Chapter 614 (1/2)

Chapter 614: In the Name of the Realm, I Sentence You to Death!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Divine retribution was what would happen when a god decided to directly punish an offender in the mortal realm.

There were two ways a god could go about this. Firstly, he could descend to the mortal plane via an altar. He would usually be summoned to an altar in order to punish an offending follower of his religion. Secondly, a god could mete out his punishment via a messenger. He would simply need to channel his divine power into the body of a willing representative, allowing him or her to carry out their god’s vengeance against any of their enemies in the mortal realm.

It was evident that the airship from Ferde had found itself on the receiving end of the second form of divine retribution.

Throughout Ferde’s history, there had been more than 15 instances of divine retribution, eight of which had been carried out by a god’s messenger.

Each time a god’s vengeance was delivered, the result had always been the same: the complete disintegration of an entire people.

There had never been records of mortals surviving a confrontation with a god.

The Magicians, Red Dragon Warriors and Sunlight Warriors on board the Flying City airship knew all too well about their chances against a god’s power. The appearance of the 33-foot-tall winged messenger before them had literally put the fear of God in everyone.

“Save us, God of Light!” One of the Magicians had fallen to his knees and began praying in despair.

“No, I don’t want to die!”

“Oh god, what should I do? Is there any way out of this!”

The airship was now in chaos. Through the uproar, the airship captain Merlin shouted, “My lord, what should we do now?”

Link did not immediately reply him. He waited for a few seconds before giving his command. “Ready the cannons and fire!”

As soon as he gave the order, there was a low hum. Then, a streak of white light shot out towards the god’s messenger on the ground.

Just when the light was about to hit it, the messenger suddenly let out a roar and thrust the crimson lightning spear in its hand forward.

As the spear began picking up speed, the red electricity around its tip gradually thickened until it formed a net-like electrical barrier which shielded the messenger’s entire body.

In the next second, the cannon fire struck the electrical barrier.

Crackle! Boom!

Spatial ripples spread out from the point of impact. The sky thundered, and the earth rumbled as the Level-16 magical cannon attack collided against the messenger’s shield.

At that moment, Link gave his second command. “Abandon ship, everyone out of the airship now!”

“My lord?!”

Merlin was stunned by what he had just heard. The Flying City airship contained all the magical innovations made by Ferde and the Yabba race. It was one of the most advanced airship in history. To Merlin, the airship held an even more important place in his heart than his own family. He only had it for less than a month and had barely gotten to know every corner of it. Even in the face of death, Merlin could not bring himself to abandon the ship.

“Out, now!” said Link, accentuating his every word.

Saying this, he activated the Dimensional Jump spell. A white light engulfed the whole cabin. An instant later, only Link remained inside the cabin. Everyone else had been teleported out of it by him.

The other passengers outside the cabin were all scared witless by the god’s messenger as well. Upon hearing Link’s order, none of them hesitated for a moment before fleeing the airship.

Confident in their own physical prowess, the Sunlight Warriors on deck had jumped straight out of the airship. The Magicians exited the airship by casting the Levitating spell on themselves, while the Yabba crew members released their parachutes as soon as they jumped out of the airship.

Three seconds after everyone disembarked the airship, the shockwave from the cannon fire’s impact against the shield hit the vessel. In the wake of the shockwave, everyone who had jumped out of the airship was simply blown about in the air and was able to come out relatively unscathed.

The same could not be said about the Flying City airship.

The vessel hung huge and heavy in the air. The shockwave hit it like a giant hammer traveling at the speed of sound.

Bang!

With a screeching sound, cracks spread out across the walls of the cabin. The entire airship trembled violently in the air as it was pushed back upon impact.

The airship’s structure had already been weakened by the storm earlier. It now seemed to be on the verge of splitting in two after having received the brunt of the shockwave.

It was as if an invisible hand had struck the airship, crippling it instantly.

At that moment, there was a flash of white light on the ground a few thousand feet below the airship. The light faded away to reveal Celine, Felina, Merlin and the others who had previously been inside the airship’s cabin.

They were able to catch a glimpse of what had happened to the airship in the air just in time.

Celine looked around and suddenly shouted, “Where’s the lord? Where’s Link? Why isn’t he here?”

Felina looked around as well. Suddenly, she remembered the last thing she saw before they were all teleported out of the cabin. The white light had enveloped everyone in it, all except Link.

She shouted in reply, “The lord did not teleport himself out of the airship. He’s still inside!”

Hearing what she said, Celine suddenly sensed from the airship an aura which she knew belonged only to Link. Startled, she raised her head and stared at the airship which had spun out of control in the air. She shouted, “What’s he still doing in the airship?!”