The Supreme Overlord (Multicross)

It was a familiar beast of an almost grotesque beauty.

Its body was as translucent as ice crystals, resembling a fusion of mermaid and siren—a mysterious and eerie form.

Though this world lacks the concept of the twelve constellations, Alrescha-Glacies embodied the spirit of Pisces, one of those twelve signs!

In an instant, a soul-piercing chill swept through the entire underground cavern, and an indescribable magical power boiled like a cauldron, threatening to burst forth from its high-pressure vessel at any moment.

Dressed in a long, black robe trimmed with silver at the edges, Saigou stood silently, poised.

Beside Saigou was a young girl with eyes that glowed like embers, hair that shimmered in a rainbow of colors, and skin as white as snow. Her expression was cold and emotionless.

She looked like a doll, yet also resembled a noble princess, ever-present by Saigou's side.

"Kaleid Blood..."

Upon seeing that stunningly beautiful figure, Liana murmured as if in a trance.

Then, in the next moment, this severely injured vampire—missing an arm—turned even paler, her face etched with fear and dread as she cried out.

"Why… why can that devil command the powers of the Fourth Primogenitor? How is it possible for the familiars of the Fourth Primogenitor to heed his orders?!"

As the next heir to the Caruana family, she understood well that these so-called twelve Kaleid Blood were not the true Fourth Primogenitor but mere vessels for the Primogenitor's familiars.

Aside from the Fourth Primogenitor themselves, no one could command these familiars, nor could anyone control these Kaleid Blood—not even the other three Primogenitors.

If a progenitor body of the Fourth Primogenitor were willing to heed someone's command, it might be connected to the Blazing Banquet ritual.

To fulfill the Blazing Banquet, the Kaleid Blood might cooperate with someone's commands, but it would be more accurate to call it collaboration rather than subordination.

As for the familiars residing within these bodies—pure manifestations of magical power driven by a single will—they would only ever obey their true master, the Fourth Primogenitor.

But now, Saigou was not commanding the Avrora, the 12th Kaleid Blood. He was directly commanding the Fourth Primogenitor's familiar, Alrescha-Glacies!

"That familiar is about to unleash its magic! We must leave this place immediately!"

Gajou Akatsuki's expression changed dramatically, sensing the impending eruption of power from Alrescha-Glacies, akin to a volcano on the verge of an explosive eruption.

He, already teetering on the brink of death, might survive a single strike from the Fourth Primogenitor's familiar, barely clinging to life.

But his two children would certainly face a grim fate under the assault of the Fourth Primogenitor's familiar.

"Run? Where can we run to? Can't you feel the terror of that familiar? With just one blow, it could freeze this entire island—how could we possibly escape?"

Liana clutched her severed arm, her excessive blood loss making her face even paler, typical for a vampire.

Upon hearing Gajou's words, she seemed to lose her mind, screaming hysterically.

"Damn it!"

Gajou's face contorted in rage, his expression twisted in fury.

The man who had always seemed carefree and capable of handling any situation was now breaking down, cursing in frustration.

He was filled with deep regret—a profound sense of regret.

If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have called his son and daughter here. It was his failure as a father that had led his children into such a desperate and dangerous situation.

"Is that bastard trying to kill us all too?"

Natsuki Minamiya's expression changed drastically, cursing under her breath as she turned to Aya Todoyoki and said, "Aya, how is your barrier coming along?"

At this moment, Natsuki Minamiya's voice was incredibly clear, devoid of her usual slurred speech.

It could only be said that in times of crisis, people can tap into previously unimaginable potential.

"It is done."

Aya Todoyoki's face was serious as she erected a barrier adorned with numerous mystical runes, encapsulating everyone within.

The Witch of the Notaria gripped her grimoire tightly. This barrier, tied to the flow of time, seemed to separate two worlds, using different time rates to avoid a lethal strike.

As the barrier took shape, the freezing aura, which seemed capable of turning all to ice, significantly diminished, and Natsuki Minamiya's grim expression eased a bit.

