When everyone followed Jing Yuan to the Artisanship Commission, although the Ambrosial Arbor roots here had disappeared, many automatons had become berserk and Mara-Struck due to the residual effects of the Ambrosial Arbor's revival, being granted life.
Aside from the Aurumaton, other smaller automatons were generally not much trouble. However, everyone was in a hurry at the moment. If it were just the matter of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, these weaker enemies would be good for Stelle and March 7th to practice with.
But now, with the Ravager crisis ahead…
"Ah, Takatsuki, you've stolen all the enemies."
In just one encounter, March 7th had just defeated a Golden Cloud Toad, and all the remaining enemies were pierced by sharp blades, their internal structures directly destroyed.
"Because there's no time to waste. If I didn't want to cause widespread destruction, I would have just unleashed my ultimate."
The Gate of Babylon retrieved the projected weapons. Although these projected weapons weren't very effective against true powerhouses, they were extremely useful for clearing out weaklings.
"Everyone, don't worry about destruction. The Xianzhou can bear this small loss. Compared to the devastation brought by the Ravager of the Legion, this cost is already small."
Jing Yuan said, following behind.
"Jing Yuan!?"
Fu Xuan was somewhat incredulous. Jing Yuan smiled at Fu Xuan and said, "Things have priorities, Lady Fu. As a General, you must learn to weigh things, and not lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains."
"It's great that General Jing Yuan thinks this way, then I don't need to hold back either."
A flash of blade light passed, slicing a suddenly appearing giant Aurumaton and the platform together.
"…"*7
Not only Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan, but even the Astral Express crew and Seele didn't know what to say at this sight.
Takatsuki was clearly still holding Seele's hand, and was even dozens of meters away from that Aurumaton.
"Ahahaha, Mr. Takatsuki is truly strong."
Jing Yuan first let out a laugh, not mentioning Takatsuki destroying the platform at all.
Everyone passed through the Artisanship Commission and arrived at the Alchemy Commission. Upon entering the Alchemy Commission, they saw Cloud Knights and Mara-Struck of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus lying all over the ground, along with the "remains" of some strange beasts.
Immortals do not die easily, but they are not immortal either. However, the wounds on the Mara-Struck on the ground, which had no life signs, were still slowly contracting, indicating they might revive.
"How cruel…"
Seele covered her mouth, looking at the battlefield before her with a hint of unbearable pity. What was once a place for physicians to relax and discuss had now turned into a bloody battlefield.
"Indeed, the battle was fierce…"
"War and adventure are truly different. This place is full of people… I, I can't stand such a grand scene."
March 7th said with lingering fear.
After moving forward for a while, the group saw a fox-eared woman in physician's attire.
"Jing Yuan!?"
The woman immediately spotted Jing Yuan behind everyone, her face turning pale with shock.
"Gen… General… This guy, is from Disciples of Sanctus Medicus…"
Behind her, a Cloud Knight lying on the ground, unable to move, suddenly made a sound. The woman's expression changed. Just as she was about to say something, she saw a hand reach out in front of her, forming an orchid-finger gesture. The man holding the little girl had arrived in front of her at some unknown point.
"Flick to the forehead…"
With a crisp sound, the fox-eared woman instantly vanished, leaving only a gap in the railing facing the ocean.
Unlike automatons, killing someone in front of everyone would be too bloody. It's not that Takatsuki is merciful, but he doesn't want to stain his eyes with the blood of such a person, nor does he want to spend time cleaning up afterward.
That's also why he spent a little thought protecting that guy from having his head blown off.
"It seems that Disciples of Sanctus Medicus has now completely occupied the Alchemy Commission."
Most of the corpses on the ground were left by the Cloud Knights. Without a unified commander, the leaderless Cloud Knights found it difficult to form an effective resistance.
"Fu Xuan, the situation in the Alchemy Commission is up to you."
Jing Yuan frowned, looking at the situation in the Alchemy Commission.
"Huh? What about you?"
"Haha, Phantylia's crisis has not been resolved yet, but this Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is indeed troublesome if not dealt with. The revival of the Ambrosial Arbor, it seems, might also be their doing, or perhaps they were exploited by Phantylia."
Jing Yuan wasn't overly nervous about this situation. It's unclear whether he was too carefree or had already made preparations, but at least as a leader, Jing Yuan wouldn't let his personal emotions affect those below him.
"From this situation, it seems there might be no other Cloud Knights left inside the Alchemy Commission."
Without a leader, it was difficult for the Cloud Knights to contend with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus who had unleashed their Mara-Struck forms, so Takatsuki's guess was not wrong.
"Hmm, it seems so now."
Jing Yuan nodded, wondering why Takatsuki asked such a question.
"Is that so? Then, let me handle it next. You all wait here for a while."
Takatsuki released Seele's hand: "Seele, wait for me here too."
"Seele understands, Takatsuki-nii, please be careful."
"Okay, I'll be right back."
Jing Yuan looked at Takatsuki, who was talking to himself, and just as he was about to say something, Takatsuki's figure suddenly disappeared.
"Wait... when?"
Jing Yuan looked around. He instinctively noticed that Takatsuki must have left at an extremely fast speed, but what kind of speed was this?
"Mr. Takatsuki is really impatient."
As soon as the words fell, a huge sound came from a distance.
Then came violent explosions, and the raging blast winds even reached where they were standing.
"..."
This was followed by several more blast winds, leaving everyone speechless. Finally, Fu Xuan was the first to speak.
"Is his combat always this... violent?"
Yang pushed up his glasses and said nothing. March 7th chuckled a few times: "Pretty much, but Takatsuki is still very reliable."
"There's no doubt about that."
Jing Yuan also agreed with March 7th's words, but in his heart, he added: "The destruction caused is also..."
Two or three minutes later, the explosions finally stopped, and Takatsuki returned to everyone's sight.
"Solved. Let's continue."
There was no change from when he left, as if he had just gone to the bathroom and come back.
But when everyone walked forward and saw the mess all over the ground, they realized what had just happened.
Basically, every few tens of meters, there was a large pit. These pits were not dug, but looked like they were blasted out by some explosive, which was probably the fundamental reason for the explosions just now.
In the pits, a large number of Mara-Struck Disciples of Sanctus Medicus members, with branches and leaves growing on their bodies, were piled up.
"You... how did the Alchemy Commission become like this?"
Fu Xuan looked at the traces left everywhere with a sense of alarm. Many people might be able to cause these traces, but in such a short time just now...
"Alright, Fu Xuan, Mr. Takatsuki did this for the good of our Xianzhou. Compared to the casualties that would be caused if the Cloud Knights were to reclaim the Alchemy Commission, a little damage to some buildings is nothing."
It was a joke. Jing Yuan didn't even care when a corner of Exalting Sanctum was destroyed, so would he care about such a small matter?
"Oh, by the way, there was a huge alchemy furnace over there, with many Disciples of Sanctus Medicus gathered around it, seemingly doing something with the furnace, creating large clouds of mist. I saw some Cloud Knights turning into Mara-Struck within it, so I cut it down with a sword."
Looking in the direction Takatsuki pointed, everyone saw a huge alchemy furnace on the sea. Around the furnace, the clouds of mist, deprived of the furnace's support, were gradually dissipating. The furnace itself had been cut into two pieces at a forty-five-degree angle, with the other half lying on the ground.
"..."