Got my wifi and electricity back, so I did a chapter.
After Auretta left, I took my ring off.
It's the ring that limits my power.
It seems that a large amount of soldiers were gathering around the half-destroyed building.
"What happened?"
"This fortress' walls are broken."
It seems the unit leaders are coming.
However, I'm puzzled on what to do in this situation because it was out of my expectations.
If I kill them all, then I won't really need to worry about being seen.
No, it'd be impossible for them to see through my true nature just by me seeing once.
That's why, it's pretty much fine even if I'm seen, but I decided to hide my figure anyways.
"Total Darkness."
I create a completely dark space that doesn't let light pass through at all.
The soldiers get noisy, but I ignore them and head for the Knight Captain, who's in the large middle building.
The jaki I'm releasing right now is about 10 meters in diameter.
The people who enter that range faint one after the other.
For the likes of normal soldiers, they won't be able to stay conscious just by receiving my jaki.
"What is this? What's going on?"
Even in the dark, you can figure out positions by sounds and auras.
Sensing that their comrades were falling down one after the other, the soldiers began to panic.
It seems that they're running around at random.
With their clatter as BGM, I headed to the Knight Captain.
In the reception hall of the center fortress. There was Curtis, Scottyard's 3rd Knight Order's captain.
Several tens of knights were waiting for me.
When I entered and approached Curtis, the knights surrounded me.
This is pointless.
Curtis earnestly endured my jaki, and looked over here.
"Who are you?"
"The one you wanted to know about."
When we release our jaki, we seem to be completely different people.
They must not be able to comprehend existences that are too big.
"Are you saying that you're Ashtal? What's with that figure, and that aura?"
"It's our aura. You didn't think we were human, did you?"
"No. But this is way too different. Monsters, dragons, and demons. You're different from all of them."
Receiving my jaki from the front, Curtis was sweating like a waterfall.
"That's natural. We're not of any of those races."
"Then, exactly what are you?"
He returned to the first question.
However, I can't answer that question.
I don't have the right to answer it.
"I can't answer that."
"Did you come all the way here to mess with us?"
"We only need power to prove exactly we who we are.——That's why, this is my answer."
I stick my hand forward.
"Haaaaaaaaaa!"
Jet black wings emerge from my back.
That's proof that I'm giving this all my effort.
Multiple magic formations activate.
On the palm of my hand, countless magic formations were made.
The countless magic formations spin together and make one three-dimensional object——a small sphere.
It was a ball that emitted an intense bluish white light.
From the bottom part heading upwards, it was gradually created.
Inside it, a complex three-dimensional magic formation was formed.
It was exactly like a precise electric circuit.
It wasn't huge, like Apocalypse, or Million Dollars.
However, the power built up in the magic formation is equal to those, or even greater.
I emitted a terrifying amount of jaki.
"Th,that light is……"
An old man in the back of the room half opened his eyes.
"This is bad. Everyone, evacuate."
To the old man's orders, some of the people outside the room asked about the situation, and took action.
Not long after the bell rung, and I heard an order to hurry up and evacuate the fortress.
I don't need to follow after them.
My objective is only the person in front of me.
"Adviser Renard. Do you know what this is?"
"I've seen that same light before, 50 years ago."
The magic that erased most of the demons along with the Maou during the sixth demonic calamity.
The maximum destruction bomb used by the great magician Serena.
"But, that's supposed to be the light of hope that saved us!"
"With power, there are no friends or enemies. This magic equally destroys both demons and humans."
I laugh with my nose.
In the last decisive battle, the demons were destroyed, but the human side suffered enormous casualties.
This isn't a convenient magic that only damages you enemies.
"Then why are you being hostile to us now!?"
Renard was angry with the fact that the magic that saved him from a crisis 50 years ago was now being pointed towards him.
"You were the ones who put a hand on us first."
"That woman is just a human. Just a commoner."
"Now she's my precious subordinate. I won't forgive you two, who didn't realize that!"
My magic is complete.
"Don't use that."
Curtis pulled out his sword, and poked at my abdomen.
The knights also pulled out their spears and swords, and attacked me one by one.
However, they're all repelled by my omnipotent barrier(Sanctuary). They kept attacking me.
"You damn monster. You guys pull back, this guy isn't normal!"
Curtis gave up, and gave them the order to retreat.
His subordinates hesitate.
Leaving only their lord and running away is a misconduct on their chivalry.
That's because they're different from normal soldiers.
"It's too late."
I cruelly inform them.
"What is?"
Curtis was unable to understand, and questioned me.
Without my having to reply, the result began to be visible.
The knights who were surrounding me began to tumble down one after the other.
"The power of this magic is on an entirely different level, so it's harmful to humans. It seems like the only one who is able to endure that and shape it into a ball is Serena-dono."
Renard is passed out on the ground.
He was done in by the high concentration of jaki.
Putting aside normal jaki, humans can't handle the high concentration of jaki contained in this small sphere.
This light undermines even life.
"50 years ago, we suppressed this influence with a charm, so other than the user, it wouldn't put other people in danger."
"To know that……as I thought, you are…"
"The time to talk ends here."
My three-dimensional magic formation is finished.
Now, I just have to say the word, and this magic will activate.
"If you activate that here, you'll get wrapped up in it too."
"There's no way I would do as something stupid as dying by my own magic."
I'll be fine if my defensive performance is in perfect condition.
It's also possible for me to transfer at the moment I activate it.
It's fine already.
The soldiers have already gotten far away from the fort.
There were the ones who heard of the situation, and ran.
There were those who stopped their training, and ran.
This something that separates light and darkness.
Regardless of those in the center of the explosion, those on the outside might survive.
I don't the motivation to wait until everyone has escaped to a safe place.
If they're lucky, they'll be saved.
That's all it is.
"Catastrophe."
When I spoke those words, the magic ball emitted a bright light.
Then, the evil sphere caused a huge explosion.
It's not fire. It's not water. It's not earth or wind. It's an attribute unknown to humanity.
It's not light. It's not darkness. The power of the attribute that's surpassed humanity.
The explosion blew down the structure of Hamilton Fortress, walls and all.
The explosion created a mushroom cloud tens of thousands of meters tall.
On that day, Hamilton Fortress was completely destroyed.