Act 578: All Beings Are Equal
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The beam of light that descended came from one of the two split Mist Tree Spirits.

Aya was increasingly suspicious that this thing was closely related to slimes. Otherwise, how could a creature that had half of its body blasted off perfectly regenerate?

Jumping into the air, Aya breathed a sigh of relief, but then another beam of light swept towards him, forcing him to quickly fold his wings and dodge.

Massive energy triggered a series of explosions along the way, and even the soldiers guarding the city wall a kilometer away could feel their insides vibrating.

"Forgot there was one more,"

Although feeling a bit annoyed by the surprise attack, Aya was not as nervous as before. After all, he had rescued his mother-in-law. All he had to do next was to completely eliminate these two guys.

If they could potentially revive if not completely eliminated, then it's better to burn them all to ashes.

Even though both hands were occupied carrying Vivian and Johannes, who had given up treatment, with the Holy Rank abilities, even if he couldn't spare a hand, as long as he focused, it was enough to deal with this thing.

The wine-red pupils were tinged with the refulgence of Dragon magic at the same moment. At the same time, Vivian and Johannes, who had magical perception, both felt a shocking density of Magic elements in the surrounding air, which would probably double the power of their spells if they were to cast under such circumstances.

And this kind of environment was accidentally created by Aya while preparing for the spell.

"It seems I found a good son-in-law..."

Vivian murmured softly, nearly ruining the atmosphere as it reached Aya's ears. But he couldn't lose his cool. It was a perfect opportunity to show off. He had to endure, endure!

The surge of magic power naturally made the Mist Tree Spirit below feel the danger. Once again, the beam of light transformed from life energy shot directly at Aya in the sky, only to be blocked by another sword.

"Oh, little Tiran is here too~ Mother is delighted."

Although still in Aya's embrace, Vivian quickly realized the current situation. With a smile, she waved at Tiran, who had cut off the light beam in front of Aya.

"How could I not come...?" Tiran muttered softly, not looking back as he shouted to Aya, "I'll give you this chance. Seize it well."

"Got it, leave it to me." Aya nodded knowingly, accelerating his magic incantation.

Another beam of light was launched from below, but Tiran stood still. Again, under the blessing of spatial rules, he swung his sword, and the pitch-black void reappeared, banishing the energy that could easily melt a city wall to the infinite void.

Two rounds of attacks were in vain, coupled with the complete annihilation of the tree army, and the increasingly terrifying fluctuations of magic in the sky, even the Mist Tree Spirits, as creatures born of Magic, realized the danger. After a moment of hesitation, one of them turned to flee.

"I won't allow you to escape. Is Beacon City a place where you can come and go as you please?"

A giant sword descended from the sky.

A massive conglomerate of frost Chi compressed into a tangible giant sword, as if the blade of judgment brought down by an Angel, fell between the two tree spirits, and the exploding ice fog rapidly spread in all directions, freezing the roots of the tree spirits firmly to the ground.

If it were just ordinary ice frost condensed by Chi, of city-attacking size and strength, it would not be impossible to break free. Moreover, Aya was preparing a forbidden curse level of Magic, with enough chant time to escape.

However, the extreme cold conveyed through the roots directly suppressed the tree spirits' vigorous vitality.

"Hehe, this is the temperature that 'slightly' nails down atomic vibrations."

...

"Is that a forbidden spell? It looks like the rumors are true... indeed, a Dragon."

On the battlements of the beacon, the Magic users who had participated in intercepting the Mist Tree Spirits had returned here ahead of time. As soon as they arrived, they saw the huge Magic runes outlined by the shimmering magical radiance in the sky and the nearly substantial high-density magic.

Koln looked up at the white figure behind Tiran, feeling a slight palpitation in his chest due to the immense magical pressure, but his eyes were instinctively drawn to the giant crimson magic formation in the sky.

Whether it was him or any qualified Magic user present, they could all feel the terrifying power and extreme violence of that formation.

Even though the Magic Guild was such a continental organization, the actual "strong" within was scarce. Even for those top-tier Nine-level Magic users with the title of Grand Magitech Master, attempting to cast a forbidden curse on their own was extremely difficult, with the risk of backfiring and dying on the spot.

Witnessing the arrival of a forbidden curse might even be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

Under the gaze of countless people, the red magic formation in the sky took shape.

Forbidden Curse: Heavenly Fire Engulfs the City.

In the guild records are fewer than ten instances of forbidden curses in history, with the most recent one occurring less than a year ago in the Elf capital.

That was the only record in history of a city surviving intact under the attack of a forbidden curse Magic.

In the rest of the records, whether the city was prosperous or desolate, or what kind of lives the people inside had, everything turned to ashes.

Under the celestial fire, all beings are equal.

A meteorite as large as a grand palace emerged from the magic formation, its dark red outer shell carrying flowing golden lava. The heatwave swept through, raising the temperature in the nearby Beacon City by several degrees.

Even... the ice beneath the Mist Tree Spirits began to show signs of melting.

Before the meteorite could fall, the bodies of the two tree spirits had already erupted into flames due to the high temperature, their branches and vines shaking violently but to no avail, only to have burning leaves fall off in clusters.

With the law of vibration, the temperature of the heavenly fire was raised to an unimaginable level. For ordinary people, the sun seemed within reach.

The irregular sphere full of oppressive and deathly breath descended slowly, and Tiran simultaneously removed the law's hold on the ice. The prison that had trapped the tree spirits' movements instantly vanished, and the ground turned into scorched earth under the heat shock.

But for them, there was no chance of escape at this moment.

Two beams of light became the last resistance of the Mist Tree Spirits, but those two light columns were like fireflies compared to the blazing meteorite. Their sturdy bodies were crushed, burned, and couldn't resist for a second longer.

As the meteorite landed, the existence of the Mist Tree Spirits was completely eradicated from the world.

"Done, let's wrap it up."

Aya wanted to high-five Tiran but then remembered that besides his mother-in-law, he was also carrying an unrelated individual.

"By the way, you are also a criminal involved in kidnapping, aren't you?"

Raising an eyebrow, Aya carefully eyed Johannes, who he had grabbed like a naughty chick hanging in mid-air, "And you seem familiar... tsk, that photo-taking otaku from the capital?"

"Oh? It's you? Tsk tsk, I let you escape in the College City last time, but this time, you've finally fallen into my hands," Tiran stepped in, narrowing his eyes after looking at Johannes' face for a while.

The Theurg man was startled.

Oh Goddess, today I might really end up here.