La Folia, recalling something, quickly pulled out a communicator and swiftly began issuing commands.

"…Knights, heed my command. Have the Bifrost take off immediately. Do not remain docked at Gozo Island."

"I repeat, have the Bifrost take off now. Do not remain at Gozo Island. I am safe, and my life is not in any danger!"

"…Anyone defying the orders of the Imperial Family will face military justice!"

La Folia was fearful that her subordinates might ignore this sudden surge of magic in their efforts to find her. Thus, she had no choice but to issue a stern order, commanding the royal vessel and her subordinates to swiftly depart from the island.

Meanwhile, the Prince of Death and the transformed beasts, who were gradually weakening, were covered in frost. Even their joints were locked in place by the eternal freeze.

The Prince of Death wore a look of shock and fear, his expression wavering. He never imagined that the familiar of the Fourth Primogenitor could possess such terrifying power.

Legends spoke of this particular familiar.

The Fourth Primogenitor, hailed as the strongest of all Primogenitors, possessed only twelve familiars.

Even with the simplest arithmetic, one could deduce that, being able to command just one familiar, the familiars of the Fourth Primogenitor were undoubtedly the strongest.

At this moment, the Prince of Death finally understood why the Fourth Primogenitor was referred to in legends as a harbinger of disaster: because all of the Fourth Primogenitor's familiars were calamitous beasts, bringing nothing but catastrophe!

"ROOOAR!"

With a roar, the Prince of Death's body began to rapidly expand, covered in rough, twisting runes.

Unlike those forcibly transformed into divine beasts through spells, the Prince of Death was a true high-ranking beastman, one of the few who could fully control the ability to transform into a divine beast.

In his divine beast form, he possessed the frightening strength needed to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the familiars of first-generation vampires.

However, even after transforming, the Prince of Death found his body still stiff, his blood and bones frozen, making even a single step forward an agonizing challenge.

He never imagined that the familiar of the Fourth Primogenitor would wield such overwhelming power.

Or perhaps, it wasn't just that the Fourth Primogenitor's familiar was this strong, but that the familiar became terrifyingly powerful when controlled by that devil?

In some sense, the Prince of Death was correct.

Vampires can host familiars because they possess negative life energy.

This life energy, contrary to normal existence, becomes nourishment for the familiars parasitizing the vampires.

Saigou is a devil, not a vampire; theoretically, he should not be able to host these familiars.

However, at the same time, Saigou possesses the Third Star Particle. The magic produced by this third type of perpetual motion machine elicited cries of joy from Alrescha-Glacies.

This familiar greedily devoured the magic produced by the Third Star Particle as if it had been starving for countless years.

If an ordinary vampire were present, even one with negative life energy, they would likely be sucked dry by the familiar in an instant.

Visibly, the beautiful familiar, a fusion of mermaid and siren, shone with even more radiant ice crystals, and its aura and magic grew more terrifying and ruthless.

This made Saigou realize that the Third Star Particle might have abilities he had not yet discovered.

Otherwise, how could one explain the changes in the Fourth Primogenitor's familiar after it absorbed the magic of the Third Star Particle?

Saigou seemed to be waiting for the others to find a safe place or perhaps silently getting accustomed to controlling the Primogenitor's familiar.

He did not launch a direct attack, allowing only the freezing winds emanating from Alrescha-Glacies to freeze everything in its path.

"I beg you, I am willing to accept any judgment and bear all consequences. I only ask you to save my children. They are still so young!"

At this point, Gajou Akatsuki was begging. The renowned archaeologist, known globally, had fallen to his knees, abandoning all dignity.

He only hoped Natsuki Minamiya could save his son and daughter.

Gajou knew that in the face of the Fourth Primogenitor's catastrophe, there was no way he could escape with his children. His only hope rested with Natsuki Minamiya.

The Witch of the Void furrowed her beautiful brows. Though a witch, Natsuki Minamiya was not entirely heartless.

Especially since one of her wishes was to become a teacher, she naturally had a soft spot for children.

"Aya!"

