Come from the Golden Palace

"Boom--"

On the desolate wasteland, the massive explosion continued, unleashing the raging Crimson Lotus Hellfire in all directions, engulfing the entire battlefield, burning everything in their path.

Faced with such extreme heat that it can evaporate everything, the existence of any terrain structure is meaningless.

The ground was scorched black, rocks turned to charcoal, soil became red magma, and even the atmosphere was burned and distorted, a truly horrifying sight.

Clearly, the power of this magic not only exceeds the scope of extremely long chants, but its range is also ridiculously large.

At least, neither Lefiya Viridis's nor Riveria Ljos Alf's wide-area annihilation magic can compare to this fire magic.

Despite their depravity and filth, fairies are fairies—a naturally magical race far more powerful and mysterious than elves, possessing miracles akin to divine power, so it's no wonder they cause all sorts of trouble.

Under such terrifying magical power, even the strongest defensive magic used by Riveria Ljos Alf, an elven royal, was beginning to falter.

"Crackling"

At one point, the dome-shaped green light barrier cracked under the impact of the terrifying Fire Wave.

"Ugh----!"

With both hands raised and Demonic Power flowing continuously, Riveria Ljos Alf let out a groan filled with pain.

"Lady Riveria Ljos Alf!"

Lefiya Viridis and Alicia's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly stepped forward to support Riveria Ljos Alf.

"Crackling crackling crackling"

Unfortunately, the dome-shaped green light barrier continued to crack under the impact of the terrifying Fire Wave, causing blood to trickle from Riveria Ljos Alf's mouth.

"H-How could this happen?!"

Raul let out a cry of disbelief.

As far as he knew, the barrier magic released by Riveria Ljos Alf, the city's strongest Mage, had never before cracked like this.

In past expeditions, as long as this elven royal cast this barrier magic, those protected by this magic were absolutely safe.

No matter what kind of attack it is, it cannot leave a single scratch on this barrier.

But today, this protective magic barrier, which was powerful enough to block out everything, has cracked.

Whether viewed from the front, left, right, or even directly above their heads, the barrier was beginning to crack, causing everyone to widen their eyes in disbelief.

The bursts of flames relentlessly battered the barrier, causing the scorching heat, as if blowing from hell, to evaporate everything.

"Riveria Ljos Alf!"

"Riveria Ljos Alf!"

Everyone was calling out Riveria Ljos Alf's name, but ultimately it couldn't change the outcome.

"Bang!!!"

The dome-shaped green light barrier shattered with a sharp sound the next second.

The Crimson Lotus Storm surged in instantly, transforming into towering Fire Wave and Flame Vortex, engulfing everyone in its ferocious fury.

The flames swept away everything and engulfed everything, turning the entire battlefield into a sea of fire.

"Riveria Ljos Alf! Everyone!"

Also engulfed in flames, but having been somewhat distant from the initial battle and thus spared the most intense attack, Ais erected a barrier formed by the storm. While resisting the raging flames, she watched helplessly as her companions were swept away by the massive explosion, letting out an unprecedented cry of anguish.

However, before Ais's lament could even subside, a dazzling comet hurtled towards them from another direction.

"Boom!!!"

The comet, carrying dazzling Starlight, hurtled towards the location where Finn and the others had been, as if riding the wind and waves, parting the sea of fire as it hurtled towards them.

"Leo!"

Ais's eyes widened upon seeing this.

The girl was met with a calm chant.

"[Come from the Golden Palace!]"

Leo's figure appeared in the sea of fire. The Protective Starlight on his body shielded him from the flames and the high temperature. With the added protection of the Giant Battle Suit, he barely withstood the terrifying Flame Storm.

He appeared before Finn and his group where they had been standing, raising the Starlight high in his hand. The two magic gems on the sword, along with the sacred golden patterns, shone with dazzling light, causing a magic circle to unfold beneath him.

This magic circle is different from the previous one. Although it still emits brilliant Starlight inside, its overall appearance is a heavy brown, like the earth.

"[Taurus Star]!"

As Leo finished speaking, a brand new magical light immediately bloomed.

"Boom!"

A heavy rock pillar suddenly rose from the ground, blocking Leo's path.

