"Major, you should understand how important this matter is."

On the other side of the screen, a woman who looked like a cool older sister stared at Angelina and spoke in a serious tone.

"This is about the dignity of the United States of America. If we don't give a clear response to the other party's reckless behavior, it would be like we are afraid of him... So, you must win this duel completely! Do you understand?"

"Yes, Colonel Barance."

Hearing this, Angelina hurriedly saluted the woman on the other side of the screen.

"Sirius is the strongest magician in our country. We must not lose to others in magic combat skills... You have been in Japan for some time, what do you think about the goal?"

"I'm sorry, Colonel, I don't have any detailed clues. The opponent is quite powerful, but more importantly, so far, I haven't figured out what kind of magic he uses."

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

Colonel Ballance frowned when he heard Angelina's answer, but soon relaxed again.

"But it's difficult for you. After all, your specialty is not intelligence investigation. Let's put aside the matter of hunting vampires for the time being. The most important thing right now is this duel. We have decided to increase our support for you to the highest level."

"Highest level?"

"Yes, I will stay in Tokyo as an inspector-general, and the headquarters has also approved the use of 'Brionec'."

"Is this true, sir?"

Angelina was also surprised to hear this, while Colonel Ballance nodded slightly.

"This is true, so... failure is absolutely not allowed. Do you understand? Major Shiri Tungsten?"

"Yes! Sir!!"

Soon, the communication was closed, and looking at the dark screen in front of her, Angelina sighed, walked into the bathroom, took off her clothes and started taking a shower.

Want to fight Fang Zheng?

The moment this thought came into Angelina's mind, she felt a shudder. The scene of that night was still vividly imprinted in Angelina's memory. Facing an opponent holding a big sword, her magic had almost no effect. As the most powerful magician in the United States, she didn't even show any performance, and was finally rescued by her colleagues.

Although the headquarters approved the use of Brionek, but... is it possible to defeat Fang Zheng with this?

And that’s not all…

Thinking of this, Angelina lowered her head, and under the flush of hot water, she could see a bright red heart-shaped mark below her flat and smooth belly.

What on earth is this?

Angelina didn't know what was going on. She remembered that a few days ago when she returned home to rest and take a shower, she inexplicably found a mark on her body. She didn't remember anything special happening that day, but why did this thing appear on her body?

Could it be that this was some kind of curse? But why didn't I detect any magical reaction after investigating it?

Angelina also thought about removing this thing, but no matter what method she used, she couldn't remove the strange mark on her abdomen.

What is this?

The girl reached out her hand doubtfully and pressed the mark. At the same time, her eyes began to become dazed. Soon, the originally bright bathroom gradually became dim. In Angelina's eyes, the bathroom in front of her turned into an empty sports warehouse. Then dark, tentacle-like shadows emerged from the ground. They swayed towards Angelina, then spread to both sides. Then, a dark figure appeared in front of Angelina...

"Angie?"

“——!!!”

The sound coming from outside the door startled Angie, and she quickly raised her head and looked outside.

"Are you okay? It's been almost an hour."

"Ah, hug, sorry."

It was only then that Angelina realized that she had been standing under the shower head in a daze, and she spoke quickly.

"I was a little distracted..."

"Well, I know this is stressful for you, but don't take it too seriously."

After hearing Angie's answer, the colleagues outside comforted her and then turned away. Angelina then turned off the shower, walked into the bathtub, soaked herself in the hot water, and let out a long breath.

What on earth was that just now?

Angelina always had a feeling that the scene that just appeared in her mind was not unfamiliar to her, and even very familiar. But when she wanted to think about it in depth, her memory turned into a fog and she couldn't go deeper into it. Although Angelina also asked her classmates at school, she didn't have any clues.

What is going on?

Angelina closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

But for now... let's focus on the upcoming duel.

Since both the Japanese and American governments wanted to resolve this mess as quickly as possible, the two sides quickly communicated and coordinated, and the time was set for three days later. The location was an uninhabited island in the Pacific Islands. It used to be a military port, but it has been abandoned for a long time. Now it is perfect to use it as a stage for a battle.

