Chapter 311: Chapter 311: Seventh-Level Magic (Please subscribe! Vote for monthly tickets!)
Kain Village, inside a simple and large house.
At that time, all the villagers of Kain Village had gathered here, seeking refuge.
Gejiev stood at the entrance, surrounded by his subordinates who formed a defensive perimeter around the entire house, silently communicating to those intending to invade that this was what they were sworn to protect, and they would not allow a step further.
Clutching the heavy sword in his hand, Gejiev’s gaze turned toward the plains.
A great battle was about to unfold there.
"Captain," a subordinate couldn’t help but ask Gejiev in a low voice during the prelude to battle, "is this really okay?"
Gejiev knew why his subordinate asked this.
"To let him face the Bright Scriptures of the Slian Church alone, isn’t this unwise?"
The subordinate felt uneasy about this.
"These are Brilliant’s orders," Gejiev replied without looking back. "Since he said so, we shall follow. Protecting the safety of the villagers is our wish too; there is nothing to complain about."
"It’s correct to say that..." the subordinate still muttered uneasily, "but can he really repel the entire Bright Scriptures alone?"
It was normal for the warrior subordinates to be concerned.
Their opponents were one of the Slian Church’s six special forces, usually tasked with annihilating non-human villages, facing countless mighty non-human beings and surviving numerous life-and-death situations.
There were innumerable non-human races they had annihilated—small as goblins and large as lizardmen, minotaurs, centaurs, and even giants had fallen before them, slaughtered by their hands.
Facing such a formidable elite human force, even Gejiev, leading so many subordinates, acknowledged their lack of a winning chance. Reiger, however, told them to stay here to protect the villagers and went to confront the enemy alone, which seemed too reckless by any measure.
But Gejiev believed in Reiger’s capability to resolve the situation.
"The one who could easily defeat me without even using magic, surely even if facing the once strongest of the dragons, he must stand a chance?"
Gejiev said solemnly.
"We only need to protect the villagers and wait here for Brilliant’s triumphant return."
Upon hearing this, all the subordinates nodded in unison, gripping their weapons tightly, and heightened their alertness.
Gejiev’s gaze turned toward the plains once again.
"Everything is in your hands now, Brilliant."
The soft murmurs echoed with the wind, drifting toward the other side of the plains.
......
"On guard!"
As a voice unexpectedly came from mid-air, Negan, without thinking, loudly issued a warning.
"......!"
All the clerics of the Bright Scriptures immediately extended their hands, readying themselves to cast spells at a moment’s notice and went into a state of alert.
Their heads turned uniformly toward the direction of the voice.
The next second, everyone from the Bright Scriptures saw that figure.
The figure who was slowly descending from mid-air, bathed in the evening glow and gentle breeze.
"Who?"
Negan coldly demanded.
However, the newcomer did not respond to their question.
"We have no quarrel, so I am giving you an opportunity."
Looking down at all the Bright Scriptures members from above, Reiger floated in the air, speaking in a calm voice, bluntly declaring.
"Leave now, and I will let you live."
No sooner had these words been spoken than not just Negan, but everyone from the Bright Scriptures went cold in demeanor.
"Hmph." Negan sneered, "You’ve got quite the mouth on you. Seems like you haven’t seen much of the world, kid."
Although they didn’t know who Reiger was, his appearance and the way he flew in the air gave Negan an immediate impression.
That of a greenhorn, a genius who didn’t know the weightiness of the world.
Being able to fly signified that this person could use third-tier magic "Flight"—a Magic Singer.
Looking somewhat young, perhaps not even twenty, that would be considered underage in the Slian Empire.
The Slian Empire deemed twenty the age of adulthood for Human species. If the opponent wasn’t even twenty, then they would certainly be considered a kid in their nation.
A kid not yet of age, yet capable of using third-tier magic, if he wasn’t a genius then what was?
Sadly, this genius clearly hadn’t been exposed to the world, probably having been engrossed in magic education, just freshly qualified.
Many geniuses are like that, believing that because they can use high-tier spells at a young age, they are superior and naturally look down on everyone.
That is arrogance.
That is a sin.
This is something people as human beings ought to avoid, a form of immoral psychology.
Negan decided to teach this unknown genius a lesson.
"Bring him down to me."
Negan ordered his subordinates.
Instantly, the Bright Scriptures, already in position, began to collectively cast spells.
