Three colored massive magic power burst out brilliantly from the giant beast's mouth that covered the sky and blocked the sun.
Rolling dark clouds and surging waves were split open with a huge trench.
The violent magic at this moment seemed to transform into the world's anger, suddenly lifting up the ground deep beneath the ocean.
The earth cracked, the clouds reversed.
Even the air fell into endless stillness. Only the energy pressed together, completely piercing through the entire space with a gigantic passage.
The grand formation chanted by countless mages expanded fully. Delicate and complex patterns and runes intertwined with each other.
Thousands of streams of magic gushed toward the center of the formation. The heavy collection of magic poured down dazzling white light below, continuously tilting magic downward.
At this moment, the formation reversed and completely drained all the magic inside every mage.
The attack formed from natural energy seemed ready to scatter the entire world.
Different colored lights mixed together and kept expanding. In the center, a pitch black void formed, like a black star swallowing everything.
The thick clouds and ocean that had originally been split into two were now completely swallowed by that void.
The surrounding hundred mile sea area looked as if a massive pit had been dug out of thin air.
Dozale and Riles could not even resist. The next second, that destruction filled energy swallowed the two calamities.
Even the natural sparrows observing the battlefield dispersed under this terrifying attack and were drowned in the endless void.
People who were fully focused on watching this battle stared at the pale blue screen. But the next second, the entire image became unstable.
After a faint flash of light, the whole screen was taken over by darkness and completely cut off from the Padarenbu sea area.
People stared at the darkened screen in a daze for a few seconds, then became extremely depressed.
They beat their chests and stomped their feet, full of dissatisfaction.
'What about the rest! Why did it stop!'
At that instant, Haim Horn looked at the incoming white light and appeared extremely calm.
"As expected."
"The Arbiter Who Strips All Phenomena, this title really..."
...was not wrong.
The next second, white light exploded, as if swallowing his voice as well.
The world completely fell into silence. Even the roaring sound could no longer be heard.
Even the sound of wind and heartbeats seemed as if they had never existed.
The flow of time became extremely slow. The light pierced into the retina, and warm brightness gradually buried everyone completely.
Heavy and terrifying pressure poured into the entire world.
It was as if every inch of soil and every inch of skin became twisted and shriveled in this chaotic ocean.
Everything fell into a sea of shock, as if the inside of all things had been completely filled with this dreadful pressure.
Finally, the rain stopped.
The entire sky of the world seemed to have been blasted apart. In an instant, the vast land became extremely pure and peaceful.
Not a single cloud for thousands of miles.
The sky cleared.
A gentle breeze and warm spring sunlight shone on everyone's faces.
The mages raised their hands to block their eyes and saw the slightly dazzling sunlight.
They were still alive.
After coming back to their senses from the lingering fear, the mages looked toward the center of the sea.
The entire sea area had a huge empty gap dug out.
Bottomless.
The energy had finally broken past its limit. Even the sea forest could no longer resist.
Terrifying magic still lingered over the sea like light drifting clouds.
The heavy and chaotic elemental magic over this sea seemed to have disappeared in an instant.
The surrounding seawater kept pouring into the massive pit as if trying to completely fill it. But though the abyss was filled with currents, the sea level did not rise.
Was the seawater hollowed out?
Everyone looked at the scene before them, feeling shocked.
For a moment, they could only respond with silence.
'What kind of magic was that just now?'
Perhaps… only the one who used it knew.
Countless mages turned their gazes toward the center of the sea.
That had originally been where Viktor stood.
And now, Viktor and the golden haired girl were both gone.
Looking at the place where Viktor had disappeared, Duke Levi's mood was tangled.
Sometimes uneasy, sometimes relieved.
———
[On An Island Somewhere In Padalenbu]
It seemed as if it had been created out of thin air by mysterious magic. In this noisy vast ocean, this place appeared quiet and stable.
Even the crabs were still digging in the sand and crawling toward the surging sea.
Henny stood on the island. The wide black robe on her body fluttered in the sea breeze.
She stood on a towering rock and looked into the distance.
From the moment the Water Calamity was summoned, she had already left the destroyed Sea City.
When that fierce white light suddenly lit up in the distance, it was as if the whole world lost its color.
"Is it over?"
The murmuring voice sounded. There was a bit of complexity in Henny's eyes.
She had seen Professor's battle. It was very wonderful.
Henny believed she had helped Professor and felt happy.
However, when she saw Erica appear as well, Henny fell into confusion.
She saw Erica fighting side by side with Professor, releasing that powerful and shocking magic together.
