staffs."
Galio became even happier when he saw the frightened expressions of the mages, and he kindly advised them.
At this moment, Lux was sitting on his shoulder, covering her ears tightly. Looking at the extinguished fires around them, her expression was also a little dazed.
She had to admit, Galio's sheer force of presentation was honestly a bit too exaggerated.
But nothing else aside, he really did give her all the sense of security in the world.
Though this big guy did always feel like he loved acting recklessly.
The fire had been extinguished, but the ring of houses around them had also been shaken down.
Clearly, the mages were very receptive to advice. At this moment, they scrambled to throw their staffs on the ground, completely giving up on resistance.
Damn it, why had the ones above sent such a terrifying monster to deal with them?
Something that could put out such a huge fire with one clap was far too frightening.
At this moment, the soldiers also rushed over. First, they captured the mages who had given up resisting. Then they carefully observed the colossus and noticed the blond girl on his shoulder.
Around them, a group of commoners who had heard the commotion also arrived.
"Isn't that the colossus outside the city?"
"Man, is this real? I think I might be dreaming."
"Why does that girl look so familiar..."
"Isn't that Miss Crownguard? That's right, it's her!"
"It really is Miss Crownguard!"
"Did she call the colossus outside the city here to help us?"
When people saw Lux, they were both shocked and surprised.
Looking at the cautious crowd, Lux revealed a beautiful smile and waved. "Everyone, don't be afraid. Galio came to protect us."
Her smile was bright as sunlight, shining and radiant.
Miss Crownguard's friendliness was famously strong. The people quickly lowered their guard, though they still approached the colossus somewhat carefully.
Galio was someone whose legend, naturally, everyone had heard.
Now the real colossus was right in front of them, and he could even move and speak. It was simply like a dream.
But just now, with only one clap, he had intimidated every mage who had tried to resist. That heroic posture was something countless people would remember.
At this moment, Galio was gazing into the distance, constantly searching for fun things to do. Suddenly, he saw another place. "There are more over there! Little humans, watch out for the wind."
Before setting off, he kindly warned them and had Lux jump back into his palm.
The surrounding people immediately scattered.
As the colossus flapped his wings once more, he flew away in people's eyes, heading toward the next location.
Very quickly, news that the colossus had revived, seemingly because of Miss Crownguard, began spreading through the royal capital.
With Quinn's arrival, Luke and the others immediately followed her lead toward the Mageseekers' secret base.
On the road, a messenger from outside the city came to report, "Your Majesty, the mage rebellions throughout the city have basically been quelled. There is one unusual matter. The colossus outside the city has come to life and is stopping the rebellious mages together with Miss Crownguard."
Hearing this, Jarvan III said, "I already know of this matter. There is no need to worry."
"Yes." The soldier nodded, then continued reporting, "Some mages have also escaped through the underground waterways. We are currently sending pursuers after them."
When Jarvan IV heard this, his gaze flickered slightly, and then he let out a soft sigh. "Pass down the order. There is no need to keep chasing those escaped mages. Have the pursuers return."
"Yes!" The soldier would not question Jarvan III's decision. He answered again, then turned and rode away at full speed.
Watching him leave, Jarvan III looked toward Sylas, who was following at the back of the group. "Once this matter has fully settled, I will summon all the people of the royal capital and pardon every mage in the world before everyone. Rest assured."
Sylas nodded slightly. He knew that Jarvan III's character could be trusted.
At this moment, he still had to go to that Mageseeker base Luke had mentioned and take a look.
He wanted to know exactly what Luke wanted them to see.
On the way, Quinn handed over a booklet. "Your Highness, everyone on this list is a noble or another person who has had close dealings with House Chambers, House Kris, and House Ireland over the last two months."
Quinn's words surprised Xin Zhao somewhat. He took the booklet first and opened it to look through it. Then, bit by bit, surprise rose in his eyes as well.
He looked at Quinn, admiration even appearing in his gaze. "Impressive. Some of the information here is something even I didn't know."
He had secretly trained a group of covert guards. His duty was to protect Jarvan III's safety, while the covert guards' duty was to monitor ministers, nobles, and representatives of various merchants.
In the end, they would compile everything into reports and bring them to him.
Yet the information all those covert guards had investigated put together was actually inferior to what Quinn alone had found.
This was simply a rare and invaluable talent.
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