Brain bloom

Master Woodpecker looked at everything before him and immediately realized it was too late.

Hodge's evil spirit vanished with a triumphant laugh; its purpose had been achieved.

“Master Neil?” B knew its origins and had a vague feeling that things were heading in the worst possible direction.

"Alas, your triumphant attack has landed squarely on the heads of the coffin bearers and even on the head of the Dawn Princess of the Demon Realm. No one can save you now. You'd better pray that the world ends here, otherwise..."

It didn't continue speaking; after thinking for a moment, it explained everything it had experienced with a sigh.

Hearing that their attack had missed its mark and landed on the walls of Silver Ring City, no one could remain calm.

"Wait, you said...the one who delivers the coffin?" Most people were puzzled when they heard "the one who delivers the coffin."

"We...we've hit the coffin bearers?"

"The one who delivered the coffin was not a ghost..." The magician didn't dare ask aloud.

"—The Coffin Bearer, isn't he the god you've imagined?" Only someone from the Peda Empire would dare to ask such a question with a cold snort in the current situation, "Could he really exist?"

Upon hearing this question, several high-ranking figures turned ashen-faced, as if they had offended a real coffin-bearer. B, the leader of the Holy Coffin Kingdom, was stunned, kneeling on one knee as if contemplating suicide, though he at least needed to know if the true god was still alive.

After a moment of stunned silence, Melia muttered words like "Dad, wish" as if she wanted to go somewhere, but Daniel stopped her.

“What a magnificent defeat…” Aureliano couldn’t help but mutter a complaint.

The entire square descended into chaos, and just then—

"—Thump." Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

"what happened?"

"earthquake?"

"What's wrong now..."

"It came from across the sea."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, the murmurs rising like waves, everyone curious about what it was.

"—Thump!"

It rang out again, this time with a stronger and more powerful sound.

The sound, appearing again, instantly silenced the restless crowd in the square. Even just two sounds were enough for most people to understand what it was... such a rhythmic and melodic booming sound, with consistent length...

"—Thump!!"

It was just like the sound of a heartbeat.

High in the sky, a magnificent sight unfolded, revealing the convergence of evil. Fernanda's dragon roar and sighs conveyed a message of defeat and despair.

"This is the primordial evil... it is about to awaken."

……

At this very moment—the key to unlocking this world has been extracted by the dandelion.

The dandelion's palm faces upward, and the key to the world lies there quietly, waiting for this qualified being of the four seasons to use it.

It is the first of the three ancient sacred objects of the Land of Flowers, the feather of Winged Cloud.

Legend has it that after each successful battle of Winged Cloud, a unique piece of it is left behind. Only those qualified to use it can temporarily gain control over nature.

This is a treasure bestowed upon those who live through the four seasons by the silent world, and a symbol of nature's love for the four seasons. The key to the world, truly deserving of its name.

There was only one leaf left, but the dandelion still used it to help the strawberry that was about to wither.

The feathers dissipated in the wind, and the soft light entered the dandelion's eyes. Her already azure eyes were now veiled with the color of the entire sky. With this key, she unlocked the world, and the dandelion stepped into the world—dominating all of nature.

"--hurricane."

She raised her index finger and pointed it towards the sky.

Where she had hoped, the eye of the hurricane materialized and summoned a devastating wind.

A force capable of annihilating an independent city-state appeared in an instant. The wind, like a monster, crushed everything around it. Trees were torn apart, boulders were pulverized; they were borrowed by the hurricane and even became weapons to ravage the world.

The roaring forces of nature tore at the sacred power of the waterfall.

But that's not enough...

"volcano."

The moment the dandelion uttered the word, the ground rose up, and a pitch-black, carbonized volcano rose from the ground.

The crater, which one must look up at, is directly aligned with the source of divine power. In less than half a second, lava surges forth like ocean waves, as if to scorch the sky with a crimson cloud, its power capable of swallowing the heavens.

The divine power was suppressed, at least it no longer ravaged poor Mori.

Yuan also stared in astonishment at everything before her. Coming to her senses, she temporarily forgot her own physical and mental pain and only wanted to do her best to protect Sen Shi amidst the changes in the world... Fortunately, the dandelion did not forget this point. The wild power of nature avoided them.

The divine power is still resisting the natural disasters with great resilience.

"Annoying! Come on—lightning!" She once again harnessed the power of nature.

The thunderous explosions continued unabated, and streaks of purple lightning bombarded the area, forcing the divine power to continuously crumble.

