To become a king and a magician

The moment the two jumped out of the car and their feet touched the ground of the Dead Apostle Forest—

"Sizzle—!"

Countless branches suddenly burst forth from the dark red forest, surging towards Natsukawa Tiger and Hiel from all directions like a swarm of wildly dancing pythons, instantly enveloping the entire train and the two of them!

Then, a huge, dark net of branches pressed down!

Hiel immediately retrieved the Black Key from beneath her robes, but before she could throw it to create space for herself, Natsukawa Torama had already moved, his right foot stomping out with immense force—

"Boom—!"

Centered on Xia Chuanhu, a storm instantly swept around them. The raging wind domain expanded and grew like an inflated balloon, and the dense, dark net of branches was sliced ​​into countless fragments the moment it touched it.

This is not magic.

Hiel didn't sense any magical energy. The gust of wind caused by Natsukawa Tora was definitely not magic, but if it wasn't magic, then what was it?

“Xia Chuan, you..…”

"Didn't I say? I can't really be considered a magician anymore. Although magic is still used, and I can use it in this situation, it's still simpler to do it this way than to painstakingly manipulate magic."

As he spoke, Xia Chuanhu looked at the blood-sucking tree branch that was surging towards him again. Immediately, a gale surged out around him, and countless invisible blades once again cut the branch clean.

Realization of Imagination – directly turning what Natsukawa Tora imagines into reality without any process.

If there are too many branches, they should naturally be pruned. In this way, wind is the first thing that can be imagined. If the domain of gale is manifested, then it is the domain that Natsukawa Tora is good at.

He used the Wind Spirit quite often.

Watching this scene unfold, Hiel silently put away his black key: "Alright, it seems you really don't need my help. You stay here and protect this train. I'll go and defeat Fuhailin. Once we destroy its core, we should be able to take it down."

"No need, I'll go with you. We can leave this to someone else."

"Give it to someone else?"

"Well... actually, before this, in order to deal with the situation where magic could not be used after Fu Hailin appeared, I sacrificed a little something and made a barrier device that could last for at least two days. You can leave this to that."

"Buzz~~~~~~"

As if in response to Natsukawa Tora's words, a layer of pale golden, semi-transparent barrier gradually covered the entire train, like gilding, and the light it emitted gave people the feeling of basking in the sun.

"The barrier... it even simulates the sunlight that the Dead Apostles hate, so it can indeed help to some extent resist the Fu Hai Lin."

“So we don’t need to worry about this. Let’s go, the core is in this direction.” Xia Chuanhu pointed to the direction he felt the core was located. “Let’s resolve this troublesome matter as soon as possible.”

(I gave this to you before I came back, Rei.)

(Yes, have a safe journey, Master.)

32. Devour the darkness, a golden storm!

Inside the train, in Olga Marie's room.

Olga Marie and Theresa were both filled with astonishment as they looked at the figure standing in the center of the room, surrounded by several magical sand-like figures.

The two of them had just tried using magic. In the end, the fact that magic could not be used through the Great Source within the Fuhai Forest was only a record. Before confirming it with their own eyes, they still had some doubts.

As recorded, the source that was usually always present and usable was now completely unresponsive, making the use of magic impossible.

The two had originally planned to stay in their rooms like other magicians, waiting for Fu Hailin to disappear, but Sajou Rei walked right in and, as if completely unaffected, easily used multiple barrier magic spells.

"My master is on his way to eliminate Fuhailin. Until then, I, Sajou Rei, will be in charge of protecting you two. Please do not worry about being in any danger."

These are the words spoken by Rei Sajou after the barrier was deployed.

Regardless of why Xia Chuanhu would take the initiative to eliminate Fu Hailin, Olga Marie finds it hard to accept and believe the current situation.

"Why can you still use magic, Sajou Rei?"

Olga Marie could barely make out one or two of the magic spells hovering around her feet, but in her understanding, they should be ritualistic barrier magic spells that required dozens of magicians to prepare for a long time.

