Heroes Return

"You must be the Master of Miracles? A very skilled magician!" Looking at the Master of Miracles, who was surrounded by these strange magical symbols that were constantly spinning, the Spirit Master calmly said, "As a candidate for the Council of Truth, you should be highly regarded by all members of the Magic Society, right? Why are you trying to stop me? You should know that the decisions of the Council of Truth are not something that mortals can change."

"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of joining the Council of Truth. In fact, in my eyes, you are nothing more than a bunch of madmen carrying out some terrifying plan. Although I don't yet know what your current purpose is, I will not allow you to try to harm my teacher." The Master of Miracles' calm words contained an indescribable rage. At that very moment, everything around them changed.

A powerful force ripped the surrounding ground apart, sending massive boulders hurtling towards the Master of Miracles at incredible speed. But in the next second, they were all shattered by a magical rune.

"It seems we were all wrong. You are not qualified to join the Council of Truth at all. You are just a mortal after all!" The calm voice of the spiritual master rang out at this moment.

"Tell me! What does the arrival of eternal life have to do with you?" the Master of Miracles suddenly asked.

"The descent of the gods is inevitable, and humanity will inevitably usher in a new era. This is the truth of the world. As for us, as the spokespeople of this truth, our task is to ensure its implementation," the spiritual master said. "Everything is destiny, the world's choice. A new era has always awaited humanity. So give up the resistance! You so-called heroes can do nothing in the face of such a colossal wave."

"Bullshit!" A furious roar erupted! An iron rod, vibrating at an extremely high frequency, struck the Spirit Master directly. The Spirit Master was sent flying. "Who do you think you are! Do you think living a little longer gives you the power to decide the fate of humanity? Let me tell you! Humanity's fate should be decided by humanity itself!"

Sonic's voice rang out among everyone, and almost simultaneously, he launched another attack on the Master of the Mind. Although it was unknown why the Master of the Mind was attacking the convoy, Sonic would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen, especially in these critical times. Both Ivan and the Mysterious Master seemed to possess some important intelligence, and if these two fell into the Master of the Mind's hands, it would undoubtedly put the Hero Association in a very passive position.

However, Sonic's second attack missed the Mind Master; an invisible force repelled the approaching Sonic. Almost simultaneously, the Mind Master's hand reached for Ivan on the ground again, his hand clenching as if he wanted to end Ivan's life as quickly as possible.

But in that very instant, another SS-level hero moved.

A longsword formed of light slashed down towards the Spirit Master, and it was because of this slash that the Spirit Master had to release his grip on Ivan, which seemed to be crushing him. An invisible force once again blocked the angelic girl's light.

"An angel?" The spiritual master looked puzzled upon seeing the girl's true form, but the next second his puzzled expression turned into utter rage: "This! Who did this! This is blasphemy! This is the most blatant blasphemy! You actually modified an angel's body into a monster! You actually desecrated an angel's corpse!! Let me see what this is? A humanoid? An artificial humanoid made primarily from an angel's corpse?"

"My name is Po Jun!" Faced with the Spirit Master's anger, Po Jun calmly said, "I will arrest you according to the relevant laws."

"Hmph!" Upon hearing his words, the Spirit Master couldn't help but snort coldly. Almost instantly, a powerful mental wave erupted from his body once again, repelling the girl once more. However, almost simultaneously, the greatsword's attack once again slashed down towards the Spirit Master.

“You don’t seem to want us to get any information from Ivan,” the Master of Miracles said. “Although I don’t care whether Ivan lives or dies, he seems to have the information we need about the coming of the gods.”

After he finished speaking, a huge magic circle enveloped everything around them. Sonic and the others, including the Mental Master, were all enveloped by the Miracle Master's magic circle.

As the magic circle enveloped the area, the surrounding space was instantly sealed off.

"Secret Explosion!" As the troublesome runes on the Master of Miracles lit up instantly, the location of the Spirit Master was directly enveloped in a series of air explosions.

"Phew, looks like I escaped with my life! Hahahaha!" On the ground, looking at the spiritual master fighting alongside the heroes, Ivan couldn't help but smile: "Speaking of which, the Council of Truth is really the most arrogant organization I've ever seen! But I like their haughty arrogance and confidence, because the more arrogant people are, the easier it is to guess their behavior patterns."

"Are you sure your goal this time is to make the Hero Association and the Council of Truth fight each other? And then let the victor take us away?" The mysterious master said sarcastically to Ivan, "I almost died just now."

