(Thank you very much to 'Sui Feng Qi Wu' and 'Huan Yin Hua Shang' for the rewards!)
"Even if we have to defeat you, we're taking you back with us!"
Three vast currents of magical power surged forth, flooding into the bodies of the Automatons.
"Roar—!"
At once, Sigmund's body expanded to the size of a building. His steel-colored dragon scales glinted coldly beneath the sunlight as he raised his head and roared at the sky.
"Awoo—!"
As if answering Sigmund's roar, the Hellhound Series Automatons howled like wolves and scattered in every direction, forming an encirclement around the area.
Unlike the imposing Sigmund and the Hellhound Series Automatons, Yaya merely leaped out silently and stood before Raishin. Magical mist rolled from her body as she stared intently ahead.
At that moment, the sixth of the Rounds, Mad Dog, who possessed the world's highest-grade Automaton, and Princess, whose strength had greatly improved through commanding multiple Automatons, stood together before Wu Yan.
Charlotte undoubtedly possessed strength that placed her within the top ten even at Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart. Raishin's strength was likewise enough to rival the Rounds. Frey was somewhat weaker, but she was still capable of holding Raishin back for an entire hour.
With the three of them joining forces—one wielding an Automaton equipped with a Magic Circuit containing the truths of the universe, one wielding the world's highest-grade Automaton, and one commanding multiple Automatons—who could possibly overlook them?...
Yet, as Wu Yan watched Charlotte, Frey, and Raishin join forces, he smiled—a deeply mocking smile.
"Defeat me?..." Wu Yan's calm gaze swept over Charlotte, Frey, Raishin, and each of their Automatons before he let out a derisive laugh.
"Then go ahead and try!"
The moment he spoke, without even raising a hand, a torrent of flame-like magical power