The First Magic World War

Although the King of Ten Thousand Lions, Emisphida, was fearsome, even the weakest Tumishen believed they could withstand ten or eight of its moves.

But compared to Zimmerman, Emisphida was nothing more than a long-haired cat.

Bragging about participating in the siege on Zimmerman was truly a worthy war achievement.

Those who joined forces to slay Zimmerman, each of their strengths was definitely not inferior to the top Sacred Order of the Five Great Empires.

Charles knew for sure that Zimmerman hadn't died!

But that didn't affect Antonio's war record, with six top Sacred Order joining hands to kill and severely injure Zimmerman; it was entirely seen as a battle of the same level.

He looked up at the sky, and the entire sky trembled suddenly, followed by a roar.

However, this roar no longer had the imposing power of before, no longer causing the same oppressive force to the people below; it was clear that the King of Ten Thousand Lions, Emisphida, no longer had the extra strength to "take care" of Charles and the others, and was fighting Antonio with all its might.
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Charles initially thought this knighthood was quite formidable, otherwise, they wouldn't have come to the Red Dragon Strait to save people, but now he realized he had underestimated his "uncle's" strength; Antonio was actually on par with Emisphida.

This eldest son of the Brittany Family possessed terrifyingly shocking strength, despite being not quite as formidable as Earl Brittany, the difference was not significant.

Unlike previous battles with the Sacred Order, Charles had never seen the appearance of Emisphida; once Antonio ascended high above, he too disappeared, but an instant later, something like mist was born in the entire sky. However, Charles knew that it definitely wasn't mist, but rather an extraordinary phenomenon caused by the powerful fighting spirit of the two Sacred Order who stood at the forefront.

There was silence in the sky, but suddenly there would be a shattering boom like the collapse of heaven.

Sometimes, the King of Ten Thousand Lions' roar could be heard, but his roar would suddenly cut off, as if someone had pulled the plug on its sound source.

About half an hour later, the sky suddenly cleared up.

Charles still hadn't seen Emisphida, only a figure standing proudly in the sky; he casually threw down a spear, and a knight of the Brittany family leaped high to catch the spear, securing it for Antonio.

After a while, Antonio slowly descended and nonchalantly said, "That old lion was quite fierce; it gave me a bit of an injury."

Charles was shocked and quickly asked, "Is it serious? Let's go to Dubrovnik quickly to find treatment."

Antonio smiled slightly and said, "No need, I just used my fighting spirit to heal; the recovery is almost complete."

"As for that lion, it was too stubborn, took a direct hit from my spear, and at least for the next seven or eight days, it won't be able to strut about."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief, despite being shown up, it was his uncle after all, so there was nothing to be upset about.

Nevertheless, Antonio still followed Charles back to Dubrovnik. He wasn't there to duel with the Beastman's champion or to start a war; he came to bring his sister home.

Upon returning to Dubrovnik, when Antonio saw his sister, his face finally lost its worry, he spoke softly, "Come back to Strasbourg with me!"

Although Anne felt a bit reluctant, she knew that Charles was not in any danger at the moment, and her staying would only add trouble, she spoke softly, "I will go back with you."

Antonio was initially worried that his sister was bewitched and would refuse to return. Seeing Anne agreeing to go back with him, he let out a sigh of relief and said to Charles, "Father said, the things Anne took with her, you can keep for the time being, but once we return to Strasbourg, you must return them without fail."

Charles chuckled awkwardly and said, "Could we make a deal where you take everything back, but there's one magic stabbing sword that..."

"Consider it a gift to Anne!"

Antonio had never seen such a shameless person. Although he had read a lot about Charles and knew he wasn't exactly upstanding—young and dissolute with a poor character, he only really changed after meeting Anne—but he didn't expect Charles to be so brazen.

What did he mean by 'a gift to Anne'?

Wasn't that just Charles plainly wanting something for nothing?

Charles sighed and said, "I've used that rapier to attract Mr. Black Dragon, and it really can't be returned."

"If you, Antonio, disagree, could you grant me some time? I will find another high-order extraordinary item to compensate?"

Antonio snorted coldly and said, "Our Brittany Family isn't that petty."

"You can keep the item, no need to return it."

Seeing Antonio seemingly intent on taking Anne away today, Charles couldn't help but add, "I actually have another request. Given you can fight evenly with Amesfida, could you help me completely eradicate the beastman camp?"

"Right now, the beastman camp, with the Minotaur Samson gone, Elephant Man Argon departed, and Mr. Black Dragon on my side, only two of the Sacred Order are left."

"If the beastman camp could be completely resolved!"

"The Fars Empire could also be rid of a potential problem!"

"With the war progressing to this point, every hidden danger could suddenly erupt. The Fars Empire still has the capacity to handle these minor annoyances, but if the war continues for a few more years, the Empire will probably no longer have the strength to deal with the beastman camp."

Antonio fell silent for a long time, then calmly said, "I can agree to your request."

"But half of the military merits from this mission must be given to Anne."

Charles was overjoyed and said, "Give them all to Anne, I don't want anything."

Antonio spoke indifferently, "No, you need it! You need a great deal of military merits and a higher position."

"I initially wanted to persuade Anne, but she insisted on betting me, claiming you could do it... We bet seventeen times, and my sister won every time!"

Antonio cast a brief glance at Charles and said, "Your performance this time has already earned my recognition."

"But..."

"Absolutely no illegitimate children before marriage."

Just as Charles was reveling in his elation, his face became one of embarrassment. He didn't know how to assure Antonio that he truly wouldn't have any illegitimate children before marriage.

He wondered if swearing on the Serpent of Destiny would suffice?