My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 127 Dude, how did you break?

The results of the inspection were exactly as Roland had guessed.

At the location where Iluvia's beyond-visual-range spatial annihilation strike hit, there is now only a huge square crater.

Roland, holding a telescope, stood at the edge of the giant crater and estimated its size, feeling that it was roughly the size of a small town like Blackthorn Territory.

Looking through his binoculars into the pit, he easily found the massive arm armor lying at the bottom.

Black particles, resembling black mist, were currently swirling around him, seemingly slowly repairing the damage to his arm armor.

"Knew it."

Roland stared at the massive arm armor at the bottom of the pit in the distance and murmured helplessly.

Just as he expected, the prototype was damaged to some extent, but it was not completely destroyed or left behind.

After all, if Iluvia's attack had actually destroyed the prototype or rendered it inoperable, then Roland's first mission would have been completed.

Destroying the prototype or rendering it incapable of operation would also prevent it from retrieving other prototypes from the spatial turbulence.

Since the mission was not completed, it means that the prototype was not seriously damaged.

According to Flam, the armor's self-repairing ability is quite impressive.

Putting everything else aside, what Roland sees now is that the black arm armor, which was originally tattered and full of holes, has now been almost completely restored.

"The prototype disappeared, but its arm armor fell to the attack position."

Upon hearing Roland's reply, Salah III sighed, "Alas, it seems we cannot rush things. By the way, Roland, you must also be careful during the upcoming operation..."

Salah III was pushed out of the frame before he could finish speaking.

The princess's expression was not good, and judging from the way she glared at the left side of the screen, she didn't like His Majesty the Emperor's behavior just now.

"Um... Roland, be careful!"

“…Okay.” Roland nodded, then earnestly reminded him again, “Next time, don’t use this attack casually without accurate coordinates.”

“I understand!” Iluvia nodded somewhat guiltily.

Before ending the message, Iluvia added, "Oh, by the way, I didn't expect the problem to be resolved so quickly. Judging by the time, Director Kefas should be arriving at your location soon."

"Although it was a wasted trip to help you along the way, Blackthorn Territory is currently under siege. Please pass on my message to him and ask him to go to Blackthorn Territory immediately."

"Blackthorn Ridge? Besieged?"

"Yes. According to intelligence from the Blackthorn Territory, there are at least dozens of Demon King's Hand Armor sets and countless familiar armies. The local garrison alone is simply no match for them."

Iluvia said with a solemn expression, "Although the capital has already dispatched the first wave of reinforcements through the military teleportation array, and has also sought help from the Holy See and the Continental History Society."

"But having a top-tier combatant in charge can reduce the risk."

"If possible... it would be best if you and Ms. Fram could come along too."

“Okay.” Roland nodded in agreement without much thought. “After I’ve settled the passengers on the magic train, I’ll head back with Ms. Flam.”

"Thank you for your trouble, Roland. Also, my spatial strike can be launched again tomorrow. If we encounter any problems that we can't solve, you know what to do."

As Iluvia spoke, she winked at Roland, appearing quite excited.

Roland suspected that Iluvia might have awakened some ominous attribute.

But this is good news.

Iluvia's attack was enough to solve most of the problems.

The impact is quite widespread.

At this moment, Cellina, who had come with Roland, glanced at Roland and asked, "How is the situation?"

"The prototype escaped, but left behind an arm armor."

"Aren't you going to bring it up?"

"No, Iluvia said reinforcements will arrive soon. Let's wait until they get there."

As he spoke, Roland found a rock by the pit and sat down. But not long after he sat down, he saw a faint golden light on the horizon.

"Ah, could that be reinforcements?" Kalia, who was playing with the cat by the pit, also saw the golden light rapidly approaching the three of them and asked, pointing at the golden light in the distance.

"It should be, barring any unforeseen circumstances." Roland nodded.

Cellina, standing nearby, was also surprised: "I didn't expect it to be this person who came!"

"After all, we have to face a prototype machine, as well as a nine-ring legendary warrior of the Chaos Brotherhood who is currently hiding in the shadows."

Before Roland could finish speaking, the golden light had already arrived in front of the three of them.

After giving Cellina a slightly suspicious look, Kefas, who had emerged from his golden light state, walked up to Roland: "Where is the target?"

Roland silently pointed to the large pit behind him: "The main body has already escaped, but some parts were left behind."

Caiaphas: "..."

