Inside the Baruk Royal Palace, the fierce battle between Miss Dorothy's side and Mr. Muktar was approaching its end. Both sides were in very poor condition. After Mr. Muktar used his final precept with a high price, the situation, which had been somewhat favorable to Miss Dorothy's side, suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.
Under the more powerful counter-damage precept, Sister Vanya, who was affected, fell into a coma, and Shadi also lost most of his mobility. Facing the two who were lying on the ground and had almost lost the ability to resist, Mr. Muktar did not hesitate. He immediately gripped his scimitar and slashed towards them. Seeing this from afar, Miss Dorothy directly controlled several metal pieces to lift Sister Vanya, who was Mr. Muktar's target, away, allowing her to evade Mr. Muktar's attack. However, at this moment, a bloody wound suddenly burst open on Sister Vanya's body. This made Miss Dorothy realize that Sister Vanya and Shadi were still under Mr. Muktar's inescapable precept, and doing this would trigger the precept!
After realizing this, Miss Dorothy immediately threw Sister Vanya next to Shadi, and then used magnetism to control countless metal objects to levitate and protect them. Mr. Muktar, holding his scimitar, attacked Sister Vanya and the others countless times, but was blocked by the levitating metal. After a series of severe injuries, although Mr. Muktar was using two high-level talismans, his physical abilities had still significantly declined, making it difficult to break through the defense formed by these numerous metal objects for a while.
From within the hidden space, to protect Sister Vanya and the others, Miss Dorothy continued her manipulation. Under the influence of the city defense system, metal objects from more than half of the Royal Palace were mobilized and levitated: metal plates, metal statues, metal armor, metal weapons... Countless iron objects came from all directions and gathered towards the hall. Under Miss Dorothy's control, these metal objects were directly placed above Sister Vanya and the others, closely connecting to form a giant metal shield. As more and more metal was added, the thickness of this metal shield continuously increased, and it grew larger. Before long, it became something that Mukhtar was completely unable to shake at this moment.
"Not only can she control lightning... but also iron?"
Looking at the rapidly growing giant metal shell in front of him, Mr. Muktar couldn't help but say sternly. He knew very well that these strange abilities, which he had almost never seen before, were the work of that mysterious Extraordinary in the hidden space far away. Although he had taken a hit from his own counter-damage, he had managed to survive through some method and was still hindering him to this day.
"Hinder me, keep hindering me... Anyway, this is all you can do now..."
Looking at the solid metal shield in front of him that was still thickening, Mr. Muktar muttered coldly. He clearly understood that the mysterious Extraordinary currently dared not attack him directly and could only protect his companions through such means. As for the current Mr. Muktar, although he did not have the ability to destroy the metal shield in front of him, his subordinates could.
At this moment, Mr. Muktar could sense that more and more of his subordinates, after dealing with their opponents, were entering this area of the Royal Palace and gathering towards him, guided by the Beacon. They would soon arrive by his side. Now that the two main enemies in front of him had lost their combat capability, Mr. Muktar only needed to wait for his people to arrive, open this iron shell, kill the people inside, and then go to the Priory of Radiance to find that mysterious Extraordinary.
Miss Dorothy, who was inside the Qiwen Temple, was also extremely anxious. She had not expected Mr. Muktar to have a backup plan under these circumstances. She had indeed underestimated Scarlet before, thinking that with the city defense system, she could fight him.
'Damn it... this old guy actually has a trump card, and such a powerful one at that. Sister Vanya actually fell down instantly, and Shadi was also severely injured... What exactly is this trump card?
'Crimson Tier Extraordinary... Besides having powerful abilities, they also have a lifespan far exceeding ordinary people. A long time can allow them to accumulate a lot of reserves... These reserves can greatly enhance their combat power in battle. I somewhat underestimated Mr. Muktar's reserves.
'That guy's anti-escape precept is still active. I can't transfer Sister Vanya and the others out now. I can only resist by creating a shield with magnetism like this, but that guy's subordinates are gathering. If they use explosives to blast it, this shield won't last two hits, so I must find a way now...'