Why is she able to use it so easily and casually all by herself?

Sajou Rei smiled slightly and touched her lower abdomen: "Unlike ordinary magicians, I am not limited to using the Great Source in my use of magic. Thanks to my master, I always have enough magical power stored in my body to support me for two days. As long as I use this part of magical power, I can still use magic at will."

Does it constantly store demonic power within its body?

Theresa frowned: "You...aren't you human?"

"Yes. Let me introduce myself again. I am an all-purpose service doll created by my master. My name is [Sajō Rei]. Nice to meet you."

As Sajou Rei spoke, she lifted her maid skirt slightly.

......

At the same time, deep within the Fuhai Forest.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Amidst countless towering, dark red trees, a fierce wind howled and raged relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of wind blades that mercilessly carved massive cracks into the earth.

However, amidst this swarm of wind blades that would shred anyone who came, the surrounding sea of ​​trees remained strangely unscathed. Although it was repelled by the impact, it was truly unharmed.

"Does the strength increase the closer it gets to the core? But this level of attack is no longer enough to cut it off."

Looking at the sea of ​​trees surging in like waves, Natsukawa Tora sighed softly. Beside him, Hiel, carrying the Seventh Holy Scripture, frowned and asked, "It seems you're having some trouble handling this. Do you need my help?"

To be honest, Xia Chuanhu's ability to achieve this level already surprised Xier. Although it was unclear how he could maintain such a level of combat power under these circumstances, even he was close to his limit.

The branches of the Fuhai Forest had become so hard that he could not cut them no matter what. If he continued to go deeper, the branches would likely become even stronger, which would be too dangerous for him.

Hier was grateful that Natsukawa Tora had accompanied her here. [She was just doing it on the side]—it was kind of him to travel with her in this way, but she had to make a clean break and couldn't let him continue leading her.

Retrieving the Seventh Holy Scripture, Hiel whispered, "[Bleed]—"

"It's not time for you to make a move yet."

Just as Hiel was about to change the appearance of the Seventh Holy Scripture in her hand, Natsukawa Torato pressed her hand down: "Hiel, it seems you have some misunderstanding about me. I'm quite curious how you came to the conclusion that I can't handle this situation."

"They're just some hard branches. If the existing weapons can't cut them, why not use something sharper? Or we can just burn them to ashes."

There are countless solutions, but it's not to the point where you think I'm helpless.

As they spoke, seemingly in response to Xia Chuanhu's meaning, the space around them suddenly distorted visibly, and from within that distortion, several things that Xier was quite familiar with emerged.

"Cannon...cannon barrel?"

Looking at the numerous cannon barrels floating around Xia Chuanhu, Xier couldn't help but blink. She herself was a fan of firearms, and the Seventh Holy Scripture, which was originally a pile driver and a spear, was transformed in her hands into an annihilation weapon that could change into multiple forms.

The Seventh Holy Scripture can also create a cannon barrel, but what surprised her was that Natsukawa Tiger would actually take out such a thing—can magicians use firearms?

He dispersed all the cannons and aimed them in all directions. While maintaining the wind wall to block the branches, Xia Chuanhu directly poured a large amount of his enormous magical power into each cannon in one go!

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz~~~~~"

A massive amount of magical energy was compressed and gathered within the cannon barrels, the excessive intensity of which caused resounding booms in the air. Standing behind these cannon barrels, Hiel could assert that if the magical energy within them were unleashed, it wouldn't be impossible for it to completely flatten the summit of a mountain.

It might even cause an even bigger impact!

next moment--

"Fire."

"Bang------------!"

Without any delay, the magic power gathered in the cannon barrel erupted at the same time. The pure golden magic laser formed after the magic power was compressed to the limit became a spear that destroyed everything in its path. Everything in its path was pierced and shattered the moment it came into contact with it.

