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With the power we now possess, we are fully capable of helping Emilia win the royal selection!

Before Emilia could speak after hearing Wood's words, Subaru Natsuki, standing to the side, had already spoken up in an emotional rebuttal.

Through the encounter with the White Whale and the Bishop of Sloth, Subaru Natsuki learned that the so-called "Cult of Witches" consisted of pure madmen, and dangerous individuals at that.

Roswaal dared to use even these lunatics, so he was clearly a complete lunatic himself. He regarded Emilia as his goddess, so naturally he didn't want her to go to the Sanctuary in danger knowing it was in peril.

Although losing Roswaal's support is a major loss for their camp, Crusch has already extended an olive branch to him based on his previous performance. They can certainly ally with Crusch to defeat other competitors first.

"As I just said, Roswaal may not necessarily have intended to harm Emilia, but only wanted to use her to achieve some purpose."

Otherwise, given his strength, even with a powerful spirit like Puck by Emilia's side, he probably wouldn't be a match for her.

Natsuki Subaru wanted to argue something, but Emilia, who had been silent until now, interrupted him.

"I am going to the Holy Land, partly for the sake of the villagers of Alam Village, and partly for my own sake."

Roswaal must know something about my origins, and about my relationship with the Witch of Jealousy, Satella, right?

After a moment of silence, Emilia suddenly spoke with a serious expression, and her decision was not unexpected by Wood.

Wood had no idea what kind of person Satella, the Witch of Jealousy, was, but Emilia, whom he knew, was a pure and kind girl as innocent as a blank sheet of paper.

Upon learning that it was because of her that innocent people in Alam village had been dragged into this mess, she certainly couldn't turn a blind eye.

Wood's premonition also told him that many questions would be answered during this trip to the Sanctuary, so his original intention was to let Emilia go to the Sanctuary.

After resolving the issue with the white whale, Wood and his companions returned to Roswaal's mansion and obtained the Radiant Stone from the head maid, Frederica.

This is essential for hybrids who want to enter the Sanctuary.

At first, Wood thought that Frederica, the mature maid, was in cahoots with Roswaal, but judging from her words and actions and the information Elsa later gave him, Frederica was probably just a pawn of Roswaal.

The reason for this is quite simple: just as Wood and his group were preparing to set off for the Sanctuary, the Beastmaster Melly suddenly found Wood and relayed Elsa's message.

Roswaal clearly hadn't expected that Wood, who had completely subdued the underworld assassination organization, would approach it again and commission it.

The content of the commission was also quite strange: while Emilia and the others were heading to the Sanctuary, they were to have the assassination organization attack their mansion and kill everyone inside!

The "everyone" referred to here includes Frederica and Beatrice from the library.

Roswaal probably never expected that his attempt to hire someone to commit murder would end up being entrusted to the head of another assassination scheme.

Elsa readily accepted the task and received a sufficient deposit. Then, she immediately sent Melly to the manor to inform Wood.

Upon hearing what Merry said, everyone completely lost hope in Roswaal and marched in droves towards the Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary is located on land that has been managed by the Mezas family for generations, so it is under the jurisdiction of Roswaal. It is also not far from Roswaal's mansion. The group only traveled for one day before arriving at the so-called "Forest of the Lost".

The Sanctuary was originally an experimental site created by the Witch of Greed, as well as the place where she died and where she is buried. It is said that the Witch of Greed studied the secrets of hybrid races here before her death, and set up this barrier to prevent the experimental subjects from escaping and to prevent outsiders from entering.

Of course, these are all legends from hundreds of years ago, and not many people really know the truth.

Among Wood's group, apart from Emilia, who was a half-elf, the others were either pure humans or demons, so the so-called barrier could not stop their progress.

The group had just passed through the barrier and entered the Sanctuary, and before they could even look for Roswaal, they were blocked by two figures.

The two people are a man and a woman, and judging from their appearance, they don't look very old.

