This Is What Taking the Blame Really Looks Like

The fiery meteors on the horizon were spectacular.

Kang De, who just made those harsh remarks.

He said he throws things around when he's scared.

For example, Forbidden Spell.

"..."

"..."

The air was quiet.

There was a full three seconds of silence.

Even several elves instinctively released their grip on their commander who had drawn his sword.

Hold!

The sleek, elegant body of the heavy motorcycle instantly transformed, gears interlocked, bearings rotated, levers swung, and the rapidly transforming and recombining alchemical weapon stood upright, enveloping Kang De like a lotus flower in full bloom and then closing. Armor secured, hydraulic transmission activated, spirals engaged, and jet wings deployed.

The elves were terrified and immediately drew their bows and arrows.

However, doubts still remain.

Kang De's sharp rebuke brought them some reassurance.

"Foolish! If I did it, would I have come here to set off firecrackers to warn you!"

As jets of energy erupted and their battle suits shot into the sky, Kang De and Horus charged toward the elven camp, facing the falling meteorites.

"Back up!"

The deer's hooves trembled, and the patrol team immediately turned around.

"Damn it!"

Kang De, trapped inside his battle suit, was temporarily powerless to do anything. "What a load of crap!"

Undoubtedly, this method of attacking from high altitudes has become the signature technique of the Grand Forbidden Spell Spellcaster Kang De. From the Battle of Valentan to Danfeng Lucerne, the eyewitness testimonies are almost identical. "Star of the Firmament fell from the sky," creating a violent shockwave and blast on the ground, causing devastating damage and lethality. It could not only annihilate an army, but also completely destroy a city.

This unconventional method of attack naturally attracted great attention from various countries. They summoned relevant scholars and Arcane masters to try to deduce or find Kang De's Forbidden Spell lineage from ancient classics and to formulate relevant defense and response plans—and surprisingly, they actually found it, albeit somewhat far-fetchedly.

According to historical records, the most destructive and powerful Forbidden Spell spellcasters in ancient times used extremely efficient and powerful Forbidden Spell, which differed from traditional spellcasting characteristics.

Traditional elemental attack spells are characterized by using the body's Magic Power as a catalyst to cause an imbalance in the elemental concentration in a localized area, then using mental power to resonate and guide the spell, constructing an elemental system according to the spell model to execute the attack effect—but this Forbidden Spell takes a much wilder approach.

Using its own abundant Magic Power and powerful mental strength, it constructs a gravity array with an extremely long range, and selects one of the countless small celestial bodies surrounding the planet to pull down and smash it down on people.

It must be said that, in terms of design and effect, it does indeed resemble Kang De's Mass Projection.

The mainstream legal community today also tends to believe that Kang De learned this Forbidden Spell power.

So...

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

The meteorite falling from the sky resembled a huge black pot, burning fiercely in the night.

Kang De shouted, "Faster!"

"That's already the maximum speed, Father. The consequence of miniaturization is the lack of heavy-duty components, which limits material lifespan, maximum output, and range."

Horus said, "The weak thrusters and propulsion system are expected to sustain this flight for about four minutes... enough to intercept the meteorite, provided you have a way."

"It's just a rock!" Kang De shouted. "Watch me Extraction it!"

"Father, you can't just throw around these kinds of jokes."

Horus soared into the night sky, and the visual sensors projected the image onto the screen in front of Kang De. A pale green barrier had already risen in the direction of the camp below, and beams of magical light were gathering.

It should be a large-scale anti-air spell used by elves.

It seems that Kang De's earlier rockets, which woke up these sprites, were quite effective.

At least they had some preparation time.

"Father, what should we do now?" Horus asked. "The elves might have a solution."

Kang De pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know if they can succeed, but let's give it a try first!"

As the Transformers flew at full speed, it said, "Father really does covet the Phoenix King."

"Bullshit," Kang De denied. "I did this to repay a favor to Dairila, and... anyway, they've helped me a lot these past few times. Without that book, Big Bob wouldn't have been able to get rid of it so easily."

"Never say such things in front of the Phoenix King."

"... ah?"

"I don't want to explain it to you again."

"Then drive carefully, and watch out for what's behind you. I don't want to get shot in the back by an elf!"

"... well."

Why are you sighing?

A meteorite came from the sky, tearing through the night. The elven camp raised its defensive light screen, and a large-scale interception array was ready to be activated. But in the night sky, a line of fire rose straight up, which could be faintly seen for dozens of miles around.

