Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

No, to be precise, it should be the branches of the Imaginary Tree behind that are burning.

At the same time, the branches of the Imaginary Tree rustled, like snakes and insects during the Awakening of Insects season. A deep black hole appeared at the end of the floating island, gradually expanding in all directions, seemingly engulfing and devouring the entire world step by step.

Upon seeing this, Kirshtali's expression changed drastically, and he growled in a low, sinister tone.

"Beryl, what are you doing? You woke Him up ahead of schedule!"

Samael heard the captain's angry curses, looked up at the ever-expanding black hole at the end of the floating island, and frowned.

Is it almost too late?

The situation suddenly changed, and the ancient serpent did not hesitate for long. He decisively left behind his followers to cover the rear and chose to pass through quickly.

"Violet, I'm leaving this to you!"

Upon hearing the order, Violet didn't hesitate to take off her non-prescription glasses and leap to meet the roaring Titan charging towards her, her purplish-red rectangular pupils suddenly lighting up.

Upon meeting each other's eyes, Atlas, who was enraged, suddenly shuddered as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, as if he were afraid of something, and his dark skin faintly turned a lifeless gray.

Legend has it that when the ancient Greek hero Perseus beheaded Medusa and was returning home, he encountered Atlas, the giant of the sky, in the eastern part of the world.

Atlas, who had served for centuries and was exhausted by Zeus's command, said when he saw Perseus arrive, "I am tired. Please turn Medusa's head toward me and let me turn to stone."

Medusa is the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, whose magical eyes have the power to petrify everything. Anyone who faces Medusa head-on, even powerful monsters and gods, would find it difficult to withstand her.

In the end, Perseus granted Atlas's request and placed Medusa's head facing him.

As expected, Atlas transformed into a mountain, which is the origin of Mount Atlas.

Clearly, the demonic eye of the earth goddess Medusa is the nemesis of this towering Titan.

Unfortunately, among the three divine beings fused with Violet, there is the divinity of Medusa, the ancient Greek earth goddess.

On the field, it was another classic ecological restraint chain.

However, as the architect of this chain of restraint, Samael had no time to worry about Violet's situation.

Crossing the starlight corridor connecting the floating islands, a fierce, scorching wind mixed with thick dust rushed towards us.

The fifth Imaginary Tree in sight was set ablaze, and most of it was burned.

The towering flames seemed to have ignited even the dark void, and crackling sounds echoed all around. Charred branches twitched wildly, like giant, dying pythons.

"Interesting! I didn't know this tree was so interesting!"

A sinister-looking man with stubble, chest hair growing from his half-exposed chest, wearing conspicuous bright red shorts and a suspicious pendant, was playing with a dagger in one hand, forking a piece of tree core with blue starlight to taste, while covering half of his cheek with the other hand. He was laughing maniacally in the blazing firelight, as if he were hosting a grand and crazy feast all by himself.

Beneath the tree, a colossal dragon, its entire body as black as ink and with serpentine vertical pupils, was tearing apart the entangled branches, gnawing at the roots of the Dream Tree, and sucking the starlight from within.

An increasingly intense and malevolent aura rippled outwards, and Samael looked at the giant dragon with a grim expression.

Voodoo Dragon!

"puff!"

As the dragon spread its wings, it ripped out the last main root of the Imaginary Tree and injected it with potent poison. Red and black evil patterns spread in all directions through the Imaginary Tree's root system, causing the green trees to wither and life to vanish, as if tolling the death knell for this star-like island that resembled Britain.

Fifth Lostbelt, Concept Extraction:

—When the death knell tolls, on the island of Avalon, the end!

Chapter Fifty: The Advantage Lies with Me and the Micro-Management Master

Looking at the maniacal red-underweared ecstatic man laughing wildly under the towering flames, Hinako Akuta frowned, her face contorted with disgust.

Because of her collaboration with Marisbury, she had access to some top-secret documents sealed within Chaldea.

Coincidentally, the person in front of me was among them.

Beryl Garter.

One of the seven members of Group A among the 48 Master candidates of Chaldea, and one of the Hidden Ones.

He's more like a gangster than a magician.

In reality, this guy is a murderer who kills for pleasure, a criminal who is unworthy of being called human, and a complete scumbag.

According to the records, he was the offspring of a witch and a human. As a child, Beryl was exposed to many spells by his "mother's" side. After his "mother" finished teaching him magic "at the cost of her life" and said that "there was nothing more to teach," he blinded his "mother" and left.

