Gazef Stronoff strode over with a longsword at his waist, his heavy gaze sweeping across the damaged ground, and his brow furrowed.
The chest and back of his rough long-sleeved shirt were soaked with sweat, steaming in the current temperature.
If one looked closely, they could see a layer of sweat on Gazef's forehead, clearly not from rushing over, but more likely from being interrupted during training.
No further explanation was needed.
Guards had already reported the incident to Gazef in detail.
"I am Gazef, and the matter here is now under the full authority of the Royal Guard," Gazef said as he entered the scene, focusing on the Verdant Witch and others. He spoke first:
"Adventurers are under the jurisdiction of the Adventurers Guild. Problems caused by normal adventurers should be the responsibility of the Adventurers Guild. The Royal Guard has no right to interfere excessively."
"However, you have had a significant impact on the public, and this matter must be handled properly."
Gazef was expressionless, showing no favoritism or intention to downplay the situation.
"Free Will" and "Blue Rose" were both very famous adventurer teams.
The various Royal Guard units and patrol forces in the royal capital were clearly unwilling to provoke them.
The commotion caused by the two sides had been going on for so long, yet no one intervened until the end, perhaps because someone deliberately wanted to escalate the conflict between the two adventurer teams.
It was even possible that nobles were secretly involved, brewing some conspiracy.
But no matter what the situation!
Now that he was here, he would not allow the situation to continue to escalate, and the affected citizens must receive fair compensation.
Upon seeing Gazef, Gagaran's eyes lit up: "Tsk, long time no see, Gazef, you're getting more impressive."
"Gagaran... Madam."
Gazef originally wanted to pretend not to know her, but since she had spoken, he had to respond.
Her muscles and physique, even more robust than his, made him retract the word "Miss" and change it to "Madam."
After saying this, Gazef remained silent. He needed to deal with both sides, and showing closeness to one side would not only affect the other's dissatisfaction but also make the onlookers think there was some deal between them.
Most importantly, he could not allow those nobles who disliked him to bring trouble to His Majesty the King, who had promoted him and to whom he swore allegiance.
"I hope everyone cooperates and apprehends the two from earlier," Gazef said coldly, scanning the crowd, raising his arm and waving it.
In fact, arresting everyone was Gazef's true intention. Even the Adventurers Guild should abide by the laws of the country.
But clearly, this was just a thought.
Neither of these sides were ordinary adventurers. If they were all arrested, the trouble would only be greater.
Four elite soldiers immediately stepped out from the surrounding crowd, heading towards Verdant Witch and Tina respectively.
"So, this is the result."
"Tina, you'll have to bear with it for a while," Gagaran said to Tina with a smile, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome and even somewhat relieved.
"Understood."
Tina pouted, looking like she was ready to be captured.
"Hmph, don't be scared, little sister," Tia said with a strange laugh.
"Who's scared!"
Tina glared at Tia.
Gazef felt relieved that "Blue Rose," the side he was most worried about, was not causing any problems. However, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
Suddenly!
A surge of magical power appeared.
"Corrupt Destruction!" Facing the two soldiers approaching her, Verdant Witch released a magical attack with a backhand.
She was not human, and no one except her master had the right to order her, let alone obediently surrender.
The sudden turn of events!
Surprised everyone, or rather, no one expected Verdant Witch to attack in this situation.
Being "arrested" might be a disaster for ordinary people, but for those at their level, it was just a formality.
Due to the suddenness of the attack,
The two soldiers showed fear on their faces as they saw the acidic corrosive liquid rushing towards them.
"Damn it!" Gazef's expression changed drastically, but it was too late to rescue them.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a white light flashed through the air, appearing before everyone's eyes.
A Flame Archangel, clad in bright silver armor and with bright yellow wings on its back, stood in front of the two soldiers.
Hiss! Hiss!
The acidic liquid crashed onto the Flame Archangel's body, immediately making a "hissing" sound, and a burst of light green mist rose from the surface of the armor.
The two elite soldiers retreated a few steps in fear, their faces pale, and their legs weakened. If there were not so many people present, they would have collapsed to the ground.
An Angel?
Gagaran and the others' eyes flashed.
