Victory Results Screen~

But upon closer reflection, her behavior seems quite reasonable.

After all, she had been plotting against Aozaki Touko ever since she learned of her return to the Western Europe Magecraft scene. She even personally sent an invitation and used the Mystic Eyes that Aozaki Touko desired as bait to lure her over. To ensure everything went smoothly, this Dead Apostle Ancestor even went so far as to personally carry out the plan, just to guarantee its success. However, a Magus far more sinister than Aozaki Touko and a priest Executor suddenly appeared, ruining her brilliant plan.

The theft of the Mystic Eyes caused chaos, leading to the power outage and a coordinated attack on her, turning what was originally a battle on their home turf into a massive free-for-all.

To ensure the successful killing of both of them, he dispatched a high-ranking Dead Apostle to hold off the priest who might cause trouble. Then, seizing the opportunity, he used his Reality Marble to isolate the only threat to him—the Flame Giant—and pulled the weak Magus, Rovey, into his domain to fight.

And then... she had clearly done her best and done everything she was supposed to do.

Next, the development should have been about savoring the despair of the enemy in one's own world, indulging oneself to the fullest, and finally reaping the fruits of victory.

But, but—

But at the last moment, the opponent summoned four more familiars of the same level—four of them!

Four angels who should never have appeared reappeared in this world in a way she could never have imagined, plunging her from the peak of hope into the abyss of despair. The overwhelming power they displayed left her no chance of turning the tide.

This made her realize that the guy in front of her didn't consider her a formidable enemy at all. Everything Rovey had done before was just him toying with her. Like the high and mighty gods of ancient Greece, he constantly set trials for heroes and mortals, then looked down on humanity as they struggled like ants in their predicaments, pleasing himself in the process.

She was undoubtedly the ant being toyed with, and all her dignity was being crushed bit by bit in Rovey's hands, which made her feel extremely angry and painful.

In battle, life and death, victory and defeat are all normal occurrences.

She was the one who started it, so even if she failed, it was because she was less skilled. She would naturally admit defeat and accept her fate.

The winner takes all, the loser eats dust—this is an eternal truth.

In her battles with old friends, she had suffered defeats more than once or twice.

Furthermore, due to her youthful arrogance, she offended both Eltnum and the White Wing Lord, and paid a considerable price for it.

However, due to the near-absolute immortality of the Dead Apostle Ancestor, it is difficult for her to even voluntarily die. Even if the Church's Burial Agency defeats a certain Dead Apostle Ancestor, it cannot completely kill her and can only resort to sealing her away.

Therefore, Lita believes that it doesn't matter if Rovey kills her.

There is a backup of my own heart in my castle. As long as the original body is completely killed, the backup heart will start beating and gradually come back to life.

By then, if she can endure another few thousand years, she will surely be able to be resurrected.

For the Dead Apostle Ancestor, death was nothing to fear.

What angered her was...

Rovey's posture was like a cat playing with a mouse.

She could have killed herself directly, or even given her time to release her Reality Marble.

If that were to happen, and she were killed in a fleeting moment, Lita Rojaan would at most lament the opponent's strength and talent, as well as her own bad luck, then accept it calmly, and never again be an enemy of Rovey, keeping her distance from him in the future.

However, she couldn't accept that after she had fought so hard and enthusiastically against Rovey, only to win after using all her trump cards, Rovey Wei would just chuckle and say to her, "I was just playing around with you, why did you take it so seriously?" Such absurd words, and she immediately moved on to the second stage.

It made her realize that what she had just fought against with all her might was not even a tenth of what the other party was capable of, and that it was all just to tease her and to see her struggle.

How could I possibly accept something like this?!

Is it a god?

Or is it that damned fate again?!

Who exactly are you?!

Staring intently at Rovey's figure, Lita felt as if she were seeing the legendary supreme figure who looked down on everything.

He walked through the world, appeared before her, and gave her what she called punishment.

Lita Rojaan intended to say something, to utter some more vicious curses, but the high and mighty figure clearly had lost interest in continuing to play along with her, and directly ordered the figures behind him who had been tormenting her to issue new commands.

"Gabriel, do it. Dismember her and seal her with a water sphere so that not a single drop of blood can escape. Such rare experimental subjects as the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors are not often seen. Just continuing the research that Aleister didn't finish and exploring the true weaknesses of this race is a good thing."

"Moreover, compared to treasures like Jewel-Grade Mystic Eyes, I actually feel that you, as the Dead Apostle Ancestor, are much rarer. If I took you back and modified you a bit, you might be more suitable as a family heirloom. So, how about it? Are you interested in the Crowley Family, Miss Lita?"

