Lucien didn't care whether they lowered their vigilance on purpose or they were really fooled by the false intelligence. His muscles slightly tightened, and a layer of vague moonlight flowed on his body, complementing the silver light on his left hand that was mixed with black and grey.
Before they went missing, they were only night watchers in the level of bishops and grand knights. It was impossible for them to withstand the arrival of a superior angel. The enormous power would directly tear their bodies and souls apart. Therefore, the angel that they borrowed to enhance their power should be in the middle rank, which could be proved by the number of angel wings on their back and the holiness of their body. Therefore, they were at most in the senior-rank right now. Even with the enhancement of the enchantment of Paradise on Earth, they could not reach level nine.
Turning into a cluster of moonlight, Lucien lunged at the two of them as if there were countless phantoms. He was so fast that they could not tell which one was the real one.
The wings on Minsk's back glowed, and a layer of crimson scales appeared on his body. His eyes glowed gold, and the pressure of a top creature was almost tangible. He opened his mouth, revealing his sharp teeth. Green smoke curled up, and a thick pillar of red fire spurted out, covering all the phantoms in front of him. The heat of the breath of the red dragon twisted the holy light around.
Suddenly, silver longswords emerged from Juliana's side. There were sacred eyes on the swords, and they were extremely sharp.
They revolved around Juliana, protecting her in the middle. Anything that tried to pass through them would be minced into pieces.
It was' Blade Barrier ', the most effective defense against Knight attacks in the level six divine spell. The phantoms of moonlight were cut into pieces by them.
At the same time, Juliana's angel wings were fully unfolded as if they were not under her control. A pillar of holy light surrounded by fire fell from the sky and hit one of the phantoms directly.
Juliana's eyes suddenly widened. She found that Lucien raised his left hand and caught the Sunburst that was even thicker than his body. What was more unbelievable was that the sacred and magnificent pillar of light turned into broken pieces without a sound and melted into 'Paradise on Earth'.
What happened to his left hand?
Hardly had such shock occurred to Juliana when she saw that Lucien clenched his left hand into a fist and punched the blade barrier.
The silver longswords rotated and cut, but the moment they touched Lucien's left hand, they collapsed on their own.
The left hand did not slow down at all. It passed through the blade barrier as if it were paper and hit the side of Juliana's face, who had no time to cast other divine spells.
Crack, crack, crack, crack. In the crisp sounds of bones breaking, Juliana's right face was deeply dented. White and red blood sprayed out, polluting the area. The many defenses and enhancements that she cast on herself before were completely ineffective at this moment.
A ball of pure light dashed out of Juliana's body, trying to escape, only to be extinguished by another punch from his left hand.
Juliana fell back. Her widened eyes were frozen with confusion and panic, mixed with a trace of unresolvable hatred.
.. to Lucien's's back's back..
The moment he saw Juliana's miserable end, his heart was frozen, and his hatred and fear surged at the same time. He did not know whether he should continue attacking or escape with 'Paradise on Earth'.
After a brief hesitation, he chose to retreat. After the great Angel King and Grand Cardinal Sardes succeeded, he would certainly have a chance to seek revenge. Only by keeping himself alive could he slowly torture the professor's wife, students, friends, and family, and let the professor get himself killed!
Hardly had he turned around when he suddenly discovered that a long and strong hand was pressing at him. So, he opened his mouth and spat out the breath of the red dragon again.
The terrifyingly hot fire burned everything, but under the pressure of Lucien's left hand, it was extinguished like a common candle.
The left hand seemed slow, but it pinched Minsk's neck extremely quickly. The solid and hot red scales seemed to have encountered the most terrifying enemy and faded on their own.
Lucien's left hand exerted strength without any pause. After a crack, Minsk's neck was broken into two halves.
In his fuzzy consciousness, Minsk was filled with fury.
"His left hand doesn't just nullify curses!"
After the light inside Minsk's body was destroyed, Lucien searched their belongings to see if there was anything that could control 'Paradise on Earth'. It was a pity that there was nothing on them.