"Attacking Royal Guard soldiers, are you provoking the kingdom!" Gazef had already drawn the longsword from his waist.
Verdant Witch directly ignored Gazef and instead took a step to the side, respectfully lowering her head towards a direction behind her.
Tap, tap, tap.
A young man in a pure white priest's robe and black inner lining walked quickly towards this direction, his bright face showing an expression of distress and helplessness.
At first glance,
He gave the impression of being a gentle person, making people feel good about him.
Especially his black hair, slightly similar to Gazef's brownish-black hair, was quite conspicuous among the predominantly blonde crowd.
"Verdant, apologize," the black-haired youth's peaceful voice rang out first.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking,
The previously cold and arrogant Verdant Witch, who seemed to disregard everyone, lowered her head without hesitation towards the two pale-faced guards: "I'm sorry."
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
The two guards were stunned, and their bodies trembled.
The other party was a powerful and arrogant magic caster, yet... she would bow her head to them?
Gazef's cold face also showed astonishment, and his eyes flashed as he looked at the black-haired youth who was approaching quickly.
An indescribable sense of incongruity arose in his heart.
Compared to Verdant Witch's direct action, the other party's apology made Gazef feel even more incredible.
Gagaran and the others' expressions also changed.
They had interacted with Verdant Witch earlier, and although it was not for long, they were able to figure out her personality.
"Completely miscalculated, little one," Gagaran said in a low voice, pressing down on the hammer handle.
Evileye did not speak, and her figure wrapped in a red robe, seemed to be thinking about something.
Minori was indeed a little headache at the moment.
When he saw Gazef's arrival, he already realized how things would be handled next, and the idea of staying out of it could only be dispelled.
He naturally understood Verdant Witch's personality. Enri was currently lacking in experience and could not handle the situation either.
Minori had no choice but to personally intervene to deal with the problem, but he did not expect Verdant Witch to act so quickly.
"Really."
Minori muttered inwardly, walked into the arena, and apologized to the two elite soldiers: "Are you injured anywhere? I have healing potions here."
"No, no."
The two elite soldiers shook their heads stiffly, obviously not yet recovered from the emotion of Verdant Witch's apology.
Whoosh~
The Flame Archangel flapped its wings, emitting a faint divine light, and moved away from in front of the two elite soldiers.
"I apologize to you again on behalf of Verdant for what happened just now."
Minori waved his arm, causing the Flame Archangel to turn into specks of light and dissipate. Then, he reached for the magic pouch at his waist, took out two bottles of Regeneration Potions worth ten gold coins each, and handed them to the two soldiers:
"This is my compensation, I hope it will satisfy you."
The two soldiers looked at the Regeneration Potions in their hands, which emitted a deep blue luster, and a rosy color appeared on their pale faces, their eyes shining.
The reputation of "Regeneration Potion" was extremely high.
Especially the high-quality "Regeneration Potion" was valuable, although this "Black-Haired Genius Alchemist" sold it for only ten gold coins.
But as long as they found a magic caster who could use the "Preservation" magic, they could use the magic to extend the shelf life of the high-quality "Regeneration Potion", which only had a seven-day expiration date, to one year.
Then the value would increase several times over.
"Don't blame Miss Verdant."
"It's our problem." The two soldiers quickly grabbed the Regeneration Potions in their hands, revealing flattering bright smiles on their faces, and quickly spoke.
Hearing the two people's words,
Minori nodded gently. As long as these two said so, then there was no need to worry about Gazef using this as an excuse to make things troublesome.
"I have long admired you, Your Excellency Gazef. We have no intention of being enemies with the kingdom."
Minori turned around and said gently and embarrassedly, "I will personally pay for all the damage here and the losses caused to the people."
Gazef did not speak immediately but carefully looked at Minori.
"Then that would be wise," Gazef said lightly, raising his hand and waving it.
The two soldiers looked at each other, looked at Minori, and then walked to Verdant Witch, carefully making a gesture of invitation.
Soon.
Verdant Witch and Tina, under the custody of the soldiers, left with Gazef.
Soon, only Minori and the "Blue Rose" members opposite him were left in the arena.
Minori and Gagaran looked at each other, the two smiled and nodded, and then, at the same time, turned around and led their respective team members away.