An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

"Brother, to find the building, go right from the fork you just passed. The next forks are the one with a small piece of Fulham Ore on the ceiling, the one with a forked Huetal Ore on the right wall, the one with Taurus Ore and Burning Stone side by side, and finally the one with the chipped Green Light Stone! After that, you'll reach the space with the building! I'll leave Dilan and the others in my hands, brother!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruth ran up the stairs.

Oscar showed a slightly surprised expression, and immediately used Alchemy to block the entrance, making its shape no different from the surrounding walls.

"As expected of my younger brother, you are the future Alchemist."

Oscar spun his black umbrella around, a smile full of pride. He listened to the sounds of his armor and began running based on his brother's information.

On the way, Oscar used his magic weapon to defeat the Temple Knights he encountered, buried them in the wall, or buried himself to hide, and continued to move forward.

After a while, artificial light different from the green light stone could be seen in front of the passage.

"!"

Oscar was about to rush out, but immediately hid behind the rocks near the exit.

The reason is simple.

There was a twenty-meter-high dome ceiling in front of the passage. Inside the arena-like space stood a majestic building, and a group of Temple Knights were waiting there in an orderly manner, with a rough estimate of over thirty people.

Judging from the size of the building, the numerous small storage-like huts surrounding it, and the fences preventing intrusion by outsiders, it's clear that this is no ordinary facility.

(That's right. If there were any invaders, it was only natural to ambush our troops at the most important stronghold. I don't regret it, but it still took too much time...)

What should he do? Oscar thought for a moment and decided to dig a hole from underground and directly enter the facility.

But before he could put his plan into action—

"Come out, heretic, I know you are there."

The voice of an old, unpleasant man was heard.

It seems that he has been discovered.

That being said, Oscar didn't need to go out obediently. The sound of armor coming from the passage behind him was getting closer and closer. Oscar put his hands on the ground, intending to use Alchemy to drill into the ground.

His plan was thwarted in the worst possible way.

"Aren't you here to take this child back?"

"!!"

Oscar's hair stood on end. Although he couldn't believe it, he still leaned over to look.

“Ah, wow—”

Colleen groaned in pain as she was grabbed by the back of her neck.

Why? Why was Colleen chosen? Did the intruder know Oscar was the intruder, and did they know about Colleen's relationship with Oscar? When and where was she discovered?

Oscar's mind was full of questions.

But that was only natural, since the other party wouldn't have had time to gather intelligence on Oscar. Did they think the intruders' goal was simply to recapture the child, and that they'd just happened to have chosen Colleen as their hostage?

No, if that were the case, I wouldn't have mentioned 'this child'.

The other party knew that the intruder was Oscar and also knew Oscar's identity and background.

(Did I miss an enemy somewhere...?)

I thought I could defeat all my opponents or hide inside the wall before being seen to avoid being exposed, but it seems that nothing can be done perfectly.

Oscar clicked his tongue, but walked out from behind the rock without hesitation.

“Ah, brother—”

The moment she saw Oscar, Colleen's face lit up with relief and joy. But the hand gripping the back of her neck tightened, and she wore a pained expression, unable to continue.

"You're so rude to a child. It seems your heart isn't made of flesh."

"How dare a heretic speak so rashly of human nature? This 'loser' of Atelier Orcus truly doesn't know his place."

They engaged in a war of words with each other, but the amount of intelligence held by each side was vastly different.

In order to prevent his opponent from noticing his inner turmoil, Oscar pushed up his glasses, covered his expression with his hands, and carefully observed his opponent.

The man's face was wrinkled, and he had already entered old age. But his eyes, buried beneath those wrinkles, still shone brightly, burning with the fire of ambition. It seemed that even though his body was aging, his spirit was still full of vitality due to his desire.

The most eye-catching thing was his clothing. One could tell at a glance that it was made of high-quality fabric and was decorated very luxuriously—yes, that was the clothing of a clergyman, not just a priest or deacon.

In the capital of the Kingdom of Beruka, Berunigali, the bishop's robe symbolizes the supreme authority of the Church of Holy Light.

"The bishop's robe, and that face... I remember now. So, Bishop Founes Abyssion, you are the mastermind behind this kidnapping."

In order to avoid any rift with the people around him, Oscar is basically a believer of the Church of Holy Light. However, not only can he not agree with the church's teachings, he even feels disgusted, so he has a vague impression of the bishop's appearance.

Bishop Fornes might have heard it. He suddenly opened his eyes, which were as thin as silk threads, and said angrily:

"You heretic! How dare you forget what a bishop like me looks like? You deserve death!"

Bishop Fornes, like other church members, lectured Oscar non-stop, saying how bad heretics were and how wonderful the church was, or that he was chosen by God.

Oscar thought that the church had deemed many things punishable by death, and he turned a deaf ear to what the bishop said.

He deliberately stimulated the opponent's faith mainly to buy time. Because even at this moment, Oscar was still making the battlefield as favorable as possible for himself, performing refining underground, secretly extending chains, and setting traps in the distance.

Oscar gripped the handle of his black umbrella with both hands, like a knight planting his sword in the ground, displaying a majestic and calm demeanor. He looked directly at Colleen.

Don't worry, Colleen, I will save you.

(Yes! Brother.)

The two of them could communicate without words. Colleen's heart must have been filled with fear, but thanks to her absolute trust in her brother, she even smiled.

At this moment, a voice with an anxious, yet very familiar, servile tone sounded.

"Lord, Bishop! Your noble teachings are incomprehensible to such a lowly person! We should get rid of him as soon as possible! As long as we have this child, that guy won't dare to attack!"

Someone was trying to stop Oscar and delay him.