After that, Beryl made a living by killing, but due to his cruelty, he could hardly survive in the underworld. One day, he was discovered by Marisbury and entered Chaldea.

Although Hinako Akuta wasn't particularly morally fastidious, she had serious doubts about Marisbury's judgment in choosing people.

They cram every kind of exceptional talent into Chaldea, caring only about ability and completely disregarding character and other aspects.

This textbook magician's mindset often introduces uncontrollable factors into many things and plans.

Moreover, there is an old Chinese saying: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." Associating with such scum not only lowers one's own taste but also easily puts oneself in a dangerous situation.

Beryl's loss of control on the field directly harmed his teammate Kirchtaria.

It's truly a case of the master's sins bringing misfortune upon the disciple...

Just as Hinako was mentally complaining about her former business partner, a strange tremor came from beside her.

Hinako turned her head in surprise, her gaze falling on Mashu's somewhat pale face.

She seemed scared.

The exposed skin was almost devoid of warmth, icy cold, and her slender shoulders trembled slightly.

Like lambs in a sheepfold, fearing a grinning butcher.

In a daze, Hinako Akuta remembered the last page of the Beryl file.

As a pure, unchangeable scoundrel, even after arriving at Chaldea, this guy could not hide his true nature for long.

After first meeting Mash, Beryl became interested in the child. He broke into the infirmary and, during a break in Mash's physical examination, broke off her fingers to hear her screams.

Although his actions were discovered by the returning doctor Sesshoin, he was severely beaten and expelled, and was subsequently kept in solitary confinement.

However, thanks to the upheaval at Chaldea, this evil seed has successfully escaped and joined the ranks of the alien gods.

The shadow that had been looming over Mashu's heart had returned.

However, a touch of warmth enveloped Mashu's cold little hands, dispelling the chill emanating from the junior student.

"Akuta, Senior Akuta?"

The pink-haired girl paused slightly, turned her head to look to the side, and a hint of surprise appeared on her pale face.

"This bastard bullied you, didn't he? Don't worry, I'll help you get revenge!"

Hinako gently patted Mashu's hand, softly comforting her while coldly glancing at the scumbag who was devouring the power of the Imaginary Tree under the firelight.

Ever since someone deliberately got captured, she has been traveling with Mash, gradually exploring the entire labyrinth.

The two faced numerous obstacles along the way due to the lack of someone's unparalleled combat prowess, and thus had to rely on each other to get through them.

Although she often ends up making things worse, Mash basically believes whatever she says, without worrying about her micro-management skills being exposed. As a result, Hinako's vanity as a "senior" is greatly satisfied in front of Mash.

As time went by, Hinako gradually grew fond of this gentle and pure junior schoolmate, whose personality was like a blank sheet of paper.

Now that her junior is being bullied, how can she, as a senior, just stand by and do nothing?

"Hey, you guys go first, I'll take care of this bastard!"

Hinako glanced at Samael, then crossed her fingers, cracked her knuckles, and walked with a cold smile towards the Imaginary Tree that was about to burn out.

"I've wanted to teach this scumbag a lesson for a long time!"

"you sure?"

When Samael heard that Hinako had volunteered for the battle, he frowned slightly and pointed to the huge black dragon chewing on the roots of the Imaginary Tree and devouring the power of starlight.

"This thing isn't so easy to deal with..."

The dragon Vortigern, a final device born from a small generation of gods in Britain, was only able to be destroyed by Artoria, who was at her peak at the time, with the power of the Holy Lance.

Although it is currently a phantom created through the alteration of human reason, after absorbing the power of the Imaginary Tree, it has already condensed into a physical form, and its strength is definitely at the level of a god.

Although the "Celestial Maiden" is a type of deity, judging from her performance, Lao Jie's combat strength can only be described as barely acceptable.

Facing a higher-level opponent, survival is certainly not a problem, but winning will probably not be so easy.

"A dragon?"

Hinako understood Samael's implied meaning, glanced disdainfully at the bloated black lizard under the Imaginary Tree, and spoke arrogantly.

"I have it too!"

Old Jie took out a bamboo slip that radiated a soft, jade-like glow from the magic array that appeared in front of him.

"With wings and five claws, black and yellow in perfect harmony; clouds and mist gather and gather, and all the sky roars in unison—Yinglong, summon me!"

