Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 526 Attack from All Directions
"The witch among witches, Satella, the 'Witch of Jealousy,' possesses a perfect affinity for 'witch genes,' and this is only a part of her power..."

Echidona watched as the "Witch of Jealousy" expanded across the desert, relentlessly striving towards the capital. She spoke softly, smiling as she handed over her trump card.

"She herself is an extraordinary being, the pinnacle of Yin magic, the shadow of the world."

Luke touched Daphne, the "Gluttonous Witch," who was secretly eating because she was so hungry that she had taken over Echidona's job, and was slightly surprised.

"They unleashed their trump card right at the start?"

If we categorize the pieces on both sides by their rarity, "Jealous Witch" is undoubtedly the most rarity SP character, a trump card that can turn the tide of battle.

Echidona smiled and shrugged. "I've always been curious why no one uses their strongest attack right away."

“If winning just once counts as a victory, and… if you win it all, then that’s certainly possible.”

Luke didn't care much. There was a witch among witches over there, and a knight among knights over here. It was similar to the "Witch of Envy." Reinhard wasn't powerful because of the blessing. Without the blessing, he was still an overpowered character.

It was precisely because of his power that the world's origin, Ode Ragnar, bestowed upon him protection at will, all to cling to the Sword Saint's coattails and prevent the "Witch of Jealousy" from being resurrected one day and devouring him again.

Seemingly guessing Luke's thoughts, Echidona squinted and licked her lips.

Will it go that smoothly?

…………

"Oh no, the 'Witch of Envy' has escaped!"

Upon observing what the purplish-black shadow represented, the dragon immediately showed a look of frustration, spread its wings, burst forth with dazzling light, and teleported back to the vicinity of the Sage's Tower.

Reinhard, with a serious expression, pushed off the ground with both feet and shot towards his destination like an arrow.

His physique is special; not only is all his magical power converted into a powerful physique, but all kinds of magic also have no effect on him, which is why the dragon's teleportation cannot take him there.

But it doesn't matter. As long as he unleashes his full power, the Sword Saint's speed can even surpass the beam of light fired by the Sage Shaula. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, it will only take a moment.

His figure transformed into an afterimage that was difficult for others to see, and in an instant he rushed to the edge of the royal city.

But just then, a familiar, shrill scream made his expression change slightly, and he stopped in his tracks.

That voice accompanied him throughout his childhood, giving him warmth as well as coldness, and was one of the reasons why he could not reconcile with his grandfather, "Sword Demon" Wilhelm van Astreya.

Reinhard gritted his teeth, changed direction, and moved with lightning speed, arriving at a tavern in the royal city in the blink of an eye.

In the stinking tavern filled with the stench of alcohol and vomit, surrounded by a group of people pointing and whispering, a man with red hair like Reinhard, but disheveled and listless, was writhing on the ground in agony.

Henkel Astrea, one of the very few men in the direct line of the Sword Saint family who was not granted the honorary title of "Van" by the kingdom, is also Reinhard's father, who is addicted to alcohol.

"Father, are you okay?"

Reinhard rushed into the crowd, quickly checked his father's body, and his face gradually darkened.

Henryl had multiple bite marks on his body, wounds inflicted by magical beasts and accompanied by a curse that drained his life force. Because there were so many, the curse threads were so tangled that they were impossible to untangle.

"Beast Tamer!!!"

Reinhard stood up heavily, and a "Blessing of the Beast Seeker" instantly appeared on him, but his expression did not improve; instead, it became even more unpleasant.

The monsters that caused the curse on Henry were not only numerous, but also extremely scattered, not staying in the same place, and even extending beyond the borders of the Kingdom of Lugnica, distributed across different locations throughout the continent.

Moreover, with so many curses draining life force, Henry should theoretically be drained instantly, but his life force is actually decreasing little by little.

This is a calculated move to restrain his actions!
Reinhard angrily looked up, instinctively glancing at a certain spot in the void, before his body vanished from the spot at an unimaginable speed.

With the dragon providing resistance, there shouldn't be too much of a problem over there in the short term. As long as he finishes hunting the magical beast as quickly as possible and then rushes over, he should be able to make it in time.

…………

"Oh my, that scared me a little. It's hard to say what would happen if someone like that fought Satella. Your knights are both capable and terrifying."

Echidona looked at the eyes on the screen, burning with anger and fixed on her location, and chuckled softly.

