After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 89 - 10 The Fall of the Magic Queen

In the blazing flames, a large number of soldiers screamed in anguish as they struggled painfully in the sea of fire, soon turning to ash.

Martha witnessed this scene and lightly pursed her lips, also feeling... heartbroken at such a gruesome sight.

She sighed and said to the knight in silver armor who emerged from the sea of fire,

"That’s enough, right? They dare not attack anymore."

"You’re gentle, unlike a follower of death." Xi Mu chuckled lightly, then cut down a soldier beside him who was howling in anguish and walked into the sea of fire.

Watching the soldiers crying behind Xi Mu, each turning into ash, Martha spoke with a complex expression, "Are you still yourself now?"

She recognized the power Xi Mu was using. It was the fire of Surter, flames meant to burn the world.

Without exception, anyone who used this power became insane, harboring the deepest malice toward this world.

Even if originally sane, they would gradually change.

"..." Xi Mu did not immediately respond. The temperature of his body began to decrease, the pendant on his chest slightly glowed as he used the Healing Prayer to recover, with mist rising from his body and his gaze gradually softening.

"Fortunately, I am still myself." He raised his hand and clenched a fist, revealing a slight smile to Martha.

In response, Martha did not relax her guard. She vividly remembered Ahtal’s condition not long ago, swinging the flaming greatsword and laughing madly as he burned the attacking soldiers like kindling.

It was precisely Ahtal’s display of madness that caused the soldiers to start fleeing instead of daring to continue their attack.

Death... is not frightening; it’s merely descending to Hell to await the afterlife.

However, being burned so miserably and facing Ahtal, who was like a demon, instead instilled fear and collapse in the soldiers.

"Hehehe... don’t worry, his mental state is normal now." Granny Saisi suddenly spoke up, easing the atmosphere.

Martha put away the vigilance in her eyes. Although she was part of the Church of Death, she was mentally prepared for the madness of its followers.

However, she still harbored an almost hostile attitude toward the followers of the Flame Giant Surter, while the followers of death could at least be understood.

The followers of the Flame Giant Surter were truly insane.

"I would have died before I went insane." Xi Mu said jokingly, walking past Martha to the front of the great library, then driving the Hunting King’s Greatsword into the floor.

He sat down on the ground and pulled out a pile of Magic Potion bottles, starting to down them frantically.

Magic Potions for increasing physical strength, improving efficiency of magic flow, temporarily raising magic power ceiling, boosting concentration, enhancing resistance to abnormalities, enhancing damage from fire attributes, boosting poison resistance, and other Magic Potions that he guzzled as if drinking plain water, soon discarding bottle after bottle.

However, this was not the end.

"Granny Saisi, please bless me with a curse." Xi Mu spoke seriously, looking at Granny Saisi nearby.

There was silence.

"Are you serious?" Granny Saisi frowned, "Curses can indeed boost power, but they also have corresponding side effects."

She sighed.

"A curse can never be without side effects."

"What if it’s just for one hour?" Xi Mu asked, while Granny Saisi pondered how best to minimize side effects while maximizing strength enhancement.

A moment later, she provided an answer.

"If it’s just a pure increase in state, the cost is you’ll be weakened for more than three days, without even the strength to eat."

Xi Mu immediately answered: "Then I just need someone to feed me for three days."

"Since it’s your choice." Granny Saisi nodded, then tapped the ground with her cane, accompanied by invisible ripples resonating.

She used her foot to draw a magic circle on the ground.

Then she began the curse.

"Ahtal, you will be severely ill one hour from now, with the magic power and physical strength of the next three days concentrated into this one hour."

"Peaking before declining, an hour later you’ll be devoid of magic power and physically weakened, becoming a defenseless weakling."

"..." Xi Mu clenched his fist, feeling an unending surge of magic power and strength increasing continuously, as if carrying all the magic and strength of three days into the present.

He then reactivated the state of Ash Fire, his body emitting a high temperature akin to burning charcoal.

Standing up, he took the Sword of Light from his waist.

"See you in an hour." Saying this, he walked into the great library without hesitation.

As Martha watched Xi Mu’s disappearing figure, she couldn’t help but speak, "Even if you boost your strength by all means, it’s hard to affect the outcome."

"The outcome doesn’t necessarily depend solely on one’s strength." Granny Saisi said with a smile, observing Martha’s puzzled gaze.

"Even a child, when facing a weakened adult who can’t move, can end the adult’s life with just a gentle stab of a dagger."

Martha: "..."

"The task of guarding the gate is yours." Granny Saisi, leaning on her cane, slowly entered the battlefield.

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Inside the great library.

The bright moon was high, competing with the stars in brilliance.

Xi Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he observed the Magic Queen and Teacher Hecate floating in the sky, hurling magic at each other.

Then he cast his gaze on the Magic Queen, whose figure wielding the magic wand was as radiant as the bright moon, graceful and beautiful.