The First Magic World War

Juno Arthur was the foremost master of Byron, but his power and status far surpassed that of Earl Brittany and Count Ranmalock at the beginning; whether funded by construction, acquired through transactions, or obtained through adventures, he had a total of seven sacred-level rifles.

On this sea voyage, he only carried one—Blood Demon!

It was a handgun!

Juno reached into the void and pulled out a dark red pistol, plain in design—nobody would think it was a sacred-level alchemical firearm.

Juno handed the Blood Demon to Drusinia and said, "You must return safely."

This stunning redhead took Blood Demon in her hands and flew off the Dolmabahçe Number, blending into the sky immediately.

Charles waited by the deep pit left by the Gomodoro Tree for not much longer before he lost contact with two Mirror Shadows; his body flickered, and he appeared hundreds of steps away, precisely where the loss of contact had occurred. He slammed his palm down fiercely, sending a wave of Dark Corrosion Special Ability crashing down, but after penetrating about ten meters into the ground, it was dissolved by an invisible force.

Andreas, witnessing this, said, "I'll handle it!"

He drew the rapier from his waist and thrust it into the ground; a pleasing sound of birds chirping traveled down into the earth. After a few minutes, this youngest Sacred-level former Black Phoenix said solemnly, "There's a force below that has neutralized my Fighting Spirit."

"Unless we go down ourselves, we won't be able to root out that fellow."

Charles said, "Let's wait a bit longer."

After a while, his twelve Mirror Shadows exhausted their energy and dispersed on their own; he casually flipped his hand, and a Magic Mirror appeared, displaying the situation underground.

Below the roots of the Gomodoro Tree was a labyrinth of countless flesh pods; each pod contained a Ling demon, some fully grown, others not yet developed. The images in the mirror kept changing until they suddenly froze; Charles, Agon, Gareth, and Andreas saw a huge flesh pod containing a young blue giant, clearly different from the other Ling demons.

The four men fell silent for a while, then Andreas asked, "Charles, that ancient tree you took, it won't be a problem, will it?"

Charles replied, "No worries, the issues with my ship are not minor either."

Andreas thought it over; indeed, the Holy Light Divine State Title was also quite peculiar.

Gareth said, "I should go down!"

"There must be something special below since father's two Mirror Shadows suddenly lost contact; but I don't believe, whatever the strange thing below is, could harm a Sacred-level."

Charles was about to refuse when he heard a whoosh and saw a winged giant creature descend.

He quickly drew the Red-Blue Rattlesnake, ready to fire, but the creature's wings folded, transforming into a beautiful redhead. Charles recognized her as one of Juno's Blood Servants and lowered his gun, asking, "What brings you here?"

Charles was not worried that the Ling demons might transform into one of them because...

Such transformations could not correspond with an enhancement in strength; merely the appearance was identical, like a second or third level Juno Arthur! How could he be the real deal?

The Blood Servants Juno kept with him were all exceptionally skilled and couldn't possibly be impersonated by Ling demons.

However, Charles was still surprised because the displayed strength of Drusinia was, astonishingly, above the Sacred level.

This gorgeous redhead Blood Servant paid no heed to Charles and the others; instead, she looked at the deep pit left by the Gomodoro Tree, suddenly sprang forward with all her might, and jumped straight down.

Charles was shocked and about to rescue someone, but he immediately realized Juno's Blood Servant didn't need his help; rather, it was Druceina's behavior that was a bit peculiar and warranted caution.

Suddenly, Agon whispered, "She might be a person from the Sherlock era."

Charles was greatly surprised and asked, "How is that possible? How long has the Sherlock Dynasty been extinct?"

Agon said, "The Sherlock Dynasty destroyed the Orc Kingdom, so we beastmen's study of the Sherlock is not inferior to you humans, perhaps even deeper than most empires."

Charles hesitated for a moment. Vampires have extremely long lifespans, and it seemed plausible that Juno had taken a beautiful woman from the Sherlock era hundreds of years ago as his Blood Servant.

He asked in a low voice, "Shall we go down?"

Gareth said, "I will clear the way for my father first."

This time, he leaped down, and Charles did not stop him; he too was curious about what was down there. Moreover, with their team comprising four Sacred level members and himself at Level eighteen, they should be able to handle any dangers that came their way.

As long as it wasn't the Evil God, no monster could overcome this team, and even if it was the Evil God...

They would be able to resist for a while.

Hmm, except maybe Charles might not fare so well.

He wasn't at the Sacred level yet, and should a battle above the Sacred level break out, he would likely be the first to perish.

Gareth jumped into the cave, his aura bursting suddenly.

Charles's expression changed slightly. He had taught Gareth the art of Blood Butcher, a Secret Technique that increased strength the more blood it devoured, but he had always limited Gareth's consumption of life force.

Now, with countless Ling demons below and no one to restrain Gareth, the "big kid" might be in his element.

Charles sighed and said to Agon and Andreas, "Let's go down too!"

"Don't stray too far from me."

Andreas couldn't help but chuckle softly, then quickly covered his mouth. Next to Charles, there always seemed to be something particularly laughable, but most of the time, he had to hold it in, which was really hard to endure.

After Charles jumped into the cave, he released eight Flame Hands, not only for early warning but also to illuminate the darkness.

Sure enough, the Ling demons in the flesh sacs had almost all become desiccated, devoid of all life force.

The whereabouts of both Druceina and Gareth remained unknown.

Charles sensed around and within moments, both of their auras had vanished. He called out twice, but there was no response.

Andreas pointed and said, "In a different direction, at a slightly farther flesh sac that remains intact. But in that direction, not a single Ling demon is alive. Your Mirror Shadow also lost contact in that direction; they must have gone that way!"

Charles nodded and said, "We'll head there too."

He brought out his Red-Blue Rattlesnake, loading twenty Magic-Breaking Bombshell Bullets each, and checked the energy magazines; the two high-level alchemy handguns both had ample energy in their magazines. Following Agon and Andreas, he continued forward.

Along the way, almost all the flesh sacs were destroyed and the life force of the Ling demons inside had been drained. However, with Gareth having the ability and Druceina having it too, it was hard to say who was responsible, or if both had acted.