The boy was a young man with blond spiky hair, who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was wearing a vest that revealed his lean chest and abdominal muscles. He had fierce eyes and sharp teeth, and seemed to be a rather impatient and barbaric person.

As for the woman, she was a beautiful girl with long pink hair that reached her waist and long ears, and she was holding a magic wand that was as tall as herself.

The girl looked even younger than the blond boy, probably only eleven or twelve years old.

Wood and his group had just entered the Sanctuary when they encountered these two characters, and it was clear to anyone with eyes that they were not there with good intentions.

Subaru Natsuki and Emilia, in particular, were shunned by boys and girls because one carried a strong witch aura and the other was practically identical to the legendary Witch of Envy.

"That man is called Garfield Tinzel, known as the Shield of the Sanctuary, Frederica's half-brother, and also the strongest demi-human in the Sanctuary."

In terms of individual combat strength alone, he is stronger than Julius from before, and may be comparable to the Sword Demon Wilhelm.

As for the woman, her name is Ryuzu Bilma. Although she looks only eleven or twelve years old, she has always looked the same since I last visited here a few years ago.

As one of the most senior figures in the Sanctuary, even Lord Roswaal treated him with considerable courtesy when speaking to him.

Looking at the man and woman in front of him, Ram, who had some knowledge of the Holy Land, took the initiative to speak to Wood and the others.

As Roswaal's personal maid, Ram had been to the Sanctuary before, so she obviously had some understanding of some of the powerful figures here.

And the two people standing in front of them at this moment, Luiz Bilma and Garfield Tinzel, were undoubtedly such characters.

Ram had some understanding of Garfield Tinzel's "blessing" and strength, because this guy was Ram's suitor, and Ram had fought with him quite a few times in order to get rid of his entanglement.

The fact that Garfield is called the "Shield of the Sanctuary" is enough to demonstrate his immense power. The blessing he possesses is also quite outrageous, known as the "Blessing of the Earth Spirit."

Its effect is that as long as a part of one's body is in contact with the ground, it can recover through contact with the ground and change the terrain within the field of vision to a limited extent.

At the same time, as a quarter of a demi-human, Garfield may look like an ordinary person, but he is able to enter a beast-like state.

Beast transformation is divided into complete beast transformation and partial beast transformation. Complete beast transformation will turn you into a huge tiger. Although it will affect your sanity, your combat power will increase exponentially.

To put it simply, before regaining the power of the Oni race, Ram was no match for Gafiel. Even with the 'protection of the earth spirit', Ram struggled to even injure him.

As for Ryuzu, another senior member of the Sanctuary, Ram didn't know much about him, but she believed that he might not be much weaker than Garfield.

In fact, even without Ram's reminder, Wood knew immediately upon seeing these two that their auras were exceptionally powerful.

The blond boy named Garfield was breathing heavily, clearly a powerful warrior, while the girl named Ryuzu exuded magic even stronger than that of the great elves like Puck!

"Ram, I really didn't expect that you would choose to stoop so low as to associate with the Witch Cult."

However, if you wish to invade the Holy Land today, you must first pass through our ranks!

Garfiel is in love with Ram, but the Sanctuary is more important to him. Although he doesn't want to kill Ram, he still adopts a posture of facing the enemy.

Emilia and Subaru Natsuki wanted to explain something, but before they could say anything, Wood stopped them by reaching out.

"They've known Roswaal for a long time. One of you looks just like the Witch of Jealousy, and the other has a witch's aura comparable to that of a High Priestess of Sin. Do you really expect them to believe you?"

Instead of wasting words, let's get down to business! Although these two guys don't seem weak, unless they possess troublesome powers like those high-ranking archbishops, they're not particularly troublesome.

Upon hearing what Wood said, Garfield, who was always arrogant and disdainful, immediately showed his displeasure. Just as he was about to ask Wood who he was, he was surprised to find that Wood had suddenly appeared in front of him.

The sudden appearance of Wood startled Garfield, and the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat due to shock.

