The two magicians appeared in the wreckage. They werenât affected by the enormous heat and pressure, or the air-deprived environment.
Magic power barrierâit was one of the basics for magicians who circulated magic power within their body. The magic power repeatedly circulated in the ownerâs body, with the centrifugal force creating an invisible protective film on the skin.
Of course, the basic defense wasnât great, and it would be difficult to block a few arrows with the barrier of a 4th circle magician. It meant it wasnât a technique that could be used in practice. However, that common sense was turned upside down at the 8th circle.
âIndeed, Veronicaâs phenomenal durability is the result of applying the low magic power barrier.â Theodore admired it as he watched Veronicaâs back.
He studied the application of the magic power barrier. The magic power circulation in Veronicaâs body was accelerated several times, amplifying the magnitude of the centrifugal force that formed the magic power barrier. The innate blood of a dragon, combined with high magic power concentration, wouldâve increased the intensity even further.
In fact, Veronica occasionally had a red haze around her body. It was because her magic power was so concentrated that the magic barrier could be seen.
âHow is it? Isnât it fairly good?â Veronica taught Theodore how to do it and looked around at the city in front of them.
Over the wall that had been destroyed by magic, the view of the divine kingâs palace was revealed. The city was filled with dried blood, stinking pus, and traces of undead.
âLook hereâŚÂ Hah, is there a need to look so closely? That big building is the church of the divine kingâs palace. A place where people who want to live a pure life enjoy the doctrines.â
âCertainly. It is tall enough to be seen from the outside⌠There would be no building taller than the church. To put it bluntly, it is like their god is looking down on them.â
It was a common guide everywhere. The people shouldnât have a building larger than the royal family, and a person who wasnât a lord shouldnât have private property larger than a barrack. The authority of Lairon was absolute, so it wasnât possible to have a building that was taller and larger than the church.
âWell, it isnât possible to mistake it.â Theodore stared coldly at the headquarters of the divine kingâs palace that rose in the distance. Other people might not know it, but his eyes couldnât be fooled. Black magic power was swirling in the city, and the source of the evil power was that building. It was like an open door to an abyss where evil spilled out. The chill it produced was frightening, and Theodoreâs hair became damp with sweat.
It was fortunate that he noticed the crisis, but his instincts as a living creature refused to approach.
ââŚVeronica!â Nevertheless, Theodore shook off the instincts and cried out. âDonât mind the small fries! Give priority to the destruction of the great magic circle and head straight to the main building!â
âAhahaha! That is my Theodore!â Veronica responded in a joyful voice and started to take in a deep breath.
A gust of wind was sucked into her mouth. Theodore knew what this deep breath meant and quickly created an ice barrier. It had far greater power than the magic that drove the stage 4 Pride away. This was Dragon Breath.
ââââââââââââ!!!
There were burning sounds as flames emerged from Veronicaâs lips and shot forward without interruption. The power of a protective water cover was meaningless! All the buildings and undead in its path were swallowed up as the flames rushed toward the headquarters. Soon, the building, which had a long history in Lairon, would turn to ash. It was at this moment thatâŚ
âThisâŚ!â Theodore shouted without hiding his dismay.
The moment that Veronicaâs breath hit the main building, a swirl of black magic power spread out against the heat. It was a storm of black magic power that was comparableâno, even stronger than the breath! Did it know that the Dragon Breath would occur?
No, it was because Lairon couldnât ignore the possibility of an outside attack. There was always a chance that great magic would be used against the kingdom of Lairon. Once the flames went out, the main building of the divine kingâs palace stayed standing without a single sign of damage. This was a defense that could block even the powerful breath of an 8th circle magicianâŚ
âAt least the road to the main building is open. If we canât break it from a distance, we will go inside and break it.â
It was as Theodore thought. The trail of the Dragon Breath had created a shortcut to the main building. There wasnât a single bone fragment left in the path that the fire had passed through.
The two magicians flew through the flames without needing to share their opinions. One was a quarter red dragon and the other was a magician who had the power of Laevateinn. They werenât the type of people who could be hurt by the fire. However, it wasnât just the flames that interfered with the two people.
[âŚGrr, grrrâŚrâŚLaiâŚronnnn!]
âLiving⌠the dead, I will, leadâŚ.â
âRepent, unbelievers trapped in a poor life!â
The skeleton type senior undead, bone warlordsâŚÂ The evil spirits that hadnât been able to become death knights, the doom knightsâŚÂ The elder lich that Theodore had met once a long time ago⌠These high-level undead that could withstand the aftermath of Dragon Breath were flocked here in the double digits. They were designated as level 3 risks by the Magic Society.
It was a terrifying scene of fear.
ââŚEh?â Theodore realized that he didnât feel any tension at all.
The bone warlords, doom knights, and elder lich⌠All the undead were at danger level 3, but Theodoreâs super sensitivity was as calm as a lake on a clear day. He had no worries at all. His concentration of the moment drew up into a new ground.
âForced Harmonization.â
As a doom knightâs blade headed toward himâŚ
Integrated Dual Attributes.
Theodore blended the wind and lightning attributes in his body. He hadnât tried it before, but he felt confident that he could do it. It mightâve failed if it was fire and water. However, it wasnât difficult for Theodore to mix lightning and wind.
