Outside the library building on the roof, one of the defense personnel who was the master of the phoenix was still hovering on his flying broomstick while watching the surroundings vigilantly.

Back to sometime ago. Daganzo rode his flying broomstick, approaching the library building in the distance. Daganzo wears a tucked in long-sleeved shirt with the top button open, a tie, an overcoat that opens in the middle, a belt, trousers, loafers, a black hooded cloak, a black metal mask that resembles the face part of a knight’s helmet, and an Existence sword sheathed in a scabbard attached to the baldric at his waist. Not long after, Daganzo’s phoenix automaton flew quickly, caught up with him from behind, and flew with Daganzo beside him. Daganzo turned to the phoenix momentarily and was slightly surprised as he thought.

“This Phoenix automaton really came to me….”

Daganzo focused back to the front.

Getting closer to the library, Daganzo noticed one of the defense personnel wearing a shirt tucked in, a tie, an overcoat that opens in the middle, a belt, trousers, loafers, and an Existence sword sheathed in a scabbard attached to the baldric at his waist; he observed the inside of the building vigilantly through the destroyed framed window panes at the top of this building. Daganzo carefully flew towards this defense personnel from behind as he drew his sword from the scabbard at his waist.

“How is the situation?”

This defense personnel was slightly surprised and immediately turned towards Daganzo, but Daganzo hit this man on the back of the neck and caused him to fall unconscious. This defense personnel fell to the roof of the building. Daganzo immediately pointed his sword at the defense personnel.

“Levitate.”

The falling defense personnel’s body suddenly stopped and floated several inches above the roof’s surface momentarily, then fell safely on the roof. Daganzo resheathed his sword and flew into the library building through the destroyed window on the roof; his phoenix automaton flew after him.

Alton and Furano watched the Phoenix automaton they had just defeated before them in the second-floor open hallway inside the library. Daganzo flew to the front of the second-floor open hallway and was slightly surprised when he saw that frozen phoenix automaton.

“So, you two managed to defeat the automaton?”

Furano and Alton were surprised, then immediately turned to Daganzo and appeared familiar with his voice. Furano’s expression turned astonished.

“Daganzo?”

Daganzo nodded; he then took off his mask and smiled.

“I wore all this to hide my identity from the First Earth wizards.”

Alton and Furano nodded, their attention then fell on the phoenix automaton hovering beside Daganzo, and immediately entered alert stances again. Daganzo was surprised.

“You don’t have to worry; this phoenix automaton is under my magic spells’ control.”

Furano and Alton’s expressions turned curious; they then left their alert stances. Daganzo landed in this open hallway, got off his broomstick, and carried it in his left hand. Daganzo’s Phoenix automaton landed on the open hallway railing near them. Alton watched the Phoenix automaton in amazement.

“The magical automaton technology was amazing....”

Alton patted the phoenix automaton’s head, which then watched him curiously. Daganzo’s expression turned serious.

“I have bad news.”

Hearing that didn’t appear to affect Alton and Furano. Alton’s expression turned curious.

“What news?”

Daganzo smiled.

“The bad news is that I don’t know how long this situation will last and whether the dimensional gate has opened because it was highly guarded.”

Alton and Furano were surprised. Furano’s expression turned worried as she crossed her arms.

“However, a dimensional gate is the only way out since we can’t get through the glass walls magic.”

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Daganzo nodded.

“That’s right, although I don’t recommend it. But it could be the only way. We need to discuss the plan carefully.”

Alton and Furano nodded. Furano appeared to remember something.

“We have good news. Alton's soul dagger is very effective in defeating the automaton."

Daganzo was surprised; his expression turned curious.

“That bladeless dagger?”

Furano nodded. Daganzo's attention turned to the automaton frozen near them. Daganzo turned to Alton and smiled.

“Alright, I guess that's very good news.”

Alton smiled. Daganzo walked over to the frozen automaton and examined it curiously. Alton turned to Furano; he then smiled with a cheerful but somewhat gloomy expression.

“Can you help me again?”

Furano turned to Alton; she then smiled.

“Of course, Alton.”

Alton smiled gently.

"Let me also help you."

Furano was surprised; she then smiled and nodded.

