Damn, I Have to Marry the Strongest Antagonist at the Start? - Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Chapter184-The Ultimate Evolution of Obsidify
In front of the Kyrik King’s palace.

As the Kyrik soldiers and mages were roused by the King’s words, their eyes burned with intense fervor as they glared at Owen, ready to strike at any moment.

Owen remained calm, casually snapping his fingers.

The storage ring on his hand flashed, and a small, transparent cross appeared in his palm, emitting a faint, flickering white light.

“That’s…TNT!”

As soon as Owen revealed the cross, nearly everyone present recoiled in fear, taking several steps back.

With Owen’s growing fame across the continent, rumors and stories of his various methods had spread widely.

Among these, the most attention-grabbing technique was undoubtedly TNT.

Back then, Owen had used this very method to transcend tiers, killing Tony in a single blow, causing a great uproar in Azure’s capital.

Later, even the Council of Elders, a gathering place for numerous powerful individuals in Azure Kingdom, was destroyed by TNT.

The shockwaves of that event were felt even in Kyrik.

Owen’s other techniques, such as the Godslayer Staff, were undeniably powerful, but to most mages, TNT was Owen’s signature move!

And now, Owen had brought out TNT once again!

The fear this instilled in everyone was unimaginable!

As the crowd anxiously watched the cross in Owen’s hand, Owen smiled faintly and raised it slightly. “It seems you all are quite familiar with this thing.”

At his words, the people present swallowed nervously, their throats dry with fear.

The aura emanating from the cross was intensely dangerous and terrifying.

It was like tossing a restless catfish into a calm lake, stirring visible ripples of chaos in the surrounding void.

Even the space around the cross trembled slightly, fracturing into black, twisted cracks that spread out like a spider web.

This was naturally the result of Owen’s enhanced understanding of [Order], making the cross even more terrifying.

The other ministers present, sensing the dreadful energy from the cross, retreated further in fear.

The Kyrik King, seeing this, snorted coldly, stepped forward, and said in a stern voice:

“Owen, this TNT of yours indeed has some power, but I am not one to be easily frightened!”

“If you have the guts, go ahead and use it. The protective array left by our ancestors has shielded Kyrik for thousands of years, saving it from countless threats. What can your TNT do to us?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground of the entire palace trembled slightly.

The cracks between the paving stones glowed with brilliant array patterns that converged and gathered at the center, transforming into a beam of light that shot into the sky.

The dazzling light then bloomed like a flower, instantly covering the entire palace.

The previously fearful ministers, now bathed in this light, quickly found their nerves calmed.

They watched as the blooming array light formed a massive dome-like shield over the palace, isolating Owen and his group.

This was the Kyrik royal family’s ancient defensive formation—the Imperial Array.

Even a grandmaster-tier mage couldn’t break through this fortress-like formation!

No matter how terrifying Owen’s TNT might be, how could it compare to the attacks of a grandmaster-tier mage?

It was simply impossible for it to shake the ultimate array left by Kyrik’s founding emperor.

Within the array, the ministers’ confidence returned, and their fear was replaced by mocking and provocation.

“Owen, go ahead and use your so-called technique. Let’s see whether your power or the emperor’s array is stronger!”

The previously cowering ministers now became brazen, taunting Owen with reckless abandon.

Now that the array had been activated, they believed that once Owen used his most lethal weapon, TNT, he would no longer pose a threat to them! Then, they could easily overpower him.

As their taunts grew more frenzied, Owen didn’t indulge them, his deep gaze seemingly piercing through the jade-like array barrier, locking onto each jeering minister.

“Since you’ve all begged so sincerely, I’ll be merciful and grant your wish!”

Owen narrowed his eyes and flicked his fingers, sending the cross shooting forward.

The silver cross streaked through the sky like a ray of light, tearing open a black vacuum trail that lingered, and then it collided with the jade barrier above the palace.

At that moment, every official and guard within the palace held their breath, their eyes fixed on the point of contact.

Despite their absolute confidence in the array left by the emperor, the power of TNT had long since terrified them. They weren’t entirely certain it could be stopped.

Even though they were within the protective barrier, they still activated their mana, forming various radiant protective shields around themselves.

As they braced themselves, the silver cross collided with the barrier.

Boom!

The silver cross exploded with a burst of chaotic mana, blooming like a small firework.

Everyone was initially startled, then looked confused.

The explosion, only the size of a fist, was more like a dud, with barely any power at all.

“Hahaha, so this is your famous TNT? If that’s all, my fart has more power than this!”

Seeing this, the previously tense ministers burst into laughter.

“I thought you were something special, but clearly, I overestimated you. This little display is just for show, huh?”

The ministers laughed heartily, their previous anxiety replaced by mockery and ridicule.

“With your strength, you couldn’t shake the capital even if you had a hundred years!”

Even the Kyrik King couldn’t help but smile, but before he could finish his thought, Owen smirked and said:

“Who said I was going to blow up the capital?”

The Kyrik King and the others were momentarily stunned. If not the capital, then what?

As the thought crossed their minds, a deafening explosion echoed from all directions, shaking the very ground beneath them.

Even with the array’s protection, the entire palace trembled slightly, and the deafening roar was like needles piercing their ears, causing intense pain and leaving them disoriented.

What’s going on?!

The most powerful among them, the elderly white-browed man, was the first to react.

His brows furrowed deeply as he quickly looked towards the source of the sound in all four directions, his face suddenly darkening.

The Kyrik King and the other ministers soon followed suit, turning their gaze towards the four directions from which the roar had come, their hearts pounding.

In all four directions—east, west, south, and north—massive mushroom clouds were rising, their searing magical energy distorting the sky and incinerating everything in their path.

Beneath those mushroom clouds lay Kyrik’s four most important major cities!

At that moment, the four major cities were completely engulfed by the rising mushroom clouds, turning into scenes of hell on earth.

The towering city walls had collapsed into rubble.

Rows of houses and buildings were shattered into dust by the spreading shockwaves, scattering into the wind.

Had they not known the exact locations of these four cities, they would hardly believe that the desolate, ravaged landscape before them was once the most prosperous and important cities next to the capital.

Now, these four cities were utterly destroyed, reduced to nothing!

The Kyrik King’s fury reached its peak, his eyes bloodshot, his fingernails digging into his flesh.

As the Kyrik King, he understood better than anyone the importance of these four major cities.

Not only were they the four protective barriers around the capital, but they were also gathering places for many mages and elites.

They even housed large bases for training and taming spellbeasts.

The loss of any one of these cities would be incalculable, a devastating blow to Kyrik’s national power.

“Kill!”

“Kill him!”

“Strike now and grind Owen into dust!”

The hoarse, almost frantic voice of the Kyrik King echoed through the palace, spreading his order to every corner.