The scorching hot air, which was incompatible with the icy Alps, was swallowed up by the boundless cold current and quickly lost temperature.
The lava lake, which is redder than blood, is gradually fading and assimilating into the winding mountains.
The creatures living in the lava lake could not stand the low temperature and died stiffly.
The eroded environment is gradually returning to normal under the regulation of nature, and the alien world shrouding the canyon is collapsing like an avalanche.
The moment the other world completely disappeared, that unique and magnificent scene also ceased to exist.
Thousands of meters in the air, Loreleija looked at the bright red color below her feet, which was fading at a speed visible to the naked eye. She was so shocked that she was speechless. The queen's temperament that was ingrained in her bones was gone.
Even though she was born in the most prestigious family of the Clock Tower and was used to seeing all kinds of mysteries, she had never seen such a fantasy collapse. It was like the first time Shinji saw the battle between servants. The feeling that was almost like the collapse of the sky and the earth made her deeply realize her own insignificance.
—It’s small, not weak.
It had nothing to do with strength, it was just the extreme visual and auditory shock that gave her a huge impact.
And after the impact, what emerged was infinite fighting spirit.
"Compared to the world, humans are so insignificant. But even though we are so insignificant, we can still shine brightly, just like him who caused all this."
Loreleija took a deep breath and opened the cabin door.
"It seems that the 'Death' has successfully completed his mission. I will go down to pick him up."
"But Miss, the situation down there hasn't stabilized yet. If we go down now—"
Loreleija raised her hand to stop Chariot from continuing.
"Don't worry. If I can't even handle the aftermath of the destruction of the Son of Fuhailin, how can I lead you? Wait for my signal and be ready to land at any time."
"Yes, miss."
The wind was howling, and the girl's body seemed like a weightless piece of white paper, being blown away from the helicopter and floating down.
By the time she lifted the magic and stepped on the ground, the magma had completely solidified. Only the mist rising from the cracks and the warmth coming through her leather boots proved that this lava lake once existed, but this evidence would soon disappear.
The man who killed the son of Fu Hailin with his own hands was still the same as before, wearing a simple cloak, squatting beside a mound of earth, poking a strange alien fish with his hand from time to time.
Perhaps it was annoyed by being poked, the strange fish suddenly jumped up and swung its bony wings covered with spikes towards Shinji's chin.
Shinji still maintained his squatting posture and grabbed the strange fish's ribs, letting it struggle in his hands.
Seeing this scene, the strange emotions in Loreleija's heart caused by the destruction of the Son of Fuhailin suddenly disappeared.
"You are so boring."
"If you were facing thousands of these things attacking you non-stop like me, you wouldn't think I'm boring." Shinji stood up, holding the strange fish.
"No, even if that's the case, I won't do it. Because it's meaningless. It's a species bred by the 'Son of Fuhailin' and can only depend on the 'Son of Fuhailin'. Now that the mother has died, it will soon lose its life and become a stone under our feet."
As Loreleija said, neither the strange fish nor the giant snake were normal creatures, but elemental life formed by the gathering of lava. Leaving the alien world created by the "Son of Fuhailin", it was like water without a source and a tree without roots, and the only ending was to return to the rock.
As if in response to Loreleija's words, the struggling strength of the pinched strange fish became weaker and weaker, as if its life had come to an end.
"You are right, provided that the 'Son of Fuhailin' is really dead."
"Huh?"
Without giving Lorelaia a chance to continue speaking, Shinji took something out from under his cloak with his free hand.
At first glance, it seemed to be a ruby made of the same material as the body of the strange fish. If you sensed it carefully, you could feel the magic and vitality of the spiritual vein level contained in it.
As soon as the ruby approached, the strange fish immediately became energetic and grinned at Loreleija, as if mocking her ignorance.
"This, this is—" Lorelaia's body trembled, and she thought of a possibility.
Shinji seemed to enjoy the Queen's stunned look. He did not answer immediately. Instead, he waved the ruby in his hand in front of Lorelaia before speaking.
"This is the core of the 'Son of Fuhailin', complete and undamaged - oh, I really admire myself for being able to get it in such an intact state."
"... ... "
Normally, Lorelaia would have been full of queenly aura and lectured Shinji. She hated this kind of complacency and self-praise. But today, she did nothing but stared blankly at the red core that looked like a work of art, as if it was enchanted by magic.
After appreciating this extremely rare expression for a long time, Shinji placed the red core in Lorelaia's hand.
"Here, this is for you."
"Eh?... Um... eh?"
It was another strange sight—Loreleija was incoherent, and her hands that could easily penetrate reinforced concrete could not even hold such a core weighing only a few kilograms.
"Why?"
This is a unique specimen, a priceless treasure. It is extremely valuable both from a research perspective and as a magical material. Why would you give it to yourself
"Consider it an apology." Shinji touched his head in embarrassment. "The first time we met, I embarrassed you and even knocked you out. The second time we met, I used inappropriate etiquette. I have caused you a lot of trouble during this period, and I will continue to cause you trouble in the future. More importantly - you need this thing more than I do, don't you?"
The last sentence touched Lorelaia's heart.
Shinji didn't know how to use this core. This treasure had no other use for him except to sell it for money or exchange for resources.
But it's different for Loreleija. The existence of the core proves that her subordinates won an overwhelming victory in the battle against the "Son of Fuhailin". If not, it would be impossible to obtain such a perfect core.
This was her best response to the Bartmero family, and the best return on her investment in Shinji. It not only proved her strength (without strength, she could not convince others), but also proved her ability to judge people, which were two indispensable abilities for the next Bartmero master.
It was because of this that Shinji gave up the simple and safe method of directly destroying the core, and instead chose to use the magic bag Kibisis to block the connection between the core and the body and obtain the core intact.
Shinji was looking forward to the moment when Loreleija would return to Barthelmero with this undisputed trophy. That would surely be the "Queen's Coronation" even more stunning than the "Return of the Lord".