When Fang Zheng arrived here, the crowd who came to watch the fun had already gathered. Most of them were reporters and senior officials from Japan and the United States. Of course, the magicians could not go abroad, so they had to watch the live broadcast.

As soon as Fang Zheng stepped off the boat, he was immediately surrounded by reporters.

"Kasugano-kun, we are about to fight an American strategic-level magician. How do you feel now?"

"Now that we are about to face the American strategic magician, is there anything you want to say to the audience at home?"

"I heard that this is your way of hyping yourself up, is that true?"

The first two questions were normal, but the last one was obviously a bit harsh. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a blond American holding the microphone, staring at Fang Zheng with a sneer.

"Why do you, as a magician, want to duel with magicians? What exactly is your idea behind this suggestion? Are all the things you did before just to hype yourself up and make yourself more famous? Is this out of self-satisfaction, or is it simply to show off, or to demonstrate the power of magic in front of ordinary people?"

“Hehehe.”

However, facing the other party's question, Fang Zheng just laughed. Seeing Fang Zheng's reaction, the American reporter asked again.

"May I ask what you are laughing at?"

"Oh, nothing, I just suddenly remembered something."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"If I remember correctly, those idiot human supremacists in the United States claim that magicians are not human because they have powerful powers different from theirs, right?"

“…That’s right.”

“Haha, I just think this is funny.”

“……???”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion, and Fang Zheng spread his hands again to explain.

"Indeed, I admit that modern magicians do possess a certain degree of power, and combining magic with technology is also a very outstanding path... But unfortunately, if we really go by the definition of a magician, the power of these magicians... well, it's actually still far from enough."

Upon hearing this, the reporters were suddenly in an uproar.

"So what you mean is that you don't even take the strategic-level magicians of the United States seriously?"

"That's about it."

Fang Zheng shrugged.

"From the perspective of modern magic, the opponent may indeed be very strong, but if we talk about magic itself..."

Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at the American reporters around him.

"If I remember correctly, the only one who will fight me this time is Sirius, right?"

"Yes, we think that one magician is enough to deal with an arrogant person like you."

Faced with Fang Zheng's provocative question, the American reporter on the other side immediately gave an answer.

Hearing his answer, Fang Zheng sneered, then raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

The next moment, a golden light suddenly appeared and shot straight up to the sky. Then, the originally blue sky was quickly covered by dark clouds, as if a typhoon was about to arrive. The howling storm rushed towards them, and the waves were surging all around. The reporters and the soldiers responsible for maintaining order looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

At the same time, thunder sounded.

“Boom boom boom!!!”

Along with thunder, the clouds above Fang Zheng's head began to rotate and formed a huge vortex. Then, a black shadow suddenly emerged from it. It spread its wings, whistled down from the sky, and landed on the ground behind Fang Zheng.

"boom!!!!"

The hundred-meter-long black dragon landed heavily on the ground, its blood-red eyes wide open, staring at the people in front of it. At this moment, the reporters, photographers, and even soldiers were so scared that they stepped back one after another. They stared at this scene in amazement, not knowing how to react. At the same time, the black dragon opened its mouth and took a deep breath.

“——!!!!”

The scorching flames, accompanied by the soul-stirring roar, enveloped the entire sky, and the spread black wings covered by the flames seemed like the shadow of destruction before the end of the world.

Many people couldn't even withstand the roar of the dark dragon and fainted on the spot.

Fang Zheng stood in front of the Dark Dragon, looking at the people lying on the ground with a sneer on his face, and then he raised his hand. As he moved, the Dark Dragon stopped roaring, lowered its head like a puppy, and gently rubbed Fang Zheng's right hand.

Fang Zheng stroked the head of the giant dragon in front of him while looking at the people lying on the ground in front of him.

"The United States wants to challenge me with just one magician? I think... they can reconsider their decision now."

Looking at the people in front of him, Fang Zheng sneered and spoke.