Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

Makoto Haramura didn't even glance at the giant tree and strode off.

Admittedly, Vatra's fusion familiars are indeed quite good.

However, the gap between quality and quantity is not so easily bridged.

Moreover, Haramura Makoto's creature is no ordinary vampire's familiar; it is a star beast that has been upgraded by the White Yaksha and truly represents its own meaning.

The power they unleashed at the moment they were fully activated was far beyond what Vatra's few familiars could match.

This is why Makoto Haramura's current strength is far from sufficient.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that his magic power has grown to a four-figure level is enough.

If he sends out even one of his familiars, this planet will be destroyed instantly.

"You're lucky to have survived."

"The ice will melt in ten minutes, enough for you to break free."

"Keep trying your best to grow. If you satisfy me, I might consider letting you see a whole new world."

He slowly walked up to Vatra's side.

This man in the white suit, a fanatic of war, was certainly not someone that Fairy Cangbing would let go of.

While freezing his familiars, Aurora bestowed upon him the same treatment.

If any other race were frozen in such low temperatures, they would have absolutely no chance of survival.

Even vampires find it hard to escape the fate of death.

However, Vatra's abilities were clearly still quite good. After all, he was the number one person below the True Ancestor, and he preserved his last bit of life force.

His familiars' survival instincts had also kicked in, and they began to feed him in return.

After saying these words, Makoto Haramura left.

"Click, click-click-click, click—!"

The intense sunlight refracted onto the beautifully colored ice sculpture, and it was at this moment that a crackling sound came from it.

That's the sound of an ice sculpture cracking little by little.

If you look closely, you can see that the once smooth and intact ice surface is now covered with all kinds of black cracks.

"boom--!"

An explosion rang out, and countless chunks and shards of ice flew out in all directions.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

With such violent coughing, Vatra, who had been frozen inside the ice sculpture, successfully broke free.

But he is now far from the carefree, dashing, and cynical man he used to be.

On the contrary, he looks extremely miserable now.

This miserable state was not only reflected in his tattered clothes, but also in his weakened magical power and physical strength.

It's important to know that vampires possess the most powerful magical abilities, surpassing all other demons.

Their magic is so abundant that they never need to train to do anything or use their power, because they only need to use it at a premium and don't need to conserve it at all.

But things are clearly different now.

In order to break free from Haramura Makoto's control, he had completely depleted his magic power, leaving not a single drop.

"Haha, hahahaha, hahaha!"

"It was so exhilarating, this fear, this overwhelming power..."

"As expected of the Fourth True Ancestor."

Despite being so weak that he couldn't even stand up to fight, Vatra was genuinely happy and in a state of extreme excitement.

For a battle maniac, what could make him happier than this?

"But, should we try every possible way to grow?"

"What does this mean?"

Despite being in a frozen state, Vatra's consciousness was still functioning normally.

He could hear what Makoto Haramura was saying to him.

"But it's good to see a new world."

Vatra blinked, looked at the few white clouds drifting across the sky, and burst into laughter again.

"Then I'll do everything I can to show you."

Chapter 233 Ophiuchus

"To surpass that guy's power, that's really something to look forward to."

Standing atop the iconic Foundation Gate of Itogami Island, a woman with emerald green hair and an aura of wild beauty gazed at the completely frozen scene in the distance and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Meanwhile, at a port, a dark-skinned boy dressed in Arabic attire looked at the distant scene, opened his blood-red pupils, and sneered.

"He brought trouble upon himself, and ultimately paid the price for his madness."

Finally, there is a girl standing on top of a crane at the port dock.

However, the girl's expression was quite interesting; first, she looked incredulous, and then her face showed helplessness.

At this moment, the black cat perched on her shoulder spoke.

"Don't be discouraged, Hijikata."

"Although we all have high expectations for you, just take those expectations as a joke."

"We hope you can keep the True Ancestor in check, but no one expects you to."

Yuantang Yuan gently pressed down on his disciple's shoulder with his fleshy paw pads.

Having expectations is one thing, but having checks and balances is another.

Expectation refers to beautiful wishes or ideals, which are illusory.

Checks and balances must be implemented in a real, hard-fought manner.

