Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1284 - 1278: Playing Soccer

"..."

"Being interrupted during the final phase of dealing with the enemy is not a good experience."

Ronald was silent for a moment, but ultimately did not take action.

Rather than giving in to violent impulses, he preferred to trust his companions, so after complaining, he signaled Caterina to continue explaining:

"So, what do you mean by the best result?"

Seeing Ronald's reaction, Caterina flashed a radiant smile.

In the predictions of [Psychohistory], she considered many possibilities, among which, Ronald was always willing to accept opinions and able to think independently.

In any circumstance.

Such a companion almost always heralded the arrival of good news.

So, Caterina began to explain:

"Ronald, if we resolve this fire elemental here, its magic power will overflow. As beings who are not elemental, we can't control this excess special magic, and the divinity within will naturally return to this land."

Ronald immediately caught on to Caterina's point: 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"So as long as this divinity stays here, other fire elementals will sooner or later find and absorb it, thereby becoming a new demigod, and will lead their plans to invade other worlds."

"Not sooner or later, but very soon." Caterina appreciated Ronald's quick response, but did not forget to point out the mistake, "Fire elementals have a special elemental sense. Within ten days, they will sense this divinity and then choose a new demigod."

Caterina watched Ronald with a playful look.

By explaining this far, she knew the man in front of her had already guessed the truth, so with this attitude, she extended an invitation for their next adventure.

"..."

"Hoo——"

Ronald took a deep breath, feeling he'd completely understood Caterina's thoughts. To be sure, he still needed to confirm directly:

"Caterina, are you suggesting we take it out of [Four Heavens] and kill it in another world?"

"Spot on!" Caterina clapped in celebration upon hearing Ronald express her exact thought, "As long as we find a world that doesn't permit divinity, and then kill it there. The divinity will dissipate under that world's rules, achieving an end where it can never return to [Four Heavens]."

"..."

"This might introduce a lot of variables?" Ronald asked after a long silence.

"To enjoy a sweeter fruit, a challenge is naturally necessary." Caterina instantly replied.

"He might fully merge with the divinity, threatening our safety?" Ronald continued to ask.

"Then we'll just kill him again." Caterina's tone was filled with utmost confidence.

"According to what you said earlier, by killing him here, we should be able to protect the safety of our own world?" Ronald asked finally.

"Let's say, I occasionally act out of kindness, planning to protect other worlds?" Caterina winked at Ronald.

Though said in a roundabout way, Ronald still caught a glimpse of a shred of goodwill in Caterina's emotions.

Being able to see this—definitely counted as a rare sight.

"..."

Finally, Ronald shook his head with a smile.

Since Caterina was like this, there was no way he could avoid this challenge, so he directly said:

"Caterina, your [Psychohistory] should have already deduced the most suitable course of action, right?"

"Of course." Caterina returned Ronald's smile.

Then, the master of the astronomical division made a bold and wild move.

She grabbed Ronald and approached the mechanical fire elemental on the ground, then leaned slightly before kicking it away.

Bang——

With a dull thud, the sphere-shaped fire elemental, still merging with divinity, shot out as if it were a soccer ball launched by Caterina.

[Four Heavens] provided incredible support to both Caterina and Ronald.

Reflected in the enhancement magic, this meant virtually inexhaustible stamina and an incredible amount of strength.

So much so that, under Caterina's kick, the fire elemental on its path to becoming a god flew out of Fire City's crumbling walls.

He was incapable of resisting.

The abnormal fusion state of fire elemental divinity and steel machinery greatly slowed down his progress. A fusion needing only a few minutes was greatly extended in time.

The only consolation was that changes in the body had already occurred.

Thus, bearing the full force of the kick, this fire elemental did not sustain any damage.

"Ha ha ha—I really kicked it far!"

At this moment, Caterina laughed heartily.

Pointing at the landing spot of the fire elemental, she reminded Ronald beside her:

"Ronald, it's this direction. Kick as far as you can next!"

"..."

Ronald shrugged, and in the next second, his figure vanished from the spot.

Since it was to cooperate with Caterina's choice, he had no intention of holding back. His speed in rushing over was even slightly faster than the flying speed of the fire elemental!

Such that when Ronald arrived outside the city, he saw the freshly landed fire elemental and the two ordinary fire elementals that had been knocked away.

Before, due to the existence of the sanctuary, these guys could not enter Fire City, so they lingered outside its walls.

They were indeed quite unlucky.

Clang——

Ronald kicked the fire elemental further, while pulling down the cross from his chest to set on the ground, and as his radiant longsword danced, the slaughter of the fire elementals commenced.

Caterina, who followed behind, witnessed this scene.

She succinctly gave Ronald a thumbs up, then blatantly disregarded everything and continued chasing after the kicked fire elemental, pursuing her 'soccer game.'

...

Across the dry region, Ronald and Caterina alternated their actions.

The fire elemental, in the midst of transformation, was powerless to resist, tracing elegant arcs across the desolate land, moving forward rapidly as if skipping stones.

Before long, they left the confines of Fire City.

After passing through a stretch of barren road, handling some uninformed groups who were even still transporting 'fuel,' the surrounding air began to change.

Up ahead was the area where the fire elementals established crossover channels.

Patches of severe cold regions stood in quick succession, from dense to sparse, exactly like what Ronald had seen before.

The only change was that the mermaid Lulu at his side had been replaced by a smiling Caterina.

One has to admit—Caterina's sense of direction was extremely precise.

The straight path passed through numerous crossover channels without directly crashing into any.

Finally, when a crossover channel happened to block their path.

Ronald asked Caterina:

"Is this it?"

Caterina's answer was even more direct:

"Yes, kick him in!"