I Pioneered Scientific Magic - Chapter 481 (Patreon)

Chapter 481: The Great Lady Has Fallen Again!

"Lord, your power dims the stars, outshining even the sun in the sky!"

"Please dispel the apocalypse and punish the minions of the evil gods!"

Within the holy city, countless believers who witnessed the 'miracle' shouted loudly, firmly believing that it must be the great Moon Goddess punishing evil!

However, atop the Tower of the Heavens, Pope Alves, who also watched this scene, had an ugly expression and grew increasingly uneasy.

This was because this was not any divine magic he was familiar with! What's more important is that the 'divine power' within him had gradually quieted down.

"Issue the order, halt the attack on the kingdom... and, immediately select a new Holy Maiden!" Alves turned his head and commanded in a deep voice.

The cardinals who had also seen the 'miracle' had just recovered from their shock and were dumbfounded upon hearing Alves's words, almost doubting if they had heard wrong.

But they remembered... wasn't a Holy Maiden just selected?

Why choose another one?

However, under the cold gaze of Pope Alves, no bishop dared to voice any opposition. Thinking back to the strange spectacle of the beam of light shooting into the sky, some had already guessed something.

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

Several cardinals immediately took the order and left the Tower of the Heavens, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"It seems the counterattack plan against the kingdom has failed," Cardinal Sireid spoke in a low voice, trembling slightly.

Although he did not know exactly what had happened, the fact that Pope Alves ordered a halt to the action indicated a significant problem.

And within just over three months, to replace two Holy Maidens was unprecedented in the church's history!

Sireid even suspected that both Holy Maidens had already perished at the hands of the wizards.

"Has the Lord's grace left us?" one of the cardinals muttered in bewilderment.

They, the bishops, are the shepherds of the Lord on earth, embodying the will of the Lord.

In the past, no matter how formidable the enemy, they would ultimately fall under the church's crusade!

After all, the majesty of the Lord is inviolable, and the power of the Lord is unmatched!

Sireid had always been firm in this belief, yet the group of wizards occupying the kingdom and the minions of the evil gods had repeatedly defeated the church's crusaders, even once invading the empire's territory, and now even the Holy Maiden has fallen within the kingdom's borders.

For a moment, Sireid felt as if the empire was on the verge of collapse, and his steadfast faith inevitably began to waver...

"All trials are tests from the Lord!"

A solemn voice echoed within the Tower of the Heavens, awakening Sireid, who had begun to question the Lord's might.

"Lord Randall!"

The other cardinals looked towards the newcomer and hurriedly bowed in respect.

"It seems there are some doubts in your hearts," Randall said lightly, glancing at them.

"Lord, I wish to know why the great and merciful Lord does not bestow His grace to stop those minions of the evil gods from ravaging the empire and slaughtering the Lord's people..." Sireid asked with great confusion.

"It is because we all bear sin, Sireid!" Randall said mournfully. "The desires and darkness in the hearts of every imperial citizen allow the evil forces to grow continually, ultimately bringing about the apocalypse. This is the Lord's punishment for our sins!"

Hearing this, Sireid and the others were ashamed. Although they were the most devout followers of the Lord and strictly adhered to the doctrines, they sometimes couldn't help but harbor some evil thoughts.

The coming of the apocalypse was a responsibility they all shared.

Randall paused, then continued, "Of course, the Lord is merciful. As long as we sincerely repent and pray, the darkness will eventually dissipate, and the Lord's glory will, as before, shine upon the earth, bringing life and hope..."

"May the merciful Lord soon bestow His grace to dispel the disaster of the apocalypse, may the Lord's glory endure forever..." The confusion in Sireid and the others' hearts instantly vanished, and they prayed devoutly.

"Alright, go bring the new Holy Maiden now!"

Randall waved his hand, and after a few cardinals respectfully left the Tower of the Heavens, he turned to look out the window at the beam of light that seemed to pierce through heaven and earth.

After solidifying for several minutes, the terrifying radiative energy wave finally reached its limit and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye...

"Such terrifying power..." Randall's expression was extremely solemn.

Unlike Sireid and the other ignorant bishops, he knew exactly what this meant.