Sitting in the hidden space of the Qiwen Temple, Miss Dorothy thought to herself. Facing the current situation, to come up with a solution, she had to know what the new precept Mr. Muktar had declared was. And to know the content of this precept, she could only ask Shadi.
So, Miss Dorothy used spirits silk to contact the puppet mark on Sister Vanya's body and manipulated the unconscious Sister Vanya, who was being protected by the metal shield. Under Miss Dorothy's control, Sister Vanya, who was lying on the ground, slowly sat up, opened her eyes, and glanced around the dim internal space of the metal shield, finally fixing her gaze on Shadi, who was panting nearby.
"What is the content of his new precept?"
Miss Dorothy controlled Sister Vanya to ask Shadi. Hearing Sister Vanya's words, Shadi looked back at her with a surprised expression, and then began to explain.
"Hoo... hoo... That guy's new precept is an enhancement of the old counter-damage precept. Now, no matter who it is, as long as they want to attack that guy, want to harm him, then before the action of attacking is made, the precept will be triggered and they will be punished. The method of punishment is soul whipping, and the intensity is very high. Even an Extraordinary of the Chalk'Silence' Tier like me ended up like this after taking one hit..."
While panting, Shadi explained the power of Mr. Muktar's new precept to Miss Dorothy. After listening, Miss Dorothy couldn't help but frown, and her expression became extremely slow and solemn.
'As long as you *intend* to harm or attack him, you will be punished before the attack is carried out... This precept directly involves a person's subjective will... As long as you have the subjective malice to harm Mr. Muktar, you will be punished by the precept before the action is carried out... No wonder, this is why the malicious healing didn't work...
'A precept defense involving subjective will... This is simply an invincible ability. The punishment is determined by the perpetrator's own subjective will... This way, the previous method of exploiting the precept bug by relying on malicious healing won't work, and Shadi's ice body is also countered by Mr. Muktar's soul whipping...'
After learning the content of Mr. Muktar's new precept, Miss Dorothy's expression couldn't help but become very heavy, and for a while, she couldn't think of any solution.
For a precept like this that uses a person's subjective malice as the judgment standard, the best solution Miss Dorothy could think of was self-deception, self-hypnosis, completing the attack by deceiving herself, for example, making herself believe that she was hitting him for his own good. However, unfortunately, Miss Dorothy did not know this kind of self-hypnosis technique and could not achieve this.
And if self-hypnosis was not possible, then Mr. Muktar's new precept became very difficult to deal with. Any psychologically normal person would definitely have hostility when attacking, and as long as they prepared to carry out this hostility, they would definitely be punished beforehand. This would only work if a self-regulating robot specifically programmed to kill were brought over, and the current Miss Dorothy could not create such a thing right now.
Looking at the increasing number of Savior Sect armed personnel gathering towards the hall in the distance, Miss Dorothy was extremely anxious. In her anxiety, she used her gaze to scan the entire city, trying to find something that could be useful. And without scanning for long, she saw a very interesting place.
'This thing... seems like it could be useful...'
From a high-altitude perspective, Miss Dorothy gazed at a certain location in Adis and thought strangely. Then, an idea formed in her mind.
Then, at this critical moment, Miss Dorothy decided to immediately put her idea into practice. She closed her eyes and used the information channel to communicate with Naifnis in the distance.
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In the suburbs of Adis, Naifnis, dressed in white with gold ornaments, was near the Qiwen Temple. At this moment, her surroundings were filled with the corpses of various Savior Sect armed personnel.
Just recently, Naifnis, following Miss Dorothy's orders, came to the Qiwen Temple, the Savior Descends Faction's main base in Adis, and, in her capacity as a Judge of Heaven priestess, ostentatiously cleared the area. With the support of Miss Dorothy's lightning power, the Qiwen Temple and its surrounding Savior Sect strongholds had been cleared. Since this area was not covered by the precept, most of the believers and armed personnel fled in fear of heavenly lightning, and the temple here had become an empty temple.
"How is the situation with Sister Vanya now?"
