The God of Law was fair, but from a certain standpoint, he was also strict. As the embodiment of "justice," he would forever follow his own Concept of Law to fulfill his Divine Concept. He abandoned his own purity in exchange for it, which allowed him to grow faster than all other Gods.
Even if I left a backdoor for him, it would only affect him for a short period of time. However, some troublesome matters were unavoidable. For example, as a member of the Order God faction, he would instinctively despise those of Chaos. That was why Renée, who came into contact with Chaos, was destined to lose her status as a Law Knight.
[Renée, level 60 Law Knight (Former)/level 20 Aurora Knight/level 14 Hell Black Knight. Total Level: 94. Overall Level: 97. Overall Evaluation: Middle-level Legend.]
I didn't know what Renée had done, nor did I want to know if she had used the power of demons or done something else that crossed the line, which caused her to lose her status as a Law Knight.
But judging from how demons could obtain power through destruction and sacrifice, and Renée's ridiculously fast growth in level, she probably hadn't done anything good.
Even if most elemental creatures were just wild beasts without any self-awareness, and even if they were destroyed, they would be able to reassemble their elements, that still wasn't a reason for her to go on a killing spree. Perhaps this was the reason why she had lost her job as a Law Knight.
As for why I was still able to maintain my job as a Law Knight, it was probably because I was extremely skilled at exploiting loopholes in the law. In my eyes, this dimensional expedition was nothing more than a large-scale operation to hunt down a fugitive.
That's right, fugitive Ömdiroken, guilty of murder, war crimes, genocide, destruction of public property, a heinous criminal.
His first operation had changed the terrain, and he had participated in this battle as an accomplice to the beastmen's war crimes. His second operation had destroyed Red Maple City's defensive line in anger, and countless warriors had died on the spot. The bloody battle that followed on that snowy night would probably be traced back to Ömdiroken's blood feud.
If it weren't for the fact that the gray elves and Xiluo's expeditionary army had forced the beastmen from the plains to retreat, it was likely that the entire battlefield would have become imbalanced. Perhaps the entire Northlands would have been lost, and the beastmen would have taken over, leading to a new round of genocide. That was because I would have been unable to turn the tables in such a situation. A trump card like God's Descent would be impossible to use against mortals.
I wasn't some righteous law enforcer, nor did I acknowledge that there was any so-called justice in this cruel world. However, I could still vividly remember the expressions of innocent civilians who died and the soldiers who protected their homes. If I didn't make Ömdiroken pay the price, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
"Everyone, pay attention! Focus your attacks on the Elemental Throne! I don't believe that bastard can still be a coward!"
Seek justice for the innocent dead? I'm not that noble. I just don't like that guy.
After that guy caused trouble, he went back to his hometown and thought that the matter was over. He went to sleep peacefully, thinking that nobody would be able to control him. However, I didn't intend to stop here. I might as well have that bastard go down as well to accompany those innocent civilians who died.
At this moment, the battle had reached a stalemate. As expected of Ömdiroken, he was the most ancient Elemental God. All sorts of ancient alliances had summoned him, and countless cannon fodder had been forcefully sent onto the battlefield.
Sand dragons, single-pincer ogres, Kasola Elemental Knight, giant sandworms, titan descendants, earth dwarves, rock dwarves, mountain giants, Abalos, and various other ancient species that had long since disappeared from history jumped onto the battlefield. It was as if a museum of earth elemental creatures had been created here.
However, we aren't inferior to them either. In terms of numbers and strength, we aren't lacking either.
Amelia's Death Garden, Marguerite's rune puppets, rune giants, and various Earth Elemental Lords' armies all appeared. Wasn't this just a competition of cannon fodder? Who was afraid of who?
Elemental creatures from both sides fought against each other. Dragons roared in the sky, and tower giants and their symbiotes entered the battlefield together. The battlefield had long since become chaotic, and I could faintly sense that the enemy's elemental army was increasing in number.
However, this was within my expectations from the very start. This was my home turf. If Ömdiroken was still alone, I would have suspected that he was plotting something.
Since he was constantly summoning reinforcements, it was obvious that he was in a difficult situation. And his next step …
"If he still hasn't appeared, it's obvious that he's stalling for time. Ömdiroken isn't a coward who's afraid of death. In that case, he must have an ace up his sleeve that needs time."
When I realized this, I didn't intend to wait any longer.
"Kaid, it's your turn."
"… We don't need to evacuate our allies? Even if we're putting on an act, we need to go all the way. "
"There's no need. As long as the enemy isn't an idiot, it's basically impossible for them to release the forbidden spell. If they really don't even have the power to stop the forbidden spell, then we can just cut off the spell. "
"Ha, that's easy for you to say. It's not like you're the one casting the spell …"
Although I was complaining, judging from the Elemental Tide behind me, which had suddenly increased by several times, the forbidden spell was already in preparation.
Among all the major countries, the Mage Country had always had a good reputation. However, if there was anything unreasonable about them, it would be their overly stubborn pursuit of all kinds of magic.
Forbidden spells were considered to be a large-scale AOE deterrent weapon. It was said that more than half of all forbidden spells that had ever appeared in the world were collected in the Mage Country's forbidden book library. This was doubtlessly a frightening deterrent in itself.
