Recovery

Macht's fighting style was completely different from when he fought Dunkel.

Countless gold flakes formed a high-density mass attack.

Even she, if she were accidentally hit, would be completely mangled.

But...

While analyzing the [Golden Land] that enveloped the entire Weise, Frieren, as usual, started with [Ordinary Offensive Magic].

Although the intense beam of Mana was blocked by the torrent of golden flakes.

But this scene confirmed her suspicions.

[Ordinary Offensive Magic] is still a very novel type of magic for the Longevity race.

Therefore, when facing [Ordinary Offensive Magic], it is not yet possible to habitually deploy [Defensive Magic].

She was like that, and so was Macht.

Even so, ordinary [Ordinary Offensive Magic] probably wouldn't be able to break through those high-density torrents of golden flakes.

Frieren frowned slightly, dodging the torrent of golden fragments, and then unleashed [Hellfire] on Macht.

As she had predicted, Macht unleashed his full Defensive Magic to block the attack.

The two exchanged blows, going back and forth for dozens of moves.

Frieren continuously cycled through [Ordinary Offensive Magic], [Hellfire], and [Lightning of Destruction].

After dodging the torrent of golden fragments once again and using [Lightning of Destruction] to force Macht back.

A sudden inspiration struck Frieren, her gaze falling upon the torrent of gold flakes surrounding Macht, and she murmured softly:

"High density...?"

Immediately, a slight smile appeared on her lips, as if she had understood something.

It was at this moment, within their [Detection Magic], that they found their way.

A massive surge of Mana rapidly dissipated and finally vanished.

Macht suddenly looked in the direction of another battlefield, his face filled with disbelief.

"Solitär?!"

In fact, the two battlefields are not far apart.

It's only a few kilometers or so.

One is in the forest, the other is on the edge of Weise.

After dealing with Solitär, Rienta and the other two quickly headed towards the battlefield where Frieren was.

But when they were halfway there, they suddenly realized...

The trees around him all lost their [Golden Transformation] and returned to their original appearance.

The golden Weise in the distance has also transformed back into the original form of the Fortress City of Weise.

"It seems Lady Frieren has won."

Soon, the group arrived at the battlefield.

Strangely, Frieren wasn't there.

On the contrary, it was inside Weise, and Rienta also sensed from the feedback of [Detection Magic] that Macht's Mana had not dissipated.

This is strange.

In his mind, Frieren would show no mercy to Demons.

[Golden Land] has been deactivated, and without a doubt, the victor in this battle will be Frieren.

But why wasn't Macht killed?

At this moment, Fern looked around and spotted Dunkel, who had been Golden Transformation, and quickly called out:

"Rienta!"

Rienta stopped thinking, went to Fern's side, and cast [Magic That Heals Everything] to begin removing [Golden Transformation] from Dunkel.

"Fern, Stark, you two go help Lady Frieren first."

The two exchanged a glance, neither understanding why Rienta would say that.

Judging from the situation at the scene, wasn't the battle already over?

However, Fern soon realized the problem through [Detection Magic].

He quickly took the bewildered Stark and headed towards Weise.

A second after the green light enveloped Dunkel, Rienta canceled the [Magic That Heals Everything].

Just as they were about to take Dunkel to Weise, they heard this.

"It's Rienta. How many years has it been?"

Dunkel stood up, looked around, then looked at Rienta and said in surprise:

How come you're still so young?

Rienta was silent for a moment, then said, "... About one ten-thousandth of a year has passed."

Dunkel: "... Huh?"

Seeing Dunkel's blank expression, Rienta sighed and used [Telekinesis] to fly towards Weise with Dunkel.

I briefly explained it to Dunkel during the journey.

After listening, Dunkel fell silent.

The sky above the Fortress City of Weise.

Rienta brought Dunkel to Frieren and the others.

With his [Detection Magic] active, he quickly located Macht in the crowd.

He was walking unsteadily down the alleyway, his chest pierced through.

He could even hear those who had recovered anxiously asking Macht what had happened.

For these people, their memories are still stuck decades ago.

Macht remains a patron of the Gluck Family.

They are powerful Demons who are very friendly to humans.

"Lord Macht, are you alright...?"

"What happened? How did you get so badly injured?"

Street vendors and passersby, upon seeing Macht with a pierced chest, all anxiously inquired about his condition.

Macht raised his hand to stop the people who wanted to come forward to help.

"I'm fine."

They then continued walking through the alleyways.

It didn't know where it was going, or where it could go.

I simply walked around the city of Weise.

It always believed that it was not afraid of death.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought the [Dominion Stone Ring].

For human emotions that I cannot understand.

In order to coexist with humanity.

He was waiting for his just deserts.

Even at the cost of my life, I would not hesitate.

But now, it's fleeing in a sorry state.

Solitär is dead.

A powerful Demons, comparable to the Seven Sages of Destruction, died so easily.

No, it wasn't exactly easy either.

After all, he, as one of the Seven Sages of Destruction, was about to die.

'What a bunch of monsters.'

Macht thought to himself, his intuition telling him that the one who killed Solitär must have been that strange boy who had clashed with him Mana upon their first meeting.

Now, its Mana is draining away uncontrollably.

There was absolutely no chance of winning against Frieren and the boy who killed Solitär.

Escape?

Where can they possibly escape to?

Macht walked out of the alley, but stood frozen in place.

The Gluck Family lord, who had been with it for decades and was now gray-haired, stood there, looking at it.

Macht then realized that it had arrived at the place where it had originally decided to [Golden Transformation] Weise.

"... Macht."

A familiar voice rang out, and Macht, as always, knelt on one knee and replied softly.

"... exist."

The lord of the Gluck Family, leaning on his cane, stared at Macht for a long time.

What happened to your injury?

Macht chuckled and said, "... Just as you predicted, my retribution has come."

"... I see."

For the lord of the Gluck Family, he had just said those words a moment ago.

The next moment, they saw Macht was seriously injured.

For Macht, however, the past few decades have only recently come into being.

Neither the human nor the demon expected things to develop so quickly.