I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 371: Chapter 359 Arno: Hellfire, Just Like That!

“Apocalypse Storm!”

Arno cried out maniacally, recklessly wielding the tremendous ‘Divine Power’ within him.

Those retreating to the courtyard, including Pearce, wore expressions of despair and could only watch helplessly as the mighty Divine Arts, carrying a sky full of shattered debris, charged toward them…

The cardinal’s power was on another level; without a Wizard of equal rank to intervene, they were simply no match for the two Church cardinals before them.

However, the seemingly inevitable strike was blocked!

A fierce wall of fire rose up, its flames surging upward against the onslaught, engulfing the incoming Divine Arts storm and then rolling back with even greater ferocity…

This was Fourth Circle Magic—”Red Dragon Breath”

What was different was that this fire was not ordinary flame, but the dangerous and tenacious White Phosphorus Fire…

Pulson’s expression turned grave, not daring to face it head-on; Arno, despite his maniacal demeanor, also abandoned any thoughts of a direct clash and raised several Divine Barriers with his hands.

“Boom boom boom!”

A terrifying explosion resounded throughout the entire courtyard; once the dust settled, the whole area had transformed into rubble under the massive shockwave, with the surrounding streetlights flickering until they finally went out.

Protected by the Divine Barriers at the center, Arno and Pulson remained unscathed, though two of the three Divine Barriers they had set up were now shattered. Not only that, but the flames were also clinging to the Divine Barriers, slowly but firmly eroding their strength.

“Is this that so-called hellfire?” Arno’s face revealed a trace of disdain as he raised his hand.

“Divine Gift of Dew”

A cerulean glow of Divine Radiance swept out; under the cover of mist, the flames clinging to the Barrier were immediately suppressed.

Just as Edwell had said, water could temporarily suppress it, and if Divine Arts were added, stripping away air and temperature could also extinguish this substance.

“Seems it is nothing special!” Arno scornfully remarked.

Pulson’s gaze then turned toward the courtyard interior. The magicians who had interrupted their destructive plans were none other than Lynn, who had arrived just in time, and Rafael, who had stayed back in the capital.

“Dean Lynn, Master Rafael!” Pearce wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and shouted joyfully.

Those stationed in the Alchemy Research Institute also showed expressions of joy; it meant they were finally safe!

“It’s good you kept a backup plan, or else the capital might really be in danger now,” Rafael said to Pulson and Arno, speaking with a relieved tone.

Fortunately, they hadn’t all rushed to the front line; otherwise, there would have been no one in the capital capable of stopping the two cardinals.

With the fall of the Alchemy Research Institute, the entire defense line might have collapsed completely, given that the power generators and all the protective magic Arrays were set up here, and many research findings could have leaked out as well.

Lynn did not reply. Although he had made arrangements as best as he could, the situation was still not optimistic. They had to resolve the trouble here quickly and quell the chaos in the capital.

“Choose an opponent, Arno. You go first!” Pulson glanced at Arno indifferently and spoke.

Arno grinned and said, “If that’s the case, I’ll take the three hundred thousand. You deal with the other one!”

Pulson nodded, quite content with this arrangement. He was not particularly passionate about wealth and glory, and he knew that someone with a bounty of three hundred thousand was not an easy target.

Three hundred thousand? Lynn frowned, not quite understanding what the two cardinals were talking about, but he suspected it was nothing good.

Nevertheless, capturing one alive and questioning him would reveal everything!

Lynn’s expression suddenly turned cold, and his right hand’s index and middle fingers trembled slightly, as if he were plucking guitar strings.

Invisible ripples spread forward at the speed of sound, forming a semicircle…

Both Arno and Pulson felt as though their brains had been heavily hammered, and their movements stalled.

Rafael, who had fought alongside Lynn, recognized this as some kind of unique Sound Wave Magic and wasn’t about to miss this opportunity.

[Dissolving Beam]

As soon as Rafael made his move, he deployed the most powerful five-ring magic he mastered!

Just as its name suggested, once it touched its target, it would swiftly decompose it, representing an advanced form of the Material Decompilation Skill.

Fortunately, the effect of the Resonance Magic was fleeting. The targeted Pulson quickly regained his senses and, before the Dissolving Beam destroyed his Divine Protection, desperately twisted his body. However, he still inevitably got hit on the shoulder, and the affected part instantly turned into nothingness…

“Damn it!” Pulson narrowly escaped death, retreating several steps. Under the power of healing magic, the vanished flesh regenerated at a rapid pace, and he reinforced himself with an even stronger Divine Protection.

Arno broke free even faster than Pulson, but unlike Pulson, he did not retreat. Instead, he lunged forward!

The tiles beneath his feet cracked and sank, and in the next instant, Arno had covered a distance of several tens of meters, appearing in front of Lynn. His hand wielded a heavy sword glowing with Divine Radiance, swinging it down from above, the blade cutting through the air with a sharp sonic boom!

Each cardinal was not only a powerful Divine Mage but also an exceptional Knight!

Unlike Pulson, who focused on using Divine Arts and neglected the training of physical prowess, Arno dedicated most of his energy to close combat. With his extraordinary speed and strength, he could often decapitate magicians before they could cast their magic!

However, this time, his opponent was clearly different. The moment the battle began, Lynn’s eyes became void, and every move of Arno’s was slowed down by hundreds of times, thoroughly analyzed.

Iron elements surged on Lynn’s empty right hand, and a sharp iron spike materialized in his palm, striking precisely at the balance point of the sword, repelling the heavy blow with a force far inferior to his opponent’s.

The Divine Radiance formed Sword Qi plowed furrows in the ground, spreading out tens of meters, and cleaving through the courtyard’s solid walls…

“Huh~” Arno was quite surprised that the opponent had deviated from his strike, but his movement did not stop, and his leg whipped over already.

[Resisting Fire Ring]

Lynn’s expression remained unchanged. Amidst the surging magic power, flames ignited around him, spreading omnidirectionally, the intense heatwave rolling and sweeping everything nearby into it…