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The little one had not experienced such excitement in far too long, but Yae-hime could not bring herself to share in it. After all, that was all her hard-earned money!

“Wait! The second shot can only use one-twentieth of its power!” Yae-hime hurriedly stopped the little one’s wasteful behavior. Their objective was not to completely destroy the barrier and foolishly fight their way through. This was merely a diversionary tactic.

Yae-hime had prioritized repairing City of Chaos’ attack system so that they would have a means of protecting themselves in the real world, just in case. Therefore, she was not going to use up all the materials Angelica had painstakingly gathered in this operation.

The main cannon of City of Chaos, the Star Cannon, consumed vast quantities of materials corresponding to the nine major attributes. The higher its power, the more terrifying its destructive force.

At its peak, it could easily destroy a small celestial body, which was how it had earned its name. However, its consumption was something Yae-hime absolutely could not afford for the time being. It was practically a city that devoured gold.

Although the Star Cannon had the word “cannon” in its name, it was completely different from a conventional cannon. It was composed of interconnected magic arrays, and its attack patterns could be freely altered. The nine major attributes could be switched or combined at will.

That attack just now had been nothing more than Little Blue casually firing it, yet it had nearly blasted through Jade City’s main barrier. So when she said that the Star Cannon could blast away the entire Southern Continent with a single shot at full power, she was merely stating a fact.

Of course, that was assuming no peerless expert intervened to stop it.

“Master, you’re so stingy.” Little Blue complained when she heard Yae-hime order her to reduce the power.

“I’m stingy? Do you have any idea how many Green Island prawns and how much abalone, shark fin, and fish maw you just blasted away?” Yae-hime pointed toward the castle. “At least enough to fill an entire banquet hall!”

“……” The little one imagined it for a moment, and her scalp immediately went numb. She had no interest in money, but food was a completely different matter.

An entire banquet hall filled with Green Island prawns and abalone, shark fin, and fish maw for her to eat as much as she wanted… Just imagining it was enough to make her drool!

And yet, she had personally blasted all of it away just now. Little Blue’s heart was bleeding. She had to cut her losses in time. “Master, how about we don’t fire the second shot?”

Everyone nearly stumbled when they heard that. Hadn’t she been having the time of her life just now?!

“No.” Yae-hime shook her head and refused. “The second shot has to be fired, but its purpose is different from the first.”

The first shot had served two purposes: intimidation and probing. As for the second shot, its purpose was to muddy the waters. Together, the two shots would serve as a diversion. They would pave the way for the decapitation strike that followed!

Since they could not compete with the middle and lower tiers, they would eliminate the upper tier first! At present, the upper-tier combatants on the side of City of Chaos were Alicia, Lili, Moon, and Zerene. There was also Allie, who was lying in wait within Jade City.

Yae-hime could only be counted as half an upper-tier combatant. Even if she used every means at her disposal, she could not possibly defeat Lili, let alone Zerene while she was suffering from amnesia.

At most, she could gain a significant advantage when facing Bishop Gurant. As for Legion Commander Blei, she had clearly underestimated her opponent. Before she actually encountered him, she thought Blei would be easy to deal with. Only after engaging in actual combat had she realized just how great the gap between them was.

To carry out the decapitation strike, the three barriers were the first problem they had to solve. For Little Blue, however, this had never been a problem from the very beginning.

City of Chaos possessed the ability to break through barriers. Sending Alicia and the others into a barrier that had not even reached the Cataclysm-Class was as easy as pie!

Lili had noticed this possibility back then, which was why she had discussed it with Yae-hime.

After all, it was unrealistic to expect them to break through the barrier, fight their way from the outer district into the inner district, and then continue all the way to the Imperial Palace.

Before they could even reach Richard, they would already have exhausted most of their strength. With the enemy fresh and rested, it was entirely foreseeable that they would be effortlessly wiped out in one wave.

“For the second shot, compress the area of impact and blast a small opening through the first barrier. Make sure you don’t kill the leeks… I mean, the soldiers of Jade City. Can you do that?”

Yae-hime looked at Little Blue as she spoke.

“That’s easy. Now, I’ll let Master witness my exquisitely precise control!” Little Blue spoke with an expression full of confidence.

“Once Little Blue breaks through the barrier, I’ll stir up the outer district, tie down the surrounding forces, and mislead Richard.” Yae-hime shifted her gaze toward Alicia.

“While I make my move, Little Blue will send you, Moon, and Lili into the palace. Zerene will stay behind on standby, just in case. As for everyone from Hidden Kill, they will be sent outside the palace to keep the people outside occupied.”

Through Little Blue’s reconnaissance, they already knew how Richard had arranged his forces, so all they had to do was charge straight in and kill their way through. It had to be said, Little Blue was incredibly useful.

At this point, Richard and the others were practically like babies with nothing left to hide.

Even though she knew there were four Legend-level and one Diamond-level combatants inside the palace, Yae-hime still had no intention of sending Zerene over.

For one thing, she had confidence in Alicia and the others. For another, she wanted to keep one trump card in reserve and play it at the critical moment. On top of that, Allie was still inside the city, so it would ultimately become a four-against-five situation.

Strictly speaking, it was four against four. That Passat of Holy Light Church could only be considered a supporting act at best. Once a real battle broke out, even the shockwaves could send him flying.

With five thousand Hidden Kill members keeping the forces outside occupied, they would not be able to affect the decapitation strike much in the short term. As long as Alicia and the others moved quickly enough, the fruits of victory would fall into their hands!

There was one problem, however: just how far did Alicia’s current strength differ from Richard’s? If she was stronger, then naturally, that would be excellent. If she was somewhat weaker, that would still be manageable.

Once they succeeded in their surprise attack, the gap between the two would be instantly erased. But if the difference was too great…

‘It shouldn’t be possible, right?’ Yae-hime gently shook her head, dismissing that possibility. After all, Lili had told her that she was no longer Alicia’s opponent.

Using Lili as a point of reference, it was clear that the gap between Richard and Alicia could not be that great. Therefore, this problem was no longer a problem. In Yae-hime’s estimation, they had at least a sixty percent chance of successfully carrying out the decapitation strike.

“Little Blue, you can fire.” She spoke softly.

“Got it!” Little Blue happily acknowledged her.

Everyone present tensed up. Alicia, Lili, and Moon were especially focused. The moment Yae-hime made her move, they would be directly teleported into the palace!

As Little Blue’s voice fell, three magic circles immediately appeared in front of City of Chaos: one enormous, one medium-sized, and one small.

The enormous circle was at the back, the medium-sized one in the middle, and the small one at the front. Each circle was roughly a hundred meters apart, positioned diagonally toward the center of Jade City’s barrier.

The next moment, the runes within the enormous magic circle began spinning wildly. White light flashed at its center, and an enormous beam of light shot out.

The beam instantly slammed into the medium-sized magic circle. After its energy was compressed, it was fired onward, shooting straight toward the small magic circle.

The runes spun just as frantically, and white light flashed once more. Finally, a thin beam of light shot out from the small magic circle. The entire process took less than a second!

Below, someone with sharp eyes caught sight of a ray descending from the sky, but before they could even cry out in alarm, the small white beam pierced straight through the first barrier.

Strangely, after penetrating the barrier, the small beam of light stopped in midair. It then released a surging torrent of energy, forcibly blasting a huge hole into the barrier!

Everyone below suddenly felt as though death itself had descended upon them.

“Good evening, everyone in Jade City.” At that moment, a beautiful figure descended onto the roof of a bell tower in the outer district and smiled at them. “Now, you can all die!”