Back to sometime ago. After receiving a report from the defense personnel arrived first at the library, dozens of defense personnel from various directions and locations rode their flying broomsticks towards the library building, accompanied by their respective phoenix automatons flying near each one of them. As they approached the library building, the phoenixes appeared to realize something then flew ahead of them. One of the defense personnel communicated through a single earphone in his left ear.

“The phoenixes have reacted and flew towards the target.”

One of his comrades replied.

“We’ll chase them.”

This defense personnel accelerated their flight speed.

Quite far from them, the five meters tall Phoenix leader automaton flew with its gigantic wings while keeping an eye on the Phoenix automatons flying in patrol throughout the city. The phoenix automatons began to center their flight in one direction. The Phoenix leader changed its flying direction towards the library.

Sometime later, dozens of defense personnel arrived at the areas relatively close to the library building, the automatons did not show any intention of slowing down their flight speed. One of the defense personnel was surprised; he then communicated via the single earphone on his left ear.

“Stop the phoenixes; we’ll surround the building from outside.”

One of the defense personnel replied.

“Understood.”

The defense personnel drew their swords from the scabbards attached to the baldrics at their waists, then pointed them towards the phoenix they were chasing ahead. One of the defense personnel’s expressions turned serious.

“Stop searching existences from outside the universe, Phoenix automaton.”

Other defense personnel also cast similar magic spells at their automatons. Soon after, the phoenix automatons slowed their flight speed, and the defense personnel could finally catch up to them and fly beside their phoenixes.

At a row of several classic wooden double-door library building entrances, many library visitors ran out in panic after seeing the Phoenix automaton. Not long after, three police cars arrived and stopped at the edge of the sidewalk before the library building; six police officers exited their cars and immediately walked over to the crowded people.

On the other hand, the defense personnel arrived at the library building and saw a crowd of panicked people at the library entrances, trying to be calmed by the Police. The Police then prepared themselves to enter the library building. One of the defense personnel communicates through a single earphone.

“I want some of you to deal with the crowd of people and police first.”

One of the defense personnel replied through the single earphone.

“Understood, sir.”

Dozens of defense personnel wizards rode their broomsticks toward the people’s crowd and the Police. Defense personnel landed and walked towards them from behind while carrying their broomsticks in their left or right hand; the phoenix automaton landed near the defense personnel.

Seeing something unusual arrive and approaching them made all the people and Police surprised, frightened, or amazed. These defense personnel walked as they drew their swords from the scabbard and pointed them at the crowded people and Police before them. The Police were shocked; they readied their guns and aimed them with alert stances toward the defense personnel wizards. One of the police officers’s expressions turned serious.

“Lower your weapons, and put your hands where I can see them.”

One of the defense personnel wizards’ expressions turned serious.

“Oblivion.”

This magic spell was also cast by other defense personnel. The crowded people’s expressions before them turned deadpan or blank; even the Police calmed down and lowered their weapons. The defense personnel wizards stopped their steps. The crowded people began to disperse and walked away in an orderly manner. One of the defense personnel communicates via a single earphone at his ear.

“We have managed to disperse the people and police.”

One of the defense personnel wizards replied.

“Good, join the others immediately; we will set up attacks.”

These defense personnel resheathed their swords, got on their broomsticks, and rode them to fly away from here. Their phoenix automatons watched them curiously, then flew after them. More defense personnel began to arrive, and dozens were now scattered around the outside of the library building, with a phoenix automaton hovering beside each one of them. One of the defense personnel’s expressions turned serious.

“Four personnel will enter while using automatons and lure them out.”

Four defense personnel rode their flying broomsticks into the building through the destroyed window at the top, and their Phoneix automatons flew after them.

Inside the library building, Daganzo stood before Alton and Furano.

"We better get out of here before the defense personnel wizards arrive."

Furano and Alton nodded. Daganzo put his mask back on.

Not long after, the four defense personnel entered from the window on the ceiling. Daganzo, Alton, and Furano turned to the defense personnel above and were surprised. Behind his mask, Daganzo's expression turned serious.

“They're here.”

With an alert stance, Daganzo drew his sword from the scabbard at his waist.

“We better split up and communicate through our single earphone.”

Alton and Furano nodded.