In the Parliament of Nobles in Cocus, the Duchy of Calais …
"Those promises will be recorded in the Code. I, as well as the future kings and queens, will abide by them, just like the regular nobles! The implementation will be supervised by the Congress of Magic! "
Hearing Natasha's impassioned and influential words, all the nobles could not stay calm anymore. However, all of a sudden, after a deafening boom, the only thing left in the alchemical item that was broadcasting the live broadcast was the sizzling noises of electricity. There was no signal at all.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
"Has the Nekso Palace been destroyed by the aftermath of the legendary battle?"
"Is it the Church's or the Congress'?"
Yourcenar, the Song of Dusk, looked at the northwest in shock, where the city of Renstadt was.
His intuition as a legendary Knight made him see illusions, as if there was a scorching sun emitting infinite brilliance, and then a mushroom cloud the size of a head and a neck rose slowly, clearly indicating its existence.
At this moment, Joaquin, the archmage and the chairman of the Song of the Silver Moon League, appeared at the door with irrepressible delight on his face. He announced aloud, "The electromagnetic signals are disordered. It means that our 'Eternal Blaze' has been successfully detonated!"
"Eternal Blaze?" Yourcenar said to himself in confusion. A legendary spell of such power?
He did not ask further, knowing that Joaquin could not know more under the current situation. All the communication outside of Renstadt must've been cut off.
Joaquin's joyful and confident attitude infected the nobles. Recalling Natasha's speech, they were all excited, as if there was a flame burning in their hearts. Their eyes were divided into two directions. Some looked at the Grand Duke of Calais, and some looked at Yourcenar as if they were begging.
Yourcenar exhaled softly. Without any hesitation, he walked to the Grand Duke of Calais and knelt down on one knee.
"Your Majesty Grand Duke, the old era is over, and the new era is coming. Please give the order to banish the radical South Church and keep the moderate Church as the national religion!"
With a leader, all the nobles left their seats and kneeled together.
"Your Majesty Grand Duke, please give the order to welcome the new era!"
Their voices converged into one and reverberated throughout the Parliament Hall. It was like a surging wave that would drown anyone who dared to stop it, becoming the burial victim of the old era!
The Grand Duke of Calais put away his bitter smile. When the shackles of the old era were broken, the order of the past would be reorganized. At this time, the king and the Grand Duke would continue to follow the trend of the times. Those who went against the wishes of all the nobles would be the lackeys who colluded with the church. They had to be eliminated.
All rights were based on great strength and strict order. However, there were no legendary knights in his family right now. Therefore, when the old order was broken, the only thing he could do was to stand up and announce loudly, "That's right.
"I, the Grand Duke of Calais, order the expulsion of the Church of the South and the preservation of the Church of Moderation!"
"I swear by my soul and fate to the Lord of Hell that I will return power to you, just like the Kingdom of Holm!"
Yourcenar and all the nobles smiled.
"I pledge my life to follow His Majesty the Grand Duke!"
…
In Salivar, the capital of Brianne.
Bedrenka, the Hammer of the Void, and Basor, the Knight of Calamity, led all the members of the Parliament of Nobles to kneel down in front of the king of Brianne.
"Your Majesty, this is an unstoppable change of the times. Please make a decision as soon as possible. If the Congress wins the war by itself, what's the point of our existence?"
…
In the Kingdom of Colette.
Life Reaper was a young man with light brown hair. There was always a warm and cheerful smile on his face. However, at this moment, his smile was completely gone. He knelt down in front of the king of Colette together with the other nobles and said,
"Your Majesty, the new era is coming. We have to be prepared for it. Please give the order to assist the Congress of Magic as soon as possible!"
…
In the North Coastal Corridor, Kasvik, the capital of the City Alliance.
Although the Burning Lady was the lord of Kasvik herself, she was also excited about Natasha's last speech, because it gave her inspiration and made her find a way to unite the loose City Alliance more closely. Also, with the intelligence returned from Brianne, Colette, and Calais, she stood up and announced to the other nobles in the Parliament of Nobles.
"I smell the scent of the new era. So, I'm going to assist the Congress of Magic and change the form of the City Alliance. Do you object?"
The nobles knelt down with a weird smile. "As you command, my lord."
Who dared to object at this moment?
… …
After the Grand Duke of Calais gave the order, Song of Dusk immediately rose and flew toward Erica, the Master of Transformation, and Terrence, the Angel of Wisdom, who were fighting in the sky outside of the city. He planned to set Terrence up and make contributions for the new era.
However, before he got close, Terrence, the Angel of Wisdom, dodged the breath of the Rainbow Dragon and got rid of the lock with divine power, leaving in a way that was similar to Chaos Teleportation.
"How does he know that I'm here to kill him instead of helping him?" Yourcenar was rather confused.
Erica turned back into the shape of a human being. Seeing that Yourcenar did not take action, she immediately understood his decision. She smiled and said, "In fact, I want to run, too. In such a situation, I have to be vigilant of anyone who approaches. It will be the same if I hide and come back after confirming my position."
Had it not been for the fact that she was worried about being attacked by Song of Dusk, she was confident that she could stall Terrence for a while.
Yourcenar suddenly realized that for Terrence, no matter if he was an ally or an enemy, escaping was the best choice. He could always come back and attack Yourcenar after the battle with Erica.
"There's no time for acting. I'll protect Calais from Terrence. You jump back to Renstadt." Yourcenar said to Erica. Although it would be more symbolic for him to go to Renstadt in person, the Congress of Magic would certainly be suspicious, fearing that he was pretending to work for the Church. As a result, they would be distracted in secret, which would reduce their combat ability. However, as long as Erica returned and showed up before the legendary sorcerers and the Grand Cardinals, they would immediately understand his decision. After all, the transmission circle from Cocus to the Holy City had been destroyed.