"[Confuse Human]."
"[Bind]."
"[Poison]."
"[Terror]."
"[Curse]."
"[Blindness]."
As a variety of spells with negative effects were cast by the clerics of the Bright Scriptures, bursts of magical radiance successively fell upon Reiger.
But...
"I see, so you are choosing a dead end?"
Reiger seemed not to feel anything at all, still looking down on the clergy from above with a high and mighty gaze.
"If that’s the case, then don’t blame me."
His calm words, tinged with indifference, caused the clerics of the Brilliant Codex to be slightly taken aback.
"Magic ineffective?"
Negan too furrowed his brow, suddenly noticing the emerald pendant hanging around the other’s neck and the dragon claw-shaped ring on his finger.
Those were clearly magical artifacts, and not of a low grade; they seemed very precious.
"Do those two magical artifacts have the effect of resisting magic like mind-based spells?"
Negan felt he had guessed the truth.
It seemed that this sudden genius was not only talented but also had no small background; at least he was very wealthy, to be able to equip such magical artifacts for himself.
"Then have the angels attack directly."
Negan commanded indifferently.
"Assault!"
Hearing Negan’s words, all the clergy of the Brilliant Codex immediately commanded the Flame Angels to charge at Reiger.
"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"...
In an instant, several inorganic angels holding flaming swords and bearing flashing wings charged toward Reiger, who was suspended in midair.
The sight of legions of angels flying towards Reiger from all directions had an indescribable sense of sanctity.
At this moment, Reiger almost became a martyr, facing the stabs of dozens of flame angels’ swords with no escape.
In such a situation, Reiger lifted his eyelids.
"Shockwave."
In the next instant, an invisible shockwave, like an explosion, burst forth from Reiger’s body.
"Boom!"
As the roaring sound echoed, the shockwave that twisted the air suddenly struck the bodies of the dozens of Flame Angels, blasting them all away.
"What!?"
Negan and the many clerics were shocked.
Yet Reiger didn’t even glance at the angels that were blasted away, still focusing on the people of the Brilliant Codex.
"I’ll take care of you all in one go."
As he spoke, Reiger suddenly clapped his hands with force, making an eerily sonorous clapping sound reverberate across the entire plain.
Then, the sight that the people of the Brilliant Codex would never forget appeared.
"Crackle—"
Numerous dazzling white lightning bolts burst forth from Reiger’s clasped hands, illuminating the evening sky turning into night.
Reiger, entire being bathed in the lightning, slowly pulled his hands apart, creating a dragon-shaped lightning bolt between his palms that surged and roared fiercely.
""
Negan was stunned.
""
The people of the Brilliant Codex were stunned as well.
Watching Reiger with the terrifying lightning gathering in his hands, they couldn’t help screaming inside their minds.
"What is that?"
"What thing?"
"How can there be... such a thing...!?"
These words, they could only roar in their hearts, rage within themselves.
Because to join the Brilliant Codex, one at least had to be able to use third-tier magic.
In other words, those who could join the Brilliant Codex were generally high-order Magic Singers.
And because they were high-order Magic Singers, they understood just how exaggerated, how surreal the scene before them was.
That was a miracle that should not exist in this world!
"Seventh-order magic..."
Reiger’s voice echoed as if reverberating, spreading slowly.
"Chain Dragon Thunder Strike."
This higher-tier lightning attribute magic than the fifth-tier "Thunder Strike" was released from Reiger’s hands.
Thus, like a roaring dragon, the white lightning strike surged towards the ground, scorching the earth and moving along the surface like a dancing thunder dragon, wrapping every member of the Brilliant Codex clothed in clerical garments within its electric embrace.
"AhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...!"
Piercing screams rang out as all the clerics struck by "Chain Dragon Thunder Strike" were blasted and incinerated as if bound by a massive dragon covered in flashing lightning.
The lightning completely lit up the approaching moonlit night, making the thunderous sounds carry far and wide, lingering incessantly.
......
"Hmm?"
Gejiev in Kain Village heard the thunder and couldn’t help but look up.
It was then that he noticed, on the other end of the plain, lightning continuously flickering, as if lightning had struck there, very bright to the sight.
Gejiev stared intently at that place, subsequently realizing he felt a sense of palpitations.
"Is that... magic?"
With his hand over his chest, Gejiev braved his palpitations, staring at the place where the lightning flashed, speechless for a long while.