Agusheed got up earlier than usual today.
Ever since watching the clock's movement and hearing Himmel's screams from the electric shock right on schedule—
He unhurriedly walked out from the study and stood on a small mountain not far from the castle,
Observing Himmel who had been continuously electrocuted along the way.
The strongest Grand Demon felt a long-lost sense of pleasure.
—Of course, Agusheed wasn't some demon who delighted in others' suffering.
So regarding the intensity of the electric shocks, he maintained quite proper control.
As long as the Annihilation Lightning's power stayed below twenty percent, it posed absolutely no threat to a warrior of Himmel's level.
Apart from bringing him extremely refreshing alertness, it would cause almost no substantial damage to his body.
In fact, even if real damage occurred, it wouldn't matter.
Because whether injuries or fatigue, Agusheed could directly cut them away with Severance Magic.
Since you're training, you should train to death—
This was the standard Agusheed set for Himmel after seeing his self-written plan.
After all, if he wasn't strict with him, how could he be worthy of the rewards Agusheed was giving?
The Unified Empire's 'Sword Saint' family's eight-hundred-year sword technique compendium.
The Southern Nations' 'Falkenhausen Family's' demon-slaying secret sword perfected by seventeen generations of family heads.
The Central Lands' royal secret transmissions—
Including the Northern Nations' Hundred Dragon-Slaying Strikes, a total of seventy-seven sets of ultimate sword techniques were all placed by Agusheed in the reward pool.
"Want them all?"
"Hehe... I'll satisfy you."
Having never heard such a request before, Agusheed stood on the mountaintop,
With cold eyes staring at Himmel's back as he was electrocuted again for getting distracted.
The corners of his mouth slightly curved up—the strongest Grand Demon was obviously very satisfied with his masterpiece.
And thinking that such days would continue for thirty more days—
The lonely old widower's depression caused by the Hero of the South dissipated considerably.
What?
You ask wasn't the purpose of this trip to find Serie?
How did they suddenly spend all their time on special training for the hero party?
Agusheed expressed: What are you babbling about—
Can't understand.
Finding that old hag who only knows how to scowl, how could that be as happy as having a full house of children and grandchildren?
Besides, the probability of her having Magic of Resurrection wasn't high to begin with.
Even if they went, they'd probably have to fight her before getting an answer—
In summary, Serie wasn't important.
Disciplining the blue-haired guy was very important.
With such feelings, Agusheed's right index finger behind his back moved slightly,
And the screams from Himmel in the distance became even more beautifully melodious.
Until the Hero of the South's arrival finally interrupted his good mood.
"Equal Contract..."
"I had no idea you had such a good thing here."
Coming from the middle of his morning jog, still shirtless, the Hero of the South placed his towel on his neck.
While approaching Agusheed, he inquired with lingering interest:
"Teacher..."
"This wasn't something you made recently, was it? Why didn't you use it when teaching me?"
Faced with the ill-timed appearance of his stupid disciple, Agusheed returned to coldness.
"With your Magic That Can See the Future, you don't need such things."
The strongest Grand Demon gave his answer very calmly,
Never mentioning that it was purely because he had a bad memory.
"Besides... you call this a good thing?"
Agusheed turned his head, calmly looking at the Hero of the South walking toward him.
"You actually think this magic tool that's purely for tormenting people is a good thing?"
Seeing the teacher not mentioning the benefits brought by the Equal Contract at all,
The Hero of the South showed an unsurprised smile.
"As long as you work hard, you get rewards—there's no better magic tool than this, right?"
"Or did I actually guess wrong?"
Standing beside Agusheed, the Hero of the South lightly teased his teacher.
No answer.
Agusheed just turned his head away, completely ignoring the Hero of the South's counter-question.
Knowing his teacher's tsundere nature well,
The Hero of the South didn't choose to continue this topic.
Instead, he asked about what concerned him most—
"Teacher, could you explain the specific principles?"
"Among the Contract Magic I know, there isn't one that can do this..."
