To be honest, Lisea had never believed that the Goddess of Luck was on his side, or rather, being abandoned by his biological parents and then meeting Lady Xidis had already used up all the luck in his life.

Originally, they were happily heading north to Migendorf, and Lisea had planned to enjoy the scenery along the way with Xidis, passing through cities, staying in local homes and tasting traditional foods from different regions.

Each territory in the Southern Region had its own unique culture, with forests and rivers interwoven, and further south endless snowy peaks and a magnificent ocean, making it a perfect destination for leisure travel if one had the time and money.

But all of that had been ruined by a damned horde of monsters.

Lisea was extremely angry, but the moment he thought about facing those aggressive monsters, he completely lost his temper.

“Run!! Why are there Little Yellow Duck armies in the heartland of the Southern Region?! Go faster! Faster!”

Inside the luxurious carriage, crystal pendants clinked from the violent shaking, candlelight flickered as if it would go out at any moment, while Xidis sat calmly sipping tea, if not for the drop of cold sweat on her temple, no one would notice her inner panic.

Lisea stuck his head out the window, only to be greeted by seven or eight glass bottles flying toward him, scaring him into immediately pulling his head back inside.

The only one who remained truly calm was Rong’an.

“Young master, please remain calm, I will protect you and Lady Xidis.”

“This isn’t about protection! If those ducks catch up, even the carriage will get torn apart!”

Lisea couldn’t understand why the Southern Region, usually peaceful, was suddenly experiencing a demon tide, and why the demons that appeared were the infamous Little Yellow Ducks.

These were abyss demons barely known within the Empire, often found in labyrinths, specializing in stealing mimic chests and priceless gem crystal insects right in front of adventurers.

They were individually powerful, usually above Mithril rank, causing quite a bit of trouble.

Fortunately, they injured but didn’t kill, instead beating adventurers senseless and throwing them back to dungeon entrances after robbing them, a truly vicious method.

On the second day of their journey, they received news from the Adventurers’ Guild that large numbers of these demons had appeared in the Southern Region’s core areas, guarding major roads and attacking anyone they saw.

Such abnormal behavior was classified as a magical disaster.

“Our Southern Region really has it rough, highest taxes and now magical disasters too, so unlucky... Lady Xidis, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Lisea wanted to hear her comment, but Xidis remained motionless, like she had turned to stone.

Because this disaster was her doing.

To avoid harming civilians, she had chosen the relatively harmless Little Yellow Ducks to create the chaos.

The payment? A crystallized soul of a human sword saint.

But these enthusiastic little demons, upon hearing the order came from her, the Prince of Annihilation, became overly motivated and began attacking caravans and adventurers nonstop.

Some even attacked her own carriage.

‘Why are these low-level demons so stupid? Can’t they just do their job properly?!’

Xidis cursed them internally.

“Not a big issue, the carriage is fast, they can’t catch us, otherwise we’ll just wipe them out.”

“I agree with Lady Xidis.”

Lisea peeked outside again, only to see another group charging toward them, immediately retreating in fear.

“No, there are too many, we can’t guarantee your safety in battle!”

“I don’t need your protection, just protect yourself... but fine, they can’t catch us anyway.”

The carriage sped forward, nearing a town when intense battle sounds erupted ahead.

A group of adventurers had formed ranks, heavy infantry in front, archers and mages in the middle, priests at the rear, fiercely battling the duck demons.

In the crowd, a priestess in white and gold robes stood out, with long white hair and golden eyes, exuding elegance.

Her holy light turned demons to ash and healed the wounded, turning the tide of battle.

Victory seemed certain...

Until the larger duck forces behind Xidis arrived.

“More?!”

“We’re doomed!”

Seeing this, Lisea prepared to help.

But there was no need.

“Honestly... I can’t stand this anymore!”

Xidis raised her finger, her ring glowing as a massive fireball formed above the carriage, growing over a meter wide.

Boom!

It crashed into the duck army, exploding into a massive firestorm that annihilated hundreds instantly.

The flames spiraled into a blazing tornado, consuming the rest.

Thousands of duck demons were wiped out in moments.

“Eh?!”

Lisea was stunned, he knew she was strong, but not this strong.

‘Was she a Legend-tier monster?’

He didn’t dare ask, only applauding with Rong’an.

“As expected of Lady Xidis 'teacher'!”

“Hmph, stop resting, go help finish the rest, we still need to travel.”

“Understood!”

After they left, Xidis stepped out and admired her destruction.

The forest had been obliterated, flames still burning, even the road scorched black.

“Hmm, still got it.”

She snapped her fingers and rain poured down, extinguishing the flames.

Then she turned back.

‘With a magical disaster of this scale, the Church’s southern advance should definitely be delayed.’