A Debt You Can Never Repay

"Bzzz—!"

The air trembled, throwing the currents into disorder.

Rampaging magic surged around Megumin, like an invisible hurricane that whipped up the surrounding air. Under its frenzied twisting, the air itself rubbed against itself and burst into flashing arcs of electricity.

"—O darkness blacker than black, blend with my deep crimson. The time of awakening has come. Fall into the realm of unfathomable law, form the invisible distortion, and appear—"

The magical incantation became rippling echoes from Megumin's lips, reverberating through the air.

At that moment, Magic Circles appeared one after another above Megumin's raised staff, each separated by a certain distance. They formed an extraordinarily intricate geometric pattern, their dazzling magical light illuminating the entire ranch.

Then, space itself seemed to let out a wail, and the entire ranch began to distort.

"—!"

Sensing the astonishing magic shaking the space around them, Fang Li lost all composure. He immediately scooped up Aqua, who was still clinging to him and crying, and vanished from the spot with a phantom-like flicker.

At the same time, Megumin's voice rang across the entire field.

"Explosion!"

The layers of Magic Circles spread through the sky immediately blazed with intense light.

"Booom—!"

A deafening roar, accompanied by an utterly terrifying explosion, erupted across the ranch.

Explosive flames surged like waves, like raging tides carrying terrifying force as they swept into every corner of the ranch.

Wherever the flames passed, the ground burst apart cleanly, even melting beneath the terrible heat.

The shockwave mixed with immense magic even swept toward the forest, blowing over the nearest row of trees like building blocks. Some were uprooted entirely, turning to debris in the explosive flames like discarded trash.

The entire ranch gradually became scorched earth beneath the terrifying explosion.

As for the White Wolf Pack that had been