The control magic affected the gigantic Phoenix automaton and stopped it in its tracks. The Phoenix looked confused, but the fire blaze on its body was still burning fiercely. The researcher leader’s expression turned serious.

“With the dimensional magic that accompanies me now, extinguish the power of your fire, Phoenix.”

The Phoenix reacted and distracted, but the fire on its body still had not been extinguished. The Researcher leader repeated the magic spell once again. This time, the Phoenix’s movements became heavy and fell to the floor. The Phoenix tried to stand up but couldn’t, as if a heavy burden was weighing down on it. The burning fire blaze on its body shrank and was drawn back to the magic core in its chest until the fire all over its body had finally disappeared. The Researcher leader’s expression turned serious.

“Stay where you are, Phoenix.”

The Phoenix had difficulty moving. Alton, Furano, and Daganzo continued speaking their incantation. The Phoenix kept trying to move until finally, it was able to get up and stand with both its legs and wings, even though it was still affected by the magic control. The Researcher leader was shocked and pointed his sword towards the Phoenix; his expression turned serious.

“Stay where you are, Phoenix.”

The Phoenix almost fell again as if a heavy burden prevented it from moving.

The Phoenix looked up and noticed a magic circle directed at it. The Phoenix stood up again on both its wings and legs, then looked upwards. The magic core in the Phoenix's chest burned, and the fire spread within its body. Fire was coming out from the gap in the joints all over its body. The Phoenix opened its beak, and a wisp of fire formed. The Researcher leader’s expression turned serious.

“With the dimensional magic that accompanies me now, extinguish the power of your fire, Phoenix.”

The Phoenix reacted, but the wisp of fire in its beak and the fire within its body did not dim.

The Phoenix shot a fire laser beam upward and hit the cloth with a magic circle drawn. The cloth burned, and the glowing magic circle went out; the four Researcher Division wizards immediately let go of the cloth in their hands. The cloth fell, caught fire, and shattered into burning pieces. The fire laser beam shot so powerfully that it finally penetrated one part of the gigantic machine that merged with the ceiling and the ceiling that was reinforced with magic circles.

This fire laser beam’s powerful power made it penetrate the floors above until it finally reached and penetrated the 90th floor of this skyscraper building and continued shooting towards the night sky covered in Glass Wall magic spells.

The glowed incantation writings in the notebooks in the hands of Alton, Daganzo, and Furano then dimmed and went out. The three’s attention was drawn to the Phoenix, whose fire laser beam from its beak gradually shrunk and then went out. The Phoenix’s attention returned to the wizards in the hangar, and it looked at them in confusion. Daganzo attention was drawn to the now hollowed hangar ceiling all the way to the top of the building; behind his mask, Daganzo’s expression turned serious.

“How can this Phoenix so powerful?”

The Phoenix opened its beak, and a wisp of fire formed; the Phoenix then shot a Fireball at Alton; he immediately evaded it. The fireball hit the high hangar wall and exploded, but it did not destroy the wall because magic circle carvings had reinforced it. The Researcher leader’s expression turned confused as he thought.

“Why can it free from the control magic spell of this book?”

Alton rode his flying broomstick towards the Researcher leader. Alton’s expression turned serious.

“Once again the Phoenix fired that laser beam attack, we’ll finished.”

The Researcher leader appeared to realize something; his expression turned serious.

“The Phoenix’s power had reached a level where magical control could no longer truly restrain it. For now, we’ll get out of its area of view so it doesn’t attack again.”

Furano nodded; she then communicated via her single earphone.

“We need to get out of here and out of the Phoenix area of view.”

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Alton replied via his earphone.

“Understood.”

Daganzo replied via his single earphone.

“Let’s exit through the hole in the ceiling.”

The four and the defense personnel in the hangar rode their flying broomsticks toward the hole caused by the Phoenix magical fire laser beam attack in the hangar ceiling. The Phoenix opened its beak, and a wisp of fire formed. The Phoenix aimed its burned beak at the four of them, but they all managed to escape through the hole in the ceiling.

They all arrived at one of the wide corridors cut by this hole, which also cut into several rooms around the hole, located on the floor above the hangar. They landed in this corridor and carefully observed the Phoenix leader’s movements in the hangar. The fire in the Phoenix’s beak extinguished, and it looked around in confusion. The Researcher leader’s expression turned serious.

“For now, it will be confused like that. But who knows how long it will take before it will determine the target of its attack.”

Furano’s expression turned curious.

