Chapter 198: The Mercy of God (3)
wp0W62x“Law? Does your law include the crime of murder?”yUC0iEZ
CJJ“Of course. A believer can never harm another believer. If he commits murder, he will be severely punished according to the verdict of the Internal Department.”2XLC
rx8ZmW“Then what is it that you are doing now? If the crime of murder exists in your law, why do you carry out the Liquor of Anecdotes?”c3v
o35“I do not understand what you are talking about. Are you really a Nephilim? Do your words not sound like those of a heretic?”zci
onI0fVr“Whether I am a Nephilim or whatever does not matter. I am someone who does not know the limit of his own life. That is why I can live each day giving my best. But look at them. They are alive, but it is not a real life. How is that different from the murder you mention?”mBfDJD3
mTnBpNo voices of reproach or support arose among the believers. However, the atmosphere was becoming more and more tense.VHXB
2uRKIt was a contradiction that any believer must have felt at least once.ib0
B4crcbuThe Liquor of Anecdotes certainly seemed irrational. But no one rejected it because the inertia accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years continued to act.758
C10asMCountless people have become giants through the Liquor of Anecdotes. The fact that it has always been done and that it will continue to be done blocked the judgment of the believers.z20
lF4Lim9“You who deny the Law of Ra, we were born from the giants. The Liquor of Anecdotes is the divine disposition that returns our life. Do you wish your existence to be extinguished forever? If among the believers there is someone who wishes that, let him step forward. I myself will beg that it be done.”AldZq7
KIIF9ANo one stepped forward.JbHMUa
orFmSqAccording to what the believers had transmitted since ancient times, the giants created by the Liquor of Anecdotes traveled through Purgatory and then returned to decompose again into individuals.OnimMRk
3cvpmWxIt is better to live eternally than to die. And if one must inevitably die, at least one wishes to preserve the possibility of returning.x3gT
su4VRhThat is life.w2uy
gGeRa dominated life in that way.Xa8gq
3hoSSatisfied with the silence of the believers, the executor pointed at Shirone and shouted.OfUqgR
mID9“You are a heretic! Even if you are a Nephilim, you have no right to intervene in the Law! Arrest that man! Let him pay for blaspheming against the sanctity of Ra!”tJ3F
b0G2r“Shirone, this has become complicated. We have to retreat now!”VcBAs
yL2jiAmy grabbed Shirone’s wrist, but he freed himself and remained where he was.NGW4uJ
EZFHr5“No. I will not leave. I have to save Kanya’s mother. I have to save her.”o5LE
KqFuy8bFrom the front, more than ten kergoines drew their swords and launched themselves to attack. Using the technique of the giants, they moved with the speed of a cheetah.97E2
tb7Shirone pushed his way into their center. The kergoin at the front raised his sword. The others surrounded him, brandishing their weapons.hGYJu
zTx0rYAt that instant, Shirone’s Fury exploded.FTNB
hUi9A mantle of light struck the kergoines. The mass contained in the photons was tiny, so at first it only caused numbness, but by lashing twenty times per second, the rebound force transmitted the sensation that the body was going to tear apart.4pTyoU
DxFThe kergoines surrounding him were thrown away.SXkH
dg3XTmLSliding across the ground, with their buttocks dragging over the earth, they looked at him with eyes full of horror.YdVrZ
g4tM“Ne-Nephilim? He really was a Nephilim?”vn8b0vJ
pgLLight magic had a strong psychological effect. It was a phenomenon that only angels could manifest, and it served to engrave in their minds that Shirone was a Nephilim.vgGW
rjKTaking advantage of the momentum, Shirone concentrated the Photon Cannon.ykAex
niSQt0The executor, sensing the danger, stepped in front of the bronze statue. At that moment, a flash shot out from Shirone.4ZQ5Ft
9Sl27TWith almost animal reflexes, the executor twisted his body. The flash grazed his side, and he felt as if his entrails were being crushed.NcA6p
qVGP6EcBut the pain was a secondary problem.r4ow6y
tVyGUN5When the Photon Cannon struck the statue of the giant, a solemn resonance spread, as if a bell had been struck.qq9D
MBW5The sound waves vibrated throughout the place, and the believers stepped back covering their ears.2sx
eojybqlSomeone was shouting something, but the ringing that remained in their ears was stronger than any voice.h3uib
r7sH3R9Even so, the statue of the giant remained intact.3RA
07dqThe power of the Photon Cannon was enough to dent an iron door, but on the statue there was not the slightest mark.Q2pBO5A
