Inside the crater of a giant volcano.
He stood on a man-made path near the volcano wall and looked down at Toby, who was "bathing" in the lava. Well, to be precise, Toby was in his griffin form.
The Elemental Tide was still there, and the rain of fire was still falling from the sky.
Toby was enjoying his bath while taking a shower. It looked like he was having a great time.
There was a severed hand near Angor's feet. It belonged to Dangros. It rubbed against the edge of the path and looked down at the lava pool below. Its gaze was all on Toby.
His eyes, which were made of flames, were filled with obvious worship.
Dankros' fingers were still curling and straightening as if he was worshipping Toby.
Above the magma pool of the volcano, a tall figure of a "demon" was floating. Around the "demon" were flocks of fiery sparrows flying around.
It was the new king of the Fire Domain, Fiery Midier.
Fiery Midier was giving orders to the flaming sparrows, who then scattered away.
Fiery Midier landed in front of Angor and bowed slightly. "I've told my men to explain to Phoenix and the others that the conflict was caused by Dangros' ignorance.
"Allow me to introduce myself."
Angor responded to Midier's polite gesture by returning the gesture. However, his heart was still in a daze at this moment because he completely did not expect that the situation that was originally tit-for-tat would have such a sudden turn of events.
Everything happened half an hour ago.
Elmi created a huge mess that even Fiery Midier couldn't react to. Angor knew it was time, so he activated an illusion node and used a Mind Illusion spell to confuse Fiery Midier.
Meanwhile, Elmi returned to Angor's shadow and retreated with him.
The illusion spell was based on Demonfire Midier's thoughts, so when Demonfire Midier saw 'Elmi', he could react according to his thoughts. For a moment, Demonfire Midier was fooled.
Angor managed to buy enough time to escape.
Angor ejected his soul and fully activated the sequence of gravity. In less than half a minute, he was more than ten kilometers away.
His original plan was to find a secluded place and let Elmi turn into a ball of fire. Then, he would use an illusion to hide himself perfectly.
And that was what he did.
However, Toby, who had been absorbed in absorbing fire energy, suddenly entered a strange trance. When Angor wasn't paying attention, Toby flew out of the pocket and transformed into a Gryphon in the air.
The burning mane on the neck of the Gryphon immediately activated the rain of fire that fell on its body.
A series of explosions appeared around Toby's body.
Toby didn't seem to be affected at all. It even rolled around in the air in enjoyment. Angor, however, was startled by what he saw.
He quickly flew to the sky to check Toby's condition.
When he got closer, he noticed that Toby was still unconscious... Toby was absorbing fire energy from the Elemental Tide.
Although it was unconscious, the fire energy around Toby's body was increasing at a rapid rate.
Angor quickly realized that it was Toby's energy level jump in his griffin form.
In other words, the Elemental Tide cleansed the griffin's fire energy and pushed it into a breakthrough stage.
Just like wizards, Toby's breakthrough should not be disturbed. Otherwise, it could easily fail or even backfire on itself.
Angor planned to wake Toby up, but he didn't dare to do so now. He had to stay by Toby's side.
However, he was feeling bitter inside.
"Why did it have to happen now?" Angor knew he couldn't blame Toby for this. Toby himself didn't feel that he was going to break through in his griffin form. It was all an accident — the Elemental Tide pushed Toby to the edge of breaking through.
Since he couldn't stop Toby now, Angor had to figure out a way to protect Toby.
However, this place was not far from the place where they had fought with Demonic Fire Midier previously. If they could hide, it would be fine, but Toby's current situation could not help them hide. Hence, in just a few breaths, Demonic Fire Midier, who had seen through the Mind Illusion Technique, appeared in front of them with the cursing Dankros.
Angor sighed and activated his mana whirlpool. He needed to protect Toby as well. Elmi couldn't do it alone, so he had to do it himself.
At least, he couldn't let anything happen to Toby before he broke through.
In a second, he had already simulated all kinds of scenarios in his mind. How to deal with the enemy, how to defend, and what to do if the enemy decided to target Toby … He had to think of everything he could think of to make sure he was prepared. Toby's safety was at stake.
While both Angor and Elmi were in a state of extreme anxiety, something unexpected happened.
Although Demonic Fire Midier was coming at them menacingly, it strangely restrained its aura when it got close. It looked at Toby in the distance and stopped a hundred meters away. It did not move or make any sound.
Dankros, who was holding Demonfire Midier's wings, saw Toby and spoke in a trembling voice, "Is that … my ancestor?!"
Dankros pointed at Toby who was sleeping in the air with a shocked look.
Angor didn't know why Dangros thought Toby was his "ancestor", but Fiery Flame Midier was being friendly to him because of this.
Demonfire Midier didn't do anything to Angor or Elmi. It was waiting for Toby to break through.
Angor didn't sense any hostility from Fiery Midier after Toby's breakthrough. It seemed that Midier wanted to talk to him about something. Angor considered for a moment and followed Midier to the volcano he was at.
…
Inside the volcano.
After introducing himself, Demonfire Midier waved a hand and lifted Dankros, who was watching Toby "bathing" from the edge of the volcano.
Dankros struggled and yelled, but Demonfire Midier didn't let him go.
"It's your fault. You must apologize to this —" Demonfire Midier looked at Angor and wondered how to address him.
"Just call me Padt."
Demonfire Midier grabbed Dankros. "Apologize to Mister Padt."
Dankros lowered his head. "I'm sorry. It's my ignorance. I thought you were a spy, Mister Padt."
