The guard was immediately dumbfounded, but that was not the most surprising thing. He actually saw blue flames. He had never heard of anyone being able to control blue flames. Not only that, but facing Lilith, the magnificent magic power emanating from her at the moment the magic circle appeared made him feel as if he was being engulfed by the sea, struggling to breathe.
Too strong.
The guard snapped back to reality and realized that he was already covered in cold sweat. He immediately felt weak in the knees and knelt down on the arena.
"I have lost."
There was instant silence around, as if they had not yet reacted to what had just happened. It wasn't until one person exclaimed in shock that everyone was stirred up, and a burst of excited cheers erupted.
These soldiers had heard that Lilith and the others were very powerful, but to defeat the guards of the Caesar Empire in just one round, and even make them surrender, was truly shocking.
After the guard stepped down, Tia apologized to herself, but after a moment of silence, she didn't blame him.
These guards were carefully selected by her father, and their loyalty was guaranteed. So Tia also accepted the failure this time and turned away with a pouting mouth.
Fred smiled victoriously at this.
After a few minutes, Green and the others finally returned to Falchester. The most surprising thing for Green during the journey was that Yuzuriha, after inheriting the power of the Dragon God, could actually unfold a pair of wings made of pure light energy behind her.
These wings were not as delicate as those of angels, nor as rough as those of a dragon. Countless feelings converged together and eventually formed two words - sacred and pure.
But they were not just for show, their speed was not to be underestimated.
Green, keeping up with Yuzuriha's speed, was still able to arrive in Falchester quickly, even though Yuzuriha was indulging in free flight.
The world is much bigger than what one sees.
Instead of going directly into the castle, Green walked past the main gate. Now everyone in the castle recognized Green, and when they saw him, they were even more excited and respectful than when they saw Fred. Green played the role of an inspecting leader, greeting everyone from time to time.
However, after walking a distance, Green noticed that the nearby walls were damaged, and there was still the residual magical energy of Mio. He became nervous and quickly found a soldier to inquire about what had happened. He then learned that someone had invaded the castle while he was away.
Upon hearing that the intruder had been taken care of by Mio and Lilith, Green finally felt relieved and realized that their strength no longer required him to be constantly by their side.
But with time passing, even if Lilith and the others were not needed, Falchester would not fear any invaders.
Green soon found Aloof and the others, as well as Tia not far away.
Tia also noticed Green, but did not immediately recognize him. After all, Green wore a monkey mask before, and his clothes were different now.
Green and Yuzuriha were wearing the clothes given to them by Ophiel. They were not only light but also very tough.
"Hey, Aloof, Lilith, Mio!"
Upon hearing Green's greeting, Aloof and the others immediately felt much better, and their intimate appearance naturally caught Tia's attention. She looked at Green, as if trying to find some secret from him.
Soon, Tia walked over.
"Are you Green?"
"It's me."
"..."
Of course, Green recognized Tia, but he didn't actively say much. Seeing Tia's silence, Green casually poured a cup of tea and started to taste it on his own.
"I heard you have something to discuss with me. Can you tell me the details?"
Upon hearing Green's words, Tia suddenly remembered that she hadn't done her business yet. She hurriedly nodded, called her guards to bring out some documents, and slowly started to explain.
After a few minutes.
Tiya roughly finished explaining the situation, and Green nodded without much change in expression throughout.
"As for the Sin of Wrath, Azaral seems to be dead."
"...Dead?!"
"Yes, according to my intelligence, he is dead."
"How did he die? Did you go out before...?"
Green shook his head, denying Tiya's speculation.
Then he stood up and went to a slightly empty area. He signaled everyone to step back a bit, and then waved his hand. Suddenly, hundreds of pieces of black dragon meat appeared out of thin air, filling the entire space.
"I almost forgot about this guy. This is our income from the past few days, thanks to Yuzuriha, otherwise it would have been very troublesome to deal with these things."
"Hehe..."
Hearing Green's praise, Yuzuriha's lips curled into a faint smile. Also, with Green's words, Aloof and the others noticed the difference in Yuzuriha.
"Speaking of it, I felt a comforting energy in the air before. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems to be emanating from Yuzuriha... Amazing!"
Green nodded in agreement with Lilith's words, and then pointed to the pieces of black dragon meat.
"Take a closer look, do these meat pieces have a mystical energy? I think Mio should be able to sense it easily, right? After all, your magical essence is somewhat similar to this."
"Yes, Green is right. There is indeed a mystical power in them, but I feel that there is something strange about it... It's like... Hmm..."
Mio pondered for a moment with her lips pressed together, but couldn't come up with a suitable adjective.