When he saw Wood clench his fist and throw a punch with such force that it created a sonic boom in the air, Garfield abandoned all his previous contempt and crossed his hands to protect his face.

Seeing that Garfield still maintained such fighting instincts even under such extreme conditions, Wood's expression showed a hint of appreciation. Then, the next second, his fist, covered in Armament Haki, struck the elbow of Garfield's crossed face guard.

"boom------!"

A massive shockwave erupted between Wood and Garfield, instantly causing large cracks to appear on the ground beneath their feet.

Garfield has always been very confident in his own strength. Putting aside the factor of magic, Roswaal and Ryuzu are no match for him at all. He is definitely the strongest warrior in the Sanctuary.

However, it was only when Garfield took Wood's punch that he realized he hadn't taken Wood seriously enough before!

The powerful force was transmitted through his elbow, and Garfield quickly felt an unparalleled force that sent him flying. Although his feet never left the ground, his body was blasted several kilometers away by the punch.

The ground beneath his feet was now plowed with two deep furrows by his feet!

Ryuzu, who appeared as a young girl, was horrified to see Garfield, who was under the protection of the Earth Spirit, being blasted back several kilometers by a single punch.

Just as he raised his enormous wand, which was as tall as himself, to cast a spell, he found that Wood beside him had already launched a spinning kick at him.

While casting his spell, Ryuzu saw Wood kicking at him and recalled how Garfield had just been blasted away by Wood's punch. He decisively chose to interrupt the spell and used a short teleportation to create distance between himself and Wood, appearing in mid-air.

Ryuzu's teleportation is not an authority like that of the Bishop of Gluttony; it is a Yin-attribute magic, and the distance he can teleport is very limited.

Wood's spinning kick, which missed its mark, transformed into a deep blue slash that instantly severed a towering tree behind Ryuzu's original spot in half, with a clean and smooth cut that seemed to offer no resistance whatsoever.

Seeing the towering tree, which required four or five people to barely encircle, collapse with a deafening roar, Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

And he secretly sighed that if Wood really made a move, he would definitely be a killer. No matter how you look at Ryuzu, she is a cute little girl of eleven or twelve years old, yet Wood could kill her without any mercy!

Looking at the massive tree that had collapsed with a crash, Ryuzu, who had used Yin-attribute magic to teleport into the air, also showed a look of lingering fear.

If she hadn't dodged Wood's attack, she wouldn't have been killed outright, but she would have definitely been injured.

It was unclear why Roswaal had provoked a monster like Wood, but remembering Roswaal's instructions and their relationship, Ryuzu had no choice but to bite the bullet and take action.

Magic surged around Ryuzu in the air, and the wind flowing through the forest quickly gathered in front of him, forming a giant wind javelin a hundred meters long in a short time.

Ryuzu swung his staff down, and a huge wind javelin shot down toward Wood with a whooshing sound.

However, Wood, who remained in place, watched as the giant wind gun that had formed in an instant shot down towards him, still maintained a calm expression and stretched out a hand towards Ryuzu's position.

"Water Saint-level Magic - Whirlpool Water Gun!"

A blue magic circle appeared out of thin air on Wood's outstretched left hand. A torrent of water gushed out from the magic circle, forming a huge vortex, which eventually converged into a spiral knight's lance.

Chapter 379 A primitive brawl with wild beasts!

The swift wind spear that shot down collided with the spiraling water gun that surged upwards in mid-air. The wind and water instantly canceled each other out upon impact, creating a huge shockwave.

The flowing wind was dispersed by the water flow, and the water flow was also impacted by the rushing wind into a large number of water droplets.

In an instant, the impact of the collision between the two great magic spells plunged the forest into a raging storm.

Just as everyone was marveling at the high level of magic of Wood and Ryuzu, who had both used such powerful magic in such a short time, a figure ignored the raging storm and approached Wood at an astonishing speed.

"Long——————!"

Another powerful shockwave erupted from the air, ignoring the raging wind and rain and rapidly approaching Wood. It was none other than Garfield, who had been blasted away by Wood's punch earlier.