"Go left from here. If something happened in Soshi Village, everyone will definitely be gathered in the square!"
Magna spoke seriously while identifying the path.
"You really are familiar with this place."
Noelle couldn't help but say. Although Asta was clearing the way, she had already lost her sense of direction in this thick fog.
"There are people ahead."
Asta suddenly said in a deep voice. At this moment, his eyes were a seductive red. This change surprised Noelle somewhat, as she had never heard of someone's eyes changing color! However, this red was quite beautiful...
"Yeah, I also feel a powerful magical power."
Beads of sweat had formed on Magna's forehead at some point. This powerful magical power made him feel extremely uneasy!
*Swoosh!*
After Asta cleaved through the thick fog once more, they could see the square of Soshi Village. They also saw the villagers as they had hoped, but the scene was filled with a murderous aura because a sharp ice stake hung over every villager's head!
"Execution."
A white-haired man in a green robe, sitting facing south and looking down at the villagers like an emperor, spoke in a lazy tone. His disregard for life made it seem as if those he was about to execute were just a flock of noisy chicks.
*Hummm!*
After the command for execution, the sky full of ice stakes teetered. The elderly, weak, women, and children beneath them didn't scream or resist, but huddled closely together as if they had already accepted their fate.
"Exploding Fireball Scatter Shot!"
Magna was like an active volcano that had been building up for five hundred years. Countless fireballs, carrying his endless rage, soared into the sky!
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
After the fated enemies of Fire Magic and Ice Magic collided fiercely in mid-air, the fireballs and ice stakes vanished simultaneously!
"The Magic Knight Squad is here!"
"That's... Magna!"
The villagers, who were originally in despair, saw Asta's group, and hope burned in their eyes once again.
"Grandpa, we're saved! Brother Magna brought people with him!"
A blonde boy cried sorrowfully while looking at Seyhe's corpse.
"Old man?"
Magna was a bit dazed seeing Seyhe's corpse. How could the old man, who was just dominating the card table a moment ago, be lying on the cold ground now?
"To kill so indiscriminately... unforgivable."
Noelle looked at the green-robed man's group with a mix of anger and indignation. The four of them were clearly responsible for all these crimes.
"They look like they've got something, but I hope they don't disappoint me too much."
Asta's red eyes were as deathly silent as a setting sun. At this moment, his eyes held no emotion, but they made people's hearts tremble just by looking at them!
If the white-haired man in the green robe had better eyesight, even he, who was prepared to die, would have become wary upon seeing that gaze. To outlaws like them, Asta's current gaze was like a normal person seeing a murderer—it was a gaze that would strike fear even into those numbed to life and death!
Unfortunately, his eyesight wasn't that good. In fact, he didn't even give Asta's group a proper look. To him, they were just a few inexperienced kids not worth taking seriously. Thus, he said with ignorant bravado, "You dare disrupt my schedule? In 10 seconds, the whole village will be slaughtered."
The white-haired man in the green robe enjoyed this feeling of intensified retaliation. He looked at the pocket watch in his hand, intending to uphold his authority after the second hand ticked ten times!
"It's really been a long time since someone acted so tough in front of me. Slaughter the village? With me here, do you think you can?"
Asta laughed out of extreme anger. Looking down on him, were they? He was going to show this bunch what it meant to be sent straight to heaven!
"Asta, don't act rashly."
Magna spoke subconsciously. He didn't have much magical power left, and the green-robed man was definitely not weaker than him at his peak—perhaps even stronger. This was an unprepared, unequal battle with zero chance of winning. In his view, only caution could secure a slim chance of survival!
"Noelle, Magna, I'll take the heads of these four posers. Any objections?"
Asta stepped forward with a smile. The blood-red glow of his demon-slayer sword, the Chakra churning wildly within him, and his tempered body all sent him a strong signal at this moment. Translated into plain English, that signal was—just do it!
No matter who the enemy was or how many there were, anyone who dared to make him unhappy would pay a price in blood!
Chapter 51: Instant Defeat!
