From bronze smelting to steel forging, and then to the development of gunpowder, human technology has continued to improve, "conquering" the earth, sky and ocean...
However, even the roar of artillery still seems insignificant in the face of real natural disasters such as earthquakes, meteorites, and volcanic eruptions! Until the 20th century, humans made new breakthroughs in the microscopic field and launched in-depth research on atoms. Using the mass-energy equation as the core theory, they developed the atomic bomb, allowing humans to have power comparable to natural disasters for the first time! Now, this power has truly appeared in front of everyone for the first time! The indescribable power erupted in the silver-white sphere.
Lucia only felt a fear that penetrated her soul, and then she fell into darkness...
This is not the darkness created by a nuclear explosion.
In fact, the light it emitted was extremely bright, hundreds of times brighter than the sun above! Because of this, Lucia's eyes were instantly blinded, her eardrums were directly shattered, and she immediately fell into a state of imbalance in her five senses. Even her previously extremely sharp divine perception ability was useless, because all she could sense now was endless light and heat! Under the tens of millions of degrees of high temperature and the one-million-million-Pa high pressure at the core of the explosion, space and time seemed to have lost their meaning at this moment. Both Lin En's magic projection and the huge steel fighter were vaporized in an instant under such power! Lucia, who was only a few meters away from the center of the nuclear explosion, was no exception. The protective barrier built around her body could not even hold on for 0.001 seconds and vaporized together, followed by the body under the protection of the divine art!
First, the exposed limbs such as hands, feet, and skin were dissolved, followed by bones, internal organs, and blood, until the entire body was completely evaporated by the high temperature.
What kind of power is this? Lucia still retained a little consciousness. She didn't understand why Lin En, who was driving the new fighter plane and was just a projection incarnation, could use such terrifying magic.
Seven rings? Eight rings? Or nine rings? Lucia, who was in the middle of it, had no time to evaluate the power of this magic, because after her body was destroyed, her original soul was also exposed to this hot furnace!
For the first time in hundreds of years, she felt a threat on the soul level! A large number of strong and dangerous neutrons were wreaking havoc on the microscopic level, accompanied by various terrifying radiation rays.
Although a nuclear explosion itself does not have the effect of attacking the soul, psychic energy is also a type of energy, and matter and energy are inherently one.
Since it interferes with matter, it will in turn be affected by the material world!
The soul that entered the legendary realm gradually melted away under such power after losing the protection of the flesh.
The pain of having the soul torn apart is beyond imagination, and is a million times more painful than being bitten by countless poisonous ants.
It seems that I have no choice but to completely abandon this incarnation and part of my original energy...
Lucia made up her mind and transferred the most important part of her memory back to her body through the soul entanglement effect. The next moment, her soul was completely annihilated in the high temperature of tens of millions of degrees, and the projection of the kingdom of God covering the outside world also collapsed!
From the moment of the nuclear explosion to the annihilation of Lucia's soul, everything happened in an instant. After the kingdom of God disappeared, shock waves carrying high temperature, flames, and radiation surged in all directions!
The hollowed-out mountain exploded with a bang, and countless boulders were enveloped by the high temperature before they fell, turning into boiling magma...
"Take precautions and never open your eyes!" Lin En, who had jumped out of the mine early, reminded loudly.
Upon hearing this, Harof and Aurora closed their eyes tightly and used their remaining magic power to protect themselves.
Only the curious Vittorio slightly opened his eyelids and squinted to check, and then under the terrifying strong light, hideous tears of blood flowed from his pupils! But before losing his vision, Vittorio clearly saw that the ultra-high temperature energy wave transmitted at several times the speed of sound had caught up with him!
Fortunately, the projection of the Kingdom of God and the hollowed-out mine bought them enough time. Before the shock wave of the nuclear explosion completely descended, several people crashed into the depths of the river together! The next moment, a high-temperature energy wave swept across the river, setting off a huge wave. Tens of thousands of tons of river water evaporated instantly, and the waves continued to surge and roll. The shock wave soon began to spread along the river, and the fish and shrimp inside were shattered and killed one after another. Countless corpses soon floated on the river surface...
Fortunately, this level of aftermath is still barely resistable for the legendary wizard!
This is also the reason why Lin En chose this place as the battlefield! ...
At the same time, in a dense forest several kilometers away, Ragnar was leading the Vatican's expeditionary army at a rapid pace.
In order to catch up as quickly as possible and support Her Majesty the Saint, this punitive army has increased its marching speed to the limit. However, due to marching at night and rushing all the way, thousands of imperial soldiers fell behind.
But Ragnar obviously had no time to take care of them. After all, he saw the battle in the sky very clearly. Although Lucia, who was riding a griffin, shot down the wizards' airships, she was also hit by a laser beam and fell into a very dangerous situation.
"Don't worry, Lord Ragnar. Her Majesty the Saint has received divine revelation and will surely defeat those minions of the evil demon and achieve the final victory!" The cardinal beside him prayed and said with certainty.
Ragnar also suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, but it was soon replaced by the warning signs rising in his mind.
Through the cover of the woods, an extremely bright light appeared in front.
Is it morning already? This question popped up in everyone's mind, but when they set out it was about one in the morning, and it was still far from sunrise.
However, the light was getting brighter and brighter. After just one second, the entire sky was illuminated in red. Even the light at noon was not as bright as this! "Ah~ My eyes!"
Screams rang out one after another in the array. The strong light radiation was still strong even across several kilometers. Those soldiers who looked up at the sky felt their pupils being burned.
Then, the whole earth began to shake violently, and with a roar that made people's eardrums burst, a huge mushroom cloud rose in the sky! Although they couldn't see clearly what was happening in front of them due to the obstruction of the woods, panic inevitably spread in everyone's heart.
