555 Paradise On Earth (1/2)
After the Lord of Storm sent the signal, a black storm that seemed to be the end of the world suddenly burst out with the massive transmission magic circles as the center, collapsing the pillars and the dome of the Radiance Church that had been strengthened by the divine power.
The buildings on the left were melted like glass, and those on the right were frozen into ice. They were translucent and emitting brilliant colors. Then, coldness and heat were switched, turning all of them into powder or gas.
In the meantime, silver lightning struck the massive transmission magic circles in ear splitting sounds like giant serpents. Every lightning strike carried the terrifying air of destruction. The magnificent electromagnetic power twisted everything around. The wind and the thunder let out roars that astounded the mind.
It was 'Furious Storm', the fundamental magic of Fernando's legendary class!
However, 'God's Guard' that Mecantron had cast with the projection of Mountain Paradise seemed to have kept himself and the massive transmission magic circles in the dream land that only the holy spirits and angels could reach. It was the sanctuary where the God of Truth was going to save the world!
The destructive storm, lightning, heat and frigidness, when imposed on 'God's Guard', penetrated through it without causing any interferences. The ripples that did not belong to this world were still spreading out in blur.
It was indeed as expected of 'God's Guard' and 'The Angel King', the highest angel that had ever arrived and the being at the peak of legendary!
Also, he seemed to have arrived in person this time!
The Congress of Magic and Lucien had thought that Sard had been manipulating the extremists, who were claimed to be enchanted by the great prophet and the reincarnation of the Angel King. Therefore, they had been most cautious of him. It never occurred to them that the Angel King, known as 'God of Truth Jr.', was indeed involved.
Perhaps, he was the big shot behind Sard?
Then, what was their relationship with the pope and the other Grand Cardinals? Was it a trap that they set up together, or was it meant to take advantage of both sides?
Fernando thought quickly while continuing his legendary magic. He pondered over Mecantron and Sard's purpose and was prepared to change the plan.
Without the protection of the barrier of divine power, the Radiance Church was reduced into remains under 'Furious Storm'. Donald, Thompson and the other archmages and senior-rank sorcerers, as well as part of the clerics who were inclined to the Congress, hurried to withdraw. This was a battlefield that belonged to the legendary. They could not participate at all.
Such a change turned the worries in their heart into actual anxiety. At this moment, a peaceful and steady voice echoed from midair. ”Fall back to Allyn. The other people will attack with me. While God's Guard is the ultimate of defensive spells and claims to be immune to all damage, it does have an upper bound that it can bear. We can easily break it if we join our hands!”
The man who stood and supported the Congress for hundreds of years came. His familiar and gentle voice pacified Thompson and other sorcerers, who were assured that everything was still under control. The Congress would never suffer a destructive strike as long as Mr. President was alive!
In the sky, Douglas floated on one side, with light glowing in his hands as if a new sun was about to rise, while the other legendary sorcerers stood separately on other directions, in case God's Arrival killed them all at once.
The Element Designator, the Hand of Annihilation, the Witch of Iceland, the Prophet, the Eye of Curse, the Light of Stars, the Sun King, the Alchemy Master… Seeing that the eleven legendary sorcerers of the Congress of Magic had been gathered here, Donald and the rest of them were even more reassured. They flew into Allyn whose locks had been opened.
Allyn had been surrounded by brilliant 'stars'. The City in the Sky that had one of the best locks could be used as an level-three legendary expert at the critical moment. However, its power was not enough to support it for long, unless the 'perpetual furnace', the magnetic-restrained nuclear fusion reactor that Lucien designed, could become a reality.
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In the Rentato abbey…
Arthur, tough and aggressive, stood before the radical cardinals, bishops and reverends and declared piously and zealously, ”It's time for us to sacrifice ourselves!”
”Only Truth lives forever!” Those cardinals, bishops and reverends kneeled before the cross and began to pray.
Arthur turned around and crossed his arms before his chest. He then lay down on the ground and chanted:
”You are one, and everyone.”
”You are the beginning, and the end.”
”You are the creator, and master.”
”… Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
The other cardinals recited after him:
”… Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Holy light spread out from their bodies gently, dyeing them with bright and clean colors, as if wings were surfacing on their backs. The holy light was connected and expanded into an ocean that surged towards the east of Rentato.
Stone was both surprised and confused at the situation of the Knights of Grail. He asked gravely: ”Paradise on Earth?”
It was a divine barrier that was only second to God's Guard and was on par with God's Guard. It could transform the land within a certain range into a 'paradise on earth'. However, it could only be used at a horrifying price. More than twenty cardinals, an equal number of angels, a hundred cardinals and a thousand reverends had to be sacrificed. The ritual also had to be hosted by the experts in the level of seraph.