I Created Scientific Magic

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Sanchez led Lynn and the others all the way to the meeting room, where over a hundred Wizards were gathered, engaged in a relentless din of dispute and argument about the recent crushing defeat they had just experienced.

Aurora, who had set out first, had already arrived, and even Vittorio had reached this place, clearly having rushed over the moment he received the news.

Once Lynn and his companions had taken their seats, Harrov managed to quell the noise in the meeting room and spoke gravely.

"This defeat is indeed due to my negligence!"

The timing of the Church's surprise attack was indeed impeccable, and the Divine Arts that allowed an entire legion to approach invisibly and silently were extremely special. But if they had been more vigilant, they wouldn't have been caught off guard so close to the enemy's presence.

"It seems that the long string of victories has made us all somewhat complacent," Vittorio remarked, shaking his head.

But in reality, Harrov had been cautious enough, having dispatched most of the airships to scout the surrounding area before the battle commenced. Nobody could have anticipated that an army of tens of thousands could slip through undetected.

If it had been him, he probably would have fallen for it as well.

"How exactly did they manage it?" Aurora asked with keen interest. Being adept in Polarization Magic, she could also render hundreds—maybe even a thousand—of her riflemen invisible to the naked eye and move them covertly. But this was an army of tens of thousands!

Just being invisible wasn't enough—the giants, each standing seven or eight meters tall, would likely create earth-shaking tremors with each step, which couldn't possibly go unnoticed.

"Could it be the Divine Domain?" Lynn suddenly interjected.

When he had clashed with Edwell in the capital, he had noticed that the Divine Domain was extremely peculiar, with the inside and outside resembling two completely different spaces.

"It's possible!" Vittorio agreed, nodding. If that were the case, it would not be good news at all. If the enemy could expand the Divine Domain to such a vast extent, then their power was undoubtedly much greater than they had anticipated.

"Master Lynn, since you stayed behind alone to cover our retreat, you must have gauged the extent of our adversaries' capabilities, hadn't you?" Harrov straightened his expression and inquired.

The scope and power of the [Sunshine For All] spell that Lynn had unleashed was astonishing even to him. Anyone capable of countering that spell and shattering the Magic Projection in such a short time must surely be a legendary cleric.

The other two Judgement Chiefs looked over as well, especially Aurora. When Harrov had told her of Lynn's solo stand against the Church's punitive force, she was the most shocked of all.

She hurriedly flew over to provide reinforcements, yet Lynn's alter ego alone seemed to have solved the problem...

Lynn pondered for a moment, then swept his hand across the table, and a layer of water screen immediately emerged, displaying the images of two figures.

A man and a woman.

The man, around fifty years old, was dressed in a golden robe, tall and with a solemn demeanor.

"This is the Church's Judgement Chief, Joshua! He is the one I clashed with above the Mist Sea," Aurora identified one of the figures.

The assembled Wizards all nodded in recognition. This Judgement Chief was one of the Church's five legendary clerics known to the public, not difficult to confirm.

As for the other one...

"Saintess Lucia—it's surprising that she possesses legendary-level power as well," Harrov said, clearly taken aback.

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All the key figures within the Holy Church hierarchy, above the rank of cardinal, have had their portraits and information collected by them, and the Saintess of the Church is no exception.

However, according to their intelligence, the position of the Saintess is rotated every few years, taken on by nuns in their teens, with their only commonality being their extraordinary beauty, cool and elegant.

It all seemed like a façade, designed to pacify the poor.

Such a figure possessing the ability to wield legendary spells seemed overly exaggerated.

They knew all too well that they themselves had spent half a lifetime achieving such mastery through cunning means, yet still didn't truly step into the realm of legends…

This gap was simply too despairingly wide!

"I think it's not that easy, otherwise legends would be abundant within the Church," Vittorio interjected.

The frequent change of Saintesses might indicate an inability to bear such immense power, hence the rotation; those former Saintesses had also vanished without a trace. According to the Church, they were taken to serve the deities… most likely they were dead!

"However, the fact that they only sent two legends here is truly…" Vittorio's expression was peculiar, it was hard to tell if he was pleased or upset.

"Perhaps the rest of their forces have yet to arrive. In any case, this is good news!" Harrov's expression slightly softened.

This meant they temporarily held an advantage in high-end power. It was best to take the initiative and crush the enemy before their reinforcements arrived.

According to Harrov's guess, the false god was the source of power for these Divine Mages; eliminating this source would cause the Empire and Church to collapse internally!

The key to this battle was how to force them to open Heaven's Gate at the right moment.

"The battlefield should be as open as possible to avoid collateral damage," Harrov added. "It would be great if we could draw out that Saintess or the Judgement Chief."

The Wizards present immediately engaged in discussion around these two points; they needed a comprehensive plan and contingency measures for any unforeseen incidents.

Rafael even suggested they could learn from Edwell, tunneling into the city of petroleum, staging a feint from outside while several council members and Lynn, the star of magic, carried out a decapitation strike.

In this way, even if magic ran amok in the end, only the Imperial legions and civilians within the city would suffer casualties, sparing their own forces.

Having witnessed the might of nuclear explosions, the faces of Harrov and the rest exchanged glances and shook their heads. Rafael clearly underestimated the new magic developed by Lynn; once out of control, not just standing outside the city, but even at several kilometers away, one would be torn to shreds by the shock waves.

Nevertheless, Rafael's proposal was constructive and could be considered as one of the backup plans.

"Master Lynn, what do you think?" Vittorio thought the plan had merit, as long as they could ensure absolute safety and avoid affecting the outside world.

Lynn pondered for a long while, not answering directly, but suddenly asked, "Councilor Vittorio, how far is this place from the source of petroleum?"

"If the intelligence I've received is correct, it's roughly over ten kilometers away in a straight line," Vittorio responded.

"Bring me the map to take a look!" Lynn stood up, took the parchment handed over by a Wizard, and began to closely examine the terrain of Mist Sea, quickly forming an idea in his mind.