The Countdown to Destruction

[Six Fairy Rings], also known as [Heaven's Gate], was an ultimate annihilation Spell Formula that used fairies as mediums, weaving a Ring Poem through the construction of massive altars to summon a pillar of heavenly light—Divine power second only to the power of Heaven itself—and eradicate all living beings in the Lower World.

It was hailed as the most powerful miracle of destruction in the Lower World, the greatest power that beings other than gods could wield. Its activation requirements were extraordinarily harsh: it required the power of several Great Fairies, and once activated, the fairies serving as sacrifices for the ritual would lose their lives. The cost was immense, and it had long since been lost.

In the distant past, in an age even more ancient than antiquity, the six ancestral fairies sent by the gods to slay the evil dragon Nidhogg had used this secret art to defeat it and save the Lower World.

That was the story of [Six Fairy Rings].

"I think the enemy's ultimate objective is to somehow recreate this great secret art from the distant past within this Labyrinth City."

Leo's voice echoed throughout the office.

"They went to great lengths to cultivate Spirit Clones so they could summon them to the surface, that much is true. But if those Spirit Clones use their own lives as the price to activate the [Six Fairy Rings] that was used in ancient times to destroy the evil dragon Nidhogg—"

"Then the entire Labyrinth City of Orario will be destroyed in an instant. There won't be any doubt about it."

After all, if they merely summoned the Spirit Clones into the city and let them wreak havoc, then no matter how powerful the clones were, they could still potentially be defeated.

The Loki Familia had been able