Shadow of the Beautiful World

Is it true what they say?

In the meeting place at Limbo, in the hall made of obsidian, Angela, who was sitting next to Merlin, fully heard the conversation between Strange and Shazam projected in front of her eyes.

The hunter angel immediately turned to look at Lord Raven beside her, and she asked very dissatisfiedly:

Besides killing everyone, is there a second way to win?

Merlin didn't answer, he seemed to be concentrating on the grimoire in his hand.

Focus on studying and don't want to pay attention to other things.

This attitude angered Angela.

She stood up, unceremoniously snatched the tome from Raven's hand, and loudly accused:

You are operating in the dark!

If there was such a rule, you should have told everyone from the start!

Merlin who was robbed of the book was not angry either.

He clapped his hands and motioned for Angela to calm down.

Looking at the projection in front of him, he said:

They are competing for the position of Supreme Mage. Before they started the competition, they already knew what that position represented.

I don't think I need to tell them this kind of thing. Besides, I didn't set up a second way to win. Angela, this is not a secret operation. There is still only one condition for victory.

Whoever can persist until the end is the winner!

Raven glanced at the surprised Angela, and said:

If you are curious about the secrets that the Weishandi Three Spirits and I set up for this world, then I can only tell you that it is the 'difficult' mode.

Hard mode?

Hunter Angel glanced at the projection, she said suspiciously:

So, that's an option?

Yes, saving that hopeless world with no future is an option.

Merlin let out a long breath, and he said:

Competitors can go to fight each other, use the most direct way to wipe out the enemy with the strongest force, and win the victory.

They can also withstand the pressure of others and try to help that world in an impossible scenario. This will not affect the battle itself. We just simulated the daily work of the supreme mage.

Do you think the Supreme Master just stays on his throne and looks down on all living beings every day? Is it that simple?

Lord Raven said softly:

Predict the occurrence of catastrophe in advance, prevent the disaster from coming, and nip the danger in the bud. But if the danger has already appeared, then the supreme mage will personally end.

Not only must defeat the enemies who cause harm to all beings, but also try to save those suffering lives in every way. The responsibility she shoulders is far higher than the honor she enjoys.

After listening to Raven's explanation, Angela couldn't refute it, because what Merlin said was the truth.

How can the facts be refuted?

But not all the questions in her heart were answered.

Still frowning, she asked:

But what's the point?

What I mean is, since there is still only one victory condition, and the person who survives to the end becomes the supreme mage, then what is the significance of choosing this difficult mode? This is not a challenge for bonus points.

Oh, you really are a political idiot.

Merlin shook his head helplessly.

He had to explain better, saying:

I told these contestants before the start of the battle that this battle will be open to all spellcaster factions.

That is to say, as long as there are only magical forces in the world protected by the supreme mage, they can all see the scene of this battle.

What is the Supreme Sorcerer? That is the spiritual leader of all spellcasters...

A powerful person may be able to easily defeat all challengers, but if he cannot convince the crowd, then the name of this supreme mage is not worthy of the name.

That's what hard mode is all about.

Merlin flicked his fingers and said loudly:

What kind of leader is respected and obeyed unconditionally? There may not be a definite answer to this question, and there are different interpretations in all civilizations.

But one thing, when a terrible crisis comes, people will always want to lead their battles, is a hero who will never give up, never sit back and let the destruction spread, and do his best to save everyone who suffers.

Do you see what I mean now?

Merlin looked at the projection in front of him, and said:

The pursuit of victory is only the first stage. They must not only win, but win beautifully.

Let all the bystanders be convinced, and let all the people who are waiting for the birth of the next supreme mage see their charisma and persistence in their duties.

If they don't understand this, if they can't do this, then even if I give them the position of Supreme Mage, they will definitely not be able to sit still!

Of course, there are always exceptions to everything.

Merlin looked at the projection that was paying attention to Doom, rubbed his chin, and said:

If an individual is strong enough to deal with all sudden disasters with his own power, then even a cruel guy will be respected by everyone. After all, spellcasters know how to respect power.

Your Excellency Doom is really excellent, he has already understood this.

Look, he's trying to show his strength to all the bystanders.

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Victor von Doom, a legendary figure in the European magic circle.

When he was in his 20s, he had nothing to do with magic, until an accident happened, and Dum saw the limitations of the technological power he had been pursuing.

He then turned to the study of magic.

Dum's comprehension of magic is entirely self-taught. His spellcasting talent is completely monster-level. He also relied on himself to research the way of magic and energy conversion, and combined his own spellcasting system.

But his own character is difficult to fathom, both good and evil.

He has been involved in many things and solved many troubles on his own, but he shows no mercy to anyone who tries to stop him, no matter who the other party is.

In the eyes of many spellcasters, Doom is a great villain.

But the villain Doom and the small country Latvinia he sheltered still exist and maintain order and peace. This is enough to prove that the power in Doom's hands is enough to scare off those malicious attacks.

Doom is also a very smart person, and has his own unique insights into everything.

A few hours ago, Dum defeated the siege of other competitors with a blow from the energy cube from a.i.m that he had prevented, but he did not let down his vigilance.

Instead, Doom started the hard mode of saving the world before Strange, Shazam, and Hermione were ready to do so.

That big bang before was an attempt.

If he could send all his opponents out with one blow, if he could win easily, Doom would be happy to do it.

But the result of the explosion was not ideal. Only one competitor was sent away, which meant that other opponents still had the power to resist, so they needed to figure it out slowly.

