Chapter 679

Chapter 679: The Spatial King

“What!!!”

All S-level Mages are under attack?

The Third World War…

Is it really coming?

Alania’s face changed dramatically. No matter how mature her mind was, facing this situation was still too terrifying, and she couldn’t calm down.

She hurried to catch up with Noah, blocking the young man’s path, shouting, “No! We can’t keep going! All S-level Mages have been attacked, and someone is trying to spark the Third World War! We can’t waste time on these small players; we must meet up with the others immediately!”

“Who are the others?” Noah couldn’t help but look around, smoke seemed to arise from everywhere, exploding across the Divine Capital.

“Other S-level Mages. Only if all the higher-level combat power gathers can we accurately assess the situation, whether it truly is the outbreak of the Third World War or not! Time is running out; we must meet up quickly, or it will be too late! Everyone is waiting for you, and you are the only one whose presence is essential!” Alania urged.

“But…” Noah still hesitated, shaking his head. “You go! They need me, but only to nullify magic. It won’t make a difference where I cast my magic; just notify me if you need anything, and I’ll cast it immediately.”

Absorbing Reversal had an infinite interference range due to the Bottomless House, and he could expand the barrier indefinitely as long as he wanted.

In theory, he could protect not just the Divine Capital but the entire planet.

“Lord Noah, those others can handle this! Do you see them as useless? You aren’t a police officer or a guardian; what are you thinking? Your only responsibility is to survive! Don’t become a tool for the enemy to destroy the world!”

Without saying another word, Alania unleashed sealing chains that shot out, sealing Noah’s consciousness and plunging him into chaos, unable to use his abilities.

“You…”

Noah couldn’t find the words, dazed as Alania lifted him up and vanished from the area.

During this time, Yun Ye stayed back, allowing everything to unfold naturally.

Just after Alania disappeared with Noah, the battle erupted in the area came to an unexpected halt.

The five simultaneously locked onto Alania; they were already familiar with this magic power fluctuation, and its owner was undoubtedly the Witch!

However, as they advanced, blockers continued to appear, all security forces from the area, along with professional Mages brought in rapidly.

Overcoming numerous obstacles, they finally reached Alania…

“Witch, can you please disconnect for a few minutes!”

Numbers 3 and 4 joined forces to cast barrier magic, creating an independent space that separated Alania from Noah. At the same time, Number 3’s already grayish-white hair started to further deteriorate, indicating magic that required burning vitality.

Number 4, being the successor, was still young and had plenty of vitality, but it affected him too; his lifespan was evaporating at the rate of a week per second.

Four seconds meant one month; a year of lifespan couldn’t even last a minute. Thankfully, Number 3 was exceptionally strong, often avoiding using this kind of magic.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have lived to see forty.

“Number 6!”

Number 7 called out sharply, charging forward. Though he wore various protective gear, they were entirely physical and had no magical effects.

At the same time, his hands appeared to be just plain flesh, with no additions, clearly indicating he did not intend to use magic against Noah.

“Drink!”

Number 6 was a cold woman with somewhat dull eyes, gripping a metal-like coil that wrapped around her head. She activated her magic in secret, and intense mental control launched directly, invading Noah’s brain, causing him to involuntarily clutch his head in pain, struggling desperately.

This is one of the flaws of Absorbing Reversal. Although mental magic is also driven by magic power, it is formless and intangible. By the time Noah realized it, he was already under control, so how could he absorb it?

“Bang!”

In the brief moment Noah was controlled, Number 5 fired. The sniper magical weapon, fully powered, shot a bullet at a speed exceeding five thousand meters per second, hitting Noah’s chest directly. He had no way to launch Absorbing Reversal and was struck.

“Ka!”

Layers of Runes appeared, forming a protective barrier. The bullet embedded itself within the barrier, shattering it like glass.

This didn’t injure Noah; it simply made him stumble back.

As an S-level Mage, he naturally had advanced automatic defensive magical tools to protect him, and Number 5 had destroyed exactly such a tool.

Seizing the opportunity, the burly man used strengthening magic and propelled himself forward, landing a punch on Noah’s face, sending Noah flying into the air while blood sprayed out. If he hadn’t also enhanced his own strength with strengthening magic, that punch would have been enough to crush his skull and end the fight.

As Noah fell, his consciousness cleared for a brief moment. Just as the second bullet came, he finally activated Absorbing Reversal, absorbing the mental attack along with the bullet.

“Continue, Number 7!”

“Boom!”

As the words fell, Numbers 3 and 4 were sent flying back, crashing into the wall and exploding into a cloud of blood.

Their battle plan was simple and brutal: Number 3 and Number 4 would hold the Witch, Number 6 would control, Number 5 would provide support, and finally, Number 7 would execute the close-range kill.

But unfortunately, the foundation of their plan was fundamentally flawed.

“You lot, how do you want to die!!!”

Furious, Alania shot out silver sealing chains, their power so great that they forcibly tore apart the barrier, obliterating the two!

