Chapter 91: Adverse Dominance
czjJ0XECanis, frantically dodging the blinding flashes of the Photon Canon, was in unprecedented panic. Why wasn’t he getting tired? It seemed as if the limit to his mental strength had vanished.MnDQu
GBpWU-Harvest! At this rate, we’ll be done for!MN3BZ
5GqThere was still no response from Harvest. Unprecedented in their history, this silence was ominous. And the reason behind it was unclear. Harvest wasn’t a foolish magical creature that would stay silent in battle just because of a disagreement in opinions.bSaGBkT
0ozHY-Harvest! Answer me!uL2ityS
9wPA Photon Canon brushed past Canis, who hastily twisted his waist to dodge. It was clearly a delayed reaction. It wasn’t that he avoided it; it was that he wasn’t hit.9ztAatk
Ub3F“What’s going on?”7Xe9j
FbLAbout a dozen flashes were fired by Shirone, but the aim wasn’t precise. Canis then realized something. The numerous flashes were annihilating all the darkness, blocking his Dark Port routes.fB6S5N
Dw9UT‘Insane…!’fXsvXq
Yi1ZEIf he couldn’t hit, he would trap and beat him that was the strategy. It made sense but was too brute-force, wasn’t it? Photon Canon, a magic spell that consumes a lot of mental strength, had already been fired more than 200 times. But instead of tiring, the number of flashes was increasing.KJ86wJ
gr5oj‘How immense is his mental strength?’ArdwLQ
7BzmChilled by the thought, Canis felt despair as dozens of Photon Canons filled his view, blocking all escape routes through Dark Port.uq1A4L0
xk3‘I can’t escape this. It’s over.’Gywl7C
yhU3bzHe felt bitter and resentful. More than dying, the fact that he was being defeated by a light mage in front of his master was scarier.MNBT
kwvhiZC-Annoying. Arcane.7kfmR6
eOT-Harvest?CuRLp
uOs6kFor the first time since the aerial battle began, the mental channel opened. Harvest blocked Canis’s path and took the Photon Canon hits. The consecutive shockwaves made the magical creature’s body shudder, emitting strange moans.UO0
x5oFiFfUnable to absorb through its surface alone, Harvest opened its body wide and swallowed the Photon Canon whole. Its body twitched, and its once slender waist ballooned like a balloon. It began digesting the photons at full capacity, and gradually, its body shrank back to its original form.uJJS4H
7HWQiNa“Cough…!”hb8
ehU91ZCanis bent over, shocked. Harvest was able to absorb the Photon Canon because it drew upon his mental strength without permission. However, unilaterally borrowing power without consent was impossible under the master-servant contract.gTj
BwC-Harvest?d0W
i7O1gci-Get it together and prepare!EjW3Q0P
38KmsxFHaving drained all of Canis’s mental strength, Harvest rushed towards Shirone, swinging its claws. Shirone, not adept at close combat, was cornered. Harvest’s speed was nimble enough to catch up with his teleportation. How could this be? It even seemed much stronger than Canis.04ooA
9ATLPmEthella, thinking the same, looked at Arcane. Watching the battle with emotionless eyes, she understood the situation.AXM2Qid
MmNBBLo‘Viltor Arcane. You are truly cruel.’0AICh8H
ftKNeMAttaching the supreme magical creature to Canis wasn’t out of love for his disciple. To the revenge-driven Arcane, a disciple was merely a tool to achieve his goals. Canis was just a fuel tank to maximize Harvest’s power.jEGf
M4IHSxVAs Shirone increased the speed of his teleportation, Harvest’s movements became faster. Canis’s complexion turned as pale as a corpse. Completely drained of mental strength, he couldn’t even think. Only feelings of betrayal and deprivation echoed in his mind.NtO9
kyVA5R-Harvest. Why?XM4X
Iu6Only silence returned. Realizing who the real master was, life faded from Canis’s eyes. All past events flashed before him, bringing tears.IPb
qPMLeShirone retreated to the ground. Blood flowed from a wound as if cut by a sword.J11
a2m‘The Photon Canon doesn’t work. There’s not much time left for Immortal Function.’ecQDJQ2
zDlBJpkCanis, who came down with Harvest, leaned on the ground, his pupils out of focus. Harvest, unconcerned, charged at Shirone. It had to end the battle before Canis’s mental strength completely ran out.74jb
BrnmwDodging Harvest’s razor-sharp claw attacks, Shirone thought. Until a moment ago, he had the upper hand, but the situation had been reversed in an instant.s907z5s
