Chapter 230 'The City of Devouring Time' and 'Explosion!'
Looking at the bluish-white rocks, Finney was curious about how their race reproduced.
The attacked stone golem grew even angrier, roaring a few times before charging at Finney again, the ground trembling under its massive body.
"Fall down!"
Finney, watching the charging stone golem, deepened his thought and gave the command, causing it to fall to the ground and slide in front of him.
"Explosion!"
Finney stretched out his hand again. Although the golem possessed magic resistance, it wasn't immune. Several 'Explosion Magic' spells blasted down on its head, even the hardest stone would be cooked.
Seeing Finney kill their companion, the remaining stone golems weren't afraid; their simple minds were filled with rage, so they immediately charged at Finney.
Finney glanced at the surrounding stone golems, pondering whether to take this opportunity to test his skills on them.
Since acquiring Zafkiel, he hadn't had a chance to absorb time using 'City of Time', as using this ability during sparring would be excessive.
But against enemies, it didn't matter so much. The only thing that made Finney hesitate was whether using it in front of so many people would be inappropriate.
However, Finney quickly dismissed this concern. He wouldn't be staying in Vanaheim for long anyway, and it wasn't a big deal if 'City of Time' was discovered; Zafkiel's most powerful ability was 'Fourth Bullet'.
"Zafkiel!"
Finney's eyes flickered, but because he was wearing 'Demon Possessed', no one noticed. However, the huge golden clock behind him attracted considerable attention.
"City of Time!"
Finney ignored the others' gazes, glanced at the several stone golems rushing towards him, and activated a blood-red barrier within a three-meter radius.
The stone golems paused noticeably the moment they stepped into the barrier, but overall, they weren't significantly affected.
Looking at the several stone golems before him, Finney nimbly dodged their attacks while simultaneously sensing the time he was absorbing from them.
It was a strange feeling, difficult for Finney to describe in words. The only thing that bothered him was the slow absorption rate.
Stone golems had long lifespans; if Finney wanted to use the current 'City of Time Devouring' to drain their time until they died, it would likely take until the Nine Realms were at peace, even considering the barrier might evolve in the meantime.
Therefore, Finney didn't consider using this method to eliminate them. He merely wanted to test his skill and, after confirming its effectiveness, decided it was better to turn them into experience points as soon as possible.
Because their rocky skin possessed immense resistance to magic, Finney didn't bombard them with 'Explosion Magic' anymore. Instead, he unusually summoned his 'Possessed by Evil Spirits' secondary weapon, the Red-backed Shrike.
Looking at the spear in his hand, Finney sighed and forcefully thrust it at the stone golem.
In fact, besides magic resistance, the stone golems also possessed strong physical defense, though it was still no match for Finney's power under the 'Demon Possession' buff.
One shot, and a hole appeared in the stone golem's body.
Because he rarely summoned the Redback Shrike, Finney wasn't very skilled with this weapon, and could only keep poking it.
With such a huge difference in strength, several stone golems were brutally killed, riddled with holes, looking extremely gruesome.
When the stone golems died, besides gaining experience, Finney unexpectedly discovered that the absorption time of 'City of Devouring Time' had also suddenly increased dramatically.
"Still killing!?"
Looking at the corpses of several stone golems on the ground, Finney couldn't help but mutter, his expression somewhat complicated, before silently recalling Zafkiel.
The war continued; he was only at one corner of the battlefield. Many were still fighting fiercely. Finney didn't have time for too much reflection and continued searching for enemies to fight.
Not long after...
Under Thor and Finney's overwhelming strength, the rebels quickly began to show signs of defeat. But just then, enemy reinforcements arrived first.
A densely packed group of people, wielding all sorts of weapons, roared as they charged towards the battlefield.
Instantly, despair appeared on the faces of many in Vanaheim. Even Thor frowned, wanting to ask Heimdall when their reinforcements would arrive.
Only Finney showed excitement, because this group consisted entirely of enemies; there were no hostages, no prisoners, and they were still some distance from the battlefield.
"You guys keep fighting! I'll handle those!"
Finney shouted excitedly to Thor, who was not far away, before taking to the air and flying towards the enemy reinforcements.
"Huh!?"
Thor was taken aback. He had almost forgotten about Finney. Recalling the crimson flames that filled the sky during their sparring session not long ago, he seemed to understand how Finney planned to deal with them.
Although he trusted Phineas, the Vanaheimers around him were unaware of this. Seeing so many reinforcements, their morale plummeted, forcing Thor to shout encouragingly, "Don't worry, our reinforcements are on their way!"
Hearing Thor's words, morale recovered considerably.
Meanwhile, Phineas had already flown above the enemy charging into battle. Looking at the dense horde of aliens before him, he sighed, pondered for a few seconds, and decided to give them a chance.
He then used the 'Golden Great Evolution Technique' to amplify his voice, saying, "You are surrounded! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"
The enemies charging into battle were almost all stunned; some even stopped in their tracks, nearly being trampled.
"Hahaha!"
"Who is this guy in armor?"
"Is he out of his mind?"
"Shoot him down!"
Seeing the enemy ignoring warnings and mocking the attack, Finney sighed again, rising into the air to create distance and dodge their attacks, while beginning to chant:
"I am the world's only Explosion Mage, a grand mage by profession, wielding the strongest offensive magic, Explosion Magic, and the one who will ultimately exhaust the limits of Explosion Magic..."
"Here, I declare your destiny!"
"Blacker than black, darker than darkness,"
"Entrust my crimson golden light here!"
"The time of awakening has come, the corrupt principles of the absurd church, manifest as an invisible distortion!"
"Dance, dance, dance!"
"The collapse of my fundamental power, the burning of all things in heaven and earth, descend from the abyss!"
Finney's voice echoed across the entire battlefield. Most were puzzled by Finney's intentions, but when they saw the colossal magic circle that appeared in the sky, enveloping the entire enemy army, they were utterly shocked.
This was Finney's ultimate incantation, a power imbued with emotion, the power of the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique,' the power of 'Breathing Technique,' and the power of Kamar-Taj—all converged into ultimate magic.
It was also his strongest attack at present!
"Explosion!"
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