She closed her eyes, took a sip of tea, and although she spoke flattering words, there was no fear in her words. After all, the "Sword Saint" was being manipulated by her.

What do you think of this arrangement?

Luke pressed down on Daphne's head, tilted his head back, exhaled, and nodded reluctantly.

"Not bad. Honest people are always prone to being taken advantage of. They'll learn from their mistakes after a few times. People who are too powerful also need to be limited, otherwise the world's consciousness will be in a lot of trouble."

"Aren't you going to order him to abandon saving that useless father and go fight the Witch of Envy?" Echidona asked, propping her head up with her hand. "If it's your order, I think he'll still obey."

“There’s no need. Even though he’s a good-for-nothing, he’s still someone he cherishes. What can stop a boy from saving his father? I’m not a Maybach that doesn’t turn around on an overpass.”

Lu Ke casually replied, "The dragon alone is enough to hold off the 'Witch of Jealousy' who hasn't been completely unsealed for a short time, until the other helpers arrive."

In the scene, the teleported dragon stops the ever-expanding "Witch of Jealousy," its body bursting with dazzling light. It opens its arms and unleashes an astonishing breath far surpassing its previous power.

"Divine Dragon Al" is nothing but a parasite that has usurped the throne; it has no ability to unleash the true power of a divine dragon. The current Polkenica is the real "divine dragon."

Seemingly stimulated by the dragon's light, the shadows surged like a tide, expanding several times in an instant, transforming directly into a walking chaotic ocean from which countless pitch-black arms stretched out.

Black and white, light and darkness, sound and form...

Two completely opposite forces collided, causing the earth to tremble. The aftershocks, which canceled each other out, were still clearly audible even tens of kilometers away.

This was just the first blow in the initial clash. After that, even larger and more vast energies began to collide again, repeating endlessly.

“That’s right. The current ‘Witch of Envy’ hasn’t been fully resurrected yet. A part of the seal is still hidden inside the ‘door,’ and only the person who holds the ‘key’ can open it.”

Echidona smiled, pursing her lips. "Provided that the 'Witch of Envy' is not complete, and that your men are available."

With Reinhard, her most important combatant, transferred away, her subsequent plans could now be arranged.

...On the outskirts of the royal city.

Soldiers guarding the border stood on the thick city walls, speechless with shock and joy at the sudden arrival of the divine dragon and unknown dragons.

For the people of the Dragon Kingdom, seeing two dragons on the same day was undoubtedly a fortunate event they would remember for a lifetime. Just as they were recovering from their surprise, they suddenly noticed that fog had begun to rise in the distance.

The fog thickened and became so dense that it was difficult to see with the naked eye. It was spreading little by little from the plains outside the royal city into the city, like the domain of death slowly approaching.

"Strange, isn't this the season for fog?"

"And isn't this fog a bit too thick? Shouldn't the wind on the plains be enough to disperse it?"

"Wait... is there something in the fog?"

The leading sergeant looked at the approaching fog and felt a sudden chill run down his spine. He suddenly realized a possibility, and his forehead was instantly covered in sweat.

"Om—"

As the fog drew closer, a massive shadow soaring through the sky appeared in the soldiers' blurred vision, accompanied by a whale-like hum—not calm or sorrowful, but a violent, angry, and terrifying sound!

"Enemy attack! Sound the alarm! Notify the royal city's guards and knights! Quickly inform them, north of the royal city—"

The sergeant's voice was hoarse and boomed like thunder.

The mist in front of them was already visible to the naked eye, revealing a whale-like creature soaring in the sky with a single horn and giant eyes.

"The 'White Whale,' one of the three great magical beasts, has invaded!!!"

The soldiers, their faces ashen, frantically activated the amplifying magic devices. An ominous and urgent siren blared, and the sergeant's roar rippled throughout the entire royal city.

Before they could even feel relieved after completing their work before their deaths, a series of even more urgent, desperate, and terrified voices rang out one after another.

"Alert! The 'Black Serpent,' one of the three great magical beasts, has invaded the southern part of the royal city!!!"

On the southern front, opposite the north, appeared serpentine creatures shrouded in black mist, even more bizarre and terrifying than the massive tangible objects.

Monsters whose true forms were obscured roamed the air, and a gentle breeze carried invisible black particles into the air.