Accompanied by a solemn and resounding cry, ancient tadpole-like characters peeled off the bamboo slips, twisted and merged in mid-air, transforming into a colossal Chinese dragon, hundreds of feet long, with a head like a camel, antlers like a deer, eyes like a rabbit, ears like a cow, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a carp, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, eighty-one scales on its back, and wings growing from its back.

"Roar!"

The characters solidified, and a ray of light ignited in the dragon's eyes. The dragon immediately raised its neck and roared, its throat rumbling like thunder.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, dark clouds gathered, and torrential rain poured down, drenching the raging Imaginary Tree and extinguishing the towering flames.

Samael glanced at the hundred-foot-tall dragon coiled above his head, then turned to look at Akuta Hinako in front of him, and couldn't help but be somewhat taken aback.

"How did you end up with the First Emperor's Mountain and Sea Map?"

Yinglong was once a giant god in ancient Chinese mythology who was "the one who combined creation, creation, and destruction of the world". He was given the honorific titles of "God of Creation" and "God of Creation" by the ancients. He also appeared as a god of war. He was once commanded by heaven to help Xuanyuan defeat the wind god and rain master, and later defeat Chiyou in the Battle of Zhuolu.

Although there is a bug like Zhulong that can manipulate celestial phenomena and time, and the legend may contain some exaggeration, Yinglong is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" with detailed records of its battles, so its strength is definitely among the top in the Chinese dragon species.

However, wasn't this book of maps and illustrations that commanded the mythical beasts of the mountains and seas under the control of Qin Shi Huang?

When did Old Mustard become able to use it? And he even summoned such an incredible mythical beast.

"That bastard took the Kunlun Kongtong Seal and hasn't returned it yet. He definitely needs to give us something of equal value as collateral!"

Hinako raised her delicate neck and let out a soft hum.

Samael looked the smug celestial maiden up and down with great surprise, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"So, you ripped him off?"

"What knocking? It's just bartering, an exchange of equal value."

"Did Old Jiang teach you that?"

"Ahem, that's not important!"

Having her secret exposed, Hinako Akuta coughed repeatedly.

I knew that with your intelligence, you'd probably just resort to violence. The only one who could come up with the idea of ​​"cutting off the fuel supply" is probably that cunning old fox giving you advice from behind.

Moreover, based on Samael's understanding of the Qin people and the Ying clan, Jiechuzi probably only took a small portion of the Classic of Mountains and Seas from the First Emperor as compensation.

It's basically impossible to expect the other side to make a proper, equal exchange.

Even so, the portion of the Mountain and Sea Atlas she possessed was sufficient to deal with the current situation.

Of course, the premise is that you absolutely must not use the tactic of having an advantage and personally micromanaging the game.

Thinking of this, Samael narrowed his eyes and gave a deep reminder.

"To catch the thief, catch the king. Leave the demonic dragon up there to Yinglong. You go and deal with that scumbag. Don't let him get away!"

"Do you even need to tell me? His head is mine, and nobody is allowed to take it from me!"

Hinako Akuta gave a cold laugh and immediately summoned the two longswords in her hands, which transformed into a shower of crimson petals as she rushed toward Beryl under the Imaginary Tree with lightning speed.

At the same time, as the torrential rain extinguished the flames on the Imaginary Tree, the dragon Vortigern, whose meal had been disturbed, roared and spread its wings, taking to the air to meet Yinglong, who was also a dragon.

The war dragon of the East and the demonic dragon of the West collided violently, their scales flying, their flesh tearing, and blood spraying like raindrops.

As a "celestial maiden," although Lao Jie's combat level is average within the realm of gods, she is at least comparable to a fairy of the Great Mother of Britain. She is more than capable of bullying a half-blooded witch's son.

For a moment, Beryl was shrouded in sword light and was in grave danger. The bloodstains on his body continued to increase, and the stinging pain spread throughout his body.

On the contrary, having finally encountered a worthy opponent, Hinako Akuta became increasingly courageous in battle, unleashing wide-ranging and powerful sword techniques, all in a reckless manner.

Anyway, she's immortal; at worst, she can just self-destruct again.

Even if the other side is incredibly resilient, you can wear down this scumbag by sheer willpower.

Seeing that Hinako Akuta, after being provoked, did not try to be clever with her micromanagement but instead tore off her literary girl facade and started fighting with her sword, Samael felt relieved and led the remaining men on a new journey.