Rovey gave Lita Rogéan a gentle smile.

That's about all we've said. If we continue, the members of the Church's Burial Agency will probably be here soon. Let's go out and check the situation first. Besides, we need to know that without our control, the Witch Hunt King will attack indiscriminately. If he goes out, he might end up in the vast ocean.

"You... rest..."

Before Lita could finish speaking, Gabriel faithfully carried out Rovey's orders.

—Swish swish!

Several water blades emerged from the air, directly performing a water-based decapitation, slicing Lita's head, torso, and limbs into seventeen pieces.

All the hysterical roars vanished at that moment.

Crimson blood splattered everywhere like a fountain.

However, on Rovey's orders, Gabriel and Michael worked together to completely remove all the blood, preventing Lita from having a chance to revive.

Immediately afterwards, Gabriel moved the water sphere to contain all the severed limbs.

To prevent her from merging inside, the water sphere was even divided into seventeen parts, which completely restricted Lita's powerful immortality, making it impossible for her to break through.

"Oh, right."

As he was preparing to leave, Rovey seemed to remember something. He waved his hand, summoning the water sphere containing Lita's head to his front, and then without hesitation, he extended his finger and covered his fingertip with a layer of golden light.

Then, before Lita could utter a sound and could only watch helplessly, everything suddenly went black. And the two dazzling, jewel-like Mystic Eyes of the Rose were now gently held in Rovey's hands.

"That completes the task."

Rovey secretly breathed a sigh of relief as he put away the Mystic Eyes in his hand.

Then, it all really came to a complete end.

Soon, having lost its source of magic and having been destroyed by Rovey, the Reality Marble began to be rejected by the real world. The entire courtyard, filled with roses and thorns, began to collapse rapidly before their eyes, teetering on the brink of ruin.

Rovey walked toward the gap that appeared in front of him, and the four angels behind him disappeared at the same time. The seventeen water spheres beside him floated along with him.

Although it was just a walk, the results were quite good. Even the future "Mystic Eyes" of the three little ones at home have been found at this moment.

They didn't even spend a single penny.

"Well, now it's time to collect my spoils."

In the gradually shattering mental world, Rovey's forward-moving figure and the suspended water spheres formed a row, and then he walked away into the distance without looking back.

The next moment, reality was rewritten, and the world around us changed once again.

Chapter 145 Victory Settlement Screen~

Just as sunlight pierces through the darkness, dawn quietly sweeps across the horizon.

On the pitch-black ocean.

After the fiery giant, whose body was engulfed in flames, had almost completely destroyed the train, it then swept its hand away as if it were swatting ants, burning the Dead Apostle equipped with the Mystic Eyes in front of it to ashes.

Witnessing the Gold-Grade Mystic Eyes being burned to ashes right before her eyes, Aozaki Touko, watching from afar, was heartbroken and could hardly breathe. It was a scene of money slipping away before her very eyes; any Magus would find it difficult to remain calm in the face of such a sight.

Even so, she wasn't foolish enough to go head-to-head with a fire giant whose body temperature reached three thousand degrees Celsius and who was currently wreaking havoc on the ocean because he had lost his master's control.

In this situation, apart from the loyal train staff who are rushing to their deaths to protect the Mystic Eye Train, the rest of the Magus have long since started looking for ways to escape.

Seeing that something was wrong, Lehmann put his daughter into a makeshift wooden boat assembled by Magecraft, then set up a binding Magecraft and Magecraft defense for her before leaving her on the ocean near the train to await the final outcome.

As for why he didn't escape with them?

The answer is actually quite simple.

Because Lehmann knew very well that the train they were on was in an unknown location in the Atlantic Ocean, and he didn't have a nautical chart. Even if he did get on a small boat, it would be suicide.

If they lose their way, not only will they lack food and water, but a tsunami could also drown them and their daughter.

Therefore, escaping together is undoubtedly unrealistic.

To survive, they must save the remaining train from this fire giant. That way, they can have a foothold to hold on for a while longer and wait for the Mage's Association to arrive with reinforcements.

However, since the vehicle was filled with Dead Apostle and boiling flames, and his daughter Yvette was only six years old, she certainly could not survive on it. Therefore, he threw her into the nearby sea and set up Magecraft.

If he is not dead, it means the fire giant has disappeared, and he can use the barrier to find his daughter. Conversely, if he dies, the barrier will be severed, and his daughter will drift away with the ocean currents in an unknown direction.

As for whether he can survive?

He could only say that the hope was slim, even close to zero, but there was indeed some hope.

It's better than dying with him.

And so, under Yvette's tense and anxious gaze and with a shout, a sea of fire and countless plumes of thick black smoke rose above the jet-black steel behemoth.

