Chapter 1411 Curiosity Killed the Cat <TOC> Chapter 1413 Belong To
Translator: SumTLMan
After Kimberly and Isabella departed, only Angel remained in place.
The distant witches were somewhat perplexed by the unfolding events. They felt a surge of excitement upon seeing Princess Guman captured behind Angel. However, witnessing key forces of Black Castle, including Isabelle, departing one after another, unease settled in their hearts.
Nonetheless, they couldn’t do much but hope that no misfortune would ensue.
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“Explosions are irreversible. It’s futile for anyone to intervene! The entire Black Castle will be destroyed!” Princess Guman declared with a manic laugh, her demeanor exhibiting sheer madness.
“Perhaps explosions are truly irreversible, but you greatly underestimate a wizard’s wisdom,” Angel responded softly.
Princess Guman didn’t reply, but her expression clearly displayed disdain.
“Just wait and see,” Angel said, choosing not to dwell on the topic. While he wasn’t sure about the changes in Princess Guman over the years, he was certain that her understanding of wizards might not be profound enough.
After a prolonged silence, Angel suddenly asked, “Was it worth it?”
His voice was gentle, catching Princess Guman off guard. It somewhat tempered her emotions.
“Why wouldn’t it be worth it?” Princess Guman replied, her demeanor cold and her eyes filled with bitterness. “I only regret not exterminating them entirely. Those wicked women deserve it. They must pay the price for their actions.”
After finishing her curse, she looked at Angel, “It was you who freed me back then. You’ve seen what they did. Do you think they deserve forgiveness?”
After asking, Princess Guman suddenly revealed a mocking smile, “I almost forgot. You led the charge in destroying the ghosts this time; you stand with them.”
Angel agreed with the first half of Princess Guman’s statement. He too detested the ways of Black Castle and sympathized with the women killed by the blood baptism rituals. However, taking the side of the ghosts was a difficult proposition for him.
Nevertheless, Angel didn’t intend to clarify his stance. The current state of Princess Guman was more of a paranoid delusion. The negative energy inside her continued to influence her, making it impossible for her to heed others’ words at this time.
His conversation with Princess Guman wasn’t to console her but merely to gather some information through dialogue.
“Now, can you answer the question I asked you earlier?” Angel inquired.
Princess Guman remained silent. Angel wasn’t perturbed, “Won’t you even share your name?”
She continued her silence.
“Well then, it seems I might have to revert you back to a soul,” Angel sighed in resignation.
This conversation, too, came to a fruitless conclusion. A half-ghost, after all, leans towards the ghost side. Extracting information from her was an uphill battle.
Angel shook his head and decided not to pay any more attention to Princess Guman.
Some time passed, and the explosion that Princess Guman had been anticipating never occurred, casting a deeper shadow over her expression.
Just when Angel thought the explosion had been thwarted, a brilliant white light suddenly erupted from the ground.
This radiant beam was quite distant from where Angel currently stood, yet it encompassed the iconic ancient castle structure on the surface of Black Castle!
Upon the emergence of the white light, Princess Guman’s eyes sparkled with intensity.
“I’ve won after all!”
No sooner had the words been spoken than An Explosion, terrifying in its intensity, resonated thunderously!
Blinding white light splintered into countless beams, shooting out in every direction. The unstable energy made even the surrounding air seem thin as it shattered everything in its vicinity.
Angel felt a deafening ringing in his ears. He watched as the blinding light reduced the surface buildings of Black Castle to mere ash, with countless rocks and debris scattering outwards.
The force of the explosion spilled over from the mountain’s peak and continued to gush outwards. Angel had no choice but to retreat with Princess Guman by nearly a kilometer.
The explosion persisted for a full half-minute.
It lasted even longer than the previous explosion caused by the Mountain Titan.
By the time the white light gradually faded, Angel looked forward to see the entire surface of Black Castle obliterated. Only a few broken pillars and remnants of what was once a gloomy castle turned into ruins remained.
The ground revealed a massive crater, which was still emitting dense smoke. This smoke consisted of the vast amounts of fragmented rocks and soil that had been blasted into the sky during the explosion. Due to the explosive force, it turned into dust and was now slowly descending from the heavens.
The surrounding witches, having witnessed this spectacle, wore shocked expressions: “What just happened?”, “How is this possible?”, “Where is Lady Isabelle?”
The voices that echoed were filled with disbelief, urgency, sadness, and even desperation.
The most significant question on every witch’s mind was, “Why did it suddenly explode, and why so violently?”
Angel could provide an answer, but no one approached him with the question. However, while Angel was somewhat surprised by the unexpected explosion, he felt that the magnitude of this explosion was not as intense as he had imagined.
Upon glimpsing Princess Guman’s gloomy demeanor, one can discern the matter’s gravity.
“Why was only one building detonated? Just that single explosion? Where are the rest?” Princess Guman’s disbelief mirrored that of the other witches, but the roots of their astonishment varied.
