Magicians never make wishes

Chapter 94 Another Miracle

Taking this opportunity, Ronan immediately poured all his mental energy into the "Burning Ray".

This is his strongest attack, and the only one that could possibly break through the chairman's protective shield.

Having staked all his mental energy, regardless of success or failure, he would revert to his state of mental exhaustion.

Actually, it wasn't that he didn't want to conserve some mental energy for future reactions, but all along, the "scorching ray" had been subtly interfering with his control over the amount of mental energy he could control.

Ronan was unable to control the specific amount of mental energy input into the magical configuration of the "Burning Ray".

The more mental energy he invested, the more he felt the urge to pour it all into the magical construct.

This means that if he wants to unleash the full power of the ray, he must devote all his mental energy to it.

This is something that Ronan only gradually realized after his mental strength had increased.

This must be the negative effect of making a wish.

After all, the "Burning Ray," as the magic he wished for, is somewhat special compared to other magic.

I poured all my mental energy into the "scorching ray." The last time I did this was in the underground plaza.

But Ronan now has no other choice but to use his unstable divine power; this is his last attempt.

With the enhancement of all his mental power, the "Burning Ray" not only increased in range and power, but even the edge of the originally incandescent light was faintly tinged with a deep red.

Ronan must use the rays to break through the three layers of defense within this limited time.

The first layer is the crimson cage in front of me. With the current diameter of the beam of light, it is impossible to bypass the crimson cage to launch an attack. It will inevitably be blocked in front of me first.

I wonder how strong the defenses are of this so-called "blood pact" cage —

Ronan learned from the president that this should be a ring-level spell.

He just hoped that this so-called ring-level magic wasn't for sealing off defenses, otherwise even the ray might not be able to break through this layer.

The second level is the same as the first level, also a blood-red cage.

However, since it was on the president's side, the ray was actually meant to break through two layers of blood-red cages.

The third layer is the most crucial protective shield.

This magic, which transforms an energy shield into a protective barrier, has astonishing defensive power.

Before this, all of Ronan's attacks had been successfully defended.

Even if an attack is launched using "scorching rays", it will eventually turn into a mutual attrition.

But this was something Ronan could not accept.

He wasn't afraid that his mental strength couldn't outlast his opponent, but rather that his opponent possessed a large amount of reserve life energy, namely Arabella and the others.

The act of "exchanging blows" is essentially consuming their life energy.

Therefore, Ronan had no choice but to take the risk and try his luck, hoping that there might still be a chance for a turnaround.

The impact of the Soul Seed on the Guild Master's soul after it is detonated will not last long.

Ronan acted decisively, immediately unleashing a beam of energy he had gathered in his hand, aimed at the chairman.

For an instant.

An exceptionally thick ray instantly shattered the two layers of blood-red cages and struck the protective shield in front of the guild leader.

The blood-red cage was not very sturdy, which made Ronan breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the protective shield, he had little confidence.

They were afraid that the shattering of the protective shield would affect Arabella's ability to have her life energy extracted.

However, the moment the rays struck the protective shield, the weight on his heart finally lifted completely.

The protective shield shattered instantly, pierced directly by the radiation.

At the same time, the president, whose consciousness had not yet returned, was also hit by the ray, and his entire body instantly disintegrated.

It worked!

Ronan felt a throbbing pain in his head, a sign of mental exhaustion.

He was overjoyed that the culprit had been eliminated.

He immediately began practicing the Starry Sky Meditation Technique, striving to restore his mental energy.

But then he noticed that the blood-red cage in front of him was rapidly repairing itself.

In the blink of an eye, not only the one in front of him, but also the one on the chairman's side, returned to their original state.

Ronan's expression changed, and he tried to escape before the cage closed.

However, before he could even move, he froze on the spot.

He saw on the other side, inside the blood-red cage, thick blood was constantly gathering and gradually forming a familiar figure.

The guild leader also has the same regenerative ability as Blood Duke.

Moreover, Ronan's attack freed him from the effects of the soul impact.

The president returned to normal in the blink of an eye and was looking at him with a curious expression.

"I never expected you to have such methods," the president praised without reservation. "It seems I underestimated you."

"However, I suppose you've exhausted your methods. Now—"

The guild leader stared at the blood-red cage before him and shouted, "Blood Pact activated!"

For a moment, Ronan felt his body connected to something.

"I choose to exchange my life energy for the other person's spiritual power."

As soon as the president finished speaking, Ronan felt a powerful life energy flow into his body from the connection point.

At the same time, the little mental energy he had just recovered was completely drained.

This drying process is continuous; it doesn't stop once the suction is complete.