"So I said from the beginning, I like high-stakes gambling!" Evan said with a smile.

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"How are we supposed to get into that barrier?" Not far away, Gou Dan looked at the huge magic circle that enveloped everyone and said helplessly to the girl beside him, "We're not magicians, it looks like we can't be of any help this time. Dad's definitely dead. Let's just give up on him, I think it's time for us to start a new life."

"Daddy won't die!" The girl beside her said, pulling out a chainsaw as she spoke: "Think of something, Dog Egg! Otherwise, I'll cut you into pieces."

"..." Hearing the girl's words, Gou Dan decisively abandoned the idea and opportunity to get rid of Ivan, and began to operate the computer with both hands. Maybe this latest toy we got can help us. As Gou Dan spoke, Element's figure appeared beside them. However, this time Element's eyes were somewhat vacant, and as Gou Dan activated his computer's mental technique, Element mechanically echoed.

In the last final battle, although Elemental's power was formidable, he was ultimately no match for the heroes of the floating islands, suffering a crushing defeat and severe injuries. Fortunately, he was eventually rescued. However, when Elemental saw who had rescued him, his heart sank.

Because his rescuers were a man and a woman, and the woman was truly a master of mystery. As for the man, he was someone he didn't want to be simple with, because that person was none other than Ivan! For an elementalist in an extremely weakened state, this was undoubtedly the most terrifying nightmare.

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Meanwhile, within the barrier, a terrifying mental fluctuation erupted. Accompanying this fluctuation, a series of attacks from the SS-class heroes were blasted away by a powerful repulsive force. Almost simultaneously, a massive amount of terrifying mental storms began to appear around the Mental Master, instantly disintegrating and tearing everything within them to shreds.

"Since you wish to protect these two, then be prepared to enrage the Council of Truth!!" As the Spirit Master's words fell, the surroundings began to tremble. The barrier created by the Master of Miracles's balancing space shattered instantly. All the heroes' attacks were rendered ineffective. The powerful rebound even inflicted severe damage on the heroes present.

"Damn it! We have to find a way to break his mental storm." The greatsword swept across, attacking the mental master once again, but ultimately stopped in its original spot, and several lines of blood instantly appeared on Torus's arms. The greatsword was also deflected away once more.

"I have a way to break through its mental storm, but you need to buy me some time," Sonic's voice rang out at that moment. "Also, Master of Miracles, could you give me a physical enhancement buff in terms of speed and strength?"

“No problem!” The Master of Miracles, who had set up a magic circle to block the Spirit Master from getting close, said to Sonic without hesitation.

"Okay, thank you! I'm relieved now!" As Sonic spoke, he saw that the Master of Miracles had somehow pulled out a spinning top and was unfolding it directly in front of him.

A series of mysterious symbols enveloped Sonic's entire body at that moment.

"This feels amazing. Now, could you please buy me some time?" Sonic said, and began to run at full speed. His goal was simple: he wanted to accelerate to his fastest speed ever. At the same time, the iron rod in his hand began to vibrate. If it were only because the iron rod was made of the most powerful cosmic alloy, it would probably be ruined by now, right? In fact, Sonic was always amazed by this iron rod. After all, it was a special material made by tightly binding atoms together at the atomic level.

Along with that, his speed also began to increase.

Meanwhile, the battle on the other side also began to become increasingly fierce.

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The combined attacks of the three SS-rank heroes were incredibly powerful, but the Master of Spirit remained unfazed, enveloped by a powerful mental storm. Turbulent forces continuously tore at everything around him.

In the sky, hundreds of beams of light descended, simultaneously striking the Spirit Master. With the collision of the light and the Spirit Master, a massive explosion ripped everything in its path. The Miracle Master's realm was shattered by this terrifying blast.

"Sonic speed! How much longer do you need?!" While speaking into the walkie-talkie, Torus's greatsword slashed down at the Spirit Master once more. The greatsword clashed with the terrifying mental storm once more, but unlike before, this time Torus's greatsword slowly approached the Spirit Master's body.

Unfortunately, his voice didn't receive a response from the speed of sound. Of course, that's understandable; given the current speed of sound, could a communicator's signal really keep up with him?

At this moment, Torus's physical strength burst forth, and all his muscles bulged.

“Troublesome.” Without any unnecessary words, the spiritual master simply looked at Torus, and instantly Torus felt a terrifying force constantly trying to tear his body apart.

