With a thud, Aragosana fell to her knees, covered her face, and screamed in pain.

This gave everyone, including the elves, a sense of foreboding.

For safety reasons, the Thunder Beast took out the Moonlight Greatsword, which it had obtained by cutting off the tail of the White Dragon Seath, in case Aragosana suddenly killed it with a magic spell.

But for some reason, Aragosa, who had been crying and screaming, suddenly burst into laughter.

"Waaaaah... Hahahahahahaha..."

Getting up from the ground, Aragosa lowered her hands, revealing her beautiful face.

A burst of icy blue light flashed across her body, and the areas burned by the flames of sin were all healed by powerful ice magic. The Spirit of Magic, just like the title of this rank of mage, a sixth-rank mage is magic itself; naturally, they can use magic to heal their bodies when injured.

Therefore, the Thunder Beast's previous attack was essentially useless. Aside from consuming less than a tenth of Aragosana's mana, it accomplished nothing!

But the Thunder Beast was not discouraged. It took a deep breath, and then the lightning on its body turned into a large area of ​​pale white crystals. These crystals on its body were like dragon scales, protecting it and providing it with powerful energy.

"Moonlight, guide me." Holding the sword in both hands in front of him, the beast murmured softly, and the blue crystal greatsword in his hands immediately shone with a cool radiance like moonlight.

Gazing at the Moonlight Greatsword, all the mages present, whether it was the magical spirit Aragosa, the other mad beast, or other low-ranking human, beast-eared, or elven mages, revealed greedy eyes.

The glow emanating from the greatsword was the source of some kind of magic, possessing an irresistible allure for mages. Although the other beast was able to restrain its lust through its bond with the first, and the other mages were too weak to seize the sword, Aragosana still warily glanced at the surrounding mages, her eyes warning them that only she could take the Moonsword!

Tracing back to the source is something every mage must do when conducting research. War and the decline of families are the reasons why many ancient and powerful spells have been lost. Now, the source of a spell that can be described as a very rigorous system has appeared before her. Aragosana, who has always longed to glimpse the mysteries of ancient magic, naturally could not resist the temptation of the Moonlight Greatsword. She gathered a large amount of magic power, preparing to use a final spell to kill the mad beast and thus seize the Moonlight Greatsword.

However, this is exactly what the beast wants to see. It will undoubtedly lose in a prolonged battle, but if it fights with all its might and decides the outcome with a single, powerful strike, it is confident that it can defeat Aragosana.

This is based on its deep understanding of magic and its confidence in its own strength. It is also based on its trust in the greatsword in its hand. Otherwise, it would never have fought to the death with a top-tier sixth-order mage!

"Die!!" they roared in unison, as both the mad beast and Aragosana unleashed their deadly attacks simultaneously!

"Moonlight Torrent!!" "Icy Heavenly Punishment!!"

A streak of azure energy and a streak of icy blue magic grazed each other, each striking its own target!

After the two distinct energies dissipated, the raging beast collapsed heavily to the ground, blood gushing from a wound on its chest—unlike the open wounds of a maddened animal—and igniting a fire on the ground. The Moonlight Greatsword lay scattered to the side...

Seeing this, Aragosana, who seemed unharmed, immediately ran excitedly towards the Moonsword, a weapon with an irresistible allure for mages. But just as she reached out to pick it up, something she had never expected happened.

Her upper body suddenly separated from her lower body!

Having lost her lower body, she lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground. The excruciating pain and fear overwhelmed her emotions, and she couldn't help but scream.

But no matter how much pain and fear she screamed, it was no use...

"Roar~~!!!!!"

Suddenly, the beast lying to the side let out a terrifying roar. Turning its head, one could see that the crystals on the beast's body were being burned away by the crimson flames. The flames burned fiercely on its body, allowing it to struggle to its feet.

In Aragosana's somewhat desperate eyes, the beast raised its claws and slammed them down on her!

"No!!!!!"

