"Don't worry about it. This is to be expected!"
This must be a game invitation from that pervert who treats everything as a game. It's foreseeable that they won't allow us to do something as unromantic as skipping the game.
Mei'er had a sinister smile on her face and looked straight ahead.
The target she was staring at was the Pope, Lucil, who was standing on the central balcony. He seemed to be praying, his entire body radiating pure white magic.
"Then let's just charge in as planned, okay?"
"Plan 2, really. Destroy the route to the top of the mountain."
There are three ways to get from the palace to the church headquarters on the mountain: climbing, taking the magic cable car, and using the teleportation magic circle in a room in the palace.
For a large-scale event like a public execution, the Church's main combat force couldn't possibly be on the ground. Therefore, if they could preemptively destroy the route, they could prevent the main combat force from interfering with their destruction of the single pillar.
This was the "second plan" that had to be adopted when direct teleportation was not possible.
"Here it comes! Prepare to be impacted!"
Captain Sarus warned through the all-hands communication.
At the same time, the entire palace glowed with brilliant light. No, to be more precise, it was the hanging corridor that beautifully adorned the front of the palace that was glowing.
The corridor's three-dimensional geometric lines are definitely not for the sake of convenience or beauty.
──Aerial Corridor-type anti-army annihilation magic holy light.
If the defensive center of the Divine Capital is the "Divine Capital Great Barrier", then the center of attack is this.
The sacred peak [Shenshan] emitted a blue-white glow as a whole, and a torrent of light poured into the palace like an avalanche, and flowed from the palace to the aerial corridor, forming a glowing magic circle in the air.
There was no time for Luke Aileyin to swerve, nor were they going to do so.
The surrounding airships and Holy Dragon troops retreated in panic, only Lek Aileyin continued to attack.
"Gahhahahaha!! Charge aa ...
Old Mr. Sarus seemed strangely excited as he shouted excitedly. At the same time, the Sky Corridor Magic Circle flashed.
A circle of blue and white flashes appeared at the outer edge of the magic circle and continued to condense towards the center. At the same time, a strange buzzing sound was emitted from the atmosphere.
In an instant, the sound disappeared.
The scale of this flash was so astonishing that it made the Lek Airein's main gun seem child's play by comparison. It was like the roar of a sacred mountain, the Divine Mountain, materialized.
"That's nothing. We're both offensive and defensive."
"The black wall separates! The "Exile Wall" is deployed to its maximum extent in front!"
Oscar's confident murmur sounded almost at the same time as Sarus's roar.
At this moment, the black outer wall covering Lek Airen separated as if it were to explode, automatically flying in the direction of advancement and neatly forming a huge shield.
A huge beam of light bearing the name of the Church engulfed Lek Aileyin from the front...
It penetrated it and continued to shoot behind it - that's what it looked like.
In reality, the shield formed by the floating outer wall unfolding in front of it operates on the same principle as Oscar's "Black Shield." It opens a space-time gate on its surface, deflecting and banishing enemy attacks. It's a defensive device like that.
At this moment, a huge presence suddenly appeared above.
Three beams of silver light—the Apostle's Disintegration Bombardment, which had caused so much suffering to Meredi and the others—shot down from above.
However, the Exile Wall can only deal with the "Holy Light" at this moment. The battleship's barrier and the outer wall's own defenses are definitely not enough to withstand the most vicious and powerful decomposition bombardment. But...
"I knew you would come like this!"
Meredith said with a smile. She didn't think there was a problem at all.
She threw three palm-sized black vortex-shaped spheres into the air as easily as if she were throwing sandbags.
It looked casual, but the result was perfect.
The silver light that could destroy everything was reversed before it could hit Lek Aileyin. It didn't hit him at all, but just passed through the square in front of the palace and finally disappeared.
Then, the decomposition bombardment rained down like a torrential downpour. But the result was the same: Meredith's gravity field distorted the trajectory of all the bombardments. In the end, the bombardment destroyed only the empty places.
At this time, the time seems to have come.
The "holy light" suddenly shrank rapidly, becoming thinner and thinner, and finally dissipated into mist.
The battleship ignored the presence of the apostle and passed under it, simultaneously releasing the "exile barrier". The barrier dispersed to the left and right of the battleship and flew forward with the battleship.
