Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 867 Mortal, Who Will You Kill Next Time?
Three planes, the mortal world, Antori.

At this moment, in this city-state, Orion, covered in blood, walks through the temple at the heart of Antori, a city-state that does not worship force but protects itself with its walls, laws, and reputation for justice.

In the Antori, the God of Kingship, holding a golden scepter, and the high priest in white robes, looked at Orion with a kind smile, ignoring the blood and sweat covering his body.

“When you came to Antori and asked us to uphold justice for you and defend your rightful authority as the ruler of Terrera, I knew you had come to the right place.”

"This is the Copper Palace of the God of Kingship, made entirely of copper, representing majesty and power. Please come in, but before you enter, you need to leave your weapons outside the palace."

The high priest hesitated for a moment.

"Do not misunderstand."

He smiled kindly and said, "It's just that as the temple of the god of kingship, weapons cannot be brought into the copper hall. Of course, you can also choose not to enter."

Orion glanced at the high priest, then bent down and planted the dagger in the ground.

He used his eyes to deter the guards who tried to approach, and said, "Don't move. When I come out, I'll take my dagger from the ground."

The high priest nodded kindly to him.

"Come in with me. The God of Kingship is waiting for you."

Orion followed the high priest into the great hall, which was made entirely of red copper. Inside the hall stood a red copper stele, inscribed with the laws established by the gods of the crater for humankind.

In the distant past, when the gods were still willing to descend from the mountains to support the civilization of mortals, they personally established laws for humankind, clarified punishments, punished the wicked, and protected the virtuous.

As Orion gazed upon the sacred laws established by the gods for humankind, he was deeply moved, feeling that the bronze inscription was truly divine.

The high priest glanced at him, his kind smile vanished, and he turned and quickly left the hall. Immediately afterward, four guards pushed the two doors of the bronze hall shut.

With a 'bang,' the doors of the main hall slammed shut, plunging the hall into darkness.

Only a beam of sunlight shone through the arched window at the top of the main hall, illuminating the center of the hall like a ray of sunlight falling from the crater.

A figure appeared faintly in the sunlight, the person with their back to him, so sacred, so majestic.

That was the symbol of royal power in the Three Caverns World. At this moment, the entire world's principles of royal power were trembling, responding to the divine projection of the royal giant's power.

He is the foundation of the civilized order of the Three Caves World.

The Kingly Giant protects the hierarchical order of the Three Caves World!
He is also the most loyal and reliable giant of the 'God above God'.

At this moment, when Orion saw the phantom of the God of Kings, which was full of holiness and majesty, he swallowed hard. The God of Kings' divine power incarnation was spotless, while Orion was covered in blood, mentally exhausted, and his eyes were full of weariness.

He felt ashamed of himself, like a peasant.

He was just a silly boy who had studied with the Tree Man Teacher in the forest for three years.

Orion suppressed his excessive excitement, took two steps forward, then, as if remembering something, took a step back.

"Fairness, the symbol of authority on the crater, the guardian of world royalty, the wielder of law and rules. Please uphold justice for me."

Orion immediately told the King Giant everything that had happened to him, except for the part about the forest.

He specifically accused Theodora of ruining the solemn war rituals with poison, and then of the god of war who voluntarily denied the results of the two war rituals.

The king listened quietly to his accusations.

Orion wanted to kneel and pay homage to the God of Kingship in order to receive the God's protection and fair treatment under the law, but he had only knelt halfway when the God of Kingship's words chilled Orion's heart.

The divine projection of the God of Kingship, with its back to Orion, said, "Do you think... you're right?"

Orion's pupils suddenly contracted, his back straightened instantly, and his knees could no longer bend.

"What do you mean?"

The divine projection of the God of Kingship looked up and said in a tone of pity for humanity: "My poor child. You have fallen into a deep and wrong path. Do you think it is right for you to accuse God as a human being?"

"Gods are beings far superior to mortals. You, as a mortal, are accusing a god, and regardless of what actually happened, it is your mistake."

Orion gritted his teeth, his pupils momentarily turning into something resembling those of a wild beast.

"But the law..."

The God of Kingship said, “Forget about laws. You are wrong to accuse a god while you are a human. You deserve to be punished. Your soul must go to the Demon Wolf Hell.”

"The gods have brought you punishment. You will suffer eternally in hell, where you will eat golden pills when you are hungry and drink mercury water when you are thirsty."

"This is the only protection I can secure for you, a punishment befitting royalty. Kneel down and give thanks, Orion of Terella, forsaken by the gods and the world. You have despaired, you have nowhere to go, you are powerless, you should not resist."

