To become a king and a magician

Standing atop the treetops, looking down at the incredibly dense vampire forest below, Natsukawa Tiger was somewhat surprised: "It's truly an astonishing regeneration speed. If the core isn't completely destroyed, it will regenerate in an instant? No wonder the Church and the Clock Tower have been wiped out all along."

The Fuhai Forest covers an area roughly the size of an entire town. To find a core in such a vast region and destroy it while constantly being attacked by branches... I imagine that in the past, knights and magicians would have been exhausted by the relentless attacks and then devoured one by one.

Human wave tactics are indeed not very useful in this situation; only someone like Natsukawa Tora, who has maximized his individual combat power, can run rampant here.

"By the way, are you alright, Hield?"

"Do you think I look good?" Hiel, who was bound by a chain, shouted irritably. "Although you saved me from falling, I would have been fine even without you, so let me go."

"Don't be so angry. I only saved you as a side thing."

Xia Chuanhu chuckled, lifted the chain in his hand, pulled her up, and wrapped his arms around her.

Looking at Natsukawa Tora's face, which was suddenly so close to hers, Hiel blushed slightly: "Put me down."

"Are you afraid you'll fall, or are you saying you can fly?"

"No."

"Then let me hold you like this, or would you like me to carry you?"

Carry it?

Hiel imagined himself being carried on Xia Chuanhu's shoulder like a sack, then shook his head: "Never mind... let's leave it at that. What about Fu Hailin's situation?"

"Don't worry, the elf can control changes in its surroundings. Its core is still there and hasn't moved. We just need to go over and give it a good beating. If I weren't holding you, I could have taken it down from a great distance right here."

So, does that mean I dragged you down?

"No, not at all. I'm already used to this situation, and what I just said isn't impossible. I can just change my position."

As he spoke, Natsukawa Tora moved his hand down and wrapped it around Hiel's waist, changing from holding her horizontally to pulling her into his arms, while his free hand reached towards the sky—

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, thunder rumbled across the dark sky, and countless dark clouds rapidly converged from all directions, forming a huge vortex above Xia Chuanhu's head. At the center of that vortex, flashes of lightning appeared one after another, accompanied by deafening thunder.

The illusion becomes reality—thunder is summoned.

"Crush me, thunder!"

Xia Chuanhu swung his hand as if throwing a baseball, and in the vortex of dark clouds, hundreds of bolts of lightning transformed into a meteor shower, all shooting down toward the core of the Fuhai Forest!

"------"

After a brief moment of silence.

"Boom—!"

An unparalleled roar and burst of flames erupted from the depths of the Fuhai Forest! Soaring straight into the sky!

34. As is well known, churches are good at finding bargains.

The earth-shattering roar and the flames shooting straight into the sky illuminated the dim environment as if it were daytime.

The magicians inside the Magic Eye Collection Train naturally all witnessed this scene.

Looking at the bright sky outside, Olga Marie couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "This situation...is coming from deep within this forest? Is someone fighting with the Fuhai Forest?"

“No, I think the battle is over.” Sajou Rei shook her head with a smile. “Such a big commotion was undoubtedly caused by my master. With my master’s power, it’s really a bit too much for a mere plant to make such a fuss.”

"Your master... Lord Natsukawa!?"

"Liar!"

Both Theresa and Olga Marie couldn't believe Sajou Rei's explanation. They were inside the Fuhai Forest, where magic was unusable, and Natsukawa Torato should also be unable to use magic. How could he possibly cause such a huge commotion?!

Even if this attack could completely annihilate Fu Hailin, Olga Marie wouldn't find it unbelievable, but this is definitely not the power of a modern magician, nor is it something that a mere human could possess.

Even the legendary human rocket launcher known for its firepower probably couldn't do that.

Sajou Rei smiled slightly: "Master's power is beyond the imagination of you third-rate magicians. Even if all the magicians in the Clock Tower were gathered together, they could not compare to a single finger of Master's. And this level of power is the biggest reason why your father asked Master to protect you."

"Are you kidding me? The Clock Tower's history is far more profound than you imagine—"

"The Clock Tower, which can't even withstand a mere Servant?" Before Olga Marie could finish her rebuttal, Sajou Rei interrupted her, "I have no intention of arguing with you about the difference between the Clock Tower and its master. As for the specific differences between the two, you can ask your father later."

"Now please stay here quietly and wait for your master's triumphant return."

Switching her personality to Ayaka Sajou, and looking out at the sky filled with lightning and fire, as well as the distant figure of Natsukawa Tora floating in the air, an unnatural flush appeared on Ayaka's cheeks.

Such a huge impact from a single strike, truly worthy of being my prince.

(But... she's really an eyesore. Can't Your Highness not hold that little girl named Hiel?)

[They're probably afraid she'll fall; she can't fly.]

(That's good. There was a reason for it, so let's forgive her.)

