Chapter 616: Giving Protection (2/2)

Little Skeleton was Han Shuo’s secret weapon. That second layer of barrier he formed by using low-level wraiths and gargoyles as sacrificial shields had truly and completely protected the civilians and aristocrats on the ground, safeguarding them from all effects of the Radiant Blast.

The Radiant Blast which the attackers had taken great pains to deploy had tremendously catastrophic power. However, it was also precisely because the power released was so great that the energy consumed in conjuring the spell was just as astonishing. There was no way that the blast could last for long.

As expected, it didn’t take long after Little Skeleton summoned wraith and gargoyles and formed the second layer of barrier that the Radiant Blast reached its finale. Sporadic bits of radiance sprinkled over before the sky above Ossen City northern district finally returned to normal.

Seeing that the Radiant Blast had completely exhausted its power, Han Shuo calmly transmitted a command to Little Skeleton and gave Ayermike Cotton an instruction, asking him not to lower his guard yet. Immediately after, sitting on the same ground, he closed his eyes and looked for trails of the attackers with all his power.

With the threat of the Radiant Blast neutralized, after receiving the command from Han Shuo, Little Skeleton sent the wraiths and gargoyles back to the Netherworld. He, however, stayed behind and concealed himself in a hidden place.

Ayermike Cotton was no longer chanting dark magic spells. With his mental strength relaxed and with Graeae’s hurricanes blowing, the dark clouds that shrouded over the crowds’ heads rapidly dissipated.

A clear sky reappeared above the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force.

“What actually happened just now? I couldn’t see anything but I could hear densely-packed explosions. I thought that I was dead from being boomed!”

“Huh? That blinding light is gone. The dark clouds have disappeared as well. We are now out of danger, aren’t we?”

“I guess that’s the case. I can’t sense that stifling pressure anymore.”

The crowd discussed spiritedly. Their faces of fright turned into bewilderment. Every one of them curiously looked all around, as though wanting to find the answer to their doubts from the surrounding environment.

“Jeez, what’s happened to those houses?! They are all in ruins!” After the dark clouds dissipated, an archmage of the Babylon Academy of Magic and Force took to the sky using his levitation skills. After scanning the landscape with his eyes, he immediately shouted.

“That is the scene produced by a Radiant Blast. Any living thing struck by the intense radiance will be instantly vaporized. It appears that the Radiant Blast did cast down but 99 percent of its power was intercepted. Otherwise, the condition of the northern city district would certainly be far worse,” Amyes respectfully reported back to King Lawrence after he took into the air and surveyed the surroundings.

“That damned Church of Light, so much for advocating compassion!” Lawrence gnashed his teeth and was fuming with rage.

On the whole of Profound Continent, only the Church of Light which possessed the mightiest and the most abundant light magi could deploy a Radiant Blast of such formidable might. On top of that, as the Church of Light hadn’t gotten along well with Lancelot Empire all that time, it was a no brainer that the attackers must be associated with the Church of Light.

“How shameless and despicable. The Church of Light sure is the biggest evil cult in the world to actually do such a thing so devoid of conscience.” Old Hahn too was shivering with rage. Never did he anticipate that the Church of Light would actually be so savage in their conduct to release forbidden magic of mass destruction with such indifference to so many commoner lives in Ossen City.

This action had violated the tacit agreement between the countries of Profound Continent. This behavior of the Church of Light could not be described with just the word ‘mad’.

“Amyes, immediately deploy troops to calm the civilians. Candide, investigate this and find all those who conducted this wicked, conscienceless act!” Lawrence could not be more enraged.

After the event, Firenze let out a light sigh of relief, disdainfully looked at those cowards who were thinking about escaping, and mocked them, “See, told y’all so. It’s safest to stay in this place. Had you not listened to me and rashly left the academy earlier, you could have turned into a puff of ashes!”

Those people still had fear lingering in their hearts after narrowly escaping death. They forced a smile and kept silent, not replying to Firenze’s mockery.

Firenze lost interest in those cowards when they did not make any retort. He then glanced all around and asked, “Where’s that chap Bryan? It’s all over now. Where did he go?”

Anyone who was aware that Han Shuo had saved their lives started to look high and low for Han Shuo’s figure. However, they couldn’t find him anywhere they searched.

Faint bloody threads at an unseen hidden spot gradually drifted away. They were heading away from the northern city district.

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