Chapter 200: The Mercy of God (5)
3xZiShirone clenched his teeth. There was nothing more he could do.Bj1VEM
adw8uZIt seemed that he could still cast magic, but if he tried to use teleportation in his current state, his body would be torn to pieces.nugan
zRctBh‘Damn it! I have to move somehow.’rjtO6N4
SRWIf time kept passing like this, Kanya’s mother would die.4D3hWWT
c5GK7INo, everyone would die. In the end, the only thing that would remain would be a grotesque giant whose name no one would know.BF9J
Qlfg“Resign yourselves, foolish humans. No one can interfere with the law of Ra.”vvgZ6oY
EyXIgirin contemplated with satisfaction the scene of all the humans kneeling.PcVNNW
TSXThis was authority. Obedience is not imposed; it arises voluntarily.m2tZ
Rtb“Damn it, why is it so heavy?”ZJJXD
B6pZxUUpon hearing the voice coming from behind the statue, Igirin’s face hardened.jkGY9
AVAM5x4Then footsteps were heard, tac, tac. As if a ghost had appeared, everyone turned their heads toward that place.F0HO
zp02kKTess shouted with her face lit up.RkfcXy
jP5“Rian!”RHyx
qqkUpUrRian advanced with his face twisted in a grimace.HMQl3
SBpy9GHe felt as if his body weighed a ton.SzOq6t
sofswvPEven so, he was not crushed because the load was distributed throughout his body.QEl178
Z8an“What the hell did you do to me? My body weighs a lot.”Pq6
9nd1m“How can he move…?”ukMnSF
cKOQnYfIt was not a magic that could be resisted with brute force alone.84rzmq0
TTd8MSince the load was applied in proportion to muscle mass, the stronger someone was, the heavier his own body became.38aQbR
5F18tIf someone could move, there was only one possibility.J3MY
ed1k6He had to produce a force greater than the one his own body could generate.vHsAU
Ck7Of course, that could not be considered something proper of a normal human either.AphOY
h2C‘Generating a force beyond the body? No that cannot be. It is one of the highest-level abilities among the arts of the giants.’JvZiIz
knRWhile Igirin sank into thought, a dull sound was heard from where Shirone’s group was.GXJ2
FdL“Hehehe. What an entertaining magic. That is why battles are interesting.”U4bhx
TdzPmvAHarvest suddenly emerged from Kanis’s shadow.FUgo2ag
4BgWmHShirone understood it when he saw Rian and Harvest.N9WlMmL
8vYYcThe applied load was not absolute, but relative.FbCO
9pHIf the principle of activation was different, the way to counter it would also be different.zPvB
irPFyIdIt was crucial information.fLnyFq
Oxe“Let’s see if you can catch me.”WjpDXQ
6y2YDICHarvest lunged at Igirin.qX2luU
VBHBut the flying ability of the chief of the fairies was not something to take lightly either.VSk
IUAWhile Shirone watched the aerial pursuit for an instant as if it were a dance of combat, he shouted toward Rian.MCQl5j
36Fy“Rian! There is no time! You have to destroy the statue!”xwmrLgx
14TWhen Rian raised his great sword in front of the statue, Igirin’s face filled with shock.EoG8
GACPL8RThe shadow pursuing her might not be human, but the swordsman certainly was a human of flesh and blood.Jh4
2a2zAWTo wield a great sword while trapped by an exceptional regulation, the mastery of the body had to approach one hundred percent.f84E
PF6caRian shouted with all his strength and struck the statue.ktlegKR
eHssBang!eN9H
DKFThe believers were startled, but not even a crack appeared on the statue.VtWEf
BNqPRian clenched his teeth.Vuryjvv
CbR6RvvHe wanted to destroy everything without thinking, but in the current situation the only thing he could do was strike again.H2LlPQJ
1UTtT“Damn it! If it were not for this damn magic!”GRgwox
5CLThe liquid inside the spheres had already reached halfway.fJaS0K
8izdVThe subjects had closed their eyes, as if they had already resigned themselves.O1Kr5vw
NGCjo2From their point of view, they probably hated Rian more.64K
BXSxvOIf no one had interfered, by then everything would have already ended in peace.shK
ijjElArin spoke through the mental channel.yAy24vV
34s93— We have to find a method. It makes no sense that only with a verbal decree she can restrict the movements of hundreds of people. It does not comply with equivalent exchange. There must be a condition we do not know.SfHDo
vEsnQeShirone thought the same.VFQf
wXmNo matter how extraordinary an exceptional regulation was, everything occurred within the zero-sum balance of equivalent exchange.l8h6dSs
QTYJSGiven the intensity of the ability, there had to be a way to break free even while under restriction.CLE
PRj5MEShirone remembered Marsha’s advice.TzmZ
5VFExceptional regulations are deeply linked to the nature of the caster.UOJHU6L
lEI9YEfIgirin was the fairy of authority. Therefore, her ability was probably related in some way to the concept of authority.Qz6yk