Even though the True Ancestors haven't made a move in a long time, and even though they are very confident in the Seven-Type Assault Demon-Slaying Machine Gun they created, Hisa's Absolute Preemptive Power is also very suitable for this gun.

However, if the True Ancestor could be so easily killed or severely injured, then he would not be the emperor of the Night Empire, which rules the world.

“I had already thought of this.”

Xian Guyong pursed his lips.

She was simply used to her teacher undermining her, nothing more.

This wasn't the first time she had felt pressure from Makoto Haramura. From the very first time, she knew that the mission she was initially given was a joke.

But being told that out loud still made me feel a little embarrassed.

Moreover, that's not what she meant.

What I'm trying to say is that we're now dealing with a tiger for its skin.

However, Endou En shook her head and looked at Itogami Island, whose power was perfectly restrained and had not been affected.

"We're just taking a risk and looking for a new master."

……

"The following is international news: An unknown new type of influenza has appeared in the Neraphusi Autonomous Community, which has now infected 40 people."

The television station was switched to the news television station on Itogami Island.

"The new influenza outbreak in the Americas and Europe is now occurring in regions 24, 25, and 26. Residents are advised to stay home unless absolutely necessary. If you must go out, please wear a mask and take disinfection measures. The police and hospitals have begun providing treatment."

"Is this the so-called infectious disease of the Feast of Flames?"

Sitting on the sofa, Asagi Lanyu pressed the buttons on the remote control, constantly switching channels.

The outbreaks occurred in the three Night Empires, the Nerapusi Autonomous Region, and Itogami Island.

All of these are domains held by the electors who participated in this Flamelight Feast.

Sitting here, Blue Feather Asagi has already learned all the knowledge about the Feast of Flames.

No matter what, she's already moved into this room, so naturally, she's become Makoto Haramura's woman.

Even if she is only a middle school student, even if she has not yet awakened her true power, this level of information sharing is still necessary.

"They should be alright, right?"

No photos of the patients were published in the news, but that didn't stop the young girl, Asagi Aoba, from expressing her concern.

"Something is definitely going to happen, but whether or not it happens depends entirely on how you look at it."

Nangong Nayue picked up the black tea and looked at Lan Yuqiancong with a playful gaze.

Lan Yu Qian Cong blinked, waiting for Nangong Na Yue to continue.

Nangong Nayue clearly wasn't going to keep anyone in suspense.

"There is definitely no danger to your life; at most, you will lose one to two years of memory."

"That already counts as something happening."

"What if we forget about the people who are very important to us because of the losses we've suffered in the past year or two?"

Aiba Asagi immediately became anxious.

She is currently in a state of empathy, after all, her mother has just recovered and is enjoying the love of her family.

But that wasn't what she was thinking about.

After all, the bond between you and your parents cannot be erased in just one or two years, because your parents have watched you grow up since you were a child.

She was thinking about love and friendship.

If you miss these two years, when you wake up again, your lover may no longer be your lover, your friends may no longer be your friends, and everything may have changed.

"But Miss Lan Yu, isn't it better to lose a year or two of your life than to lose your life?"

As Liana, dressed in a maid outfit, spoke, she placed the plate in front of Aiba Asagi on the table.

The plate contained a beautifully cut and arranged fruit platter.

Now that Liana has done everything that needed to be done, she feels she can't just rest like this.

Or perhaps Liana needed to assert her presence in front of Makoto Haramura, so she took on the job of a maid.

"This……"

For a moment, Asagi was speechless, not knowing what to say.

Indeed, if memory and life were placed on opposite ends of a scale, she would not hesitate to choose life.

But the problem is.

Even for a small number of people, memories are more precious than life itself.

"The weak have no right to offer advice to the strong; they can only passively accept the decisions of the strong."

Liana remained calm as she spoke words that were quite cruel to Aiba Asagi in her current state.

However cruel it may be, this is the truth of this world.

Neither the citizens of Itogami Island nor the subjects of the Night Empire had their opinions sought by any of the electors.

Because it was unnecessary, and because they were weak, they had no choice but to obey.

"Alright, there's no need to say so much."

Nangong Nayue placed the teacup she had picked up back on the table and sighed softly.

"That guy said this situation won't last long; once the Feast of Flames ends, the ritual's absorption will stop."

"It won't take a year or two, at most a few months."