Episode 160 Sage
The residents felt a sense of discomfort due to the large magic circle that was activated using the entirety of the royal capital Melgate. It was a strange feeling that chilled down my spine and at the same time made my whole body feel hot.
It's like having your soul extracted by magic.
And the more magic power there is, the stronger the resistance is, and if you possess magic equipment, you can withstand it for several minutes. This is because magical power and magical equipment are absorbed instead of souls.
"G-oh..."
Even Early, the highest class magician in the Armand Kingdom army, groaned. Perhaps because he turned the city itself into a magic circle, the effect was tremendous. He has little way to resist. It's different if you have special powers like magic, but there's nothing you can do about it if you're a strong magician.
Their souls are taken out and people die one after another.
The unblemished corpse that the sacred Grineer had predicted had been completed.
(Is it an attack by the Gekkokai? But the believers are also suffering.)
The military's strategy was successful and they were able to lure in many believers. Eventually, they would have succeeded in suppressing it. It seemed like a reversal, but the members of the Gekkokai were also writhing in agony.
My subordinates, my enemies, the unrelated slum people, and probably the citizens all die.
Their souls are forcibly extracted and concentrated into the center by a magic circle.
"Your Majesty...down."
And Early, who was the last to survive, died while calling out to his master, to whom he pledged allegiance.
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(Stupid...stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid)
Valgate was in confusion.
I immediately understood that my life was about to end. The feeling of being drawn to your roots and losing consciousness tells you this.
(Maybe my teacher betrayed me...)
I wanted to change the Armando Kingdom, which is enjoying a good time.
That's why he cooperated with the madness of rebelling against the demon religion. Of course, the move was not based solely on idealism. After repeated discussions based on the plan of his mentor, Geist, he decided to carry it out after determining that there was a good chance of success.
In this way, he was supposed to have gained a position as the person in charge of the Moonlight Society's subjugation operations, controlled the war situation, and lured the holy knights and military magicians into the range of the magic circle in the old city area.
(Wasn't the magic circle only in the old city area...?)
The guard magicians of Balgate are desperately trying to deal with it, but they can't do anything in front of the magic that sucks out their souls. If you defend with unsystematic magic, you can withstand it to some extent, but it's only a way to buy time.
Valgate collapses in frustration, and his soul is finally sucked out and he dies.
Eventually, all of the remaining magicians, the servants who were waiting, and King Dolphance and the ministers in the royal palace turned into unblemished corpses.
No, the entire royal capital of Armand Kingdom has transformed into a silent capital of death.
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The capital of the Kingdom of Rocks, a neighboring country to the Kingdom of Armando, was also a capital of death in another sense.
The cause of this is the ``Celestial Eye'' and the ``Ryuu'' who are engaged in a fierce battle in the middle of the city.
"Kuhahaha! That's about it!"
All of Floria's arrows were repelled by the body of the ``Rage Dragon.'' Floria uses her wind magic ``Sky Fly'' to fly through the sky and keep shooting at the ``Rage Dragon'', but she is not able to deal any damage at all.
And even though we know that the ``Ryōdō'' cannot fly, we cannot let our guard down. His thick arm tightened and he threw a full fist towards Floria. A simple frontal punch easily exceeds the speed of sound, creating a shock wave that attacks Floria.
"Not yet! Just avoid it, Holy Knight!"
Speaking of destruction, the black cat is often referred to as the ``violent dragon'', and it has tremendous power. It is also amazing in the sense of physical strength rather than magical power. Another scary thing about him is his durability.
He was hit by an arrow from Floria, an awakened magician, and did not receive a single scratch. She lacks attack power, although her magical equipment is guaranteed to be effective. Still, there is a note that she is among the same Awakened Magicians.
Therefore, Floria devised a method of converting magic into arrows in order to supplement its attack power.
(Use Fire Dragon Breath as an arrow!)
Activate the 10th level magic of fire and materialize it as an arrow woven into it. Strategic magic that radiates incandescent heat would not normally be directed at a single human being, but the ``Rage Dragon'' deserves it.
The magic that is said to be able to kill 1,000 people with a single activation was condensed and released.
"Hmm!"
However, ``Byoryu'' is played in one voice. The blow that was supposed to pierce through humans by carbonizing them was wiped out by the ``Rage Dragon'' simply waving its arms.
All attacks are ineffective and it is bounced away.
And it was so powerful that it hit the air and created a shock wave.
The abilities of the ``Violent Dragon'' can be easily deduced.
“If you master the magical equipment that strengthens your body, you’ll get to that point.”
A magic weapon that is considered commonplace, or rather useless, is body reinforcement. Classified as an extended type, it can be supplemented by body strengthening using unsystematic magic, so there is little benefit to going out of your way to obtain it as a magic weapon.
If it's normal.
However, the ``Ryuu'' has trained its magic equipment to the limit and has reached its awakening. The physical reinforcement that comes out of it is that of a non-human, and its sturdiness surpasses even dragon-type monsters.
“Come down, holy knight! Shall we turn the whole city into pieces?”
"I! I won't let you!"
“You’re late, you idiot!”
