Fry relentlessly attacked Nightshade, but the monster had already lost its sanity. It ignored Fry’s Blue Flames, which had scorched some of its pitch-black fur, and launched a counterattack.Its massive body melted into dark mist and then pierced through Fry’s blazing flames, feeling no pain at all from its blistering flesh."W-what?! Why is it so reckless?!" Fry’s eyes widened in panic as his attack was easily pierced. "Master, this crazy cat has decided to target you!"Just as Fry shouted, the dark mist was already above Lucan’s head. Its enormous mouth, filled with fangs, gaped open, intending to swallow Lucan’s body in a single bite."Master!" Fry screamed in despair because he could not possibly shoot his flames at his own master. So he could only cover his eyes with both wings.However, Lucan merely raised his face and stared directly at Nightshade’s jaws, which were ready to devour his head.Lucan narrowed his eyes in annoyance. His already thin patience quickly evaporated. The

"Grim, keep watch at the bottom of the stairs. Don't let anyone or anything approach. If anyone dares to try, just tear their limbs apart."Grim growled obediently. He lay down at the base of the marble stairs, his eyes watching Fry warily."W-why are you looking at me like that?"Lucan sighed and ran a hand through his hair, feeling slightly frustrated. He could remain calm when facing enemies, but these two beast monsters were truly exhausting his patience."My lord ordered me to prevent anyone from passing these stairs.""So you mean I'm not allowed to go up?"Grim's claws lengthened as he looked at Fry with a sneer. "Go ahead and try if you dare.""Can't you two calm down a little?""Master kicked his head too hard earlier. He can no longer think clearly." Fry tried to fly after Lucan, but Grim immediately attacked him. "Master, look at what this stupid cat is doing!"Lucan decided to ignore them. He immediately approached the marble altar and the three jade boxes.The precious it

"I'm not planning anything," Gideon whispered in a strangled voice."Liar!" interrupted the student who had revealed Lucan's identity earlier. "Those two are Lucan's close friends. They must know where that arrogant brat is!""Really?" The grip around Gideon's neck tightened, turning his face blue from lack of air.Gideon tried to fight back, but the girls' trap prevented him from channeling his Mana. He could only push Flora's hand away, but his efforts were futile."Tell me where your friend is right now!"Gideon shook his head with great difficulty. Even if he knew, he would never reveal Lucan's whereabouts to them."Tell me where he is!""No wonder my ears have been itching. So someone has been mentioning my name all this time."Everyone looked toward the source of the voice. Their expressions varied between surprise, sadness, anger, and curiosity.Lucan stepped forward, his white robe fluttering gently. He appeared untouched by the menacing aura enveloping Red Stone Plains.He wa

Not far from them, a girl was hiding in the darkness. She had not moved at all since earlier, watching as her two younger sisters were slaughtered by the black panther."Flora and Serena couldn't fight that beast," Ginny groaned. Her eyes, hidden beneath a black hood, stared in horror at Grim as it cleaned the remaining blood from its fur.She had arrived late because she had something to take care of in another region. By the time she managed to arrive, she had only caught sight of her two younger sisters being chewed alive.Ginny herself was a true early-stage Archmage, an expert in the art of one-strike assassination. She and her two younger sisters were accustomed to traveling between dimensions in search of artifacts they could sell on the black market.Because of the demands of their work, they were accustomed to facing many opponents with various levels of attack power. Flora and Serena should have been able to fight the panther easily. However, in reality, both of them had bee

The gigantic light portal piercing the purplish sky spun faster and faster, creating a deafening hum. The scent of dust mixed with blood was sharp, but the students did not notice it.Their eyes were focused on the portal that had just opened. Their survival instincts, suppressed by despair all this time, finally erupted.“W-WE’RE FREE! THE PORTAL IS OPEN!” Sarah shouted loudly, tears streaming down her dirt-smeared face.“Move aside! Let me go in first!” a male student roared, roughly shoving his own friend until he fell.“Don’t leave me! Help me stand up, my legs are broken!” his fallen friend called out from among the piles of rocks. He reached desperately toward the crowd running past him without any sympathy.The panic this time was palpable because they all wanted to escape from this hell as quickly as possible. Dozens of exhausted and severely injured students forced themselves to keep running.Everyone pushed and shoved, cursing at one another without any regard for the academ