"With the enhancement of Angel's Arrival and 'Paradise on Earth', the two level-five night watchers were able to unleash the strength of level-seven or level-eight. That's rather terrifying. However, 'Paradise on Earth' seems to be connected to Renstadt's divine barrier. If I can control the pivot of the Nekso Palace that controls the city's barrier, I should be able to significantly weaken the influence." Lucien made a judgment based on his own feelings and the situation just now.
The Nekso Palace had two divine power cores. One of them was the internal defense that protected the queen from being killed and spied on by the legendary experts and was under the control of Natasha. The other was the external defense that could control the divine barrier of the entire city. If the divine power core of the Radiance Church had been destroyed, it would be the only pivot that could affect the barrier right now. There was no telling whether it was controlled by 'Night Walker' Winston or somebody else. His goal was to cooperate with Natasha and Morris and control it with the authority of the crown and his own strength.
When he was about to approach the Nekso Palace, Lucien suddenly stopped. His face was both solemn and worried, as if he were waiting for something. Because he did not continue to cast spells, his body gradually retreated from 'Paradise on Earth' and returned to the normal Renstadt.
… …
In the Buristan Cathedral in Salivar, the capital of the Kingdom of Brianne …
Because it was noon, only two believers had come to pray. The red robe who was preaching was rather perfunctory. Suddenly, he saw that the noble gentleman in his fifties who was wearing a white wig stood up abruptly and walked to the back of the cathedral with his black staff.
"You can't …" The red robe extended his hand to stop him, only to discover, in shock, that his fingers were twisted against the norm. His internal organs, muscles, veins, brains and other parts were all developing in different directions. The space around was twisted by the black, terrifying magnetic field.
Without a sound, he was divided into countless pieces, with tiny electric arcs flashing on his flesh.
After one step, Brook passed the atrium. The environment around him changed quickly. The projection of the 'Kingdom of Electromagnetism' that resonated with the powerful magnetism and electric currents appeared and completely covered Beaver's residence.
Beaver blurted out in shock, "Brook?"
It did not seem to occur to him that the top legendary 'Emperor of Control' would ambush him. Was he not scared that a total war would break out?
Inside the palace that was covered in divine power circles, a short, brawny Knight who seemed to have the bloodline of dwarfs floated in midair and looked at the Buristan Cathedral far away. He saw that devils seemed to have appeared inside the building that was protected by layers of divine power circles. The thick black shadow was expanding nonstop. Now and then, enormous silver electric arcs would fly out of it and hit the sky, as if the world had been turned upside down.
"Brook is still capable of controlling magic. I don't think Beaver can persist for long. Bedrenka, should we go and save him?" A brawny Knight who looked like a giant bear said as he watched the battle.
'Hammer of the Void' Bedrenka chuckled. "If Brook does not control the range of his magic, I estimate that we will have to turn on the divine power circles of the entire city to prevent Salivar from being completely destroyed. Beaver is not even a saint, and he is unprepared. How can he deal with him? Not to mention that Holt is helping nearby. Let's wait and see what's going on in Renstadt. I don't want to face Brook directly. "
"It's said that there are some changes over there. Poor Beaver. Even if he finds a chance to turn on the transmission magic circles, I don't think there will be any reinforcements. If I were him, I would find a chance to run away as far as possible." "Knight of Calamity," said Basor coldly, "I will suppress the nobles and other clerics. When the thing that Fernando said starts, if we cannot be persuaded, then …"
Bedrenka was about to answer when his pupils constricted violently. He turned on the divine power circles directly, and the whole city was dyed in pure holy light.
After a boom, the Buristan Cathedral let out a violent explosion. Rolling flames and electric arcs swept across the entire city under the cover of the black magnetic field.
After several seconds, the divine power circles were broken. The woods, squares, and other open areas near the cathedral became enormous craters.
"If the divine power circles lasted one second longer, the noble district would have been destroyed …" Bedrenka felt lucky. "Fortunately, I did not stop Brook just now."