Such long-lasting and instantly responsive,
And automatically reward-giving Equal Contract—
What magic did Agusheed rely on to create this?
Without puzzling for long, Agusheed gave his disciple the answer.
"Transfer Magic, the Northern Plateau's Norm Trading Company's hereditary Transaction Magic, plus the divine-age magic Divine Oath—"
"That simple."
Worthy of being teacher...
The Norm Trading Company, now the strongest human force in the Northern Plateau, and their family treasure aside...
The Divine Oath, a magic that the Central Lands have been trying to decipher for over a hundred years without success, can be mentioned so casually.
But...
Why would Transfer Magic be mixed in?
Precisely because he understood this magic very well, the Hero of the South was confused.
Transfer Magic was unreasonable magic that could unconditionally transfer one's own experience to others.
But the prerequisite was...
'One's own experience'—
And as far as the Hero of the South knew, Agusheed's physical techniques and swordsmanship could only be called average.
After all, with Severance Magic, unless he encountered complete magic exhaustion,
Agusheed had no possibility of enemies getting close to him.
Even the God of War couldn't achieve this, let alone others.
So naturally Agusheed didn't need to train his body—
This was precisely what puzzled the Hero of the South.
"May I ask about the source of those sword technique experiences you transferred to Himmel?"
Looking at Himmel being severely electrocuted again in the distance,
Agusheed replied very calmly and casually:
"You've already guessed it—those experiences come from other people."
"It's just that for certain reasons, they all gave me their lifetime experiences."
Indeed from others' experiences...
But how is this possible?
Did those warriors all learn Transfer Magic?
Or rather...
"Teacher..."
"Since when has your Severance Magic been able to interfere even with the soul realm?"
The smartest disciple always had the most curiosity and questions.
This meant he would always explore secrets he should or shouldn't know.
Like now—
He was asking Agusheed about secrets belonging to the strongest Grand Demon himself.
But...
Regarding his dying disciple's confusion, Agusheed answered without hesitation.
"Five hundred years ago..."
"Just a little trick developed while pursuing Magic of Resurrection."
So said the strongest Grand Demon, treating the soul realm that neither humans nor demons had touched as trivial.
—
Meanwhile, on the other side not far from the two—
Under Himmel's series of high-intensity screams,
Frieren, Heiter, and Eisen were finally woken up.
The three walked out of the castle in confusion, then saw Himmel screaming while running in the distance.
o_O???
Looking at Himmel in the distance, moving so fast he was almost just an afterimage,
The three showed identical expressions.
Especially Frieren, who followed behind Eisen as the last to exit the castle,
And was rubbing her eyes to stay awake due to the early hour.
At this moment, the white-haired elf showed extremely puzzled expression.
Because she noticed...
Himmel was clearly running around the outline of the Heaven Vein Dragon's central area.
And he would occasionally let out one or two screams that pierced the clouds.
The confused three silently exchanged glances,
Then calculated the distance and walked together to where they could meet Himmel face-to-face most quickly.
Since they just planned to wait for Himmel to automatically stop when he saw them, to ask what was wrong,
They naturally didn't block his path.
So next—
Heiter and Eisen saw a scene they'd never forget.
When Himmel passed by, he only briefly looked deeply at Frieren,
Then without stopping or saying anything,
Just left them with his back view and gradually disappeared in the distance.
Himmel...
Saw Frieren but didn't stop?
Heiter somewhat bewildered adjusted his glasses, his face full of disbelief.
In fact, he even thought he'd just hallucinated.
Patting the white-haired elf's head to confirm she wasn't a counterfeit, Heiter looked up and murmured silently:
"Goddess..."
"Is the world going to end today?"
—
Heiter's confusion was exactly the pain of the running Himmel.
Walking away without saying a word to the white-haired elf was something he would never do normally.
But—
Looking at the black text before him showing Annihilation Lightning already doubled to ten percent power...
Himmel could only grit his teeth secretly and forcibly suppress his inner impulse.
"Damn Annihilation Lightning is still chasing me!!"
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