The incarnation of the Lord on earth... had lost!

Again!

If previously one could argue that the wizards used some underhanded tactics, this time all excuses seemed feeble and powerless. Randall had to admit that the Wizard Council's power far exceeded his expectations. According to reports from imperial spies, the Council was recently preparing for war, mass-producing various new weapons. He had a premonition that it wouldn't be long before the kingdom launched a large-scale attack...

"Has it come to the final moment?" Randall murmured to himself.

Over the past few months, he had been causing panic and unrest throughout the empire, then performing miracles to quell them. But even so, there was still a significant gap from the one million devout followers.

No...

Randall suddenly thought that if they were included, it might just be enough!

...

In the City of Fire Oil, beside the fusion furnace, Harof was completely immersed in shock and awe, even the usually listless Muto was staring wide-eyed.

Because this spell resembled its energy breath, only the power was worlds apart!

As everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, Lynn slowly descended from mid-air.

His hands, evaporated by the energy aftermath, were slowly regenerating, and his chest and shoulders also bore marks of high-temperature burns. He looked quite wretched, but no one dared to underestimate him.

Just under their gaze, Lynn had blasted the powerful church Holy Maiden, whom even several councilors had despaired against, into nothingness with one strike!

The terrifying power made many of the guards, servants, and even wizards wet their pants. At the moment the spell was activated, it was as if the Grim Reaper had swung down his scythe.

A giant hole hundreds of meters in diameter had appeared in the ceiling overhead. Looking up, one could clearly see the stars twinkling in the night sky and the bright moon.

But they remembered that there should have been a majestic fortress above them, now directly erased!

"You really do... always come up with some incredibly powerful magic." Harof didn't know what to say anymore, looking at Lynn with admiration.

When Victorio ascended to legend, he spent quite some time getting accustomed to this power, aside from advancing his most proficient alchemy, he hadn't developed any legendary-level spells.

And Lynn, while still a great wizard, had come up with the grand nuclear spell and proposed the idea of a solar furnace. Now, he had combined the advantages of both, using magnetic and spatial forces to guide nuclear energy.

This not only solved the problem of collateral damage but also concentrated most of the power, increasing the lethality by more than a hundredfold!

Every step of the spell's execution was understandable to Harof, but he knew that even now, as a legendary wizard with the same power, he probably couldn't think of such a bold attempt to control nuclear energy.

Lynn just chuckled without replying. The idea of "Atomic Breath" had been with him for a long time, but due to limited strength previously, he hadn't dared to try.

In fact, he had almost lost control just now, but fortunately, he was cautious, using a fission bomb which he could barely control. If it had been a fusion bomb, it likely would have been uncontrollable...

Then no one would have survived.

"Perhaps this can be considered the true power of a god!" Aurora mused aloud.

Lynn shook his head with a smile. "The limit of magic far exceeds your and my expectations. If you say gods are just like this, then they seem rather weak!"

Whether it's nuclear fission or fusion, in the end, it's just a superficial application of elemental core power. According to the mass-energy conversion rate, it's only about 0.1% to 0.7%, barely negligible.

Such a level, if back in his previous world competing against the Earth Federation, would definitely be captured for research.

There was no second possibility.

Weak? Harof and Aurora were at a loss for words. In their view, whether it was "Skyfall" or the light beam that pierced heaven and earth just now, both had already surpassed the concept of magic, especially the latter, as if trying to break the sky, even natural disasters could not describe it.

"It seems legend is a whole new realm, and we cannot view it with the same eyes as before." Harof broadened his thoughts, feeling that his perspective must be higher, no longer so easily shocked.

After going through many forms of the nuclear spell, there was nothing left to surprise him. He marveled at the strength of the legendary realm; it was no wonder "Aila" arrogantly claimed to be a god, enslaving all beings as effortlessly as wielding a whip to herd sheep.

Suddenly, Lynn paused, frowning as he looked towards the hole in the ceiling.

"What's wrong?" Aurora quickly asked, wondering if the church had sent other legendary clergy into the City of Fire Oil.

Lynn didn't reply, sensing for a while before showing a somewhat amused expression.

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