The Lord Who Levels Up by Devouring - Chapter 180

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Chapter 180. Burglary? (2)
Azure mana tore through the darkness, sweeping in all directions with devastating force.
“…!!”
“…!!”
The Worshippers’ eyes flew wide open.
…It made no sense.
The darkness unfolding before them was mana from the Dark Dimension. And the Dark Dimension operated by laws and energy properties that opposed the normal dimension.
Void, Chaos, Abyss.
Based on “uncertainty” composed of these three elements, it could not be interpreted by any existing laws of magical science.
Yet now.
The girl before their eyes was tearing through that Dark Dimension mana.
In other words.
“She… interpreted it?”
The structure of the Dark Dimension?
…It was impossible.
…It couldn’t be.
“Snap out of it!!”
The Worshipper who had been hurled backward screamed.
“Get out of here! Now!”
At his cry, two Worshippers twisted their bodies away.
Crash—!!
The darkness tore completely apart as azure mana exploded forward in a devastating wave.
The Worshipper who had been sent flying backward gnashed his teeth and roared.
“You dare mock us!!”
Hissss—!!
Space warped as dark mana flooded forth. A pitch-black darkness that devoured light consumed the azure mana, and a world of shadow unfolded.
Rising black fog corroded the space, cutting off all vision.
And the mana of Iliana, the small girl with the azure countenance, suddenly erupted.
Boom—!
The burst of light tore through the darkness.
Beyond the torn darkness, the faces of the Worshippers hung suspended.
“What is this…?”
“Impossible, utterly impossible!”
Iliana swept her hand, unleashing her mana once more.
The Worshippers’ eyes snapped wide as they cried out.
“Gulak!!”
“I’m on it!”
Darkness erupted from the mouth of Gulak, the Worshipper, swelling massively. The swollen darkness filled the rifts in the torn darkness, forming a barrier.
Iliana’s unleashed mana collided with the barrier of darkness.
Crash—!
A blast so intense it made my ears ring.
Yet the barrier of darkness remained unbroken.
“This is his power!!”
Darkness erupted. A colossal wave rippled outward from the barrier.
Whiiiiiiing—!!
With a sound like space itself tearing, Iliana’s mana convulsed erratically.
“Ugh…!”
The overwhelming pressure bearing down on her sent Iliana’s body reeling.
The azure glow of her mana vanished.
Darkness swallowed the surroundings once more.
“It’s over!!”
The moment The Worshipper clenched his fist.
Within the pitch-black darkness.
Platinum blonde hair scattered like a river of stars—whoosh.
“A mere hollow plaything!”
Isolde, princess of the Holy Kingdom.
The one who collapsed the Lawless City of Violess and annihilated Iratum and Crawlgar.
“How did you get here…?”
“This wasn’t supposed to happen?”
“Don’t panic! No matter how hollow a plaything—!”
Holy Divine Technique. Valencian style.
Radiant Strike.
Crash!!
“This madness!!”
“Invicar!!”
At the urgent cry, The Worshipper Invicar spread both hands wide within the barrier.
“Aaaaaaah!!”
As he roared, darkness exploded outward from his palms. Space warped as the barrier condensed even more rigidly.
Isolde’s gauntlets, wrapped in radiant holy power, hammered against the darkness barrier relentlessly.
Holy Divine Technique. Bianca style.
Holy Purge Assault.
Boom boom boom boom boom crash!!
“Hold it!!”
Another Worshipper, Pigress, roared out.
The eyes of the other two Worshippers, Gulak and Invicar, were bloodshot.
Pigress, who had just shouted, spread both arms wide to either side.
“Power that parasitizes hollow faith means nothing!”
Crash—!!
“Before his power, it has no significance whatsoever!”
The barrier of darkness, reinforced even further.
It didn’t crumble.
Isolde withdrew her gauntlets with a measured breath, facing a barrier unmarred by even the slightest fracture.
Within the barrier, The Worshippers were catching their breath when—
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!!
A tremendous surge of holy energy erupted from Isolde’s entire body.
…Something felt terribly wrong.
“Block it!!”
“We cannot allow this!”
Iliana’s azure mana whirled forth in a torrent.
Before anyone could react—
Fireballs, magic missiles, lightning spears, aqua fists and more materialized around them.
A dizzying array of elemental spells bloomed into existence simultaneously.
Multi-Casting.
The simultaneous invocation of multiple spells.
A technique for casting or maintaining two or more spells at once.
And yet—
“What kind of multi-casting is this—!”
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash! Boom!!
Dozens of disparate spells descended upon the dark barrier like a bombardment.
“Stay calm! The defensive barrier remains intact!”
