Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong-Chapter 309: The Battle For Salvation! Part-8.

Away from the battlefield near Jareth's mansion.

The moment Zion's presence disappeared and that massive finger appeared in the sky, Luche felt immense suppression fall on her.

As a half-succubus, she's got a demonic bloodline in her body; that powerful being's presence suppressed her tremendously, and it took her a while to react to the fact that Zion had died.

"NOOOO!!!! NOOOOO!!!! NOOOOO!!!! HOW CAN THIS BE!!!! YOU!!!!! YOU!!!! HOW CAN YOU JUST DIE LIKE THAT ZION!!!!"

Tears appeared in the eyes of Luche for the first time in several millennia.

For several millennia, she kept chasing the same man, who never acknowledged her love.

She was the one who brought him to this battlefield, and she felt guilty for bringing him here.

She was the one who found that the false dome cult was planning on destroying a golden nail, and she brought the news to Zion.

"NOOOO!!!! AHHHHH!!!!"

Losing your cool mid-battle is the greatest mistake a wizard can make in their life.

Rahnan, who was already going insane, took advantage of Luche's momentary weakness and waved his mutated arms to summon a shining armor from the space ring buried inside his body.

The armor was shining with bright light; it was Zion's armor that Luche had been looking for.

"BEHEHEHEHE!!! HE DIED!!! BEHEHE!!! That idiot didn't even know that I had his armor! BEHEHEHE!!! HE'S AN IDIOT!!! BEHEHE!!!"

The armor was heavily covered in light elementals, and thus the moment Rahnan summoned it, his body started burning and breaking apart, yet he smiled and teased Luche in a mocking tone.

"YOU!!! HOW DARE YOU DESECRATE HIS THINGS!!!"

Luche's eyes went bloodshot with anger, and Rahnan succeeded in his deception.

Jareth, who was also nearby, was not even able to react, as he was also shocked that the other piece of the artificial sun was broken by that massive finger and Zion was killed on the spot.

Before Jareth could have reacted, Rahnan summoned the same grimoire that he had used to break the golden nail and used miasma to power it.

[Forbidden Magic: Broken Soul: Mutual Destruction!]

It seemed that the false demon god did not favor Rahnan as much as Rahnan himself claimed.

Rahnan was already a puppet of the demon god, and he was forced to put a powerful mutual destruction type of spell on Luche.

This type of spell would damage the user and the enemy alike by using the user's own soul as fuel.

*BOOOM!!!*

[Mana Interference!]

Jareth reacted just a few seconds earlier due to his powerful mind and managed to sever the link between Rahnan and his soul to protect himself from the mutual destruction with the help of his powerful mana interference.

Even then, Jareth got hit with a powerful hit and nearly lost his consciousness for a split second.

Rahnan's entire body exploded with immense power, and a massive area in the city below was completely wiped off the map from the powerful shockwaves alone.

Hundreds of monsters and demons falling from the sky were shattered, and even the giant octopus nearby was obliterated in an instant.

Luche suffered catastrophic damage to her soul and body alike as she fell from the sky while barely retaining her consciousness.

"Sh*t!"

Jareth could not stop himself from cursing out loud.

A momentary mistake caused the false demon god in the sky to exploit the situation and turn the tide of the entire war in his favor.

Luche could have never been injured this badly by Rahnan alone, and Zion could have never been killed so easily; it was only that insanely powerful being outside the barrier who was capable of doing something like this.

Jareth gritted his teeth as he rushed to catch Luche and poured a high-grade healing potion on her body.

Then Jareth rushed towards his mansion at full speed with a solemn look on his face.

He noticed that the massive finger in the sky was already starting to charge for the second shot, and if another shot was fired, not only the capital city but also the entire continent would be wiped off the surface of this planet!

Zion managed to stop it as he absorbed most of that miasma inside him, or the continent would have been shattered by now!

"I have to hurry!!"

Jareth brought out a scroll from his space ring that he had prepared beforehand and activated it with his mana.

