Asta held the massive black divider horizontally in front of him, getting crushed downwards by the energy pillar, which was estimated to be over ten meters long. Yuno, barely resisting the aftershocks, was also sent flying back. Bai En's figure was swallowed by the wind pillar… A blue light extended, piercing through the Gelpete Rock Belt like a line and slamming into the ground.
The vast earth was punctured by a deep and wide chasm, with molten lava glowing dark red at the edges of the massive hole.
Three minutes later.
Licht, holding the demon-dweller sword, landed steadily in the center of the Gelpete Rock Belt. With one swing of his sword, he untied the wind ropes binding Laiya.
Looking at Licht, Laiya got up from the ground, patted the dust off his clothes, and chuckled, "You really dug a huge hole, the Gelpete Rock Belt was completely pierced through, Licht."
"By the way, is it alright that you sent the grimoire and those two swords flying?"
His question went unanswered. After cutting the binding wind ropes, Licht stood there like a log, dumbfounded, making no movements and speaking no words.
Laiya sighed, then subtly smiled again: "Still can't have a normal conversation, huh."
"The side effects of the forbidden spell used earlier truly linger, but to be able to do this much already is not bad. I'll just wait for you a little longer."
"...That grimoire... it no longer belongs to me."
"Laiya, let's go."
Licht's sudden words made Laiya's eyes widen, "This..."
The surprise quickly faded from his face, replaced by heartfelt relief. Laiya picked up the grimoire from the ground and replied, "Yes, let's go."
"Creak~"
The sound of a door opening quietly echoed behind them.
Laiya stopped and looked back. The person who emerged from the silver spatial gate was indeed the spatial Mage Kobu Portabolt. He glowed with golden light, had pointed ears, and strange red markings on his face, making it clear he was possessed by an Elf.
"Yo~ Laiya, are you doing alright?" Kobu waved his hand, greeting Laiya.
"Isn't that Mr. Ad? Thanks to you, I'm fine."
The silver spatial gate didn't close, and many more Mages possessed by Elves walked out, including Captain Rill and Luck.
Seeing more and more comrades, Laiya said to Shim behind him, "Mr. Yor, let's go."
A rock-magic formed rudder appeared in the clearing. With the surge of magic and the rotation of the rudder, the giant Gelpete Rock Belt floated up like an airship, moving. Its direction was clearly towards the Clover Kingdom's Royal Capital.
On the rocky surface of the Gelpete Rock Belt, a black figure was concealed. Through the large hole previously carved out, he observed the movements of the Elves below.
Strangely, none of the Elves noticed the figure.
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On the ground, next to the large hole blasted out by Licht, stood tall trees, forming a forest.
Asta suddenly bolted up from the ground, "Ow ow ow! My muscles are exploding with pain! I could endure it before, what's going on? Does using the black divider always do this?!"
"You've been so noisy since you woke up, Asta!"
Yuno, resting on the ground, complained, finally getting a moment of peace.
"Mr. Asta, that's great, you're finally awake. You've been asleep for quite a while." Mimosa smiled with relief, but her smile only lasted a few seconds before dimming.
When Licht blasted that huge blue light pillar through the Gelpete Rock Belt, Yuno, who was sent flying, took the opportunity to save her.
A faint voice came from Mimosa's lips: "Haven't seen Mr. Bai En? He doesn't seem to have come out of the Gelpete Rock Belt."
"Don't worry, that guy isn't that easy to kill. We're still alive after that attack, so he can't be in trouble. I reckon he probably discovered something." Yuno mentioned, expressionless.
And… he always felt that in the recent battle, the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun was holding back, not intending to kill them.
Bai En too, wasn't fighting with full spirit.
It felt more like sparring than a battle where life was the ultimate outcome.
'It's truly a bit strange.'
"Exactly, that guy is my rival, he'll be fine." Asta, having recovered a bit, rubbed his waist and chimed in, "Ow ow ow, it still hurts so much."
"Damn it."
Asta glanced towards the sky. The area where the Gelpete Rock Belt had previously floated was now empty, not a single rock remained. He scratched his head and asked, "Eh—did that big rock disappear?!"
"Things got big. While you were sleeping, the Dungeon flew towards the Clover Kingdom's Royal Capital."
"Huh? Ah... what are you talking about?" Asta turned to look at the person who spoke. It was a guy wearing a half-mask, "Ah, Zora, you're here too?"
"Seriously, I didn't think you'd actually come back alive, I was already planning to visit your grave annually to pay my respects."
"I'm very strong!"
As the two conversed, Asta noticed that besides themselves, there were three other people: Nozel, Captain of the Silver Eagles, En Ringard, a member of the Green Mantis squad, and Mereoleona Vermillion.
Nozel stared at the unconscious Mereoleona and the constantly complaining Asta, pondering: "Asta of the Black Bulls? To think he managed to escape from a predicament that pushed Mereoleona to such a desperate state..."
"Since that's the case—"
He took out a magic tool he had prepared in advance for this attack, an oval-shaped item in his hand released a blue light, enveloping Asta, Mimosa, and Yuno.
"Magic Tool 'Small Room of the Zone'. This is a magic tool that can explosively increase the natural healing power of the target. I'm giving it to you all."
"Thank you so very much~~~" Asta's eyes lit up.
"This... this is a high-level magic tool exclusively owned by some royalty... Thank you so much, Mr. Nozel!"
Suddenly, a water sphere encapsulating two figures appeared before everyone. It was Noelle and Kirsch, the Vice Captain of the Coral Peacocks. The water sphere broke, and Noelle landed on the ground, "It's so good, everyone is safe."
"Although I don't know what exactly happened, Luck and that person from the Crimson Lion Kings have both become enemies... They are glowing golden, and their ears and faces..." Noelle was sharing information, when she suddenly yelled at Nozel: "Eh? Are you... are you alright in this state?"
"It's nothing serious, just that my magic power has increased a lot."
Just as the group was discussing and analyzing, Nozel's personal communication magic tool at his waist made a sound: "Captain Nozel, Captain Nozel!"
"What is it?"
The person on the other end of the magic tool sighed: "Thank goodness, I finally got through."
"Several members of the squad suddenly rioted... muttering strange words like 'We are the Elf Tribe', and for some reason, they released powerful magic different from usual. We can't control them at all."
"The same thing is happening in other squads too. Now the entire Clover Kingdom is in chaos!"