A Backup Plan

"Himmel, don't waste your energy."

"This is Barrier Magic cast by Beze, one of the Seven Sages of Destruction [the Undying], which is impossible for humans to break."

Inside the Barrier.

The heroes and their companions all frowned.

Frieren only reached this conclusion after several unsuccessful attempts.

Seeing that Himmel was still trying to break the Barrier, Frieren squatted on the ground and murmured softly:

"Our adventure seems to be coming to an end here."

Himmel paused for a moment, then turned her head to look at the dejected Frieren:

"Frieren, things you can't even imagine, magic can't possibly make happen, can it?"

How could you give up here?

What Himmel knew, how could the elven mage in the group, who had lived for thousands of years, not know?

"Unimaginable and giving up are two different concepts."

"Himmel, can you crack a walnut?"

Himmel replied without hesitation, "I haven't tried it before, but it should be fine."

"I see." Frieren nodded, then continued, "What about diamonds? Can you crush a diamond?"

Himmel did not answer immediately this time, but fell silent.

Within the Barrier, which was only the size of a single room, Frieren's voice rang out again:

"You subconsciously feel that you can't do this, right?"

"Then you can't even imagine yourself successfully crushing the diamond."

"This is something that is completely beyond human capability."

"It's the same now..."

At that moment, Eisen suddenly spoke up, "I can!"

After everyone's attention was on him, Eisen repeated himself.

"I can crush diamonds in my hands."

Upon hearing this, Frieren smiled helplessly.

"Indeed, Eisen should be able to crush diamonds, but unfortunately, I'm not a monster capable of crushing diamonds."

"The gap between me and Beze is that vast."

"I cannot break this Barrier."

Is that really the case?

Himmel gripped her longsword tightly, staring for a long time at Frieren, who was squatting on the ground, resigned to her fate.

Then, he turned around, gripped the sword with both hands, and said softly:

"Then let me help you."

I believe that nothing is impossible in this world!

Having said that, Himmel swung her longsword with all her might, slashing at the Barrier.

Boom!

Click!

The Barrier that had trapped them was now cracked under Himmel's full-force Barrier.

"Frieren, look!"

"The Barrier has cracked a little!"

"This Barrier is definitely not something that cannot be destroyed!"

Eisen never considered giving up, and seeing that Himmel's attack had an effect, he also walked towards the Barrier.

"I'll give it a try; maybe I can make it crack even more."

Seeing this, Frieren remained silent for a moment, then stood up and said softly:

"... I see."

"Seriously, a bunch of monsters."

Frieren cupped her hands and began to analyze the Barrier with all her might.

But she added:

"... I have no idea how long it will take to break down the Barrier."

At this moment, Heiter, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

"It's alright, I've already cast a spell on everyone that allows them to survive without oxygen or supplies."

"It should last about two months."

Eisen stopped what he was doing and looked at Heiter: "When you're not drinking, you're really reliable!"

Frieren: "... Are all the monsters here?"

"... All the memories have been analyzed."

"From this moment forward, the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold] will no longer be a [curse]."

"However, I'll have to talk to Rienta..."

"Now that you've figured out when I'll use my magic, I'll continue using [The Magic That Turns All Things to Gold]."

After Macht dispelled the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold] spell that had been reflected back by the [Curse-Reversing Magic], he stood up and said calmly.

"Lord Dunkel, what follows is a long battle. How many more seconds can your Mana sustain [Curse-Reversing Magic]?"

"Even if I'm fighting while resisting the Golden Transformation, I can still last three days and three nights."

In the sky.

"... This is really bad..."

Dunkel's face darkened. The battle had escalated to a point where it was no longer something he could handle alone.

Thinking of this, Dunkel cast a pleading look at Frieren was still watching from the sidelines.

Frieren tilted her head, pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized what she was doing and rose a little higher into the air.

Dunkel dared to propose taking on Macht alone, so he must have some methods he didn't know about to defeat Macht.

Looking at her now, she must be worried about accidentally hurting someone!

As expected of the Royal Court Chief Mage, he's really something!

I wonder how things are going with Rienta and the others...

With these thoughts in mind, Frieren gradually flew higher and higher.

Looking at Frieren, who had become just a tiny black dot, Dunkel fell silent.

The [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold] was still being released, forcing him to constantly maintain the [Curse-Reversing Magic].

At this rate, he can only last another ten seconds at most.

Macht also saw what the two were doing.

In its view, Dunkel gave Frieren a look, and Frieren immediately distanced herself.

Coupled with his initial statement that he would handle things on his own, all of this undoubtedly indicates that Dunkel had a backup plan.

"Mr. Dunkel, I'm truly impressed by you."

With these thoughts in mind, Macht began to unleash the full power of the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold] with his hands.

At that moment, Dunkel also suddenly realized that his own Mana was being consumed rapidly.

The Mana that could originally last for about ten seconds can now only last for about six seconds.

Dunkel was now regretting saying he wanted to take on Macht by himself.

The thought flashed through my mind.

Without a second thought, he immediately diverted a portion of his Mana to use [Flight Magic] and flew towards Frieren in the air.

As a result, the Mana that could originally sustain the [Curse-Reversing Magic] for six seconds is now even less.

Four seconds.

Three seconds.

Two seconds.

Just as his Mana was about to run out, Dunkel finally approached Frieren and called out a sentence.

"Frieren! Help me!"

"?"

After asking for help, Dunkel was completely consumed by the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold].

It transformed into a golden statue and plummeted towards the ground.

Soon, a deep, muffled sound rang out.

Boom!

The ground was blasted into a large crater by the golden Dunkel.

Frieren landed at that moment, looked at the unharmed Macht, and then at Dunkel had been Golden Transformation.

Macht was also stunned and did not immediately attack Frieren.

From Dunkel's Golden Transformation to his fall, he has always been in a state of uncertainty.

Isn't there a backup plan?

Why run?

And why was it so easily turned to Golden Transformation the [Magic That Turns All Things to Gold]?