556 Targe (2/2)
After one step, Brook passed the atrium, and the projection of the 'Kingdom of Electromagnetism' appeared around him, enshrouding Beaver's residence.
In shock, Beaver blurted out, ”Brook?”
It was beyond his expectation that the Emperor of Control would ambush him. Was the man not scared of a total war?
Inside a palace, a stout knight floated in midair and looked at the Grand Church of Brewston far away, only to discover that devils seemed to be arising inside the building that was defended by divine power. Now and then, silver lightning burst out and struck the sky, as if the sky and the earth had been reversed.
”Brook still has other magics. Beaver can't survive long. Are we not going to rescue him, Bedrenka?” A muscular knight who looked like a giant bear asked.
Bedrenka, 'Hammer of the Void', chuckled. ”If Brook does not restrain the range of his magic, we can only turn on the divine barrier of the whole city to prevent Salyvaor from being demolished. Beaver is not even a saint, and he is unprepared. How can he deal with the man? Not to mention that Holt is helping Brook. We should wait and see what happens in Rentato. I do not want to face Brook.”
”Things are already happening. Poor Beaver. Even if he turns on the transmission magic circle, there won't be any reinforcements. If I were him, I would start running as fast and far away as possible.” Basor, 'Knight of Disasters', said coldly, ”I'll suppress the nobles and other clerics until the thing that Fernando talked about begins. If it is unconvincing, we'll…”
Bedrenka was about to answer, when his pupils constricted violently. He turned on the divine barrier, covering the city in pure holy light.
After a boom, the Grand Church of Brewston exploded, and the surging flames and light swept across the whole city.
The divine barrier was shattered after a few seconds. The empty land near the church became giant pits.
”The district of nobles would've been destroyed if I were one second late…” Said Bedrenka, feeling lucky. ”It's good that we didn't try to stop Brook.”
A man at the peak of legendary and on the top ten of the Cleansing List was definitely not a joke.
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Yourcenar, 'Song of Dusk', stopped after forcing Erica and Torrens to move their battlefield out of Cocus, helping neither the Church nor the Congress.
After years of persuasion from the Congress, and under the promise that his life would be extended by three hundred years, he made the decision to wait until further changes.
Watching Erica, who had turned into a rainbow dragon, and Torrens, who revealed his image as the Angel of Wisdom, Yourcenar sighed, ”It would've been great to just keep the previous situation. Fernando, let's see how you are going to convince me.”
Similar things happened in the Kingdom of Colette and the northern coastline. The only difference was that 'Burning Lady' had been waiting on the north coastline, and Colette's 'Life Reaper' was awed by Vicente, the Lord of the Undead. After all, he was not a saint, and the legendary sorcerers of necromancy was best known for their many 'helpers'.
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Outside of the Nekso Palace, Sard gradually showed up.
He was still at first while he watched the Radiance Church. It was not until the massive transmission magic circles glowed that he walked out of the holy light of 'Paradise on Earth'. He couldn't help but put on a smile as he walked to the Nekso Palace:
”It's time!”
”His Holiness should've arrived with the Grand Cardinals. Faced with Douglas and the 'helpful' Angel King, he would either fail or perform God's Arrival at the cost of all his remaining life.”
He had only one purpose since the beginning, which was to make the total war burst out before the pope's God's Arrival was restored, and to make the pope die in advance with the help of the Congress of Magic. He was not worried that the Congress of Magic would not cooperate with him, because starting the war early was in their favor, too.
”After the pope perishes and the enemy is slain, it will be the time for me to save the Church with the seven legendary knights. With such contributions and what I have grasped, I will ascend to the throne of pope without any question and truly grasp that secret.” Sard walked to the gate of the Nekso Palace. He was not hoping that the Congress of Magic would be destroyed, but he was certain that some of the legendary sorcerers would be killed, which would help the situation to arrive at a new balance.
He smiled, ”So, Douglas, Brook and Fernando, work hard and kill Anasta, Maria, Beaver and the rest of them who are loyal to His Holiness. You will have my thanks.”
When the day comes, without the few Grand Cardinals that the pope groomed as his heirs, and without the radical red robes and night watchers, it was impossible for his scheme to be exposed. Who would believe the rumor from the surviving legendary sorcerers?
”Lucien's left hand does not just nullify curses. It is rather strange. However, Juliana and Minsk should be able to stall him for a while in Paradise on Earth. After I have the time, I'll take over Maskelyne's Sun's Corona.” He did not seem to think that Juliana and Minsk could return alive. Or rather, he did not want them to survive.
”Until then, let's start gathering the seven legendary knights from the Nekso Palace.”
”Also, I have to find a 'culprit' for the easy conquest of the Radiance Church. After I kill her and get the Sword of Truth, everything will be safe.”
Sard knew very well that the legendary sorcerers were exceptional when it came to how to keep themselves alive. For the clerics, they only had few divine powers, including God's Arrival and Light of Judgment, that could eliminate the sorcerers' souls and phylacteries. Things would be much easier after he got the Sword of Truth.
”It is time to butcher the livestock that has been fattened.”
While talking, he extended his right hand and pressed the divine defense of the Nekso Palace. The six angelic wings on his back were unfolded slowly.
Different from the common clerics, his wings of light were stretched and graceful, and the light was sacred and boundless.
In the next, he seemed to be melted into the holy light. He walked through the divine defense without any trouble.