The yellow sand filled the sky.
The scorching sun hung high in the air.
Under the baking sun, the temperature in the desert rose rapidly, soon reaching a level that was slightly unbearable for ordinary people.
"Bedivere, are you still holding up?"
Rin wore a hood to shield himself from the sun and couldn't help but ask with some concern.
Although the current hot weather was still within an acceptable range for him, for Bedivere, whose physical condition was not very good to begin with, it was probably approaching his limit.
"Thank you for your concern. But please rest assured, I can still hold on."
Bedivere wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he did feel weaker than usual after entering the desert, it was not an insurmountable difficulty.
"Then if you feel unwell anywhere, be sure to say so. After all, while your mission is very important, if you collapse before then, it will all be meaningless."
Rin still urged him with some concern. If not for the fact that he didn't have enough magical paper left to create things like wings, he would have already used flight to quickly find an oasis-like location nearby.
"I understand. Thank you for your concern, Sir En."
Bedivere chuckled lightly and thanked him sincerely. For so many years, he had traveled alone. Traveling with a companion like this now brought him a long-forgotten sense of novelty and nostalgia.
Rin shook his head, signaling that there was no need for thanks. At the same time, he pointed to the distant sky with some confusion.
"By the way, I wanted to ask this last night. Do you know what that thing in the sky is, Bedivere?"
Even if he couldn't see the specific situation, Rin could still feel the immense magical energy reaction from the horizon.
At first, he had thought it was the norm in this world, but upon further thought, wasn't it very dangerous to have such a huge amount of magical energy placed in the sky?
"...I don't know the specifics either. In short, it suddenly appeared in the sky one day. Sir Merlin once said that it is the energy gathered after the Incineration of Humanity, the work of a certain 'magus' who wants to destroy human history."
Mentioning this, Bedivere's expression couldn't help but become grave.
Although his duty was to return the holy sword, seeing such a serious situation unfold before him, he couldn't help but feel worried about it.
"Destroy human history?"
Thinking that the giant band of light in the sky was just the manifestation of some special spell, Rin was surprised to learn the truth.
He frowned, and as he continued on his way with Bedivere, he asked more about the matter, gaining a general understanding of the Incineration of Humanity.
However, Bedivere only had a partial understanding of the more detailed matters. But one thing was certain: if the Incineration of Humanity were to be fully realized, all of humanity would perish.
Who would do such a thing, and for what purpose...
Rin couldn't understand it for a moment. But just as he was lost in thought, the roar of a magical beast and many panicked cries for help suddenly came from behind a distant sand dune.
"Bedivere."
"Yes, I understand. Don't worry about me. Please go on ahead, Sir En."
Knowing that someone had likely been attacked by a magical beast, Bedivere quickly responded. After nodding, Rin pushed off his feet, and with a single leap, he crossed a great distance and rushed towards the distant sand dune.
Watching this scene, Bedivere was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile.
"So he was deliberately matching my pace all this time? I'm the older one, yet I'm still the one being looked after..."
...
Behind the sand dune.
A wyvern, coming from some unknown place, swooped down from the sky as if selecting its prey. Its sharp claws merely smashed a cart and grazed the backs of several people in rough robes, causing them to flee in all directions, letting out one terrified scream after another.
"Why! We just want to live, why did we have to encounter this monster!"
"Allah, please have mercy and save us!"
"Father! Save me—!"
"Bastard, let go of my daughter, you monster!"
As if having enjoyed the spreading fear enough, the wyvern extended its claws and snatched a young girl from the scattering crowd. This made a man in the crowd emotional. He raised the long staff in his hand and swung it wildly at the wyvern.
But as if in mockery, the wyvern let out a low roar and immediately gained altitude. At the same time, it spun around and opened its menacing maw, biting at the man.
The stench of death, accompanied by fear, assailed him. The man's body stiffened, but thinking of his daughter still in the monster's grasp, he gritted his teeth and swung the wooden staff at the wyvern's mouth, only to have it hit its fangs.
The not-so-sturdy wooden staff snapped with a crack. A look of despair appeared on the man's face.
But at that moment, a bright light suddenly flashed down from the sky.
The next instant, a golden spear directly pierced through the wyvern's head, "stitching" its upper and lower jaw together and pinning it straight to the ground!
At the same time, a white figure flashed past, catching the girl who had been thrown into the air when the wyvern had let go of its claws.
Then, he landed steadily on the wyvern's corpse.
Handing the girl, who seemed to have fainted from fright, to the stunned man before him, Rin pulled out the Spear of Longinus. After sensing that there were no other magical beasts around, he turned to the man with concern.
"Are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine. Thank you for your help. Um, you are..."
The man finally seemed to have recovered. After quickly confirming that his daughter was not injured, he hurriedly thanked the young man.
"I am just a passing traveler. Also, if anyone was injured just now, please let them know that I have some means of healing and should be able to help."
"Th-That, really? I understand, I'll go and inform everyone right away!"
The man, holding the girl, hurriedly ran towards the wanderers who were still standing there in a daze, as if not quite understanding what had happened.
Hearing the man's hurried voice, Rin couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Speaking of which, he had been wondering from the beginning why a magical beast like this would appear here. And, the concentration of magical energy in the atmosphere was a bit too high.
It was almost as if... this entire area was created from magical energy...
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