The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 720 - 383: Unifying Cross Island_1

Chapter 720: Chapter 383: Unifying Cross Island_1

Ivita looked at the dragon scale in his hand, furrowing his brows, it seemed as if the power attributes within himself had become severely imbalanced.

This was likely due to him staying in the sea for a long time, enhancing the part of his power derived from the Feathered Serpent God. It seemed he could not stay in the sea for long periods anymore.

Ivita said to Wilson and the others: "Check our troops to see how many have been injured, and also examine the survivors in Blacktins Town."

Wilson bowed his head and said: "Yes."

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After more than two hours of inspection, Wilson reported to Ivita. Unfortunately, all the Earls who responded to the summons to visit Cross Island had perished in the battle against the thralls of the Black Death, the Sea God, and the pirates.

This included Earl Dorn and the other two Earls who intended to establish friendly ties with Ivita.

Also amongst the casualties was Countess Simichi, who wanted to ally with Ivita to protect herself. Now, she had become a decayed corpse, her death was an utterly horrific sight.

As for the commoners, they had no chance of survival.

Only some of the Great Knights survived because they possessed the ability to withstand the disaster, and were not the target of the thralls of the Black Death and the Sea God due to their ranking not being high enough.

In the end, besides Ivita and people of the Church who were almost unscathed due to Ivita’s protection, and some who were injured by the thralls of the Black Death, almost no one from Blacktins Town survived.

Ivita said to Wilson, "The Earls were basically protected by high-level professionals, and many ordinary soldiers would willingly die for them. So why did these Earls die?"

Wilson led Ivita to the corpses of the Earls, where Ivita instantly understood what had happened - the assassins’ corpses from the Small Brotherhood of Trustworthiness were beside the Earls’ bodies.

The Hearthstone Witch approached, laughing sharply. "So that’s how it was."

"I suspect that Earls Hilker and Rozlof had planted assassins amongst the Earls of Cross Island long ago. If the battles between the two factions became too intense, to prevent the other spectator Earls from gaining the upper hand, they would have the assassins kill the Earls. These Earls died at the hands of the Black Death, the Sea God, and the assassins."

Ivita fell into deep thought.

In this way, practically all the high-ranking nobles and high-level professionals on Cross Island had perished here.

A power vacuum had been created on Cross Island.

Ivita said to Wilson: "Immediately have Tartax organize a list of heirs to the high-ranking nobility on the entire Cross Island. Wilson, you and the Blue Illusion Grand Witch, the Dead Cow Grand Witch try to secure the loyalties of these inheritors. If any of them express discontent towards me, find a way to remove them and replace them with another inheritor."

"Hearthstone Witch, Knight Goken, Knight Robinson, we’re heading for Central Harbour immediately."

"Time is of the essence."

"Let’s go now."

Both Knight Goken and Knight Robinson’s faces grew strange.

Who could have imagined that Ivita, merely participating in a somewhat regular knight tournament, would witness the death of the entire upper echelon of Cross Island?

However, this might have been anticipated by the Church.

Everyone expressed their subjugation and agreement to Ivita.

At this moment, the 333rd Church official arrived, awkwardly and with a guilty conscience, along with Wensk. He said to Ivita: "Mr. Ivita, now that the entire high level of Cross Island is dead, Cross Island is yours."

Ivita waved his hand, discerning the difference between what was already his and what was likely to be his. "Cross Island is a pirates’ stronghold."

"It’s hard to say what will happen in the future."

The 333rd official chuckled: "Although the progress of the situation has been somewhat unexpected and, disappointingly, Mr. Wensk did not gain the power of the Superior Knights, we did indeed intercept the power of the Sea God. Thus, the Western Mediterranean will return to its former calm."

"It’s time for us to leave. You’re busy, no need to escort us."

Ivita nodded at him. "Pleasure meeting you."

Though Wensk was resentful, given the circumstances, he could only follow the 333rd official and quickly leave the place.

Soon after the Church’s departure, Ivita commanded his troops to advance towards Central Harbour. He suspected that the previous tsunami not only destroyed Blacktins Town but also shattered the defensive strength of the Upper City in Central Harbour.

If he did not seize the Upper City while everyone was still in shock, he would miss the opportunity and the fruits of victory would be grabbed by others.

Now was the perfect time. As the tsunami had killed all the common residents of Blacktins Town, nobody was informed about the tragedy in Blacktins Town. Seizing the position of the Great Governor was a rare opportunity.

The town was close to the Upper City. Ivita led his troops on a half-day march and arrived at this city as night fell.

Surprisingly, as expected, the massive city built on the shore was also heavily damaged by the tsunami, the city walls were breached, and the towers had collapsed. The city guard had been paralyzed.

At this point, Ivita’s troops were at the city gates.

The Upper City seemed to have almost no response.

Knight Goken and Knight Robinson approached Ivita. "Each wall of the Upper City has hundreds of cannons. If any force attacks the Upper City, they would face a rain of cannonballs. However, now, due to the tsunami, the gunpowder would have been soaked by the seawater. In other words, the cannons of the Upper City are now useless. Their city wall has also been destroyed."