Oscar suddenly understood why Bishop Fornes knew Oscar's personal information, why he chose Colleen as a hostage, and ultimately why Dylan and the others were kidnapped.

——Some time ago, some people saw them appearing in civilian areas.

——Except for you, I can’t think of any reason why they would be interested in the civilian area.

An adventurer Oscar knew said something like this.

Ah, so that's how it is. As Oscar figured it out, his body radiated a strong sunlight magic.

"So it was you who attacked my family."

"babble!?"

“Ah!”

“No, no…”

The three men showed fear in three different ways and kept retreating - they were Pingu, Tolpa and Lor.

Oscar radiated a powerful, sun-kissed aura, his eyes brimming with rage behind his glasses. The oppressive force he emanated was so intense that it felt like physical pressure. In fact, even several of the Knights Templar were unable to stand.

His magical powers are truly beyond ordinary people.

Though battlefield preparations were incomplete, Oscar could no longer suppress his emotions. With Colin held hostage, Oscar, seemingly calm, was in reality seething with rage. He had initially managed to suppress his anger with reason, but when Pingu and his men, driven by frivolous jealousy, sacrificed Oscar's family to the church, seeking revenge, Oscar's rationality finally gave way to his rage.

Just for something as boring as that, he put his younger brothers and sisters in danger?

Did I embolden these guys because I played the role of a "loser"?

While Oscar was angry at Pinggu and the others, he also felt a rage bordering on murderous intent at his own naiveté.

"What is this magical power!? Are you trying to resist?! Damn it! You heretic! Don't you care about this child's life or death?!"

Colleen was pulled hard, letting out a painful wail. Bishop Fornes held a red magic stone, the size of his pinky finger, to Colleen's lips.

Oscar had no idea what it was.

But it doesn’t matter.

He took advantage of the opponent's fear due to the pressure of magic, opened the black umbrella and stabbed forward. The sunlight instantly enveloped the black umbrella, and then the black umbrella blew out a strong storm.

——The Sixth Style of the Divine Artifact Black Umbrella "Da Lan"

“Wow!?”

“Ahh!?”

Even the Knights Templar fell to the ground or squatted down to resist the storm. The Bishop, Pingu and the others, as well as Colleen, were of course unable to withstand it and were blown away in an instant - no, in the end, only the Bishop, Pingu and the others were blown away.

At some point, a chain emerged from the ground and gently wrapped around Colleen, preventing her from being blown away by the wind.

On the other hand, Colleen was floating in the air, blown by the wind, and she cried out in dizziness.

Then, the chains emerged from the ground like grass and trees, made a clanging sound, and were taken back into Oscar's hand.

"Are you okay...it doesn't look like you're okay, Colleen."

"Ah, ah, ah, bro."

Colleen was pulled by a chain in the storm and flew up, then with a bang, she was caught in Oscar's arms. Although she was dizzy, she still held Oscar tightly.

She was sure that this was the safest place in the world, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"Kill him! Kill that guy! Give him divine punishment!"

Perhaps because he was blown to the ground by the "big storm", the originally gorgeous bishop's robe was covered with dust. Bishop Fornes roared angrily.

The Temple Knights rushed forward.

Oscar held Colleen in one hand and stepped on the ground. The refined light suddenly emerged and a thick stone wall rose from the ground.

"That thing isn't even a barrier!"

A temple knight was running with his knight sword on his shoulder. The light on the sword was probably the light of "Tianxiang Flash". He probably wanted to kill Oscar along with the stone wall.

"Unfortunately, this isn't a barrier."

After Oscar finished saying this, he held the folded black umbrella, took a stabbing stance, and used the tip of the umbrella to stab the wall that looked like a defensive wall.

In an instant, an explosion sounded.

Then--

“Guwaa!?”

"Damn it! Instant activation can actually be this powerful!?"

"Hmm...what's with that umbrella!? Has it been getting in the way since just now!?"

The cries, wails, and curses from the temple knights echoed.

The moment Oscar stabbed the stone wall with his black umbrella, a directional explosion occurred, and the stone wall turned into stone scattershot, attacking the Temple Knights.

——The second style of the black umbrella artifact "Wall Charge"

"Burst" is a mid-level composite magic of fire and wind attributes. It blasts forward with explosive air currents, deflecting enemy attacks. It was originally intended to replace a barrier. Oscar spent half a month applying "Burst" to the ore, a truly meticulous masterpiece.

The explosive airflow and stone scattering opened a hole in the Temple Knights' assault network.

"Colleen, hold on to me!"

“Okay, okay!”

Colleen put her arms around Oscar's neck and hugged him tightly, and then Oscar stabbed the black umbrella into the ground in front of him.

Immediately, the ground within a few meters ahead turned into a smooth sheet of ice.

——The fourth style of the black umbrella, "Ice Flower"

This is the intermediate ice-attribute magic "Ice Flower". It is a continuous magic that can freeze a certain range in any direction.

"Don't even think about it!"

Even though he didn't know what Oscar wanted to do, he couldn't get what he wanted. Several Knights Templar fired their "Scarlet Spears", and from the angle, it could be called a crossfire.

However, before the "Scarlet Spear" arrived, Oscar relied on the enhanced strength of his black boots to run out like a bullet, not caring about the explosion behind him at all.

After that, the "Scarlet Spear" attacked again and again, but before it hit, Oscar dodged it by leaning back.

The "Scarlet Spear" missed its target and flew empty over Oscar's head.

Generally speaking, a backwards posture should result in falling to the ground and being forced to stop.

However, that is why Oscar used "Ice Flower".

"Damn it! Someone please make him stop!"