Some even thought it was a sign of doomsday! "Don't panic!" Ragnar shouted loudly, calming the scattered hearts of the people.
"This must be the power of the Lord!" "It is the great Moon Goddess, the creator of all things, who is punishing the evil spirits!"
As Ragnar spoke up to this point, his tone became more determined.
A group of bishops, priests and devout believers believed it immediately, because in their understanding, only the Lord could use such a terrifying power that could change the color of heaven and earth!
No one was willing to believe that such a powerful force was the work of evil! "Ah! Praise you, great Lord, your power makes the morning star dim!" A bishop shouted enthusiastically.
Some fanatical priests even dismounted and knelt down to pray.
The dazzling light was soon getting closer and closer to them, and the cardinal even opened his arms to welcome the incoming divine light!
However, Ragnar discovered something was wrong, because the light that swept towards them was mixed with unbearable high temperature, and most importantly, he did not feel any divine power from it.
Ragnar's face showed a look of horror, but the next moment, the dazzling flames and high-energy shock waves had already passed through the dense forest...
The tall trees were torn apart in an instant, the thick earth turned into an endless expanse of scorched earth, and the cardinal who opened his arms to embrace the divine light turned into a charred corpse the moment the fire swept past.
Even more miserable than these bishops were the soldiers of the empire. Their unprotected bodies, along with their armor, vaporized and became part of nature.
About three kilometers above them, the remaining sixty or so airships were shaking violently under the huge wind pressure.
"Speed up, speed up, don't stop!" Philip urged anxiously on one of the airships. At this speed, they would most likely be caught up by the shock wave.
"This is already the maximum speed, Master Wizard!" The pilots turned their backs and focused on controlling the airship, not daring to look back at the lights.
Only Philip and his companions wearing alchemical goggles could see the beauty of the nuclear explosion...
According to Master Lin En, these lights are too strong to be viewed directly with the naked eye, but they can still be seen if one wears alchemical eyepieces that can block ultraviolet rays to a certain extent.
However, even though the brightness of the light was weakened dozens of times, the pupils of several people were still stung and tears appeared in their eyes.
"Is this Master Lin En's new magic?" Tik's voice trembled as he looked at the collapsed mountain, the steaming river, and the ground that turned into glass scorched earth under the terrifying high-temperature shock wave. "This is simply..."
Tik was at a loss for words for a moment, and it took him a long while to finally speak. "It's like the sun falling from the sky!"
Tik's words expressed everyone's feelings. They could not find any other adjective except "the sun is falling".
Is this really the power of magic? Everyone was deeply puzzled.
And this is just the aftermath; the power at its core will only be even more terrifying.
Perhaps only such a powerful force can fight against that false god!
Fortunately, Tik soon discovered that the speed of the shock wave below was slowly decreasing as the range spread, and it was no longer as violent as before. Therefore, the airship with a speed of about 100 kilometers per hour should be able to escape the range of the nuclear explosion if it evaded in advance.
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At the moment of the nuclear explosion, the battle in the Oil City, which was more than ten kilometers away, had already entered a white-hot stage! Anthony and his men's attack was very successful. Since the main force had been transferred away, the Oil City, which lacked defense, was successfully captured in less than ten minutes. However, Joshua, who arrived with thousands of God's Punishment Army, caught them off guard! There is a huge gap between the legend and the great wizard.
After only three minutes of fighting, two of the seven great wizards besieging Joshua had already died! The remaining five were also injured.
Anthony was the most seriously injured, with a deep scar on his chest that was deep enough to see the bone.
Joshua seemed calm and composed, except that half of his robe on the right side was burned and the scepter in his hand was also broken in half.
Arad and others who participated in the siege had already tried their best, but still saw no possibility of defeating the enemy, and could not help but feel like retreating.
"Everyone, it won't be long before the speakers deal with that saint and return to provide assistance!" Anthony boosted morale.
Although there were some errors in their plan, as long as they could delay the Chief Judge here, it would reduce a lot of pressure on Lin En and others, allowing the plan to proceed more smoothly!
"Come to the rescue?" Joshua sneered. "You don't understand what kind of opponent they are facing!"
The bishops and priests of the church usually believe that the saints of the Vatican are merely servants chosen to serve God, a pretty vase.
But only the high-level officials like them understand why the Saint must exist.
Because that is the incarnation of the Lord!
These so-called "legends" of wizards, even if there are several times more, will be directly crushed to death under the power of the Lord! "Everything ends here!" Joshua's voice became very indifferent.
It seems that without mobilizing some power from the Kingdom of God, it will be impossible to get rid of these wizards in a short period of time!
"This is God's territory. All evil will disappear!" Joshua prayed loudly.
Anthony and his companions all had solemn expressions on their faces. They were all well aware of the power of the Kingdom of God, a force that they could not resist at all.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, no vision occurred when Joshua's voice sounded.
The wizards present were confused, wondering if the other party was deliberately trying to intimidate them. Joshua's face turned ugly, and he spat out blood under the violent backlash of the magic. What made him even more horrified was that the divine power in his body was being drained away...
The great Lord actually cut off the energy supply to him, so that the kingdom of God collapsed instantly before it was formed.
"Chain lightning!" Although Anthony didn't know why the opponent suddenly stopped attacking, he did not miss this opportunity. The blue-purple thunder knocked Joshua to the ground in an instant.
Arad and the others watched as the Chief Inquisitor of the Holy See, who had displayed his divine power not long ago and beat them to the point where they could not fight back, was actually hit by a second-ring magic. They all had puzzled expressions on their faces, and even suspected that this might be some kind of hallucination magic, meant to make them let down their guard.
Just when everyone was confused, a powerful and trembling energy wave came from a distance. Anthony turned his head suddenly and saw that a sun had risen in the night sky! (End of this chapter)