The Black Pharaoh gently stirred his withered fingers,
and the quicksand beneath the giantess's feet churned wildly in response. Numerous sandy arms even grew from it, trying to drag the giantess inside.
Just then,
the giantess's shadow actually came alive, wrapping around her body in reverse and instantly breaking her free from the yellow sand's restraints, carrying her back to the rear of the town.
As this rescue was completed,
Mr. Teacher, standing on the mansion's terrace, performed a standard gesture of etiquette toward the Queen floating in the air, offering a friendly greeting.
However,
the Queen did not even glance at him. Her faceless visage remained fixed on the Black Pharaoh atop the city gate, with a hint of disappointment.
Mr. Gray did not come personally to welcome us?
Was it because he did not take the situation before him seriously at all... or because he preferred to wait for my arrival within the town?
Given his style of conduct, that was indeed possible.
As the Queen pondered,
a sense of danger struck her.
Not just her,
the brothers Tom and John, the Head Butler, and Mr. Teacher all sensed danger at the same time.
Their gazes turned toward the dark Pharaoh atop the city gate.
A withered hand reached behind his back,
drawing out the Supreme Staff lodged between his vertebrae.
As the staff was raised into the air, the Triangular Eye Stone at its tip began to rotate as well.
The Black Pharaoh had long been chanting a certain spell, one corresponding to a world-destroying forbidden art... it could be called the ultimate manifestation of the Dark Magic system.
Shogg-ot-mgepog (Abyss of Deep Sand)
In an instant,
the plains before them, including the town, turned into a desert.
The desert region where the town stood sank even