*Shmmmm!!!*

The scroll glowed brightly, and a massive magic circle appeared around Jareth. Without hesitation, Jareth activated the magic circle and teleported right above his mansion.

…

Inside the mansion after Zion's death.

Hundreds of wizards and knights were already dead from the previous impact.

And those who were left were either affected by miasmic corruption or were looking at the sky with despair clouding their faces.

The cracks in the sky started to increase even faster with the insertion of that finger, and those massive eyes radiated with rage and murderous intent!

Mark looked at the devastating scene and gritted his teeth so tightly that his molars started to bleed.

He did not even have the time to grieve Zion's sudden death, and all he could do was stop this madness from spreading any further.

Mark looked at his father, who was still fighting with demons and helping his citizens; he looked at his mother, who was protecting Azul and Risa and many others with her sword.

He looked at Thomas, Shin, and others who were fighting together with the other students of the academy desperately.

Mark even saw Allen, Mia, and even Jareth's sister Aiza struggling and fighting despite already having lost one of her arms.

At that moment of desperation, the world desperately needed 'Hope,' and Mark could not retreat from his responsibilities.

Zion once told him that Mark was the most talented kid he had ever seen, and Mark had the potential to hold the 'Sword of Salvation' in his hands.

Mark clenched his fist and bowed down to hold the hilt of the legendary weapon capable of bringing 'Salvation' to a dying world.

The moment Mark held 'Astra' in his hand, the sword lit up with intense light, and a wave of mana spread in all directions.

The presence of miasma was thinning the presence in the air, and that had caused many of the mages and knights to feel suppressed.

But the moment Mark held the 'Sword of Salvation' in his hands, it was as if the entire world was rejoicing after a very very long time.

The blood rain stopped as the 'World' stopped wailing; the 'laws' of the 'World' that were forcefully suppressed by Miasma all focused their attention on one person alone.

Whatever mana that was still left inside this shattering bubble of a world started to flow in the direction of the capital city.

The mana of the entire solar system started to gather in one single place.

The sword of salvation had found its right owner, the one who could bring 'Hope' in that moment of crisis.

Mark had finally figured out that as the one with the most talent in this world, it was his 'Path,' his destiny to be the protector of his people!

The legendary sword responded to Mark's self-enlightenment and granted him immense power and a boost.

His entire body was temporarily strengthened; all the mana from the solar system rushed to his aid and elevated him to the peak of grade 1 in a matter of mere seconds.

Miasma was forcefully pushed away, and Risa, Azul, and many others who had already fallen unconscious finally woke up and looked at Mark, who was shining like a ray of light in darkness, with awe and excitement.

"This is it Mark!! Don't Falter!!! Billions of beings are supporting your back!! Do not falter!!!"

Reynald yelled at the top of his lungs as he rushed to Mark's side and pushed his own mana into Mark's body to give him support.

Hundreds of mages who were already on the brink of death understood what Reynald was doing.

They were all already close to death, and if they managed to give their support and mana to Mark, perhaps there will still be a chance of survival in the future.

And they all rushed to Mark's aid almost instantly; their bodies moved on their own without needing any command.

Even Risa and Azul, who had only just recovered, rushed forth without hesitation.

"I will not be outdone by a kid; he's putting his life on the line. I must not stay idle either…"

Jareth sighed to himself as he saw this desperate scene unfold; he had teleported right above the 'wormhole device,' and all hesitation left his body.

[Basic Magic: Telekinesis!]

Jareth used telekinesis to control Luche's half-conscious body and placed her near everyone who was supporting Mark.

Then he flew to the core compartment of the 'wormhole device' and closed it.

"Even if it's just a half-part, I do not have any other option now; I cannot retreat now…"

Jareth had no path of retreating; the planet was about to be obliterated soon, and he had to activate the device.

If even an unstable wormhole can be generated, Jareth will take Mark and jump into it right away!

It would be better to take that risk of getting thrown into a random place than dying here and now!

"Oh! Impartial Nature, bless me with luck!"

With the final incantation spoken, Jareth activated the 'Wormhole Opening Device.'