It seemed like Dankros only came to apologize because of Demonfire Midier. However, Angor could tell that Dankros tried to find something to talk about on their way to the volcano. It was obvious that Dankros already knew that he was wrong. He just didn't want to admit it because he didn't want to. But he also felt a little guilty.
It seemed Demonfire Midier forced Dankros to apologize, but it didn't mean Dankros didn't want to.
Angor didn't hate the simple-minded Dankros too much. Now that he could return to peace from the conflict, he did not bother about these trivial matters anymore. He nodded and accepted Dankrose's apology.
Seeing this, Dankros felt relieved. He quickly turned back to his usual naughty boy self. "We're even now. You defeated Gulada and Phoenix. Even my good friend, Kerokro, used his talent ability to self-destruct once. It'll take him years to recover. So, in the end, we're the ones who lost."
Demonfire Midier tossed Dankros aside. "Go back to where you came from. Your Teacher Magoo is waiting for you."
Dankros waved his middle and little fingers. "No! I don't want to leave! My ancestors are here!"
After saying that, Dankros wanted to jump into the volcano's magma pool, but he was kicked away by Demonic Fire Midier. Dankros didn't give up, but he couldn't escape from Demonfire Midier's kick no matter what he did.
In the end, Dankros gave up. Instead, he ran to the other side of the pool and grabbed Angor's ankle.
As far as he was concerned, Angor and Toby were friends. As long as he held Angor tight, he could get closer to Toby.
Angor also wanted to kick the naughty boy away, but he restrained himself. He summoned a light-blue Hand of Spell and pinched Dankros to the ground.
Dankros didn't struggle. He just let the Hand of Spell hold him.
Angor looked at Demonfire Midier. "Your Highness, may I know who this' ancestor 'Dankros mentioned is?"
Because of the so-called "ancestor", Demon Fire Midier didn't attack them and even showed kindness to them. Angor wondered what was going on.
Before Demonfire Midier could say anything, Dankros spoke up excitedly, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you! My ancestor! I'll tell you! "
After Dankros snatched the right to speak, he began to speak about his so-called ancestor in a very praiseful manner.
It was the same ancestor that Dankros mentioned before — Kalomonkis.
Kalomonkis was a flaming griffin with the body and claws of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and the body and claws of a blazing lion.
As for the relationship between Kalomonkis and Dankros … it was quite strange.
According to Dankros, Dankros was born from the hill where Kalomonkis was buried, so he inherited Kalomonkis' will of fire and was a descendant of Kalomonkis.
But to Angor, it sounded more like someone who was born into a lowly family but forced himself to look for his ancestors.
Of course, Angor didn't say it out loud. Demonfire Midier, the new king, didn't deny it. As an outsider, Angor didn't have the right to say anything.
That was all Dankros knew. He didn't even know about Kalomonkis' birth or experience. All he knew was how to praise and worship his ancestor.
Angor looked at Magic Flame Midier and waited for the answer.
The Magic Fire Midier did not disappoint him. The first sentence it spoke was a useful piece of information. "Kalomonkis is not an elemental creature. It is a real Fire Griffin from outer space."
Not an elemental creature? Or from outer space?!
Angor knew that there was no record of a griffin being born in the southern wizarding region, so this one definitely didn't come from there. Besides, a griffin wouldn't come here for no reason. It was probably brought here by someone.
"Was it brought in by the savior?"
Demonic Fire Midier's long and narrow eyes glinted. "Yes, just like today, Kalomonkis was also brought in by a human."
"You know I'm a human?" Angor noticed something.
Demonfire Midier nodded and didn't deny it.
Dankros tried to ask what a "human" was, but no one answered him.
"You've seen other humans?" Angor asked.
Demonfire Midier shook his head. "Apart from the savior who came from outer space, there are no other humans in our world. You're the second one to come to this world. "
That was what Midier told him, but Angor didn't really believe it. Even if no one came here after the planes merged, there might have been people who explored this world before. Wizards could be found all over the universe. It was just that these elemental creatures didn't know about it.
Angor didn't want to dwell on the topic. He asked Demonfire Midier to tell him more about Kalomonkis.
"Because of the apocalypse, most elemental creatures above the level of Overlords were destroyed. Back then, every region was in chaos, so the savior from outer space sent Kalomonkis to take over as the temporary ruler.
"Later on, more and more Overlords were born, and Kalomonkis gave up his authority."
When Carolyn Kiss was sent here, he was already old. Not long after, he died in this area.
However, during the period when Kalomonkis was the temporary ruler, the entire Tidal Realm was developing vigorously. Thus, most rulers respected Kalomonkis.
Maybe that was why the "lowly" Dankros tried to get close to Kalomonkis. This was Angor's idea.
Angor finally understood how important Kalomonkis was in the Tidal Realm. No wonder Toby stopped fighting as soon as he used his griffin form.
Angor sighed in his mind. I shouldn't have gone through so much trouble if I knew that.
However, could Toby's face alone make Magic Fire Midier change its direction so quickly? Actually, Angor was still doubtful about that.
When he first met Demonfire Midier, Angor tried to explain that the spy incident was just a misunderstanding. However, Demonfire Midier already knew that it was a misunderstanding, and it even left some room for "self-introduction".
As if it already knew what was going on.
Angor didn't think Demonfire Midier knew about Toby's griffin form. There had to be other reasons.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Angor decided to ask.
"The new king didn't change his mind just because of the griffin, right?"
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