Asterion and his fellow centaurs can be seen evacuating nearby villagers as the Devil King's fire grows larger with each passing moment. The elderly and children are currently having trouble staying hydrated as they continue to gulp down water. Even the adults are having trouble, and to make matters worse, the other centaurs are doing their best to carry the villager in a hastily constructed cart.
The villagers wanted to carry something more valuable, but since time is of the essence and the centaur can't carry much, they had to give up. It's not a big deal for someone as fast and strong as Asterion, but as Asterion himself said, he's just fast and can pull more wagons than other centaurs. If he finds himself in a situation where he has to fight to protect someone, chances are he'll fail, so even he's careful. It's better that the thieves don't sniff out anything valuable they're carrying, otherwise they might get robbed, though of course, since he's a special knight of Amleth, even when he's the weakest among them, a simple thief wouldn't be much of a problem.
As we get closer to the source, we see wild animals and monsters trying to escape the fire. I helped the animal by making sure the monster didn't hurt them, as I slash every monster I find. I even tell the big gentle animals like the elephants to help Asterion if they find him. As for the small animals like forest cats, birds, and so on, I tell them the direction to the kingdom. Amlethians are nice, so I'm sure someone will help them.
"It's getting hotter!"
"You can feel it even through this heat-resistant armor.
"And didn't Saintess Rumia herself bless us? What a terrifying flame"
"Aah... You see Diana, this is the pleasure I was talking about. The moment she..." [Linda]
"Stop it! What's wrong with you!? Don't teach my little sister your twisted way of thinking!" [Dana]
"It's not what you think, Dana, but I guess you wouldn't believe me" [Linda].
Water, ice, and wind magic began to be used by all of us to cool ourselves. We didn't use much of it as we all wanted to conserve our mana when the time came to face the fire mana clad lady of the Devil King. Master Merlin and Sister Khamisah were glad that the Beastman or the demon tribe with fur weren't included, as they would have a harder time. As for Fie, he really only changed his mana affinity to water and ice to withstand this heat. Sitting on him feels good as a result.
"She's getting closer... Did she really want to hurt me that she came all the way from yesterday's spot despite her condition..." [Diana]
"Don't worry. We will protect you" [Merlin]
"Everyone, on your formation" [Khamisah]
"Yes!"
(Time to give back to this country for sheltering me) [Tiara]
With Sister Khamisah's order, they stand in a line, with those who use water magic in the front and those who use wind and earth magic in the back,and further behind is those from the church strengthening the magic with holy power. The plan is simple, they will use water, wind and earth magic to extinguish the fire and weaken the lady. Master Merlin and Linda will also help us all by sealing the fire with space magic. Once the fire is manageable, Dana and Sister Khamisah will begin to attack the Lady just enough so that either I can cleanse her of THE THING or Princess Tiara can use her power to control the Lady.
With all of us in formation, we simply wait for the Lady to appear. All eyes remain focused on one spot as it grows darker and darker as the trees and forests are engulfed by the Devil King's flame. It's silent, only the sound of burning trees and the crying of a lady, again saying that the fire hurts her and repeating an unknown name. I am convinced that these are indeed the names of her sons and daughters.
"NOW!" [Khamisah]
"Space magic: Cube of entrapment!" [Merlin, Linda]
"Water wall! Water wall! Water wall!"
"Ice magic! Avalanche!"
"Earth magic! Entrap her"
"Gust!"
"Hurricane"
"Oh goddess up above the sky, please lend us your strength to purify this land from the evil Devil King"
"NOW!" [Khamisah]
"Space Magic: Cube of Imprisonment!" [Merlin, Linda]
"Water Wall! Water wall! Water wall!"
"Ice Magic! Avalanche!"
"Earth Magic! Trap her!"
"Gust!"
"Hurricane"
"O Goddess above, please grant us your power to cleanse this land of the evil Devil King."
At Khamisah's command, water magic was used simultaneously. I have never been to the sea, but I guess this is how you would describe a raging wave! Maybe it's something even more powerful, like... is it called a tsunami? I'm not sure, but the water magic produced could be enough to fill a huge lake! Ice magic to freeze the lady. Earth magic to stop the fire from spreading, and finally Wind magic to blow the fire away! The church blessing really helps a lot
Master Merlin and Linda's space magic also works wonders! The two of them quickly seal away the Devil King's fire mana.
"This should be easy!"
"Don't jinx it!"
"GAAAAAAHHHHHH!" [Valerie]
"My bad..."
Of course, who wouldn't retaliate...