An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

"Thanks to Future Vision!"

"But, that was really thrilling."

"Yeah, it's been a while since I've felt this scared. If I lose consciousness, I won't be able to regenerate."

While the two were talking like this, the knights who had been shot down just now flew up again.

The clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, strong winds blew, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed continuously, as if a storm was about to hit.

"Let me explain briefly."

The knights' bodies radiated white magic. Some even unleashed the same inherent magic used by Lilith and Zeba, capable of completely transforming the body, including "Inflame," "Weather," and "Ice."

Only Darion's magical light emanating from his entire body was golden.

"The reason Hei Tianqiong disappeared just now was due to his inherent magic, the Golden Rule."

"what is that?"

Oscar smiled wryly as he continued to recount the information he'd gathered through his black glasses' new ability, "Information Vision." While their accuracy wasn't as high as Lutilis's newly acquired "Information Vision," the glasses, with the help of that magic, were more than capable of retrieving even the most troubling intelligence.

"To take it to the extreme, that kind of inherent magic can mimic the opponent's magic."

"That's so unfair!"

"Exactly. So he can use our magic too?"

"After all, it's magic from the Age of Gods. Even if he could copy it, he probably wouldn't be able to fully utilize it right away. From what I can see, at least he doesn't seem to be able to imitate multiple spells simultaneously."

But it should be possible to remove it - Hearing Oscar's addition, Meredith became quite indignant, and Mel looked distressed. However, the troubling information did not end there.

Silver beams shot from the roof of the Great Temple into the sky. It was Lucil. Even though the Great Temple itself was riddled with holes after being blasted by thousands of demonic swords, he and the other four guardian knights remained unscathed, as expected.

"Even that kind of destruction can't stop him..."

In reality, the thousand magic swords were launched to destroy the temple, hoping to halt the effects of "Negation of Heresy" and "Declaration of Holy War." However, judging by the results, the origins of these two magics seemed to be hidden elsewhere.

As Oscar was analyzing this, the dark clouds above expanded into a square, each five kilometers long, and several tornadoes, mixed with hail, blew up. The lightning became more intense, as if it was about to tear the sky apart.

"It's coming!"

As Mei warned, a torrent of lightning rained down. If they didn't move, they would be struck and bombed, so Meredy and the others split into three groups to evade.

"That's 'Tianba', Pope Lucille's unique magic—"

"It's supposed to control the weather, right? You can tell by looking at it, no need for me to tell you!"

"Xiao Mi, boys just love explanations. You can please him by just praising him for being great."

"Are you kidding me?!"

Enough of the small talk. The knights surrounded Meredith, all of them radiating a pure white light, seemingly ready to launch a disintegration attack.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Meredi summoned several massive black metal balls, called "Black Beads," from her "treasure vault," and made them rapidly circle around her.

──Combat skills destroy black satellites.

The black beads circled around Meredith at super-high speed, like a group of satellites orbiting around their mother star, physically achieving a combined attack and defense effect.

The knights who approached rashly were hit hard sideways and sent flying.

Darion and the two apostles used their cunning and agile skills to dodge all the attacks of the black beads and continued to rush towards Meredi.

Meredi deployed "Absolute Disaster" above her head to prevent lightning strikes from the sky, while flying at the fastest speed.

Because if I fight Darion in close combat, I might not be able to show my full strength.

Midair, Meredith untied her triple-layered sky-protecting feathered garment, freeing it from her body. In the next instant, one feather rapidly expanded like a mighty wave. The other two, like serpents, entangled Darion and the holy spear in his hand, preventing him from striking.

Meredi continued to run, pursued by the two flying apostles. A beam of sky-colored light and two streaks of silver light swiftly chased each other between the lightning and the tornado.

Mei'er roared as she watched this scene.

"I'm so annoyed, are you guys done yet?!"

Mei'er is fighting against the Fire Knight, the Ice Knight and the Weather Knight.

Not only did her attacks fail to reach her opponent, but her own body was instantly burned to charcoal, frostbitten and necrotic, and then ripped apart by the sharp wind. Although she could instantly recover with regeneration magic while vomiting blood from her injuries, but—

"She's only holding on with her magic! Her direct combat power isn't a big deal. Keep killing her until she's dead!"

Hearing the enemy's command, veins appeared on Mei'er's forehead.

