53. The Pope of the Black Sun (2)
After coming into contact with the Cult of the Black God, Karnak created a new magic that combined the best of necromancy and sorcery.
Some of these include the sizzling soul flame that combines the uses of fireball and foxfire, mass golem summoning, and continuous summoning of spirit giants.
In addition to this, we have been continuously researching and developing various fusion magics.
It was a new system of chaos magic called magic.
However, there were not many magic spells that could actually be used in actual combat.
Theoretically, it is possible to establish it in your head, but in reality, the chaos magic power did not support it.
But now?
“Thanks to having such good subordinates, I have a lot of magic left over, a lot.”
The scene of destruction was clearly reflected above Karnak’s smiling eyes.
Intense light pours down through twelve magic circles. A splendid feast of light fills the square.
The moment the blood knights turn their heads in front of the flying halo of light!
Kwaaaaang!
Countless beams of light struck the seven knights and the earth simultaneously.
Magnificent carpet bombings explode one after another, and clouds of dust obscure the sky.
The blood knights raised their shields to cover themselves, but it was no use. The light of destruction mercilessly swept away everything in its path.
A spell, a gray meteor streaking across.
This terrible flash of gray destruction did not cease even after wiping out the Blood Knights.
A huge blast of light reaches out to Zedex, who is surrounded by a shield.
‘What, what is this?’
In a terrifying moment, an ashen meteor shower pounded the barrier of light and darkness.
The bombing was so merciless that it created dents in the surrounding land.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
A huge area of destruction suddenly reveals its presence, as if echoes of death are ringing out.
A desperate groan burst out from the stubborn Jedex.
“Ugh, ugh!”
This terrible downpour of destruction only ceased after most of the shields had been blown away.
The tattered Jedex muttered to himself in a trembling voice.
“W, what kind of magical power is this… … ?”
The magic itself was a 7th circle arcane strike.
It was a sure thing.
He was the former Pope of Latiel. He is not so low-minded as to not recognize even this much.
What I can’t understand is the power and the numbers.
The individual power is not as good as the existing Arcane Strike. At best, it’s about 30%?
But even if there are a lot of numbers, they are still too many.
The number of rays of light that had just flown in was close to 100.
The result was as if 20 7th circle magicians had combined their powers.
‘If you just look at the power, it’s comparable to the 9th circle magic… … .’
Zedex stood up again, catching his breath.
Karnak and Baros looked amazed at the sight.
“Oh, you can hold out even after taking this?”
“As expected, there is no profession that can match the priest when it comes to building one’s own body.”
It’s because their attacks are weak, but priests are better than anyone else at self-defense and defense.
Even attacks that would kill a wizard or auror user can be withstood by a priest.
Of course, these two guys weren’t really impressed, they were just mocking each other.
Jedex’s face hardened.
“Huh! You’re acting arrogantly, relying only on your tricks!”
In fact, it was absolutely not to the level of being disparaged as a trick.
Shoot a lot of 7 circles and you get the power of a 9 circle?
Anyone can see that this is an incredibly powerful technique.
But it is unlikely that it is a method that is that convenient.
The basics of magic is to get the most out of your invested magic power.
Of course, the magic that can most efficiently implement the destructive power of the 9th circle magic is the 9th circle magic.
How can I force it to be implemented in 7 circles?
You have to pour in a huge amount of additional horsepower to make up for the lack.
“There’s no way I can continue wasting my magic like this, right?”
Jedex opened both his hands, his brain cold.
“In a land stained with cursed pain, I call to those who thirst for slaughter… … .”
Suddenly the demons around the square began to tremble.
The demons’ bodies made of flames distort and collapse.
A large number of crushed demons rise into the air and gather at one point like a mound of mud.
A desperate scream echoed.
Aaaah!
Ugh! Ugh!
Kakakakak!
A head, limbs, and body parts emerged from the mass of fire and rock, and soon took on a human-like form.
It was a three-meter-tall giant that looked like it was made of lava, its entire body reddened.
Baros was impressed.
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‘Bharata’s Hand? That thing is so hard to handle that even the master doesn’t use it.’
Indeed, it seems that there was a way to deal with Jedex.
Immediately, put your hands together again and pray.
“Latiel, please give me your sacred sword!”
The sky opened and dozens of swords of light poured down.
Two of them were caught in the lava giant’s two hands, but the rest showed a somewhat more unexpected appearance.
Dozens of swords pierce the arms and legs of the lava giant.
The blades of light pierce through the giant’s muscles and joints, turning into chains.
It involves piercing the limbs of the lava giant with the sacred sword and controlling it like a puppet.
Karnak stuck out his tongue.
‘What the heck? That’s similar to my idea?’
Jedex gave orders to the giant.
“Go away, you bastard of Bharata!”
The lava giant, with its entire body pierced, opened the void in its mouth and let out a roar.
Gooooo!
A giant figure, three meters tall, began to walk while holding twin swords.
Baros asked, aiming his longsword.
“What should I do, Young Master?”
This time too, Karnak did not allow the first attack as he had more to check, so he just waited around him the whole time.
Karnak shouted briefly, drawing magical power from the cube once again.
“Just hold on for 30 seconds!”
