"What did you say?"
"While Vanica invaded the Heart Kingdom, the other two of the Dark Triad had already headed to the Clover Kingdom? Their targets are the Golden Dawn Captain and the Black Bulls Captain?"
"But why would they do that?"
In the sky above the forest some distance from the Heart Kingdom's royal palace, a group led by Gacha was moving rapidly toward the palace, while blue lightning arcs below traced a violent path through the woods.
The Masked Man, Bai En, was also among them.
After dealing with Halbet, he used the properties of Magic Conversion to deal with the remaining three Dark Disciples in the same manner, which meant the Heart Kingdom's external forces were now fully gathered together.
Defeating Vanica, one of the Dark Triad who had invaded the palace, became the sole objective for these people.
During the journey, Bai En kindly revealed some information about this battle to them.
Of course, Bai En could have used Unlimited to instantly transport Gacha and the others to the palace, but he didn't do so.
The reason was simple.
He wasn't a babysitter.
Bai En's goal was never just to deal with the Dark Triad, but the Underworld devils behind them... and Lucius Zogratis, who wished to angelize the entire world.
So, before the upcoming great war in the future,
what he had to do was ensure the survival and growth of their forces while not interfering with the opening of the Underworld Gate, luring the ultimate mastermind, Lucius Zogratis, to make his move.
In his memory, the battle where the main forces of Asta, Yuno, and the Magic Knights Squad Captains fought against the King of Devils, Lucifero, was too tragic and filled with too many unknowns.
Reducing unknowns and facing Lucius Zogratis one-on-one before he obtained the King of Devils' heart was the best scenario Bai En could think of.
As Gacha asked why they were doing this,
Bai En spoke slowly.
His low voice made everyone's skin crawl.
"To open the Underworld Gate and let the devils descend upon the living world."
"The Golden Dawn Captain's World Tree Magic and the Black Bulls Captain's Dark Magic are the keys to opening the Underworld Gate, so they will definitely raid the Clover Kingdom personally."
"By the way, calculating by the time, perhaps the battle over there has already begun?"
The figures in the air paused slightly; Charmy, riding on her cotton, and Leopold of the Crimson Lion Kings Squad looked uneasy. Even the fanatical boy Luck, who was leaping through the forest, stopped his pace. He stood on a branch with his head lowered, as if thinking about something.
"Why didn't you say this earlier?" Gacha asked indignantly. Having dealt with devils before, he naturally knew their terror and the gravity of the situation.
"In our agreement, there was no such clause."
Faced with Gacha's questioning, Bai En replied calmly, the speed of the flying broom beneath his feet not slowing down at all.
Looking at the figure ahead, Gacha spoke again: "Don't you know the consequences of the Underworld Gate opening? If those guys descend upon the living world, it will be a fatal disaster for every living creature here!"
"Since they are Magic Knights Squad Captains, there's no reason they would lose to the so-called Triad, right?"
"Besides, are you still worrying about those things now? The water-attribute mana in the palace is rapidly fading. If I'm not mistaken, the battle there is about to end, and the one who lost... without a doubt... is your Queen."
Bai En looked back at the people behind him, the crimson patterns on his fox mask appearing somewhat cold.
"If you don't want her to be taken to the Spade Kingdom as a 'vessel' for the premature descent of a highest-ranking devil, then speed up."
The wind in the air scraped like a knife.
In an instant, everyone's speed increased.
The massive oval blue water domain appearing above the Heart Kingdom's palace was getting closer and closer.
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"Now's the time!"
"Miss Noelle!"
Lolopechka, dressed in her queenly palace attire within the massive water domain, shouted out as Vanica pushed her Devil Power to its limit of 70%.
The agreed-upon battle plan reached its climax!
"We need to make her feel pressured during the battle, so that... with the increase in blood loss and consumption of mana, her Devil Power will continue to be released. The moment her Devil Power climbs to its peak, we use our trump card."
"That is when you, as an Arcane Stage, make your appearance!"
Noelle, who had partially transformed into a mermaid using Water Magic, swung her spear and thrust it with all her might toward Vanica, who had a hideous blood-magic palm. A surging water dragon roared at the tip of the spear!
The blood condensed from Devil Power on Vanica's body made clear red scales and veins appear on her right blood-magic palm. She grinned hideously and swung her blood hand down to meet the roaring water dragon ahead.
Just as the two collided in a fierce clash!
Nero, who had been hiding her presence in the water domain all along, suddenly revealed herself and reached out toward Vanica. In an instant, the distance between them was less than half a meter.
This young girl, the assistant to the Clover Kingdom's first Wizard King, showed the edge of her magic at this moment.
"Go! Nero!"
"I won't let people like you take the world and Lolopechka away! Seal your proud Devil Power!"
"Mana Method, plus Sealing Magic: [Eternal Prison]!"
An invisible sealed space instantly enclosed the blood-winged Vanica. Circles of golden runic patterns surrounded the sealed space, making it even more secure!
Seeing Vanica sealed by Nero's Sealing Magic, Lolopechka and Noelle breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did we succeed?!"
"Vanica's mana and Devil Power have been sealed. This way, Megicula's power affecting this world will lose its effect, and Lolopechka's curse can be lifted."
As Noelle spoke, Lolopechka also checked the curse on her abdomen. Lifting her white skirt, the curse she imagined would vanish... still existed!
Not only did it exist, but it had also changed from the tiny lines previously weakened by the Masked Man into circles coiled like black snakes.
Disgusting and alien!
The intense pain made Lolopechka scream: "It hurts!"
Noelle and Nero were stunned and turned their heads mechanically toward the sealed space. Vanica, who was originally silent, began to smirk frivolously, "Hahaha..."
"Even though you are far inferior to us, you occasionally use magic that exceeds predictions."
"As expected, humans always keep us very interested!"
"If I hadn't activated that magic in advance, just a little bit more, and you would have won!"
Wisps of black lines appeared on the original golden runic patterns of the sealed space. The thin black lines eroded the runes, turning them into their own color in moments, and the sealed space shattered the instant the golden runes turned black.
In the pure blue water domain, countless black and strange black incantations swirled out from Vanica's body.
They twisted and turned, pouring out like long chains, silently piercing through the massive water domain established by Lolopechka. The condensed water domain collapsed, and the scattered water droplets were stained black by the black incantations.
Black rain fell pattering down.
Water, blood, and curse spread beneath the blue sky...
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