With Aragosa's desperate scream, the beast's claws slammed into her. The magical power accumulated over the past two years was shattered in that instant. The spirit of magic, Aragosa, was dead, utterly and completely dead, invited by Death to His tea party...

After paying a heavy price to kill Aragosa, the beast collapsed to the ground due to its severe injuries and reverted to its human form.

Seeing this, and knowing that even if she managed to capture the fortress by continuing the fight, she might be worn down to death by the enraged Miracaesar and the other berserk beast, Strylisa decisively chose to retreat. She immediately shouted to the remaining Fireleaf elite soldiers, "All elves, retreat!!"

"Retreat...retreat...retreat!!" The elven soldiers, terrified and confused by the death of their commander, only reacted after Miracaissa's knights seized the opportunity to kill many of them. They shouted and retreated along the way they came with Strylisa.

Meanwhile, the main force of the Fire Leaf Guards outside the fortress, seemingly possessed, also halted their frenzied siege and chose to retreat.

Seeing this, Ramanlas and the others, who were already on the verge of collapse, breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, a very uneasy premonition arose in Ramanlas's heart, causing her to hurriedly run towards where Lu Ming was.

After watching helplessly as Strylisa led the elven soldiers away, another mad beast immediately went to where Lu Ming had fallen and turned into a large lump of dark black mud. A woman in a black robe ran out of it, quickly ran to Lu Ming, and picked him up.

Seeing that Lu Ming was unconscious despite his severe injuries, but not in mortal danger, the woman in black immediately picked up the phone that had fallen to the side, took out the elemental bottle, and fed Lu Ming the liquid flame inside the bottle mouth-to-mouth, thus slightly treating his injuries.

Although her eyes occasionally glanced at the Moonlight Greatsword during this time, compared to the injured Lu Ming, the sword was nothing special. As a dead man, did unrealistic wishes really matter?

Soon, she heard the footsteps of Ramanlas and Chimera. After gently caressing Lu Ming's face, she turned into dark mud and invaded Lu Ming's shadow.

"Lu Ming!!" The next moment, Ramanlas and Chimera rushed over. Seeing Lu Ming lying on the ground, surrounded by a large amount of blood, they cried out and hurriedly ran over, picking him up. Ramanlas carried him towards the medical room. Lu Ming's belongings were picked up by Chimera and the so-called sister of You'er Sica, who had run over with them, to prevent the mages who were fixated on their husbands' Moonlight Greatsword from doing anything foolish.

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A quarter of an hour later, the elven priest Agomelas Mandala rushed anxiously to the elven queen's palace and, ignoring the guards' attempts to stop him, forced his way inside.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened, Your Majesty!" Agomelas shouted as soon as he entered the Elf Queen's palace.

Soon, the Elf Queen was alerted and came out from a room on the inner side of her palace, looking at her coldly.

"Your Majesty, breaking news! The Bloodleaf Guard has been defeated!" Although being watched by the Elf Queen was a terrifying thing, she still told her the news she had come to inform the Elf Queen.

But unlike what she and the other elven ministers had expected, the elven queen remained unusually calm about the matter. After learning about it, she simply said, "I know."

Hearing the Elven Queen's unbelievably calm words, Agomelas looked at her with a hint of fear. Rumors were circulating among the ministers that the Elven Queen had replaced General Strysha Magkara with another elf due to the slander of the Mandrake tribe, leading to Bloodleaf's defeat. If the Elven Queen didn't take action, the Mandrake tribe might have to work for Eldridge to fulfill their tribal ambitions.

But would Eldridge value them as much as the Elf Queen? Obviously not.

Therefore, Agomelas advised the Elven Queen, "Your Majesty, shall we flee now? While the remnants of the Bloodleaf Guard can still hold off the Church of the Deep for some time, let's escape to the well-equipped Crescent City! There, we can gather our strength, crush the Church of the Deep, and seize the capital..."

However, the Elf Queen coldly interrupted her.

The Elven Queen glared at Agomelas with great displeasure and said coldly, "No need to say anything more. I am the Empress of the Aifa Empire, and I will always be with the capital. To flee the capital for a mere secluded place is utterly disgraceful!"