The countless branches that had surrounded the two just a moment ago, relentlessly bombarding the wind wall in an attempt to devour them, were unsurprisingly destroyed by this sudden barrage of lasers! The crimson ravines stretched straight outwards for nearly a kilometer!

After that, as if not wanting to leave any residue, all the cannons moved at the same time, transforming from fixed cannons into mobile cannons, and began to actively sweep every inch of space that had been missed!

"A golden storm..."

At this moment, the scene imprinted deep in Hierle's eyes could only be described in this way.

33. Holding a girl in his arms and killing her, lightning burns down the forest.

The storm of gold raged for several minutes.

Within those few minutes, the area around Xia Chuanhu and Xier was completely transformed into a strange realm. Instead of the large and small craters blasted out by the cannons, the ground was covered with an incredibly flat and deep ring of pits.

The destructive storm was like dozens of excavators running at full speed, completely scooping up the ground around the two of them, leaving only a lone pillar standing in the center of the deep pit.

After retracting all the cannons around him, Natsukawa Tora waved a gust of wind to disperse the smoke and dust around him. He glanced at the empty space around him and laughed, "Hmm, that's much better, isn't it, Hiel?"

it is good?

A slightly disheveled Hiel glared at him. In the end, the sea of ​​trees that had surrounded the two of them had indeed been completely wiped out, leaving not a trace. The view was so wide that they could even see the Magic Eye Collection Train, which they had left long ago.

but--

"You're really being reckless! This is practically altering the terrain! How are we going to clean up the mess later?"

The area where the Demon Eye Collection Train is located is at the foot of a mountain. Even though it is some distance from the mountain range, it is indeed at the foot of the mountain. The shelling that Xia Chuanhu just fired not only affected the Fu Hai Lin, but also the distant mountain range. The ground in the area hit by the shelling sank more than a hundred meters - and this will not naturally recover with the disappearance of the Fu Hai Lin!

Hier could already imagine the uproar that would ensue once the situation in the area was exposed, all because of the actions of the man beside him.

“I’m in a position where I’m being helped by you, so I won’t say anything about your actions, but you’d better think carefully about how to resolve the problems you’ve created,” Hiel said helplessly.

Hearing her words, Natsukawa Tora simply smiled and snapped his fingers.

"Snapped--"

As the snap of the fingers fell, the hundred-meter-deep crater that had been dug out by the light cannon instantly returned to its original state! There wasn't even a process of soil piling up; it truly returned to how it looked just minutes before in an instant!

Hierre froze on the spot.

“Imagination materialization – I am now 70% an elf, so as a terminal born from the planet itself, even if it was acquired later, I have the authority to exercise this ability.”

"No matter how much damage is caused, as long as it is limited to the planet's environment itself, I can repair it in an instant. So there is no need for any aftercare. You are overthinking it, Hiel."

Xia Chuanhu's smiling words plunged Hier into a deep shock.

Imaginary materialization—Chiel witnessed Arcueid use this ability in Misaki City seven years ago, but due to Natsukawa Torao's actions at the time, the true extent of its power was not fully demonstrated.

But now, Hier has come to a profound understanding—that such a large-scale environmental change could be repaired in just a moment, and if applied to the opposite direction, it would be no exaggeration to say that Natsukawa Tiger alone could completely destroy the current ecological environment.

Only seven years have passed, how did he become like this? He even possesses the ability to materialize his fantasies—

"Wait, you just said you're 70% an elf? Like that True Ancestor? Why?"

"Well... to put it bluntly, it's the result of several people vying for me. I seem to be quite popular in some people's eyes. Let's not talk about me anymore; now is not the time for us to have a leisurely chat."

As soon as Xia Chuanhu finished speaking, countless trees rapidly grew again on the flat ground that had returned to normal. Even under their feet, a giant tree, at least as thick as five people could hug, suddenly rose up, lifting the two of them into the air more than a hundred meters high!