Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The 'Sword' Known as Crimson Invasion

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[Magic Scroll Crimson Invasion]

[Magic Level: 4]

[Effect: Causes 10,000 points of Crimson Damage within a radius of 1000 meters, and forms a permanent area of element, magic power, divine power, and other energy decays within the damage zone]

"Boil water, throw stones-my water hasn't boiled yet, but the stones are already prepped," Qin Muye looked at the prototype of the 'sword' Crimson Invasion in his hand.

He didn't use a high-concentration Crimson Element Core, but a normal-concentration one, which was also not large, just the size of a fist, the kind that hasn't been fully utilized.

It was something he had the Evangelical Spirit Monster dig up from within the Red Wind Calamity; he couldn't go in, but the Evangelical Spirit Monster could.

The main issue was that the radiation from the special composite element, Crimson, was just too intense. He originally planned to use a high concentration straight away, but the thought that it could explode, and he might not be able to escape, led him to choose a more conservative approach to its creation.

It was rather strange that something similar to a stone would be classified as a magic scroll, but considering this is the Magic Continent, it made sense; otherwise, it couldn't very well be called a nuclear weapon, could it?

It took him nearly a week to perfect and create the Crimson Invasion.

And although it says a radius of 1000 meters, based on the formula Qin Muye calculated, if you really trust this thing's evil, it's likely to cause the Crimson Disease. It won't just cause Crimson Damage when it explodes; it also comes with strong radiation, followed by energy decay in the area, and this decay can expand.

If not properly treated, within one year, the original radius of one kilometer will expand to ten kilometers.

This tenfold expansion rate can continue for ten years before stopping, but the area's decay is irreversible. What's worse, improper treatment will not only fail to contain the spread of radiation and energy decay, it might even exacerbate it, especially with energies related to elements, magic power, and divine power.

For Qin Muye, it was essential to have sufficient deterrence to keep other Lords or native inhabitants from daring to covet what was his. Otherwise, today the Wisdom Tree might want to use him to kill someone by proxy, and tomorrow the True Dragon Emperor might want to unify the world under one banner. Each of these formidable figures posed a threat, and if he, the weaker party, wanted to protect himself, didn't he have to be ruthless?

Moreover, this was essentially drawing off the fire from under the cauldron.

"But how should this thing be deployed..."

The power was acknowledged by the "Lord Era," but this was just a prototype-what was a radius of one kilometer? In his design, it was a radius of one hundred kilometers. If it exploded, it would ensure that the entire force would be crippled.

For modern times, a hundred kilometers isn't that far, but for a Magic Continent similar to the Middle Ages, it's more than enough.

He isn't heartless enough to strike at the full range of an influential power; only when someone provokes him, will he use this thing to bomb their political and economic centers. Besides, it's not like it can only be detonated once.

Moreover, deterrence is the key point, not actually going to war.

If a fight really broke out, Qin Muye would not benefit, after all, he also lived in this world. Unless he planned to switch to cultivating Crimson Element, but if he really had such an idea, probably bringing out this Crimson Invasion as a deterrent would most likely not achieve the intended effect. Instead, he might be attacked by a multitude.

After all, at that point, he would have disregarded the overall environment, becoming an outlier.

So how to deploy this was a problem; he couldn't just let his minions take a Crimson Invasion and use a Super-Space Transmission Channel to go and self-destruct...

"Wait, Spirit Monsters won't work, but Skeleton Soldiers will!" Qin Muye suddenly realized this fact.

He wouldn't want to sacrifice Spirit Monsters, but he would be willing to sacrifice Skeleton Soldiers, especially since Skeleton Soldiers didn't require any capital.

"Tsk, indeed, the Divine Artifact's Super Space-Time Transmission Channel is something else, or else I'd have to study launching, anti-interception, and various other systems," Qin Muye couldn't help but revel in the convenience. Although it was a bit rudimentary, a single move was all it took to achieve a great effect.

However, he quickly realized there was a fatal flaw in his plan.

And that was himself.

He could create the Crimson Invasion that caused crimson damage over a hundred kilometers and amounted to hundreds of thousands of points, but the Magic Continent was a world where individual might reigned supreme, where even Lords like the True Dragon Emperor were powerhouses in their own right.

If they decided to kill him without any regard for decency, what would he do then?

Indeed, he was protected by the Magic Source, but his own shortcomings were simply incapable of coping with such threats.

This was also the necessary sacrifice he made by choosing the path of collective power, knowing full well that one cannot have it both ways.

"Who would've thought it'd all come back to me in the end."

Qin Muye didn't think he had made the wrong decision initially. Had he chosen to be a Mage or an Elemental Master, his combat abilities might have been stronger, but then he would have surely died during the first monster siege event. Without pursuing study and research, how could he have possibly created such an effective weapon as the abominable words? He would have definitely been crushed by the Evil Corpse Knights.

After all, if he had truly pursued a combat Profession, the focus would have definitely been on leveling up, not on learning and research.

"Unless, after my death, I can cause a disaster even more terrible than the Crimson Invasion, even to the extent of dragging the entire world down with me."

When it came to the idea of surviving, Qin Muye was ruthless to himself.

How else could one survive, relying on the mercy of Lords like the True Dragon Emperor or betting the natives would spare him?

The server's strongest Lord, suspected to be the current Emperor, was clearly domineering from the chat channel's exchanges. It's possible he already saw him and the other Lords as treacherous rebels and was eager to kill them off, only to be entangled by the natives and the top ten Lords in the ranking.

"Although I have the Crimson Invasion, to change the current circumstances, I need to change myself first."

Before, it was fine not to care about his own strength, but now, even though he wasn't very concerned about it, the situation demanded otherwise.

Even though he was just a minor character, insignificant in the Magic Continent Server, it

didn't mean he couldn't see that the entire Magic Continent was in chaos, necessitating sufficient strength for self-preservation.

If it wasn't for the gap between his Heroes' strength and that of the first echelon, there would

be no need for Qin Muye to be so extreme.

"In the end, I still need to choose the Crimson Flame."

After some thought, Qin Muye returned to the origin, and only by mastering the Crimson Flame could he further develop Crimson Invasion, since it was the origin of the raw materials

after all.

Moreover, it was immensely valuable; if leaked, it was sure to be a major disaster. Handing it over was out of the question, so he had to find a way to secure it.

Having the experience of creating the Crimson Invasion, Qin Muye wanted to attempt taking the Crimson Flame, since he had already crafted the container.

If he hadn't made the container, he wouldn't have been able to create the Crimson Invasion; it was a part of the whole production process.