They had flown high enough, with meteors and fire streaking overhead, emitting terrifying, eerie noises.

Within the tail of the flame, tiny fragments continuously broke apart and fell.

So this is what it feels like to be Mass Projection.

"The speed is wrong, Father, the material is wrong too... This thing isn't moving fast, it shouldn't be a meteorite."

"Certainly."

I figured it out long ago. When a proper asteroid hits, its impact speed is often tens of kilometers per second, which even supersonic missiles can't intercept, let alone Horus.

This isn't slow either... but it's far inferior to Mass Projection!

Kang De sneered, "What a coincidence... Let's intercept it first!"

From this high altitude, one could already see magical light rising in the direction of Danfeng Lucerne. Kang De glanced at it and felt a chill in his heart. If the meteorite had hit earlier, or even caused great damage to the elves, what would the situation be now...? No one could really say for sure.

He felt a little strange when he thought of this.

Why did this thing land precisely at the right moment after he returned to Earth and arrived near the elven camp?

What a coincidence!

Coincidence may be coincidence, but a coincidence within a coincidence may be a kind of inevitability.

In short, let's get this problem solved first.

The intense flames were right before our eyes; we could even feel the heat through the screen. The thrusters changed direction, Horus began to slow down, and it narrowly missed the meteorite. The massive Man of Steel flipped in the air, then accelerated again, swooping down in pursuit of the Flame starlight falling from the sky.

And it gradually accelerated to a speed almost identical to that of a meteorite.

Then they gradually got closer.

"Father, it's up to you now."

Kang De remained silent and raised his right hand.

Horus raised his right hand, spreading his five fingers to grasp the meteorite that was within reach. He controlled the nozzle to move closer, and the blazing Flame scorched the outer shell of the armor before being devoured by the Power of the Fire Thief, turning into runes that isolated the Flame and were etched onto the hand armor.

Finally, the gauntlet made contact with the meteorite's scorching surface.

The spiritual power then spread.

The Power of the Fire Thief continuously analyzed everything about the meteorite—if it were just a rock, it should be the simplest and purest substance, easily decomposed.

"... No!" Kang De suddenly shouted, "This is not a stone!"

Horus exclaimed in surprise, "Father!"

Kang De exclaimed, "I cannot analyze it quickly!"

Iron Son shouted, "Then let's immediately create distance and bombard them with explosive grenades, and signal the elves to cast ranged spells..."

"Even if it's blown to pieces, it's still dangerous!"

Maintaining this speed, even if propelled further by explosive weapons, the numerous fragments of meteorite bombarding the ground could pose a significant threat and cause considerable damage.

Besides, something seems off about it.

In a flash, Kang De made his decision. "So be it!"

He twisted his body, placing his other hand on the meteorite. Father and son were of one mind. Horus manipulated the machine in coordination, and the thrusters accelerated suddenly, the enormous lift counteracting the gravitational potential energy.

"One, two, three—open the door!"

The dark doorway suddenly swung open.

The next moment, the meteor disappeared, the Flame burned out, and only broken stones slid into the sky.

In the White Mist World, Kang De and Horus appeared above Zhuerban, pushing the meteorite.

Then evacuate quickly.

The meteorite crashed down with a deafening roar, striking the very center of the city.

A deafening roar followed by a powerful shockwave that sent dust and smoke scattering wildly in all directions.

Zhuerban has abundant groundwater resources and an extremely high water table. The soil beneath the city has been softened and riddled with holes by the swarms of insects that have been constantly moving in and out, leaving it in an extremely vulnerable state. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the five countries accepted Kang De's exorbitant demands; digging it themselves would be too difficult.

In addition, the city's buildings were already ravaged, and this solid impact from the falling rocks dealt a devastating blow. Many dilapidated buildings collapsed in the first wave of the shock, and the continuously transmitted impact energy caused the fragile soil to collapse as well.

Centered on the meteorite's impact point, a massive shock crater was revealed, and houses were constantly being torn up and collapsed, leaving the area in ruins—a live scene that even Makoto Shinkai couldn't depict in his paintings.

"Ah... again, again."

Kang De gazed at the crash site—it was truly unbearable to look at.

And this is the first time I've witnessed such a scene.

Previously, Danfeng Lucerne rushed to the rescue, Dairila appeared last. He stopped the Mass Projection. To outsiders, Kang De's Forbidden Spell could be released and withdrawn at will, which was terrifying. But as Horus complained, in order to achieve the effect of showing off, Kang De always secretly bore a weight that no one knew about.