KKAlORY“Hyaaa!”TIk0
6iSRian did not give up and kept striking the statue.n5LRBUQ
qkjNEach time the thunderous sound echoed, the faces of the believers turned paler one after another.A6mAjZx
HV7H5BAt that moment, Amy’s red eyes began to burn.ooPxeN
GRuThe memory of her self-image had immediately detected a change in her body.pXrA
7HvekU— Shirone, the restraining force is not fixed. A moment ago the weight decreased by five kilograms. Now seven… nine… Every time Rian strikes with the sword, the weight decreases.5KrI
pNrVTShirone’s eyes shone.Wc7c
2rKUvwThanks to Amy’s words, he understood the mechanism of Igirin’s exceptional regulation.4w44
fFOoL1“Rian! Keep striking! The Liquor of Anecdotes is not a regeneration technique! It is simply murder!”SDt
T4FYWD— Shirone! It just decreased sixty kilograms! Do not tell me that this…!VXzBSqz
pUcIT— Exactly! I am not completely sure, but it seems that Igirin converts authority into a numerical value to generate physical force. The more people doubt, the weaker the load will be.XJu80
QUDhmAs if confirming Shirone’s thought, Igirin’s expression twisted.bgKt
nPmUpon hearing them shout that the Liquor of Anecdotes was murder, the counter of doubt suddenly skyrocketed.IPfQPvw
1S8It was not a simple desperate cry.yTBO8f
9kfIt meant that the heretics had discovered the activation condition of the magic.GHHEvd
pCvExceptional regulation Ruler.WUpT0LW
vuDj3Igirin could place a scale that measured faith and doubt over the targets within her domain.p61dEd
pyknlfpAt the moment she pronounced the decree, all nearby living beings were divided between those who believed and those who doubted.GoVfy
adAZKbCurrently, in the central plaza there were 318 people.m9oZa
ds1G05The proportion was 293 believers against 25 doubters.sB1IH
9XXP1PIf everyone believed in Igirin, the load applied per unit area equaled one hundred percent of physical strength, so theoretically it would be impossible to move.inI
18I18pOn the contrary, if the proportion of believers fell below half, the price of usurpation would be activated.9G3qDV
BcidgOgIgirin would have to endure for twenty-four hours a load equivalent to one hundred percent of her own strength.QGeSm
4zC6HShirone understood why Rian’s actions influenced the magic.oEweU
AIhuThe fear that the symbol of heaven might be destroyed was planting doubts in the hearts of the believers.Jiq9
zMoFbIn fact, every time Rian struck the statue of the giant, the load weakened slightly.sD7
xjWZ“Wake up! The Liquor of Anecdotes is a lie! It is a technique to kill you!”OOf
sm5FyHe continued pressing the believers, but the load no longer decreased.lgi64
qaPTrials strengthen faith.Mydj
ifqaijVAlthough some were terrified, others surely reinforced their conviction even more.iBe0
bD5NSgA“Shut up! The ones deceiving us are you!”rQSxc6
FWSB“Kill them! Kill the heretics!”E7UezgK
VkMIThe fury of the most fanatical believers reached its peak when they saw that the statue was being damaged.oLT3lp
9D5As more people became fanatics, even those who doubted gradually began to change their minds.LNp
KYLqShirone knew it, but he did not give up.OT3riV
7fJIt was the only form of resistance possible in a situation where he could not even move.zGAm4t
WSADT“You say the Liquor of Anecdotes is a regeneration technique? Next time it will be your turn! Why can you not understand it?!”ymiI
gmBhC“We will follow the law! We will exhaust the life Ra granted us and return to our original body!”WZt
zomdz66Shirone clenched his teeth.W9SlvLr
LjBouy8Beyond exceptional regulations or anything else, the stubbornness of the believers drove him to despair.XnBe
ow2Dp“You can live longer! Those who are chosen for the Liquor of Anecdotes do not have to die today!”KZkCLvy
rFaAs if it were a lie, the clamor of the believers faded.PZVx
equ6HkEveryone looked at Shirone with expressions of shock.M9dyko2
rlBnTjTaking advantage of the sudden silence, Harvest abandoned the pursuit of Igirin.1TWrIuH
oreYNIn any case, the battle would not be decided that way.jTS
DAtPIt concluded that it would be better to shake the believers’ minds with psychological warfare instead of continuing to move aimlessly.LRhnQQ
zUNIgirin frowned.zL8zIc
kna7333The proportion already showed how effective that comment had been.vdZb98
f0yr267 against 51.3QoJ4
u1aSeventeen percent of those present had begun to doubt.b1J3
sz4HGLVThe load had weakened enough to be clearly felt on the skin.qhl
7vMw0That sudden change in sensation also harmed the stability of her authority.rNs0
HfQrpD3“Can we live…? Can we… live longer?”bWN9e
nLgmk“That is right. If those chosen truly died now because their life had run out, at least it could be called a funeral. But they are not dying! The Liquor of Anecdotes cannot be your grave!”oqHDd