"Boom-boom-boom-boom"

Following closely behind, one after another, rock pillars rose up, spreading out in an orderly fashion around Leo, blocking the raging storms from all directions.

Isolated by these rock pillars, Finn and the others, who had been engulfed by the Crimson Lotus Hellfire, were finally freed and revealed their true forms.

They all collapsed to the ground, their bodies covered in charred marks, clearly severely injured.

However, their arms and limbs were moving, and they were groaning in pain; they were clearly still alive.

"Moo!!!"

At that moment, accompanied by a deafening bellow, a gigantic golden bull appeared behind Leo.

The golden bull was over five meters tall, with one of its legs being taller than Leo's entire body. Its whole body was golden yellow, and rocks floated around it. It exuded a sense of weight and solidity, like a mountain god transformed from the earth.

With a slight stomp of its feet, the ground around it immediately bulged, causing rocks to rise and sand to fly and swirl around it.

"This is----"

Ais was stunned.

"New magic?"

That's right, this is the Third Magic that Leo recently learned - [The Prayer of the Twelve Zodiac Palaces].

This is a magic that can summon Star Beast of different attributes at will, depending on the content and amount of incantation.

At this moment, Leo used this magic to summon the earth-attribute Star Beast - [Taurus Star].

"Superior!"

Leo raised the Starlight, its tip pointing at the Corrupted Fairy, causing the giant golden bull to let out a long bellow.

"Boom-"

-"

In the next instant, the giant golden bull launched a charge, crashing headlong into the Corrupted Fairy.

As an earth-attribute Star Beast, Taurus Star possesses the ability to control the earth.

Its charge, with every step it takes, causes the ground to tremble.

"Aria! Aria!"

The Corrupted Fairy was still jubilantly shouting, the fiery red magic circle beneath her hadn't yet dissipated, and the remnants of Demonic Power were still floating, but suddenly her tentacles began to stir, piercing through the sea of fire and attacking the Taurus Star.

Ignoring all this, Taurus Star continued its charge.

"Boom--Boom--Boom--Boom"

Just as the tentacles were about to strike Taurus Star, pillars of rock rose from the ground, blocking them.

The rock pillar blocked the tentacles from getting closer while lifting Taurus Star into the air.

With its feet planted on the rock pillars Taurus Star took heavy, earth-shaking steps, then suddenly leaped towards the Corrupted Fairy.

!"

The Corrupted Fairy was about to react when Taurus Star beat her to it.

The rocks that had been floating around the Taurus Star stopped moving and transformed into rock projectiles, shooting towards the Corrupted Fairy.

"----Heng Weiweiweiweiweiweiweiwei Heng, caught off guard, the Corrupted Fairy was hit squarely by the sudden rock cannonballs. Her delicate upper body was struck heavily by the rocks as if by lightning, causing her skin to bleed.

The smile on the Corrupted Fairy's face vanished instantly, her face contorted in a shrill scream as she unleashed her tentacles and began to fight against the Taurus Star was constantly shooting rocks at her.

"Leo!"

On the other side, Ais finally arrived at everyone's side. Seeing Leo controlling the Star Beast and fighting the Corrupted Fairy, she couldn't help but call out to him.

"Quickly, save them!"

Leo didn't turn around, but spoke loudly to Ais.

When Ais saw Finn and the others lying on the ground, their bodies charred and covered in wounds, her heart tightened.

Knowing that there was no time to lose, she immediately went to Lefiya Viridis and the others, took out bottles of Elixir from the backpacks of the three supporters, uncorked them, and splashed them directly on everyone.

"Moo!!!"

The Taurus Star had already landed and was charging madly towards the Corrupted Fairy, crashing into her, but was blocked by those petal armors.

"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!"

Its rock projectiles collided violently with the tentacles, while it itself rammed into the petal armor, creating a continuous series of deafening roars.

"[Growl, ground!--]"

Enraged, the Corrupted Fairy began chanting again, causing a dark magic circle to unfold beneath her.

"[Come, come, come, earth's crust, black iron light, star hammer, by the covenant of creation, I command you to reverse, burn the sky, shatter the ground, build bridges, unite heaven and earth (as one), descend the sky's axe, the calamity of destruction -]"

This is magic completely different from the one before.