This Mass Projection wasn't something he could control; the Mass Projection attack he retrieved actually crashed directly into the neighborhood. The scene there was far more shocking than what we're seeing now. Everything collapsed and shattered instantly. The violent shockwave was blocked by the White Mist World, then rapidly compressed and expanded inside, sending countless fragments of all sizes flying into the air, some even being thrown directly out of the atmosphere. The scene was completely out of control.

Then Kang De snapped his fingers, reshaping the world.

Everything returned to normal; nothing happened.

But this time...

He glanced at the Afu frigate anchored in the distance at sea.

If you refresh the page, the ship will definitely be gone—it's been several days already, Afu on Earth has probably already sailed to the Mediterranean Sea.

Although the Horizon class was ridiculed and mocked, it was a pathetic product and the best embodiment of the gradual loss of ambition of the old empire of Fr*nce.

But for Kang De today, it still holds immense and crucial value.

Putting aside everything else, in this other world where sailing battleships still reign supreme, a modern warship that is 150 meters long, displaces 6,000 to 7,000 tons, and is propelled by a high-powered diesel engine, with its unnecessary radar and stealth systems removed, and equipped with damn big bang-bang, big bang-bang, and big bang-bang, and undergoes a certain degree of magical modification, would be incredibly appealing.

Sigh, I guess I'll just leave it like this for now.

So what if it looks bad?

It's a real headache. I wonder when the beacon of democracy and the light of freedom will be able to send Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the waters off Gambia Hill to be permanently stationed and deter a nobody like me...

Am I not doing enough?

Mei-chan, do you know how hard I work?

After a moment of self-pity, Kang De temporarily abandoned his idea of reshaping the world. His meteorite crashed to the ground, instantly shattering into pieces and even crumbling into dust, mixing with the broken buildings and exposed soil, making it indistinguishable from anything else.

"Forget it, I'll figure out a way to get this ship to another world later, and then refresh it."

Although the composition of this meteorite cannot be analyzed, if there is anything dangerous inside, after a while, once the warship is in place, a snap of the fingers will refresh the area, and there will be no problem.

However... the timing of the meteorite's fall was so coincidental that it still made him suspicious.

They will eventually understand that fate is irresistible and unchangeable; everything was predetermined.

For some reason, this sentence came to mind again.

Let's go.

The portal opened, and Kang De and Horus vanished.

A long time passed.

A rustling sound came from underground as silver-gray locusts emerged from the soil and appeared at the meteorite impact site. They swarmed through the area, digging out seemingly ordinary stone fragments from the soil and rocks, tearing them apart, gnawing on them, rustling softly.

The silver-gray wings shimmered with a barely perceptible light.

Kang De and Horus reappeared in the night sky.

Iron Son said, "One good news, one bad news."

"Bad news?"

"The bad news is that after that intense exercise, the propulsion system has reached its limit and is no longer sufficient to help me land you safely."

"... So, what's the good news?"

"The good news is, even if I were to throw you off, Father, the remaining weight combined with the hang glider configuration would still allow me to land safely—so remember to thank me, Father."

"What?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Horus opened the fuselage in mid-air and ejected Kang De.

The Transformers then unfolded its form, extended its wings, adjusted the direction of its thrusters which were about to reach their limit, and slowly glided into the distance.

Kang De was left completely bewildered as he began to free fall.

... What the hell is going on?!

He took out a gold coin, preparing to land using the Flying Thunder God teleportation, but the next moment, from the direction of the main camp, phoenix flames burned, fire wings spread, and a figure soared into the sky, rushing towards this side.

Kang De's heart skipped a beat, but before he could toss the coin, the warm flames illuminated the sky.

He saw the Phoenix King, clad in dragon armor and a full-face helmet. Because of the helmet, he couldn't see her face clearly, but he could see her burning Eye of the Phoenix.

The next moment, he saw Dairila stretch out her arms, her right hand supporting his back, her left hand scooping up his legs, her phoenix wings flapping, Flame gently surrounding him, and a faint fragrance wafting into his nostrils.

Kang De's head was pressed against the Phoenix King's chest.

The phoenix relief on that breastplate is really something else.

Wait, that's not the point!

Kang De struggled and said, "Hey, why are we in this position?"

Dairila simply said, "Because I like it."

