"Thats impossible!" The female knight glared at Evans, wishing she could devour him alive.

"Oh, come on. Use your brain to think about why I would appear here and you'll know whether what I said is possible or not. Let me give you a hint; what if there's a card that can subdue a tier 8 expert?"

"..."

Upon hearing Evans's question, the female knight's face gradually turned pale. With the deduction, she became increasingly uneasy, even feeling a sense of suffocation. And if what Evans said was true, they were completely ensnared in the plans of the Resurgence Church from the beginning. Whether it was intelligence or combat strength, they had already lost before the battle began. And the Norton Kingdom would suffer significant damage in the future.

For a moment, she felt that victory was impossible. It was completely hopeless. She couldn't imagine the possibility of winning. Perhaps even if the Demon King descended into the world, he wouldnt be able to deal with the Cardinal of Ruin who was completely devoid of all conscience.

But she had to fight until the last moment, even if it was for those innocent people who had died. Just as the female knight made a determined resolution and stood up, she seemed to see Evans, who had been calm and collected, frowning inexplicably.

Soon after, Evans's expression changed, and he raised his hand, waving his long sleeves. The scorching magical power erupted, flipping the female knight and sending her flying. Evans once again rode the flying dragon into the sky, no longer confronting the female knight head-on but returning to his previous evasive strategy.

This time, Evans finally used the [Super Long-range Communication Magic] to reconnect with Isabel.

"Isabel, report the situation on your end."

"Lord Evans, I sincerely apologize for not connecting with you just now. The situation on my end is not optimistic..."

"Get to the point."

"The Destruction Demon Lord and the Ice Princess are in a fierce battle at the outskirts of Tristin City. The main roads have all been obliterated."

"...Is there anything unusual about the Destruction Demon Lord?"

"No, the battle is just extremely intense."

Evans nodded silently. If summoning creatures were in a prolonged intense battle, the consumption of magical power would indeed be this high. The fact that the Ice Princess could hold out against the Destruction Demon Lord and Isabel for so long was something Evans hadn't anticipated.

Unfortunately, it was just a useless struggle.

"I've held back two tier 8s; in about five minutes, I'll be ready to leave the Norton Kingdom," Evans's tone remained calm and composed.

"Wait a moment! Within ten minutes, I'll definitely capture the Ice Princess, or at least I'll take Dekan away!"

"Very well, no more than ten minutes."

Evans cut off the communication. This time frame was probably his limit.

Ten minutes later.

"Isabel?"

Evans reconnected with Isabel, but this time, Evans's tone was a bit impatient.

"Lord Evans, give me another five minutes, and I'll surely capture the Ice Princess! Please don't recall the Destruction Demon Lord! Otherwise, we'll be defeated!"

"Fine."

After some hesitation, Evans decided to delay a bit more. Until another five minutes passed.

There was still no news from Isabel.

After reconnecting the communication again:

"Isabel, you should prepare for the consequences of your actions today," Evans said with visible anger.

"Lord Evans! Please hold on a bit longer! We can defeat the Ice Princess soon, very soon."

"How much longer?"

"One minute! Only one minute is enough!"

This time, Evans didn't believe Isabel's words. He decided to directly release the summoning of the Destruction Demon Lord and then leave the Norton Kingdom.

However, at this moment, Evans finally discovered the reason for the accelerated magical power consumption! The summoning state of the Destruction Demon Lord could not be lifted!

There was only one explanation for this situation! It was a tier 2 equipment card created by the inconspicuous cardmaker Dekan [Cursed Soul Mask]!

Once this wicked equipment card was equipped to the Destruction Demon Lord, Evans couldn't actively dismiss the summoning anymore! It also led to double the mana consumption!

Evans finally realized a problem. Over ten minutes ago, the Destruction Demon Lord had been equipped with the Cursed Soul Mask! It wasn't that intense between the Destruction Demon Lord and the Ice Princess. The actual situation was likely that the Destruction Demon Lord had already been detained by the Ice Princess and Dekan! If this continued, Evans would continue to be drained of mana until his mana was completely depleted. Once that happened, his magic circuit would collapse and he would die a miserable and painful death!

Originally, the tier 3 cardmaker Dekan's Cursed Soul Mask was not to be feared. Evans didn't even think Dekan, that ant, would dare to appear on the battlefield between the Ice Princess and the Destruction Demon Lord. Isabel's plan couldn't go wrong! Even if they couldn't capture the Ice Princess, she wouldnt be able to suppress the Destruction Demon Lord! Dekan also had no chance to resist Isabel!

But now, Isabel's attitude was very strange! A strong sense of unease pervaded Evans. He had never felt this kind of palpitation and anger since birth.

"Isabel?! Report the situation on your end!"

"..."

However, there was silence on the communication magic's other end, only a slight rustling sound could be heard. When the voice came again, it was a male voice that Evans had never heard before.

"You're good at fighting, right? But what's the use of being good at fighting? You gotta have intelligence and background on these streets.

The tone of this voice was indifferent and composed. The person who spoke sounded like the puppet master behind everything. Evans immediately guessed whose voice it wasDekan!

The worst-case scenario had happened. Isabel was probably turned by Dekan! Although Evans couldn't understand how Dekan could turn Isabel so quickly, he knew he had miscalculated! It was like what the lower-tier members of the Resurgence Church stated, this tier 3 guy was like a phantom!

The only solution now was for Evans to personally go to Tristin City to kill the Destruction Demon Lord and stop the mana consumption! Furthermore, he had to do it twice!

By the time Evans reached Tristin City, he would probably be in a state of depleted mana! Worse still, there was a tier 8 female knight chasing him! At that time, he would be facing Isabel, who had been turned, with injuries and no mana!

For a moment, Evans felt like he was the one being raided against! What kind of hellscape was this?!

"Dekan! You damn ant! Don't let me catch you!!" Evans tightly gripped the Super Long-range Communication Magic and roared at the other end. He wanted to tear Dekan into pieces, but could only rage across the communication card!

"Oho? Youre enraged with just this? And here I thought the Destruction Cardinal was so amazing." Dekan's tone on the other end of the communication magic seemed to carry an indescribable pleasure.

After a moment, Dekan's voice, full of disdain, came through: "Turned out, youre nothing but a lil bum."