"Oh?"
Raia, who was nearby, noticed the text on the scroll disappear. He stroked his chin and exclaimed in wonder, "She was chosen by that magic."
Nancy snapped back to reality and looked beside her. The grimoire, suspended in the air, automatically turned its pages and began writing a new spell. Soon, the ultimate magic rumored to be able to seal a Demon God was completed.
"That's great!"
"The Oracle's guidance was indeed correct!"
Thor excitedly grabbed Nancy's arm, preparing to take her away to the Bronze Fertile Plains to reseal the Demon God. "The Dwarf Clan is saved!"
Raia flashed in front of Thor, extending his hand to stop them. "Wait."
"What do you want?"
A fierce glint appeared in Thor's golden eyes. An alliance with an enemy... was not reliable.
"Are you just going to confront Demon God Cerberus like that?"
"What do you mean?... The sealing magic isn't already..."
"That's right, the ultimate magic 'Heavenly Obstruction, Earthly Quake' capable of sealing Cerberus is now in your hands, but you wouldn't think that's enough, would you?"
Raia looked down at Thor from above, and for the first time, a hint of playful mockery appeared in his usually vacant, dead-fish eyes. "You think Demon God Cerberus is easy to deal with?"
"..."
His voice was somewhat stern. "He is completely different from those who use forbidden arts to become Demon Gods. He is the shadow of a demon cast into the living world, bearing the responsibility of opening the gates of the Underworld."
"Or... to put it more simply, He is no different from a demon. In terms of strength, He can sometimes rival high-ranking demons in the Underworld."
"Of course, if He were merely powerful, it wouldn't be worth such a great effort." Raia's tone shifted, the playful gaze gradually fading, and his eyes became profound, as if recalling something. "The most important reason is that He, Demon God Cerberus, cannot be killed!"
"Every time He dies, He will resurrect, becoming even more powerful and terrifying."
"So He can only be sealed."
Raia's words struck Thor like lightning, leaving his mind blank. He suddenly understood why the ancient bronze murals he had seen years ago, depicting the war between the Demon God and the Dwarves, were largely blank.
An immortal, demon-strong monster, once unleashed, if one didn't possess the ultimate magic to seal him, what courage would one have to fight the enemy?
He probably wouldn't even be able to lift the battle axe in his hand.
"Then what do you say we should do now?"
Listening to Thor's question, Raia held up two fingers: "We need to do two things. First, kill Demon God Cerberus three times. Each time He resurrects, the time taken will be longer than the last, especially the third time, when the resurrection will take three minutes."
"During this three-minute interval, we will need to complete the second point, which is to complete the release of the sealing magic."
"Killing the Demon God three times is difficult, but I think the second point will give you more headaches, won't it?"
Raia glanced at the members of the Aqua Deer Squad with a half-smile, finally resting his gaze on Nancy. He stepped forward and lightly touched Nancy's grimoire. Although there was a smile on his face, it didn't feel comfortable. "You must have felt it, right?"
"This magic consumes not only magic power... but also life force..."
"What do you mean by that?"
The sharp gazes of the Aqua Deer Squad members accompanied Thor's questioning.
"Oh my~ What are you doing?" Raia turned back to the members of the Aqua Deer Squad, feigning fear. "We are still allies, are you going to attack your allies?"
"Life... what does it mean?" Thor's gloomy expression seemed as if it could wring out water.
Raia's feigned fear quietly faded, and he returned to his usual listless expression. He spread his hands. "You wouldn't think that an ultimate magic capable of sealing a Demon God for five hundred years would only consume a Mage's magic power, would you?"
"'Heavenly Obstruction, Earthly Quake' is a super ultimate sealing magic released at the cost of sacrificing all of the Mage's magic power and life force."
"All magic power and life force..." Thor mumbled these words. After a few seconds, he angrily rushed up and grabbed Raia's clothes. "You're lying to us, aren't you? Why do you know all this? So much of it is stuff even I don't know!"
"You easily found the scroll containing the ultimate magic, and you clearly know the Demon God's abilities and information. You're lying, aren't you?"
"Heh." Raia shook off Thor's hand and sneered, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not."
"Anyway, the final choice is in your hands. Flee as a clan within three minutes, allowing the Demon God to open the gates of the Underworld, or choose to sacrifice one person to seal the Demon God. It's up to you."
"Alright~ Everyone, time waits for no one. Let's continue discussing how to kill the Demon God three times."
Raia changed the subject on his own, leaving the problem for the Aqua Deer Squad to ponder. "Demon God Cerberus will enter a new stage with each death and resurrection, and his magic power will grow stronger."
"The first stage, Bronze Body; the second stage, Bronze Body with a dragon tail and snake back. These two stages are relatively simpler than the third stage. Cerberus will not cast offensive magic, only possessing a hard body, terrifying strength, and speed."
"I hope that in the first two stages, we will distract him from the side, and you will do your best to defeat him. Then, in the final stage, our forces, in peak condition, will concentrate on dealing with Demon God Cerberus, who will have three heads and be able to use three different types of magic."
Thor, whose face had been gloomy since hearing about the life force consumption for the sealing magic, spoke up: "The first two stages will be handled by me. For the third stage, Captain Rill will cooperate with you, and the others will provide distraction."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai En interjected, "No, Vice Captain Thor, let me handle the first two stages. You and Captain Rill will fight the final battle."
"You... are you sure?"
"We will win."
Thor pondered for a moment, then looked at Rill, and replied, "Alright, I trust you."
Gu Sen and Jie Kai whispered to each other, "Bai En... is this guy trying to steal the Vice Captain's thunder?"
"Idiot, there are two people from Eye of the Midnight Sun. If Vice Captain Thor expends too much magic power early on, and they take the opportunity to betray us, Captain Rill will have to fight two against one."
"I see..."
"But do you think Bai En can defeat the Demon God in the first two stages? After all, even a weak Demon God is still a Demon God..."
"I don't know." Gu Sen recalled the scene in the Magic Palace where Bai En easily defeated one of the Diamond Kingdom's Eight Shining Generals and then added, "It should be fine, Bai En is very powerful too."
"Mm." Jie Kai also nodded. He still clearly remembered the battle in the mine.
"Oh my~ Even if you can't defeat him, it doesn't matter. Aren't I and you here to control the battle?"
"That's right, that's right."
"Besides sealing..." Bai En looked at Raia and suddenly asked, "Is there no other way?"
"Unless there's a magic that can kill the Demon God and prevent him from resurrecting." Raia replied casually. "But how could such an all-destroying magic exist?"
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