The City of Progress, Tiebo.

The gears on the massive clock tower turned stiffly, the hands barely dragging their rusty bodies downward, making a "dong" sound.

But soon, a greater vibration gradually drowned out the creaking of the meshing gears. The clanking of armor reverberated as an iron-clad army marched into the city in orderly fashion.

A man was escorted in the center of the troops, slowly entering.

Jace Reiser had returned.

The Crown Prince was also by Jace's side. He looked up, admiring the mechanical city before him, and let out a long sigh, filled with emotion.

"We're back again, Jace."

"I know you harbor resentment, but Viktor is no ordinary person."

Jace's face still bore some colorful marks, and his left cheek seemed slightly swollen.

He lowered his head, his voice no longer like before, but rather muffled:

"I know, Your Highness."

The Crown Prince sighed and said calmly.

"Recently, the Mage Council has prepared a title for Viktor."

The twelve councilors of the Mage Council each had different areas of expertise, and thus would have corresponding titles by which people addressed them.

For example, Heim Horn, his uniquely created illusion magic was extremely powerful.

Moreover, no one had ever seen his true appearance.

So, he was called by everyone "The Phantom of a Thousand Faces."

Similarly, the current Imperial Mage Councilor, Rachel Azure, because of her self-created magic [Natural Sparrow], could be distributed to any corner of the world.

"The Natural Observing Eye."

This was Rachel's title.

Each councilor represented an extremely high level of achievement in a field of magic.

Therefore, until today, the council had finally decided on the title for Viktor, the new councilor.

[The Judgment that Strips All Phenomena]

In Viktor's battle records, any magic he used was extremely violent.

As long as he wanted, any location could be turned into a hell, even changing the surrounding ecological environment.

Even huge mountains could be razed to the ground.

This title was hailed as the absolute representative among battle mages.

Because of this, many mages wanted to imitate Viktor's style and began to pursue those powerful large-scale battle magics.

Once buried among tens of thousands of spells, those difficult and complex large-scale battle magics now occupied a place in the entire magical field.

However, no one could cast magic as effortlessly as Viktor.

Any large-scale offensive magic required the user some time to prepare.

But Viktor was different.

He seemed to have completely ignored even the incantation.

Even his mana reserve was terrifyingly unlike that of a normal fourth-tier mage.

"In any case," the Crown Prince calmly watched the troops enter Tiebo City, continuing to speak softly to Jace beside him:

"Remember what Uncle always told us."

"Learn to endure."

Saying this, the Crown Prince slightly clenched his fist.

Endure.

"Two years at most."

"As long as I can ascend to that position, your Reiser family's revenge will be exacted sooner or later."

He had endured for decades, a few more years didn't matter.

Jace remained silent, not responding.

The Crown Prince thought Jace didn't want to continue this topic, so he casually asked:

"How is Aunt doing?"

Jace shook his head.

After the last incident, Lady Cassandra's condition was not very good.

She had returned to the capital and remained secluded.

Even when people from the palace came to invite her back, she didn't see anyone.

"Although it's a pity, never mind."

"After all, I don't need her abilities for now."

A magic car hovering in mid-air gradually stopped in front of the two.

The two sat in the back, feeling the floating sensation as the magic car slowly started.

Along the way, they passed various wealthy nobles and saw all kinds of magically driven robots.

From the outside, this mechanical city still seemed as prosperous as usual.

Soon, the two entered a dark tunnel.

The magical phosphorescence on both sides of the car kept flashing, allowing them to see the road ahead.

Until the light shone into their eyes again.

A huge castle appeared before them.

Faint magical power was constantly flying towards the sky, but this time, that magical power seemed somewhat scarce.

This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.

The Reiser main house seemed to have declined quite a bit.

There were far fewer researchers coming and going, with only a few bespectacled people hurrying between various research institutes.

In the corner, several of the latest mechanical creatures had now lost power, piled up like scrap metal, ignored by all.

Due to the last agreement, the Reiser family had experienced a major economic setback and was forced to lay off many employees.

But none of this mattered to the Crown Prince.

He walked familiarly into a research lab in the distance.

The two passed countless researchers, gradually walking to the depths of the room.

In the dark interior of the laboratory, a primitive gate slowly opened.

Jace Reiser and the Crown Prince walked in side by side.

Around them, there were no shadows of any other people.

All around, countless lights lit up, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

In this huge white room, many glass jars filled with thick green nutrient solution were neatly arranged on the walls.

In the center of the green nutrient solution, many different types of monster remains were placed.

Like specimens, they were completely frozen in this small space.

Among them, there was an obviously huge jar containing the body of a giant magic dragon.

This body was missing only a head, as if it had been deliberately cut off.

As the Crown Prince passed by, he looked at this huge magic dragon with some delight.

This was once his trophy.

It had earned him quite a bit of military merit.

Looking up.

