Divine Power's Corrosion

After completing the sacrificial ritual, Murray's face flushed an unnatural red. He was so feverishly excited that his blood surged, and he unleashed Thunder of Annihilation with power he had never possessed before.

The next moment, lead-gray clouds blanketed the sky over Friedenburg City. Lightning flashed and gathered within them, piercing the black clouds with blinding light. Drawn by Murray's Magic Power, the bolts continued to converge and compress...

Inside the Saint Tower Guardian's barrier, Nikolayevich's face turned ashen. Fear welled up in him despite his efforts to suppress it. He had a feeling that if the lightning in those clouds struck, the Guardian's Light Screen would never withstand it.

"Damn it!" Nikolayevich cursed helplessly. His heart sank. He even began to wonder whether his last attempt to seize the God of Nature's Divinity, Divine Core, and Divine Power had brought some Curse upon him. Why did everything go wrong? The moment things began to improve, disaster struck again.

But whatever he thought, the Thunder of Annihilation Murray had summoned was going to fall.

In the blink of an eye, the Thunder of Annihilation reached its peak within the clouds. With a thunderous roar, it tore through the sky, looking from afar like a winding Great Dragon descending from above.

The Saint Tower Guardian took the full force of the blow. Under the Thunder of Annihilation, a hole ten meters across was instantly ripped through its vast hemispherical Light Screen. But the Guardian had an absolute-defense property: as long as the Saint Tower stood, its protective barrier would endure. Even if torn open temporarily, it would quickly repair itself.

"Now! Hurry!" Murray roared. Through the Thunder of Annihilation, he could feel an enormous force pushing back. The Saint Tower Guardian was resisting with all its might.

Two breaths later, the