Chapter 1952 Connection <TOC> Chapter 1954 Anxiety
Translator: SumTLMan
Rhine’s question had just been voiced when he received an answer. However, the respondent wasn’t Maya but Tree Spirit standing by.
“If I remember correctly,” Tree Spirit began, addressing Angel, “the doomsday fragment prophesied by Maya seems to be significantly related to the —Doomsday Heavenly Eye— you showed me before.”
Rhine looked puzzledly at Tree Spirit, who simply recounted the matter of the Doomsday Heavenly Eye.
Sanders also chimed in with a few remarks.
Initially, to confirm specific details about the Doomsday Heavenly Eye, Angel integrated the vision of it into his alchemy, crafting three glass beads, which he then distributed to Sanders, Tree Spirit, and Gloria.
However, while Sanders and Tree Spirit expressed ignorance, some clues from Gloria allowed Angel to roughly ascertain some facts.
After Rhine had a general understanding of the situation, Angel also displayed the scene of the Doomsday Heavenly Eye.
Upon careful comparison, Rhine could also roughly confirm that the doomsday scene shown by Maya likely belonged to the same place.
“The doomsday scene presented by Maya contains more details, including some deities and evil spirits not present in the Doomsday Heavenly Eye. Unfortunately, I’m unfamiliar with the creature bearing divine characteristics and these evil spirits,” which meant Rhine couldn’t provide any additional clues.
Rhine turned to Angel, “Since Totoro is so certain this matter is related to you, now that you’ve seen Maya’s vision of doomsday, what can you think of?”
Angel didn’t respond immediately but appeared thoughtful.
Rhine thought Angel was pondering the question he posed, so he didn’t interrupt. However, Angel was actually contemplating something else entirely.
In his heart, he had already formed a vague conjecture about the world of the Doomsday Heavenly Eye, but he was contemplating whether to disclose this matter.
Because it involved some of his secrets.
Secrets about the Gateway of Fantasy.
In the sky of —Doomsday Heavenly Eye—, which was as if it were bleeding, there was a very concealed red strip, which Angel deduced might be the red scarf, a Mysterious Item named Zorn, a Mysterious Hunter from the Orderly Guild.
Zorn and Frost are both Mysterious Hunters currently on a mission to retrieve an out-of-control item, and if nothing unexpected had occurred, they would likely be inside the “Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation” at the moment. Thus, Angel could roughly infer that the probability of this Doomsday Heavenly Eye event occurring inside the Box of Reincarnation was high.
Moreover, Angel had learned from Frost that the Box of Reincarnation housed various legendary and above ghosts, so the emergence of this apocalyptic scene of a divine war was plausible.
Angel could reveal the clue of the red scarf and also mention the Box of Reincarnation, but how would he explain his connection to it?
His vague association with the Box of Reincarnation was due to his inadvertent entry through the Gateway of Fantasy. But this was something he couldn’t divulge.
Maybe he should use the excuse he had in Sky Mechanical City and blame everything on Frost?
Or perhaps, simply claim ignorance?
As Angel was deep in thought, Maya suddenly said, “I have another important clue here that might lead you to more associations after you see it.”
Angel was momentarily stunned by Maya’s sudden message. After a brief moment of distraction, he realized that Maya probably thought he couldn’t figure anything out, so she provided an additional clue.
Maya revealed the final scene of the doomsday——
Upon the nearly shattered land, several silhouettes were running, dodging the pursuing army of white bones behind them.
These figures, viewed from a distant perspective, were indistinct in appearance.
However, Maya thoughtfully extracted these shadows and presented them directly before them through illusion, most remaining as mere silhouettes, but two revealed their true faces.
Maya said, “Although these two are still hard to recognize, they have unique features that I’ve enhanced. If there are no surprises, they should be the ones.”
Upon seeing the faces of these two, everyone except Rhine was taken aback.
Rhine, having been recently overseeing the ruins, paid little attention to external affairs, let alone matters of apprentices. Thus, he did not recognize them.
But Tree Spirit and Sanders knew, and Angel was even more familiar, having had direct contact.
“Yehi and Wintertime Antler?!”
Both were members of the Novastar Competition, with outstanding final records and considered top supernovas of the new generation.
“These two are apprentices; why would they appear in this apocalyptic scene?” Tree Spirit frowned deeply. “Could it be, Rhine, that your deduction is wrong, and this is actually the Southern Region?”
Typically, wizard apprentices seldom leave the Southern Region unless for special reasons. So, upon seeing Yehi and Wintertime Antler, Tree Spirit doubted whether the location of this apocalyptic scene was truly the Southern Region.
After learning the identities of Yehi and Wintertime Antler, Rhine was also unable to make a judgment.
During Rhine’s confusion, Angel also felt bewildered. He judged that the site of the apocalyptic scene might be the Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation, but how could Wintertime Antler and Yehi possibly go there?
Their powers were so meager; they couldn’t possibly break in.
Moreover, unless unexpected, the area surrounding the Box of Reincarnation had already been restricted by the envoys from Sky Mechanical City, and it should be that no one would be allowed in, right?
As Angel was filled with question marks, his gaze couldn’t help but drift towards the few dark shadows on the light screen.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Among these shadows, he seemed to recognize a familiar figure. This shadow’s attire was adorned with various strange bands and shoes studded with many spike-like ornaments, seemingly rivets; there also seemed to be wing-shaped hair clips on the head, but the stature was tall, not like a witch.
“This person looks like…” Angel pointed at the shadow, while his other hand swiftly conjured a humanoid illusion.
The shadow’s features were indiscernible, but as soon as Angel constructed the illusion, it immediately overlapped with the shadow.
“Is this Farja from Silent Hill?!”
Having confirmed that the person was Farja, the situation became even more chaotic, involving both the Winter Academy and Summer Dew Ridge, and now an apprentice from Silent Hill appeared.
Why did it seem like these shadows were apprentices from different wizard organizations? Moreover, they were also connected to the Frost Moon Alliance and Fairytale Town, these two different wizard organizations.
What exactly was the connection here?
“The three of them should have just participated in the Novastar Competition; shouldn’t they be cultivating in the Endless Corridor by now? Why have they come here?” Tree Spirit muttered with some confusion.
The mutterings of Tree Spirit seemed to trigger something in Angel.
Angel didn’t know if there were any other connections among The Three Apprentices, but one common link was that in the coming years, they would likely all be cultivating in Sky Mechanical City… or more precisely, in the Endless Corridor.
And the Box of Reincarnation is a target of Sky Mechanical City.
Angel had once solemnly warned never to step into the Box of Reincarnation, as it was a place where even legendary wizards could easily fall.
Angel believed that Director Muse and Lord Rosen would heed his advice.
However, just because they wouldn’t enter doesn’t mean they couldn’t send others in.
Could it be that Sky Mechanical City was sending these apprentices into the Box of Reincarnation for exploration?