Almost instantly, dozens of horrific wounds appeared all over Torus's body. Yet, he still did not fall.

"It's sturdier than I expected!" Even the mental master couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. He had just used enough mental power to twist and pulverize an alloy sphere, yet it had only added a few wounds to Torus's body. Meanwhile, the greatsword continued to approach him.

"It seems humans are a little more troublesome than I imagined." The spiritual master said casually, and then reached out his hand to Torus.

"You won't succeed!!" Upon seeing this, the magical runes on the Master of Miracles lit up once more. A series of tiny explosions began to erupt from the Master of Spirit, because just as a new round of arcane explosions was about to erupt, the Master of Spirit's eyes suddenly struggled, and the explosions in the surrounding space dissipated instantly as if they had lost their energy support.

Almost simultaneously, the spiritual master clenched his fist directly at Torus.

Intense pain shot through Torus's body. Almost instantly, his arm was twisted in a horrific way, followed by what felt like a heavy blow to his abdomen, sending Torus flying.

Oh, people, this is not over yet! The angels in the sky, who were constantly releasing power, were also subjected to a strong mental attack and were frozen in mid-air. In that instant of being frozen, a terrifying mental turbulence swept towards them.

Upon witnessing this, the Miracle Master's magical energy erupted instantly. A massive surge of magical energy blasted towards the Mysterious Master. At that moment, the Mysterious Master once again extended his hand towards the Miracle Master.

The magical energy collided with a turbulent mental current. Without further ado, the mental current easily destroyed the Master of Miracles' magical energy and rapidly devoured it.

This isn't because the Master of Miracles is weak, but because the mental turbulence of the Master of Spirituality is inherently the bane of mages. This is why the Council of Truth sent the Master of Spirituality to capture the Master of Mysticism. Essentially, his mental turbulence can disrupt the magical elements in the air, making it difficult to use complete magical elements. A mage who has lost their powerful magic is naturally no match for him.

The ground was now a scene of utter devastation, and the angelic girl had fallen from the sky. The girl from the Tournament of Miracles lay among the ruins. Both bore twisted wounds, clearly indicating they could no longer continue fighting.

"As I suspected, as one of the strongest figures in the Council of Truth, I don't think a few human heroes can defeat him." The mysterious master, who had been thrown back by the force, struggled to his feet. Not far away was Ivan, who had also been thrown back.

"Hahaha! Don't be too pessimistic! We must believe in heroes. You know, heroes never disappoint." Ivan explained with a laugh, "Wait! I seem to have come to an amazing conclusion! On the contrary, if someone disappoints others, then they are no longer a hero, right? Hahaha! I like this conclusion, it's really subjective."

"I think your conversation should be over," the Spirit Master's voice rang out. He walked towards the two men. But the next second, a giant sword rang out again, and the Spirit Master thrust it forward. Unfortunately, the sword ultimately failed to reach his body; a massive mental storm blocked it right beside him.

Seeing Torus charging towards them again from afar, the Spirit Master's eyes widened once more. A surge of immense spiritual power violently propelled Torus's body backward.

But in that instant, he sensed an unprecedented crisis. In the distance, a massive cloud of dust rose, so thick that it was visible to people far away. Unfortunately, the moment he saw the dust, it was all over.

A metal rod, accompanied by a strong vibration, pierced directly into his mental barrier.

The mental turbulence was deflected the moment it touched the metal rod. A rod that was many times faster than a bullet pierced through the mental turbulence that three SS-class heroes had failed to destroy before, and directly struck the mental master's body.

A gust of wind swept across the entire arena, and the Spirit Master was sent flying by the blow. He finally landed and collapsed in front of everyone. And right in front of the Spirit Master, Sonic once again sacrificed himself.

"Success! Hahahaha! I finally broke through this turtle shell!" With heavy breathing, Sonic slumped to the ground. In fact, he had almost no strength left; heaven knows how much power he had expended to accelerate his body to that terrifying speed.

As for the spiritual master, he had lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"See that? The heroes don't disappoint." Upon seeing this scene, Ivan finally smiled.

"Next comes the cleanup," the mysterious master said helplessly. "You know, there are quite a few S-rank and A-rank heroes who can come and clean up the mess this time!"

“It’s definitely time to clean up the mess.” As Ivan spoke, Elemental appeared in the distance, blocking the heroes who were rushing over. Almost simultaneously, Dog Egg appeared in front of Ivan. Without any unnecessary words, he simply connected a computer to Ivan’s handcuffs.