"Man should not rebel against God!"

Orion fell silent, taking a half-step back, his body trembling with pain.

"At first, I thought it was Theodora's fault alone, then I realized it was the God of War's fault, but now I realize I was wrong. I've always had a serious misconception. My understanding of the world was wrong. I thought the world was at fault, either by a person or a god."

"But perhaps the gods are wrong? Or perhaps you are all wrong!"

"God of Kingship, you represent the guardian of the laws of the gods, the guardian of kingship. When you, as the guardian of the laws and kingship, do not even abide by the rules yourself, what kind of god are you?"

The embodiment of the power of the god of kingship was immediately enraged.

"What did you say? You blasphemer! No wonder you've committed so many evil deeds; you're so rebellious. Tell me, who taught you these things?"

"You actually dare to resist!"

"Are all the humans of Terella a bunch of blasphemers?!"

The divine incarnation of the God of Kingship has materialized, and his original form, having already left the crater, is rapidly approaching.

The human before him had already made some contact with the principles of war and was able to receive a partial response from them. Therefore, he judged that he could not resolve this human with divine power projection, since his divine power projection only contained a tiny fraction of his own power.

Although if Locke were here, he could point out to him that it wasn't that the divine projection could only retain a tiny fraction of his original power, but rather that the problem lay with him as the user.

The incarnation of divine power is actually an alternative version of the saintly incarnation of a wizard.

Both arise from the resonance of the principles of planes.

But as long as Locke can summon his saintly avatar, even if his true body is still outside the crystal wall system, he is confident that he can unleash the power befitting a second-ring wizard through the crystal wall system.

The body of the God of Kingship transformed from illusion to reality, and his body swelled up, becoming like a small giant, pushing open the dome of the great hall.

Orion, on the other hand, was engulfed in a deep rage, the kind of rage that arises from the sudden awakening after being fooled by the gods.

The beliefs about gods and laws that he had received from childhood, as well as those complex and abstract life principles, were completely shattered by the words of the God of Kingship.

That was originally the key to his faith.

He had also mistakenly believed that it was the core of civilization because he had grown up in this world of false and complex concepts, and he could not imagine a world without these concepts.

A world without kingship and hierarchy, without slaves and knights, without soldiers and violence, without gods and faith—wouldn't the world perish without these things?
But the next moment, a forest appeared in Orion's mind.

The Nemesis's Path: Leaf of Power, which he wore on his chest, once again released magical radiance, and the Leaf of Power seemed to trigger some kind of resonance. The principles of war of the entire world once again converged on him, and this time it triggered an even deeper resonance.

So much so that the war giant on the crater is howling in agony, and his palace is collapsing.

His power is waning.

Orion suddenly realized that if those things in the forest didn't exist in the first place, then the forest itself still existed perfectly fine, didn't it?

Orion's breathing stopped rapidly and returned to a steady rhythm.

Breathing is the lifeblood of a forest ranger.

The forest ranger connects with nature through his breath.

He found a special balance in each breath. This was the only thing Locke had taught him in three years: the forest breathing technique, a simplified version of advanced wizarding meditation.

This is a special breathing technique that resonates with the power of the Leaf of Power system.

Orion's soul had been tampered with, preventing him from directly connecting with nature, but the tampering was only directed at the entire Three Holes World.

Therefore, after much hard work, he was eventually able to overcome the difficulties and re-establish a direct connection with nature.

Moreover, Rangers can connect with the forest and enter the Forest Sanctuary system through the Leaf of Power, making it easier for them to establish a connection with nature than ordinary people.

Orion whispered, “In the forest, there is no kingship, no slavery, no hierarchy, no complicated concepts; all beings are equal.”

He took a step forward and suddenly, through the forest breathing technique, he understood what his teacher, the Tree Man, had once taught him—that the forest ranger must walk simultaneously between nature and civilization.

We can draw upon highly abstract concepts from civilizations to gain further capabilities.

By discerning truth from falsehood in nature, verifying the real from the fake, one can gain further abilities.

"So you call me a blasphemer. My conclusion is that originally the gods nourished man, and man revered the gods; both sides got what they needed, and this is the way of nature."

"But when God himself does not follow his own rules, God kills himself."

"It is not I who blaspheme, but you, the King Giant, who blaspheme!"

The king, the giant, turned around, furious.

"Damn mortal, what are you saying! Blasphemy, this is blasphemy!"

Orion roared, "You are the one who is blaspheming! You are not worthy to be a god! You have deviated from your own rules!"

The Giant of Kings used his true form to blast open the dome of the bronze palace, and he threw a punch at Orion.

