Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

The body constructed by the swarm of insects was easily pierced, shattered, burned, and then turned into ashes.

The aftermath swept across the ceiling and walls, causing a violent explosion that shook the basement, leaving behind only black charcoal and burnt red gullies.

When everything calmed down, the basement was filled with scorching air and a sickening burnt smell.

"Oh my god, this magic is so troublesome to use every time. It would be much better if I had Ai Si's wind."

Noah, who had a very sensitive sense of smell, smelled the smell of the burnt bugs and felt like he was about to vomit his dinner.

But looking at the black-haired little girl who was still safe and sound in his arms, Noah nodded with satisfaction.

Although Noah's electrical magic appears to be a simple blessing magic, its actual use depends entirely on his own application.

Now, I can barely clear out the enemies around me without hurting the person in my arms.

...Although he seemed to be stunned.

After glancing at a corner in the basement, Noah held the black-haired little girl in his arms and walked up the stairs.

"Well, let's find a place to rest for a while."

After the footsteps had disappeared for more than ten minutes, a faint sound suddenly rang out from a corner of the dim basement.

A bug appeared from beneath the debris and quickly crawled towards a pipe.

Damn, damn, damn!

After being seriously injured once again, the remaining human consciousness in Matou Zouken's heart weakened again, and he was almost completely reduced to the instinct of an insect, with only hatred and fear left in him.

When I come back, I will definitely kill that kid!

But now, it’s better to run out quickly!

Live!

I want to live!

No matter what, I will survive!

The moment he passed through the dark and narrow pipe, Zouken Matou even felt a sense of joy of escaping from death.

But before he could feel the fresh air, he heard laughter behind him.

“…I found you!”

As a silver light fell, Matou Zouken felt severe pain and his consciousness quickly slid into darkness.

In the moment of being overwhelmed by death, his consciousness was freed from the extreme distortion of survival and scattered in all directions.

The scattered fragments of consciousness allowed Zouken Matou to see those things in the past that had remained in the depths of his consciousness but had never been noticed.

Snow-white hair, bright red eyes, a fragrance and smile that stirs the heartstrings.

"I swear here that I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world, and I am the one who eliminates all evil deeds in the world..."

But, compared to being a partner of justice, what I want more is you...

The gods are so cruel that they made me realize what I really want at the last moment before I die.

76 Matou Tsuruno: Is there anything more joyful than having your father die?

After killing the bugs, Noah stood there and felt it for a while. After making sure there was no other breathing air in the entire house, he returned to the house.

Oh, no, if you talk about breathing, there is one.

However, in Noah's perception, this should be a very ordinary person, so he subconsciously ignored it.

But what confused Noah was that although he had restrained himself a little just now, the noise should still be quite loud. Why did this person stay in one place without moving, as if he was dead?

With a little confusion, Noah came to the room and raised his hand to knock on the door gently.

"Hello? Can I come in? If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent!"

After asking in a voice no louder than an ant's, Noah was silent for a few seconds, then raised his foot.

With a loud "bang", the door was kicked open completely.

At the same time, the person lying on the bed in the room jumped up as if he had been electrocuted.

"Who? What happened?"

Smelling the strong smell of alcohol in the air, Noah frowned and quickly left.

Okay, I know why this guy looks like a dead man.

This is a middle-aged man with kelp-blue hair. He looks to be in his thirties or forties, but his face is full of wrinkles and he has deep bags under his eyes.

His facial features are actually quite regular, but his whole body exudes a strong sense of decadence and laziness.

No matter how hard Noah tried, he couldn't feel any threat from this person.

The middle-aged man finally sobered up at this time and looked at Noah in confusion.

"You, who are you?"

Silver armor, silver hair, and a silver sword, is this the cosplayer from that comic convention theater?

No, that's not right.

After rubbing his eyes and looking twice, Matou Tsuruno felt a slightly different temperament from the silver-haired boy in front of him.

The suffocating feeling as if a huge stone was pressing on the chest could no longer be simply described as the fear a creature feels after encountering a strong enemy.

It is more like when a person stands in front of a thousand-foot snow-capped mountain, or under the vast aurora, and feels a fear and throbbing with a clear awareness of his own insignificance.

The other party did not show any malice towards him, but the huge gap between them was enough to make him feel daunted.

Although he was not involved in the world of magic cultivation due to lack of qualifications, Matou Tsuruno still had some vision.

So he realized at the first moment that the young man in front of him was probably not a human.

Moreover, most of them are enemies.

Seeing the black-haired little girl in Noah's arms, a guess came to Matou Tsuruno's mind.

After all, given that old monster's character, if he still had a choice, he would never allow such a being to enter the Matou family.

So, that old monster was finally defeated?

From the perspective of identity, if Zouken Matou is conquered, there is a high possibility that he will be treated as an accomplice.

However, Matou Tsuruno still couldn't suppress the strong joy in his heart.

"Please, may I ask who you are? The old man?"

"I'm just a brave man passing by. As for the old man in the basement, he died very quickly."

Holding the hilt of the sword, Noah observed the expression of the middle-aged man in front of him, analyzing whether to send him down to the next group.

