Before him stood the captains—each radiating overwhelming presence.
"Since this is a challenge," Yuuki said, eyes blazing with excitement, "I can't very well take advantage of you."
He raised the Demon-Dweller Sword toward the sky.
BOOM!
A pillar of dazzling mana descended from the flying fortress above, piercing the clouds and pouring directly into the blade.
Buzz—
The sword trembled violently under the surge of power.
Yuuki swung it toward the captains.
"Demon-Dweller — Mana Infusion!"
At first, Yami and the others assumed it was an attack and prepared to evade—
But instead, brilliant white light washed over them.
Their expressions shifted from alarm… to shock.
Their nearly depleted mana reserves were refilling at visible speed.
Yuuki had learned the technique by observing Licht's use of the Demon-Dweller Sword.
The blade could gather the power of those bound by bonds and unleash amplified force.
Yuuki knew he didn't share such deep bonds with these captains—perhaps only with Asta and Yuno—but distributing mana through the sword? That, he could manage.
Yami, Jack, Nozel, Charlotte—each felt their mana returning rapidly.
And each grew visibly irritated.
"Brat," Jack hissed, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Who do you think you're looking down on?!"
He launched skyward.
Severing Magic — Death Scythe!
Spinning like a green buzzsaw of annihilation, he dove.
But someone was faster.
"Back off! I'll handle him alone!"
"MANA ZONE — Calidos Brachium: Barrage!"
Mereoleona roared.
In an instant—
Hundreds of blazing fists materialized around Yuuki, striking from every direction.
The air ignited.
Oxygen itself burned away.
"This is more like it!" Yuuki laughed.
"Spirit Magic — Spirit Dive: Fire God!"
BOOOOM!
Thousands of searing fists struck him simultaneously, shattering his silver mana skin and reducing his clothing to ash.
But in the same instant—
Flaming armor enveloped him.
Dragon-like wings unfurled from his back.
A roaring vortex of fire spiraled outward, intercepting the barrage.
"CUT HIM APART!"
Jack broke through the Mana Zone itself, slicing through the fiery domain and appearing directly before Yuuki.
"Hahaha! I've wanted to carve you open for ages!"
His twin scythes descended—
But—
Mereoleona grabbed his ankle midair and flung him aside.
"Don't interrupt my fight!"
She pivoted—
And unleashed a devastating flaming roundhouse kick straight into Yuuki's vortex.
BOOOOM!
Two titanic infernos collided, detonating violently.
Yuuki emerged from the explosion.
"Last time wasn't finished," Mereoleona grinned savagely. "You won't escape this time."
"I wasn't using my full strength back then," Yuuki replied calmly.
Her grin widened.
"And what makes you think I was?"
Their flames erupted skyward—
A blazing inferno spanning nearly a hundred meters consumed the battlefield.
Across the kingdom, citizens trembled watching.
They had heard of Magic Knight strength—
Now they were witnessing it.
And yet—
All those knights had been wiped out in a single move.
Silence reigned.
Mereoleona lunged—
Her punch broke the sound barrier.
"Ha."
Yuuki vanished.
Permeation Magic.
Her punch annihilated the landscape, carving a scorched trench over a hundred meters long.
Her pupils contracted—
Too late.
BOOM!
Yuuki's full-force punch struck her chest, launching her backward.
"That brat's got too many spells," Yami shouted. "Three o'clock!"
Yuuki's vision filled with debris—
Yami had pinpointed his location mid-permeation.
"Tch."
Flames burst from Yuuki's palm, vaporizing the incoming projectiles.
"I'm not just another Golder," he said coolly, standing atop a ruined rooftop.
Yami's katana ignited with dark mana.
"Everyone stop holding back. Lose here and it won't just be embarrassing for us—it'll be embarrassing for the entire kingdom."
"Don't tell me what to do!" Jack snarled.
William stepped forward.
"For my sins… I will capture you—even if it costs my life."
He slammed his palm to the ground.
World Tree Magic erupted.
Massive branches burst upward from beneath the ruins, cradling unconscious Magic Knights and carrying them to safety like living stretchers.
In moments, every fallen knight was evacuated.
Yuuki wasn't surprised.
As expected of the captain of the strongest squad—Golden Dawn.
"Now we can fight freely!" William declared.
"World Tree Magic — Drain!"
Green light spread across the capital.
Yuuki felt it instantly—
His mana was being siphoned.
Debuffs layered onto him one after another.
World Tree Magic was terrifyingly versatile.
Yami laughed.
"Working with William really is convenient."
He vanished—
So did Jack.
"Dark Cloaked—!"
"Death Scythe!"
They appeared before Yuuki simultaneously.
CLANG!
Demon-Dweller Sword met katana and scythe.
Two crushing forces bore down.
Yuuki grinned wider.
"Yes! This is it!"
Beast Magic surged.
His body expanded to over two meters tall, muscles bulging.
Raw physical power overwhelmed both captains.
"Oi, oi, that's freaky!" Yami muttered while pushing harder.
"Less talking!" Jack snarled.
Suddenly—
Heat and frost surged simultaneously.
"Yuuki! You are now an enemy of the kingdom!"
"Flame Creation Magic — Roar of the Great Flame Lion!"
Fuegoleon's blazing spell roared forward.
"Those who threaten the kingdom must die!"
"Mercury Creation Magic — Silver Star of Execution!"
Nozel's spear of liquid mercury shot forth.
Yuuki simply thought—
Key Magic activated.
Two green portals appeared overhead.
Both spells curved—
But—
"Marvelous!" Rill's voice rang from above.
"To witness the magic of the legendary former Wizard King Conrad—such inspiration!"
"Painting Magic — Captured Canvas!"
Two iridescent paint-like masses splashed onto the portals—
Clogging them.
Yuuki blinked.
First time he'd seen his portals… jammed.
Painting Magic defied logic.
Its strength depended entirely on imagination.
The clog wouldn't last long—
But it didn't need to.
The redirected spells were no longer diverted.
They were about to hit.
Mereoleona reappeared like teleportation—
Punch blazing.
"Briar Creation Magic — Crimson Rose Spear!"
Charlotte's massive rotating spear burst from below.
Then—
A violent rotating wind compressed the battlefield.
Kaiser's vortex sealed the area.
In an instant—
Yuuki was surrounded.
No escape.
No retreat.
There was only one answer.
"Permeation Magic."
He vanished.
The captains' eyes lit up.
"NOW! DOROTHY!"
"Ehehe~"
Dorothy appeared above them, smiling sweetly.
She snapped her fingers.
"Dream Magic — Glamour World!"
Flash—
The battlefield disappeared.
All of them.
Gone.
(End of Chapter)
T/N: Damn the goal was 3800 powerstones and you guys exceeded that number by a lot. Bonus chapter coming up soon
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