“But we have no opening to counterattack—!”
Even exploiting opposing elements proved futile.
Fire and water, lightning and wind, light and darkness.
Diverse elemental magics layered, intertwined, and crossed in a literal onslaught.
There was no way to determine which spell’s weakness to exploit.
“Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!”
The Worshippers shrieked, pouring forth darkness in desperation.
Yet the moment darkness emerged, it was torn asunder.
…This made no sense.
Beyond the sheer power of the spells, multi-casting wasn’t simply a matter of reciting incantations twice.
Magic was the interpretation of natural phenomena and their artificial recreation.
Therefore, each spell required its own ‘independent calculation’ to manifest.
Using the same spell multiple times was relatively simple.
One could copy already-calculated operations or—
adjust parameters and execute them repeatedly.
With sufficient mana, hundreds or thousands of castings were possible.
But using two or more different spells simultaneously?
That was difficult.
The computational load increased exponentially.
Yet at least six distinct spell types were visibly active right now.
Six types of magic hovered in the air, dozens of each.
Whoosh! Crack! Boom!
…That’s impossible.
I cannot process the computational load of multi-casting on that scale.
It’s a computational burden that human intellect simply cannot bear!
That was when it happened.
From the darkness, a bird spread its wings.
A Divine Bird, its entire form radiating golden light.
The Divine Bird’s massive wings, as if woven from holiness itself, pierced through the torn darkness, burning away sin and negating existence.
As the Divine Bird’s golden eyes gleamed—
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The darkness twisted and vanished.
“Wh-what?”
“How is that even…?”
The Worshippers froze in utter disbelief.
They tried to scream, but their breath caught in their throats, leaving them speechless.
Shrieeeeeeeeeek!!
The Divine Bird’s cry resonated and erupted.
The sky above the Snowy Plain, torn free from darkness.
Wings of brilliant golden light spread wide, covering the entire sky.
From each feather, Divine Flame bloomed—
And those golden eyes were like the gaze of a god looking down from the heavens.
The Divine Bird’s soaring wingbeats revealed a sublime will that judged sin, purified existence, and rejected all evil—
“Ah… ah…”
“Stop… stop this…”
The minds of The Worshippers turned completely blank.
Sacred Martial Art. Adrian’s style.
Phoenix Heaven Breaker.
* * *
A sudden Quest, cleared just as suddenly.
◆Ugh, seriously!!!!
The system’s frustration abruptly filled my vision.
◆Is THIS what a sudden Quest is supposed to be!? Huh?!
◆Is THIS what a sudden Quest is supposed to be!!
◆If THIS is sudden, then breathing must be some kind of disaster Quest, seriously!!
The system was thoroughly annoyed.
It seemed dissatisfied that the Quests were being cleared too easily lately.
It clearly had emotions and a sense of self, yet through these Quests, it seemed to want something from me.
…Regardless.
‘Why is this happening?’
I was equally bewildered.
The previous Territory Quest had already satisfied its completion conditions.
But this sudden Quest’s objective was ‘Drive out the attackers from Whitewolf Territory’.
In other words, I could only clear it by driving out the attackers from Whitewolf Territory.
But currently, I was in Caravana.
Naturally, I couldn’t drive out the attackers from Whitewolf Territory….
‘Ah.’
I quickly understood the reason.
I didn’t know who the attackers on Whitewolf Territory were.
But regardless of who the attackers were, they couldn’t do anything to Whitewolf Territory.
Because the current military strength of Whitewolf Territory was absurd.
First, under Kai’s command, 2,730 soldiers had completed all military training.
On top of that, The Blacksmith and Srandel were currently crafting equipment from Ogre corpses.
Moreover, runic steel armor was being distributed sequentially to each unit.
The Castle Wall was also being reinforced with runic steel, with plans to add additional defensive barriers.
A naturally fortified stronghold unlike anything I’d seen in my past life.
No, it had already transcended the level of a mere fortress.
Imperviousness.
It boasted military strength sufficient to incorporate even the Ogre’s composite skills.
If The Empire attacked right now?
We could certainly repel them—.
‘Perhaps not to that extent.’
Come to think of it, that was unrealistic.
But it had reached the level where it wouldn’t fall in a single assault.
Above all.
Whitewolf Territory currently had the heroes of the Allied Forces.
The Mage of Truth, Iliana.
The Saint of Condemnation, Isolde.
The Blacksmith of the Heavens, Broombar.
Monsters worthy of the phrase ‘the strongest in the history of The Continent’ in their respective fields.
They probably would have been beaten the moment anyone attacked Whitewolf Territory, wouldn’t they?
Regardless of who the attackers were.
Seeing how the sudden Quest was cleared immediately, it certainly seemed that way.