The pitiful state of Gajou did not soften Natsuki Minamiya's heart.

However, seeing Kojou and Nagisa on the brink of death in the freezing wind, her compassion was stirred.

Aya Todoyoki glanced at Natsuki Minamiya, and with a gentle smile, she said, "…I understand."

With a wave of the Witch of the Notaria's hand, the time-based barrier enveloped Akatsuki's family.

Boom!

Just as the barrier covered them, Saigou, having nearly grasped the nature of Alrescha-Glacies, finally unleashed the calamity's destructive power.

A howl from the ancient ice age swept across the island!

...

"Quickly, obey Her Highness's command! Have the Bifrost take off immediately!"

In the airship port of Gozo Island, the commander of the Bifrost shouted orders, prompting the entire crew to spring into action and lift the airborne battleship as swiftly as possible.

By now, Gozo Island was enveloped in a ferocious blizzard so intense that it was impossible to see more than five meters ahead. The entire island was covered in snow and ice crystals.

This island in the Mediterranean suddenly seemed transported to the polar regions, with the air temperature dropping rapidly.

Suddenly, a magic storm erupted from one corner of Gozo Island, powerful enough to trigger the alarm on the battleship's magical detectors. The commander quickly reacted, shouting:

"…Activate the Spiritual Reactor, deploy the defensive barrier!"

The battleship, swaying left and right amidst the violent blizzard, extended its barrier.

As the edges of the barrier collided with the violent surge of magic, the entire battleship emitted a deafening, creaking sound as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

The terrifying magic storm raged on for about a minute. The commander, watching the energy levels of the Spirit Reactor plummet, couldn't help but swallow nervously.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he muttered, "…What on earth is this? This is a Spiritual Reactor, for heaven's sake!"

The Spiritual Reactor is an extraordinarily expensive piece of technology, requiring highly advanced engineering—essentially, this world's equivalent of a nuclear reactor.

But even the magic barrier generated by the Spiritual Reactor saw its energy drop dramatically upon colliding with that burst of magic. It was hard to fathom the sheer terror at the epicenter of that magical explosion.

Looking down from the bridge of the battleship, the commander stared, slack-jawed, at what had once been Gozo Island.

This famous tourist destination in Europe, renowned for its ancient ruins, had completely vanished in an instant.

It wasn't that the island had disappeared entirely, but the whole landmass had transformed into a glacier. The very material composing the island had shattered under the extreme cold, turning into frozen ice crystals.

And as if that weren't enough, the sea around Gozo Island had also frozen over, creating an expanse of icy terrain dotted with countless ice floes.

A frigid chill permeated the air, and the entire Mediterranean had plummeted by several dozen degrees.

"Did Her Highness discover some ancient weapon of mass destruction in those ruins?"

The commander was utterly dumbfounded.

...

The Prince of Death and his transformed beastman were instantly reduced to cellular debris upon confronting Alrescha-Glacies.

With the complete annihilation of the beastman forces, the barrier shrouding the ruins also vanished.

Natsuki Minamiya immediately cast her spatial manipulation magic, transporting those who survived thanks to Aya Todoyoki's barrier away from Gozo Island.

It could be said that Aya Todoyoki's barrier, fortified with temporal magic, was sturdy enough to withstand Alrescha-Glacies's initial magic burst.

However, after that initial explosion, the barrier was already on the verge of collapse, and Natsuki Minamiya had no intention of exposing herself to such a chaotic magical environment.

"Hiss…"

After teleporting away from Gozo Island, Natsuki Minamiya took a sharp breath as she looked at the remnants of the island that had vanished from the map.

"Is that guy Zarathustra trying to destroy the world?"

The Witch of the Void was deeply troubled.

Could it be that the devil sought the familiars of the Fourth Primogenitor to use the Fourth Primogenitor's power to bring about the world's end?!

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Bonus Chapter:

100 Power Stones = 1 BC

300 Power Stones = 2 BC

500 Power Stones = 3 BC

700 Power Stones = 4 BC

1000 Power Stones = 5 BC

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