Without any hesitation, Erica left with 'Space Jump' while being on guard against Yourcenar's attack. It was not safe to return to Allyn through the transmission circle in the 'Energy Storm'.
In the north coastal corridor, the Grand Cardinal also took the opportunity to slip away. Ines, on the other hand, was more unlucky, because he had run into the Lord of the Undead. Even though the Life Reaper had appeared, Vicente was still distracted and could not escape in a short time. Attacked by two legends, he had to pay the price of serious injuries to escape. However, as a result, he was permanently demoted from level-two legendary to level-one, and it would be even more difficult for him to rise again.
… …
When that dazzling light flashed, Oliver, Helen, and Hathaway unhesitantly flew away from the center, displaying their Legend Domain Speed to the pinnacle.
If Paradise on Earth hadn't blocked the spells such as Space Jump and Chaos Teleportation, they wouldn't have been in such a mess.
After running for a while, they each performed the defensive legendary spells that they were best at.
The other legendary sorcerers, on the other hand, did not intend to stall the Grand Cardinals in front of them, either. Although they all had their own means of survival, it would take them hours to recover. If they all died together, the pope, the King of Angels, the Grand Cardinals of the Church who came later, and the seraphs who arrived would be able to stall Douglas and Brook easily. They would sweep Allyn and destroy their own means of resurrection. Also, the Grand Cardinals who were not at the center of the explosion were probably only heavily wounded.
Boom!
A sun that eclipsed everybody's eyes rose. Then, a bizarre-shaped mushroom slowly grew out. Its head was so enormous that it was both intimidating and shocking.
The ocean of holy light trembled violently and was cleared in only a moment. Paradise on Earth began to collapse, with dense cracks appearing on it like glass.
Mecantron, who had activated 'Paradise on Earth' with his own strength as the fulcrum, immediately lost its brilliance. He vomited a mouthful of intense and brilliant gold blood, shaking like tree branches in the energy storm and the terrifying heat.
While Douglas was distracted to defend against the explosion of 'Eternal Blaze', Mecantron finally seized the opportunity. Crossing his hands, he crouched on the ground and chanted in a low voice:
"Whoever recites your name will not be harmed."
Waves and illusionary colors that did not belong to this world quickly surfaced from Mecantron's body, aiming at the massive transmission magic circle down below.
Crack, crack, crack, crack. Paradise on Earth completely fell apart, and the power of 'Eternal Blaze' rolled to every part of Renstadt. Cracks that looked like the back of a turtle appeared outside of the massive transmission magic circle. It was about to be completely destroyed, but it was blocked by 'God's Guard' at the critical moment.
However, Mecantron was not in a good condition either. He vomited another mouthful of golden blood, and his aura plummeted.
After 'Paradise on Earth' was broken, the remaining 'energy storm' continued savaging, blowing Lucien's divine power barrier into smithereens and not disappearing until it was on the verge of collapse.
The west side of Renstadt was barely damaged, but the vast district of nobles on the east side of the city was almost razed to the ground. Had it not been for the battle of legends that made the survivors flee to the west side of the city or to the Nekso Palace, there would've been heavy casualties.
The Nekso Palace, under the extension of the central defense layer of divine power, finally blocked the aftermath of 'Eternal Blaze' and was perfectly preserved.
The nobles looked at the scene outside in great pain. Their villas, treasures, and collections were all gone!
At the center of the explosion, the smoke and clouds dispersed. Melmax, the Holy Avenger, appeared in a mess. Half of his legendary armor had been vaporized, and his aura plummeted. Thankfully, the longsword in his right hand was only heavily damaged but not destroyed. As for his strength, he was only at the beginning of the peak of legendary due to his heavy wounds.
He was fine, but the two people behind him were even more heavily wounded. Anasta and Maria seized the time to treat themselves.
Their power of faith seemed to be running dry, and their strength had regressed by one level. Thankfully, Melmax stood in front of them, or their level would've been permanently lowered.
As for Anthony and Augusta, who were slightly further away from Melmax and much weaker than Anasta and Maria, they had been vaporized without leaving any trace.
"The two saints!"
Melmax's eyes were bloodshot when he saw the result.
He suddenly sensed something and looked at the sky, only to see Benedict II who was slowly showing up but was even older.
"His Holiness is finally back!"
Seeing that, the pupils of Douglas, Hathaway, and the other grand arcanists and legendary sorcerers constricted slightly.
Hardly had Melmax's delight surfaced when he sensed a series of explosions in the city of Renstadt. Twenty red robes, a hundred bishops, a thousand pastors, and an equal number of angels were all blown up, as if it were the recoil caused by the shattering of Paradise on Earth.
However, these explosions were strange and inexplicable. They did not harm anyone in the surroundings. The blood and dirt from the explosions connected together and flew into the air, transforming into a strange dark red door. There were extremely chaotic symbols drawn on it.
The gate was pushed open, and an indescribable monster extended its hand.
It was indescribable because it was too chaotic. A hundred eyes, a dozen heads, and the limbs of countless creatures were stuck to a meat ball that was changing now and then.
The moment it appeared, chaos and evilness spread out and covered the pope like a black ball.
If the Lord of Hell stood for the sins that were committed for a certain purpose and desire, then it was the chaos that slaughtered and destroyed for no purpose but only for slaughter and destruction.
"The Will of Abyss …" Faced with such an attack, Benedict II was rather solemn.
At this moment, the sun in the sky disappeared, and a silver, clear moon fell. Target: Benedict II!
I'll kill you when you're sick!
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