Shaaack! The doom knightâs sharp scimitar cut at Theodoreâs torso. From the left clavicle to the right rib, it was a diagonal slash that would cause a serious injury. For some reason, the sensation against its hand was faint, but the doom knight shivered from the pleasure of killing the living. It was only a short time before Theodoreâs fist, which had turned into a lightning storm, flew forward.
Kwarururung! There was a thunderous explosion.
Theodoreâs fist shattered the doom knight, and the debris of its armor struck the bone warlord behind it. Then blue lightning rushed forward and swallowed several undead. It was literally a storm lightning fist! Theodore was like both a gust of wind and a lightning storm as he moved. In addition to his high destructive power, his attack speed was too fast. Master level aura users couldnât respond to it, let alone the doom knights. This was the strength of the integrated attributes.
Theodore was confident in his own strength and shouted, âVeronica, this time I will lead!â
âOkay, show me how cool you are!â
By the moment she replied, Theodore was already a few hundred meters away. This speed didnât just apply to his body.
âThe whole world seems to stopâŚâ
It felt like a normal one second had been increased to one minute. There was even the illusion that his frontal lobe was spinning and his head became hot. Theodoreâs thoughts were quick due to the acceleration. The result of adding acceleration to his already genius brain was truly frightening.
10 magic circles simultaneously appeared around Theodoreâs body. The ten circles faced every direction and shone with a golden light. This was a magic circle that imitated the divine power of Nuada AirgetlĂĄm, a power that was deadly to all undead.
A loud explosion wasnât necessary. Rather, a genuine light beam emerged. The skull of the bone warlord, which was comparable to adamantium, was crushed by the light. The undead didnât have vocal organs, so they couldnât even scream loudly at their ends.
âIâŚtrans-cendâŚdeathâŚ!â
The banshees screamed as they were burned, and even the immortal elder lich couldnât bear the divine brilliance. By complementing the scarce divine power with his magic power, Theodoreâs pure light wave swept through the crowd of senior undead. He looked like one of the mighty warriors from the fairy tales, a hero who wielded light itself.
ââWow, cool.â Veronica looked at Theodoreâs back with glazed eyes and licked her lips.
The blood of an arrogant red dragon didnât allow her to pay attention to the weak. Only the strongest who could threaten her life were qualified to be an adversary or a friend. The same was true for a companion, which could be considered an equal relationship.
âHuhu, this is the second time now.â
They moved through the land filled with undead and soon arrived at the main building. However, the two people stopped walking at almost the same time. Anyone would worry when facing an unforeseen crossroad. It might be different for a common crossroads, but they had to decide if they should go up or down.
Theodore looked at the choices carefully.
The luxurious church in the capital was 40 floors high, and it also had a deep basement. This meant it had a total of 60 floors. It would likely take a long amount of time to cover these, especially when taking Jeremâs unknown plan into consideration.
Should they go up or down? The place where the core of the magic circle was contained was either the top floor or the bottom most floor. A warlock would usually think about the basement, but Theodore couldnât base a decision on a stereotype.
Either way, it was necessary to investigate both. In this case, the two people had to separate.
âIâll go to the top. Personally, the basement is a little stuffy for me,â Veronica chose her direction first.
So, Theodore naturally went down to the basement. He decided it without any clues. The two magicians discussed the signals they would send to each other if it was necessary, then they separated. One climbed the staircase to the top, while the other headed to the basement lit with torches.
ââŚStrange,â Theodore muttered as he was three floors away from the very bottom of the church.
He stopped for a moment and placed a hand on the wall. The air was too mild to contain the core of the black magic circle, Plutoâs Palace, that had already destroyed the kingdom. There were hardly any remnants of black magic on the walls, and there were no undead blocking him.
The basement of this building felt like a different place. The mana in the basement was calm, so he couldnât feel anything with his super sensitivity.
Theodore started moving again and descended two more floors. Finally, he reached the deepest part of the building. In the end, Theodore didnât encounter any undead, and the door on the bottom floor was unlocked. It was an ordinary sliding door that could be opened with a push.
âThere might be a trap⌠My senses are still quiet. Letâs get some help from this guy.â
Theodore summoned a knight from his inventory. It was the sword master automaton, Gladio. It was still damaged from the previous battle, but Gladio was capable of taking the lead.
Gladio pushed hard at the door.
Rattle. Then the door opened.
Theodore was filled with tension, but there was no danger in the room revealed. He sighed lightly and recalled Gladio back to the inventory. His tension disappeared and curiosity filled the gap.
âThere is no black magic, traps, or locks. I donât know what this place is used for.â
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This was the main church of the divine kingâs palace, so it shouldnât be a useless place, even if it was 20 floors underground. Theodore took a step forward.
There were no lighting devices in the room. This was a room that didnât have torches or magic balls⌠so why was Theodore able to see clearly inside it? The reason for that was at the center of the room. Theodoreâs eyes widened as he saw it, and he muttered in a cold voice, ââŚCoffin?â
The answer was the huge coffin filling the room. It glowed with a golden divine light which served as the lighting.
âThe remains of light,â a phrase from the prophecy came to Theodoreâs mind.