g5L4ZReversal of master and servant.Vyu
3pjGThe situation changed as Harvest, previously just a support for Canis, took the forefront. A magical creature without fear of death. Could there be a more difficult enemy on the battlefield? Harvest moved as a war machine, feeding on the life force from Canis, the fuel tank.EfPr8p3
Jxbt5‘A war machine…?’W0lF7
asCHqb3Shirone suddenly realized his mistake. He hadn’t noticed it, blinded by Harvest’s intelligence. The reversal of master and servant simply meant that the enemy changed from a living being to an inanimate object. Naturally, his magic needed to adapt accordingly.rsi
5XqxTAYShirone canceled the Photon Canon and cast Photon Output. The Photon Canon was dangerous because of its impact force on living beings. However, for lifeless Harvest, physical force was irrelevant. If it specialized in absorbing energy, then overwhelming it with energy beyond its limit was the solution.Y3r
z9JHyePhoton Output, being pure magic without even mass, was easier to wield than Photon Canon. Moreover, the Immortal Function was still active. When Shirone’s power, channeled through 300 hologram devices around the campus, converged, a beam large enough to cover a human body was fired.JMnZn
3wpCTh“Aaaaaah!”xs4kS
bB8Harvest was pushed back, buried in the light. Although it had no physical force, smoke rose from its body made of dark matter. However, immune to light, the properties of the photons were of no help. Only the energy contained in the photons could whittle it down.le8
XJpNy7‘I need even stronger energy.’3qE
xdnoek6Shirone recalled the core principle of photonization theory: energy is mass times the speed of light squared. The Particle of God provides mass. If so, reversing the photonization theory’s formula to convert mass into energy was also possible.wo5v
V1CReconfiguring the photon output’s power source to be mass-based, he combined it with the omnipotence of the Immortal Function. Mass began converting into energy in real-time. When theory and reality perfectly aligned, the exhilarating feeling was incomparable. Stepping into an unknown world for the first time, Shirone felt a thrill.Kc22eO
V8g0“What… what is that?”lyQV
nxksEveryone watching the battle widened their eyes. The photon output began to narrow and emit a crimson hue. Although the nature of the magic was unknown, the color itself was threatening.xtKP
cj2kYiruki recalled a phenomenon of light his father had mentioned.rj82VV
nPG“Is that… a laser?”oFX5LNj
HYYbV0r“Laser? What’s that?”SMZ
Cacs“A state where light energy is highly amplified. You could say it’s the ultimate evolution of the flash series. But how is that possible?”IjDCbyG
aLZHA laser was a matter of brute strength, not talent or effort. At least ten years of mental rebounding was needed before photons could be amplified to laser intensity.aqMdS
KuFFHowever, it’s a different story if approached mathematically. Shirone, reconfiguring photonization theory with the Particle of God, amplified the energy through mass conversion instead of brute strength. Essentially, his unique power source developed a new route.F6BqT2
h1s8ql“Aaaaaah!”w3m6iN
MhiHarvest writhed in pain. The laser was extremely thin compared to photon output, but the concentrated energy was unimaginably powerful. The color was never the issue. The real danger was the invisible heat rays outside the red spectrum. The single-wavelength laser vibrated molecules, generating immense heat.CveS1xg
2P198pK“Harvest!”MatFu04
NWcoCanis, clutching his throbbing head in agony, shouted. The immense shock hitting his brain meant that in just 2 seconds, Harvest had exceeded its energy absorption limit. This was the power of Shirone’s new magic, Laser Pulse Cannon.ewdWed
0DECQHarvest struggled to digest the energy, but the vibration speed of the molecules was too fast. As the absorption reached saturation, its body swelled enormously, ballooning up like a balloon.pu3LE
oZwlGdEthella observed Arcane’s reaction. Despite the clearly dire situation, his expression remained unchanged, stirring unease within her.F8JcLa
aPb“Canis! Just give up!”w2x
73qBgWhat would be the next state of the massively swollen Harvest? It could be dissolution, but perhaps something even more dreadful awaited.II6Hs