"Mortals, die!"

Outside the bronze temple, a group of Antoine high priests and priests were eagerly awaiting God's judgment on the sinner.

To everyone's surprise, the next moment, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

How can it be?

After the Royal Giant pushed open the bronze palace, it threw a punch at Orion. However, because Orion was relatively small and had the spell model of "Light as a Feather," the situation was similar to when the Fire Giant fought the High Treant controlled by Hussein.

The King Giant suddenly realized that he couldn't hit Orion because his strength was too great and his fist was too big.

The King and the Giants were somewhat dumbfounded.

Orion, on the other hand, was like a small boat in a stormy sea.

He leaped among the rubble and somehow managed to run out of the bronze hall.

Meanwhile, the King Giant pursued them relentlessly, grabbing any statue along the way and smashing it at Orion.

"Mortal, wait for me."

The priests were panicked and terrified. They never expected that even with the God of Kingship personally taking action, he would not be able to kill Orion immediately. Instead, the God of Kingship was now chasing after Orion.

The high priest looked at the golden bull statues that the God of Kingship had casually tossed toward Orion as if they were trash, and his face showed extreme heartache, and he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No, God of Kingship. Those golden bull statues were offered to you by the rulers of various city-states throughout history. They represent the city-state rulers' recognition of royal power in different eras. How can you so easily destroy those statues?"

The next moment, a golden bull statue thrown at Orion hit him directly.

The High Priest of Antoli is dead!
As Orion leaped through the rubble, he spotted the dagger stuck in a brick out of the corner of his eye, and gritted his teeth as he tried to approach it.

Behind them, the angry voice of the King Giant continued to echo.

"Die, you mortal..."

Orion's mind was completely blank; all his thoughts were focused on his breathing. As he leaped through the air, he picked up the dagger from the ground.

Behind him followed the heavy breathing of the royal giant.

The Giant of Kings said sarcastically, "You have nowhere to go, in heaven or on earth. Orion of Terrera."

"I got you."

He placed one palm on front of Orion. Although the King Giant's magic pressure was only 10,000, making him the weakest of all the giants except for the Grass Giantess, he was still a second-ring level being.

Orion is not being directly manipulated by a second-circle wizard.

So, despite Orion's ability to leap and dodge with his magical model "Light as a Feather," he was still caught up. The giant's hand descended like a pillar, blocking his path.

The King Giant's left hand reached out towards Orion, attempting to lift him up.

But he didn't expect that this was Orion's original plan.

Although Orion was indeed trapped with nowhere to run, his speed, strength, and everything else were no match for the King Titan, his original plan was to obtain the dagger and then launch an attack on the King Titan.

So, he turned around and nimbly jumped onto the unexpected left arm of the King of Kings. Then, he ran a few steps, raised his dagger, and slashed it hard across the arm.

'Boom~'

His attacks were originally unlikely to cause any damage to the Titan, not even to break its defenses.

But a magical light flashed from the Path of Nemesis - Leaf of Power on his chest, and all of this made the King Giant suddenly feel a sense of crisis.

It was as if their natural enemy had appeared out of nowhere in the natural world.

But does this sense of crisis come from the ordinary people in front of him?

ridiculous.

The King Giant immediately overturned his idea in his mind, because a mortal could not possibly be his natural enemy.

Before he could think it through, Orion, the moment he lightly cut his skin with his dagger, pulled out the cursed branch that Orion always kept hanging at his waist.

He inserted the cursed branch into the giant's wound, which was only a small gash, barely cutting through the skin and not even breaking the fat layer.

That's all.

The next moment, the King Giant let out a wail.

"No, what... what happened?"

"Mortal, what have you done? What have you done to me? Ah... no, I am the guardian of the monarchy... no... why has the principle of the monarchy declined?"

Hussein's blood curse is extremely terrifying.

On that day, the Grass Giant should have died under this curse, but the King Titan forcibly healed her using his medical principles. Now, this branch stained with the Grass Giant's blood is trying to curse him to death through the connection between the Grass Giant and the King Titan's energy!

The King Giant let out a scream, and then his soul and body were destroyed in an instant by the completed [Two-Hit Killing Blood Curse].

The Giant King stared at Orion and howled, "Mortal, tell me, who will you kill next?"

The monarchy collapsed completely.

The entire world's laws of monarchy began to respond to his lament.

The magical pressure throughout the Three Caves World suddenly became extremely unstable.

On the crater, all the gods felt fear.

Because... this is the first time a god has fallen in the Three Caverns World since the Nicholas Rebellion!
(End of this chapter)