After examining the enormous hole that seemed to have been carved out of thin air by a square mold, and the huge arm armor at the bottom of the pit, Kephas fell silent.

"You mean, you and Her Highness the Princess cooperated to temporarily repel this prototype? And even managed to leave behind some parts?" "Yes."

“…Alright, I underestimated you.” Kefas sheathed his sword, a hint of helplessness on his face. “So, I’ve come all this way for nothing?”

Roland, sitting on the rock, shook his head: "It's a pity, Director Kefas, you still have a lot to do."

"You left the capital too quickly; you probably didn't receive the news."

"Blackthorn Territory is currently under massive siege. Reinforcements from the Papacy and the Society, as well as from surrounding city-states and noble territories, will take some time to arrive."

"Although the capital has sent a batch of reinforcements, the number should not be enough to relieve the siege."

"Dozens of Demon King's Hand Armor suits, along with an army of countless familiars, are launching an attack on Blackthorn Territory."

"Please go ahead first. Ms. Fram and I will go after we've settled the other passengers on the train."

Kefas nodded, then leaned close to Roland's ear and asked, "That demon... well, I've been to the northern kingdoms, so I don't have that much prejudice against demons."

"But you still need to be careful, be careful that others don't use her to threaten you... Never mind, why should I worry about that?"

"You're way more impressive than your dad. You've even managed to woo a princess. And to make matters worse, you're so fickle."

"Being indecisive is one thing, but His Majesty doesn't seem to have any objections to it... It's truly unbelievable."

After whispering something in Roland's ear, Kefas shook his head: "Alright, then I'll head to Blackthorn Territory first."

"You and Ms. Flam should also be careful."

"The one who attacked you was Cassius, the sword guard commander of the Chaos Brotherhood. His strength is not to be underestimated even among the Nine Rings Legends."

Roland smiled and countered, "And how does that compare to you?"

"Huh, what do you think?"

Kefas did not answer directly. After a light laugh, he transformed into a golden light and sped across the land, disappearing in the blink of an eye on the other side of the horizon.

"He really comes and goes like the wind... But I doubt he came straight from the capital, right?"

Roland shrugged, then looked at Cellina beside him: "You warriors must have other ways to travel, right?"

Cellina silently turned her head away.

"Should there be some?"

No. I'm really sorry.

Cellina glared at Roland, then asked, "So, what about this arm armor? The director doesn't seem to be interested in dealing with it."

"Take it. Since he didn't do anything about it, it means it's harmless."

As Roland spoke, he used all the skills he could to activate, then used Flash to reach the bottom of the pit, and hoisted the arm armor, which was a head taller than Flam, onto his shoulder.

Just as Roland lifted him up, the counter-spell on Roland took effect.

The invisible black mist had just spilled out of the gauntlet and was trying to enter Roland's body when it was pushed back into the gauntlet by an invisible magical fluctuation.

The next moment... this thing actually shattered!

It shattered into pieces!

Only the gloves are still intact!
Roland: "..."

Although I know that all of this was caused by a counter-spell, isn't this effect a bit too strong?
Even a legendary warrior with nine rings would be reduced to pieces if he took that attack head-on, yet this gauntlet is unharmed.

How did your own counterattack go wrong?

Or was it that the attack just now had reached your limit, so you exploded after taking the reflected damage?

No way! I was hoping to carry you back to old man Toran to see if we could melt down the materials of this thing and see if we could make a suit of armor for ourselves or something.

What am I going to do if this breaks?

Although he felt a little heartbroken, just in case, Roland cast a spell counterspell on himself before picking up the gauntlets, while also concentrating his mind, ready to activate the invincible effect of the World Tree's protection at any time.

After ensuring everything was perfect, Roland silently picked up the only intact gauntlet from the pile of rubble that was already turning to ashes.

This time nothing happened, but Roland discovered that he couldn't put this thing into his storage equipment and could only hold it by hand.

Once he left the pit, Cellina's pupils visibly contracted, and after a brief moment of surprise, she asked, "Where's the stuff?"

“Here you go.” Roland showed the gauntlet.

"???"

Cellina was a little confused: "Wasn't it an arm guard? How come there's only a gauntlet left?"

Looking at the pitch-black gauntlet covered with sharp spikes and barbs in Roland's hand, Cellina seemed to understand what had happened.

Recalling Fram's test that night, Cellina felt she already knew the truth.

"you will not……"

"Yeah, just like you guessed. All that's left of this thing now is the gauntlet."

(End of this chapter)