Lehmann had to bite the bullet and cooperate with the Dead Apostle around him, whom he would normally avoid, using his family's artificial gem, the Mystic Eyes, to inflict as much damage as possible on the Flame Colossus. Although the damage was negligible, all his efforts were in vain and only further enraged the Witch Hunt King in front of him.

--raging!!

The flames continued to howl before me, and an incredibly blinding orange-red light drew ever closer, filling my mind with scorching heat and the aura of death.

Just as he was about to be slapped to death by the Witch Hunt King and his reckless Dead Apostle, Aozaki Touko, knowing his relationship with Rovey, pulled him back from behind and explained the current situation to him.

In short...

Don't be foolish, don't go and get yourself killed.

Those Dead Apostle were bound to the train, so they kept rushing forward one after another.

What are you after? Are you that familiar with the Mystic Eye Train?

As for Lehmann's rebuttal that everyone's lives depend on this train, and that if this monster isn't dealt with, everyone will perish at sea.

Aozaki Touko also looked strange upon hearing this.

While I felt this guy seemed a bit stupid, I also felt he was incredibly brave.

It's truly amazing that he even thought of going head-to-head with the Age of Gods Magecraft.

Aozaki Touko didn't offer much explanation, but instead kept rinsing the spell cards placed on the train with seawater while asking Lehmann to lend a hand.

Others may not know the origin of that thing, but she knows it all too well. After all, she set it up herself, so she naturally knows the correct way to deal with it.

While those Dead Apostle are rushing to their deaths, let's quickly destroy those spell cards and weaken that fire giant. Besides, Rovey has now been dragged into a special space by that woman named Lita. Judging from the weakening flames, it can be inferred that Rovey's magical support for the fire giant has clearly been cut off.

If the problem is solved at its the Root, it's definitely not a big deal.

So, on the ocean, a bizarre scene unfolded: a group of dedicated Dead Apostle, determined to protect the train, perished one after another in the flames; at the other end of the train, a man and a woman were constantly picking at small cards.

Fortunately, Aozaki Touko's prediction was indeed correct.

Compared to those guys who pointlessly rushed in to their deaths, their actions significantly reduced the size and intensity of the Witch Hunt King by several times, and in the end, a few more magic bullets were all it took to finish it off.

Meanwhile, on the other side, they noticed Lita's death.

The high-ranking Dead Apostle, who had been fighting Hansa to a standstill, suddenly went into a state of malfunction, like a machine that had been paused, and stopped resisting the incoming attack.

Seeing such a golden opportunity, Hansa naturally wouldn't bother with any talk of morality and decisively took action.

—Swish swish swish!!

Swish swish swish—!!

Six Black Keys shot out from different directions, transforming into six streams of light that simultaneously struck the Dead Apostle's head, limbs, and heart—six vital points—severely injuring him, making him stagger and gradually unable to move.

Immediately afterwards, Hansa clenched his iron fist and, with a merciless punch through the head of the high-ranking Dead Apostle using his tactically modified prosthetic arm, rendered him completely incapable of resistance.

In the end, because the high-ranking Dead Apostle's healing power was too strong, it was difficult to kill him completely even so. So he simply threw the high-ranking Dead Apostle into the sea of fire where Witch Hunt King and burned him to ashes, thus completely solving the problem.

By the time the senior, who knew the situation was urgent and had arrived ten minutes early, landed on the mostly destroyed train with his holy weapon, he was already bewildered by the scorching heat and sea breeze.

A beautiful young woman, dressed in Executor attire and with short blue hair, silently surveyed her surroundings.

Many low-level Dead Apostle were engaged in a fierce battle with the Fire Giant. Hansa, who had just defeated the enemy, sat there watching the Dead Apostle die, recovering his stamina and preparing to continue the fight when Lita and Rovey appeared. As for Aozaki Touko and Lehmann, they were still at the far end, carrying water from the sea to put out the fire and wash away the small cards on it.

There are three camps on this train that has been almost completely dismantled.

And everyone is busy with their own things, so even if things get chaotic and people from all directions are in a mess, it doesn't interfere with what they are doing.

The situation before him left Ciel momentarily bewildered, completely unsure of where things had progressed.

She squinted and looked around again, then gently sniffed the air with the tip of her nose.

The surrounding area was indeed filled with the strong aura of the Dead Apostle and the smell of world pollution, but even more so with the smell of burning oil emanating from the Witch Hunt King.

But she was still certain that the Dead Apostle Ancestor had indeed appeared here.

So Ciel, carrying his weapon, approached Hansa and inquired about the current location of the Dead Apostle Ancestor.