Standing by the temple, Naifnis gazed at the Baruk Royal Palace in the distance, where smoke was rising everywhere, and couldn't help but mutter worriedly. Just at this moment, she suddenly heard Miss Dorothy's familiar voice. After a slight start, she listened carefully and realized it was a new instruction.
"You want me... to go to the camp on the right?"
Hearing Miss Dorothy's command, Naifnis didn't have too many doubts. She directly followed Miss Dorothy's instructions, turned around, and walked quickly to the right. After a short while, she arrived at the Savior Sect armed stronghold next to Qiwen Temple. Most of the people here had already followed Mr. Muktar to attack the Royal Palace. The remaining few were either struck down or scared away, so this camp was now empty.
After arriving at the camp, Miss Dorothy quickly gave Naifnis new instructions.
"Now, Senior Nefelnis, please stand by next to the artillery position in front of you. Oh, and use the Corpse Puppet Ring to control two Corpse Puppets to go with you. In a moment, you and the other two Corpse Puppets will prepare to operate the largest cannon at that position."
"Cannon?"
Listening to Miss Dorothy's words, Naifnis's gaze shifted to the camp's defensive fortifications. There was a very conspicuous fixed cannon. This cannon was significantly larger than a typical field gun and seemed to be a type more suitable for use in fixed emplacements.
Following Miss Dorothy's words, Naifnis used the Corpse Puppet Ring, which had been given to her beforehand, to control two Corpse Puppets and quickly arrived at the artillery emplacement. She then observed the thick, black, massive cannon up close. Through Naifnis's line of sight, Miss Dorothy could clearly see the Faloro text instructions on it. From the model, it seemed to be a new type of artillery developed by Faloro in recent years. During the Adis civil war, the Baruk Dynasty had purchased a large amount of military equipment from the countries on the Main Continent. This cannon was clearly one of them.
Using Naifnis's perspective, Miss Dorothy quickly checked the situation of the cannon, quickly understood the specific operating method, and then she directed Naifnis to control the two Corpse Puppet soldiers to cooperate with her in turning the cannon's angle towards the desert. Then, she fired two shots. Based on the impact points in the distance, Miss Dorothy quickly calculated the speed of the shell, its power, and its killing range, clarifying the various parameters of the cannon.
"Miss Dorothy, what do you want me to do with this cannon?"
Standing beside the cannon, Naifnis, who had just fired a shell, asked Miss Dorothy with a confused look. At this moment, she was very curious why she was inexplicably called here to fire a cannon. Miss Dorothy clearly had powerful Corpse Puppet abilities, which would be faster and more convenient for using the cannon. Why didn't she come herself?
"You don't need to worry about that, Senior Nefelnis. Just do whatever I tell you to do."
"In a while, I will give you the firing data. You adjust one as I report it. Once you've adjusted everything, just fire directly. Don't worry about anything else, understood?"
"Oh..."
Miss Dorothy responded seriously to Naifnis's words. Listening to her, Naifnis, although still confused, nodded affirmatively.
After explaining things to Naifnis, Miss Dorothy shifted her attention back to the Royal Palace in the distance. At this time, a considerable number of Savior Sect armed personnel had gathered in the Royal Palace hall. They looked at the disheveled Mr. Muktar with surprise, but under Mr. Muktar's serious expression, none of them dared to say or ask anything more.
"How is it? Can you open this thing?"
In the hall, Mr. Muktar looked at a large group of Savior Sect armed personnel who were constantly busy and panting in front of a huge metal ball and spoke directly. The armed personnel turned their heads and said helplessly.
"Huff... huff... No, Mr. Muktar, this huge pile of iron lumps is stuck too tightly and can't be pried open at all. Moreover, any iron tool can be sucked into it, and it's getting bigger and bigger. To open it, we can only find explosives to blow it up..."
"Then go find them quickly! Don't make me wait here any longer!"
"Yes, yes!!"
Following Mr. Muktar's words, several Savior Sect armed personnel immediately ran out to find explosives. Afterward, Mr. Muktar shifted his gaze to the huge iron ball in the hall in front of him. After a long period of metal absorption, the original metal protective shield had turned into a metal iron ball, twice as large as when it first started. More than half of the metal in the Royal Palace had been absorbed, and the average thickness of the entire magnetic metal ball was almost half a meter.