"Then I invite you into my domain!"

──Create aerial sea corridors in the field.

A spherical ocean with a diameter of 300 meters suddenly appeared.

A dozen knights and an approaching apostle were trapped within, at the mercy of the intense water pressure and current. It was remarkable that they hadn't perished. However, such an attack was no match for the apostle. She released her decomposition magic, causing the water itself to vanish. However, the water regenerated immediately, continuing to trap the apostle.

As a result, Mei'er and the apostles fought against each other, causing the "Sky Corridor" to repeatedly collapse and regenerate, and the stalemate lasted for a long time.

“Aa ...

On the other hand, amidst the thunder and lightning, Meredith's somewhat timid call was heard.

Because Darion has broken free from the restraints of the Sky-Guarding Feather Robe and continues to pursue Meredith.

A massive decomposition bombardment pursued Meredith, and the lightning flash, with its gravity-removing magic, was always there to strike. The "Absolute Disaster" above Meredith was on the verge of disintegration due to the repeated and precise lightning strikes.

"Think of a solution quickly! Miss Meredith is in a little danger!"

"I'm busy! I'll try to handle it myself with the black beads!"

The Black Orb wasn't just a physical projectile. Oscar had plenty of experience with magic being blocked during the Age of Gods, so he naturally had countermeasures prepared. The Black Orb's true power lay in assisting the activation of gravity magic. As long as the Black Orb served as the starting point for magic, even if Meredi's own activation or control of magic was hindered, she could, to a certain extent, ignore the obstruction and continue to cast her magic.

"You're so mean! Why are you so cold, Ao? You're obviously a huge fan of Miss Meredith!"

"So annoying! Just tell me I'm busy! We'll talk later!"

Following Oscar's suggestion, Miledi used the black beads to randomly change the direction of gravity around her, hindering the approach of Darion and others, and at the same time took out a new sky-protecting feather robe to gradually remove the enemy's attacks.

To be honest, Miledy was a little depressed after being scolded by Oscar.

As for Darion, his expression seemed a little distorted. Having subdued his opponent, he was forced to witness the couple's flirting, feeling a little irritated.

Whether it was out of venting his anger or the Holy Spear exerting its own power, Darion thrust out a long spear of light, piercing through the black beads, feathered clothes and metal Bartram's defense in one breath, and grazed Miledi's side.

"Damn you! You actually tore Miss Meredith's clothes? Are you trying to admire her body with your eyes wide open? Perverted leader! Ahhhhh! I'm getting molested! I'm getting molested!"

While spouting irritating words, Meredith unleashed her 『Magic Skill: Heavenly Chaos』, unleashing hundreds of spells in all directions, including five or more medium-level spells. No apostle or knight other than Darion could approach her, and even Darion was impressed by her skill. She was truly irritating, though.

Although Oscar was a little distracted by Meredith's screams...

(Where? Where exactly is it hidden?)

However, he still focused most of his consciousness on the vast amount of information coming through the black glasses.

He summoned ten "Black Knights: Hundred-armed War Ghosts" around him, placing them in an all-around defensive formation. Of course, he also used transformation magic and soul magic to make them fully automated. And that's not all...

——Combat skill: Demonic Sword Dance.

Hundreds of magic swords flew in all directions around them, attacking the approaching knights. These were specially made magic swords, of which only one hundred were available, equipped with the functions of "demon slaying", "space severing", and "auto-flight and tracking".

Even with such thorough preparations, it was impossible to completely control the Light Guard Knights.

"Even with equipment that resists abnormal conditions, it still can't completely protect me? What a powerful effect."

Oscar's left shoulder to neck was petrified, and the right side of his body was paralyzed. Just a glance from a knight with the Mystic Eyes inherent magic had done this. Furthermore, the magic swords were gradually destroyed, and the injured knights were healed by the healing inherent magic one after another, ready to return to battle.

The most difficult ones, of course, are the apostles.

"The same trick won't work on me."

She completely ignored the magic sword and the Hundred-Armed War Ghost, and completely saw through the metal wire trap, quickly approaching with an afterimage.

"Then I'll use another method against you."

The first greatsword slashed down vertically from above, and Oscar caught it with his black umbrella. The second greatsword swept from the side, and he caught it with his armored black gauntlet. He was able to barely resist it thanks to the effects of "Demon Eater" and the ultra-high density forging.