But actually, having information and theories about forbidden spells didn't mean that one could use them. First of all, the requirements for a mage to cast a forbidden spell were incredibly high. Currently, only a single digit number of forbidden spell casters had ever been recorded. And most importantly, forbidden spells weren't easy to use.
A mage's mana was limited. The reason why a forbidden spell could be so powerful was because of the natural laws of the world and the elemental source. This was often a complicated, complicated, and dangerous process. Basically, if a forbidden spell mage started casting a forbidden spell, they would be more than half crippled.
Forbidden spells usually took a long time to cast. The shortest forbidden spell would take at least several hours to cast. During this time, the mage wouldn't be able to move, nor would they be able to stop casting. They would have to constantly chant incantations to guide the spell. If they were ambushed, they would either have to forcefully interrupt the spell and suffer a fatal magic backlash, or they would have to bite the bullet. No matter what they did, they would most likely die.
And once a forbidden spell was started, the inconceivably powerful forbidden spell waves would be the equivalent of broadcasting to the entire battlefield, "I'm going to start a large-scale AOE attack. Kill me if you don't want to die." Anyone who wasn't an idiot would do everything in their power to stop the spell.
The worst part was that forbidden spells would also consume the user's life force. Losing ten years of lifespan was no joke. Some top-level forbidden spells would even require the user to sacrifice their life force and soul. The conclusion was that forbidden spells were useless. Without forbidden spells, most forbidden mages wouldn't be able to live for long. There were far more forbidden spell mages hidden in the shadows than in the open.
Of course, this was only the limitation of mortals. For example, in the Ottoman "Rain City," divine forbidden spells were far more stealthy and effective than mortal forbidden spells. But even so, Lady Storm and the Water Elemental Goddess had paid a tremendous price for their forbidden spells.
Forbidden spells that borrowed divine power also had an unknown flaw. Most of them lacked direct attack power. Even if they could kill the enemy, they would most likely use some sort of natural law to indirectly kill the enemy. I didn't believe that True Gods would feel pity for mortals. This was probably another example of the Gods not allowing them to directly interfere with the Cycle of Reincarnation.
The era where forbidden spells could be casually tossed around on the ancient God and demon battlefields was long past. In modern warfare, even if there were forbidden spell mages, they would at most be used as a form of deterrence. Unless absolutely necessary, forbidden spell mages would never be used. After all, forbidden spell mages also wanted to live for a few more years.
However, there were always exceptions to everything. In recent times, there was a mage who completely disobeyed the unwritten rules and casually tossed forbidden spells around like they were nothing more than cabbages, causing a series of troubles.
Alright then, that was me, the former Lord of Yongye.
The reason why I dared to do so was mainly because I had an endless undead army acting as a barrier. Even if a powerful individual managed to break through to me, my loyal "Red Hunting Hounds" would teach them the consequences of recklessly using forbidden spells. As for the magic backlash and damage to one's life force, I didn't care about that since I had the body of a lich. If there were any serious repercussions, wouldn't I have my system to deal with it?
The current me didn't have the ability to cast forbidden spells, but Kaid did. With Amelia and Marguerite, two top-level mages who were Truth Overseers, supporting him and borrowing the endless elemental power of the Earth Elemental Plane, the Earth Elemental Envoy Kaid Yilai was able to cast the forbidden spell Continental Sinking (incomplete).
Yep, it was indeed incomplete. Kaid's power level wasn't high enough to use the Continental Sinking, which was one of the top-ranked forbidden spells. The completed form of this forbidden spell would be to directly cut apart an entire area's landmass and its surroundings, either sinking it into the ocean or burying it underground. It was truly frightening.
As for Kaid's [Continental Descent] spell (incomplete) …
"It'll probably be like an earthquake that everyone has to hide under a table, but not a single person will be hurt."
Not to mention this subtle destructive power, this forbidden spell was indeed complete. And before Kaid failed to cast it due to his lack of power, this was indeed a top-level forbidden spell.
At this moment, countless rocks were floating in midair, and the number of "floating islands" suddenly increased by several thousand. The never-ending sandstorm in this plane had mysteriously lost its momentum. Only the increasingly frightening Elemental Tide was proof that this was the calm before the storm.
"Target, the Elemental Throne."
The Elemental Throne was the equivalent of an Elemental God's base in this plane. It was also the connection between the Elemental God and the Earth Elemental Plane, so it was definitely a critical point. Of course, under normal circumstances, even if an Elemental God died, it would simply be the Elemental Throne changing owners.
But if this "top-level forbidden spell" destroyed everything around it and cut off the connection between the Elemental Throne and the Earth Elemental Plane, it was likely that the next Elemental God would have to wait for a new Elemental Throne to be born, which would take at least a thousand years.
Indeed, we all knew that this forbidden spell was fake, so it was impossible for it to happen. But in Ömdiroken's eyes, this was the enemy's vicious and merciless display. As long as he was still alive, he wouldn't possibly sit by and watch this happen.
This was a vicious move that attacked the enemy's weakness, turning passivity into initiative. To put it bluntly, this was nothing more than a bait.
And as expected, less than two minutes after the forbidden spell's power level rose, a white figure appeared on the battlefield. This white figure was currently rushing towards Kaid at high speed.
"Finally, Ömdiroken has appeared. The evil fish has bitten the bait, and it's time to reel in the net."
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