Miasma Beast
As night fell, the earth seemed to fall into a deep sleep, and the lonely air, carrying a slight chill, continued to spread throughout the space.
Here, green fields are everywhere.
Here, the forest is dense all around.
Here, rivers crisscross the land.
Here, insects and beasts roam freely.
Like a gift from nature, the silent earth has an indescribable sense of vitality, and even when shrouded in darkness, it still makes people feel extremely peaceful.
This is Matoba that could not exist in modern times where steel buildings are almost everywhere.
Perhaps it is because this is Other World where magic flourishes that such natural scenery has been preserved.
But this silence was broken in the next second.
"Rumble..."
Accompanied by the sound of rolling wheels and the thud of footsteps, a cloud of dust began to rise along a wide street connecting the two ends of the horizon.
Upon closer inspection, one can see blank areas in the swirling dust, as if they had been dug out.
Those blank areas were all occupied by Earth Dragon running around.
Some were pulling carriages and carrying supplies.
Some were being ridden like fine horses.
Because of the wind-repelling protection it possesses, the flying sand and dust, separated by the wind and waves, cannot reach the location of the Earth Dragon, thus creating blank areas where the Earth Dragon is located, which looks extremely strange.
Such a Earth Dragon would either pull carts or carry people, constantly speeding through the streets.
"Um?"
Standing Fang Li the carriage of a Dragon Carriage Li, with his exceptional vision and eyesight, noticed the movement ahead at a certain moment.
Almost immediately after Fang Li noticed it, a voice rang out from the group.
"I can see the fog!"
One sentence made everyone's hearts tighten, and they raised their heads to look ahead.
Then, many people saw it.
At the end of the street ahead, a thick white fog was spreading.
Crusch, riding on a superior and noble Earth Dragon, also witnessed this scene and gave the order without hesitation.
"Everyone stop!"
Without any hesitation.
With a roar, one after another, the Earth Dragon came to a stop under the control of their riders, stopping precisely at the edge of the fog.
The flying dust gradually subsided.
The members of the expeditionary teams looked at each other, their faces tense.
Even Emilia poked her head out of the carriage and exchanged a glance with Crusch, both seeing hesitation and seriousness in each other's eyes.
Meanwhile, in the group, Felix drove the Earth Dragon to Crusch and Wilhelm's side and spoke to the two of them.
"Crusch, Master Wilhelm, shall we go in?"
Despite her frivolous attitude, Felix has changed into the white uniform of Royal Guard Knight, making her look extremely formal in the face of today's battle.
Wilhelm was still dressed in his butler's attire, but he wore several rapiers at his waist, and the sharp aura of the swords never subsided from his body.
As for Crusch, she had changed into a light armor, her long dark green hair was tied into a ponytail, and she wore a long sword at her waist, fully armed.
Even the members of the expeditionary force were almost all armed to the teeth, and some of them wearing long robes had subtle magical energy emanating from them, making them clearly highly skilled magicians.
Even if this force were compared to the Royal Knights, it would be absolutely no less formidable in terms of numbers.
However, this powerful army was now filled with hesitation, showing an extremely blatant fear of the fog before them.
No wonder everyone present was so vigilant.
The reason why the White Whale, which carries the "Gluttony" factor, is able to have the title of "Miasma Beast" is not only because its appearance is always accompanied by fog, but because the White Whale's ability is to control the fog.
White Whale are able to release large amounts of fog, as they do now, as a means of control.
The nature of the "fog" of White Whale can be roughly divided into two types.
One type is the diffuse fog, like the one before us, which covers the entire street and is used to expand its range of movement.
One type is the annihilation mist, capable of devouring any existing matter and consuming everything within its attack range.
The former can not only conceal the White Whale's presence, but also confuse the vision and even the mind of people within its coverage area.
The latter's effect is even more terrifying; it can annihilate the very existence of the person being devoured, as if their very Power of Existence had been devoured, as if they had never existed at all. All memories and things related to the vanished object will be completely erased, leaving not a trace.
Therefore, some people don't even know if any of their closest friends or family members have been killed by the White Whale. They are not even allowed to exist, let alone have a grave, and are completely forgotten.
The terror of White Whale stems from this.
If you wander into the fog, you might be swallowed up at any time.
Therefore, the crowd could not underestimate the fog before them.
Crusch wouldn't be foolish enough to make such a mistake.
Therefore, Crusch a decisive order.
"Push the Magic Stone Cannon up!"
As soon as Crusch finished speaking, cannons were pushed up from the reserve troops.
It was a cannon that resembled a signal gathering tower and a solar-powered device.
This Magic Stone Cannon can fire magic stones, which are formed from pure magic power, as projectiles.
Magic stones can be processed into magic stone products, and depending on the processing method and the properties of the magic stones, they can exert effects equivalent to magic.
Therefore, Magic Stone Cannon are often used in large-scale battles to enhance combat power, conserve the power of mages with limited magic, and increase the chances of victory.
Crusch nodded and gave the order again.
"Fire the Demon-Repelling Stone!"
Demon-Repelling Stone are special magic stones that can forcibly restore surrounding magic to a harmless form, reducing the effects of magic to a certain extent depending on the situation.
The mist surrounding the White Whale contains magical power, proving that it is similar to magic, using magical power as its basic energy source.
Therefore, the effects of the Demon-Repelling Stone are worth looking forward to.
"Buzz—!"
The next second, the muzzles of several Magic Stone Cannon began to glow, as if gathering energy, causing the Demon-Repelling Stone to transform into beams of light that shot towards the thick fog ahead.
"Bang----!"
As the Demon-Repelling Stone exploded in the fog, a blinding light suddenly burst forth, gradually dispelling the thick fog.
Fang Li, who had been watching this Fang Li from the top of the carriage, slowly began to shine in his eyes as he gazed ahead.
Because Fang Li saw it.
A huge dark shadow.
As if swimming in the ocean, the huge black shadow soared into the air and slowly appeared in the mist.
Above the shadow, a pair of enormous pupils shifted and gazed over.
It was filled with violence.
"————Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu——"
A deafening roar echoed through the air.