When they returned to the warship, the group of people was lying all over the place. They looked quite miserable, but their faces were full of happy smiles.
"Ah, Xiao Hong!"
Seeing Fangzheng walk in, Fresh Flower, who was sitting on the bed in the middle, waved happily at her. Her nose had been broken by Balthmero, and her face was bruised and swollen. Although she had treated it with medical glue, she still looked miserable. Fortunately, her face was not disfigured … Well, Fresh Flower probably did not have the time to care about that now.
"Look at you guys … Okay, not bad."
Looking at the group of girls with bandages, Fangzheng was too embarrassed to say anything. The girls who participated in Balthmero's battle were all injured. Among them, the one who was the most injured was Tenno. Her magic eye was almost destroyed by the opponent's counterattack, so she was still recuperating. The others were not much better. Fresh Flower's nose was broken, and her body was full of injuries. Two rituals broke a hand and seven ribs, and most of Autumn Leaf's hair was torn off in Bartholomew's struggle. Misaya's internal organs were ruptured by Balthmero's kick, and she was still in the ICU.
If it were not for the Thousand Worlds Tree's amazing medical technology, coupled with the help of Midea and other heroic spirits who were good at medical magic, not many of them would have survived.
"I didn't expect that woman named Balthmero to have such terrifying magic even though her magic is sealed."
Recalling the previous battle, Flower sucked in a breath of cold air. Because they did not use Magic Imprints, they were not very clear about what would happen after a Magic Imprint was forcibly stopped. But just by looking at Balthmero's bloody appearance, they knew that she must not be feeling well.
However, to everyone's surprise, even after being handcuffed, Balthmero continued to struggle with all his might, and looked like he would rather die than surrender. Fortunately, her strength was greatly reduced after her Mana was sealed. She could not use Magic Engraving and Magician's punches and kicks. Heine, Mute, and the others rushed over and restrained her.
"But you still defeated her. You defeated the patriarch of the Barthmero Clan, the most powerful clan in the Magic World, and captured her."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the group of girls, including Flower, suddenly beamed with joy. They didn't know much about magic, but they naturally had some understanding of the magic world. They also knew what kind of status the Barthmero Family had in the magic world. Right now, they didn't rely on the power of the red ponytail, nor did they rely on the Heroic Spirit. Instead, they personally defeated the king of this magic world!
This feeling was simply too great!
Even the two ceremonies, who were usually calm and collected, had a smile on their faces at this moment. This sense of accomplishment far exceeded that of a simple battle. They changed the world and opened up a brand new future with their own hands.
"Okay, have a good rest."
After comforting the excited girls, Fangzheng walked out of the ward, went to a heavily guarded room on the other side, and opened the door.
Inside, Balthomero Loleilei was handcuffed to a chair with anti-magic handcuffs. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she raised her head and looked coldly at the red ponytail in front of her without saying a word.
"I'm here to inform you that in a few days, we will announce the destruction of the Time Clock Tower and the arrest of you and the other monarchs. You will all be broadcasted live. We will judge you according to the crimes you have committed, and at the same time, erase your magic imprints."
"… Do you think it's over just like that?"
"Yes, the old era is over."
Fangzheng nodded without hesitation.
"In fact, you may not know this, but only a part of the Thousand Worlds Tree army attacked the Time Clock Tower. The others have already gone to the territories of the monarchs to attack them. Just now, news came that all the families have been defeated and have chosen to surrender. Your era is over. "
"So?"
Balthmero raised her head and stared coldly at Fangzheng.
"Do you think you can erase the pride and glory of our family like this?"
"It seems that you still don't understand, Miss Balthmero."
Fangzheng spread his hands.
"The Balthmeros are nothing to us. We only captured you because the Balthmeros are the rulers of the old era in the Magic World. You are not a bad person, and I know about your past. For whatever reason, the Balthmeros have always been fighting against the Death Apostles, and you have even killed two of the 27 Ancestors. This is all admirable. So, we did not attack the Balthmeros, the Time Clock Tower, and the old nobles because we have any personal grudges against you. We simply want to overthrow the old era … And you, unfortunately, have become the symbol of the old era. "
Just as Fangzheng had said, the Thousand Worlds Tree and the Balthmeros had no personal grudges, and they had never even met or spoken to each other. However, this was the nature of class conflict. The reason why we targeted you was not because you were a "good person" or a "bad person", but because you stood in that position.