As for the duties of the supreme mage and the secrets hidden in this battle for the supreme mage, Dum also responded with curiosity and exploration.

But unlike Strange who was struggling to find clues, Dum relied on his own knowledge and wisdom to deduce the current situation in the world in a short period of time.

When he entered this world, he used his monitoring system to see the current situation of the whole world.

He also intends to save it.

In order to show the onlookers his persistence in fulfilling the duties of the Supreme Mage, as well as his unique power.

And the way he saves the world is also very, very hardcore.

Since the enemy is there...

Then, it's done!

boom

Dum was suspended in the hazy sky. He sprayed out scorching beams of light from the battle armor in both hands, and repelled the crab-like monster covered with flesh and blood mutants that jumped out of the muddy sea by a few steps.

In the transformation of magic and energy, all the energy rings in Doom's scarred silver armor were lit up.

Regardless of the consumption, the light of the energy heavy cannon on Doom's chest became more and more intense, as if a small sun was shining and heating in the sky.

After accumulating energy for a few seconds, a scorching beam of light shot out from Dum's chest and hit the huge flesh and blood monster's body on the ground.

Like a scorching sharp knife, it easily cut through the monster's carapace while swinging, destroying its ugly life.

Amid the disgusting smell like barbecue, Dum, who was floating in the sky, snapped his fingers, and the weapon slot on the back of the armor quickly opened.

A series of black missiles rushed into the sky, crossed the white trajectory, and bombarded the mountainous beach in front of them in a way of shooting.

boom

Flames like land bombing filled the land, and all the twisted monsters that jumped out of the sea were buried in the sea of ​​flames.

This isn't the first time Doom has fought these crazy monsters.

On the edge of the valley behind him, a layer of charred biological remains had piled up. This was not the first attack by these flesh and blood monsters from the sea.

And they didn't attack Doom out of pure malice.

The old man told Strange that the cursed flesh that covered the world and tried to devour it was the aggregation of a huge consciousness with its own thinking.

Now, it is urging the monsters of flesh and blood to attack Doom, also because it feels a deadly threat.

boom

Doom manipulated the armor and landed on the edge of the valley.

He took out a brand new green cloak from his magic space, put it on his body, and then took out a blue magic gem, crushed it in his hand, so that the slightly dried up magic power could quickly recover.

He looked back, in the guarded valley, several instruments were operating.

Several mechanical arms move flexibly, and a special missile is quickly assembled on the temporary launcher that has been built.

It was three people tall, and its silver-gray shell was stacked on the ground. Inside the very sophisticated machinery, in the core groove of the explosion part, a faint blue energy cube was shining.

Doom used it before and easily defeated other competitors.

And this is not the full power of this thing. The energy compressed inside it is extremely terrifying. When it is completely detonated, its destructive power is already comparable to the full power of a heavenly father.

At least in this competition, this thing is a symbol of invincible power.

And now, Doom was going to use it as a pure explosive.

He had to rely on the combat support system of his armor to launch the missile carrying the Rubik's Cube into the atmosphere. Just like the principle of an intercontinental missile, let it cross half of the world and land in the core of the Eastern Continent.

It is also the place where the flesh and blood curse of this world was first born, and there is the core of the flesh and blood monsters of this world.

According to Dum's plan, as long as this missile hits the target, the destructive power it will generate is enough to severely injure or even kill the monsters trying to swallow the world.

Of course, this kind of heavenly father-level explosion will definitely completely destroy the structure of the Eastern Continent.

But for this completely desperate world, the destruction of a continent is not a big deal.

This is Doom's salvation plan.

Brutal, simple, overbearing, and domineering, but very feasible.

This point can be seen from the fact that it crazily drove the monsters from the seabed to attack Dum's rocket launch base, and it obviously also felt a fatal crisis.

It was going to stop Doom from launching that missile.

Wow, wow

The turbid sea beat against the coast, and between the tumbling tides, huge, distorted shadows emerged from the bottom of the sea, like a mountain range on the bottom of the sea rising.

And before the monster arrived, the fallen murlocs who were summoned from the dark abyss, those guys who looked like deep divers rushed out of the sea first.

Logically speaking, these cowardly creatures would not dare to attack a powerful life like Doom.

But from their blood-red eyeballs, it can be seen that it has clearly issued a death order, and it will do whatever it takes to make Doom's salvation plan collapse.

Of course, apart from these flesh and blood derivatives, there are more troublesome forces approaching.

Doom didn't look at the monsters of flesh and blood rushing to the land. He looked up, and in the tactical eyepiece of the steel visor under the hood, Doom saw arcs of light shining in the deep clouds of the sky.

Those red, white, blue, and ominous halos are gathering, as if the gate of chaos is about to open.

Under the threat of destruction, it is also calling for reinforcements.

The evil spirits from the same world as it, those spiritual monsters born from the Lightless Sea, those are the opponents that will cause Doom more headaches.

The assembly of the missile would take several hours, and Doom had to delay until then.

He could have asked other people for help, but he didn't.

The strong are always alone.

Doom flew into the sky again and opened his arms. In the scorching halo of the laser cannon, the screaming flesh and blood monsters were torn apart and burned by flames. In this scene of destruction, Doom A deep voice came from under the visor.

He said:

I will save this world, and I will mercifully give it hope and new life...

I'm going to do it all on my own.

I will let you see a more ruthless and more powerful supreme mage, a supreme person who can block all disasters for you, a mighty monarch of all worlds.

God Lord Doom...

Long live!