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Black flames erupted near the crushed building, spreading uncontrollably and rapidly, burning away the precious plants that remained in the greenhouse. The flickering light of the fire outlined the scourge as the invisible serpent swam towards the house after destroying the greenhouse.

The black trail spread slowly, and although there was a slight barrier that had been isolated to slow it down slightly, the stumbling blocks were only momentarily shattered by the monster's mighty force. The raging black torrent could not be stopped, and soon it was about to advance to the core of the manor.

Frick looked through the observation hole at the active Scourge that was about to break through the final line of defense, and suddenly he had the illusion that he was also being stared at by the other party. A cold and unpleasant feeling rose from the soles of his feet and crept up his shoulders as if it were about to choke him.

The sounds around him became silent, and even the cracking of the wall as it was destroyed faded away, as if he was the only one cut off from everything else. For some reason, he even sensed that the mass of phenomena molded by the mages contained a will that belonged to the true "Scourge Designation".

As you gaze into the abyss, the abyss looks back at you—a terrifying will that hides the subtle outlines of the deep mist, but rather a desire to engulf it rather than a viewer.

"Why can't you control your eyes?"

Aiku, who was standing beside Frick, pushed him hard and brought him out of this trance: "Why do you think that observing natural disasters is a task that only a few elite scribes who belong to the Observation Bureau can perform?

Even if they were exposed to a defense technique with multiple different types of protection, the scribes who were in charge of monitoring the designated activities of the Scourges would not be foolish enough to think that they could safely observe those dangerous creatures with the naked eye. While most of the beings that are considered active disasters will only cause substantial damage in most cases, such as extremely destructive fires or storms, there are some individuals who are different.

Some – or very few – natural disasters are designated not only to cause direct damage, but also to affect the life forms or mental state of local organisms. Milder may only drive affected creatures to perform certain behaviors, while some nasty ones will cause the creatures to fall into a semi-permanent state of frenzy, and may even mutate their bodies.

Of course, as Akuli said, the number of individuals who "just look at it can have an impact" is still extremely rare, but in fact, most of the uneasiness that most people feel when observing the designation of natural disasters is due to the fear of being overly aware of the disparity in power.

Even though the human race is now spread across more than half of the planet, the strength of the individual is still not strong. It may be possible for a few people to rely on knowledge and tools to gain abilities beyond themselves, but they are still too small compared to the existence of these beings, which may no longer be called "creatures".

Their existence seems to be a satire on all the intelligent races in the world, even if they have evolved a modern civilization that thinks it is advanced, there is still no way to deal with them, but to silently observe the way they live, and to issue emergency evacuation information when it begins to be activated.

However, it is still worth thanking for one thing, these beings who are regarded as "natural disasters" are almost all individuals, and there is no obvious malice towards the various races that gradually expand their living space, but they live freely in a certain way - otherwise most of the civilizations on this planet would have been destroyed by these terrible beings before they could reproduce and develop.

There seems to be some kind of "regularity" in their routines that are too untraceable, and this is undoubtedly what brings them closest to the laws of nature. It is precisely because it is difficult to predict the behavior patterns of natural disaster designators that countries have to continuously invest a lot of manpower in monitoring them.

In any case, the existence recorded on the list of "Scourge Designation" is a monster to avoid, and the name alone is almost terrifying. These mages don't know what kind of mentality they are based on, so they want to make phenomenal monsters their own power.

"Well, our opponents are a bunch of unruly fellows, and although the servants have already kept the seeds back, it will take some work to rebuild the greenhouse. ”

However, Urs Leinster did not care about this, and even looked as if he knew everything, but shook his head slightly and said aloud to everyone in the hall: "Gentlemen, as we have often mentioned, all of us have a day when we will face death—and unfortunately, the day we must go to war with it will come much sooner than expected. They have invaded the Raven Society's laboratories with spells modeled after the Scourge designation, intending to destroy the crow's nest we have worked so hard to manage. ”

Degrading the enemy while exalting himself, and focusing on justifying the act of protecting the manor—he said the same inspiring propaganda that many leaders used to drum up their corporal before the battle began, but Frick was skeptical that it was necessary.

It must be admitted that Urs Leinster's words are inflammatory, not only mentioning the cruelty and unreasonableness of the enemy, but also emphasizing that the research results of the Raven Society can be seized by the enemy by forceful means. But it may seem a little out of place to say these things to the mages at this time.

It's not that the enemy is about to break through the last line of defense, and there isn't much time left for him to show off his verbal abilities, but the mages don't seem to care about what he's talking about. Those "crows" are extremely silent, and even in the face of crisis, they are so calm that people are afraid.

He even sometimes couldn't help but wonder if these mages who belonged to the "Raven Society" had also been nurtured by some kind of spell experiment to become so indifferent that it was unbelievable. If it weren't for the occasional private conversation between them, Frick would have thought of them as machines or undead.

One thing is certain, however, that each of these mages has exceptional talents, and judging by the magical reactions revealed, their strength is also outstanding. It seems that it is not so easy to qualify as a pawn in the hands of Urs Leonster, if you just want to be an "ordinary person" who has been trained like those servants, at most it will only be consumed as cannon fodder after implanting enough loyalty.

So this is just a formality, and it is a deliberate superficial means to show us, to show that he still has the power to give a speech. ”

To Sir Leinster, who was still mobilizing before the battle on the podium, Acully only pouted, and kept his usual attitude and sneered: "Let us first show him how many well-trained and loyal servants he has and a calm sorcerer in the face of threats, and then let us see how dangerous the enemy is and how he deals with it, which is a typical means of exerting influence in the event of an alliance." This guy has really invested in blood, and he doesn't hesitate to waste so much manpower and material resources in order to pull us into his sphere of influence, and it's just to show off his strength...... Hmph, but that's thanks to the guy on the other side who matched his pace. ”

While whispering at Uls Lyernst in a voice that only Frick could hear, Acully had somehow pulled out a pen and paper and began to transcribe some of the short rafts that were ready to be used. Slender words flow from the tip of the pen onto specially treated scrivener paper, giving a glow of magic.

Sealed in a blank sheet of paper, Acully was preparing for a battle, and even if Urles Leinster showed more confidence than she could have imagined, she couldn't trust the sorcerer 100 percent. Even if he did know all about the spells used by his enemies and had the confidence to dismantle them easily, he might make some small gesture in order to turn the negotiation in his favor.

Akuli had been calculated by the sorcerer's machinations many times in the past, and there were many new and old grudges that had not yet had time to be settled. Although she had long wanted to have Sir Leinster put to death in the most ferocious way, her past covenant could not be fulfilled.

She had also suspected that the parcel sent to Frick had been sent by Sir Leinster in order to draw them into a mess that should not have been their case. However, he denied Akuli's suspicions, and declared that it was just another move by his former enemies.

If, as he says, then the current "crisis" between Frick and the confronting him is only a continuation of the hatred of the past, and those enemies are undoubtedly more hateful than the old crow. It's a pity that she doesn't have the ability to read the other person's thoughts, so she can't know if Leinster told the whole truth.

"At this time, we are facing an unprecedented threat together, and those who possess great power do not have the integrity to match it, but only impose it on those who are good and innocent for the sake of strength. At least on this point, Urs was not lying, "In order to warn them against lawlessness, our Raven Society should stand up here, fight back against its powerful spells, and curb its unscrupulous behavior!"