The top ten on the Cleansing List was definitely not a joke.
… …
Yourcenar, the Song of Dusk, stopped after he forced the battle between Erica and Terrence out of Cocus. He observed from afar, neither helping the Church nor taking the Congress' side.
After years of persuasion by the Congress, and under the promise of extending his life for two or three hundred years, he made the decision to wait for the situation to change.
Looking at Erica who had turned into a rainbow dragon and Terrence who had revealed the image of the Angel of Wisdom, as well as the projection of the demiplane and the fifth floor of Mountain Paradise, Yourcenar sighed softly. "It would've been better to maintain the previous situation. There's no need to make such a difficult decision. Fernando, let's see how you can persuade me …"
It was more or less the same situation in Colette and the north coastline. The only difference was that the "Burning Lady" in the north coastline was waiting voluntarily, while the "Life Reaper" in Colette was awed by the strength that the Lord of the Undead showed. Even if it was two against one, he might still be able to secure the final victory. After all, the one in Colette was not a saint, and the legendary sorcerers of the school of necromancy were always known for their many "helpers".
… …
Outside of the Nekso Palace, Sardes slowly showed up.
He did not take any action at first but looked at the Radiance Church. It was not until the light of the massive teleportation magic circles glowed that he finally walked out of the holy light of Paradise on Earth. With a smile on his face that had always been tranquil, he strode to the Nekso Palace in high spirits.
"It's time!"
"His Holiness must've arrived with the Grand Cardinals. Faced with Douglas and the easily-persuaded Chaos, as well as the 'help' of the Angel King, he will either fail or perform God's Arrival at the cost of all his remaining life."
He had only one purpose from the beginning to the end, which was to make a total war break out before the pope's God's Arrival was recovered. He was not worried that the Congress of Magic would not cooperate, because it was an open scheme. He had created a situation that was even better than postponing the war for a year. It was obvious which choice they would choose.
"After the pope perishes and the enemy is killed, it will be the time for me to lead the seven legendary Knights to save the Church. With such contributions and what I've grasped, I will undoubtedly ascend to the throne of the pope and truly grasp the secret. " Sardes walked to the gate of the Nekso Palace slowly. He did not expect to annihilate the Congress of Magic when they were prepared, but he believed that the Congress of Magic would lose some legendary sorcerers in the accident of the Angel King and the arrival of the seraphs, which would balance the situation because of the weakening of the Church.
He said to himself with a smile, "So, Douglas, Brook, and Fernando, you will work hard and kill Anasta, Maria, Biffle, and the rest of them who are loyal to His Holiness. I'll be very grateful."
By then, without the few Grand Cardinals who were raised as successors by the pope, and without the radical red robes and night watchers, it would be impossible for his scheme to be exposed under the cover of the Angel King. Who would believe the rumors of the remaining legendary sorcerers?
"Lucien's left hand can't only nullify curses. It seems rather weird. However, Juliana and Minsk should be able to stall him for a while in Paradise on Earth with the arrival of angels. After I'm free, I'll take Maskelyne's Sun's Corona." He did not think that Juliana and Minsk could come back alive at all, or did not want them to come back alive at all.
"But before that, I'll start from the Nekso Palace to gather the seven legendary Knights."
"Also, I have to find the culprit for the Radiance Church that was easily broken. After I kill her, I'll be sure to get the Sword of Truth."
Sardes knew very well that the legendary sorcerers were all good at survival. The clerics could only be erased together with their souls and phylacteries with God's Arrival, Light of Judgment, and other divine powers. After he got the Sword of Truth, everything would be much easier.
"It's time to slaughter the fattened cows and sheep."
While speaking in a low voice, he extended his right hand and pressed the defense layer of the Nekso Palace softly, and the six angelic wings on his back slowly unfolded.
Compared to the clerics who were summoned, his wings of light were unfolded gracefully, and the light spots were sacred and boundless.
Then, as if he had melted into the holy light, he passed through the defense layer of the divine power indistinguishable.