However, even though Noah had imagined many possible situations, the expression on the middle-aged man's face was still a little beyond his expectations.

The corners of his eyes drooped, the corners of his mouth curled up, and the muscles on his cheekbones trembled continuously.

Nothing meaningful came out of his open mouth, only a few long "heheahs".

The expression showed trance, sadness, and sighing, but more of it was relief and ecstasy.

If Noah hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have never imagined that a human face could make such distorted and complex expressions.

"Finally, finally dead!!! That old bug!!"

Just like his appearance, people generally think that Matou Tsuruno is inferior, decadent, and useless, but he himself doesn't care about it at all.

Compared to the terror of living under the control of a monster, the humiliation of being called trash is nothing!

When he was old enough to remember things, Matou Tsuruno was told that the Matou family was a family of magic that had been passed down for hundreds of years.

However, before he could be happy about being able to master magical powers like the protagonist in the fairy tale, he was told the cruel truth that he had no qualifications to practice magic after the test.

The only meaning of Matou Tsuruno is to marry a woman with better maternal qualifications chosen by Matou Zouken, to see if he can win the jackpot and give birth to a qualified offspring.

The head of the Matou family was confirmed to be his younger brother, Matou Kariya.

Although Matou Kariya's qualifications are also very low, he can still become a magician if he works hard.

Even the lowest kind.

This loss only lasted for a short time. When Matou Tsuruno realized that the name Matou Zouken, which appeared in the Matou family genealogy every hundred years, was actually an immortal and extremely twisted monster, he felt relieved.

When the woman who had no deep feelings for him but gave birth to his child was thrown into the insect nest by Matou Zouken, Matou Tsuruno's heart was completely twisted.

Fear, hatred, pain, fear... these emotions are like a worm nest in the basement gnawing at the heart.

But when Matou Kariya left and Matou Zouken allowed him to succeed the position of the official head of the Matou family on the condition of inheriting the Matou family's wealthy assets, Matou Tsuruno chose to agree.

Although Matou Tsuruno used wealth and glory to numb himself, he also vaguely realized that this might be because he had lost the courage to resist Matou Zouken deep in his heart.

However, this old bug that had made him lose the courage to resist died today!

died!

Is there anything more joyful than having your father die?!

Strong emotions erupted like volcanic magma, impacting Matou Tsuruno's consciousness.

The drunkenness that he had just suppressed after being awakened rushed up, causing his eyelids to flutter and he fainted on the ground again.

"…Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Looking at Kelp Head who laughed wildly and fainted on the ground, Noah shook his head and turned to leave the room.

He could also see that this family was full of lunatics.

It’s just that one goes crazy on his own initiative, and the other is driven crazy.

The moment Noah came into this world, a lot of knowledge appeared in his mind.

For example, the country's language and writing, how to use technological creations such as mobile phones, gas stoves, and electric lights, and the role of organizations such as government hospitals in society, etc.

Noah felt that the purpose of this knowledge was probably to prevent himself from behaving differently from ordinary people and attracting attention.

So, without wasting too much attention on various places, Noah simply confirmed the structures of the house and found a place that looked like a study.

Placing the still unconscious black-haired little girl on the sofa, Noah began searching the bookshelf.

Just like when he first arrived in Orario and immersed himself in the library for three days, Noah spent the night flipping through the notebooks and books on the bookshelf.

Probably due to the preferences and habits of the owner of the bookshelf, there is not much general history in these books and notes. They are mainly about the history of magic and various research and mental journeys.

By gathering the records in these books, Noah roughly analyzed the development process of this world -

In ancient times, this world had gods, elves, monsters, magic and other things.

But after about 10,000 years, for unknown reasons, the gods and magic began to fade, the world gradually transitioned from the Age of Gods to the modern era, and humans began to move towards a technological path centered on manipulating material changes.

As the magic power faded, the magical laws that were prevalent in the Age of Gods inevitably faded away and became alien.

What can be replicated by human technology is called magic, and the five miracles that even technology cannot replicate are called the Five Great Magics.

Noah didn't understand the five major techniques, but in his opinion, this magic was somewhat similar to the magic in the world of Orario.

Orario mobilizes magical power from nature or from within the body, injecting it into the magic circuit to activate various spells.

Then, just like there are places in Orario with rich magic elements that can make magic more powerful, different regions in this world have different magic concentrations and attributes.

The magician carves magic circles into the area that suits his own magic properties through years of transformation, forming his own magic base.

In Noah's opinion, the main difference between the two is the difference in the total amount of magic power, and the form of use is a minor detail.

Noah looked at those attacking magic tricks once and then put them behind him.

No matter how many tricks these magic tricks have, it all comes down to the use of magic power. To be more precise, it is about how to make use of less magic power in modern times when magic power is fading.

But if you have enough magic power, there is no need to make it so complicated. You can just kill them all with one sword, just like the old man yesterday.

Oh, Noah now knew, his name was Zouken Matou.

Noah believed that if the magic of the Age of Gods in this world was powerful enough, it would also develop in this direction.