“Damn it, half of them still believe they can win even now…?”
“Most of the small countries have joined in. I believe the large countries with powerful militaries would be more stubborn, however.”
“Well, ours is as well, isn’t it? Anyway, you’re certain the hardliners in the army haven’t found out about this?”
“I… would not say they absolutely haven’t, though I do believe they are currently much too occupied for that.”
“At any rate, we don’t have much time. Continue with the plan.”
“Understood.”
The presence of a person vanished from the hidden room. The man remaining behind leaned deeply back on his chair. He sighed, whispering a name.
“…Shedy.”
***
I’d entered the Central Continent. I continued on my route to destroy the Saplings starting from the north, all the while dodging Fiorfata’s attacks.
—!”
My mist of extreme cold froze the scattering earth and trees. Then Fiorfata just swatted it aside.
“Gah!”
Our powers clashed. I crossed my arms to protect myself from the shockwave several kilometers away that was racing toward me.
I took damage, but not as much as before. With Absorption evolving to become Consumption, I could now convert even a portion of the damage into magic power and take it in myself, giving me more power to fight.
The small country Dixseld was virtually empty of people by now, and I freed its Sapling. Then I headed toward my next target, Quinze Kingdom. It was the large country that had been sending its battleships at me multiple times, and perhaps that had been the reason why it no longer had any firepower to resist. The whole capital city of Quinze disintegrated as it got swallowed up in my battle.