บท 506: Fighting Guzznad III
[Divine Sacrifice]
Edward watched as countless screams echoed from the Divine Kingdom Projection. Then, something odder appeared. The cracks on the kingdom heal, followed by a strange aura fluctuation.
The kingdom's aura drastically decreased before exponentially rising.
'He sacrificed the souls of his followers to increase his strength?' thought Edward, who realized the screams were the result of all these souls dying.
He did not know the exact number of sacrifices but guessed they should be in the trillions.
'This is the fate of handing your soul to a God.'
Edward felt pity for all these lives lost. However, there was nothing he could do about this situation. Even after defeating Guzznad, he can't do anything about these souls since they've experienced True Death.
However, this experience reinforced his animosity and mistrust of these Gods. When cornered, they will not hesitate to sacrifice the souls of their believers.
[Divine Spell: Song of the Fallen]
Guzznad controlled the grievances of all the people he killed, guiding them to hurt Edward; it was like he placed the blame for these people's deaths on Edward.
However, the latter's reaction was beyond him.
Edward allowed all these grievances, which manifested in the form of black phantoms making horrible grimaces, to enter his body. A special magic circle inside his Soul Dimension swallowed all the grievances, forming a small black cube.
[Karma Crystal]
Edward used Hermione's method. He used all of Guzznad's grievances to condense a karma crystal from all his sins.
[Law Spell: Curse of Hatred]
Guzznad suffered a terrible backlash. The grievances of all the believers he sacrificed returned to attack him. They gnaw at his soul, refusing to let go as if they were maggots.
He reacted swiftly by using his Divine Flame to purify these grievances, keeping his soul as pure as possible. Sadly, this curse was not as easy to deal with as he anticipated.
"You're a Law Magus?" he asked, not hiding the shock in his voice. He sensed the [Curse Authority] from this attack and put two and two together.
"Legendary Arcanist, but yes," replied Edward.
Guzznad gritted his teeth, knowing this battle would be harder than expected. Law Magus uses their Willpower to force the Planar Will to grant them control of any [Authority].
As such, they are usually more powerful than the Gods, who are in a more special relationship with the Planar Will.
Guzznad sighed deeply, thinking about how to delay more time. Using his Death Authority and Divine Flame, he dealt with most of the grievances in his soul.
After all, as a person in charge of death, one of his abilities is to deal with the grievances and unwillingness to die. However, the curse was not a joke, so his soul was filled with holes and injuries.
Unfortunately for him, Edward was no longer playing around; he sensed something was wrong with Guzznad's behavior.
So, he used one of his most powerful spells:
[Law Spell: Purple Destruction Ball]
A large purple ball full of ominous aura appeared before Edward; the thing was as big as a large star. Then, without pause or hesitation, he dropped on the Death God.
Edward's Destruction Rule was already scary, but this attack was also boosted by his Domain. So, when it arrived at its destination, Guzznad's body trembled, showing his fear.
"[Destruction Authority]," he yelled. [Authorities] have levels. After all, you cannot equate the power of time with something like flame. So, among the many authorities, destruction has always been one of the most potent ones.
Shush!
Guzznad's Divine Kingdom Projection did not last a few seconds before being annihilated into nonexistence. Luckily, the thing bought him enough time to teleport away.
'Damn it, how could it be so powerful?' thought Guzznad. He detected cracks that appeared in the genuine Divine Kingdom located in the Outer Realm. Such a thing should not be possible–even if the projection were destroyed.
"Let's see how you run now," sneered Edward before an undetectable fluctuation emanated from his body. Following this, he controlled his Destruction Ball to attack his opponent.
"Space-Time Authority?"
Guzznad's face was ugly as he discovered the surrounding space was blocked by a powerful spell, forcing him to directly counter this terrifying spell.
A ferocious look appeared on his face under the hood. Then, he summoned a small disk that created a shield around. Then, unexpectedly, he survived perfectly intact from the attack.
'Is this the Magus Artifact he used to protect the galaxy?'
Based on the power of that shield, he guessed it must be the work of the Magus Race.
'He's cornered and desperate,' he analyzed. Guzznad was using his last trump card. Many thoughts flashed in his mind as he prepared the best spell for this situation.
[Arcane Spell: Energy Drain]
Immediately, Guzznad felt terrible. His artifact could protect the galaxy from so many Tier 10 Gods for many reasons. The first one was because of its power, but that was not the main one.
