Chapter 378 – The Last War #3

When more than 50 meteorites crashed to the ground and caused a great explosion, it was spectacular.
A deafening roar rang out and a mushroom-shaped cloud rose from the middle of the Demon King’s army as if a nuclear explosion had occurred.

‘Mushroom cloud.’

Whii-yi-yi-!

Clouds billowed up and puffed up, covering the sky.
The shockwaves from the big explosion spread in all directions and shattered the barriers surrounding the castle walls.
If the Northern Army hadn’t deployed the barriers in advance, it would have been the same for the allies to be swept away by the big explosion.

“Huh…”

Lawrence looked at me with a puzzled expression.
She must have never imagined that even Lawrence, who proposed to write Meteor together, would produce transcendental power.

“Eh, that’s unbelievable power! Didn’t you say that the great magic you cloned is less powerful?”
“That’s also an old saying. Since the magical coefficient has increased, it’s enough to just fire the copied great magic. It’s not restricted by mana, so you can use it stronger than the original owner.”
“…It means quantity rather than quality. I didn’t know you would shoot Meteor wildly. Do you still have room for magic?”
“Magic power is enough. Now, there is no shortage of magic power to use great magic.”
“Luke. You’re probably the only person in this world who can describe it as something like using great magic.”

Even after shooting Meteor, I didn’t feel that the magical energy in my body had gone down at all.
It is as if the water of a lake is pumped out of a huge sea, but the sea remains.

As the magic coefficient increases, the amount of mana recovered naturally increases.
Just by standing still, I was recovering my mana at a transcendent speed.

‘What happened to the Demon King? He’s obscured by the clouds and you can’t see him very well.’

I wanted to know what happened to the Demon King’s army, which was hit directly by the meteorites.
However, the mushroom cloud was so huge that it covered the plain beyond the walls, so I couldn’t see straight ahead.

If you used clairvoyance magic, you could look into the clouds, but you didn’t have to. It wasn’t long before a huge shockwave erupted from within the mushroom cloud, and the smoke from the explosion began to clear.

A huge amount of mana flowed from the demon lord’s side and created a shock wave. The amount of mana released was so great that the ground shook and a strong gust of wind blew.
I quickly realized what kind of magic was being cast inside.

‘It’s a prayer magic.’

The only time the surroundings were devastated with pure mana energy was when the archmage cast a prayer spell.
If it wasn’t for prayer magic, there was no need to release mana in pure form outside the body.

My prediction turned out to be correct.
In the middle of the Demon King’s army, I saw a Master who was releasing a large amount of mana. Indeed, as the leader of the Wiseman, the Master was preserving his life even in the collision of meteorites.
However, apart from being alive, the pure white mask covering his face had long since been shattered.

The mask was shattered by the big explosion I caused.
Finally, I was able to see the Master’s face.

“Chief, can you see the master’s face? It looks like the mask was shattered by the explosion.”
“It looks good.”

Surprisingly, the Master’s face was a skinny skeleton like an undead.
A pure white skeleton with dream horse horns sticks its head out over its robe.
Bluish eyes gleamed in the hollow skull.

“Wow-!”

Skull!
It means that the horned skeleton is using magic.
Faced with a shocking identity, I screamed involuntarily.

“G-I wondered what was hiding under the mask, and it turned out to be a skeleton?”
“Yes, the identity of the Master was an Arch Lich. I heard that among the magics left by the Demon King, there is also a magic that turns one’s body into an undead. That Master must have become a Lich and dream of eternal life.”

The Arch Lich was a special lich that was born when the archmage turned himself into an undead. I immediately understand why Master always wore a mask. Wouldn’t it be better to wear a mask than to expose such a hideous skull?

“Luke, Pamela. Let’s go and deal with the master! If he uses prayer magic, we can’t stand still either.”

Lawrence grabbed the quarterstaff and used a levitation spell to lift himself and Pamela afloat. I, like them, spread my wings and soared into the sky.

Together we flew through the sky, away from the wall where the Northerners were. In order to properly use prayer magic, he had no choice but to distance himself from the soldiers.
If you use prayer magic on top of the castle wall, the surrounding area will be devastated and the Northern army will be slaughtered.

We stopped flying only after we spread the distance and arrived in the sky above the Demon King’s army. We’ve come deep into enemy lines, but nothing stands in our way. Many demon worshipers lost their lives due to the meteorite impact. The command system of the Demon King’s army had collapsed.

Of the Wisemans, a few survived, but all appeared to be seriously injured.
It means that the only thing we will be dealing with now is the Master.

“O primordial chaos, the source of power that created the beginning and the end! I will borrow your power!”