rd0WwThe eyes of the believers filled with jubilation.DwaXil
BQIvML“Oh! Anke Ra! Save us!”ntDoo
9bv3Id“Do not abandon us! Eternal life, eternal life!”P77pkd
0Ta7ISgSeeing that the situation was worsening, Amy stepped forward. She had to take Shirone and get him out of there no matter what.Y0x
SYehdAt that moment, Rian grabbed her shoulder and made her turn around.ueeOKgm
B7tXEcR“Wait. Shirone has not finished yet.”OCT
xNg4s43“That is not the problem. If we do not escape now, we will have to fight all of them.”gDPl6u
V716ic“Then we fight.”dDnLmj
bRbXmjAmy finally turned her head. It had nothing to do with the friendship they had shared until then.P6Y0Yp
ejpAt that moment, Rian was only Shirone’s knight.UfXxV
gRU1“What is wrong with you, Rian? Do you have something to say?”i91
4zEYB“Yes. You are acting strangely. What do you intend to achieve by stopping Shirone?”0hBRzZ
X8HG“Obviously we have to flee! If we become enemies of Heaven, there will be no one to help us.”soNLm0
0KFBL“And Kanya’s mother?”9C8c8a6
KBcRnAmy’s heart skipped a beat.53HKh
jaZ083xShe realized that she was not truly feeling the death of another person.gZo
fRt0B1“Shirone is trying to save Kanya’s mother. Just as he did with Sister Marsha when she was an enemy, just as he did for the students of the magic academy. Then why do you not want to help him? Or do you think that because this is not the world we lived in, we have no responsibility at all for the deaths of the people here?”ZmGRblN
h2f“Ah…”M4vB
oQQbMr4Rian’s analysis was correct.UQwzh8
2XEYv7Because it was a place where different rules and laws were applied, Amy had thought that they did not have to bear the deaths that they themselves had chosen.80GF
nqVoPD“Amy, whether this place is Heaven or anywhere else, what is happening is happening before our eyes. Shirone said that he can save Kanya’s mother. That is why I will fight alongside Shirone.”kfoTFw
yF4E2Amy scanned the plaza with her gaze. Around Shirone, the mecas armed with Signa and Exd and the nor who wielded ancient magic were surrounding him.CX9n
TvRThe human mind is not something insignificant. Even if this were Heaven, the truth of life could not change.G41aeM
ayybiFThe expression of conflict disappeared from Amy’s face.WYHf
qh1“I also trust Shirone. Come on, Rian.”07y7f8p
39wgqWhen Amy rushed forward, her friends immediately followed her.vdp
fPVA flash shone in the place where the believers surrounded Shirone, and more than a dozen people were thrown outward. Shirone appeared after unleashing his Fury, and Amy leaned against his back as she asked:Cr6DOI
hnOH“Are you alright? You are not injured?”s6KawV
b7BV0“Yes. Signa and Exd are weak at long range, and ancient magic seems to be mostly wind-type. It is also weak. I think they are worse than Clove.”6PoS
pdpsCMFrom Heaven’s perspective, Purgatory was hell.BUL
PksTNo matter how mediocre Clove was, he was still a magician who traveled through the relentless Purgatory, so he could be considered of a higher level than those here.jczj
fD51841Shirone’s group resisted the attacks of the believers from their respective positions.N1L
mb6FThe problem was that they could not counterattack freely. If casualties arose while they tried to persuade them, the situation could worsen even more.kY1ls
Mab“Tsk, how annoying.”D1ML
qOtcvWKanis placed his hand on the ground and launched Shadow Wall.yvmL
g0JFrom the surface of the shadow that rose like a wall, sharp spikes sprouted.VnlU
M6dThe meca stepped forward with Exd raised to block, but they also had no clear way to attack.4cX5tfq
aZtUF— Shirone, we cannot hold out forever. You have to decide now.cBD
3KP4Shirone’s thoughts became complex. In reality, there was a way to end the battle without continuing to fight.OT7T3
7ebnShining.egBxK
Y1C9uJeIf he unleashed an intense light that momentarily blocked the enemy’s vision, the combat atmosphere would immediately cool down.HwN
sJG‘But will Shining be enough?’dREfslb
tAhXnTwThe biggest problem was that it was broad daylight. No matter how much he increased the intensity, he could not surpass the sunlight.nK14L
SqXl9QYThe reason it was difficult to create a light stronger than the sun lay in the vibratory nature of light.FHSqw
eRKvVHe had to increase to the maximum the number of photons in a given surface, but vibrating light had limits of compression.MUrTt
tRCjfq‘How can I increase the intensity?’NOARz
4eInuPOAt that instant, Shirone’s eyes shone.IlSa
ZeGHe could not stop the vibration of light. But perhaps he could emit a light more intense than the sun.F7Ag7c
Iyebp8z— Close your eyes! I am going to launch Shining!p3rY