"Hmph, no matter how thick you make this turtle shell, I can definitely pry it open."
Looking at the metal ball in front of him, Mr. Muktar said with a cold snort. At this time, inside the metal ball, Vanya, controlled by Miss Dorothy, was talking to Shadi.
"What? You want me to freeze the surroundings?"
The weak Shadi said with a surprised expression after hearing Vanya's words, and Vanya, under Miss Dorothy's control, also nodded and spoke.
"Yes, can you still use your ability now? If you can, freeze all the metal around us, freeze the gaps between them with ice, and create another layer of ice protection inside!"
"A layer of ice protection... cough... cough... I can no longer use my ability like before. I can only try my best... but I don't think this can withstand Mr. Muktar." Shadi said with a pessimistic expression, and Vanya continued to reply.
"That's okay, this ice isn't meant to resist Mr. Muktar anyway, so hurry up, time is short, start from this direction, do as much as you can..."
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After dealing with the matters at the Royal Palace, Miss Dorothy shifted her attention back to the artillery position. After calculating the time, she then said to Naifnis in a serious tone.
"Alright, Senior Nefelnis, let's begin. I'll calculate the firing data, and you operate the cannon. I'll calculate one, and you adjust one. Once you've adjusted it, fire directly, understood?"
"Understood."
Naifnis, who was fully ready beside the cannon, said to Miss Dorothy. Listening to Naifnis's words, Miss Dorothy took a deep breath, then closed her eyes and began to calculate the firing parameters that could send the shell to the predetermined position.
Generally speaking, with Miss Dorothy's calculation ability, calculating such parameters was an easy task, but at this time, it was exceptionally difficult for her to calculate these. This was because she had increased the difficulty of the calculation herself.
For a simple math problem, Miss Dorothy complicated it to an extreme degree using the mathematical knowledge she knew.
By introducing various difficult problems, by adding countless harsh conditions to her calculations, by requiring extremely long decimal places for precision... Miss Dorothy successfully turned the originally simple calculation of firing data into several highly difficult problems that required a significant amount of calculation power.
Simplifying into complexity, under Miss Dorothy's deliberate design and demanding requirements, the firing parameters that were originally easy to obtain became extremely difficult, to the point that it would take an ordinary person's calculation ability countless years to obtain, and even Miss Dorothy herself had to use almost all of her calculation power to obtain them in a short time.
And the reason Miss Dorothy did this was that she needed such high-intensity problem-solving and calculation to blur her consciousness to some extent. With the immense amount of calculation, she concentrated all her energy on "solving the problem". When Miss Dorothy was completely immersed in solving the problem, the reason why she was solving this problem would be ignored to a certain extent.
"Range... 386... Angle... 467..."
The answer to the difficult problem, murmured in her heart. On the artillery emplacement, Naifnis quickly adjusted the cannon's firing data according to the numbers Miss Dorothy reported. Gradually, the black muzzle that was originally used to defend Adis slowly turned under Naifnis's adjustment, pointing towards the Royal Palace in the distance in Adis.
And at this point, Naifnis still didn't know who she was aiming this cannon at.
"Boom!!"
After all the data was adjusted, Naifnis directly pulled the rope and fired the cannon. Amidst the huge roar, the shell shot out from the flames of the muzzle, flying towards the Royal Palace in the distance.
After flying for a moment, the shell fell from the sky above the Royal Palace. At this time, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, helping the shell blast through a roof and fall into a luxurious hall in the Royal Palace.
Inside the hall, Mr. Muktar and a group of Savior Sect armed personnel were all looking at the roof that had been struck by lightning. Their vision was not quick enough to catch the high-speed falling shell before it was covered by the fire that filled their entire view.
Amidst the impact and flames, including Mr. Muktar, countless bodies were destroyed. Mr. Muktar's spirits, finally overwhelmed by horror, shattered and withered along with his body.