Magical power comparable to a forbidden spell was emitted from the ``Dragon'', and it gathered into a fist. When the ``Violent Dragon'', which specializes in physical abilities, pours in powerful magical power, the beating causes the city to collapse.
Before Floria could stop it, the ground was hit, and at that moment a huge explosion occurred. It means that the same power as a forbidden spell was inflicted on it. The earth is gouged by the impact, the earth's crust shakes, and all kinds of buildings are mowed down in a radial direction, centering on the ``Ryuu''.
Floria, who was in the sky, was also blown away by the impact and lost control of her ``Sky Fly''. She struggles but manages to regain control of herself and stops mid-air. And immediately she checked the ground.
"What power..."
It was a sight that left me speechless.
The entire royal capital was enveloped in smoke, and not a single building was safe. Furthermore, gunpowder magazines and factories are exploding one after another, and secondary damage is spreading at an accelerating pace. Even the royal palace, which was designed to withstand shelling, had collapsed.
And in the place where the ``Ryuu'' was, even the dust was blown away, perhaps due to the shock wave, and a huge, frightening crater had formed.
The damage was so great that it seemed like no one was alive. In reality, there may be some survivors, but this is within the margin of error. Therefore, Floria was able to make a decision.
"I can't help it."
The battle in the city was only disadvantageous for Floria. There was no way she could be serious in a fight while protecting what she needed to protect, and was forced to fight compactly.
However, now that it has been completely destroyed by the ``Ryuu'', it is possible to carry out the forbidden large-scale attack.
"Actually, it's a magic that I'm still researching, but...I won't hold back."
I erased the magic bow to concentrate. And a huge magic circle spreads around her. Its scale is so large that it covers the destroyed royal capital.
“It’s a new system of light magic that has been systematized to kill the monsters of the King.”
At the same time as he announced that, a white and black mottled pattern filled the crater. Then it undulated and flashed violently.
“Eat it! The eleventh rung of light, Holy Destruction Light!”
A fierce light filled the heavens and the earth.
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Generation of the Philosopher's Stone.
In order to do that, we must first learn about magic stones, which are backward compatible substances. A magic stone is a substance that is created by extracting the power of a magic outfit from a magician and transferring it to mercury impregnated with magic power. It can be said that this method assumes that magic equipment is a magic that is activated within the soul, which is a life form, and extracts that system to the outside.
In other words, by automatically converting thoughts into a magic circle and supplying magical power, anyone can perform advanced magic. Magic stones incorporate a mechanism in which magical equipment is activated only by thought.
However, since it is based on magical equipment, the generated magic stones tend to be magics that are easy to activate. There is also a mechanism to compensate for the lack of magic power by supplying magic power, but there is a limit to that, and if you try to use strategic magic, you will definitely fail. In the first place, in the case of complex magic, even the automatic generation of magic circles cannot keep up.
Philosopher's Stone is a substance that overcomes the drawbacks of magic stone.
Once completed, it will become a catalyst for all kinds of magic.
If you wish for immortality, the Philosopher's Stone will automatically generate such magic. If you wish for the death of a hated enemy, you will automatically generate instant death magic. Even a child with no knowledge of the technique can obtain the Philosopher's Stone if he wishes for it.
"Guo...oooooooooooooo"
Geist, standing at the center of the technique, groans.
Five Holy Knights are lined up around him, and they function as magic stones that assist in the activation of the spell. Even with five magic stones, it is still a complex and difficult technique. However, Geist has the power to accomplish this.
“Goho…but, haa.”
Even though I vomit blood and experience severe pain all over my body, I endure it.
The pain that made my soul tremble threatened to steal my consciousness many times, but each time I remembered my initial determination.
(I will become a new order. I will become a true god who saves the weak.)
The Philosopher's Stone is a versatile power.
You can do anything you want.
What can we call it if we don't call it God? Geist became a god himself and tried to save the world by guiding humanity.
(For that reason, I would have to suffer this much pain...)
That's why I endured.
And he endured.
The Philosopher's Stone was completed using the lives of everyone in the royal capital Melgate - except for Shu and Iris.
"Complete..."
The light of the magic circle disappears.
That was the signal that the generation of the Philosopher's Stone was completed. At the same time, the severe pain that had been attacking my entire body disappeared, and I felt more relaxed. His strength suddenly went out and Geist fell to one knee.
And he wasn't the only one who realized that the generation was complete.
Shu also sensed that the activation of magic had disappeared, and lifted the protection from death magic.
"Looks like it's over."
"Ah. That's right, Hades. The Philosopher's Stone has been successfully completed."
"I'll show it to you right away."
"All right"
With that said, Geist stands up and points his hands at Shu and Iris. Then, in no time, he unleashed ``Fire Dragon Breath Dragon Breath''.
Shu instantly stands in a position to protect Iris, but is immediately filled with white light.
The scorching rays melted even the underground passageway in an instant, punching it right out.
When the light disappeared, a hole dripping with molten stone continued all the way to the ground. Of course, Shu and Iris aren't there. But Geist knew from his senses that he had not killed him.
"Let's show you the full power of the Philosopher's Stone."
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