mA2“Shut up! I will fight!”fMOq1
QuraUL“You’re being deceived by Arcane, Canis. Harvest isn’t your subordinate. Rather, you’ve been its subordinate all along. Arcane just used you.”cnL2
8zqDOCanis didn’t respond. It wouldn’t be true to say he felt nothing. He had suspected this possibility since he was first told that the ultimate product of an archmage, a magical creature, would be his. He just lacked the courage to face reality. Accepting the truth meant he would be left with nothing.AONr
I4IIOa“I will win! I’m not afraid to die! I’ll never surrender to you people!”Is3
rLqWhen he came to his senses, he found himself in Radum, the world’s hell. To Arcane, he was just expendable. To Harvest, whom he thought was a friend, he was merely a fuel tank. Now, nothing mattered anymore. Only his hatred for the world remained.v6GPb
M229vTX‘Canis…’lvRV1O
uoI16Arin covered her mouth, tears streaming down. Canis had always been that kind of boy, poor and suffering, with nothing to offer to those he loved but his own pain.hEj
fqGtTz“Master! Please save Canis! I beg you!”y2Iy
N8IdXShe didn’t even consider him a master anymore. Still, she swallowed her pride, pleading to save Canis. But Arcane only coldly commanded Harvest, indifferent to the plea.da07
kiokKL“End it here, Harvest.”vyE
Nk6rOFbHarvest, in a state of energy saturation, couldn’t respond. Even attempting to vocalize through vibration could cause an explosion. And that was exactly what Arcane desired.kr6xu
86k-Canis. Listen.5rM
pxFGml-Harvest.lFxTOhd
hPR-Arcane intends to detonate me. Probably, everyone here will be caught in the blast. Then, both you and I will be finished.bNK
2oTdfmDArin released the students from mental control. Then, running towards Arcane with tears and snot streaming, she pleaded.uNwNet
1E791vu“Save Canis! If not, I’ll never forgive you!”VxG
RD2yf2“Arin!”7YiTlvY
O1RCanis, rising up, said,ud2Np
JVgaN3“What are you doing to the master? Stop right now.”wU0fq
ovn“Canis! This man… he…”Q3o9
Agn2LT“Yes. The master saved us from hell. He helped us escape Radum. That’s enough for me. I’ll fight to the end.”mV2sN
3p8tWas Canis’s word sincere? But it no longer mattered. His rage burned so fiercely that even his own death felt satisfying.oTz4t
mOo4“Yeah! We’ll all die together!”3lygCD
Gg0PR0iCanis screamed to the sky, hot tears rolling down his cheeks. His life had been filthy. But if that was his fate, he would embrace a nauseating end to the last.qDgZYv
4olo3Z“Aaaaaah!”YMbm
swEuBubbles erupted over Harvest’s body as molecules boiled. Everyone knew what Arcane wanted to blow up the entire school.qMLTwLk
8ojAD60“Shirone! Stop! Harvest is going to explode!”jqQ
ZIkXhpShirone, engrossed in releasing energy, abruptly stopped upon hearing Ethella’s words. But the chain reaction in Harvest’s body was already underway, foreboding secondary and tertiary explosions.3vTN
yNWf“Hahaha! Farewell! Dying with trash like me must be disgusting! This ends everything!”Bkt1
APHY-Canis. I’m sorry.JdjH9
RiQUzUCanis’s face hardened.SxEu
yiu-I’m going to release the master-servant contract.xRQSt
tlmywHarvest absorbed all of Canis’s remaining mental strength and released the contract. Canis, feeling as if his soul was being ripped out, collapsed in shock.bFGm1Wk
e4q2n“Why… Harvest…”7CL
7gXLwVfHarvest soared into the sky. How many seconds were left until the explosion? 3 seconds? 2 seconds? In the final moments of life, memories seeped in vibration form. Harvest. Harvest. Harvest. The constantly calling voice was now beyond reach, and Harvest felt regretful.4Nx2
cdtkDIq‘Hehehe. Canis. That’s your problem. You pretend to be strong unnecessarily.’NqXic
uCrWTAfNever fearing death, as it had no life to begin with, Harvest was just worried. The sense of betrayal received through the mental channel was still palpable, as if they were one. But now, unable to convey anything, Harvest just hoped.DUjVWEx
CnELqX9“I hope Canis isn’t too hurt.”JmQnyC
jcXK5JAt an altitude of 2 kilometers, where voices couldn’t reach the ground, the mouth on the shadowy face grotesquely split.OJe8P
vhXWbm“It was fun, though, Canis.”94C97bl
GQonEjBoom!AvJ
kHN0mA massive explosion, shattering the world’s darkness, erupted.TiwAL
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