Only in their last moments did they despairfully realize that their information was completely wrong.

They had assumed that such a young Witch could only be rated as an A-level Mage, believing it was merely due to her high status in the Snow Palace, and that her actual power should be relatively low.

At the peak of B-level or the bottom of A-level…

That was their assessment. After making targeted arrangements, they thought an A-level Mage wouldn’t be so terrifying and could delay them for at least a minute to complete the assassination, after which being defeated wouldn’t matter, as they were already prepared to self-destruct.

But upon seeing the silver chains, they immediately gave up struggling.

“The actual situation is completely wrong; this Witch is not an A-level Mage at all!”

Boom!

Number 7 was shredded by the chains, and Number 6’s hiding spot was cut in half by the sweeping chains. In silence, she swallowed poison to take her own life.

Number 5 watched this scene, shaking his head as he aimed at his own head and pulled the trigger.

“Mission failed. The Witch we are protecting is the daughter of the gods from the Snow Palace, mastering the A-level Snow Sealing Divine Chains. We cannot overcome her…”

“Bang!”

Alania suddenly looked up.

She saw a blazing star streaking across the sky, initially feeling confused, and then…

She gasped, her beautiful eyes widening in horror as a vast amount of magic power exploded forth, forming layers of protection, and an uncontrollable title leaped from her heart.

“Solar Explosion! Lord Noah, maximize your abilities, hurry!!!”

“Here it comes.”

Noah wiped the blood from his nose. As he got up, the white barrier rapidly expanded around him, spreading hundreds, thousands, and then tens of thousands of meters…

In an instant, it connected with the bright star.

Then came the explosion.

“Boom!”

It was like a sun exploding, turning the entire sky into a sea of flames.

The white barrier continually absorbed it, creating a magnificent sight. Countless people looked up in horror, “A nuclear bomb? A nuclear bomb is falling on us?!”

Everyone frantically rushed indoors. There was radiation from the nuclear bomb! Even if the direct destructive capacity was blocked, would the radiation disappear?!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Series of explosions began. The Divine Capital was truly seen as a target, and they didn’t even know where the attack was coming from. It reached them instantly and exploded.

“The Divine Capital is being struck by Solar Explosion, the entire Euro-Asian territory is under nuclear bomb attack, and our allies struck first without giving us time to prepare…”

The higher-ups of the alliance wore bitter expressions. They had lost the initiative, and the cost of winning would now be extremely high.

The only comforting thought was that the Snow Palace was also attacked, and the attackers were indeed the allies, making it almost certain that the Snow Palace would join the fight.

Five versus three, while not an absolute advantage, still offered a chance to turn the tide.

There were only ten country-level Mages in the world, eight of whom belonged to the Eastern and Western alliances, with the remaining two in other smaller nations.

“If we don’t do something, those two Mages could very likely join the allies’ side, we need to act decisively to solve this issue!”

“Let’s unseal that distortion object. Only that can reverse everything…”

“Agreed!”

“Agreed!”

The motion passed unanimously.

Many higher-ups took out keys and together opened the highest sealing facility for distortion objects in the Euro-Asian Alliance, walking straight to the steel gate at the core.

The once shimmering Steel Gate had lost its brilliance, and various magical restrictions had completely failed. They bypassed many steps, simply powering on the gate. As the view inside gradually came into sight, everyone’s pupils contracted.

“How could this be! It’s gone!”

“The new Holy Grail has disappeared! Who did this? Who stole the new Holy Grail? This is top-secret, with countless mechanisms in place to prevent it. Not even an S-level Mage could take it without a sound!”

“It’s over! It was Noah. To resist the Solar Explosion, he maximized his ability to spread, treating all magic as a threat to devour! The failure of all magic here is due to Noah’s power, and the enemy took the chance to steal the new Holy Grail!”

“Disaster upon disaster!”

“This must have been planned from the start, to take the new Holy Grail to prevent us from using it to recreate our lands and summon all the world’s S-level Mages to attack the allies!”

Many higher-ups pressed their faces in despair.

With the new Holy Grail stolen, they could no longer recreate their lands and restore the cities and lands that had been destroyed.

For S-level Mages, the choices were stark: the already ruined Euro-Asia or the remaining Americas.

Perhaps some would choose to fight for so-called justice, but many would likely assist the allies directly.

The sooner the battle ended, the smaller the damage to the world would be; fighting for the allies was the most correct choice.

Meanwhile…

Above the Palace in the Americas, at the Sky Sealing Holy Temple, alarms blared.

“The new Holy Grail has been stolen!!!”

“The thief is unknown! The method is unknown! The intent is unknown!!!”

In the Palace.

“The new Holy Grail has also been stolen.”

The President banged on the table and stated firmly, “It’s the Spatial King. Only he has that capability… I never expected this, like a mantis stalking the cicada unaware of the oriole behind. Is this a counterattack from the will of the world, breaking out of the established framework?”

“Gathering the strongest distortion objects from East and West, what does the Spatial King intend to do?”