“yes!”
As if he had been waiting, Baros dashed out.
Serati, Lapiselle, and Levon quickly followed suit.
Karnak also prepared his magic again as he watched the four Auror users surround the lava giant.
Was that what Jedex said earlier?
There’s no way I can continue wasting my magic like this, right?
“Well, it’s true that it’s a waste of magic power.”
Karnak smiled broadly.
Even though he had used it quite a lot, there was still a considerable amount of chaos magic stored up inside the Transcendent Body.
“It’s true that you can continue to do this.”
***
Four swords dance around a giant over three meters tall.
The holy sword of light he wields repeatedly collides with the red and blue aura, sending out shockwaves.
Boom! Kookung! Kwooooong!
While Baros, Serati, and others held off the giant, Karnak continued to perform his magic.
“King of Flames, Queen of Rocks… … .”
There is one thing that Jedex made a mistake about.
Contrary to appearances, the mana efficiency of the magic spell was not bad at all.
Since it is gathering lower-level magic to unleash the power of higher-level magic, the amount of magic power consumed is clearly high, but that does not mean that it consumes several times more magic power than the same level of higher-level magic.
Because the flow of chaos magic is controlled and efficiency is increased by applying the magic of necromancy.
If it is a magic spell that produces the same destructive power as the 9th circle magic, then the mana consumed is also the same.
The problem is that as the rituals become larger and more complex, the preparation time becomes longer and longer.
“I call you according to the covenant, to come down to this land and show off your might… … .”
Continuing to prepare his magic, Karnak observed Zedex closely.
Especially about that divine power that hovers over his entire body.
I’ve been wondering this all along.
How on earth does Jedex use Latiel’s divine magic?
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen someone with both divine and divine powers.
Bishop Straf of Trieste City, an apostate of the Hatoba Church, was also a man who used both divine and psychic powers.
However, in his case, he became a shaman after reaching the level of a priest. So, even though he obtained shamanic powers, he thought that he was still maintaining the divine powers he had before.
On the other hand, the situation is a bit different for Jedex.
He was already immersed in darkness when he returned. However, at the time of his return, he was still young, in his twenties.
At that age, even if you do well, you are only a trainee priest.
Maybe he was just an ordinary person who didn’t have any divine powers at all.
Either way, it is unlikely that it would have possessed such tremendous divine power as it does now.
In other words, the power that we see now was raised directly by the future Zedex after his return.
‘Divine power is an energy that grows through devout faith in the Goddess, right? But can a soul that has already fallen grow divine power like that?’
Likewise, it was not understandable that the current Zedex could use Latiel’s prayer without any problems.
This is why I have been observing Jedex’s methods while restraining the group from earlier.
Was it worth it to work hard and run Serati and other things?
As I keep watching, I’m starting to understand Jedex’s techniques.
‘Oh my god, that guy… … .’
It was a method that would make even the world’s greatest Karnak look ridiculous.
‘I did something that even I wouldn’t do.’
The soul of Jedex was one and yet many.
After splitting a part of his soul with black magic, he brainwashes that soul into becoming a faithful follower of Latiel.
And using that faithful soul, he was communicating with the sun goddess and stealing only the power of light.
‘It was a perfect thing to do, and you did it well.’
Karnak also didn’t notice it until now because he thought that a person would never do something like that.
Even as we explore our opponents, preparations are progressing steadily.
The thought was long, but the actual time that passed was only about 10 seconds.
The ritual was finally completed.
Karnak smiled, bringing both hands in front of his chest.
‘Life is so easy when you have so much magic power.’
Even when I was caught in a fire, I felt a great sense of accomplishment in holding on without using my Transcendence Body on purpose.
“That’s why people should save diligently on a regular basis. That way, they’ll be safe in times of emergency.”
Crossing both hands, he shouted his final words.
“Spiritual magic, spirit fusion! El Lagna Terrastia!”
***
A giant spirit of a large rock appears, and a fire spirit giant overlaps it.
Chaos magic passed through the fire and rock, and began to bind the two spirits’ bodies like chains.
The two spirits forcibly merged and became even larger.
The expressions on Revan and Serati’s faces as they fought the lava giant changed subtly.
“Oh, that… … .”
“It feels like I’ve seen it before… … .”
It was a scene that gave off a sense of awkwardness.
Wasn’t it exactly the same as when Jedex summoned the lava giant just now?
[I told you.]
Karnak chuckled.
[You said our ideas were similar.]
His summoning of spirits was a method of controlling and manipulating spirits using the magic of enchantment.
Because of this, there was a problem that it was particularly vulnerable to divine spells of the liberation and release series.
That’s why the magic to force movement was developed in advance.
If you fuse two spirits into one and entangle them with chaos magic, you can control them directly with chaos magic even if the charm is broken.
[Like a puppet that is truly being manipulated.]
El Lagna Terrastia, the fusion spirit of fire and rock, roared.
“Kuaaaah!”
It was a cry that seemed to be filled with desperate pain.
Serati frowned.
[Is this okay?]
[No way.]
Karnak shrugged as he moved the spirit giant.
[So, we have to finish this quickly before the resentment spreads to the bone marrow.]
The evil spirit king Karnak
