MTLNOVEL Chapter 265: Cersei Takes Action_2
Bishop Morgan had immediately stood up from her seat, her astonishment greater than An Su's. She incredulously stared at the Holy Hall, but saw no Alchemy Magic Array, no Wind-Quelling Magic, not even a typical magic barrier, nor any traces of magic power fluctuations.
But the Wind of Calamity had indeed come to a halt, halted without any apparent reason!
This miraculous scene could only be described as a level-up. It defied all physical laws and magical regulations, a paradox that didn't exist in reality. Only a divine miracle could describe this scene!
A few spectators burst into cheers, privately declaring that the Radiant Goddess had descended.
"How did you do it?"
Bishop Morgan turned to look at Merlin. Her Eye of the Sun sparkled intensely,
"Did you design a hidden Alchemical Array? To think it even deceived me, a demigod...No, or was it done through legal maneuvers? A Wind-Quelling Magic Array? Or perhaps it was done using a Wind-Stabilizing Magical Device...?"
This Nether World was designed by Merlin.
As an Alchemical Bishop, her curiosity was completely piqued. Merlin's alchemy had deceived even her. How profound and rare must the circuits in this array be?
"Hmph, very simple,"
Merlin revealed an inscrutable expression and said indifferently, his hands behind his back posing as an expert, "I didn't create any Alchemical Array, it would have been too costly."
Bishop Morgan's pupils constricted. Could it be—
Merlin's expression turned enigmatic, "Any complex design only dims the essence. The greatest truths are simple. This Holy Hall is the culmination of my design aesthetics, unpermitable, unremovable, as if hidden in the background, using the air to solidify the wind, using invisible walls to isolate everything from the outside world."
Merlin stood up, spreading his arms, and from his Pure White Eyes burst the brightest radiance, "Colorless and formless, silent and shapeless, this is the ultimate meaning of alchemy. Its name is—"
[Air Wall]
What the hell, this is the damn Air Wall!!
An Su's mouth twitched violently, his face filled with frustration.
He manipulated the Saintess Face, trying to enter the Holy Hall from various angles, but he failed to enter, always just one step away, futile like a monkey jumping up and down.
He had never imagined that Old Thief Merlin had advanced to such an extent, even bringing out the legendary 'Air Wall'!
From the killing door, the manic blade, coupled with this heaven-defying Air Wall, the Old Thief Merlin with the complete set was unstoppable, merging the three into one, unmatched, as if no force could challenge his zenith.
"An Su will never be able to infiltrate the interior of the Life Holy Hall!" Merlin's corners of the mouth raised in a wild smile, "Because I never actually did the interior of the Life Holy Hall! I had already spent all the funds and materials!"
Bishop Morgan gasped in shock. She had never imagined, after all Merlin's talk about colorlessness, formlessness, and the simplicity of the ultimate alchemy magic, that it meant he hadn't built anything at all!
A nonexistent model naturally couldn't be entered.
The pinnacle of alchemy was, it seems, to not alchemize anything at all... She watched Merlin with a frustrated face, having previously thought that Merlin had designed a sophisticated magic array to keep disaster at bay. Originally, it was merely a physical obstacle. Enjoy new stories from My Virtual Library Empire
Since yellow wind couldn't enter the Holy Hall, it couldn't destroy the Life Workshop, Stitched Life continued to emerge incessantly from the workshop... An Su frowned slightly, looking displeased. He had never imagined Merlin would pull such a stunt.
An Su would never be able to infiltrate the interior of the Holy Hall. This also affected his plans significantly.
In one hour, dawn would arrive.
And Princess Cersei's grand prayer ceremony would be entirely completed by then, ending the Nether World entirely and harvesting all the Stitched Life.
An Su's original plan was to eliminate all the Stitched Life before Princess Cersei's ceremony finished, destroy the Life Workshop, and thus even if Princess Cersei completed the magic ceremony, she would score nothing, also inadvertently helping An Su complete his second task, 'Protect the Dawn Saintess until the Dawn Ceremony is completed.'
But now, An Su's plan was in crisis. The Life Workshop couldn't be destroyed, and the Stitched Life couldn't be entirely eliminated.
It seemed he would have to resort to plan B.
Unless absolutely necessary, An Su didn't want to directly oppose Princess Cersei; but what he couldn't believe was that Princess Cersei would have any good intentions towards him.
Both sides knew the other was a newcomer.
Only one hour left till it gets cool... According to the frequency of the Stitched Life's creation intervals, at most, there would be one or two more attacks, and the priority was to score as much as possible in these two attacks.
An Su looked towards the star screen,
[Task three: Please eliminate as many Stitched Life as possible]
[102 third-tier Stitched Life eliminated, 20 fourth-tier Stitched Life eliminated]
[Task three current score: 5 points (out of a total of 10 points)]
He must intensify his efforts... An Su resolved in his heart. Since he couldn't enter the Holy Hall, he would first poison the Followers of Life around the perimeter;
The Saintess Brand fans changed direction, blowing the lingering yellow wind into the rest of the structures of the Fortress of Corpses, such as the tower and the moat. Sands filled the sky, and the breath of calamity permeated within the Fortress of Corpses. Esoteric Warriors clutched their throats and covered their mouths and noses, crying and fleeing in a sorry state.