The voice was unmistakably that of the other person—proud, aloof, and with a kingly majesty—but at this moment it contained a mischievous chuckle, causing Kang De to pause slightly in surprise.

The next moment, the phoenix wings flapped, and the falling speed suddenly increased, with the whistling wind rushing past its ears.

Below is the camp of the Elf Expeditionary Force, which was instantly awakened by the attack and the disturbance, and organized and prepared with terrifyingly high-quality soldiers and a wealth of war experience.

Several mage legions formed an aerial interception array, anti-aircraft magic devices were pre-activated, shield guards formed a defensive formation around the landing point, cavalry units were urgently evacuating the wounded and civilians, and ranger units were defending against potential enemy attacks from the surrounding area... In short, there were hundreds of thousands of elven soldiers fully equipped and ready to fight a major battle.

They witnessed His Majesty the Phoenix King carrying the Cathayan Kang De in a princess carry as he descended from the sky.

In full view of everyone.

The elves had excellent eyesight; they could even see the shocked and stunned look on the faces of the Cathayan.

Many elves almost burst out laughing.

They even subconsciously found the scene quite interesting—only after this thought did they remember Kang De's adversary status and the blood feud between them.

But this scene was really funny.

The main issue is identity.

If Kang De were merely an ordinary human being, the elves would surely be enraged that he dared to lie so peacefully in His Majesty's arms. They would consider this filthy and lowly human to have blasphemed His Majesty's holiness, and that he not only failed to commit suicide to atone for this grave sin, but even struggled and showed disgust. He deserved to die a thousand times over.

But now, the Dragon of Cathay, who possesses the power to destroy cities and armies, wields the Sword of Deterrence, rivals ancient Forbidden Spell spellcasters, and has caused the elves to suffer defeats several times, is being held by His Majesty in this manner like a shy maiden, looking astonished and bewildered. To the elves, this is indeed quite amusing.

It's ridiculous.

A feeling of winning.

Even the most talented elves wanted to draw it.

Kang De struggled and cried out, "I'm landed! I'm landed! Let me go! Don't I have any pride?!"

The Phoenix King looked around and smiled, "Gentlemen, it seems we've captured Goth's great Forbidden Spell spellcaster... What should we do with him?"

"Deal with you my foot!" Kang De shouted, "I stopped that meteorite for the sake of friendship between our two countries, saving your lives, and you actually want to repay kindness with enmity!?"

An elf nearby remarked calmly, "Whether this Forbidden Spell is related to Prince Kang De is still uncertain."

Kang De turned his head with difficulty, rolled his eyes, and said, "Idiot, if this were Forbidden Spell I cast, your ashes would have already flown out of the stratosphere, and you wouldn't be farting here."

The other party never expected that a dignified Grand Forbidden Spell Master would be such a vulgar person, and any goodwill they had towards him vanished—as expected of a human, even if he had obtained great power, he was nothing more than a nouveau riche, completely ignorant of etiquette and rules.

However, the furious elf, due to her extreme anger and the distance, completely failed to hear the very low chuckle that came from the Phoenix King's mouth, hidden beneath his helmet.

The elf, who appeared to be of high status, stepped forward and calmly said, "Your Majesty, this matter must be investigated carefully. I believe it is not a coincidence. Perhaps it is a scheme or a test by this Cathayan, or perhaps it is a trick he orchestrated himself... None of these are impossible; after all, it is too much of a coincidence."

He looked at Kang De and said, "Why did this meteorite arrive at the exact time—when Your Highness Kang De was spying on our camp at night? What is Your Kang De's purpose in coming here so suddenly in the middle of the night?"

Having said this, he bowed again to the Phoenix King and said, "Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly."

Kang De raised an eyebrow.

The elves, of course, had no liking for him, and he felt the same way. Even after dealing with the meteorite, he still had to face their questioning, but...

Just as he was about to retaliate, he felt his body turn around and he was put down by the Phoenix King.

The Phoenix King calmly stated, "I'm certain this has nothing to do with Kang De, and I also know why he sneaked here in the middle of the night."

The elf bowed and said, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Suddenly, Kang De felt a tremendous force come from the side, grabbing his shoulder and pulling him away. The next moment, his cheek felt icy cold as his face was pressed against the side of the Phoenix King's helmet.

To be precise, my shoulder was being put on my arm, my face was pressed against mine, and our bodies were close together.

Her Majesty the Queen's voice was full of meaning.

What do you think?

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PS1: 5500 words... Illusion's new game is coming again...