Since that was the case, you had to bear all of this.
"… … …"
Hearing this, Balthmero snorted, obviously not believing it.
However, Fangzheng did not need her to believe it.
"You'd better look at the reality, Miss Balthmero."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand and pointed outside the window.
"I'm not interested in your aristocratic ways. I want to tell you now that the Thousand Worlds Tree has swaggered into the Time Clock Tower and directly smashed it into pieces. However, there is one person who has not appeared. Haven't you noticed the problem? "
"… … …"
This time, Balthmero's expression finally changed.
Of course, she knew what Fangzheng meant.
Indeed, Balthmero was the king of the magic world, but her status in the Time Clock Tower was only that of the dean's assistant.
That's right, she was not the true supreme ruler of the Time Clock Tower.
However, now that the Thousand Worlds Tree directly smashed the Time Clock Tower into pieces, the person who should have appeared the most had not appeared.
Balthmero had never thought about this question. Perhaps she subconsciously did not want to believe it, but the truth was …
"I understand what you aristocrats are thinking, and I know how much you have sacrificed for this. To stand at the top of everyone like this, you must have sacrificed a lot since you were young, and you must have experienced trials and tribulations that ordinary people could not hope to achieve. This is normal, and I won't say it's wrong. In fact, your actions are understandable. "
"Then why are you still doing this?"
Hearing this, Balthmero finally spoke. She had always thought that the Thousand Worlds Tree's attempt to overthrow the Magic Association was just a rebellion against the aristocrats. This kind of thing was also very normal. Slaves would not be stable in their positions forever. In Bartholomew's view, the Thousand Worlds Tree was the same. What they possessed was still the ignorance and stupidity of people who wanted to challenge authority.
"Because you can't change the world."
Fangzheng gave the answer calmly.
"Tell me, Miss Balthmero, if the Magic World continues like this, what impact will it have on Earth and humans?"
"…"
"See, you've never thought about this question. Perhaps to you, the mortals in this world don't matter. You're magicians, you only need to pursue the source. Unfortunately, we're different. We're more concerned about the future of this world, Earth, and humans. Unfortunately, in order to achieve our goal, we must destroy your era. "
"…"
"Alright, take your time to think about it. I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying this, Fangzheng turned around and left. Soon, the door closed again, leaving Balthmero there alone in silence.
"I thought you would come out to snatch the people."
After walking out of the cell, Fangzheng came to a corner in the corridor not far away and said.
"Hehehe, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand romance."
At the same time, an old voice sounded. Then, Fangzheng saw a silver-haired old man in a suit walk out from the shadows. He held a jeweled cane and looked very spirited.
"Besides, since I've already made my stand clear, I won't do such things again."
Zellrich stretched out his hand and touched his beard, looking at the red ponytail in front of him with interest.
"But …"
"Alright, I'm not interested, it's just convenient."
Looking at Zellrich's interested eyes, Fangzheng sighed helplessly. The next moment, he deactivated his transformation and returned to his original form.
"What's wrong with that? One should always have some hobbies in life."
"If you say one more word, I'll get angry."
Fangzheng snorted coldly. In fact, he had been feeling Zellrich's gaze ever since the battle began. The old man had been observing the battlefield, but in the end, he did not appear.
"To be honest, I don't know if this is the right decision."
"There's no such thing as a right decision in this world. Go ask Gaia. Maybe it's still regretting its stupidity in creating a group of monkeys that can wear clothes. If it had known this would happen, it would have let the dinosaurs continue to rule the earth."
Fangzheng shrugged.
"So, you see, we just need to do what we can and let time decide the rest. After all, it's not the strength of one person that can change everything, but the strength of everyone. "
"That's why you didn't help those little girls?"
"Of course, they are the ones who created the new world. I just gave them a blueprint. Even if you cook for your child, you don't have to chew it up and feed it mouth-to-mouth to her, right?"
"You put it that way … Fine, I'm just used to it."
"It's not a good thing to get used to it. Learn to trust your juniors. Perhaps the future isn't as wonderful as we imagine it to be, and there may be more serious problems and disasters at a point in time that we can't see, but are we just going to do nothing because of that?"
"… That's why …"
Hearing this, Zellrich revealed a bitter smile.
"From what you've said, it sounds like you want me to do something else?"
"Of course."
When Fangzheng said that, he extended his hand to Zelich.
"I think it's a good choice for you to announce the end of the old era to the magicians …. What do you think?"
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