This galaxy is considered the birthplace of the Magus Race, so there is a weird power that the artifact can resonate with, allowing it to perform beyond its normal limits.
Secondly, Cronai bent the rules as much as she could, using her power to boost the effect of the artifact, protecting the birthplace of the Magus Race and the home of the Arcane Empire.
Now, Guzznad discovered he had lost the support of these two factions, and he had to rely on the power of the artifact alone. Sadly, his energy reserve was not much.
He did not use all the energy from the crystal he blackmailed from Edward, reserving them for such a possibility. However, with the Energy Draining Spell, his artifact will soon become useless.
The Death God's first instinct was to continue the [Divine Sacrifice]. However, he soon realized his Tier would drop if he lost any more believers. So, he had to change idea.
As a last resort, Guzznad sacrificed his second authority–fear. He had never used this authority since he considered it a lesser rule. However, he also never discarded it in case it became useful later.
Today, that day finally arrived.
His action proved to be the correct one. With enough energy, the flicking shield became bright and strong. The effect of Edward's spell was also reduced, forcing him to use the technique of Spell Layering.
He superimposed many Energy Draining Spells to make the effect more powerful.
A few minutes later, cracks appeared on the shield, but it was still holding on. However, Edward had a bad feeling as Guzznad began to laugh maniacally, shaking the surrounding void.
Then, Morgana appeared before him out of nowhere, murmuring something to him.
"What did you do?" yelled Edward.
"Hahaha, it's too late."
Edward ignored him as he looked in the distance. He activated his Space-Time Rule, showing him something beyond the Mirror Dimension, something that occurred far away on Planet Earth.
His eyes turned red as he looked at Guzznad.
"You dare!"
The response he received was a sneer, " I should be saying this to you. You dare use me as a pawn to control the galaxy without any resistance from foreign powers.
"Your greatest mistake was not to use all your strength to annihilate me."
Edward felt the world had turned red; his anger was so overwhelming, almost overwriting his reason.
"Don't you want to know how I did it?" said Guzznad, not hiding his arrogant laughter. However, this was only a show; the result was not to his satisfaction, so he needed to buy a little more time.
"I'll gladly tell you."
บท 507: Criminal
Guzznad's face under the hood frowned for a brief moment before continuing:
"The Magus did not easily dominate the Astral Realm. During their rise, they encountered many obstacles, many worthy opponents. The most dangerous of which was the Witch Plane.
"The Magus suffered the most while conquering that plane. One could argue that they did not even succeed. Do you know why?"
Guzznad ignored Edward's fierce gaze as he snickered:
"The Witch Queen sacrificed their entire plane to place a terrifying curse on the Magus Race; to be precise, she directly cursed their bloodline source. So, after this war, the Magus Race lost such a powerful plane but was also cursed. I would say they lost the battle, wouldn't you?"
Guzznad did not care there was no response; he only wanted to buy more time.
"After this event, the Magus Race delved deeper into Bloodline Research, trying to cure this curse. They succeeded, of course. But without paying a price.
"The Magus Race instilled their bloodline into many races in an attempt to solve the curse. If I guess correctly, the humans on Earth are the descendants of test subjects during that era."
Edward no longer paid attention as he looked at the screen before him. The Space Elevator in Brazil had exploded, killing hundreds of millions of people. If not for the fact all citizens of the Empire were now mages, the casualties would have been even worse.
"It took me a lot of effort to come up with this plan. I had to make a deal with an Abyss Lord with the Curse Authority, allowing me to control the right people," continued Guzznad. "The defensive measures on this planet were over the top, so it took a lot of effort."
Edward clenched his hand. During the battle, he did not take Guzznad seriously since he was nothing but a pawn to control the galaxy. He needed to film their battle as propaganda, so he took things easy.
Even when he noticed something was wrong, he thought it had something to do with the remaining five Star Systems. He thought they were Guzznad's final trump card but never imagined the latter would target Earth.
I mean, why would he? After the last attack, he boosted the Empire's defense, so he was reassured. As for the problem of the Wizard's bloodline?
He also thought about it after learning of the Magus Race's achievement during his time in the Naruto World. So, after returning, he had a team studying the bloodline to ensure there would be no problem with his Ultimate Magic Body.
But so far, he has not detected any residual curse from the Magus Bloodline.
"Boss, we have news."
Edward looked at her:
"We captured all the other assailants."
"The casualties?"
"Less than a hundred."
