Chapter 80 (1/2)

Quarancinq, the City of Magic, was a large country located to the western side of Yggdrasia It here Marlene the Sage, the Heroine of Magic, orking with Brian, thethe world upside down, to coainst the Dark Lady, and to do so, he was going to su was a fictional character of nursery tales and children's books The stories went that bad kids would be taken to the Fairy World, while good kids would receive gifts froure to fool children

Marlene are of the existence of another di truly lived

All the same, she still decided to lend Brian her expertise For one, she would be paid, and for two, she thought the plan would be an opportunity for the stagnating field of iven a new breath of life But most importantly, it was the little bit of curiosity within her that had wanted to witness what comes at the end of Brian's insanity

With the cooperation of Brian's allies — a group consisting of the worst criminals who had escaped from their respective incarceration all over the world — and the lobal-scale ic circle, the very first of its kind By Marlene's request, s ofthe circle had given for in front of her

”What… is that?”

It was a grotesque thing, its black, scraggly torso and lied, translucent insectile wings squir

At first, Marlene couldn't feel any power coranted, but it was doing nothing beside ht they'dht

Marlene's instincts of a Hero was telling her that the thing in front of her was not what she had thought it to be

No one else could understand its power If she hadn't had her experience of fighting a Dark General as a Hero, she wouldn't have realized the dissonance

When faced with an overly enormous pillar, a normal person would think it to be a wall, a dead end They'd stop But Marlene's experience told her it was no wall, that there was more behind the pillar She knew She had, unfortunately, known

A crack for As the n͞o҉i͟se it emitted formed distinct words, Marlene finally understood its true nature

An Evil God

The very nexther ic stone enclosed in the center, and she shouted at the top of her lungs

”Extre! A Cataclysm-class has been confirmed at Quarancinq! By the authority of a Hero, all countries are requested to enter ic power, the special ic circle sealed inside of it activated to transmit Marlene's words to all the huhout the Tower of Truth Aric knights serving as security for the Tower ran to her

”Lady Marlene! What happened?!”

”What is this monster?!”

”A Cataclysm-class monster…?”

”F-fire at will!!”

The hail of enchanted bullets rained upon the assule reaction

In addition to the combat power identification, enemies of the hu to another threat level system This system also took into consideration special abilities and other factors immeasurable by the Total Combat Power indicator alone

Disaster-classes were capable of destroying a village or town The country would deploy soldiers or knights

Catastrophe-classes were capable of destroying a capital city or a sation of the threat was a matter of national survival

Cala out a continent's population of hu the threat required an alliance of multiple countries, with Heroes as the aran with the Dark Generals fronized by multiple countries The former correlated to the Catastrophe-class, while the latter was Calaed the Dark Lady of the current generation, Whitehare, to be a large threat to hunated her as such However, her goal was only restricted to 'the destruction of World Saplings', and her personal poas on the lower end when coes past It hy her threat level of Catastrophe-class continued to be unchanged

Cataclyserous than the Calamity-classes of Dark Lords below it

Those included in this class were Gods They were far beyond anything humans could throw at them The very survival of the world was at risk the moment they became an enemy

They were to Dark Lords as adults were to babies What Brian had done in an atte down the forest to kill a pest

Marlene could not even begin to fatholance to the an to speak to Whitehare on the screen, his expression enraptured

”Finally, ranted… or should I say your wish, little bunny? I had hated you so, so aveelse but you… but one day, I just… realized so, you know? I realized I wanted to break this world The moment I did, I finally understood you Hahah…maybe I've fallen in love with you So I'll break this world, I'll break you, and I will break… for you…”

The madman desired the end of the world, and even of himself Cold dread ran down Marlene's spine as she listened to his insanity She immediately chanted the most powerful spell she could use