The vast and boundless Khulkar Mountains.
　In the shade of a rock on its southern hillside, there is a bloody altar.

　It was not a figure of speech, it was really bloody.
　A rock of appropriate size is used as a makeshift altar, a magic circle is drawn in blood, and the corpses of demons are piled up on it.
　It was Everith's work.
　When she came over the mountain, she not only carved a magical mark on the ground, but also killed some of the demons that Miaranse had subdued on the spot and offered them on the altar.
　Now there are similar things all over the road that Everis took.

　These are offerings to the evil gods.
　Or more accurately, offerings to be made.
　The ground around the altar is blackened and the grass is withered, as if poison is flowing out of it.
　The altar, alien and abnormal, stood still, waiting for the time to fulfill its role.

　This is the first time I've ever seen such a thing.

　The sound of cracking fibers and branches.
　And intermittent earth tremors.
　Every time the area shook, insects and birds flew away.

　A steel-colored storm was raging through the jungle.
　A giant ogre wielding a huge battle axe and a sturdy ghoul wielding a sharpened blade were running at almost full speed, knocking down every tree in their path.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!　Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
　98, 99, 100, uh, 100 and 1, 100 and 2, 3......100, 100 and ......
　Whoo-hoo!　Somebody should count the number of trees Ode has killed!
Sushi!　Geisha!　Templa!　Sempai!　Song Tak!　Yaochow!
　Hala!　Kili!　SMAAAAAAAAAASH!!!

　The skeletal ...... liches, wearing robes and holding staffs, chase after the two animals that are noisily shouting and rushing forward.
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　I'm not sure what to make of it.

I'm not sure what to make of that.
You have magic powers, right?
Still...
Shh. What's that undead thing you've got going with you?
He's a ghoul, but he's a samurai.
What's a samurai?
I don't know. ......

　Somewhat stunned, the two ogres with axes in their hands followed.

　The logging ogre troops that followed further widened the path that the two ogres had blazed, turning it into a ruthless logging machine, and chopped down every last tree that was left uncut.

　The wave of violent destruction of nature moves forward in a straight line, unhindered by any obstacle.
　It cuts through the dense forest and heads north.

　northward.

　At the same time, at the northern foothills of the Kulu Kal Range, at the border of the jungle.

"Well, we're all set!

　Everis waved his staff, and a pale light flashed from his pike as if he were waving a brush dipped in paint.

　A huge magic formula consisting of forty-four large and small magic circles connected together was written on the ground.
　Circles and straight lines were intricately combined to carve a complex and bizarre pattern on the earth, like the surface of an electronic circuit board. It was decorated with as many magical letters as there were stars.
　In spite of the bright sunshine, the weird pale light emitted by the magic circles made the area blurry.

　At the top of the three magic circles are Rene, Everis, and Miaranse. 　
　Rene holds up a crimson magic staff shaped by blood and curse. His body had lost its flesh and taken the form of a lich.

"Princess. General Staff.
　The logging team is advancing at a rate 10% faster than planned.
　With yesterday's progress, we should be able to reach the entrance to the jungle by midday.
"Oh, good, good, good.

　Alastor, who is standing by, gives the report from the caller.

　From the point where the magic circle was laid out, there was a straight line of trees cut down to the north. On the other side of the road, work is being done at a rapid pace to connect the road to the outside of the jungle.
　It's not much of a path, since it's just trees cut down and grass cleared, but it should be enough for now.

We'll do our best, then.
"Miaranse, are you okay with your pen?
"No, I'm fine!　I'm sure you'll get a perfect chant ......!

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.
　She had only been given her powers as a vampire by Rene, and she still lacked training and actual combat experience. And yet she had been sent out to do something that would change the landscape, so it was natural for her to be nervous.
　Besides, we are in a situation where there is no way to get back if we fail.
　This is a huge spell that requires not only the veins of the surrounding area but also Rene's own magic power. If we fail to activate it and waste the magic, our schedule will be greatly disrupted and we may be in a tight spot.

I'm sure you'll be fine." "No, well, I'm the main one talking about technology, so you don't have to be so nervous.
"Let's get started, Everis. Maybe the longer we wait, the more nervous I'll get.
"Okay. Okay, let's follow my lead.


"Yes, yes!

　Everis began to weave a cheerful chant, followed by Rene and Miaranse.
　The light that illuminated the three of them (or should I say one and two? The light that illuminated the three of them (or should I say one and two?) shone strongly and weakly, flickering in time with their voices.

　Rene feels a sense of emptiness, almost like an intense hunger.
　He is rapidly consuming magic power.
　Rene's magic capacity is comparable to that of a hotspot in a medium-sized city, but this one is too large.
　She is using the full power of the veins in her area of influence to assist her, but it is still not enough.
　This magic is barely possible by offering the evil gods the power of the countless sacrifices of demons ...... placed throughout the mountain as Everis and his friends crossed the mountain.

　In the end, the three of them concluded their chanting in unison.

"'Devil's Passage'!

　As the wands were swung down, the magic circle shone more strongly than ever.
　The core of the magic circle was in the center where the three of them stood. A mass of light was born there, and as if a fuse was burning, it rushed straight toward the mountain.

　The rushing light exploded at regular intervals, spewing a pale glow into the sky as if it were erupting.
　This was the point Everis had carved out for him when he crossed the mountain.
　From the foot of the mountain where the magic circle was laid out, the light rushes in a straight line to the south, following the points lined up at almost equal intervals.
　In accordance with the program, it crushes the earth as if it were taking root and transmits further commands to the next launching point.
　The magic power is sucked up from the veins of the earth flowing through the Ku Lhukaru Mountains.
　The corpses of demons that had been sacrificed and piled up in the mountains were drying up. Magic that should not have existed there is poured into the formula as divine grace.

　Light runs.
　Magic spreads.
　The magic propagates, cutting through the massive K'lukar Mountains.
　And just as it reaches its final point of activation.

　There was a sound that could only be described as an explosion.
　The mountain was cut off.

　It was as if a super-duper divine knife had been inserted.
　Sandwiched between cliffs thousands of meters high on both sides, a narrow path, barely wide enough for one or two people to pass, had been cut through the mountain range.
　The soil and rocks that made up the blank space were shattered and blown away, scattered by the wind.
　A narrow slit appeared after the wind had blown enough sand to stain it.

　This is a form of landform called a "cut through," where mountains and cliffs are excavated vertically to create a path for traffic.
　Of course, they are not usually large enough to penetrate the mountain ranges.

　It was a very small change for the whole of the K'lukaru Mountains, the "backbone of the earth", but for this world it was too big.
　But for this world, it was too big a change.