Volume 3 Chapter 169
by Need_More_SleepVolume 3 + Chapter 169: Feels Inferior
Staring at the calamity army that looked like an endless tide of troops, everyone was filled with fear and unease.
There was no way to retreat now. Laurel Tree Academy’s prize would serve as the final bastion, and if this fortress were to fall, then there would only be one possibility left…
Death.
This was an ending that no one wished to see.
However, reason told everyone that with the power of humanity, it was impossible to oppose such a terrifying calamity legion.
Everyone could only place their hopes on Biden.
They hoped that the final line of defense in his hands could truly save everyone.
“Time is up!”
Biden raised the staff in his hand.
The gem on the staff emitted a red light, which shot into the sky and then, like fireworks, burst apart, scattering and falling to the four directions—east, south, west, and north—around Laurel Tree Academy.
The preparations made by Laurel Tree Academy earlier were now complete.
The Infinite Rainbow Magic Array began to activate.
A super-giant magic array appeared above Laurel Tree Academy, enveloping the entire academy, covered with countless complex magical runes.
Even an ordinary mage, with just one glance, would feel as if their head were splitting open.
Its profundity was a realm that ordinary mages could never hope to touch.
In each of the four directions was a large magic array. The magical runes were flashing constantly, the magic crystal dust burned rapidly, transforming into brilliant red light that cascaded downward like a waterfall.
Everyone felt an overwhelmingly exaggerated magical power erupting like a fountain, continuously being drawn into the magic arrays.
“ROAR!!!”
The calamity army was already right before their eyes.
The moment to decide their fate had come…
“Attack!” Biden commanded.
An extremely spectacular scene unfolded—the four arrays drained all the vast magic within the space and concentrated it into the central magic circle. In an instant, the magic gathered and compressed rapidly.
BOOM!!
With an ear-splitting explosion, the magic compressed to the extreme was fired out. Four beams of rainbow light pierced through the skies above Laurel Tree Academy, launched simultaneously from the four directions, and struck into the midst of the calamity army.
Under the eruption of magic, countless monsters let out miserable wails. With the amplification of burning magic crystal dust, the pure, immense magical powers might keep rising, forcing the calamity legion to halt without advancing an inch.
The Infinite Rainbow Magic Array poured out endless magic, relentlessly striking the calamity army. The light cannons lasted for a full minute without pause. The vanguard monsters—whether mutated beasts or calamity beasts—were completely evaporated, leaving not even a trace of flesh or blood behind, only a spotless stretch of ground shrouded in mist.
“It can really fight against the calamity!!”
“So this is the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array?!”
“Invincible, this is truly invincible!!”
Those who had nearly fallen into despair were now boiling with excitement.
The Infinite Rainbow Magic Array far exceeded everyone’s imagination.
Even Xia Yi felt surprised.
Given the current upper limits of human magic, releasing a spell of this level could almost be called impossible.
Although the activation of the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array required meeting many harsh conditions—for instance, time for preparation, enormous amounts of magic crystal resources to maintain its operation, and the unlimited magic supply from the laurel tree within the academy…
Still, to achieve this level of destructive power was extraordinary indeed—no wonder Biden had been so confident earlier.
“ROAR!! ROAR!!”
The calamity army only obeyed the will of calamity. Even seeing the mass of their kind wiped out before them, they still felt no fear of death, charging forward wave after wave.
“You didn’t think the light cannons of the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array had a cooldown, did you?” Biden raised his staff once again. “Infinite Rainbow Magic Array, attack again!!”
The four arrays extracted the spiritual veins beneath Laurel Tree Academy, forcibly drawing out the magic usually stored beneath the surface to supply the four magic arrays again. Facing the surging calamity army, the second rainbow strike was unleashed.
Buzz—!!
The light cannons pierced through the calamity army, leaving behind hideous scars, the heat so intense it even melted the ground.
The calamity army, though already at the gates of Laurel Tree Academy, could not advance even half a step, forced to throw themselves forward in vain waves.
Biden looked at the powerless, furious monsters with delight.
Those elite mutated beasts among them, the calamity beasts whose strength surpassed ordinary strong ones, had earlier almost annihilated the Laurel Tree Academy group traveling outside the city.
Now, they were no different from fodder. Within the range of the light cannons, they were easily melted away.
“Trash~ Trash~ Calamity is all trash~!”
Biden couldn’t help but mock them.
“I’m standing right here—what can you do? Before the Laurel Iron Wall, you can’t shake me in the slightest!!”
Everyone’s gazes toward Biden turned to ones of admiration.
Even the Sword Saint was curious: “Senior Biden, was this Infinite Rainbow Magic Array created by you?”
“Created… I wouldn’t dare claim that. However, the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array was indeed improved by my own hands, allowing it to resurface in this era. In fact, the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array was crafted by a hero of a previous era of Laurel Tree Academy, who spent great effort creating it. But with the passage of long ages and multiple evolutions of magic in the human world, today’s magic system is completely different from that of the ancients.”
What Biden said, everyone understood.
For example, during human archaeological work, ancient magic could sometimes still be unearthed.
However, with today’s human magical system, it was impossible to apply ancient magic directly.
Yet in the human world, there exist a few magical geniuses with extraordinary talent. Their understanding of magic is on a completely different level from ordinary mages. Through their unique comprehension and deep research into ancient magic, they can improve and optimize it, reproducing it within the modern magic framework.
This was practically equivalent to semi-original authorship.
The reason Biden became a human magic master was precisely this!
The Infinite Rainbow Magic Array was restored in this era thanks to his improvements and optimizations.
“Senior Biden, you truly are a treasure of our human world,” the Sword Saint could not help but sigh. “To improve ancient magic—that’s something ordinary people could never do.”
In truth, Biden had long reached retirement age, but he still chose to remain on the front lines of magical research.
As for the reason…
“I said it before—I will make humanity great again!!”
Biden waved his arms, pulling an air accordion.
“Professor Biden is too powerful!”
“With the Infinite Rainbow Magic Array, Laurel Tree Academy will surely stand unshaken!”
“Forget calamity—even if the dragon race comes, they’ll be melted away!!”
At this moment, morale within Laurel Tree Academy soared to unprecedented heights. But just then, a jarring voice rose from the crowd, sounding completely out of tune with everyone else.
“Uh… feels inferior to a Red Dragon’s breath… in terms of destructive power.”
Everyone’s expression changed as their gazes locked onto the critic.