Meanwhile.

Okad Hinterland.

Feeling the beginning of the earthquake, the Second Apostle Verviel is making final preparations before becoming the "Guardian of the Sea of Clouds".

The place was extremely inhospitable, and the only one who could interfere with him was Ionia, who happened to be nearby.

Ionia's house is a second-class artifact that can be freely teleported on the continent and even temporarily infiltrated into the half-plane. But now that the sea of clouds is disturbed, he can't escape easily.

Lichenda was dealing with him.

Perhaps Lichenda alone may not be able to kill Ionia, the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" who has lived for nearly a thousand years...... But this time, Lichenda wasn't alone.

"The death of the 'Hand of the Sea of Clouds' is approaching." "The Empress of Change" muttered.

……

In front of the black villa, Ionia pushed open the door.

He gave the artifact three times the order to "leave", but failed. The black building did not respond to his commands...... This is the first time in a thousand years.

Damn it.

Ionia sensed that the Second Apostle's Beverel was performing some ritual spell in the immediate vicinity.

"I see, drag me here to buy time for that junior," Ionia nodded slowly, "You have more information than I thought. ”

Originally, Ionia had enough people around him to fight the "Empress of Change", only his right and left hands, Blue Sea High Mage Winster, and Levi's sister Renee Fedorovich.

I shouldn't have let them leave so early......

Renee's temporary departure is Lévy's request. As for Winster, he was recently commissioned by Nicholas to spy on Mr. King in the South.

Ionia itself preferred to live alone. He's a mechanical being, and he doesn't need to be cared for by his attendants, so there are only a few non-caster killers in the room...... There was no threat to Belvie.

And...... No matter how powerful Lichenda was, in Ionia's eyes, she couldn't kill herself.

The "Ionia" that appears now is just one of his strongest mechanical clones. And the mechanical core, which is the body of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds", is hidden in the room behind it. The core is extremely hard and has the ability to shield the effects of spells, even if it is placed there to make the legendary spell boom, it cannot be destroyed for a while.

"Come out." Ionia whispered.

Near Ionia, the doors and windows of the exquisite black villas are still closed. Even the crows under the eaves were motionless.

But only for a few seconds—

Call!

Dense.

Dozens of figures of different appearances suddenly appeared in front of the house.

There are men and women, old and young.

According to legend, when the leader of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" appears in front of his subordinates, he is a different character each time.

Sometimes it's an old woman with a wrinkled face.

Sometimes it's "innocent" children.

Sometimes it is a middle-aged man with no facial features.

Of course...... For those who are not even at the Blue Sky level, Ionia can achieve this with a simple illusion and confusion control technique.

For those with strong mental strength and willpower, Ionia will choose a different body to appear.

Most of the bodies are mortal flesh and blood implanted with mechanical devices.

But the many bodies that appear in front of you...... But it's not just "mortals".

There are strange people with wings on their backs and birds' heads.

There are also several purely mechanical golems that are entirely silver, made entirely of metal.

"Licenta," Ionia glanced disdainfully at Ligenta in front of her, "your nonsense is indeed good. But you can't kill me at all. If I try to stop the 'Queen of Change', you won't be able to do anything. ”

Ionia's "body" is essentially a machine under the command of the core, and the level of strength is uneven.

Weak, even the blue sky level is expected to be killed.

The strongest goatee old man, "Ionia", is a true legendary spellcaster.

But...... It is enough to separate some bodies to interfere with the strongest "Queen of Change" who is no more than the primary level of the blue ocean. Especially a few golems, no matter how weak the caster's combat power is, they are still strong.

"I have a way." Lichenda said, the green-glowing "Calamity Blade" clenched tightly in her hand.

"How?" Ionia chuckled, "It can't be the kid behind you, right?" ”

His gaze couldn't help but pause for a moment on the thin figure behind Lichenda, but he was also secretly vigilant in his heart.

That's Simon Disney. The Seventh Black Apostle. The younger disciple of the Black Apostle stood behind Licenta, holding his spike-like "Staff of Acanthas" in his hand.

What did Licenta do with him? Does this kid still want to be involved in the battle between himself and Lichenda?

"Oh, he's not going to stop your trashy clones," Lichenda said, "he's here to shut down your being." ”

"My body?" Ionia laughed angrily, "How dare you say it." ”

"Go ahead." Ligenta commanded.

Simon, the brunette boy, nodded. He immediately turned into a phantom and rushed towards the closed door of the black villa.

"Look for death." Ionia was about to cast a spell.

Simon Disnell. Of the seven Black Apostles, he had the least information. It is said that he was only recruited by the Black Lord shortly before he rebelled against Elrios, and he specializes in spell spells, but everything else is a mystery.

But no matter what the opponent's conspiracy is...... Let's hold back first!

Keep all bodies focused on Lichenda, Ionia's body, and point her finger at Simon. Even if this young man had been cultivating since before he was born, he would definitely not be able to withstand his Blue Ocean Advanced Binding Spell.

Then, he used his strongest body to drag Lichenda, and the rest of his body went to besiege Belvier in the distance.

No foreign aid is needed, victory is within reach.

But......

Nothing happened.

[Warning.] 】

The binding spell had reached its final step, but it suddenly stopped without warning.

It's not that Yunhai didn't respond to himself.

But...... He "self-terminated" the spell.

In the last step, Ionia herself "automatically" canceled the final step of the spell on the premise that she subjectively "intended to finish the spell".

"You can't attack him, old man." Lichenda said.

Simon had come to the Black Villa.

"No ......"

Ionia didn't bother with Lichenda's thoughts. He casts spells like crazy, but each time it "breaks automatically" at the end.

And in the real center of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" -

[Warning.] [Warning.] [Warning.] [Warning.] 】

The succession of false prompts caused Ionia's mechanical thinking to fall into horror.

Lichenda sighed. It's no wonder you, Lichenda thought. After all, the appearance, character, and memory of that one ...... It's all different at all. No, it should be that nothing is the same except for the "soul tag".

Ionia cannot attack Simon directly.

This is the iron law that has been engraved in the core since it was created.

But...... As long as Ionia reacts, he can still find a loophole and exert indirect influence to prevent Simon from approaching his own body. At this time...... It's time to do it yourself.

The last time I accidentally caught his way. This time...... It won't happen again.

"I'll take care of your body, old man."

With a squeak, the door opened. Simon walked straight in. The owner of the black villa was supposed to be Ionia, but he didn't hesitate to open the door to Simon.

And Lichenda, taking advantage of the moment when Ionia was completely in a panic, raised the "Blade of Calamity" in her hand.

"The deity has descended. Devour it, 'Jade Butterfly'. ”