novelraw Chapter 302
Chapter 302
302~ Return from the Wolf's Maw~
"Damn witch!"
"Shouldn't you be the one who's damned now? Hasn't the nation Fei established become more prosperous and powerful compared to the country you ruled?"
The former Scarlet Radiance Nation, despite possessing strength considered superior among small nations, had an extremely foolish and ignorant ruler.
Although it didn't have the kind of power that allowed the current Scarlet Phoenix Nation to stand proud among its peers, it still had no problem defeating several nearby countries. And yet, even with that, they still managed to get beaten to the point of ceding territory...
"Heh... That's nothing more than what you stole from us. Without you people, we would have unified the continent by now!"
"Is that so?"
Seeing how foolish the other party was, Cecilia had no intention of continuing the conversation. She gripped her magic wand tightly, preparing to send Lin straight to the afterlife.
Taking him back for execution was out of the question. She didn't want any accidents happening along the way.
The Holy Sword that Severs Steel had already given her some sense of crisis. She didn't rule out the possibility that Lin might have other weapons on him comparable to the Holy Sword that Severs Steel.
Judgment of Eternity!
She once again summoned countless swords aimed at Lin and fired them explosively. Without the magic power boost from numerous mages, Lin had no way to resist so many swords this time.
After desperately deflecting the first few swords, he had no more energy or magic power left to deal with the remaining thousands of swords.
"It's over."
Watching as Lin was pierced through by thousands of swords until only a pile of minced flesh remained, Cecilia finally relaxed. She walked up to the pile of flesh, used magic to clean the Holy Sword that Severs Steel, and picked it up.
So this was the weapon that could give an Archmage the ability to fight against a Great Archmage?
She picked it up and examined it from top to bottom, then began injecting magic power into the sword.
After magic power was injected, the blade emitted a faint golden light. The Holy Sword that Severs Steel had been activated.
If she remembered correctly, injecting magic power when swinging the sword at this point would form something like sword energy, greatly enhancing its power.
Then she tried doing just that. With a single sword swing, the magic power she injected seemed to have doubled, forming a massive sword energy that severed all the large trees in front of her at the waist.
"No wonder he could exchange several moves with me."
So the amplification was this powerful? It was even higher than the amplification from her magic wand.
But it had two flaws. First, the stronger the magic power injected, the lower the amplification rate. But even so, she could still amplify her attacks by double, which was somewhat higher than the amplification from her magic wand.
The other flaw was that an Archmage's magic power absolutely couldn't sustain the Holy Sword that Severs Steel in prolonged combat. No wonder so many Archmages had been surrounding him.
But was this really something a Great Archmage could forge?
She didn't believe this was a weapon a Great Archmage could create. It completely violated the conservation of magic power. To amplify an Archmage to the strength of a Great Archmage was no longer just doubling.
She didn't dare imagine how high the amplification rate would be if magic power at the level of a Mage Apprentice was injected into it.
Fortunately, only an Archmage could afford this kind of consumption. Even a Great Mage could only use it a few times, and the amplification for a Great Archmage wasn't as high as imagined.
This weapon was suitable for Archmages to use. If it could be given to Ling, Red Leaf, or Xiyan to use, their strength would probably skyrocket directly.
It could achieve invincibility within the same rank and cross-rank combat. As long as they could afford the magic power consumption, they would remain in an invincible position.
If she had known the Holy Sword that Severs Steel couldn't protect so many people, she wouldn't have used Fourth-Order explosive magic for area attacks at that time. Instead, she would have used Special-Grade magic.
"Ling."
"Lady Cecilia."
The battle on Ling's and Red Leaf's side had already ended. A two-on-one situation basically guaranteed a winning outcome.
"This sword is yours."
Cecilia tossed the Holy Sword that Severs Steel into Maid Ling's arms.
"This sword... shouldn't it be handed over to Her Majesty the Empress?"
"No need. Fei holding this sword wouldn't be as useful as you holding it. I'll just tell Fei about it later."
If Ling could use this sword well, the Scarlet Phoenix Nation would practically have four Great Archmages, making it possible to directly confront the entire Western Region without any problem.
As far as she knew, there weren't many Great Archmages in the Western Region either. Excluding neutral Great Archmages, those affiliated with nations numbered only a few.
"Then thank you, Lady Cecilia."
"No need."
Either way, Ling was a student she had personally taught. What teacher wouldn't favor their own students?
"Let's just leave it at that then. Since the ringleader of these remnants is already dead, these remnants should disperse before long. Those reactionary forces have lost their support and won't be able to stir up much trouble."
The rest could be dealt with slowly. When the Empress returned, she could gradually clean them up... But would things really develop so smoothly? She had this feeling that these people would make a comeback.
No... she was probably overthinking it. The lead sheep was already dead. The remaining flock just needed to be slowly harvested.
As for the origin of this Holy Sword that Severs Steel, she would investigate it herself.
Investigate who forged this Holy Sword that Severs Steel.
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"Your Highness, the Princess!!!"
"Wh-what is it!?"
"Your Highness! This is terrible! Your palace at the White Glaze Experimental Zone has collapsed!"
"Huh?"
Her palace collapsed? How was that possible? It wasn't some shoddy construction project.
But this news was brought by her personal maid, Xiao Xi. She couldn't help but believe it.
Maid Xiao Xi would absolutely never lie to her.
"How did it collapse?"
"Someone smashed it."
"Who? How did they smash it?"
Someone was actually able to directly smash down her super big, super beautiful palace?
"Well..."
"Master Mo!"
Xiao Bai kicked open the bedroom door and ran excitedly to the Little Princess.
"I brought you something good back!!!"
"Xiao Bai!?"
Xiao Bai, who had disappeared for quite some time, suddenly appeared here. Both the Little Princess and the Empress were stunned for a moment.
"Master! Master! This is medicine that can alleviate the effects of Divine Power on you! I specially dug it up for you from that Misty-whatever Great Forest!"
Actually, she had just plundered all the monsters living in the Misty Great Forest!
But this still counted as her digging it up, right? Without her orders, how would those wolf cubs and other magical beasts have obediently handed over everything?
"The Misty Great Forest?"
"That's right! The Misty Great Forest!"
Xiao Bai rubbed her nose, puffed out her chest, placed a packet of medicine in the Little Princess's hands, then lowered her body and sniffed around the Little Princess before shifting her gaze to the Empress.
"You woman! What do you think Master Mo is!?"
She could actually smell... the scent of bodily fluids from the Empress on her Master Mo!
Damn it! She had even licked Master Mo's fur! This damned woman actually used her Master Mo as casting material? And by the looks of it, she had completely bound herself and her Master Mo together? They actually exchanged... the most precious things!?