Instead of explaining further, Green waved his hand and collected most of the meat pieces. Then he held one of the easier-to-handle pieces in his hand and said to everyone:
"We'll talk about the Sin of Wrath later. Let's go find Faliana first."
The group followed Green to the place where they had previously met Faliana.
When Green handed the black dragon meat along with the silver dragon scales to Faliana, stars seemed to burst out of her eyes, and even the surrounding onlookers could feel her excitement.
"So...so amazing! How did you get such amazing things?! Can you tell me? Just a little hint would be fine! Even in the records of my ancestor Hibergla, there is no trace of such things!"
Faliana's excitement overflowed, and under the allure of the black dragon meat, she completely disregarded the silver dragon scales beside it. It was more accurate to say that the radiance of the black dragon meat overshadowed Faliana's vision.
Fortunately, Faliana quickly calmed down and finally noticed the existence of the silver dragon scales, and she couldn't help but gasp in awe.
Although there was a big difference between the two, for Faliana, both were extremely precious.
She held the silver dragon scales in her hands with extreme care, afraid that she would damage them with a small misstep.
In fact, she was worrying too much. Dragon scales were not something that just anyone could destroy. Even if Faliana used all her power to attack these scales, they wouldn't even have a scratch, let alone be damaged.
"Are...are all of these precious things for me?!"
"Yes, I have no use for this stuff. If you are interested, you can take it for research. I am really looking forward to the results of your research."
While that's what Green said, in reality, he only gave Faliana a piece of black dragon meat. Naturally, there was no hesitation compared to giving away everything, especially since Green was worried that if he gave all the black dragon meat to Faliana, the Black Dragon King might accidentally be resurrected, which would be troublesome.
When Green decided to keep the "corpse" of the Black Dragon King, he had already started developing a method to fully seal the consciousness of the Black Dragon King. Of course, it would be best if they could completely erase the consciousness and turn him into a mindless piece of meat.
Poor Black Dragon King, he probably never expected to end up like this in his life.
After expressing endless admiration to Green, Faliana even made Green doubt if Aloof wasn't there, she would have just excitedly pushed him down.
Before leaving, Green also asked about another material.
That is the fur of the Flame Beast.
After mentioning this last time, Farena had privately searched countless related information and ultimately concluded that the fur of the Flame Beast is highly likely to exist somewhere in the Eastern Continent.
This inevitably reminded Green of Satala and Yataro.
Until now, Green had no reservations about the technique of gender transformation, and deep down, he even admired Yataro's genius-like moves. What kind of extraordinary mind could develop such tricks?
But for now, there is no need to start on the matter of the Flame Beast's fur. Even though Farena has not done any research yet, relying on her intuition as a healer, she believes that even just the black dragon king's corpse brought by Green can bring about significant breakthroughs and changes to the entire field of magical medicine.
The fact proves that her conjecture is correct, but that is a story for later.
At present, the priority is to resolve Tia's matter. After all, she has been waiting here for Green for several days. If he were to dismiss her like this, Green would feel somewhat guilty.
Although Green believes that even without himself, Mio and the others can still defend themselves or solve various difficult problems, for Green, occasionally dealing with some easy tasks is also interesting.
After leaving Farena's place, the group did not have a formal discussion in any particular setting, but instead found a place to rest inside the castle.
As time passed, the plan was finally determined.
According to Tia's intel, their Caesar Empire's intelligence personnel have already released information about the whereabouts of the remaining Sinners. Currently, among the seven Sinners, Azerar, Dacksis, Shuster, and Kakoka have fallen, leaving only three Sinners.
Especially the fact that the first four Sinners fell within a short span of a month or two is unbelievable, but it is also because of this that the desire for all countries to completely eliminate the Sinners has been ignited.
Tia only came this time to discuss cooperation with Falcist, of course, that is only surface-level. The real reason is that Tia wants to find Green. If she can also get Green's help in the process, it would be even better.
After all, Falcist now has comparable strength to the Caesar Empire.
After some discussion, Tia, Green, and the others determined their subsequent itinerary.
According to the information, this time they will face a Sinner referred to as the "Witch". The specific abilities and name are unknown, but the only thing known is that the Witch possesses extremely unique and highly dangerous magical powers.
The Caesar Empire has decided to send ten elite members, while the other small countries have also dispatched their respective elite soldiers. Only Falcist is different. Green, directly using his status as the King of Green Kingdom, will represent both countries in this witch hunt.
Tia's guards were excited that Green agreed to this. After all, Green's reputation in this region is not small. Especially after witnessing Lilith's strength, they developed a deep admiration for Green.
Even someone as strong as Lilith seems like an ordinary person in front of Green. They gradually realized that these people seem to revolve around Green and naturally understand Green's importance.