Chapter 32: Divine Punishment
by xennovelA massive hexagram, with a diameter exceeding 90 feet, slowly rose behind Yu Sheng’an.
It was like a second sun!
Amid the terrified gazes of countless citizens of Willis City, a towering lava giant over 60 feet tall, its entire body covered in dark red magma, stepped out of the hexagram.
“March, if you dare destroy my people’s food supply, I’ll destroy your magic plantation! Smash it!!!”
An angry declaration echoed throughout Willis City.
“Roar——”
The lava giant roared toward the sky, raising its fists and slamming them down onto the magic plantation.
“Buzz!”
A pale blue magical barrier instantly appeared, floating above the magic plantation like an overturned porcelain bowl.
“Boom!”
With a tremendous bang, the giant’s magma fists, composed entirely of rock and lava, slammed hard into the barrier, causing ripples to spread out!
Shockwaves rippled outwards toward the edges of the shield.
It was like sound waves being compressed into a sonic boom, which shattered at its peak!
In an instant, the released energy turned into a shockwave that sent rocks and sand flying into the sky!
The lava giant that smashed through the barrier didn’t stop. It moved its massive legs, trampling deep into the plantation, turning countless precious plants into ash beneath its feet.
Scorching hot magma dripped from its body, landing in the magic plantation and leaving a trail of devastation. Not a blade of grass was left alive wherever it passed.
For a time, the fire spread, and ashes stretched for miles.
The thunderous stomps left the crowd following behind in a stunned and eerie silence.
“What on earth is that?”
In this moment, everyone in Willis City was left in utter shock.
Eyes wide, mouths agape, they even forgot to scream, or to run.
By the time they reacted, it was already too late to flee.
They could only stare in terror and fear at the colossal figure wreaking havoc in the plantation and the young face beside it.
Of course, there were also those whose faces flushed red with awe, planting the seeds of a desire for power!
At this point, not just the citizens of Willis, but even the seasoned magic apprentices were trembling in fear, sweat pouring down, frozen in place.
In everyone’s memory, the sudden appearance of Ajef had always been mysterious, but his temperament was very gentle, much like Doman, the Forest’s Child. He seemed to be a research-focused magician.
Many people even saw him as another Doman.
However, no one expected that Ajef was actually a summoner. The appearance of this lava giant all but confirmed his status as an Archmage!
What shocked everyone even more was his temperament—so volatile and aggressive!
Just because a wild vegetable was destroyed, without saying a word, he went straight to demolishing someone’s plantation!
And this is a magic plantation we’re talking about—it’s practically a gold mine.
Cutting off someone’s source of income is like killing their parents; this grudge might be one of life and death.
As for Aileen, who was directly involved, it was as if she had been struck by lightning!
Her body trembled uncontrollably, not from fear, but from an overwhelming and indescribable thrill that shook her to the core.
——Mr. Ajef destroyed Master March’s magic plantation… for me?
Aileen gazed at Mr. Ajef’s calm face, and a feeling akin to ‘a knight dying for their patron’ quietly blossomed in her heart.
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[Willis Magic Plantation Association] Headquarters · Villa Hall.
“March, I heard you humiliated Ajef’s assistant?”
“How did you know?”
March looked at his friend Arthur with surprise.
“This matter has already spread across the academy forum! I must say, you were way too rash. It was just a little magic apprentice; why make things difficult for him in public? Not only has it hurt your reputation, but you’ve also offended Ajef.”
“Reputation? What’s the point of reputation? I’ve come to understand that as long as you hold absolute power, who dares to gossip? Was Dundar’s reputation that good before he became an Archmage?”
March’s face showed complete indifference as he continued, “As for Ajef? Hmph, just a dog of Dundar. What’s he worth?”
Several members of the association unconsciously nodded in agreement.
March’s words were crude but spot on!
“Everyone, based on Ajef’s attitude, it seems Dundar’s ambitions might be great. What do you all think we should do?”
“If it comes to it, we should pledge allegiance to Lord Bell!”
“People can leave, but the land stays…”
As they discussed, a wave of sound penetrated the villa’s countless magical defenses and reached everyone’s ears.
“March, if you dare destroy my people’s food supply, I’ll destroy your magic plantation! Smash it!!!”
At the sound, everyone instinctively looked at March.
March’s face abruptly changed. As he was standing up from the sofa, a terrifying bang immediately followed.
“From outside the city?”
“Something’s wrong. That sound… it seems to be coming from March’s plantation’s direction.”
Everyone once again turned to March, their eyes filled with shock.
March could no longer sit still. He quickly cast Levitation Magic on himself and dashed out as if his life depended on it.
The others exchanged glances and hurriedly followed.
Almost everyone present was a Red-robed Archmage, and even a few Purple-robed Great Archmages.
When they ascended into the sky and saw the scene at March’s plantation outside the city, even with all of their experience, they were left speechless in shock!
March’s eyes turned bloodshot, and veins bulged across his forehead!
“Ajef, I’m going to kill you!”
March roared hysterically, his figure shooting toward the city outskirts like a bolt of lightning. With a wave of his hand, countless ‘stars’ appeared around him.
The stars quickly expanded, transforming into unstable balls of lightning.
It was none other than the Lightning Magic—Ball Lightning!
“Die!”
Countless lightning balls flew towards Yu Sheng’an!
Before they even reached him, a mysterious entity blocked them. Fine threads of lightning flickered in the air, vaguely outlining the forms of several winged demons.
At the same time, the crowd that had followed them suddenly noticed the sky growing progressively darker!
It was like the darkness before a storm.
Looking up, they saw a massive cloud of black clouds gathering from all directions, pressing down on the city. Within the clouds, countless flashes of lightning seemed to brew, like a thunder dragon’s scales glinting in the shadows.
Countless onlookers were terrified.
Everyone scrambled to rush back into the city. Of course, there were also the bold ones who stayed where they were.
“This is… Level Six Magic, Divine Punishment!”
Aileen’s pupils dilated, and she looked at Ajef in shock, her expression clearly one of worry!
Summoning Magic is formidable. If prepared well, it could turn the tide of battle decisively.
One person defeating several mages of the same rank was an absolute possibility!
However, if not prepared adequately, it could become extremely awkward, as summoning mages are inherently fragile. It was a type of special magic with very few variations, making countermeasures difficult.
As Aileen looked at Yu Sheng’an, the world suddenly lit up.
Two blinding beams of light soon became visible, forcing countless people to instinctively close their eyes.
In the brief moment before they shut their eyes, they saw two columns of lightning shooting out from the clouds.
One struck the lava giant;
The other shot toward Yu Sheng’an!
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The world plunged into silence.
When the blinding light finally subsided, everyone instinctively looked towards where Yu Sheng’an had been standing.
“This is—”
In the delayed rumble of thunder, everyone was so shocked by the sight before them that their minds went blank, as if they had lost their souls!