"Are you sure?"
Magna then remembered with surprise that Asta wasn't some green rookie; he was someone who could defeat him in an instant. So, the turning point of this battle might rely entirely on Asta's outburst.
"Stupid Asta, don't try to be a hero all by yourself. I've made progress these past few days too!"
Noelle said worriedly.
"10 seconds."
Asta didn't say much. Since this green-robed youth said he'd slaughter the whole village in 10 seconds, it wouldn't be too much for Asta to send him to heaven in 10 seconds, right!
"Judging by your uniforms, you seem to be from the Black Bulls. It seems the Black Bulls are indeed a group of lazy and ignorant heretics, just as the rumors say. For a brat like you to talk so big... pay for your ignorance!"
After the white-haired youth in the green robe finished speaking, as if to prove his ability, an incredibly massive ice ball formed instantly. Without much hesitation, the ice ball charged directly at the group.
This scene made Magna's face pale because, with his current magical power, he couldn't possibly block such an attack!
Noelle stubbornly stepped forward. Even if she could only take a tiny bit of pressure for Asta, she would never back down.
*Bang!*
Asta leaned forward and charged. In an instant, his demon-slayer sword shattered the ice ball. Countless shards of ice and snow splattered everywhere, many landing on Noelle.
"I told you to step back, and now you're soaked like a drowned rat."
Asta laughed, spreading his hands.
"You jerk! I hope the enemy beats you to death!"
Noelle retreated to the side in anger, acting as if she really didn't care about Asta anymore, but her beautiful pink eyes were stealing glances at the battlefield, betraying her words.
Magna felt much more relieved, thinking that the Captain had finally recruited a reliable member!
"He broke my Ice Magic directly?"
The youth in the green robe frowned slightly.
"Lord Heath, let me make him lose his way in the magical mist!"
A blue-robed Mage behind the green-robed youth said.
"Mm."
Heath nodded. In his view, Asta had only broken a casual effort of his, which wasn't enough to warrant his attention yet.
"Mist Magic: Vortex of Illusory Mist!"
After the blue-robed Mage finished speaking, clouds of mist immediately erupted from his palms!
"Gate of Opening!"
"Gate of Rest!"
While running, Asta opened two gates in succession. He was so fast that he reached Heath before the mist could even form. Then, he struck Heath's chin with the hilt of his sword. Heath's jaw was instantly shattered by the powerful impact, and the massive force sent him flying into the air!
And that wasn't all. Asta immediately held his demon-slayer sword horizontally. With a single sweep, the three blue-robed Mages were sent flying.
"I said I'd send you to heaven, so to heaven you go!"
Asta put away his demon-slayer sword. Although being underestimated by the enemy was a good disguise, it was still quite frustrating for a dragon to be looked down upon by a group of ants.
"An instant defeat?"
Magna's eyes widened. Now he was completely convinced. He had originally thought Asta only won by surprise, but now it seemed that with this kind of speed and power, the outcome would be the same even if he were prepared hundreds of times.
"We won?"
Noelle felt like she was dreaming. It ended before there was even a proper opening speech. This battle was just too fast!
*Ding! You have killed 3 red-named First-Class Junior Mages. You have gained 900 points.*
"Only First-Class Junior Mages."
Asta looked at the corpses of the three blue-robed Mages with regret. He had hoped they would be a bit stronger, but they were still too weak!
"Um, Asta, you didn't kill them, did you?"
Magna remembered something and hurried forward to ask.
"Oh, those three blue-robed Mages were too weak and died. But the leader named Heath was only knocked unconscious."
Asta said.
"That's good. We need to hand him over to the Magic Item Appraisal Unit for investigation!"
Magna quickly ran to the fallen Heath and used Fire Restraint Magic: Flame Rope Binding Formation!
"Want to take him back? It seems this world also has magic to read memories?"
Asta narrowed his eyes. Normal interrogation wouldn't get anything out of someone like Heath, so only a method like mind-reading could extract important intelligence. Otherwise, it would be better to just kill him.