Azar looked at everything in front of him, couldn't help but rub his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Huh? Lesser Lord Kusanali?! Didn't she already escape? Why is she here again? Am I seeing things?"
"Hmph! What a comical scene I've witnessed, Azar!"
Just then, a voice Azar absolutely did not want to hear right now came from behind him. He slowly turned around and saw Cyno, holding the Staff of Scarlet Sands and wearing the Jackal's Headpiece, staring intently at Azar with wolf-like eyes, sending shivers down his spine.
Azar closed his eyes, let out a long sigh, and said, "Cyno... have you been waiting for an opportunity like this? When I saw Alhaitham and the Traveler, I already guessed you must have come too."
Although Akasha had predicted you would return to confront me, I didn't expect to meet under such circumstances. I was careless.
Hmph! Tell me, what have you all investigated?"
Cyno glanced at Lesser Lord Kusanali, who was imprisoned within layers of seals, and said disdainfully to Azar, "Trying to stall for time? This is the Sanctuary of Surasthana. It's your own rule that Akademiya personnel are strictly forbidden from entering here. No one will save you now."
As for the investigation, at least I know that your act of defying a god has violated Sumeru's six cardinal sins!
Originally, I thought everything Alhaitham said was too bizarre, but I didn't expect you to actually do such a heinous thing, transforming the device Greater Lord Rukkhadevata used for solitary meditation to block out all external influences into a cage to imprison Lesser Lord Kusanali. You truly outdid yourselves."
At this moment, Azar suddenly felt like he was in a hopeless situation. If Lesser Lord Kusanali hadn't appeared in the Sanctuary of Surasthana, Azar felt he could still find an opportunity to stall for time on grounds of insufficient evidence.
But now, the Lesser Lord Kusanali, who had supposedly escaped, inexplicably appeared in the cage, and was caught red-handed by Cyno, that 'Akademiya Pack Beast.' There was simply no room for explanation now.
Azar stubbornly retorted, "So what? Is everything you've done meant to make me confess my guilt before you, General Mahamatra?"
Just then, Azar and Cyno both heard a very distinct sigh. To their surprise, the cage, which had been sealed by layers, automatically unsealed itself.
Nahida, who was floating in the air, now opened her eyes and slowly descended to the ground.
Azar said in disbelief, "No, impossible. Only I have the authority to unlock the cage. How could you open it from the inside?"
Nahida gave a cold glance to the now hysterical Grand Sage, and said with disdain, "Azar, you have betrayed Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's trust. In the name of Lesser Lord Kusanali, I revoke all your permissions in Akasha!
For everything the Akademiya has done to me, and all the foolish acts you have committed in the name of wisdom, I, in the name of Sumeru's deity, shall bring down punishment upon you!"
With that, the Akasha Terminal in Azar's ear suddenly flashed with dazzling light. It was as if tens of thousands of steel needles were fiercely piercing Azar's mind, causing him immediate, agonizing pain, making him wish he could die.
Azar clutched his head and writhed frantically on the ground, muttering, "For... true... wisdom!"
The next moment, Azar stopped struggling.
Cyno frowned at the sight. As Sumeru's General Mahamatra, he always believed in the procedural justice of first convicting, then judging. Even if Azar's crimes were countless, he still needed to be reviewed by the matra before execution.
But now, Lesser Lord Kusanali had directly bypassed the conviction stage, and immediately judged him to death, which clearly violated his code of conduct.
Cyno walked over to check on his own accord, finding Azar lying on the ground like a dead dog, his face contorted in a grotesque manner. His lower body even seemed to be soaked in an unknown liquid, emitting a strange odor, completely lacking the usual lofty and dignified demeanor of a Grand Sage.
However, the next moment, the solemnity on Cyno's face eased, because he found that Azar was not dead, still had some breath, but had only fainted.
Nahida's voice came, "You are Sumeru's General Mahamatra, Cyno, correct?"
Cyno immediately knelt on one knee and saluted Lesser Lord Kusanali, saying, "Yes, Cyno greets Lord Lesser Lord Kusanali."
Nahida nodded and said, "No need to be so formal. I am very grateful that you all took such great risks to rescue a deity you had never even met.
I want to ask you a favor. Azar and his accomplices, I have already revoked all their permissions in Akasha and sent you all their real-time locations. I hope you can lead your subordinate matra to apprehend them all and bring them to justice. How about I leave their centralized judgment to you? Can you do that?"
Cyno immediately replied, "This is Cyno's duty. Please rest assured, Lord Lesser Lord Kusanali, I will go at once!"
With that, Cyno dragged Azar's unconscious body and left the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Lesser Lord Kusanali, having completed all this, looked back at the Divine Innovation Workshop behind her, her face filled with solemnity... The small team that rescued Nahida, each member contributed their utmost strength in their respective roles, even exceeding expectations, but there were always two whose situations were not so optimistic.
To establish a connection with Nahida's consciousness, Lumine and Paimon, who were intentionally locked in the isolation room, used the Akasha Terminal modified by Alhaitham to search for the strongest signal. However, no matter how much Lumine searched, she couldn't successfully connect with Nahida's consciousness.
Several failed attempts made Lumine very frustrated. She felt that everyone else was doing their best to complete their tasks, but she had failed at a crucial moment. Would her mistake cause Alhaitham's plan to fall through? Would Nahida be unable to be saved because of her?
Due to the lack of information in the isolation room, as time passed, Lumine and Paimon both became extremely anxious.
After an unknown period, when Dehya finally found the key to the isolation room door from a captured Guards and came to the Akademiya to open it, she saw Lumine and Paimon still searching for a signal.
Dehya: "Yo! The cavalry's here! Huh? Lumine, Paimon, what are you doing?"
Lumine's first reaction upon seeing Dehya was shock, then she asked anxiously, "Huh? Dehya? How's the progress outside? Sorry, we haven't been able to contact Nahida."
Dehya laughed heartily, "It's fine, it's fine. The situation in the city and with Cyno went very smoothly. All the Guards loyal to the Akademiya have been dealt with, and as for Mr. Asfand, the advisor of the Thirty Personal Guards responsible for city defense, he has agreed to pretend he saw nothing."
Paimon quickly pressed, "What about Cyno's side?"
Dehya: "The Grand Sage has already fallen into Cyno's hands, and Lesser Lord Kusanali has also been rescued. It is said that Lesser Lord Kusanali personally punished the Grand Sage and revoked the permissions of all their cronies, also sending their real-time locations to Cyno. Cyno is currently leading the matra to round up people all over the city!
As for what you just said about not being able to contact Nahida, well... it must be a problem with the Akasha Terminal Alhaitham modified. The problem isn't with you. We definitely need to find an opportunity to give him a good scolding later.
Hmph! I've always disliked his attitude."
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