In the passage leading to the central area of the "Cartier Cathedral", members of the Dark Guild were lying on the ground in various shapes, and two young men were fighting against the last few enemies.
"——Drink!!"
As a golden lightning flashed, the last two enemies screamed and flew backwards, hitting the wall, twitching and falling into coma.
"...This should be everything, right?"
With sweat dripping from his forehead, Yuri propped up his legs and confirmed to the brown-haired girl who closed her eyes and was aware of her surroundings.
"Well, basically all the magicians who stayed nearby have been cleared away, and some of the fish that slipped through the net probably won't be able to get here in a short time, which is enough for us to take action!"
After calculating the number and distance of enemies within the detection circle, Zera revealed news that excited the two of them.
"good!"
After wiping his nose, Yuri straightened his waist a lot.
"...Does that mean everything is going well so far..."
Precht sighed as he took back the chain. While following the brown-haired girl closely, he also recalled the 'idea' mentioned by another feather-eared girl in his mind.
…
Before the action started, somewhere in the shadows of "Magnolia" Street.
"What!? Are you here to be the bait?!"
Yuri couldn't help shouting after hearing Mavis' suggestion, but then lowered his voice as if he noticed that being too noisy would attract enemies.
"...Let me tell you, your attainments in magic are indeed much higher than ours, but this kind of thing..."
The expression looked very struggling. Although Yuri still didn't know how strong the two girls from the island were, after getting along with each other these days, he believed that whether it was Mavis or Zera, it would be easy to defeat them.
.
But just for this reason, they really couldn't accept the idea of letting a little girl who was only thirteen years old to be a bait.
"Mavis..."
Zella, who also disagreed, also looked worried, but did not stop Mabius from making the decision.
Because she knows that blind protection will only be counterproductive and will not allow people to grow.
Seven years of accumulation will not be in vain, and now the feather-eared girl can already stand alone.
"It's okay, Zella!"
Knowing what her friend was worried about, Mavis smiled, gave her a reassuring look, and then continued.
The plan is actually not complicated. Based on the information she obtained and her observations, she roughly estimated that the total number of enemies should be between 400 and 500, and the amount of magic among ordinary members is not very high.
A 'mass production' feel.
It is true that the opponent has an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers, but they are not bad at adopting an elite strategy here!
Among the five, Mavis' "magic" is also the most suitable for bait work and group combat.
"In that case, I can stay with you as bait!"
After listening, the long-faced man thought thoughtfully, and then patted his chest in front of everyone.
"Warlord!"
"Yuri, Precht, I'll leave the battle over there to you. You also know that my 'magic' is not suitable for use in a small space, right?"
"..."
Volod's judgment was not wrong. Compared with Yuri's "Thunder" and Precht's "Darkness", his "Wood" is indeed more suitable for use in a spacious place.
"...Well, that's it. That's fine. Warrod can work with me to attract the enemy's attention as much as possible."
"oh!"
"As for Yuri, Precht, and..."
When Zella's name was mentioned, Mavis hesitated. Just as Zella would be worried about her being a bait, she would also be worried about Zella's safety.
Yuri and Precht alone would not be able to reassure her, but when Zera was added to it, it was different.
This point really made her very conflicted...
"...Don't worry, Mabis, leave it to me. You mean the 'decapitation tactic', right?"
Having almost understood the whole plan, Zella could probably guess what Mavis was thinking. Although she could go alone, it would actually be good if two people helped her, and they could also hone their magic.
Not to boast, but Zera is quite confident in her own strength.
"......Um!"
Mavis responded softly, with a steady smile on her lips, and walked in front of her friend and raised her little hand.
"...?"
Not quite understanding the little guy's behavior, Zella tilted her head in confusion.
"Yuri and the others have Yuri's way of encouragement, let's do it in our own way too!"
After all, this can also be said to be their ‘debut battle’, and of course it should be more memorable.
"..."
"You are so childish..."
"whee……"
Under the witness of Yuri and the other three, the two small palms clapped together and officially launched the "Magnolia" counterattack.
"Hey! Look over there! I remember that's the direction of Warlord and Mavis. Could it be that something happened again?!"
As he walked through the church corridor and approached his destination, Yuri happened to see the dazzling light emitting from the position of his bait companions through the window glass, and couldn't help but scream in surprise.
This change also drew Precht's attention back, and he ran to the window and looked over.
"Could it be...!"
Could it be that there was too much movement over there, attracting their target?
Just when the two of them didn't know whether to move forward or return to join up, fortunately, the words from behind relieved their uneasiness in time.
"……Don't worry."
Feeling the warm light source, looking at the brown-haired girl there, she smiled and shook her head.
"That's Mavis' magic."
"——!"
Hide reality in illusion.
Even if it exists, it also does not exist.
This is the miracle awakened by Mavis' "thought", and it is also the "magic" that is most suitable for her and is derived from her study of a large number of documents.
"LostMagic".
——"Fairy".
…
"Mebis has already started, we can't lag behind, let's go!"
Pulling the two of them back to their senses from the scene over there, Zella motioned to the locked door in front of her, but her perception was always firmly locked on the biggest black spot.
"learn!"
"Um."
Yuri and Precht agreed excitedly, stepped forward and pushed open the door in front of them.
"...!"
A dark aura rushed towards my face, and the interior of what was supposed to be a sacred cathedral was now covered in strange patterns, as if it was the scene of some evil ritual.
"What the hell is this...?!"
The sticky and disgusting magic power made it difficult for Yuri, who had only just practiced cultivation, to speak. Precht also covered his mouth with an ugly expression.
(Is it true...this magic power...)
Frowning her brows, Zera, who came here, was already able to determine what the source of that feeling was.
"...Welcome to my 'kingdom'..."
"...disrespecters..."
The cold voice sounded, and the ghostly flames illuminated the entire hall, revealing the full picture of the owner of the voice.
(Is that that guy...)
(The idiot who was led into the abyss by ‘Zerf’s power’.)