Ronan felt his head being hammered repeatedly and couldn't help but roar in pain.

With his spiritual energy depleted, his soul was also affected by this violent extraction, showing signs of wavering.

The divine being at the center of the soul is also helpless against this phenomenon and shows no reaction.

He tried to use the panel to allow his soul to escape into the temple space, but he was unable to do so either.

It turns out that losing mental power has such a great impact on the soul that even cheat codes can't be activated.

Pain was tormenting him.

This is the blood pact that the guild leader chose for Ronan after discovering that he had exhausted all his mental energy.

"Yes, that's how painful it is—" The president watched Ronan's pained expression with a look of rapture.

"I hope to immediately restore my mental strength at the cost of 1 point of willpower."

[Your wish has come true!]

[Wish Power Reserve - 1]

Ronan instantly felt his senses clear and sharp.

His mental strength instantly returned to its best state, and the power of extraction could no longer shake his soul; it could only extract a small amount of mental strength without causing any pain or discomfort.

The previous phenomenon of his soul wavering no longer occurs, and he is now able to use any ability.

However, Ronan remained serious throughout.

He knew the big one was coming.

[Wish Power Reserves: 0]

[The divine essence is about to be lost; self-rescue mode activated; a miracle occurs!]

In an instant, the surrounding environment was replaced by darkness and emptiness.

Ronan's soul left his body and rapidly ascended along an unknown passage, leaving the earth's surface and reaching the highest heavens.

In a daze, he had already arrived in the temple space and sat on the supreme divine throne.

Beneath his feet were layers of steps condensed from countless dimensions.

At this moment, on the lowest step of the stairs stood President Ciel, looking on with curiosity.

The president was not overly alarmed by suddenly appearing in an unfamiliar environment.

He looked around carefully and saw only endless darkness and emptiness.

Above them was a staircase leading to the sky.

The staircase seemed to span countless dimensions, connecting to a magnificent temple, leading all the way to a supreme divine throne at the end.

Seated on the throne is a being of immense stature.

The president looked away in alarm and lowered his head in respect.

"Am I being shown divine mercy?" he wondered to himself.

Ronan sat on his throne, and a panel popped up before him, displaying the following message:

Will a miracle be granted?

This was the wish-granting function for the president, and Ronan immediately clicked "Yes".

At the same time, a semi-transparent panel appeared in front of the president.

The panel was filled with mysterious characters that formed the text most familiar to the guild leader: "Bestowed by the Supreme Being, you have been granted one wish."

"Just as I thought."

The president was overjoyed, but he still tried his best to control his expression so as not to be disrespectful to the gods due to losing his composure.

As the president of the Mystic Arts Society, he also had some knowledge of some extremely secretive matters.

Among these, the content related to deities has always been classified as top secret by some people and has been passed down through generations.

The president had previously learned about the content concerning divine mercy.

Legend has it that long ago, gods walked the earth and always showed mercy to different races.

Compassion can directly help someone achieve their wish, therefore it is also called a miracle.

The gods grant miracles, and mortals make wishes, which are then fulfilled.

That's the process.

The president never expected that he would actually run into someone like that.

He stared at the panel that appeared before him, and after much deliberation, tentatively made a wish: "I wish I could live forever."

Immediately, the information on the panel changed rapidly, displaying a message: "Insufficient wish power; wish cannot be fulfilled."

really----

The president's suspicions were further confirmed.

The mercy or miracle bestowed by the gods will determine the upper limit of the wish based on the wisher's own circumstances.

This aligns with the descriptions of making wishes in historical records.

The president immediately changed his strategy.

Although he didn't know how much power he possessed, he did know that the amount of power he possessed determined the magnitude of his desires.

So he began to determine how much power he possessed by judging the difficulty of the wishes he made.

"I wish I could add three hundred years to my lifespan."

"If one's willpower is insufficient, one's wishes cannot be fulfilled."

"I wish I could live an extra 250 years."

"If one's willpower is insufficient, one's wishes cannot be fulfilled."

"I wish I could live two hundred years longer."

The message on the panel suddenly changed: "Pay the price?"

The president's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately chose "No" without hesitation.

Desires cannot be fulfilled by paying a price, otherwise, greed may lead to unpredictable consequences.

The record emphasizes this point, and the chairman was also fully aware of it.

"I wish I could live an extra 199 years."

Just then, Ronan saw the analysis of the chairman's wish appear before him.

Analysis of Wish Making [1. Clear Subject of Wish]

2. Complete numerical precision

3. Fulfillment of one's original wishes

[Should the wish be granted?]