“Somehow it doesn’t always use its fire laser beam attack?”

The Researcher leader turned to Furano.

“The Researcher Division Wizards have been observing the Phoenix for a while, when it shoots a fire laser beam, there is a part of its magical energy that is drained, and it takes sometime to be replenished.”

Furano nodded.

Not long after, the Scout leader ran along with five Scout Division Wizards arriving near them. The Scout leader was surprised to see Furano, Alton, and Daganzo. Behind his mask, Daganzo’s expression turned surprised to see Scout leader as he thought.

“I have to be more careful with the Scout leader….”

The Scout leader was surprised.

“What’s going on here? Why are you together with the targets, researcher leader?”

The Researcher leader’s expression turned serious.

“Sorry for not updating our current situation in more detail, but they are needed to defeat the Phoenix by recreating the Phoenix Resurrection magic spell.”

The Scout leader’s expression turned astonished.

“Okay, let’s see later.”

The Scout leader walked next to them and then knelt near the hole beside Daganzo, surprising him slightly. The Scout leader looked at the Phoenix carefully through the huge hole in the floor.

“Are there any problems?”

The Researcher leader nodded.

“Yes, we need to keep the Phoenix inside the magic circle. But its power is truly dangerous.”

They all fell silent in thought. Alton appeared to remember something.

“Before this, the Phoenix became weak when its core attacked with my Ice Dagger, but then it became ineffective due its increased power. But its flames are now extinguished, will my dagger attacks be effective on it again?”

The Researcher leader’s expression turned doubtful.

“If the problem was due to the Phoenix increased power, the magical energy in its body still does not decrease, and only leave its fire form. Attacking it will likely lure it back into that form.”

Alton was surprised; he then nodded. The Scout leader appeared to realize something.

“What if we sneak around the Phoenix while carrying out our plan?”

The Researcher leader’s expression turned doubtful.

“When we recreate the Phoenix Resurrection magic spell, it will affect the Phoenix magical energy, and it will immediately notice it.”

The Scout leader was slightly surprised; he then nodded. The Researcher leader appeared to realized something.

“All we can do is keep it busy so it gets distracted while we try to carry out our plans.”

The others nodded. The Researcher leader continued speaking.

“Therefore, we will be divided into two teams. The first team will try to distract the Phoenix, and the others will carry out the plan.”

The others nodded. The Researcher leader turned to Daganzo, Alton, and Furano.

“You three will carry out the plan to Recreate the Magic Spell.”

The three nodded. The Researcher leader turned to the Scout leader.

“For the one who will trying to divert the Phoenix attention, I think it would be appropriate if me and the Scout leader who do it?”

Scout leader smiled.

“No problem with me.”

The Researcher leader smiled and nodded; he then appeared to remember something.

“Now what if in the process, the Phoenix fires its fire laser beam again. In my calculation, this building can only survive one more hit from Phoenix’s laser beam. So, even if the Phoenix fires it, we have to keep going. This will be our last try.”

The others’ expressions turned serious; they then nodded. The Researcher leader appeared to remember something.

“Before continuing, I should also tell you all something important.”

Alton, Furano, Daganzo, and the Scout leader’s expressions turned curious. The Researcher leader continued speaking.

“There was a warning from the First Wizard that performing the Phoenix Resurrection Ritual magic could cause other unexpected results, and provided clues as to how we could increase the successful chance by carrying out the plan we are about to do. But still, I want us to be prepared and remain careful.”

Alton, Furano, and Daganzo were surprised; they then nodded. Daganzo appeared to realize something.

“But I guess even so, we have no other choice?”

The Researcher leader nodded.

The researcher Division wizards then made some preparations.

Sometime later, Alton and Furano sat next to each other on a long chair with a backrest, waiting for the preparations to be completed. Alton watched Furano curiously.

“Furano?”

Furano turned to Alton. Alton smiled.

“Let’s do our best.”

Furano smiled and nodded.

“Of course, Alton.”

Alton watched Furano curiously; he then smiled cheerfully.

“You know some of the things that make me really like you?”

Furano smiled.

“Okay, what is it?”

Alton smiled.

“You look cool, and other times I see you, you look cute. And you’re cheerful too.”

Furano smiled.

“May I know what you like the most about me?”

Alton watched Furano curiously; he then smiled gently.

“What I like the most is when I fall in love with you.”

Furano was surprised; she then watched Alton curiously. Alton smiled.

“Can I hope that you will return this feeling?”