Chapter 355 : Law of Light
Chapter 355: Law of Light
The city was besieged by bats, and death permeated the air.
At this moment, not only White Coral Academy, but also Blackbone Grove and Mist Tower were swarming with countless Vampire Bats.
Moreover, plague, pollution, and Shadow Rifts— even the residents hiding in the northern district of Turin City, deep within Blackbone Grove, were suffering greatly from the plague, unable to extricate themselves.
Similarly, Wizard Apprentices endowed with extraordinary power were experiencing physical mutations due to the Darksun Contamination.
Yet faced with this purgatory-like scene comparable to the end of days, most of the wizards in the wizard settlement of Turin remained trapped within the Darksun blockade of Turin City, unable to render assistance.
Struggling, resisting, giving up, despairing—.·
Under the influence of the Dim Sun, the dense darkness was like the deepest shadows hidden in the human heart, as countless negative emotions continually welled up from the hearts of the living in the Turin wizard settlement, transforming into an invisible magnetic field that eroded the Magic Tower Barrier.
"I won’t let you die."
Inside White Coral Academy, after gently squeezing Vivian Rose’s cold hands, Janna Roland’s eyes shone with an unusually firm light.
Then, Janna rose to her feet once more, turning her gaze toward the nearest people to her— Jenny and Sean, as well as Bell Moonshadow, Hugh Stone, Maro Heigel, Liji Silks, and David Berg.
Looking at each familiar face, Janna, who had arrived from another world, realized without noticing that she had already met so many people in this world.
"Bang bang bang bang—"
Deafening impacts rang out again and again from beyond the Guardian Barrier.
Turning around, she saw a world split in two— one half dyed blood-red representing the 【Law of Disease】, and the other half a gray-white representing the 【Undead Mastery】 Law— and Professor Uta standing before everyone, desperately holding up the Guardian Barrier.
In Janna’s pitch-black eyes, there was only exceptional calm.
Then, she silently opened her palm and scattered the powdered Plant Essence onto the ground.
"This time… the mission should count as a failure, right?"
Letting out a light breath, Janna felt her Spirit Power in the Sea of Soul, which had been on the verge of depletion, recovering somewhat, and quickly summoned her Quest Panel.
【Today’s Mission: Stop the Darksun Church’s Ritual of Divine Descension:
Mission Reward: 1,000 Talent EXP, 3,000 Skill EXP, three random rewards;
Mission Time: Unlimited.】
"Fortunately, the words ‘Mission Failed’ haven’t yet appeared on the Quest Panel———"
When Earl-Bloodred appeared, Janna thought this Red-Level Mission was as good as failed.
After all, in her view, the moment Earl-Bloodred’s true body successfully descended into the 【Material Plane】, the Darksun Church’s 【Ritual of Divine Descension】 would be considered a success.
"Buzz—"
Milky-white light quickly blossomed from Janna’s hand.
As she took the white feather gifted by 【Lucifer】 from her Thorn Bracelet, the light surged forth, and the originally milky-white Light of Purification transformed into a radiant platinum glow as brilliant as the sun.
"Janna— what are you doing?"
Originally half-reclining beside a bush, Vivian Rose opened her eyes wide when she sensed the scorching energy emanating from Janna’s body— especially sensitive to temperature as she was.
"Janna?"
Also awakened were Hugh Stone, still bracing a shield against the contamination, and Bell Moonshadow, hiding in the shadows nearby to reduce her magic consumption.
"Is this— Holy Light magic power?"
Seeing Janna already bathed in golden light, Bell Moonshadow forced herself to focus, peering out from the shadows and staring fixedly at her.
"So warm, sister—"
Sean, whose consciousness had been fading, felt the warmth of the light from not far away, and whether it was an illusion or not, under the golden radiance, his fevered body began to cool.
"Cough… cough… sister, are you still listening to me?"
"Sean, I’m listening."
Being relatively close to Janna, Jenny and Sean could clearly feel the warmth emanating from the golden light.
Just like Sean, the moment Jenny touched the golden glow, she felt her body was no longer in such pain.
"Buzz——"
As the light grew ever more brilliant, a clear, cold prayer resounded from within it.
"O wise sage hidden beyond the River of Time, beneath the eternal, unfallen starlit sky, please cross the corridor of time and space and respond to my call——."
"This energy is…?"
Outside the Guardian Barrier, Professor Uta, his hair and beard long since dyed red with blood, felt the searing energy gathering behind him, and a trace of uncertain hesitation flickered through his heart.
"Such pure Holy Light energy… it even carries traces of a Law’s power— wait!"
As the energy waves grew stronger, the flicker of doubt in Professor Uta’s mind turned into stunned disbelief.
"This is clearly the aura of the 【Law of Light】!"
Unlike Professor Uta’s delayed realization, the moment Janna began casting, Anthony-Rook— still locked in fierce battle with Earl-Bloodred— recognized it as the 【Ancient God Contract】 witchcraft he had taught her not long ago.
"She actually mastered it——"
Bang bang bang bang—
At the same time, Earl-Bloodred, still driving endless blood mist to corrode the sea of undead bones, suddenly received a spiritual warning deep in his soul.
It was precisely this spiritual warning that caused his fierce expression to freeze for a moment.
"Who is it!?"
A spiritual warning never appeared without cause, especially for a Blood Clan marquis like Earl-Bloodred.
Each such warning could signify an omen of the future.
"Could it be… her?"
Unleashing his Spirit Power, Earl-Bloodred instantly locked onto Janna behind the Guardian Barrier, radiating the aura of Holy Light.
"Courting death!"
A flash of blood— without a trace of hesitation— the moment he discovered the source of danger, Earl-Bloodred transformed into a streak of blood light, darting toward Janna.
Yet Anthony-Rook, who also realized Earl-Bloodred’s intent, immediately drove all undead creatures to block his path, summoning countless bone walls to stand outside the Guardian Barrier.
"Get out of my way!!"
Facing the white bones ahead, Earl-Bloodred’s expression lost its earlier contempt.
With a roar, enormous silver-white bat wings unfolded rapidly from his back, and his body began to swell at a terrifying pace.
"I, Janna Roland, who have signed a contract with you, call upon your true name and summon you—— Lucifer."
Clang—— Clang—— Clang——
Just as Earl-Bloodred smashed through hundreds of bone walls with brute force, a distant, ethereal bell toll suddenly rang above the wizard settlement of Turin.