"The weight of the soul is the only truth in this world. However, there are some people whose souls even the River Styx isn't willing to accept — a certain Demon Prince."
For the evil demons in the lower planes, souls were the only currency that held value. However, very few people knew that for the Gods who were holy and radiant, devout souls were also the source of power.
It seemed that only these two types of supernatural existences were capable of using the power of souls as they wished.
In a way, the Book of Ten Thousand Spells that used souls as fuel might be evil and immoral, but it was definitely worth paying for.
* Drip, drip. *
Blood silently dripped down from Roland's forehead onto the cockpit.
"… Ouch, I feel a little dizzy."
At this moment, Rorschach finally noticed that something was wrong with his situation. Not only was he coughing up blood from his forehead, his eyes were bloodshot to the point of overflowing. Judging from the reflection in the mirror, his face in the mirror was as pale as a dead person's.
It was already quite abnormal for him to pay such a price for using a spell that exceeded his own power level. The Great Flood's area of effect and power far exceeded common sense.
According to any mage's "common sense", Rorschach would never be able to cast a spell above his level. It was impossible for him to provide such a level of mana, nor did he have the mana control or mental power to control such a large-scale spell.
However, God Equipment was an existence that defied common sense to begin with. The mana required to drain Rorschach of his life force was actually replenished by the soul currency. The true mage was actually the Book of Ten Thousand Spells itself.
What Rorschach truly did was to choose a target and cast a spell … But even so, the backlash from the Book of Ten Thousand Spells still dealt a serious blow to him.
However, this was …
"It's worth it. The effects are far better than expected."
On the battlefield filled with thunderclouds, the strategic-level Great Flood was venting its anger. The sudden natural calamity directly split the battlefield.
The Great Flood took away more than one hundred thunder elemental creatures. These newborn creatures had little self-awareness to begin with, so they didn't even try to resist the natural calamity and the water's decomposing effects on their bodies.
As for elemental and energy-type creatures, self-awareness was the foundation of their existence. Many newly born thunder elemental creatures were directly decomposed in the flood without any fear or feeling at all.
The huge elemental army was halved in the face of the flood. The remaining elemental army was split into two battlefields. Even the high-level thunder elemental creatures suffered a painful blow from this attack.
After all, many of the high-grade lightning beasts here had yet to reach the age of one. They were high-grade elemental creatures that were born in an unconventional environment. Their self-control was far inferior to elemental creatures that grew up in a normal environment. Their physical bodies were rapidly drained away in the water.
A single strategic-level spell had destroyed half of the Elemental Legion. The dominant role of Spell Casters on the battlefield was becoming more and more obvious.
Even A1 Slater, a Tier 6 Great Mage, was stupefied by the scene before him. It wasn't that he didn't have strategic spells of this level, but the more he understood the limitations of strategic spells in terms of casting time and damage radius, the more he found it inconceivable.
"… So this is a 'Ghost in the Fog'? Detection, stealth, sniping, and even such powerful spellcasting abilities. These elemental waves must have come from a God Equipment, right? However, a God Equipment or an inanimate object shouldn't be able to do this. How did he do this with such a weak mana source? Theoretically speaking, this shouldn't be possible … "
"No, there's only one explanation. He's far stronger than I estimated. But, how did he avoid my magical observation? He hid himself so well that I've always underestimated his combat strength. Luckily, we didn't test him before … As expected of the supernova Church and superstar descender who recently rose to power."
The effect of this single spell caused the archmage's evaluation of Roland to rise once again.
And so, the more he understood magic, the more he understood just how inconceivable this scene was.
"… Should I reevaluate the Game Church? It seems that I need to remind my Lord. Perhaps cooperation is more suitable for the current situation than seizing power. "
The sly Naga also gave a rather high evaluation of Roland. The performance of the descenders was the strength of the Church. None of them were easy to deal with. The Game Church, which had a large population but was still too young, attracted far too many gazes with ill intentions. And, if they wanted to obtain respect, they would have to show sufficient power.
"This can't possibly be an instant-cast spell. This must have been a spell prepared long ago, waiting for the large-scale thunder elemental creatures to attack in order to show off their might."
Perhaps these two senior descenders had already imagined a lot of things.
What did they say? The more complex a person's inner thoughts were, the more they viewed others as complex.