"Well said! As expected of the Queen of the Elves!" Suddenly, a man's voice rang out in the Queen's palace, startling Agomelas and his guards!

"Eldridge?" The Elf Queen looked towards the shadows not far away, where a white-haired man emerged. She said with a hint of contempt, "I never imagined that you, the noble Lord of Cinder, would be such a lowly person who enjoys doing things your own way!"

"Your Majesty, when the time comes, no matter what you say, it will be impossible to change your fate of being eaten by me!" Aldrich, wearing a sun mask, sneered coldly, instantly turning into a lump of dark mud and rushing towards the Elf Queen!

Without any struggle or screams, the proud Elf Queen was submerged and melted by the black mud.

Upon seeing this, Agomelas and his guards cried out in grief, "Your Majesty!"

But......

"What!? This is impossible! No!! No!! This isn't real!!" Eldridge, who had eaten the Elf Queen, suddenly screamed and struggled to spit her out.

But the melted Elf Queen turned and pounced on Aldrich. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break free from her grasp, and ultimately, the Queen and Aldrich merged into one. Two consciousnesses, two souls, became symbiotic, causing Aldrich to roar in fury, yet he couldn't properly control his original body...

"Is this the power of the Lord of Cinder? How wonderful!"

Chapter Sixty-Eight - Awakening

In his unconscious state, Lu Ming vaguely saw a sliver of moonlight, pale blue and cold, with a faint, bone-chilling coldness.

Just as he was trying to see the moonlight clearly, he heard a dragon's roar and a scarlet moon hanging in the starry sky!

He woke up quickly and sat up abruptly in bed.

However, he could also say that he is not awake, because he is in a dream, not in reality.

Seeing that Lu Ming had woken up, the woman in black robes nearby hurried over to check if he was alright. The worry on her face reassured Lu Ming, who had just woken up.

Neither of them spoke.

The woman in black sat down on the edge of the bed and had Lu Ming lie on his side with his head resting on her lap.

They didn't need to speak, because every conversation would end up making them both unhappy. So, this silence was the best way for them to be alone together. But...

Bishop Amelia suddenly walked in and, seeing that Lu Ming had woken up, couldn't help but say, "You're awake."

"Yes, I'm awake. But my body aches a lot, I need to rest..." Just as he said, Lu Ming was extremely weak at this moment. In the battle with Aragosana, although the crystal of the white dragon Seath protected him, Aragosana's ice magic still severely injured him, leaving him very weak.

Seeing that Lu Ming was indeed somewhat listless, Bishop Amelia frowned slightly, then sat down on the chair at the table where the woman in the black robe usually studied magic. She casually flipped through the woman's research notes, which made the woman in the black robe somewhat panicked.

The woman in black robes wanted to get up, but hesitated because of him, which made Lu Ming pause for a moment. Then he hugged the woman in black robes tightly and said to Bishop Amelia angrily, "You won't let me leave here!"

"..." Looking at Lu Ming with some surprise, Bishop Amelia quickly recovered, put on an indifferent expression, and said, "Whatever! But those people outside the dream are very worried about you! Besides, your Ramanlas is seriously injured, and two of your fingers were cut off by the elves!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming naturally couldn't stay there any longer to be intimate with the woman in black. Worried about Ramanlas, he had no choice but to struggle to leave, supporting himself against the wall. However, before leaving, he left the Moonlight Greatsword behind, lest the mages outside ask for it. He clearly remembered the greedy looks in their eyes earlier.

Lu Ming opened the door, glanced up at the scarlet moon in the never-sunrise-sky starry sky, and then left.

Behind him, the woman in black robes silently watched him leave, holding the Moonlight Greatsword he had left behind. Only when he was completely out of sight did she turn around, toss the Greatsword into the storage room, and not even glance at it. This action slightly surprised Bishop Amelia, who mistakenly thought she had changed her mind. But in reality, she simply didn't want to study the sword without Lu Ming's permission...