The battleship could now clearly see the scene ahead. Lusilu's eyes widened slightly, and the legion commanders' expressions seemed to be twitching stiffly.
Because they should understand our next intention.
A knight from the Order of the Guardians of Light rushed out of the room.
At the same time, the aerial corridor began to unleash a barrage of magic bullets, a hail so dense it felt like a wall. Lek Airein also directed all of the ship's armaments to the front, firing a barrage of magic bullets in response.
The scene was like two meteor showers colliding with each other, absurd and unreal, even a little dreamy.
However, the intervals between clashes were rapidly shortening, and the enemy's magic bullets that passed through the defense wall caused damage to Lek Airen; similarly, various parts of the palace and the sky corridor were gradually damaged...
However, the battleship did not slow down at all.
"Welcome me with thunderous applause and cheers! The most powerful and gifted beautiful magician—Miss Meredith is here!!"
"Ah-ha! The barrier is expanding towards the front! Charge---!!"
Leke Aileyin roared like an outlaw and charged straight into the palace.
A loud noise more terrifying than the loud bang.
The earth, the sacred peaks, the very atmosphere, were all shaking. A powerful earthquake rocked the divine capital, sending a powerful shockwave spreading outward.
The airships and the Holy Dragon troops were also thrown around in the air by the shockwave, desperately trying to avoid falling. The palace, from the central balcony to the top floor where the throne was, collapsed all at once.
The scene was truly horrific.
To put it bluntly, it was like a large horse-drawn carriage crashing into a house.
However, the scale of the ship was completely incomparable. A third of the length of the massive submarine, the Lek Airein, rushed into the palace and then stopped.
Since the palace was built by digging up the surface of the [Sacred Mountain], the current scene looked like a giant creature biting the sacred peak, as terrifying as a nightmare.
"This is crazy!"
"A bunch of sick-headed people..."
Strauss, commander of the Second Army of the Knights Templar, who had nearly lost his life, pushed aside the rubble and cursed. Mox Gurean, commander of the Fourth Army of the same Knights Templar, was also terrified, his thick eyebrows and massive frame trembling.
Inside—the Grand Chapel, the largest room in the palace, adjacent to the central balcony—the thousand-man White Light Knights, led by Kaim and Shem, were waiting. However, after the collision, all of them fell to the ground, groaning.
Because their bodies had all been transformed into apostles, the number of casualties was not high. However, most were paralyzed by the impact. Even so, judging from the atmosphere at the scene, their thoughts were undoubtedly the same as those of the two legion commanders mentioned above.
Being called a madman should be the exclusive domain of church knights, but now people are accusing others of being mentally abnormal. What's the logic behind this?
"Tsk, the Pope really managed to escape. How wonderful it would be if he just died like this!"
The leader of the mentally ill organization descended lightly from the bow deck and spoke such terrifying words in a cheerful tone.
Her gaze was fixed on the innermost recesses of the chapel. There, Lucille was, protected by the Knights of the Guardian Light.
Then, his figure, along with the surrounding guards, vanished in the blink of an eye. Apparently, one of those Light Guard Knights could cast short-range teleportation magic.
They were probably trying to reach headquarters. I'd like to destroy the teleportation magic circle and the magic cable car before that, but it seems like it's too late. Even if I could make it, they'd surely disable them before Meredy and the others could use them.
In other words, even if he chased after her, it would probably be in vain. Meredith made this judgment in a split second, and then—
"Xiao Nai."
"Got it. Go ahead."
She decided to leave the rest of the matter to Natsu. Her goal was to destroy the magic transfer circle and the magic cable car. This would at least prevent the pursuers from ascending from the netherworld. Furthermore, there was another important task Natsu needed to complete.
As Nizu's figure disappeared, Meredith also turned and left.
She was the culprit behind this tragic scene, yet she didn't even glance at the knights inside. Her arrogant attitude ignited the knights' anger and humiliation, even though their bodies were still paralyzed by the shock.
"Your willfulness is truly excessive, orphan of Lassen!"
The one roaring this was the new commander of the Third Army, "Sword Saint" Vapura. Ten swords were strapped to his back, arranged like a wheel. He simultaneously drew the two swords from his waist and approached with a single, flowing gait—
"Hey, are you a sword master?"