As for the final physical descender's evaluation …
* Rumble … Rumble … *
Cough, that priest on the mountain who was imagining things out of boredom, please hurry up and save him. It would be hilarious if a quasi level 6 Divine Bloodline Barbarian drowned on land.
If this was an ordinary battlefield, losing more than 30% of the battle would be enough to end the battle. However, the quasi Elemental Lord who had been silent all this time suddenly began to move.
Vaguely resembling a human, this quasi Elemental Lord flew up and landed on the head of a gigantic thunder beast.
This quasi Elemental Lord floated up and spread its wings, emitting an invisible aura. It seemed to be shouting, and after a short moment, the shadow of a new thunder beast appeared in the sky. The tremors on the ground indicated that reinforcements were arriving.
"As expected, if we don't get rid of this leader, we'll have an endless supply of reinforcements in this environment."
In the Elemental Planes, high-level elemental creatures all had the instinct to summon reinforcements. After the quasi Elemental Lord completed its command, it sat back down on the head of the thunder beast.
But, what gave everyone a headache was that new thunder beasts were being born in a place visible to the naked eye.
These new thunder beasts were of different sizes and didn't appear to be very strong. However, after they were born, they directly charged towards their master.
"Alright, it's not a quasi Elemental Lord. It's an Elemental Lord. Can we retreat now? "
After catching his breath, Rorschach joked and chatted seriously through the communicator.
New creatures and lives were being born according to his will. This was obviously a true Demigod/Elemental Lord level existence.
Elemental Lords were basically only seen in the Elemental Planes. In their own Elemental Planes, they were equivalent to Gods. And, they weren't like the fake Gods of the new generation. Instead, they were like the True Gods from the old generation, where each species or country could only worship one True God. In other words, they were now Level Four True Gods and above.
Considering the quasi Elemental Lords' disgusting regeneration abilities and the fact that the Elemental Plane had an endless supply of energy, even a True God wouldn't attack an Elemental Lord on its home turf. Attacking an Elemental Lord on the premise that it was basically impossible to kill it would be no different from suicide.
Even though the current environment here couldn't compare to a true Elemental Plane, the quasi Elemental Lord's power level was still more than four people could deal with.
While the others were astonished at how quickly he recovered, they also seriously considered this "suggestion."
Indeed, if this Elemental Lord really was an Elemental Lord, then all four of them would be committing suicide. In fact, even the Thunder Snake God's incarnation that was currently rushing over would probably be nothing more than a meal.
It was quite unlikely for a quasi Elemental Plane to produce an Elemental Lord. However, even the experts had considered this possibility. Perhaps such a quasi Elemental Lord wouldn't be able to survive until the next season. But if such a quasi Elemental Lord really did appear, then it would likely be an undefeatable existence. Our entire plan would have to be delayed.
"… Let's talk to the headquarters and listen to their opinions. It's too much to retreat right after seeing that the enemy is attacking. It'll be such a huge loss to give up on such a large investment."
Slater's opinion was quite direct and experienced. It was also quite a roundabout way of kicking the ball around.
"Hiss, I'll immediately notify my master to withdraw his incarnation."
The snake-men were just as realistic and pessimistic as always. They were already preparing to retreat.
"Gurgle … gurgle …"
Cough, was there nobody who could save him?
"I'm too far away. As a mage, I refuse to enter the enemy's attack range without any protection."
This was a rather convincing mage's opinion. But, Kukar, who had always been an observer on the battlefield, just why was he doing nothing?
"Hiss … Have you ever heard of snake-men being able to swim?"
"… I've heard of water snakes."
"Hiss! You ignorant hairy human! You actually treat snake-men and snake-men as the same? Are chimpanzees and humans the same? That's the most serious form of racial discrimination. I'm going to seriously protest to your church! "
Kukar, who had always been cold, instantly became agitated. However, Rorschach, who was watching from the sidelines, coughed lightly.
"Be serious. There's a battle going on right now. Also, there's a newbie who wants to ask a question … What should I do if I get caught by an Elemental Lord? I'm waiting online. It's urgent."
"What?"
"Hiss!"
Kukar's companions were astonished. Only then did they notice that the Elemental Lord who had been giving the Thunder Beast a headache just a second ago had vanished without a trace.
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