"What is that?"
At the same time that Rin and Marquis Voban clashed, sorcerers in Tokyo, along with many ordinary people, witnessed this miraculous scene.
A city suspended high in the clouds, golden rain of light falling without end.
Even more unbelievable were the angels from myths and legends descending into the human world along with the light rain.
"The commotion is too big."
In the distance, Kaoru, relying on clairvoyance and spiritual vision, felt a headache coming on as she watched the scene before her.
Unfortunately, she did not have the courage to question Rin.
All she could do was find a way afterward to minimize the impact of this incident.
In the Campione world, the front world and the back world are clearly separated.
Since they can avoid interfering with each other, there is naturally a complete set of countermeasures.
Content on the internet would be deleted and blocked immediately.
Eyewitnesses would have specialized sorcerers use various methods to erase or alter their memories and perceptions related to the mystical side.
The only issue was that if the disturbance was too great, it would create an enormous workload for the History Compilation Committee.
"But what can we do?"
Kaoru had already received benefits from Rin.
In fact, from the moment she chose to submit, the Sayanomiya Family had no path of retreat.
Rin must win.
Only then could he become the ruler of Japan.
Only then could the Sayanomiya Family avoid being held accountable afterward and rise to prominence as the first to submit.
"However…"
This was the first time she had seen his Authority.
She had often spoken of the power of Campiones before.
Now that she was witnessing it in person, it truly brought immense shock to the young girl.
Compared to the oppressive pressure of Pride among the Seven Deadly Sins, this method of casually summoning tens of thousands of angelic troops already possessed the power to destroy nations.
Such combined strength would be extremely difficult to resist even in modern society.
At the very least, Japan's modern military technology combined with the sorcerer world could not contend with it.
However, Marquis Voban was clearly not someone so easy to handle.
Human wave tactics were meaningless before him.
"Wind, howl."
"Rain, fall. Turn to sleet. Summon snow."
Voban rose into the air. Looking down at the three headed hellhound fiercely battling the wolves below, he began to chant.
"I can summon wind and rain, gather lightning. Scorching wind and freezing wind are both my servants. Bring the madness of storms and tempests to this land."
As each heavy incantation echoed through the sky, the dark clouds that had just been dispersed gathered once more.
Centered on the battlefield, gigantic cyclones appeared out of thin air, stirring the air currents. In a short time, they formed a massive storm that enveloped all of Tokyo.
"Rumble."
Rin stood within the wind and rain, allowing the storm summoned by this Authority to sweep his angel army into the sky.
Amid thunder and wind blades, they were torn apart and dissipated into particles of light.
As for the three headed hellhound…
It was not a mindless puppet.
Crouching low, its claws dug into the ground as it struggled against the gale's pull, trying to avoid being dominated by Voban's Authority over wind and rain.
"Hmm, thank you for your effort."
Rin waved his hand, withdrawing the hellhound, which could not fly and would only become a living target, back into the Path to Hell.
It was not the true Cerberus.
Rather, it was a mythological creature, similar to a spirit, newly born from his magic power.
Regardless of its combat strength, based on its loyalty alone, he would not abandon it so casually.
"Tsk."
Thinking of this, Rin glanced at the sword of dawn in his hand with slight dissatisfaction.
"As expected, aside from this sword, the Authority of rebelling against a god is just for show."
Unlike Cerberus, the angels were merely puppets formed from light elements.
They were closer to artificial intelligence, completely devoid of emotion.
"The gap between Authorities can sometimes be greater than the gap between a human and a dog."
To summon an army of tens of thousands of angels, he had spent about 0.1 units of magic power.
One unit of magic power equaled the total magic power of a newly ascended Campione.
0.1 units meant one tenth of a Campione's total magic power.
This was already terrifying to ordinary sorcerers.
But for powerhouses like Rin and Voban, it was only an appetizer before the main course.
If Voban's magic power were quantified, it would amount to about 1.6 units.
Including recovery during battle, as long as he did not recklessly expend most of his power at once, a Campione did not need to worry about attrition.
He could recover while fighting.
At worst, in a state of low magic power, he would need to rely more on close combat to gain the advantage.
"However, I still hold the advantage."
Exchanging 0.1 units of magic power for roughly 0.2 units of Voban's.
In this exchange, Rin did not lose out.
Yes, 0.2 units of magic power.
How could summoning wind and rain on such a scale not consume energy?
Even with Voban's vast reserves, activating such a wide ranging Authority required considerable power.
But it was not wasted.
Once the Authority over wind and rain was activated, the entire sky became his domain.
The summoned gales, torrential rain, dark clouds, and lightning were not one time phenomena. They could be continuously controlled.
If activating the Authority once required 0.2 units of magic power, then the subsequent cost of maintaining control was almost negligible.
"Boom."
"Magic power is not meant to be squandered like that."
Voban stood in the sky. With a flip of his palm, the violent wind and rain condensed into a colossal tornado that connected heaven and earth.
"Let me teach you, how an Authority should be used."
As his voice fell, the tornado was hurled forward, surging straight toward Rin.
Wherever it passed, the ground, buildings, forests, everything in its path was drawn in and transformed into fuel for the storm, allowing it to grow ever stronger.
By the time it reached Rin, it had become a natural disaster capable of devouring the world.
But this was only the beginning.
Compared to the anime, where the scenes appeared crude due to budget constraints, the destructive power of a Campione in reality far exceeded what Rin had imagined.
(To be continued.)
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