Don't call me evil god

Chapter 365: Arcane Lightning Bombards the Array
The Crusaders and a group of priests of the Church of the Light set out for the town of Chim.

at the same time.

A large number of knowledge-seeking believers from Chim Town are heading towards Ceylon City.

Coincidentally.

The two sides passed each other.

As regional stability recovered, the strength of the illusion barrier that had formed out of thin air outside the Countess's castle had dropped significantly and was almost disappearing.

It has finally reached a level where it can be visited by mortals.

When they arrived at Ceylon City, the concentration of Crusaders there was already quite low.

The remaining Crusaders were basically maintaining order near the refuge camp.

As for the outskirts of the Countess's castle?
There is a shortage of manpower and all of them have been transferred away.

So, what appeared in front of Pete and others was a magnificent castle that had just lost the obstruction of the Crusaders!

……

Under the eternal night.

The outer walls of the castle were shrouded in a faint silver glow.

This is the soft light emitted by the magic crystals on the tops of several towers.

They continuously provide energy for the magic circles and runes in the castle, blocking all uninvited guests from outside.

This is both a castle and a wizard's tower that belongs exclusively to the Countess of Ceylon.

Here, she can use the power of magic crystals to perform powerful magic far beyond her own abilities.

Brandon looked up at the magic crystals from a distance, wondering curiously:

"Hey? If we smash these crystals from the outside, will the Countess's strength be greatly reduced?"

When Pete heard this, his eyes jumped and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"In theory, it is possible to do so."

"The core of every wizard tower is a magic crystal. Destroying it can indeed quickly render the magic array of the wizard tower ineffective."

"But don't be fooled by its display. In fact, there are a lot of invisible magic arrays that provide strict protection."

"Deflection force field, silent land, true form revealed, demon purification field, and even a strike array to identify enemies and friends..."

"Even if you are really strong enough to break through this series of protective measures and directly damage the magic crystal itself."

"The Mage Tower usually has a last resort."

"Self-detonation."

"Magic crystals are believed to be unique gems that can naturally absorb the arcane energy that escapes from the magic network."

"Destroying it will cause the structural balance inside the crystal to be disrupted. The arcane energy it has absorbed and gathered will surge out at that moment. With a little guidance, it can form a powerful boom."

"Conservatively speaking, it shouldn't be a problem to blow up the entire city of Ceylon."

Brandon winced.

Abandoned his bold idea.

Gale calmly comforted her:
"A magician tower is the most powerful weapon and tool for spellcasters. It is almost impossible to destroy a magician tower with a spellcaster in it before defeating its master."

"The Countess is a fifth-rank spellcaster, and her strength has been multiplied by the Mage Tower."

"Even a rank 6 legendary warrior can't threaten the magic crystal before defeating the countess, let alone us."

"What we should worry about now is whether this castle is willing to welcome us."

……

The answer is obvious.

unwilling.

The believer who was the first to prepare for defense wore light armor and was protected by [Divine Word: Shield].

The moment he passed through the castle gate.

A twisted blue-purple arc of lightning lit up in the air.

With a "sizzle" sound, the brave man was given a whole body electrotherapy.

You can smell a burnt smell after it's done.

He was seriously injured on the spot.

Not dead, but barely alive.

Seeing this scene, the believers fell silent.

"hiss……"

Pete bit his teeth and took a breath of the slightly cold air outside the castle. "Arcane lightning is bombarding the magic circle. Trouble!"

In the Magic Codex, [Arcane Lightning] is a standard 5th-level magic, a lower-level version of the 6th-level magic [Disintegration].

This magic requires lightning-struck wood as a guiding material, and consumes a small amount of a strange material called "disintegration dust", which can constrain the arcane energy into the shape of high-energy lightning and strike the target.

Its power lies in that.

The magic takes effect extremely quickly.

Although low-level magic such as [Arcane Missiles], [Scorching Rays] or [Frost Arrows] have a certain tracking and guiding effect, they still cannot hit the target 100%.

If the opponent is flexible enough, he can still evade by using his body movements.

[Arcane Lightning] is different.

It really only takes a moment for this thing to be created and hit.

Lightning speed of attack.

There is no way to avoid it, you can only take the damage.

The consequence of not being able to bear it is that you will be like the believer who was exploring the way, and be electrocuted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

Even more troublesome is that.

Pete could tell that this was not a magic cast under human guidance, but an automatic bombardment maintained by a magic circle!
Just like transcribing magic onto a scroll.

Some types of magic can persist within a magic circle of certain specifications, and produce different effects depending on the rune circuits on the circle.

For example, this one.

Pete estimated that the runes on the magic circle most likely had a "bombardment" effect, automatically attacking all uninvited guests who entered the castle without permission.

Normally, this thing is used to prevent thieves.

As soon as stalkers and the like come out of stealth mode, they will be immediately detected and locked into position by the magic circle covering the entire castle, and then hacked to death.

As long as the energy and materials to maintain the operation of the magic circle are not used up.

It will remain in effect.

The energy comes from the huge magic crystals in the castle towers.

Materials... God knows how much "Disintegration Dust" the Countess of Ceylon has stored.

What if the number can be chopped hundreds of times?
We can't really risk our lives, so let's just rush in and drain the magic circle dry.

Again.

Although the resurrection magic can revive, the geographical distance limitation cannot be overcome.

After dying once, it takes a lot of time to get back to normal.

They don't have that much time and must stop it all before the Goddess of Illusion collapses.

As the regional stability improved, the powerful illusion area outside the castle did disappear, and the first problem was solved.

But the second problem, how to break through the castle's automatic defense system, stumped the believers.

Just when Pete and the others were at a loss, they fell into deep thought, trying to find a way out of the impasse.

Not far away, there was an excited whisper:

"Mr. Chinal?"

"Am I seeing right? Is it really you?"

The name was called.

Pete turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

A figure that he had seen once in Xiweiling came into Pete's sight:
"Tostin? Uh, your name is... Petwin Tostin, am I right?"

The other party immediately showed a surprised expression.

Nodding vigorously.

"That's right! It's me!"

"Mr. Chinal, are you also planning to stop the Countess?"

"Me too!"

"I have a way to get you into the castle safely!"

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