Above all, the message was going absolutely haywire—.
◆What?! Haywire?!
◆You’ve been cheating me this whole time!!
—which made it certain that was the case.
And from this, I could deduce the mechanism of the message once more.
‘It certainly can’t read external circumstances.’
The message only responds based on my thoughts, emotions, and will.
It wasn’t a reaction that corresponded to external circumstances.
Simply put, the world was being perceived through me.
In any case.
‘I don’t need to worry too much about it.’
With still so much work to be done in Caravana, there seemed no reason to make the trip to Whitewolf Territory.
Just as I turned my steps away, that was when it happened.
Boom!!
A tremendous explosion suddenly echoed through the air.
When I looked up, the distant sky burned a vivid crimson.
I wondered if an explosives warehouse had detonated, and in that very moment—
◆A Disaster Quest has arrived.
A message suddenly flashed before my eyes.
‘A Disaster Quest?’
Simultaneously with my confusion, the Quest details materialized in my mind.
==[Sorry, I drew aggro to raid the main base]==
[Objective] – Suppress the disaster that has befallen Caravana
[Reward] – Unlock new 【Privilege】
[Refusal] – ???
Boom! Boom boom!
The explosions continued, one after another.
When I looked up, black smoke billowed above Caravana’s urban center, and the agonized screams of people pierced the air.
* * *
City Hall, located at the heart of Caravana.
Levantis, the mayor of Caravana, was once again using Fenric, his administrative secretary, as a footstool for the complaint reception desk.
“M-Mayor, please… forgive me-.”
“Be quiet, Fenric. Not putting you in a coffin is mercy enough.”
“How much longer must I serve as a footstool for the reception desk….”
“Until your wits are filed away at the complaint window.”
“This is a violation of human rights!”
“And?”
“…Yes?”
“Civil servants are those who sacrifice their rights for the welfare of the people.”
“….”
And so Levantis continued to oversee the people’s sentiments, using Fenric as a footstool for the complaint desk.
And right then.
“Mayor!! Mayoooor!!”
A great cry came from somewhere.
A City Hall employee came rushing over, breathless and frantic.
“A terrible disaster has struck!!”
The employee’s face had gone deathly pale.
But there was no need to inquire further into the reason.
Boom! Boom-boom!
A massive explosion shook the City Hall building violently.
Bookshelves collapsed, documents scattered into the air, and the glass windows on the walls shattered with a deafening crash.
“Now!! Get outside now!!”
The employee’s face was twisted with terror.
Levantis hurriedly dismounted from Fenric’s back.
And rushing out of City Hall—
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
“P-please, save me!!”
The entire city was in absolute chaos.
People poured out onto the streets everywhere, fleeing in panic.
Terror filled the faces of those running. They limped desperately onward, their faces covered in blood, yet refusing to stop.
“Help us! There’s a child over there!”
“Someone’s trapped here! Someone help—!!”
Screams and wails filled the air.
Some were pinned beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings, unable to move, while others clung to pillars, crying out for salvation.
A scene of utter pandemonium.
The city that had been peaceful mere moments ago had transformed into a disaster zone in just minutes.
This was a sight one might only witness in the Lawless City, Violess.
No—it was a horror even Violess could never produce.
“Wh-what is this…?”
Levantis was at a loss for words.
Boom! Boom-boom!!
The explosions continued relentlessly.
The situation only worsened by the moment.
Buildings crumbled continuously, and flames spread across the streets, cutting off all escape routes.
“What on earth is happening…!”
Levantis turned sharply to the employee who had come to report.
“The cause! Have you identified the cause?”
“Th-that is…!”
The employee’s face was frozen in fear, unable to answer.
“Has an Ogre appeared?”
“Th-that is… we still haven’t….”
“Determined anything?”
“Y-yes, that’s correct.”
“What do you…?”
Boom!!
Another explosion tore through the air.
Another employee came rushing over from the side, gasping and shouting.
“An unidentified mist is heading toward the Orlando Residential District!”
Levantis’s face hardened into stone.
The Orlando Residential District was where the vast majority of the city’s citizens made their homes.
A sector densely packed with children, the elderly, and patients receiving medical treatment.
Levantis tore off his coat and shouted.
“As of this moment, we enter full wartime protocol! All Guard Corps units, seal off the approaches to the Orlando Residential District!”
The Guard Corps moved instantly at Levantis’s command.
Commanders began issuing orders to their respective units, and the interior of City Hall transformed into an emergency war footing.
“Citizen protection is our absolute priority! Move out, all of you!”
The City Hall staff mobilized to the scene with medical equipment and rosters, ready for rescue operations.

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