Chapter 352: Chapter 26: Yes, There Was Indeed Coercion!

No one knew why Alfred would do it, even less expected that he actually would!

Although the Jade Land and the Kassen Corridor are both recognized by the Supreme Council as part of the Wizard Domain, the two were not on the same level in terms of area or overall strength.

The Jade Land belongs to the Three-Ring Wizarding Domain, and the Witch Master has the strength of the Third Ring, overseeing tens of millions of people and thousands of wizards.

On the other hand, since the death of the previous Third Ring Witch Master, the Kassen Corridor hasn’t had anyone advancing to the Third Ring, with a population of only eight to nine million, and the number of wizards and apprentices combined doesn’t exceed a thousand.

Without any preparation now, the result of the battle is self-evident.

The Jade Land charged into the Kassen Corridor with overwhelming force, crushing all opposing forces.

Alfred himself wiped out three kingdoms, massacring millions with extreme cruelty!

Just like that, the Jade Land claimed an undisputed victory in the war.

Sounds…not too bad?

If the story ended here, it wouldn’t be too terrible; war never is a matter of right or wrong, only of individual force fields.

No matter what, Alfred won the war and could be said to have resolved the conflict with the Kassen Corridor once and for all. In some ways, he could be seen as the hero of the Jade Land.

But is the matter really that simple?

Of course not!

The current Wizard World exists under two sets of order: the order within the Witch Domain, and the Supreme Order.

The order within the Witch Domain is determined by each domain itself. In their domain, one can do whatever they wish; even if blood flows like a river or corpses litter the land, as long as one can control things without collapse, no one will say much—at most, it might be marked as a Black Witch Domain and grumbled about at the Supreme Council.

But when one domain wages war against another, that’s an entirely different matter. Changes to domain boundaries are absolutely forbidden in the Supreme Council, as this concerns the legal issues of the Supreme Council, which rules the Wizard World.

The Jade Land’s sudden full-scale invasion of the Kassen Corridor, slaughtering nearly half of its entire population, and countless wizards and apprentices…

If this could be safely pocketed, then there would be no need for the Supreme Council to exist.

Thus,

The four major Five Rings Wizard Domains, which dominate the world, briefly discussed the matter and sent wizards to handle the friction between the two sides.

It’s unclear who specifically came, but within a week, the Jade Land regurgitated everything it had swallowed, and all troops retreated back to their respective domains.

As for punishment…

Punishment was no longer necessary.

Because, a week later, the Witch Master of Jade Land, Felvin, was found dead in the Tower of Nature, and the entire Jade Land collapsed, with its ruled Human World falling into endless war…

The scene flashed by and eventually arrived at the Ruins Forest, where Alfred and the girl had first met.

“Why!”

“Why did you do it?”

The girl’s voice was hoarse with cries, repeatedly questioning Alfred.

Yet even at this point, she seemed to hold onto some illusion, “You had your difficulties, didn’t you?”

“Al, tell me, please tell me, what happened? Who’s forcing you? Please, don’t be like this, let me share it with you, okay?”

It’s unclear what the girl was thinking, but as Lynch watched the scene, Alfred looked at her with…

A gaze that truly seemed to regard her as a fool.

“Forcing?”

He let out a cold laugh, nodded, “Yes, indeed there is pressure!”

“But it isn’t anyone else forcing me, it’s my own self, my determination to not remain ordinary, and my faith in striving that’s driving me!”

A bone spear flew from afar.

With a “thud!” sound,

Like it had pierced through the Forest Giant in this very forest before, it pinned the girl to the ground.

At this moment…

The life in her eyes faded away, finally marked with despair!

But the story did not end here.

This is the world of wizards, where life and death aren’t judged by the death of the body; the soul is the root of all determination.

The girl’s soul had long been protected by the Lord of Nature using family secret techniques; even if her body perished, her soul wouldn’t be taken by the rule’s will.

It was initially a protective measure, to provide an opportunity for salvation should she meet with any accident.

However, here, perhaps consumed by excessive hatred, the girl’s untainted soul quickly succumbed to resentment, rapidly transforming into a Resentful Spirit.

In recent years, due to Alfred’s assistance in her cultivation, the girl’s strength swiftly improved and had already reached the level of a Mid-level Wizard at that time. After becoming this degenerate spirit, her power further increased, reaching a level where she could contend with Alfred.

What’s more troublesome is the protection imposed on her soul by the Lord of Nature, allowing her to recover no matter how many times she’s shattered, causing Alfred, who at that time was only a High-level Wizard, to be unable to deal with her.

In the end, having no other choice, Alfred could only, after once more shattering her, set up Hell Torture here, imprisoning the girl’s soul.

Time flew by, and decades passed in the blink of an eye.

The once Ruins Forest transformed into the Resentment Forest, and the once innocent and bright girl thereby…

Lynch looked ahead and couldn’t help but sigh.

“I never expected this Alfred could cause so much trouble!”

Not dying at the hands of the calculating mentor and even counter-killing the mentor while advancing to wizard—this was amazing enough, not to mention that later he had such big opportunities, holding onto such a strong backing.

Recalling that even after he himself found a rich lady, he was still squeezed out and suppressed, eventually forced to flee his homeland, while here, he commanded the wind and summoned the rain, treated by people like their own flesh and blood…

“This guy is the true child of fortune, isn’t he?”

Even a person with a balanced mindset, at this moment, Lynch still deeply felt the injustice of fate!

“But what exactly drove this guy to act out later?”

From the girl’s memory fragments, the Tower of Nature truly saw him as one of their own, a description of being like family isn’t an exaggeration.

For an outsider wizard like him to receive such treatment, it’s beyond just gratitude. Even if treated with an ordinary mindset, developing methodically would have only benefits and no harm for him; it’s perplexing why he’d commit betrayal, which doesn’t align with his behavioral logic.

Unless…

Someone offered him a higher price?

This is quite possible. After all, although he bore the title of war commander, starting a war between domains couldn’t be his sole doing; there must be forces behind the scenes driving everything, but who…Lynch was unsure of.

“Perhaps this is too high-level to dwell on now; it’s not yet time to be qualified to ponder such matters…”

Shaking his head, Lynch pulled back his wandering thoughts.

He furrowed his brows and continued to look at the girl in front of him.

So,

How should this Resentful Spirit be dealt with?

Alfred couldn’t kill her because of his competence issue, but for Lynch, who had long mastered Soul Study, dealing with this female ghost was something easily done.

But why should he do so?

Alfred was his enemy, the kind that wouldn’t rest until the other died, and if the opportunity arose, Lynch would certainly kill him; he believed Alfred felt the same way.

An enemy’s enemy is not necessarily a friend but surely a community of interest, so Lynch had no reason to eliminate this female ghost.

“Helping others is the foundation of happiness.”

“Since she wishes for revenge so strongly, offering a little help should count as accumulating virtue and doing good, shouldn’t it?”

Lynch’s lips curled.

Since Alfred managed to bind her here, naturally Lynch had the ability to unbind her, and as for the aftermath…

The responsible parties should atone for their own sins!

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