He also used a black coat made of metal wire and metal bartram as a reinforced frame to compensate for his lack of arm strength. The function of the black glasses and the effect of the sublimation of perception allowed his reflexes to keep up with the speed of the apostles.

Seeing Oscar firmly catch his attack and stand still like a mountain, the apostle was not surprised.

The hem of the black coat flipped up and stretched, wrapping around the apostle's arm holding the sword and pulling it aside. At the same time, the black umbrella released a magical shockwave, deflecting the sword.

The black umbrella slashed diagonally towards the apostle's shoulder, making an extremely harsh "ji──" sound.

“Hmm, this is…”

"Great. Looks like even that armor-like flesh can be cut through."

The apostle couldn't help but retreat. A wound, as if it had been dug out, remained from his right shoulder to the left side of his abdomen.

That was caused by the 'High-Speed ​​Rotating Chain Saw'. This was a new feature of the Black Umbrella after it transformed. The chain wrapped around the center handle had a tiny blade attached to it, and it had a 'Demon Slayer' effect, slicing and gouging its target with its rotation.

Seeing this, Darion quickly turned back and roared angrily.

"Destroy Oscar Orcus first! This guy is our target!"

The reason, of course, is that he is particularly difficult.

Unlike Meredith and Mel, Oscar's fighting style doesn't rely on direct magic or martial arts. His combat power comes from artifacts, which means the weakening effect of "Negation of Paganism" is almost useless to him.

But compared to Meredith and Mel, it is relatively easy to deal with. And it is particularly tricky.

The three knights obeyed the order and rushed forward at the cost of their lives.

They did not hesitate to use their own bodies to charge into the formation of the Hundred-Armed War Ghosts and force a path for the captain to pass.

Of course, the apostle also rushed in that direction, so fast that it seemed like he was injured.

In order to protect Oscar, Miledi quickly used the highest level of lightning spear magic.

"Just watch from there."

Watching his comrades die—Knight Thorn suggested this, blocking the lightning spear's beam and activating his unique magic, "Exorcism," to create a field that negated magic effects, hindering Meredith's attack.

The power of this lightning spear was so strong that Thorne was unable to completely offset it and was bounced away, but he still successfully covered the captain's attack.

And because Meredith was distracted enough to cast a powerful spell, her protective feathered robe was cut by the apostle, who approached.

In a desperate attempt, Meredith used the Black Pearl to block. However, the Apostle's close-range fire disintegrated the Silver Feather, striking Meredith several times and causing her to spurt blood. Although she suffered only scratches thanks to the protection of the Metal Bartram and Mel's regeneration magic immediately provided support, Meredith still had no time to intervene to protect Oscar.

(Ahh!)

The two locked eyes. The Holy Lance's power, ignoring any defensive effects, pierced through everything, finally piercing Oscar's side.

(I found it. Leave it to me.)

However, Oscar did not waver. Even without words, Meredith could sense his firm will.

The next moment, Oscar's body was ejected downwards. This was because Darion, having withdrawn the Holy Lance, unleashed a magical shockwave from the Holy Shield, knocking him back with the Holy Shield.

In a moment of desperation, Oscar wrapped a wire around Darion's arm and activated spatial immobilization, preventing Darion from swinging his arm all the way, thus reducing its impact considerably. Even so, the force was still immense, and under normal circumstances, it would have shattered him to pieces.

At this time, the apostle also chased over and launched a fatal decomposition bombardment.

Even so, Meredith wasn't worried.

(Please, oh!)

Trust him wholeheartedly and wait for his return.

As for Oscar—

(This is something I've been waiting for, but I don't want to have to do this again.)

He muttered this to himself in order to distract himself from the severe pain.

"But the power of the Holy Lance was indeed beyond our expectations."

Oscar opened his black umbrella and fired directly at the decomposition bombardment approaching him.

His whole body was ejected again at a fierce speed, and his back hit heavily against a spire deep in the great temple.

"cough……!"

The outer wall of the spire shattered radially, the impact squeezing the air out of his lungs and sending blood spurting from his flanks.

Although Metal Bartram had cushioned his blow, Oscar still nearly fainted.

Oscar gritted his teeth and continued to hold on to the black umbrella to resist the decomposition bombardment.

"I will not stop bombarding you until you are reduced to dust."