Steel Witch

"Fern, you're really helpful, this has really gotten me by."

Frieren gave a thumbs-up and loudly praised Fern in the distant sky.

A sweet smile appeared on Fern's face as she gently descended and landed back on the ground.

Frieren looked down at the Golden Land below, which remained unchanged even after Macht's death. It seemed she would have to personally cast the spell to undo the transformation of Diagoldze!

She raised her wand high, unleashing a carefully crafted dispelling spell. The tip of the wand continuously emitted delicate and gentle magic, like a giant net covering the entire Golden Land.

Below, everything frozen by gold—nobles and officials, commoners and merchants, palaces and pavilions, waterside terraces and terraces, streets and alleys, towering churches, dense forests, and boundless land—gradually regains its vitality and returns to its original appearance.

Frieren looked at Weise, who had fully recovered, stretched, and slowly flew towards Stark to thaw him.

"How many years have I been turned into gold?"

Looking at the empty forest, Stark thought that Dugu Qing and Fern were both dead, and that the world had changed drastically. He lowered his head sadly, filled with self-blame.

"Less than an hour."

Frieren put away her wand and walked briskly toward Dugu Qing.

"Less than an hour? My God! How did Dugu Qing and Fern manage to stop Macht? That's incredible!"

Following Frieren, Stark saw Dugu Qing and Fern again and exclaimed in disbelief.

"This is the power of our friendship!"

Fern gazed at Dugu Qing with a complex expression.

Through the magic of "Friendship Forever," she realized that Dugu Qing did not dislike her.

On the contrary, he actually cares a lot about himself; otherwise, the two of them wouldn't have been so deeply in love, their souls would have resonated, and they wouldn't have unleashed such earth-shattering energy.

However, Dugu Qing seems to have mistaken this feeling for friendship...

"That's right, it seems our adventure was quite useful."

Dugu Qing raised her eyes to look at Fern, her gaze gentle and clear, without a trace of ulterior motive.

"Weise has recovered. Let's head to the church first and have the monks there treat Dugu Qing's injuries!"

Looking at Dugu Qing's pale face, Frieren felt a tightness in her chest.

"OK."

The group headed towards Weise, rescuing the seriously injured and unconscious Denken along the way, and rushed to the church.

Inside the magnificent church, an elderly monk slowly emerged and immediately recognized Frieren's identity.

She raised her hand to cast Goddess's Magic on Denken.

Denken has recovered from his injury, but due to his age, his mental state cannot recover quickly, and he will need to sleep for a few more days before waking up.

Dugu Qing forcibly mobilized his magic power, which aggravated his injuries, but these injuries were healed by the monk.

However, the mental exhaustion, physical weakness, and uncontrolled magic caused by the Sun God Magic can only be healed little by little by time.

Three days later, Denken woke up.

Glück came to visit Denken and heard from Denken about the deeds of Frieren and Dugu Qing in eliminating the Demons.

On behalf of Weise, he presented Frieren Dugu Qing with a Grimoire and a Spatial Ring as a token of his gratitude.

Frieren and Dugu Qing accepted the gifts and watched Glück leave.

"I'm feeling much better. Go ahead and do whatever you need to do!"

After three days of rest, Dugu Qing was able to move her body freely, but she still couldn't use her magic and had to stay in a safe place, not wandering around.

"In that case, I'll go and buy some supplies first, and get ready to set off!"

Seeing that Dugu Qing recovered very quickly, Frieren was completely relieved.

As she walked along the bustling streets of Weise, she was surprised to find that the Grimoires and magical tools there were antiques from half a century ago.

He decisively used his stored gold coins to buy a large number of Grimoire and magical tools, acquiring many precious treasures.

The group went their separate ways, shopping and relaxing, enjoying a pleasant weekend in Weise before resuming their journeys.

After leaving the Golden Land, Dugu Qing's magic power recovered somewhat, and his strength also returned to far surpass that of ordinary people.

He estimated that he would be back to his peak condition in another two weeks, which greatly reassured him.

Deep in the forest, beside a campfire.

Fern threw all the ingredients she bought—fish, chicken, beef, spinach, glass noodles—into the pot to make hot pot.

Dugu Qing felt that the lack of green vegetables made the color less appealing.

Following the path, I gathered wild vegetables and put them in my bamboo basket, until I unknowingly arrived at a cliff.

In the open, flat valley below the cliff, a massive black spaceship floated silently in the air.

On either side of the hatch, two rows of mechanical guards in white uniforms stood in neat rows, exuding an air of solemnity.

"What's going on? A robot?"

Dugu Qing lowered his profile, hiding in the jungle to observe the spaceship's situation.

A magnificent symphony drifted from afar, and then the spaceship's hatch opened.

A mature beauty with fair skin, a tall and slender figure, graceful bearing, eyes like autumn water, and long wine-red hair walked out gracefully, wearing a white military uniform and red high heels.

"Long live the Steel Marshal!"

"Long live the Steel Marshal!"

Robots in white uniforms on both sides raised their long guns in unison and shouted enthusiastic slogans.

Alde stood gracefully before the mining robot, tossing her wine-red hair, her legs crossed, exuding charm.

"The steel reaction you detected is right here! In that case, let's mine it! Once we've collected enough steel, I, the Steel Witch, will sweep away the Demons with my invincible steel army and become the new Demon King."

Alde, a witch who wields the Steel Magic, can freely control steel and transform it into robots and spaceships.

He is accumulating strength and preparing to unify the Demons in order to become the new Demon King.

"The Steel Witch! Is this girl Demons too?! Humanity is really in trouble!"

Dugu Qing's strength was reduced to less than one-tenth. Holding his breath, he quietly retreated.

"Shh~"

He accidentally stepped on a scorched yellow leaf, the unusual sound standing out starkly in the tranquil valley.

Alde raised her eyes alertly and spotted a pure white figure in the jungle. She immediately soared into the sky, her two deep, ruby-like eyes gleaming with a bewitching red light as she swiftly locked onto Dugu Qing's figure.

Her slender hand transformed into a sword, her graceful figure like a startled swan, carrying an aura of ruthlessness as she lunged towards Dugu Qing.

Dugu Qing possessed an exquisitely beautiful face and an ethereal aura, untouched by worldly dust, and was flawless.

Alde trembled, her lost and helpless heart seemed to have found its home, and a sweet smile spread across her face.

She cradled Dugu Qing's chin, gazing intently at the boy's exquisitely beautiful face, and couldn't help but let out a series of clear, soft giggles.

"Young man, you're so handsome, why don't you be my lover!"