Long, thin, transparent tubes were inserted into those monster corpses immersed in nutrient solution, as if drawing the power of those monsters from when they were alive.

Green solution accompanied by black aura flowed continuously and reversely into the ceiling.

The Crown Prince's gaze moved away from the dragon's corpse.

"Now, I need new military exploits, greater achievements."

"Only in this way can I surpass Owiser and suppress him completely."

After saying this, Jace behind him did not respond, but just silently followed him.

The two walked towards the deeper part.

After passing through a long dark tunnel, the door at the end appeared before the two.

The dense mechanical screws on both sides of the upper half of the door gradually pulled out, and a stream of warm steam emerged from the cracks of the door, filling the dark tunnel.

Then, the huge iron lock in front of the door seemed to have a key inserted, and the three layers of restraints gradually twisted open.

A red light penetrated the upper and lower sides of the door, opening outwards layer by layer.

A secret room appeared before the two.

In it was placed an extremely large glass jar.

In the center of the jar filled with nutrient solution, a pair of huge wings of pure white and jet black floated quietly in the center, as if wrapping around the humanoid creature immersed in it.

At the top of the jar, circles of transparent pipes were inserted into the interfaces on the edge.

Those monsters seen in the previous room seemed to have turned into power, injecting into the jar before their eyes layer by layer.

The Crown Prince slowly looked up at the creature in the jar.

"As long as she's still here, everything is not a problem."

As if sensing someone's arrival, the creature in it slowly opened its wings.

It was a woman.

Her eyes were filled with coldness and indifference, her pupils emitting a phosphorescent green light, like a venomous snake waiting to hunt.

Her face was gaunt, with several strange patterns flashing across it, twisting and winding from her forehead all the way to her neck.

Yet she had an extremely ghostly heroic spirit and beauty.

A head of white center-parted long hair hung at her waist, draped behind her.

She wore extremely simple clothes, merely like two pieces of differently colored and heavy cloth, completely wrapping her body.

As her body stretched healthily, the black and white wings gradually retracted behind her.

The Crown Prince stared at her, his eyes filled with extreme fervor.

"She must have become even stronger now."

"My ultimate weapon—Sapphirose."

Yet he failed to notice that in one of Jace's eyes, a streak of jet-black color flashed inexplicably.

......

"Interesting."

In Viktor's study, Vega stood on the desk.

One eye flashed with a thick black color.

Viktor held a book in one hand, leaning back in his chair, reading while asking casually:

"What did you see?"

"A monster? Perhaps a bit more complex than that."

Vega seemed to think of something, suddenly giggling, squinting at Viktor.

"Don't you know everything? Let me ask you."

"Do you know what I just saw?"

Viktor didn't even look up, asking calmly.

"Describe it in detail."

"Looks like a woman, with a pair of wings, one black and one white. Oh, she has a name."

Viktor closed the book and put it on the table.

The yellow cover and Elvish language on the book cover were particularly eye-catching.

He thought for just a moment before the words came out.

"Sapphirose."

Vega blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"If you were to do fortune-telling, you'd definitely be taken as a charlatan."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Viktor closed his eyes and thought.

Sapphirose, the final boss of the third chapter of the game.

She was known as — the One-Winged Angel.

This was a boss with stacked numerical values.

Because she was created for the purpose of being the 'ultimate human weapon'.

Possessing the physique of a top-tier warrior, as well as damage values not inferior to a mage.

As a modified human, she had the genes of no less than a hundred different monsters in her body.

This even included powerful dragon species.

Because of this, she possessed at least hundreds of different monster skills.

In short, if the third chapter boss were to appear prematurely now and fight him.

Even Viktor would feel some pressure.

However, according to the game's progression, she shouldn't be that powerful now.

In the third chapter, Sapphirose had her own consciousness.

She was born for the purpose of protecting humans, but after the fall of the Reiser family, she had no one to take orders from.

So, her own emotional consciousness made her believe.

To protect humans to the maximum extent, all humans should be confined and controlled.

Only in this way could the safety of every human be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, Viktor sighed.

"Another extreme terrorist, I hope she doesn't provoke me prematurely."

Otherwise.

Viktor would have no choice but to take out this boss ahead of schedule.

What? He might not be able to win?

He just felt some pressure, not that he couldn't win.

It would just take some time.

"However, it's time."

Viktor stood up, and the small yellow book on the desk seemed to be blown by the wind, automatically flying onto the bookshelf.

Seeing this, Vega flew to Viktor's shoulder.

"What's the activity today?"

"Today, Gwen becomes a teacher."

Under his feet, a blue magic array slowly lit up, and the surrounding whirlwind spread throughout the study.

The huge bookshelves were blown and shook constantly, and many corners of the carpet were lifted.

Soon, the wind gradually calmed down, and the blue light flashed.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a man and a crow completely disappeared from the gradually calming study.