As the most dangerous of the "Three Great Beasts," the "Black Serpent" carries a deadly virus all over its body, a forbidden product of the fusion of magic and power, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.

"Alert! The 'Great Rabbit,' one of the three great magical beasts, has invaded the western part of the royal city!!!"

Compared to the first two, which do not possess a terrifying appearance and are actually quite cute at first glance, there is a group of horned rabbit monsters. What sets them apart from their harmless appearance is their sheer number.

It was an endless ocean of snow-white, with countless "big rabbits" swarming in, turning all the animals, monsters, and even all living things along the way into bones in the tide of monsters that inherited the hunger of the [Gluttony Witch].

In this snow-white ocean, only a petite figure in blue and purple stood there, staring at the center of the royal city with hateful eyes.

"Beastmaster" Meli pointed her finger. "Go, children, devour Roswaal completely, leave not even a bone!"

…………

Lu Ke lowered his head, looked at Daphne, the "Gluttony Witch" who was eating him, patted her head, narrowed his eyes and spoke softly.

"Did you do it?"

Meli was just an eight or nine-year-old child. Although [Blessing of the Demon] was a natural expert at controlling magical beasts, it was impossible for her to control beings of the level of the three great magical beasts.

Unless... there is external intervention to help, and Daphne, the [Gluttony Witch] who created the three great magical beasts, causes trouble from within.

Daphne reluctantly spat out the food in her mouth, fixed her dislocated jaw, and then smiled happily.

"After all, we're staying at Echidona's place, so isn't it normal to contribute some rent? Besides, we're quite interested in whether that kid can control the three great magical beasts."

"My children have been hungry for a long time. The white whales need no introduction, the big rabbits have been working hard to find food rich in mana, and even the 'black snake,' being controlled by the little ones taught by the witch, isn't getting enough to eat~"

She seemed to be complaining, "The feeling of being hungry is really tough. People who haven't experienced the endless torment of hunger can't understand. I want them to be full. Of course, it doesn't matter if they are eaten by others. We can all love each other and eat each other."

Lu Ke clicked his tongue lightly: "That's a new concept of loving each other."

"Daphne's role wasn't that significant. Her main contribution was using the dragon's pressure to make the three magical beasts unable to resist, and also giving Melly a 'motherly' aura, which was the only way she managed to succeed."

Echidona chuckled and explained, "That child's size is similar to Daphne's, which does help to some extent. After all, magical beasts aren't very smart, and they see humans as looking pretty much the same."

Looking at Echidona, who was speaking eloquently and explaining the specifics of the arrangements she had made, Luke let out a sneer and kicked away Daphne, who was about to come over and bite him.

"Is this all you have up your sleeve? But that might not be enough."

Echidona tilted her head. "Isn't that enough? According to the records in the Book of Wisdom, without your interference, the White Whale alone required the majority of the forces of the two chosen ones. Subaru Natsuki, who was given 'Return by Death' by Satella, made many efforts and only managed to complete the subjugation after combining the terrain."

Even without Reinhard's royal city, the "Gut Hunter" could still fight his way in and out seven times. The Dragon-Protecting Kingdom was one of the four great kingdoms only because it was under the protection of the dragon god. Apart from the dragon god and the sword saint, some smaller kingdoms were more powerful than Lugnica.

Lu Ke stood up, straightened his pants, and casually shrugged: "You said it yourself, it's without my interference."

"...That makes sense, after all, the opponent is a visitor from another world as strong as you, beyond imagination."

“I have considered the issue of insufficient troops,” Echidna nodded quite seriously, revealing a smile that could only be described as anthropomorphic. “Speaking of which, doesn’t Beatrice get your attention? I made sure she waited for you…”

"Betty is quite cute, just a little shy. I wouldn't mind getting to know her better if I had the chance later."

"Is that so? That child is very lucky, much luckier than me. This can be considered another case of being too clever for one's own good."

Echidona seemed quite moved, then changed the subject: "You see, I can control the books in Roswaal and Beatrice's hands, so of course I can control the books in the hands of the Witch Cultists as well."

"Just write something like, 'Prepare enough sacrifices for the Witch of Jealousy when she is resurrected in the royal city,' and the entire Witch Cult will mobilize!"

She paused, then leaned closer to Lu Ke and licked his ear, her voice seductive.

“Even the [Illusion Witch] herself, and the 'Archbishops of Sin' will be coming.”

(End of this chapter)