Not long after, Ivan's handcuffs were removed. The mysterious master's handcuffs were removed as well.

"That's more like it." Feeling the restoration of his magic power, the mysterious master's smile returned.

"Damn it! Ivan! So this was your plan after all?" The Master of Miracles struggled to his feet, but the next second a magical rune appeared beside him. Before the Master of Miracles could react, the magical rune slammed him to the ground.

"You know what? We're the strongest here now." Ivan said as he walked towards the Spirit Master. "Thanks, heroes! You've never let me down! Haaaaah! That was amazing! You know what? We heroes are actually your biggest fans! But unfortunately, I don't seem to have time to ask you for an autograph! Dave!! Move him away!!"

"Understood, boss." Upon hearing Ivan's order, Dave, who had just been untied, immediately appeared beside Ivan and carried the Mind Master on his back.

"Is this your plan? If the Master of Spirits hadn't shown up here, we would all be finished," the mysterious master said to Ivan. "You're playing with fire."

"But the fact is we caught him, didn't we? And next, I'm going to take him away in front of all these SS-class heroes! Hahaha!" Ivan laughed heartily. "I told you, I'm a gambler. Ahahahaha! Because the greater the risk, the greater the reward!"

“Teacher! Ivan is a complete madman, you shouldn’t be with him!” The Master of Miracles said to the Mystic with difficulty, still lying on the ground.

"Don't you know? This world is about to go mad." The mysterious master simply replied with this sentence, and then followed Ivan out of the room.

"Boss, should we kill these SS-class heroes?" Dave asked Ivan.

"How could you even think like that? We should be like the villains in all shows, letting the heroes go when we can kill them! And we should also talk our way out of trouble when we think we have the victory in our grasp! That's what makes a proper villain! Hahaha! So this time, not only will I not kill them, I'll let them go!"

"Let them go?" Looking at the heavily injured or exhausted heroes around him, Dave once again showed a puzzled expression.

“Okay, actually they’re still useful! Because they’ll be indispensable fighting force in future battles.” Seeing Dave’s expression, Ivan said seriously, but then a smile immediately appeared on his face: “Do you really think I would let them go for such a boring reason? I just find it boring! I just find killing them like this too boring!”

"It's really bad fun."

"Do you know what makes a qualified rapist most happy?" Evan countered.

"what?"

"Of course it's the police, and not just once. We want the police to be used again and again, hahahaha!"

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Somewhere on the floating island, a cemetery had been built. Number One was gazing at the graves before him when the image of a lovely young girl appeared before him. Silently placing the flowers he held in front of the grave, Number One then raised his head.

"I'm sorry. If it weren't for my arrogant decisions back then, I don't think you would have been affected by me, right? In the end, it was I who killed you!" Number One's tone was calm, yet filled with indescribable sorrow. After all, this was his daughter's grave. Of course, for those in the past, his daughter's identity was more familiar.

The first generation of magical girls.

Yes, the first magical girl was his daughter, but now he desperately wished that could change his decision. If that were the case, perhaps his daughter wouldn't have died in the future?

"We should go, Number One." Nianxin, who was also holding a phone, appeared beside Number One, looking at his dejected appearance. She gently hugged his shoulders: "Those weren't your fault. They were all the culprits who killed your daughter. It was that damned madman! I promise you, we'll find him one day after we've finished searching!"

“Ivan? Maybe it is? But thinking about it carefully, although he is the culprit, it wasn't Ivan who truly created that situation, was it? We ourselves made that situation a reality, and Ivan simply took advantage of the situation we created.” Number One said helplessly, “I only realized this after I calmed down.”

“Alright, Number One, stop blaming yourself. It’s time for us to move forward instead of dwelling on the past,” Nianxin said to Number One.

“Yes, Dad, you don’t need to blame yourself. None of this has anything to do with you.” Just as the two were talking in front of the cemetery, a voice suddenly rang out. The two men who heard the voice were both stunned.

There are only two girls in the world who call Number One "Dad," one of whom is the older magical girl, Tinis. However, Tinis can't be here today, as she's busy with other matters. The other person who calls him "Father" is long dead. He should be lying quietly in his grave right now.

"Dad, it's been a long time." The voice rang out again, and Number One immediately showed a shocked expression upon hearing it.

The voice was so familiar, as if it had been heard just yesterday.