"[In the name of the agent, I am commanded to be given the name of the Earth Spirit, the embodiment of the earth, the Queen (king) of the earth -]"

The chanting has decreased, changing from an extremely long incantation to a long one, indicating that the magic that follows will likely not be as powerful or have as wide an area as the previous one.

However, this also means that with the opponent's ultra-fast incantation, the magic will be activated at an even faster speed.

That is indeed the case.

"[Meteor Shower]."

A burst of pitch-black Demonic Power light erupted from an equally dark magic circle, shooting towards the dome and transforming the entire floor's sky into a realm shrouded in darkness and light.

A massive burst of Demonic Power erupted and converged at a single point, causing a swarm of black-glowing meteorites to fall from the sky.

"Oh no!"

While Ais was still healing her companions, she saw this scene and couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

This spell may not have the same attack range as the previous one, but it is still very large. Even now, it is impossible to take your companions out of the spell's attack range.

Fortunately, Leo still stood in front of everyone.

"[Aries Star]!"

He used his Third Magic once again, summoning a new Star Beast.

In an instant, the magic circle beneath him changed, transforming from a heavy, earth-like brown into a vibrant green.

The Taurus Star, which was fiercely attacking the Corrupted Fairy, vanished instantly, replaced by a giant white sheep of equal size, emerging from the green magic circle.

"Meow!!!"

As soon as the giant white sheep appeared, it immediately roared at the Meteor Shower in the sky, causing the ground around it to tremble and giant trees to sprout.

Aries Star is a wood-attribute Star Beast that can generate endless trees and vines, instantly creating a sea of trees on the battlefield.

The sea of trees stretched out in layers, intertwining and growing together, eventually forming a massive canopy above the sky to welcome the Meteor Shower.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom -!!!"

Countless black meteorites slammed heavily against the tree walls, blasting apart the roots, destroying the canopy, and shaking the entire sea of trees.

Under the control of the Aries Star, the trees continued to grow. Not only were they not completely destroyed by the Meteor Shower, but they grew more and more vigorously and densely, consuming all the meteorites and blocking the long chanting spell of the Corrupted Fairy.

"Laaaaa--"

Seeing that its magic had been blocked, the Corrupted Fairy seemed quite angry. The sharp cry it emitted no longer contained the previous chilling joy, but was filled with resentment and malice.

Enraged, she abruptly turned her head and looked in the direction where Leo was.

"[The Charging Thunder Spear! I am the agent of thunder, the embodiment of thunder Queen of Lightning-- ]"

A powerful incantation was chanted, and a golden magic circle quickly formed above the Corrupted Fairy's head, unleashing a torrent of Demonic Power.

This is a short incantation of magic, and it was aimed at Leo and cast.

"[Thunder Ray]."

The enormous magic circle floating in mid-air overflowed with countless brilliant bolts of lightning, which transformed into Lightning Spear and shot towards Leo.

The sheer scale of the attack revealed that although it was a short, incantation-based magic spell cast at an extremely fast speed, its power, unmatched by ordinary Mage, was immense, especially considering it was performed by a super-powerful fairy monster.

The sheer scale of that attack was comparable to a high-level Mage's cannon barrage; only a celestial being could unleash magic of such magnitude.

But the magic was so fast that Aries Star didn't even have time to react or create trees to block it.

"!!!"

The immensely powerful lightning bolt pierced through Aries Star's body, penetrating it and transforming into countless bolts that plowed outwards.

"Boom!!!"

Leo, Ais, and even Finn, who was receiving treatment, were all blown away by the exploding lightning.

Everyone immediately started rolling on the ground like kites with broken strings, rolling a long way.

Especially Leo and Ais, who chose to protect everyone at the last moment, slammed on the ground several times and rolled around several times until they hit the rocks and the green wall before finally stopping.

"Cough----!"

Ais coughed up blood and slid down the green wall.

"Gurgle----!"

Leo also let out a somewhat frustrated sound, smashing the rocks to pieces.

[Flash, speed, go!--]

But at this moment, the Corrupted Fairy, as if still not satisfied, launched a deadly pursuit.

"[I pierce through the darkness, I am the agent, the embodiment of light, the Queen (king) of light--]"

The short incantation was completed in a flash, and a huge white magic circle appeared above his head, like a banner of death.