"Who are you……!"
With a clang of metal, the swordsman's fierce blade, striking from behind Meredith, was blocked by a pitch-black scythe. It was Bart, facing away from Meredith, who appeared and stopped Wapura.
"Our leader is very busy, so I, the second-in-command, have to accompany you. Please bear with me."
"Knight Hunter!"
The Demon-Eating Scythe Aegjes hummed and emitted a dark purple aura. In an instant, a small black crescent shot out like an explosion.
Wapura twirled his swords like a windmill to counter the blow, simultaneously stepping back. The White Light Knights following him couldn't help but stop. Not only that—
"Hey, this road is blocked!"
"Tsk, get out of my way!"
Marshall, fully armored, glowed with the radiance of "Vajra" and blocked the blow from Mox's long and massive axe.
"Don't steal the spotlight, you filthy half-blood!"
"Stop talking nonsense, you bastard! You're the one getting thrown out!"
Strauss slashed with his dagger in both hands, but was deflected by Xiu Xiu's magical shockwave of "Rejection".
"A group of people all with the same white hair, it looks so disgusting!"
"Hey, Chris! What are you talking about!? I have white hair too!"
Chris used the space-severing "Flash," while Katie used "Accelerate" to unleash a fierce series of attacks, holding back the numerous knights swarming towards them.
Later, about 70% of the Liberators' force, or 300 men, and the entire 200-man force of the Melkine Pirates poured into the cathedral. Although the power disparity between the two sides remained significant, the church's forces were held back, preventing them from pursuing Meredith and the others.
After bringing in enough troops to hold off the Church's strongest forces, Lek Ailein began to retreat, shaking off the rubble that piled above him. Beyond the collapsed wall lay a cloudless blue sky, so clear it was almost infuriating.
"Sister! Leave this to us! Good luck!"
"Tigne... well, I'll take care of everything in two or three strokes! Chris, if anything happens to my Tigne, I'll kill you."
"What are you pulling out!?"
After this conversation, Miredi and others immediately jumped outside.
Then, as if waiting for an eternity, a vast amount of silver light descended. This wave of silver light was even thicker and more destructive than any previously seen, most likely the result of the concentrated light cannons fired by the three apostles.
"Oh! Master Apostle!" Kaim and the others exclaimed in admiration, their tone filled with reassurance and hope.
This was natural. With three 'Apostles of God' descending at once, it was clear that no one would be able to break through their obstruction.
This is also one of the "absolute" unchanging truths.
But──
Facing this "Absolute" blast of the strongest destructive light, an attack more powerful than any before, Oscar silently advanced in front of Meredith, deployed multiple floating defenses, the "Black Shield," and took the attack head-on.
Normally, under the same circumstances, the "Black Shield" would be completely disintegrated within a few seconds, but now the "Black Shield" is surprisingly strong, and there is no need to use the Space-Time Gate to banish the attack.
"Don't try to stop Meredith."
"Oh my, Oscar-chan! He's showing off even at a time like this!"
"Hate it! Oh, you're such a playboy! Meredith is in such trouble right now!"
"Now is not the time to say stupid things."
Mel and Mireddy hid behind Oscar and teased him at the same time. A vein popped on Oscar's forehead, and Bandu looked helpless.
In stark contrast to their relaxed attitude, the faces of the White Light Knights and the Beast Light Knights, who had gathered under the leadership of Mulu riding the Holy Dragon King Adra to form an encirclement, were filled with astonishment, trembling, and confusion, and no one was able to speak.
The three apostles who had just launched the bombardment must have felt the same way.
However, for Meredith and the others at this point, blocking the apostles' attacks was just a trivial matter. Furthermore, holding back the three apostles also bought them enough time.
Meredy's face, which was smirking, suddenly lost its expression.
"Don't get in the way."
Her tone was so cold that it made people shudder, like the ruthless judgment of the King of the Sky.
Then, slowly and gracefully, she raised her hands above her head.
Suddenly, she released the magic power she had gathered when Oscar had defended her from the attack. Meredith's eyes glowed with a firmament-colored light as she fixed her gaze on the three apostles.
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