Chapter 460: The Dust Settles
"I lost."
Kuris said in a low, hoarse voice.
Alice picked up the Black Crystal and crushed the magical Crystal that had sealed the Hundred Flowers God’s Power.
CRACK!
The Crystal shattered, and the Power of the Hundred Flowers God returned to Alice.
The Crystal possessed immense Sealing Power internally, but it was not particularly sturdy or strong itself.
Alice easily broke the Black Crystal’s seal from the outside, reclaiming the Power of the Hundred Flowers God.
She pointed her hand at Kuris, her presence as stark and bone-chilling as the howling winds of deep winter.
"I strip you of the power of the Hundred Flowers Clan."
Kuris felt that familiar Power being drawn from his body, and a profound emptiness hollowed him out.
He subconsciously raised his right hand, trying to grasp the Power being torn away, but his palm closed on nothing but air. He could only watch helplessly as the Power drained completely from his body.
Alice had completely stripped Kuris of the Power of the Hundred Flowers God.
His strength instantly plummeted to Tier Three High Level.
After obtaining the Power of the Hundred Flowers God, Kuris had rarely trained to improve his own strength.
As a result, after being stripped of this Power, he was even weaker than before he had gained the title of the Hundred Flowers Clan.
Having done this, Alice didn’t spare Kuris another glance. She turned her head to look at Kira, who was half-kneeling on the ground.
Kira struggled to his feet. Even in defeat, he refused to kneel before Alice.
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Alice granted Kira’s wish. Several thick vines shot out from the ground around him, binding his limbs and hoisting his body into the air. He hung there like a prisoner awaiting execution.
CLANG!
His Treasure Sword fell to the ground.
Kira stared intently at Li Wei, who stood beside Alice. After a moment, he looked at Alice and said in a hoarse voice, "Kill me."
He would rather die than accept defeat.
He had known success, brilliance, and glory.
He would rather take his glorious past to the grave than accept Alice’s judgment or face the criticism and accusations of the people of Flying Flower City.
He was an extremist.
If he weren’t, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to overthrow Alice’s rule, collaborating with Black Cultists to plot against her just to obtain the Power of the Hundred Flowers God.
Kira knew that the moment he lost to Alice, he had become useless to the Macher Kingdom.
He didn’t expect the Macher Kingdom to come and save him.
The King of the Macher Kingdom would only try to distance himself from the matter, then attempt to curry favor with Alice and build a good relationship with her.
Even if they couldn’t become allies, he wouldn’t want Alice to side with the Beixuan Kingdom.
Kira was destined to be a discarded pawn.
Alice looked at Kira, her expression cold and impassive. "Although you usurped my authority, Flying Flower City did indeed develop and grow under your management after I left. Therefore, I will not judge you alone."
"You will be judged by all the people of Flying Flower City, and by those who died during your reign."
Kira struggled desperately, roaring hoarsely, "Kill me! Kill me..."
RUMBLE.
Vines sprouted leaves and covered Kira’s mouth, silencing him.
Alice looked at Li Wei and said, "Thank you."
Li Wei smiled, nodded, and dispersed the wall of fire that had separated the battlefield.
After the wall of fire dissipated, the crowd outside craned their necks to see the outcome of the battle.
Seeing Kira captured by Alice, everyone fell silent.
Kira’s subordinates looked at each other. After a moment, the first person dropped their weapon.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...
A wave of people laid down their arms, all of them choosing to surrender.
Kira had already lost.
What was there for them to fight for?
Even Kira’s most loyal followers, having witnessed Alice wielding the Hundred Flowers God’s Power, and then the Power of the formidable, mysterious Mage by her side, did not dare to offer any further provocation.
BOOM!
Not long after everyone had laid down their weapons, thunder boomed in the sky.
A bolt of lightning tore through the clear sky. Bella, filled with fury, charged toward Kuris. Her fists crackled with blue electricity as she threw a vicious punch at him.
"KU! RI! S!"
Bella’s voice conveyed her boundless rage.
Kuris looked at Bella’s fist with terror, sensing the aura of death.
He stood no chance of withstanding a full-power blow from the enraged Bella.
Even at his peak, he was no match for Bella.
At best, he could only use the Power of the Hundred Flowers Clan to hold Bella back.
RUSTLE!
A flower bloomed in front of Kuris, blocking Bella’s fist.
BAM!
The terrifying Power and lightning obliterated the flower. Behind it, Kuris sat on the ground in a daze.
A puddle formed beneath him.
After her furious strike was blocked by Alice, Bella’s rage found a momentary release, and she calmed down slightly.
She looked at Alice and asked, "Alice, what happened?"
Seeing Li Wei by Alice’s side, she showed a look of surprise.
"Li Wei, what are you doing here?"
Alice glanced at the surrounding soldiers and said, "It’s a bit complicated. We can talk about it later. Let’s head back to Flying Flower City first."
She waved her hand, and a moon-white Clear Spirit Flower bloomed, its fragrance spreading out to neutralize the Mind-Bending Flower poison affecting those who had collapsed on the ground.
"Lord City Lord, this was due to my negligence. Please punish me."
Alice glanced at Fox, who had been providing her with assistance all along.
She shook her head and said, "This has nothing to do with you. Let’s go. Back to Flying Flower City first."
Fox immediately began to organize the men.
Before this, he had been the chief of a tribe of wilderness nomads.
When Alice had returned to Flying Flower City without a foothold, Fox had given her his tribe’s encampment to use as a base.
He had fully supported her counterattack against Kira.
Naturally, Alice wasn’t going to blame Fox for Kuris’s betrayal.
On the contrary, she was very grateful for Fox’s help.
She planned to appoint Fox as her steward in the future.
He would help manage the political affairs of Flying Flower City.
As Alice returned to Flying Flower City with her army, Evelyn was still in a stalemate with the men Abak had brought.
When Abak received the news, his face instantly turned the color of pig’s liver.
He was so frightened he nearly fainted.
He ignored the men besieging Evelyn, quietly slipped out of the Array’s range, and hurried home to pack his valuables and flee.
Alice had won.
He couldn’t stay here any longer.
Just as Abak, having finished packing and ready to escape, stepped out the door, he ran into another vice president of the Magic Association.
"Abak, where do you think you’re going?"
"George, don’t block my way," Abak said anxiously.
George chuckled, then said coldly, "You’ve been using the Magic Association’s name to do things against its regulations for a long time. You think you can just walk away?"
Before, with Abak backed by Kira, he could only turn a blind eye.
Now, Abak had to face the consequences. This would also serve as an explanation to Alice City Lord.
It would prevent Alice from implicating the Magic Association.