Karian's defeat had been almost beyond doubt.
Fang Zheng and the others had not even needed to act. The adventurers who had swarmed forward had directly beaten Karian, fused with the Aragami, into the ground. As he fell with an unwilling howl, the adventurers erupted into cheers. As for Fang Zheng's group... they had merely watched from the sidelines.
"...That's it?"
Looking at the cheering adventurers and the silent Aragami lying on the ground, Alisa and the others wore complicated expressions. After all, they could not imagine that something they had considered so difficult would be resolved so easily... Then again, Karian really had it rough.
Thinking back to what had just happened, even knowing Karian had harbored ill intentions, everyone could not help but observe a moment of silence for him. Although Karian had gained enormous power after fusing with the Aragami, under the relentless attacks of the adventurers, he had barely gotten to show off before being beaten senseless.
Come to think of it, the way those adventurers had charged in to besiege him as though they feared no death had truly been terrifying...
But... what now?
Looking at Aragami Karian lying motionless on the ground, then at the excited adventurers around them, Amamiya Rin, Alisa, and Sakuya had no idea what to do. Fortunately, Fang Zheng coughed and stepped forward at that moment.
"You've worked hard. Good job. You can go back now."
"Roger, Boss."
"We'll be going, then."
"This mission's reward was pretty generous..."
Upon hearing Fang Zheng, the adventurers returned to the Magic Circle and quickly vanished. Only then did Fang Zheng turn toward the others.
"Mm, that settles this. This Aragami... I'll dispose of it, so you don't need to worry."
Such a huge pile of firewood would definitely burn wonderfully.
"Ah... yes..."
However,