"How is that possible!"
Nacht, who had infiltrated the castle to steal Spade Kingdom's invasion data, was shocked. He wasn't shocked by the intelligence that Yami and William were being used as fuel to open the gate of the underworld.
Instead, it was the timing of their invasion. Draft after draft of attack plans were torn up, leaving only one intact piece of paper with the two large characters: "NOW."
This is bad!
Nacht was about to rush to the Clover Kingdom, but a daring idea suddenly popped into his mind.
Why not take advantage of Zenon and Vanica's severe injuries to kill them!
Nacht was in a dilemma: should he return to the Clover Kingdom, or execute the assassination plan now?
I'll risk it!
Nacht possessed four mid-ranking demons, a super-high level of power that would allow him to escape even if the beheading failed.
But in that case, the Clover Kingdom wouldn't have much intelligence, and Dante, after being modified by Morris, was not someone ordinary people could stop... No matter, if he didn't seize such a good opportunity, he would truly be brainless.
Nacht's eyes became exceptionally firm. He used his shadow magic to dive underground and rushed towards Morris's laboratory... In the Strong Magic Zone at the center of the continent, there was an extremely hidden cave, the entrance to the Dwarf race. Conrad, in his youth, had accidentally stumbled in here, witnessed the Dwarf race's miraculous forging techniques, and formed a deep friendship with the Dwarf Prince.
"Conrad, it's really been a long time since we last met."
Hadley, who was now king, said.
"It's a long story. I want to ask you to help me forge a weapon with this material."
Conrad said without ceremony.
He was running out of time. After breaking through the seal, he had lost face completely, yet hadn't even scratched the Clover Kingdom. He really wanted to find a piece of tofu to smash his head against and die.
Hadley took the fragment from Conrad's hand and examined it carefully: "This is good stuff. Where did you get it from?"
"It fell off a weapon..." Conrad replied somewhat awkwardly.
"Leave it to me. What kind of weapon do you want to forge?"
As the king of the Dwarf race, Hadley's forging skills were first-rate.
Conrad pondered for a moment, then told Hadley with a serious expression: "A bullet."
"Are you sure?" Hadley looked at Conrad in confusion. With special materials, as long as some other substances were mixed in, a long sword could be forged. Making it purely into a bullet would be a waste.
"Yes, even if it's just one, it must be made from this single material."
Conrad would rather turn the emperor sword fragment into a one-time use item than forge something else.
"I'll give it a try!"
...Clover Wizard King's Palace.
"You're not Julius. Who exactly are you?"
Dahm was pale and restrained on the ground. The youthful version of Julius had changed, not only returning to his middle-aged appearance but also changing the color of the patterns on his hair and face.
"The God of the New World."
Lucius said with a smile.
Don't let his current lazy appearance fool you; he was actually panicking internally.
As the eldest of the four siblings of the Zogratis family, and the main personality of Julius's dual soul, he was the mastermind behind the entire gate of the underworld opening plan.
However, before the plan could even begin, things went awry.
More than ten years ago, he erased the memories of the secondary personality, Julius, and guided him to the Clover Kingdom, while he himself remained hidden.
Julius had always done well, and Lucius had been waiting for the right moment.
But now he couldn't sit still. Across thousands of timelines, his win rate was less than one-tenth.
This change occurred after Adam defeated the Word Spirit Demon, and the scales of fate no longer seemed to tip in his favor.
Lucius had no choice; for the grand plan of the New World, he could only temporarily endure.
However, more and more unexpected events occurred, coupled with the defeat of those three useless Dantes by Latin. When the Underworld plan was about to fall through, he could no longer bear it.
In the original timeline, he would only be defeated after Yuno became the King of the Spade Kingdom and possessed complete star power.
Lucius, who had already prevented this situation, thought everything was fine, but he didn't expect things to become even more complicated.
In four-tenths of the thousands of timelines, he would be burned to ashes by Dragon's Blast after Adam shouted, "I lack nothing anymore."
There was also a three-tenths chance of being devoured by a guy named Latin, becoming his fuel to defeat Adam.
Of the remaining three-tenths, he only accounted for one, and most of those were Pyrrhic victories.
The remaining two-tenths involved a wide variety of gruesome deaths, leaving him at a loss.
Some were killed instantly by Conrad, some were tortured to death by Adramelech, some were defeated by the combined efforts of Yuno and Asta... In short, there were so many variations that he couldn't stay put.
"You're useless for now."
With a "bang," Lucius crushed Dahm's head and absorbed his soul into his grimoire.
"My dear brothers and sisters, I'm coming."
Lucius couldn't wait any longer. Once he acquired the magic of his other brothers and absorbed Lucifero's power, he could create "humans" out of thin air.
And he would be the creator, the God of the New World.
Lucius's figure flashed, and he headed alone to the Spade Kingdom. The Underworld must open, and the New World must arrive... Meanwhile, taking advantage of the chaos in the capital, the Spade Kingdom's rebels, who were loyal supporters of the Grinberryall royal family, traversed the dangerous Strong Magic Zone. Only one person remained, arriving at the border of the Clover Kingdom—Hage Village.
The man who collapsed on the ground was rescued by Sister Lily. Afterward, the church immediately reported it to the Magic Knights. Coincidentally, Yuno had returned to the Golden Dawn's outpost and heard the news.
"Hage Village? Give me the letter."
Yuno took the letter from a squad member and examined it carefully. At this time, he was already the Vice-Captain of the Golden Dawn.
Langris, due to rumors in the capital and the aftermath of the elf incident, had a PK match with Yuno. Having lost his Vice-Captain position, he chose to temporarily travel the world.
"I'll take this mission."
Yuno was now rushing to Hage Village. Not long after he left, the modified Dante arrived above the Golden Dawn headquarters.
"Who are you?"
A Golden Dawn member noticed the dark figure in mid-air and immediately shouted.
"Absolute Gravity!"
A powerful oppressive force descended from the sky. With a "boom," the Golden Dawn headquarters instantly turned into ruins.
"World Tree Magic!"
A green tree emerged from the ground. William didn't immediately deal with Dante but instead pulled the injured Golden Dawn members from the rubble and placed them on an open space nearby.
"Finally found it!"
Dante's eyes revealed a hint of glee. When he went to the Black Bulls' outpost earlier, he didn't even encounter a single person, so he could only turn back and head to the Golden Dawn headquarters to claim the World Tree Magic first.
Dante would not waste any more time. He pushed his demon power to the limit and crashed down on William from the sky with a million times gravity... At this time, the Black Bulls were undergoing special training on the beach. Kahono and Zora from the Sea Temple found them.
"Captain Yami, please, you must help us."
Kahono pleaded.
"That old geezer, he sure knows how to give me work."
Yami picked his nose, his eyes sweeping over the training group: "Noelle, Finral, Vanessa, you three go!"
"Yes."