Chapter 428 Initiates the Challenge

"Give me half an hour." After dropping this line, Margery drove away Fang Li and Shana, leaving herself alone on the spot.

"Hum—!"

In the trembling air, the totem-like Unrestricted Spell once again revolved around Margery's body.

Margery stood still, closed her eyes, and focused on healing her injuries and restoring her power.

Fang Li and Shana distanced themselves and glanced at Margery's direction, their gazes meeting.

During this time, Fang Li briefly recounted his encounter with Lamies and the information Lamies had shared.

"The 'Bal Masqué' actually commissioned Lamies for such a thing?" Alastor said solemnly, "This could be a bit troublesome."

"Is that Lamies really the 'Spiral Organ'?" Shana frowned, whispering, "If it's true, it's a bit unsettling."

"Perhaps this is also a kind of fate?" Fang Li smirked and said, "Two skilled Unrestricted Spell Masters from Flame Haze and Crimson World Denizen have arrived in this city. One was hired by the 'Bal Masqué,' so we naturally have to find the other to help us."

"But, will this 'Chanter of Elegies' really help us?" Shana asked a reasonable question, saying to Fang Li, "I don't think it will be that smooth."

"At least, for now, it's going smoothly," Fang Li said with a hint of meaning, "As for what happens next, you just stay on the sidelines, and then it will be alright."

During the conversation, time passed slowly.

Before long, half an hour had passed.

"Boom—!"

At a certain moment, in one corner of Misaki Bridge, deep blue flames exploded, expanding like a flame robe.

Fang Li and Shana both turned their heads, looking in the direction where the flames were burning.

They saw Margery, now enveloped in a flame robe called Tōga, transforming back into a wild beast resembling a wolf and a bear. She flew into the air, lowered her head, and looked down at Fang Li and Shana with eyes full of hostility.

"Yo." Margery's somewhat deep voice came from Tōga.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Hey-ha!" Marchosias's vulgar voice also rang out.

"As you can see, we're completely revived. Not only have we healed our injuries, but we've also restored most of our Power of Existence. Now, it's an excellent state!" Margery said, but both Margery and Marchosias' words carried a clear sense of enmity and malice that others could easily feel.

Seeing this, Fang Li and Shana's expressions remained unchanged.

"I knew it wasn't that simple." Shana only said this line.

As for Fang Li, he shrugged as if genuinely puzzled and said to Margery, "Margery San, what exactly do you mean by this?"

"Are you an idiot?" Margery said disdainfully, "Could it be that you really think I would obediently help you?"

"Yes." Fang Li affirmed again and said, "I think so."

"...How arrogant." Margery suddenly smiled and said, "Then I want to see what kind of confidence makes you say such things!"

"Hahaha!" Marchosias also laughed loudly, saying, "Let's settle the score for what happened just now!"

With such words, in midair, Margery, wearing the flame robe Tōga, raised her bulky hands high.

"Boom—!"

Intense flames ignited on the raised hands.

"This time, I won't show any mercy!"

"I'll send you to hell with one move!"

Under the shouts of Margery and Marchosias, the surging deep blue flames expanded relentlessly.

A vast amount of Power of Existence gushed out like water from a burst dam, converging towards the deep blue flames.

Suddenly, the deep blue flames violently surged and compressed, emitting terrifying heat and power.

In an instant, the deep blue flames transformed into a colossal flame clump with a diameter of hundreds of meters, resembling a deep blue sun. Waves of fiery tendrils undulated across its contours, instantly illuminating the entire interior of the Fuuzetsu/Seal.

As declared by Margery and Marchosias.

This time, the two of them showed no mercy, channeling all their power into this strike.

"Uh-oh!" Alastor exclaimed, "This looks bad!"

"...!" Shana's expression also became somewhat serious.

If that enormous flame clump were to fall, the entire Misaki Bridge would likely be destroyed instantly.

The power was so formidable that Shana and Alastor couldn't help but take it seriously.

In response, Fang Li raised his head, gazing at the huge flame clump that filled the entire sky, his eyes suddenly contracting into ice-blue Mystic Eyes.

"Perish!" Margery's cruel shout echoed through the heavens.

"Haha!" Marchosias also let out an exhilarated laughter.

In this situation, Tōga, holding the entire massive flame clump high in the air, suddenly swung her hands heavily towards Misaki Bridge below.

The gigantic flame clump, resembling a small sun, immediately descended.

"BOOM..."

The thunderous roar abruptly spread.

It was the sound of the flame clump moving and the air around it being forcibly compressed.

The enormous deep blue flame clump descended, crushing and evaporating the air in its path. Accompanied by chaotic air currents and the thunderous roar, it plummeted directly towards Misaki Bridge.

The scene was as if a miniature sun had fallen, causing the Mana River's currents to surge, emitting steam and bubbles.

It was a terrifying strike capable of destroying the surrounding area.

Under this attack, Misaki Bridge seemed incredibly fragile, as if it were on the verge of collapsing.

Until after a moment...

"Chī—!"

In the faint sound of breaking space, a figure suddenly shot up into the sky, heading towards the massive fireball descending.

Ice blue Mystic Eyes flashed with iridescent hues.

The dagger, like a crescent moon, swept through with a chilly radiance.

Fang Li directly faced the colossal flame clump.

His hand slowly raised.

Then, he swung the blade.

"Qiāng—!"

In the pleasant ringing of the sword, a piercing blade light emerged, tearing through the sky and striking the enormous flame clump.

"Poof—!"

Like a punctured balloon, the incredibly large flame clump suddenly stalled, cut cleanly in two by a single stroke.

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