Guzznad's face changed after hearing this. His plan was to use the other people as hostages to negotiate with the Arcane Emperor. Now, he just learned all the other pawns he controlled were dealt with.
"Good," said Edward with a cold calmness. "Fire the Void Canons and annihilate Guzznad and his remaining territory."
Morgana wanted to say something but closed her mouth. She controlled Netheril and used the highest energy setting.
Boom!
A white light flashed, and everything was gone. The remaining Five Star Systems and even the Mirror Dimension were torn apart. However, Morgana, who still had her emotions in control, took something from Guzznad's dissipating body.
Meanwhile, Edward controlled the Floating City to instantly return to Earth.
As he floated above the ruins of the Space Elevator, hearing the agonizing screams of the injured and the families of the victims, he felt a tight pain in his chest.
As an Emperor, his task is to protect his people, and he failed miserably.
"Come here," he ordered, and his Time Staff appeared in his hand. He could tell Guzznad was very vicious and granted True Death to the people who died, so the Death Staff was useless.
Edward mobilized his Time Rule, boosting it with the power of the staff. An enormous clock appeared above Brazil, moving counterclockwise. He immediately felt a great resistance, preventing him from moving time backward.
However, Edward did not care.
"Put the Energy Core on overdrive," he ordered. Morgana once again wanted to say something but chose to be silent. With this new blessing, Edward pushed his Time Rules to the limit.
However, the resistance he faced was proportional to the effort he put in. Alas, Edward was not about to give up.
He activated his Arcane Spark to use Karma Empowerment. He used the ability from the Akashic Records that allowed him to take some mana from all his citizens. He controlled the Mana Grid to get more energy.
Finally, he linked himself to the other two Floating Cities for even more energy.
He entered the Mana Sage Mode, boosting his Energy Control Ability to its highest level.
Crack!
Edward heard the sound of something breaking, followed by a great sense of dread. His Cosmic Awareness activated, and he saw his name appear in a strange machine. He did not know what the machine was, where this place was, or why did his name appear, but he knew it was not a good thing.
However, he did not care about this problem for now.
He focused on his tasks at hand until he succeeded. Half an hour later, the spell finished, and he watched as the dead appeared one by one as if time was rewind.
The destroyed Space Station returned to its original state as if nothing had happened. However, Edward felt something was wrong.
"What is the problem?"
Morgana took a moment before saying, "According to a brief scan, more than 3 million people did not return."
"What?"
Although 3 million dead is nothing compared to the previous more than 100 million, this number was still astronomical.
"Do you know the cause?"
"Insufficient data."
Edward frowned as he activated the staff for a second time, trying to bring them back. Unfortunately, it was useless. He even tried a combination spell between the Time and Death Staff.
The result was the same.
In the end, he sighed before teleporting away. There were many things to deal with after this event. By the time he arrived, all the people with the highest authority in the Empire were waiting for him.
Edward walked to his throne, sitting down with a face as if everybody owed him money. No one said anything as they did not expect things to reach such an extreme.
After more than ten minutes of silence, Edward opened his mouth to say something but suddenly paused. He then closed his eyes and found himself in a white room.
"Cronai?"
"I don't have much time, so I have to be fast," she said. However, Edward could see chains appearing on her wrist before disappearing.
"Your actions have broken the Space-Time Continuum Rules of the Plane, so the Guardians are coming for you.
"The Guardians? Who are they?"
"The only Tier 11 in the plane."
"I thought you said there were no Tier 11."
"They are only Tier 11 in this plane and because of an ancient pact. Once they leave, they are one of the most powerful Tier 10 Gods in the Astral Realm but not Tier 11."
Edward finally understood why these other planes did not immediately invade; it was not only because of the fear of the Magus Race but also because of this Guardian.
"I have bought you some time, approximately 50 years. If you want to survive, you must find the Savant Race–they have the answer."
"Can't you tell me more? Who are these Guardians? Why do I need to look for the Savant Race?"
"My actions have broken the rules," said Cronai, showing the chains on her body. "As the Planar Will, I need to be impartial and treat all life the same. But I have broken the rules to the best of my ability.
"The rest is up to you."
Edward opened his eyes in the room, a deep frown on his face.
{AN: I don't think anyone cares but the volume called Undead is over. The next volume is called Time Criminal.}
สถานะพลังงานรายสัปดาห์
200+ การจัดอันดับด้วยพลัง 
167 หินพลัง 
ความคิดเห็นย่อย