Those Who Cross the Boundary Die

The Church Warrior stopped before the boundary and used divine magic to create a thin, flowing blue film around their bodies.

Fran knew that this divine spell did not have the ability to negate damage, but only to reduce it.

These Church Warrior aren't stupid; it's obvious Fran intends to attack after they cross the boundary. So why don't we use some damage reduction skills on the boundary?

After they had activated their skills and taken a deep breath, they took the first step, and the three of them crossed the boundary together.

Fran used her Mental Power to keep a close watch on the boundary, and as soon as the other person stepped across it, she immediately released the spell she had already prepared.

A heavy pressure descended upon the three soldiers, rendering them immobile; this was Fran's spell [Forced Fusion].

Fran now really enjoys using this spell. Her Mental Power than that of a normal First Order Mage, making this spell very effective against First Order targets.

Her powerful Mental Power made it impossible for the opponent to resist the spell.

The only drawback of this spell in the past was its enormous consumption; to have such immense power, it naturally also consumed her Mental Power.

However, Fran obtained the [Aether Manipulation] trait from the Deep Sea Golden Dragon, which slightly compensated for this.

After Fran obtained it, she only tested it slightly and felt that this trait was most likely at the third-tier level, which made it very powerful for her.

First of all, Fran does not consume anything when she uses those substances called ' Aether '.

This is the conclusion Fran reached after preliminary experiments, including her perception of ' Aether ' evenly distributed in the surrounding environment, and that she cannot consume ' Aether ' when using it.

Furthermore, when she uses it, it doesn't consume any Mental Power or Magic Power energy; it's like a perpetual motion machine that's always doing work outwards.

Fran's only limitation is that the 'power' of this perpetual motion machine is very limited, only a little bit.

Whether it's because Fran's current Order is too low, or for some other reason, the Aether she can currently control can only barely unleash a low-cost apprentice-level spell.

However, regardless of the method, this ' Aether ' has demonstrated extremely powerful properties.

Fran can use it to offset the cost of spells, enhance the power of spells, strengthen Mental Power, and so on...

Fran has absolutely no regrets about acquiring this trait. She's already decided that once she reaches Tier 3, she'll definitely visit the Deep Sea Golden Dragon area and kill a few to see if she can upgrade her trait...

Of course, that's a story for later. After that, Fran discovered another little trick involving ' Aether '.

That is, during the process of Channeling Spell, this perpetual motion machine can be used to continuously work, either to strengthen the spells or to replenish the Mental Power consumed.

For example, just now, Fran was using ' Aether ' to remove the consumption of [Forced Fusion] below. After completely offsetting the consumption of Mental Power, she used ' Aether ' to start strengthening the spell.

Of course, there is an upper limit to this ' Aether ' enhanced spell, which is roughly twice the original effect of the spell.

"This is determined by the spell's structure itself. If optimized, it might achieve three or four times the spell's power." Fran sensed the limitations of the spell's structure.

Returning to the scene, the Church Warrior felt the crushing pressure on their bodies and were speechless.

They had never encountered Battle Mage from the Alchemy School and were unaware of the existence of this spell, so they were filled with panic after realizing they couldn't move.

At this moment, Gillian recognized the spell. As a bishop, she had naturally clashed with many mages in the Alliance and knew about this spell.

"The Alchemy School's [Forced Fusion] spell? How come it's this one? Isn't she a mage from the Sword Chant School?"

Although she still had doubts, she acted without hesitation. As a second-level bishop, she certainly couldn't watch her believer be killed like this.

She used a divine spell [Tidal Push], which, strictly speaking, is a First Order divine spell, because even First Order Goddess of Ocean Currents Priest can use it.

This is a divine spell developed by Priest specifically to defend against the [Forced Fusion] spell.

They knew that while [Forced Fusion] was incredibly powerful, rushing to save their companions might result in them being Forced Fusion together as well.

So the clever Priest invented this divine spell, taking advantage of its small range of effect, and directly used the waves to push people out of the area of effect.

Theoretically speaking, [Forced Fusion] also requires time to merge. As long as you use [Tidal Push] in time enough, you can rescue the person without harm.

However, things on the Battlefield don't happen that quickly, and many Priest only begin channeling their divine spells after seeing the opponent use [Forced Fusion].

While this can save a companion's life in most cases, the companion will usually need to undergo treatments such as removing necrotic parts of their body.

But being able to escape with your life is already a blessing.

Gillian has considerable experience in casting this divine spell. Years of fighting against mages have made her proficient in this spell, allowing her to cast it quickly.

In such situations, she has achieved numerous feats that theoretically allow someone to escape unharmed.

Therefore, she naturally believed that her [Tidal Push] would definitely save the lives of these Church Warrior, and she released it very quickly this time, feeling that it was the best she had ever been.

However, to her surprise, after the divine magic struck several Church Warrior, the wave encountered a stagnation as it pushed the Church Warrior away.

This stagnation prevented her from pushing the Church Warrior out in time with the waves she released, leaving her helpless.

She could only watch helplessly as the three Church Warrior were merged together, along with their armor, weapons, and even a portion of the wave Gillian had just summoned.

Before them now lay an irregularly shaped object, emitting various pungent odors, pushed back by the waves she had summoned and which had escaped the spell's range at the last moment.

Those present stared at the lump of something and involuntarily swallowed, their hearts filled with dread.

"Ugh!" Some people even vomited. Fran looked to her upper left and saw Blake gagging. She raised an eyebrow and said to the crowd in front of her:

"Those who cross the line will die."

It was a simple statement, but combined with the scene just now, it sent chills down the spines of the people gathered there, leaving them motionless for a long time.