If she were to be carried by the prince while she could fly, Ayaka Sajou wouldn't mind secretly placing a curse on her when she returned—though the prince would most likely force her to remove it afterward.

(Instead of this, this train should have a kitchen, right?)

【what you up to?】

(Make some food. The prince must be tired after a battle, so we need to replenish his strength in time, otherwise it will be troublesome if he can't keep up later.)

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air.

Looking down at the scene below, which resembled the aftermath of a natural disaster, Hiel's understanding of Natsukawa Tiger's power was once again refreshed.

As I said before, Hiel is capable of similar things, and she can even use magic with greater power. Roya's knowledge of magic contains quite a few great magic spells.

But those magic tricks either take too long to prepare or consume a lot of energy, and there are some that combine both. They are completely inferior to Natsukawa Tora's casual strike. Although there is some preparation involved, the preparation time of less than ten seconds throughout the entire process is practically the same as none at all.

The ability to materialize fantasy is, in essence, a kind of foul.

Carrying Hiel, Natsukawa Tiger landed on the ground and put her down. He then looked at the tree not far away, the only one within a radius of several hundred meters that had not yet been completely destroyed.

That is the core of Fuhailin.

According to records, all creatures devoured by the Fuhai Forest become its nutrients, which are gathered into the core tree in front of them, eventually forming the legendary Crimson Fruit that can grant immortality.

But looking at it like this...

"Even if there were fruits, shouldn't you have destroyed them by now?" Hiel glanced at Natsukawa Tiger. "But in the end, the Fuhai Forest hasn't absorbed any living beings since it appeared in the world, so it shouldn't have any nutrients. I'm afraid the fruits weren't destroyed, but rather they just hadn't ripened yet?"

"Theoretically, that should be the case."

Reaching the large tree, Natsukawa Tiger grasped a long, rocky sword that emerged from the ground at his feet: "Alright, we've been in this environment long enough. Let's cut this tree down and finish this job quickly."

"Or should I ask you to do it? This was your mission objective, so it's reasonable for you to deliver the final blow."

Hearing Xia Chuanhu say this, Xier remained silent for a while, then took out three black keys from under his robes: "This time I owe you a huge favor, and I will find a way to repay you in the future, Xia Chuan."

"Huh? What did you say? What favor? I just happened to save a stranger who was supposed to die while I was defending myself."

"You~~~~"

Hier had no idea what Xia Chuanhu's code of conduct was, but considering his strength, perhaps an enemy like Fu Hailin, who was capable of killing her, was really just a matter of "taking care of her casually."

Seven years have passed, and he has traveled to even more distant places than before.

Holding the black keys, Shier approached the already dying core of the Fuhai Forest and plunged all the black keys into the trunk. Raging flames immediately spread from the black keys and engulfed the entire tree in the blink of an eye.

Cremation Ceremony – one of Roya's many magical skills. In terms of the magic effect, it is not particularly outstanding, but it is the first magic trick of Roya that Hierre, who dislikes Roya, learned, and it is also the magic trick that she is most comfortable using.

This strike was the perfect way to end my final mission.

"With that, the final task is complete."

Hiel breathed a sigh of relief. The mission, which had lasted for seven years, was finally over. A sense of relief welled up in Hiel's heart, but along with the relief, a sense of loss also followed.

The task of conquering Fuhailin was the last mission the church gave her. For seven years after she took on this mission, the church unilaterally severed all ties with her, offering no contact or support whatsoever.

It is certain that she was abandoned; the church probably never thought she could survive under Fu Hailin's control, but she has survived.

Now that I've survived, what will I do next?

(What should I do next? Where should I go?)

After a brief moment of relief, a sense of confusion began to overwhelm Hier.

And at this very moment—

"Hield! Above!"

Xia Chuanhu's shout suddenly snapped her out of her daze, but in the instant she came to her senses, all she saw was a vast expanse of darkness that filled her entire field of vision.

"Huh?"

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

In that moment of stunned silence, the darkness plummeted down.

The tremors, like those of an earthquake, spread throughout the land!

35. Moonset Warning!

Attack!

This was the first thing Hier realized.

I was attacked by some being.

But if it's an attack, that dark mass is far too enormous. The area that Hiel's eyes could only encompass was already over a hundred meters long, and its actual size was probably even larger.

The sheer size of the entity made it less of an attack and more of a simple advance.

When a person is moving forward, do they pay attention to the ants walking on their feet?

Obviously not, and the same applies to this enormous darkness.

Quickly regaining her composure from the shock of the attack, Hiel looked at Natsukawa Tiger, who was holding her close. Just as she was about to be crushed, Natsukawa Tiger had used chains to bind her and pull her back into his arms.

"You saved me again, Xia Chuan. I owe you a favor."

"That makes two. Have you figured out how to return them to me?" Natsukawa Tiger chuckled. "But let's not talk about that for now—we really do have one... no, I should say two distinguished guests."

As they ascended into the air with Hiel, the true form of the [Darkness] immediately came into view.

That was a giant beast.