Lawrence and I cast prayer magic, and Pamela implemented the Aura Blade. After a while, ether filled with transcendental energy began to rage like a storm on the battlefield.
Me, Lawrence, and Master are using prayer magic at the same time!
I was able to see a more amazing scenery than when I realized ether alone. There were as many as three storms of ether swirling around the great mages. When the storms of ether increased in size and collided with each other, a huge crack opened in the empty air.

Awesome-!

It is a phenomenon caused by the distortion of space due to the collision of destructive forces. It is no different from the fact that the dimension itself in which the people of this world live is being destroyed. A more powerful disaster has come to the devil worshipers who barely survived the meteorite impact.

“Keeeee
“Sa-save me aaaaa!!”

Being swept away by three etheric storms, even the Wisemans were reduced to ashes on the spot. The screams of countless demon worshipers were drowned out by the raging storm.

Finally, the origin magic of the great wizards was completed. The size of the storm did not increase any more, as if he had converted the mana he had to the limit into ether.

The Master held up Levatein with ether wrapped around his body. At that moment, flames filled with divine energy erupted from Levatein.
It was a flame with the same heat as the sun floating in space.

Lawrence quickly taught me what the flames were.

“That’s the holy fire of Muspelheim! It’s the primordial fire that existed long before the world was born. In terms of destructive power, it’s on par with Ether.”
“It’s amazing! Is it a holy relic after all?”

Levatein’s sanctification, like ether, was a force that existed before the world was born. In terms of power, it means that they are equal.

Haha!”

Master exploded the light source, released the torch, and fired an ether ray.
If you dodge the attack, Yoensu in the rear will be completely annihilated.

Lawrence hurriedly deployed the etheric barrier, and Pamela swung her blade at Master.
In front of the overwhelming firepower of the master who possessed the holy relic, they felt the power gap.

“Keuuuuu…”

Even if they did their best, it was impossible to harm the Master.

However, the moment I intervened in the battle, the situation was reversed.

I emitted an etheric ray towards the master who was bursting with light. It gathered the ether that had been swirling like a storm into one point and released it in the form of a beam of light.
The power of the etheric rays, embodied with magical powers that reached a divine level, was beyond imagination.

Wow!

The etheric rays I emitted collided with the torch and disappeared together.
However, there was nothing to regret even if they were all destroyed.
All you have to do is gather your mana and keep shooting ether rays.

“Go away!”

I continued to emit etheric rays over and over again.
As hundreds of ether rays were fired like bullets from a machine gun, the Master had no choice but to be pushed back.

“Kuh…!”

At first, he was a master who seemed to stand up to me on an equal footing by spraying torches and emitting ether rays. However, as time passed, the master’s momentum gradually weakened.
The time has come when the master’s magical power reaches its limit.

“Keuuuuu…!”

There was no more room left for the master who had fired the light source earlier.
It is only screaming while clattering the jaws of the skeleton gourd.

Eventually, when the ether that was wrapped around the body completely disappeared.
The Master seemed to have intuitively sensed his own defeat.

“Why? Why…! You mean I, the descendant of the demon king, will be defeated…!”

Why were you defeated?

Yes, I am also a descendant of the Demon King.
This side inherited Loki’s lineage and lived as Odin’s successor.
There is nothing to be ashamed of.

“I will finish him off.”
“Boo, please.”

Leaving Lawrence and Pamela behind, I descended to the ground and approached the master.
It was said to be on the ground, but a huge pit had formed in the plain.
The Master was staring at me with fear in his eyes in the pit.

“…”

I grabbed my quarterstaff and moved closer to the master.
Even if he is the leader of the Wiseman, he seems to feel fear right before he dies.

As I approached with the intent to live, the master trembled all over his body.
He even goes so far as to beg for his life.

“Sah, save me…!”

Because he was Loki’s bloodline.
As a descendant of the despicable Loki, it really suits him not to weigh himself right before he dies.
You can call yourself a descendant of Loki only when you filthy beg for your life.

“Huh.”

I have no intention of listening to the begging for my life.

Let’s put an end to this.
My nightmare kin.

“Aaaaa!!”

I hit the quarter staff with all my might at the Master’s white skull.

Kwajiiik-!

The moment the quarter staff collided with the skull, a heavy blow sounded.
The quarter staff clad in ether pulverized the master’s skull.
Not only the skull, but even the bony bones hidden in the robe were made into powder.

Even if they were undead, they could not be resurrected as long as their bodies were destroyed.

“Ah…”

The master met death.

The moment I realized that fact, I felt an indescribable sense of liberation.
Because this was the moment I was freed from my cursed fate.

I am freed.
From the destiny called Wiseman!