Otherwise, if that sword were to once again strain her relationship with Lu Ming, she would have no hope left...

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With difficulty, Lu Ming opened his eyes, and an unfamiliar ceiling appeared in his field of vision. He tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through his wounds, preventing him from getting up.

Turning his head, he saw that Ramanlas was asleep, exhausted, by his hospital bed.

Although she had bandages on her body and hands, it wasn't as serious as Bishop Amelia had described. Therefore, Lu Ming couldn't help but inwardly complain that Bishop Amelia was a fraud.

Just then, Ramanlas's antennae twitched slightly, touching Lu Ming's fingers. He instinctively stroked the adorable antennae gently. Unexpectedly, the moment his fingers touched Ramanlas's antennae, she instantly woke up and grabbed his hand.

"You're awake?! That's wonderful!" Seeing Lu Ming looking at her tenderly in a daze, Ramanlas immediately woke up, grabbed Lu Ming's hand, and cried tears of joy.

Although their time together was short, Lu Ming was still very important to her as the only person besides her children who cared about her. So even after he was injured, when the doctor and the pastor said he was fine and could recover in a few days, she still took care of him day and night.

Upon hearing that Lu Ming had woken up, the Chimera and the half-dragon girl, who had been waiting outside the door, immediately pushed the door open, came in, and came to Lu Ming's side, looking at him with concern.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Knowing they were all worried about him, Lu Ming forced a smile to reassure them and tell them not to worry too much.

But just then, they suddenly heard the half-dragon girl, whom he called Yul Sica's sister, say, "If you don't wake up soon, it won't just be the three of us who are worried. People like Miral and Camillas might also be worried about you."

"What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was taken aback and looked at Chimera and Ramanlas.

"Because you successfully killed Aragosana Farintu, the commander-in-chief of the Fireleaf Guard, the Fireleaf Guard chose to retreat. Moreover, during the two days you were unconscious, we received information that the Bloodleaf Guard, which had been fighting the Church of the Deep within the Aifa Empire, had been defeated. Therefore, the Grand Dukes and other commanders believed they would no longer attack the fortress and were preparing to return to Plasux City and other cities tomorrow morning. If you don't wake up today, we may have to take you back to Plasux City and wait for you to wake up. At that time, Miral and Kemias will naturally be worried about you!" Seeing Lu Ming's puzzled look, Chimera explained.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh and joke, "How should I put it? Shouldn't I wait two more days before waking up?"

Seeing how worried she was, yet Lu Ming was still joking, Ramanlas was so angry that she couldn't help but punch him, making him tremble in pain. Then, Ramanlas felt a little guilty and gently checked if the punch had hit Lu Ming's wound.

However, she pretended to be very angry and said, "If you keep talking nonsense like this, we'll get angry!"

"Sorry..." Knowing that Ramanlas was just being stubborn, Lu Ming couldn't help but reach out and touch Ramanlas's face.

Upon seeing this, Chimera grabbed Lu Ming's other hand and placed it on her face, making Lu Ming laugh. He then gently stroked her beautiful face...

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The next morning, Lu Ming, supported by Ramanlas, sat in the carriage and went to the city of Prasius with the troops of Euglesotus and Deucalion.

Count Hemfies, who was riding in the same carriage with Lu Ming, was somewhat indignant to see that Lu Ming had been hit head-on by the magic of the magical spirit Aragosa. Although he was still wrapped in bandages and gauze, he was already able to sit up and read a book in the carriage. However, he was still lying down because he was affected by the battle between Strylisa and the other beast.

However, many things are just unfair like that.

In terms of physical fitness and everything else, Hemphis, a clerical worker, could never compare to Lu Ming, a land-owning and hunting-loving mage. So he could only channel his grief and anger into his appetite, having a poor elven woman who was with him seeking favors feed him.

This prompted Lu Ming to complain, "Hey! If you can't stand it, then don't sit in my carriage! Why are you eating like that? Look, even your wife is frightened by you!"

"Mind your own business!" Hemphis angrily threw an unopened walnut at Lu Ming and roared.

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