"Haha!" Asta couldn't help but burst into laughter as he watched Charmy run away in a panic.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Seeing that two of the three Eight Shining Generals had been taken out in an instant, Lotus of the Abyss hurriedly gave the order.
"Retreat? The word 'retreat' isn't in my vocabulary, and those two were truly trash!" Argos, one of the remaining Eight Shining Generals of the Diamond Kingdom, angrily cast his Slime Magic. Wherever he went, residents were trapped by slime.
Yami grabbed his katana and started walking toward Argos, but was overtaken by Magna and Luck from behind. "Captain, leave this guy to us!"
"You guys are certainly full of energy!" Yami was happy to be idle, then looked at Finral, who was trying to dodge, and said, "Finral, you go too!"
"Yes, Captain!" Finral had no choice but to bite the bullet and join the fray.
"Double Thunder Crash Orbs!" Luck immediately unleashed two Thunder Crash Orbs at Argos without hesitation. However, Argos had wrapped his entire body in Slime Magic; he was like a fish in water within the slime and easily dodged Luck's attacks.
"Is that all you've got? Your attacks are useless against me!" Argos laughed.
"Watch this!" Magna stepped forward, swinging his baseball bat. He fired off fireball after fireball, and as they landed around Argos, they quickly formed a sea of fire, causing Argos's slime to start evaporating rapidly.
"Damn it, I actually ran into someone with an elemental advantage! But I still have a way. Slime Magic: Slime Jet!" After Argos said this, the slime he was in instantly condensed into the shape of a cannon, and then launched him out like a cannonball.
"Wahaha! What can you do to me? Slime Magic: Sea of Slime!" While in mid-air, Argos directly cast a large-scale Slime Magic spell. In an instant, a sea-like wave of slime engulfed Magna and Luck.
However, both Magna and Luck could fly, so they immediately took to the sky. Even Finral, who had just arrived, flashed to the side using Spatial Magic. Unfortunately, the innocent residents suffered, as many were swept into the sea of slime.
"Save me!"
"It's so uncomfortable!" The residents cried out in pain.
Yami slashed through Argos's sea of slime with a single strike of his katana, rescued the people, and said, "Magna, Luck, hurry up!"
"Understood, Captain!" Magna nodded.
"Magna, it seems long-range magic is ineffective against this guy. We have to use melee magic!" Luck said.
"But this guy's magic is too cunning; it's hard to get close!" Magna clenched his fists.
"Finral, it's up to you now!" Luck called out to Finral, who was not far away.
"Alright, leave it to me!" Finral nodded, instantly understanding what Luck meant.
"Compound Magic: Flame Thunder Obliteration Cannon!" Luck and Magna, like they were forming a Rasengan, used Thunder Magic and Fire Magic to churn out a Flame Thunder Obliteration Cannon of immense power. In an instant, the entire street was filled with violent thunder and fire elements. Instinctively, Argos knew he absolutely could not tank this attack, so he hurriedly used Slime Jet to teleport away again.
However, Finral was already prepared. He instantly opened two spatial portals—one in front of Luck and Magna, and the other behind Argos!
"How did they disappear?!" Argos was suddenly shocked. Then, he felt a prickling sensation on his back. Turning his head, he saw Luck and Magna glaring at him, the immensely powerful Flame Thunder Obliteration Cannon in their hands slamming straight toward his poker-face.
"What the—!" Argos only had time to utter a curse before everything went wrong. First came a searing heat, followed by electric shocks like needles pricking his skin. In an instant, Argos lost control of his bladder and bowels, becoming the most humiliating prisoner of the Diamond Kingdom.
"Wizard King, is this really the Black Bulls? A single Magic Knight Squad actually defeated three of the Diamond Kingdom's Eight Shining Generals, and two of them were defeated by regular members! And Asta is still a rookie this year!" Marx said, shocked as he watched the live broadcast.
"Wow... that's such an impressive Compound Magic. How on earth did those two come up with it? To think they could fuse the most unstable Thunder Magic and Fire Magic together!" Julius's eyes were sparkling.
"Wizard King, when is this? How is that still your focus?" Marx complained.
"Don't be so excited, Marx. Isn't the situation already under control?" No sooner had Julius finished speaking than the figures of the Golden Dawn appeared on the broadcast screen, led by none other than the captain of the Golden Dawn, William!
"You guys arrived right on time. I'll leave the cleanup of the battlefield to you." Yami said, exhaling the smoke from the cigarette he was chewing on.
"You've worked hard. If I had known you were here, I wouldn't have come." William said with a gentle smile.
"They're actually making us clean up the battlefield?!" Langris, as the vice-captain of the Golden Dawn, was clearly unhappy, but he dared not show it in front of Yami. After all, Yami was the type to put someone in a sack and beat them up!
"There are some things I want to discuss with you privately." Yami said, looking at William with a suddenly serious expression.
"Alright." William nodded, then turned to Langris and said, "I'll leave it to you to lead the team in cleaning up the battlefield and clearing out the remnants of the Diamond Kingdom."
"Understood, Captain!" Langris looked at William with a hint of adoration. This was how a noble should be! Unlike his good-for-nothing older brother, who possessed noble blood but engaged in the deeds of the lower class!
"William, we've known each other for decades now, right?" Yami said as they walked.
"Indeed. I still remember when we were both just ordinary members. Even though we belonged to different Magic Knight Squads, we fought side-by-side on the battlefield, and then grew to become captains together. However, since you're looking for me so seriously, it must be more than just catching up." William said with a sigh.
"That's right. I'll get straight to the point. I have fought the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun. His physique, voice, and even the feeling of his 'ki' are very similar to yours. That's why I want to see what you look like without your mask." Yami said as they reached a secluded spot.
"I see. Taking off my mask is fine, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just that my appearance might frighten you..." William didn't hesitate. After speaking, he took off his mask, revealing a forehead full of scars. "These scars have been with me since birth. Because of them, I was shunned by everyone as a Child of Cursed, because these are scars that even recovery magic cannot erase."
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