wWyqCyShirone stopped and entered his Spirit Zone. The particles of light began to gather rapidly.xgKlH7
Yu35His friends closed their eyes, but Kanis, who maintained the defensive barrier, looked at Shirone.na6lI
fcK‘What is that? Why does the light look like that?’3My
47AslFThe light accumulating around Shirone was much dimmer than that of a normal Shining. That it was weak meant he had reduced its luminescence. In other words, he was suppressing the vibration somehow.qxpBAto
q7o‘He unified the polarization direction.’UMXvHZC
8Mv3UASome particles vibrate vertically and others horizontally. Shirone applied gravity to the photons to unify the direction of their vibration.TbgGO7v
oNTZ46GThe result was astonishing. A number of photons naturally impossible was concentrating in a single point.hKrN
o2P2OrwBeing more stabilized than normal photons, the color of the light was close to gray.WxZdZb
MzVuWhen Shining began to emit white light, it reached a density dozens of times higher than usual.vIC
eZnLZ0j— Now!FMQ0q
SOBYShirone tightly closed his eyes and released the control of the photons. The particles of light scattered in all directions like runaway colts.I6CHm6
f14AThe white light that seemed to devour the world reached 300,000 lumens. More than twice as intense as looking directly at the midday sun.TWyp
Rbl3vYbWithout seeing, Shirone knew that the magic had succeeded.EdoWTkw
mXRjMuThe intensity was such that even with his eyes closed he could vaguely distinguish shadows.dSQh68v
zBNFM‘It worked! It really worked!’7zw
LL8zDivine particles were the central principle of the magic that Shirone dominated.QLMAI
IkvPhoton Cannon, based on mass. Laser, based on energy. And now, Shining Impact, which compressed photons to provoke an explosion of flash.fevO6f
IImJn5rBy surpassing the intensity of natural light, it was a non-lethal magic capable of neutralizing living organisms regardless of time or place.UhbyL
knmnJQEven after the light disappeared, the believers kept their eyes closed. They leaned backward just in case and covered their faces with their arms.czNDj
742CSilence fell.9pr
YyaJAShirone’s group opened their eyes first, and then the believers began to open them, looking around cautiously.XU3oK
ZicX“Ne-Nephilim. He is a Nephilim.”lRI
4RAf3zWhen someone murmured that, the meca began to drop their weapons one after another.GMYIG
z2WVG2cShining Impact had achieved more than stopping the battle.Mv0WSZ
g8T4bqrNot even by making a contract with the spirit of light would it be possible to create a light more intense than the sun.60N5N
B9iNk4JAnd if someone capable of doing it existed, without a doubt it would be an angel who handled the power of light.2P8P
TXuv0Tess wiped the sweat running beneath her chin.gnrkKvF
gTh“Huff. Shirone, what kind of magic was that? I thought I was going to go blind.”g8NyBv6
pKdASiAlthough she said it jokingly, she was sincere. Never in her life had she felt such intense light.UQTTjo
fmRIRian approached while sheathing his great sword.VIjX
Fzy7Hv1“In any case, you have already neutralized the enemies. Now all that remains is to stop the Liquor of Anecdotes?”gYiHbjO
vKOZB“It will not be easy. Unlike the other believers, the kergoines are not wavering.”lwzf
Og4Just as Amy said, the executor and those in charge of the ritual were looking at Shirone with stern eyes.9MKoC
5qqnkVvOf course they had also been intimidated by the power of Shining Impact.rb1crca
vJMOsBut if they considered it the power of a Nephilim, there was no reason for them to suffer a psychological blow.mG42
Il8X1qFor those who only followed Ra, inferior laws were not frightening.mPbh
kp3ntTm“Do you think you will come out unharmed after doing this, Nephilim? You have disturbed the sacred Law of Ra. If the Internal Department moves, your life will also end today.”nNhdS
ksZ1Os“Try it if you can. Not even I know the limit of my life. You cannot decide it at your whim.”xTD
TmbThe executor frowned.9pt
Ex5Y0lMHe wanted to decapitate him on the spot, but honestly he had no intention of fighting.Eghp
eUQh5hHe had dedicated his entire life to reaching those 187 years. Eternal life was within his reach. He could not end here.qWG6jb
XZMoD9A reddish aura formed in Shirone’s palm.P7s4gv
FfpNow that the believers were frightened, it was the last opportunity. Instead of provoking more anger with a Photon Cannon, he planned to destroy it with certainty using a laser.BGWUrjt
SYfA crimson beam projected toward the statue, and the believers stepped back in horror.uHsC
taNhz1But no one launched another attack.xX2UKY
g7EIf Shirone was a Nephilim, he was not someone the believers could do anything against by themselves.xm0uI
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