Opening her mouth again, her voice carried a trace of confusion, "Mr. Crocodile… do I need to atone?"
Through the mechanism of Sea City, she had offered up all the sea people who were forced to obey orders.
Although they had originally been forced to live in Sea City as nourishment for the Water Calamity, their existence and death had not been much different.
But this was different.
Because of what she did, their deaths were accelerated.
Even after death, their souls could not rest in peace.
They were forced to become tools, releasing the final trace of use from their souls.
However, in truth, Henny did not regret it.
She still remembered what that little fish city lord had said and clearly knew what those people had done when they were alive.
They polluted the sea and deserved their punishment. Their deaths were not a pity.
However, their deaths had still passed through Henny's hands.
At this moment, Henny could not calm her heart at all.
Even her body trembled slightly.
But Professor Viktor needed her to do this.
Only through sacrifice could the embodiment of the ocean be summoned. Only through sacrifice could she help Professor.
For Professor, with her own hands, she extinguished the flames of one hundred thousand lives.
Although she was extremely afraid inside, still…
If there were another chance, she would still choose the same.
At this moment, Mr. Crocodile spoke. His deep voice broke the silence, "I must say, this time."
"You did even better than I expected."
Henny could not help but be stunned.
"Eh?"
She stood there blankly, letting the sea breeze move her hair.
A red scaled crocodile sat behind Henny. Its huge crimson claws were rubbing its belly.
It had not gone back since coming out. It had stayed comfortably in the outside world for a long time and felt very happy.
It had not peacefully stayed outside for so long in a very long time. It even wanted to wander into the sea for a spin.
Unfortunately, Leighton had eaten too much and did not want to move at all.
The anger produced by the battle between calamities had also turned into Leighton's food as emotion.
Leighton realized that being a member of the Clavenna family and working for Viktor was truly too lucky.
After eating well, and with a seemingly weak but very demon friendly girl like Henny, it felt very comfortable.
There was just one thing that made Leighton slightly dissatisfied.
Viktor did not allow it to casually kill people.
But during this period, as a demon with intelligence, Leighton also understood one rule.
In current human society, one could not randomly kill humans.
And not only Viktor, even the one it possessed, Henny, was too gentle.
So this time, Henny sending away one hundred thousand people made Leighton want to clap in praise.
Leighton spat and said fiercely, "I told you long ago, in this world, if you don't like someone, just hit them directly. There aren't that many reasons!"
"Eh, but… but…"
"Because your fists are hard enough!"
Before Henny could finish, Leighton directly interrupted.
Its fierce voice continued beside her, "As a demon, the most important thing is to follow your heart."
"Stop holding yourself back!!"
Henny was slightly stunned, feeling confused.
"I…"
Leighton seemed somewhat impatient and opened its huge mouth.
"Remember this, little girl."
"In this world, no one will praise an obedient child."
It lowered its head and lay down like a real crocodile.
But not really. It still spoke in human language, and there was even obvious temptation in its tone.
"Obedient children don't get candy."
———
"Sure enough, you really are just like Professor said."
At the moment the voice sounded, the crocodile was stunned. Its two torch like blazing eyes widened.
But Henny suddenly laughed at this moment. Her smile looked especially charming under the warm sunlight.
"Every demon is good at tempting people's hearts."
"So Professor taught me that I must stay alert to demons' words and hold onto my own heart."
After speaking, Henny placed one hand on the button of her black robe and pulled hard. The robe slid off.
The robe fell onto the sea and was soaked by the waves.
Henny placed her hand behind her neck, lifted her hair, and tossed her head, showing a graceful and elegant posture.
Her beauty burned like a bonfire under the night sky, spilling from her body and spreading around.
Her bright amber eyes looked into the distance. Within the brightness hid a light of expectation, like stars, deep and shining.
"Your temptation effect seems quite good."
The crocodile looked behind Henny, somewhat stunned.
It could feel that in Henny's heart, some special desire seemed to be born.
"I have already killed one hundred thousand people."
She smiled gently. In her golden eyes reflected the brilliant sea.
The smile at the corner of her mouth was like a sharp curved blade, deeply carving into the depths of the world.
She tilted her head and smiled softly, looking up at the golden shimmering sea. The corner of her lips seemed to turn into a sharp curved blade, piercing into the heart of the world.
That black wide robe seemed to slowly drift away along her gaze, until it was swallowed by the surging sea.
"Why can't I try..."
"...to be a bad child?"
[Henny]
[Lv29→lv30]
[Third Tier Mage]