Chapter 785

I hope Kohei is okay, amen~~

Iori Kitahara silently mourned for three seconds, then suddenly felt a simple sense of happiness.

Even if he had just arrived and might be hunted down by the world's authorities, so what?

Compared to what Kohei had to face, his situation seemed much simpler.

Very good.

Well, he would try not to kill anyone, break out of the encirclement, then use suggestion magic to go undercover, gather materials to set up a large-scale magic array, and solve the Apostle in one go.

He was a Third-Order mage, after all; given time, solving this low-intelligence lifeform that only had Fifth-Order defense wouldn't be difficult.

Don't joke around.

If you can't fight above your rank, are you even a mage?

Just then.

"Target reached, detonate the N2 mine, take it out in one go!"

Along with an excited roar.

A terrifying, blindingly bright light radiated from the giant screen.

One could see that behind the rolling mountains, a thick, scarlet, blazing radiance—a full several thousand meters wide and encompassing several mountains—shot straight into the sky, like a straight, scarlet blade piercing the heavens.

Even through the screen, it lit up the command room as bright as day.

A full ten seconds later.

The intense light dimmed, and one could see a gap piercing through the clouds high above, like a scar on the sky that lingered for a long time.

One could fully imagine how terrifying this unknown weapon was.

"It seems there's no need for you to make an appearance."

The blonde general looked proudly at the man in sunglasses.

But the next moment...

"Link restored, life signs confirming... com... completely unscathed?!!!"

The bustling central hall fell silent.

A few seconds later.

The generals slumped into their seats in disbelief.

"Im... impossible."

It was clearly America's greatest trump card, an anti-god weapon.

"This is the Apostle's strongest pole... the A. T. Field—the Wall of the Heart!"

The man in sunglasses stood up calmly.

At the entrance.

Misato Katsuragi seemed to have expected this, turning to look at Iori Kitahara: "Little brother?"

"I understand!"

The numb Iori Kitahara held out his hands.

As the alloy handcuffs clicked shut, he didn't look at the laughing Kohei Imamura, his heart filled with tears.

Brother Shu, you think too highly of me.

That is... a mental domain~~~

(Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month, kneeling in thanks to the readers!)

428. Wall of the Heart? (x), Budget Version Reality Marble (√)

Ah~ I moved subconsciously.

Misato Katsuragi looked at Iori Kitahara, who had been handcuffed by her and now looked humble and submissive, and fell silent.

No.

I haven't even opened my mouth yet?

Iori Kitahara didn't think anything of it; he was already numb inside.

No.

You want me to fight that thing? Seriously?

As everyone knows, magic is a mental system.

When it comes to the study of mental power, no one understands it better than people from Earth.

It's not about mental power or telekinesis, things like lifting objects, hypnosis, or using illusions.

It is the power of the "I"—the most essential "self" that remains after casting aside all body and soul.

It is a "wish-fulfilling" power, a miraculous force that erodes and rewrites reality.

Therefore, the stronger the self, the stronger the will, the more powerful the mental force that erupts.

For example, the Conqueror King Iskandar, who conquered to the ends of the sea, was strong enough to rewrite reality and open up a vast world.

That is, a 【Reality Marble】.

One of the supreme achievements of a mage.

In fact, normally, to enter the Fifth Order, a mage must condense the light of the soul, using their own obsession and awakening as the core.

That is the expression of the most essential "self" of a person, a spiritual existence.

It can ignore many laws of reality, approaching a level of "I think, therefore it is."

This is the essence of why Fifth-Order mages can fight above their rank.

Therefore, the chasm between a Fifth-Order mage and a Fourth-Order one is far more outrageous than in other systems.

But the problem is, the next stage of the light of the soul is the mental stance, or the domain of the heart.

Meaning: "Within the domain, all things follow the heart."

Therefore, it is also called the Absolute Domain, an individual's absolute reality.

In the judgment of various national think tanks, those are the characteristics of Divine-Domain mages and ancient heroes.

To put it another way, that's the configuration of heroic spirits during their lifetime.

Anyway, whoever wants to fight that thing can go ahead; he's not going.

Iori Kitahara stood behind Misato Katsuragi with handcuffs on, looking natural, like a lackey.

As everyone knows, when you encounter a bear, you don't need to run faster than the bear; you just need to hide behind a teammate.

In short.

From now on, he was a NERV prisoner; he wouldn't leave even if he were beaten to death until NERV was destroyed.

Just then.

The live stream comments were scrolling like crazy.

"Did I see that right? Are you sure there's no problem? That's a mental domain, right?"

"Outrageous, even a monster can emit the light of the soul?!!!"

At this moment.

People everywhere in reality looked at the bone-armored giant stepping out of the raging flames and scorching heat, their scalps tingling.

Although they didn't know what kind of black technology that was, and the range wasn't as good as a nuclear weapon, the intensity was clearly much higher.

But everything was isolated outside a concentric polygonal light curtain showing spectral dispersion.

"No, it's not the same as a mental domain!"

Suddenly.

A magic master's eyes narrowed: "It's not that omnipotent; it seems to be a single-item power, only capable of 'rejection'; it's a shortcut to reach this level."

Many people looked blank: "Master, keep it simple."

"It's loneliness, rejecting others, rejecting reality, the mental-Reverse Reverse Side power of being withdrawn and introverted, so it can reject all damage."

Yuta Okkotsu, a former special-grade jujutsu sorcerer and now a Super-A mage, continued: "A proper mental domain, unless neutralized by mental power of the same intensity, can directly rewrite reality within its range, and is no different from a creator god. This is also one of the reasons why heroes in mythology can accomplish all kinds of miracles."

In fact, people had long noticed that those heroes and heroic spirits were not perfect, nor were they flawless.

But without exception, they all possessed distinct selves and bone-deep obsessions.

This might also be the reason why the Conqueror King thought Abigail was not qualified to be a heroic spirit at all.

Heroic spirits are the spirits of the most wanton and self-centered heroes.

"In short, it's a budget version of the Absolute Domain, right?"

"In short, it's just a broken Absolute Territory, right?"