Beneath the Corpse Forest lurked three colossal ghosts: Mountain Giants even mightier than its predecessors, a serpent so immense that it could obscure the skies with its raised head, and the most fearsome of all, Cersabiras!
Yet, after an interminable wait, what met them was a mere dud.
At first glance, the explosion’s impact seemed astonishingly profound, even obliterating the landmark structure of Black Castle. However, upon closer inspection, it was evident that while the explosion was indeed spectacular, characterized by a burst of radiant white light, overflowing energy, and scorching heat waves, its actual impact was notably smaller compared to the previous explosion of the Mountain Giant.
What’s more crucial was that it was just a single blast!
“There must be more, there has to be more…” Princess Guman uttered, her eyes blazing with intensity, repeating the mantra incessantly.
Yet, the anticipated successive explosions never occurred. Instead, several figures emerged, flying out from the massive crater.
It was none other than Sanders and his group, who had remained in the Corpse Forest.
At a cursory look, they seemed largely unscathed. But a more detailed examination revealed that, apart from Sanders, the rest wore faces tinged with distress.
Most notable was Isabella, her face as pale as a sheet, and her entire being drenched in blood.
Her once-black hemline was now stained a deep crimson.
Upon touching ground, Isabella was immediately supported by Kimberly, and Isabelle rushed forward, administering healing measures. The surrounding witches, initially eager to inquire about the situation, held their tongues, seeing the severity of Isabella’s injuries.
“Mentor, how’s the current situation?” Angel inquired immediately after re-establishing the mental link.
Sanders replied, “It’s mostly under control. The explosion didn’t affect the Soul Domain beneath the Corpse Forest, but the surface structures… alas, there’s nothing we can do…”
Then, Angel sought information about the events at the time. Sanders didn’t hold back and recounted what transpired in the Corpse Forest.
When Isabella and others arrived at the Corpse Forest and learned the specifics, they immediately began deliberating a solution.
For the imminent self-destruction of the Merged Ghost, their initial thought was to transport it to the Interstitial Space. There, it could detonate without threatening Black Castle.
However, swiftly moving the Merged Ghost to the Interstitial Space was a challenge, especially without a space wizard’s assistance. Forcing open an unstable spatial rift could lead to its collapse. If the Merged Ghost exploded within, Black Castle might not only be destroyed but also swallowed whole by the rift.
Unable to execute this plan, they had to rethink their strategy.
Given more time, they might have devised a flawless solution. But time was of the essence; the Merged Ghost was in an irreversible pre-explosion state. Under such pressure, finding an optimal approach was tricky.
Ultimately, they decided to imprison the Merged Ghost in the Exile Space.
The Exile Space is formed when a formal wizard learns the Exile Spell. It can temporarily uphold an alternate space. Within this space, one can discard certain extraordinary impurities. It essentially serves as a wizard’s exclusive dumping ground for experimental remnants.
Though the Exile Space can store objects for a short time, maintaining it requires constant magical energy. The consumption is so vast that compared to spatial tools, it’s rather inefficient.
Truthfully, the Exile Space isn’t that stable. Still, the choice to seal the Merged Ghost inside was because a wizard can control the space’s stability based on the amount of magic they expend.
Nevertheless, this plan was fraught with danger.
At the time, among the wizards in Corpse Forest, many had Exile Spaces. Deciding who should bear this responsibility became a pressing concern.
Though Sanders was immensely powerful, he was the first to be ruled out. The denizens of Black Castle did hope this outsider, Sanders, would shoulder the risk. But recognizing the implausibility of this, no one voiced such a suggestion.
Isabelle’s situation was unique. The body she inhabited was not her true form, so she too was dismissed from consideration.
This left only Kimberly and Isabella.
Ultimately, Isabella stepped forward to assume this duty. After all, she was the root cause of the chaos in Black Castle. The transformation of Black Castle into a gathering place for ghosts was due to a blood baptism ritual she had orchestrated.
Thus, Isabella bore this obligation.
However, maintaining the stability of the Exile Space alone was challenging for her. Hence, both Isabelle and Kimberly provided their magical energy to assist in stabilizing the Exile Space.
With everyone’s assistance, Isabella managed to Exile both the Mountain Giant and Cersabiras.
But the explosions of these two Merged Ghosts were truly terrifying, especially Cersabiras. Even with the help of Kimberly and Isabelle, Isabella’s Exile Space was utterly shattered.
Isabella suffered grievous injuries from the backlash of her magic, leading to her present state.
Despite Isabella appearing relatively unscathed on the outside, she was internally shattered.
Perhaps even a century of recuperation might not suffice for her full recovery.
As for the remaining Giant Serpent’s explosion, there was no way to Exile it in the limited time available.
Isabelle made a swift decision, opting to let the serpent explode. Everyone else mustered their full strength to suppress its explosive force, ensuring, as much as possible, the safety of the Soul Domain.
Chapter 1411 Curiosity Killed the Cat <TOC> Chapter 1413 Belong To