7WN— Shirone, what are you saying?4AY
Y0V8Amy could not believe it.IVtIVdm
qyuKWere the believers not following the life record precisely because it was absolute?aaNa
7xClQgKIf this was only an improvisation to get out of the situation, the consequences would be serious.gWST
mgPKEven Shirone was not completely sure.AG4I
z32But after thinking all night, he reached the conclusion that at least there was a possibility.ZTvzof
FPiwnr“I met heretics in purgatory. Among them there were people who were not born in heaven. Because of that, they do not know their own remaining life. But they are also not subject to the control of their life by someone else.”QDHi
Y57Kd“That is natural, because they are heretics…”kvlEl
DmImgtO“Wake up! Do you still not understand? They cannot do it because they do not know their names! It is not that they do not do it, it is that they cannot do it! If God were omnipotent, why would he need names!”GF4nc7N
XHYqIgirin’s face became serious.xUC0
gCcit229 against 89.wRMjFw
zXKVAIf the proportion of doubters surpassed half, authority would disappear.2AL9CWP
9fbxlOnly 70 were missing to reach that point.MBt
2YrEVThe executor shouted.wrQoh
wjytCRB“Shut up! That is also only a principle of the law! It does not change the fact that we will obtain eternal life or regeneration by following Ra’s will! Do not mock the believers with the logic of heretics!”zxDpgm
YU4F“It is not a law! It is magic! Whatever Ra’s ability may be, if it is related to magic, then they can live longer!”o3EDo2o
lyeXGMThe word magic had an effect.7jT5ZlP
hbWdOIf that sacred phenomenon attributed to law was nothing more than magic, then the divinity of God could also fall to the human level.c8bt
CiGktu“How could they live longer? Do you have any proof?”aOg4Rr
9wPdjSomeone shouted among the believers.sWYUr
tYUjBIgirin looked at him sternly.hCzvWM
GEZED9BThe counter of doubters had just increased by one.qvBNE
djajzTx“I have studied the attribute of time. And to say it clearly, time is relative. It applies differently to each person here.”zxH
nsY3RaAmong the believers there were also those who studied time.nBW
Ce2DThe magicians of Nor and the optics of Meca.Uft
LiBThere were probably about six.coTxvy
6Xc222 against 96.sjyA
WXHsThose who understood Shirone’s words began to doubt.TNLn
9Ul“Even so, so what?”uopP02
CdK“If the ability that grants life is related to time, then the remaining life of those chosen for the Liquor of Anecdotes is not exact. Even if it is established that someone has forty years of life, he cannot die exactly at that moment. Because the time each person perceives is variable.”BYp8bCZ
kkh“But that is only a hypothesis. If it is not magic but a law, then we will not even have the chance to regenerate.”4nVYM
bSaPe“It is not a hypothesis. I can prove it. Even if two people lose ten years of life, the moment when they were born is different. Then why does the Liquor of Anecdotes not adjust that?”QyxEVH
5HWLL22206 against 112.algz
LFhnV47 were missing.r4X
PLXbwkOIgirin observed the glass spheres.udb
kpsMmThe black liquid was already full.jS5
K62PD0Since the bodies began to decompose from the moment of death, if someone drowned, the ritual would practically be a success.sMxJVAY
ecL“If they can live a few hours more, or even a single second more, then the Liquor of Anecdotes is murder! They are only drowning the victims and profaning their corpses!”gQE
O01EThe executor opened his eyes in fury.Ipnw
NKCA“Shut up! Even if what you say were true, what would change! The value of life is not measured by time! Do you want to deny Ra just to live one more second?!”xJvRcGG
j8B3kz“That second is the difference between putting the final period to your life yourself or not! Why can you not understand it?!”4TiY
A5UIgirin thought she could still recover the situation.iPl
VpzJbJ243 against 75.gJf4WcI
mku50kJust as she expected, more people returned to believing.FnLhUR
FTreGShirone had made an error in judgment.UXwt3no
I6BFor humans, having control over their own life was not something so important.VPbwDBf
MjQNuv8All they wanted was benefit.cURUSh
wrTySqoLiving a little longer gave them nothing.g0Zyexd
k2M1MThe believers would accept the Liquor of Anecdotes gladly, trusting in the future.bLQ
WF7iZAs if confirming the numbers on the scale, the believers began to insult Shirone.vUk
eisLx“Damn it! We almost fell for your lie! In the end the life was already decided! Nothing was going to change!”DnohSp
bYgv“You who go around deceiving people saying you are a Nephilim, now you come with more nonsense! One second? What can be done with a single second? What could you do?!”21F
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