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The squad reached Machu Picchu with less than 10 guards. Initially, there were 30 of them.

Getting out of the car, the guards took out a huge briefcase. They opened it to reveal a Buster sword.

"You guys equip yourselves too. Sometimes, monsters appear from those Negative worlds. Aim for their heads, that should do the trick" Obera warned them while picking up the buster sword like it weighs nothing.

"I forgot to mention, time moves differently in the Negative world, it might be two days here but it might be two minutes or even two centuries inside the Negative world. Be careful and get done with things quickly"

She gave bracelets to Christian and Gresel and explained their uses.

"Once I sealed the world, this mystic code will teleport you out"

Negative worlds are still worlds that belong to Earth. So, closing them forever is impossible but sealing them is an option.

The crew stood in front of the 'Gate'. Inside the mountain of Machu Pichu.

Inside the Gate are various Bipedal creatures with buffalo heads and horns carrying unique design weapons stood looking at them. There are at least a thousand of them. The environment is like a red sky with rocky structures.

"Are they supposed to be our alternate evolution?" Christian said while making a finger gun gesture toward them.

"Human souls may not have a shape but if they do, they are just animals. Those beings don't look that different from animals to me" Gresel replied. She has a spoon in her hand.

"If you didn't have a spoon, you would have questioned my gesture right?"

With a tired sigh, Gresel replied in a monotonous voice "Mages are eccentric. So, I won't question it either way"

Obera seeing it's almost time said "Guys, Battle is inevitable. Christian, Gresel will summon the environment for Battle, use your most destructive spells or mystic codes like time. You don't need to kill all of them. Just stall the time"

After her warning, the clock struck 12, and the portal disappeared. The portal disappeared while the environment of the negative world began to merge with Reality.

Christian seeing it couldn't believe his eyes 'Is it because of the Eternal God's influence on counterforce to protect me? Even the threat of this scale isn't making the counterforce budge?'

The demi-humans roared and began running toward them.

At the same time, Gresel began her incarnation while placing a spoon inside her mouth.

"Cook me bread, 

Cook me food,

let me eat you,

big fat pig

Lovely Ginger

House of bread

Let me show you

What is due"

The merging came to a standstill as reality changed into a huge Gingerbread house enveloping Christian, Gresel, and the bull-humans.

This is the enactment of the first magic on a small scale. Even counterforce cannot cancel this spell.

Christian seeing a grown-ass woman casting a spell in such a childish way with a childish rhyme for incantation is shell-shocked.

'There are not many things that can shock me but seriously...I know she has cast this spell in the past but seeing it live is just...bizarre.'

Gresel is the user of witchcraft found in fairy tales, specifically Hansel and Gretel.  

"Don't look at me, weirdo. You can stop pretending, this is my domain. You can do whatever you want, kill them in whatever way you like. Nothing goes out of here. "

Christian hearing this understood she has seen through him which is not surprising as he had read her mind with clairvoyance. Yet, He pretended "I don't know what you are talking about?"

"You are closer to true magic, right? Despite my abilities, I can't even begin to understand your existence.  You are also hiding your identity, only magi who are reaching true magic do such antiques to hide from counterforce. However, this is a different 'world' for now. So, you can do whatever you want"

Christian is not the only magus close to magic, Some magi are nearly reaching root or have already found a way to reach it.

But they desperately hide their rituals or themselves from the counter force because it sees True magic as a threat.

Gresel living for several centuries has seen them and Christian is a mystery she can't see through.  Even his basic presence is difficult for her to grasp concluding that he nearly reached root.

"I'm not a True Magician Yet"

Saying that he punched the demi-human that appeared in front of him obliterating its head.

"I don't care, let's just finish these things and get back" Gresel said as she began to prepare a spell throwing away the seeds from her pocket.

"Forest beasts,

Forest beasts,

Help the little ones in need" 

The Seeds began to grow rapidly and bound the demi-humans who began to scream in agony as their skin shriveled and turned into fragile husks.

'Those are some horrendous incantations but I'm no better'  Christian thought as he activated his incantation.

"Activate Chronos"

Everything around him slowed to a standstill. He began to kick and punch all the Demi-humans until none of them left and came back to his spot.

From Gresel's point of view. He just spoke an aria and didn't move but everything in front of her died.

'Time-based Magecraft? It should be impossible, no amount of talent can let a magus control time, he's more closer to Magic than I initially thought. Well, It's not like caring about the details would benefit me' Gresel thought.

'This Mystic code is not bad, The Time acceleration is amazing, and that stone from those slimes didn't go to waste'

The shoe mystic code is made from a special rock with time properties collected from Poison Cloud. It's his Ace in the hole if things don't go well.

On a human body, this will have a severe backlash like death, especially in reality. But with his puppet body, it won't matter.

"Well, that was easy" Gresel dispelled the Gingerbread house.

Seeing that Christian and Gresel took care of the other side. Obera shouted "Great work, Now protect me from these assassins. I couldn't focus on the spell with their intervention"

Both of them got out of the negative world. Seeing the dead bodies of multiple guards and some assassins cleaved in half, they got to work.

"Just when I thought, I didn't have to do much" Gresel sighed.

"Fears of Forest, manifest"

Multiple familiars are summoned which started hunting down the assassins.

Christian didn't use his shoes this time instead choose a more practical one. He aimed at assassins jumping here and there with a pistol gesture.

"Steam gun"

After the incantation, wherever Christian pointed tens of bullets rain downed instantly killing the assassins.

'Are these even real assassins? Why do they jump like monkeys here and there?'

When they are done killing the so-called Assassins. The duo waited for Obera to seal off the gate completely.