Chapter 103

Boom—

The light that was more dazzling than the sun robbed everyone of their sight, and the explosion in an instant briefly robbed everyone of their hearing. The whole world turned white, and it felt like everything was shaking.

Only the 'Teigu users' or the holders of the 'God's Eye' could clearly see what happened at that moment.

A dazzling ray shot out from the top of the head of the supreme imperial weapon, the Protector of the Nation. Immediately, a thousand-meter 'sun' appeared where soldiers from both sides of the imperial capital were fighting, and fire and shock waves that destroyed everything shot straight into the sky.

Buildings, soldiers, and poor people fleeing for their lives—everything was engulfed in flames. Just an ordinary ray formed the ultimate military power of modern civilization that had mastered nuclear energy technology—the nuclear explosion. A thousand-meter-wide red fireball slowly formed into a mushroom cloud.

Even though she had known the power of the Supreme Imperial Arms for a long time, Najenda was still stunned after witnessing it with her own eyes.

Bulat's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat: "In an instant..." After regaining consciousness, he clenched his teeth: "That damn little emperor! What just happened? How many people died?!"

The sudden, terrifying destructive power struck the imperial capital, and the eyes of ordinary people were instantly filled with despair.

Leone, with her heightened senses, rubbed her eyes and looked under the firelight: "No!"

Lubbock also rubbed his eyes and was stunned: "It's okay! Only the buildings and the ground were damaged—the people are all fine!"

"What? How could people be unharmed in front of such an exaggerated explosion?!"

"It's true! There's nothing!"

"What's going on?!"

Najenda raised her head, her eyes widening slightly, and she smiled.

The sky above the imperial capital had a thousand-meter-tall, phantom scale that seemed to hold up the heavens. It emitted a light like countless fireflies, and the light fell on every ordinary person in the imperial capital.

The light turned into a thin bubble-like film, blocking all external damage.

"This is Lady Furina. Only the power of a god can protect ordinary people from harm."

At the site of the explosion, ordinary people who were unscathed stood up from the ruins in a daze. When they saw the completely destroyed ruins around them, they looked at themselves, then raised their heads and looked at the sky. They still hadn't understood that this was the gods protecting them from harm.

The emotions and enthusiasm of being protected made their faith in the gods even purer.

"God, thank you for protecting us."

"Thank you, Lord God of Justice."

"Lady Furina..."

The soldiers, after praying to the gods, resumed their participation in the battle, while ordinary civilians clasped their hands piously to their chests. In the current crisis, apart from being protected by the gods, they could do nothing but pray.

The harsh sound of air evaporating continued as the supreme imperial weapon, the Protector of the Nation, continued to emit rays that triggered nuclear explosions under the control of the hysterical young emperor.

Boom—

In another place in the imperial capital, a sun rose thousands of meters high. But aside from the destruction of buildings and land, although people were lifted into the air by the shockwave, they were slowly transported to a safe place as if they were wrapped in bubbles.

Boom—

One place after another in the imperial capital was attacked, and red mushroom clouds rose several kilometers into the air. The ground constantly shook as if experiencing the strongest earthquake in history. The dazzling light made it hard for everyone to open their eyes.

Not only the imperial capital, but also the troops outside the capital who were surrounding it were enveloped by the attack. But these soldiers were also protected by the power of the gods, and they remained unscathed no matter where they were in the nuclear explosion.

The young emperor hysterically vented the power of the supreme imperial weapon, trying to escape the reality that he was the king of a collapsing nation.

"All rebels, disappear! Disappear! All of you, disappear!"

"Ahhhhh—"

Rumble, rumble, rumble—

In less than a minute, one-third of the streets and land of the thousand-year-old imperial capital had been turned into scorched earth under the attack of the supreme imperial weapon. The entire imperial capital covered an area of hundreds of kilometers and was home to at least one-thirtieth of the empire's population. As the population grew, it continued to expand toward the periphery.

The built area was larger than the area occupied by a modern country with a population of 10 million. Unlike modern cities with high-rise buildings, the buildings in the capital did not exceed five floors.

This was the first time the young emperor had controlled the Supreme Imperial Equipment. The imperial equipment consumed a tremendous amount of physical and mental energy, and by now, more than half of his strength had been consumed.

He stopped the attack and looked at the places he had attacked. Guilt and regret washed over him when he saw the prosperous imperial capital of a thousand years turned into scorched earth. But when he noticed that neither the civilians nor the rebels were harmed, his pupils shrank, and he raised his head to look at the scales above his head—scales that were countless times larger than the Supreme Imperial Instrument.

The young emperor muttered to himself in awe, "Are gods... really gods?"

"No... So what if it is a god? I am still a god! This empire that has been passed down for generations is the order of the gods—"

The young emperor roared and drove the Teigu to attack the scales in the sky.

Buzz—

The atmosphere shook, and red rays shot into the sky. The scale was a phantom condensed from people's beliefs—it was not an entity. All attacks passed through the scales harmlessly, and the clouds above were punctured with large circular holes thousands of meters wide.

"It has ended."

A soft voice echoed across the sky, louder than any other sound.

Everyone in the imperial capital raised their heads to look at the source of the sound. They all saw a blue figure coming from outside the imperial capital. It was as if there was a road in the sky, and that figure, covered in aqua-blue light, walked gracefully upon it.

Although the distance was far, everyone could clearly see her appearance. Her gentle voice reached their ears, and fear, excitement, and fanaticism gradually turned into calm as they listened to the words of the god.

[Listen!]

[People who have gathered here]

[No matter what status you were born into, no matter what hardships you have experienced]

[No matter what crimes you have committed, no matter whether you have hurt others]

[People who are facing each other with swords here, please put down the sharp weapons in your hands now.]

[I, Furina de Fontaine, Queen of all waters, all directions, all peoples, and all laws, God of Justice, convey to you at this moment the will of the gods.]

[Tell your sufferings to the gods, confess your sins to the gods, and the gods will fairly define your right and wrong.]

Furina carried a small blue scale in her right hand as she walked in the air towards the madly attacking supreme Teigu, and she spoke sincerely to everyone in this world.

[Because the Creator defined humans at the moment of creation, and everyone is born equal.]