The divine power was indeed immense; even though the dandelion had summoned a terrifying natural disaster, it would still take several seconds to completely shatter it. Fortunately, the situation was already settled, and there was no need to summon something even more terrifying.

Hurricanes lashed, lava engulfed, lightning roared—angry nature would not tolerate such arrogance from humankind.

Relieved, Dandelion finally had time to go see Senshi.

Nature obeyed her will; the earth beneath Mori and Kaname carried them to Dandelion as if they were offering tribute. Mori lay on the ground, badly injured, which saddened Dandelion.

She pinched Morishita's ear, but he didn't wake up.

"Fool, it would have been so much better if you had come back sooner. You've been punished by the heavens..."

Although there are still many things I want to complain about, treatment is the priority.

She invoked the power of nature, and in a flash, Senshi was healed. Her withered branches and leaves regained their vitality, becoming lush and vibrant green, and her twigs became supple. Except for the inability to force her to bear fruit, everything else had returned to a perfect state.

Because the four seasons themselves are also part of nature. Mori even smiled, as if she were having a sweet dream.

But this also means that I can't be cured by her.

By this time, the time it had to control nature had run out, but before everything ended, the dandelion didn't forget to repair the world, and the city was restored to its original state. The natural disaster vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed...

She was a little tired, but she breathed a long sigh of relief, at least Sen Shi was still alive and well.

"—Thump!" A loud noise suddenly shook the air and the earth rumbled.

"This is?"

“It is the original evil.” Dandelion gazed into the distance where 1848 was. “Trouble is coming.”

Volume 1, Chapter 323 - Answer?

Hodge seized the opportunity.

While humanity stumbled upon the wrong place and panicked, it had already leisurely prepared the ritual. Now, all that remained was the final step: offering sufficient nourishment to awaken the primal evil.

The scales of victory have tipped in its favor.

Humanity will not be able to muster such a powerful attack again in a short period of time.

The most troublesome ancient demon king was bound by the rules of the deal and unable to intervene in the whole matter.

There is still one ancient calamity dragon left, which is a great threat, but Hodge is confident that he can fight it until the dust settles.

In addition, both of the destabilizing factors were eliminated by Hodge.

Bringing Claire along, as if to stop the Dawn Princess, she was injured by divine power, which went smoothly.

The illusionary labyrinth created at the cost of three divine essences to delay the coffin bearers failed. This should have been a great danger, but unexpectedly, the coffin bearers themselves went to face the divine power…

Now, Hodge, overjoyed, had no more worries.

Heeding its call, the heartbeat of primal evil before its awakening has resounded in every corner of the world—

……

"So, did Hodge punch me?" Yuan asked.

"Yes."

Dandelion spoke with absolute certainty, because when she entered a state of dominating nature, she sensed a vast amount of information from all over the world. Although it was so much that it gave her a splitting headache and she couldn't hold it for more than a few seconds, it was still enough for her to see through the ins and outs of things.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yuan pondered for a few seconds.

Every now and then, Yuan would clutch her arm, the wound still not healed, the power of the curse echoing for a long time.

"Oh, I see... Well... I'm leaving now."

"Go? Wait..." Although Dandelion was puzzled, she pressed her down to sit properly. "You're so badly injured, where are you going now? I'll wake up Sen Shi right away and give you a healing spell."

Before she could say anything, she poured a bucket of ice water over Sen Shi's head, instantly waking her up.

"Who wants to harm me?!"

"morning."

"...Oh? Dandelion!? I...I must be dead, yes, I'm dead."

With an incredulous look on her face, Mori lowered her head and touched her entire body, finding herself in an absurdly good condition. Soon, she understood everything.

"Why did you summon me again this time? How long has it been? A hundred years? A thousand years? Has the Kingdom of Flowers been revived? Is the world still intact? I... Ugh, why am I still in this body? Well, at least it looks pretty good."

Dandelion poured cold water on the water again and explained the whole process.

After hearing this, Sen Shi blushed slightly and could only lower his head and quietly thank Dandelion.

"Thank you, Dandelion... Princess."

"Next time, will you dare to go out and play again? Will you forget to come home on time again?"

She nodded, then quickly shook her head. Only then did she see Yuan, looking at her with a relieved expression. Mori silently used healing magic, but it had no effect; the power of the curse blocked all positive effects.

"It can't be cured; we can only wait for it to recover on its own."

"...Are you always like this when you get injured?"

"Ah."

Sen was speechless, scratching his head as he racked his brains for a way to help.