Chapter 2453 Despair before Death <TOC> Chapter 2455 The Only Way
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Angel carefully observed Magnusson, wanting to see how he resisted the fruit’s attraction.
However, after observing for a long time, he couldn’t discern any trickery.
It’s not that Angel’s observational skills were weak, but the current situation didn’t allow him to extend his mental tendrils. Observing with just the senses made it hard to be comprehensive.
Nevertheless, although nothing outwardly seemed amiss, Angel faintly felt a familiar yet foreign aura quietly emanating from where Magnusson was.
“A very faint mysterious aura,” Angel murmured to himself, detecting a slight mysterious aura on Magnusson.
Compared to the overwhelming aura emitted by the Mysterious Fruit, the mysterious aura on Magnusson was as weak as a leaf boat in a storm, always on the verge of being overturned.
“Is it a Mysterious Object that can resist attraction?”
Angel continued to analyze, but as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the Enforcer beside him say, “It’s very hard to find a Mysterious Object specifically designed to counter another Mysterious Object in this world.”
Do such Mysterious Objects exist? Naturally, they do. However, the Enforcer didn’t believe such a coincidence could occur just then.
“How then does Magnusson resist the attraction?” Angel curiously asked.
The Enforcer glanced at Magnusson, a ripple of invisible distortion flashing through his eyes.
After a moment, the Enforcer withdrew his gaze, “It’s not a complete Mysterious Object, just a prototype, or perhaps a half-finished product.”
“A half-step mysterious item?”
“If you wish to call it that, yes,” the Enforcer said indifferently, nodding. “Moreover, this prototype isn’t specifically designed to resist attraction. It’s aimed at space, seemingly capable of stabilizing and isolating a part of the space.”
Pausing, the Enforcer continued, “Simply isolating space isn’t a way to eliminate attraction, at most it reduces some of the attraction. The reason he can hold on till now is due to the Illusory Body.”
Angel, “Illusory Body? Magnusson hid in the gap between void and reality?”
The Enforcer nodded, “Yes, by using the prototype’s effect to isolate space, he temporarily reduced the attraction, giving him room to use the Illusory Body. By forcefully entering an illusory state, the influence of the attraction is naturally limited.”
So that’s how it is. Angel nodded in understanding.
This was indeed a good method. Although it wasn’t as permanent a solution as the methods used by the likes of the Pursuit of Light Chairman, entering the illusory state not only allowed Magnusson to evade the attraction but also to return to reality at any time. This had a much stronger impact on the material world than what the Pursuit of Light Chairman and others could achieve. However, the spell of the Illusory Body was relatively simple for space wizards, but for wizards of other aspects, the difficulty was much higher. Magnusson could learn it because he himself had a talent for space, but it would be difficult to say for others.
“It is presumed that he saw the state of the Pursuit of Light and deduced that he could use the Illusory Body to avoid the attraction,” the Enforcer speculated on Magnusson’s course of action, appreciating this adaptable thinking. However, despite the admiration, a trace of regret was evident in his eyes: “But, although his method can avoid the attraction, it is not sustainable.”
“After employing the Illusory Body, to maintain the physical body from disintegration in the void and gaps requires an excessive computational load, which is extremely draining on the mind and spirit. While magic power and mental power can be replenished through other means, replenishing the mind and spirit is not easily achieved in a short time.”
This implies that it is nearly impossible for Magnusson to sustain the Illusory Body indefinitely.
Now that he is in a predicament, once his mind and spirit cannot hold on, he will inevitably fall back to reality. Once back in reality, his death is certain.
This forms a deadlock, unless Magnusson can break through when the Mysterious Fruit at the moment of advancing to a disorderly object, and then forcibly opens a planar passage to escape, then he still has a glimmer of hope.
However, timing is not easy to control; moreover, whether Magnusson can last until that moment is also a mystery.
Time continues to pass.
“I cannot accept this, I cannot accept this——” A loud roar came from a wizard at the periphery.
His roar does not signify a turn from desperation to hope, but rather, it signifies that he has reached his limit.
Those wizards who can still hold on would not speak rashly, letting out the steadfast spirit in their hearts.
As expected, after this wizard roared, the clarity in his eyes was completely replaced by a deep red. At this moment, he resembled a red-eyed demon, striding towards the Mysterious Fruit.
It goes without saying, the blood rain that burst forth has already explained everything.
Before this, many wizards had already perished, but his death remains symbolic.
His name was Modi.
From the Tree of Heaven, the famous “Flower and Moon” and “Lunar Wizard,” more importantly, he was a… true knowledge wizard.
Although Modi’s path to true knowledge was barely achieved, with his potential almost exhausted and no room for progress, he was still a true knowledge wizard, the first to die in this catastrophe.
His death, like a flag dividing dawn from dusk, vividly informed others that the sky had changed.
Even a true knowledge wizard, in this blood-soaked feast, had no chance of escape.
The despair, due to Modi’s death, instantly swept over the majority that remained.
In this wavering despair, with no clear path forward, several more wizards could not hold on, their eyes turning bright red, rushing towards the Mysterious Fruit without looking back.
Once the breach was opened again, it was like a breached dam, not just one or two were overwhelmed. More wizards followed in Modi’s footsteps.
The Mysterious Fruit became even more resplendent.
The red glow it emitted was dreamlike, like a sublime treasure.
However, this treasure-like brilliance, in the eyes of others, was a deadly and seductive poison.
Witnessing this scene, Angel deeply sighed: Previously, he thought that with the dissuasion of the Pursuit of Light Chairman, perhaps the people present would leave in droves.
Now, it had indeed happened, albeit not in the way he hoped.
Instead, the “departure” was not from the Mist Zone but from the world of the living.
Within just a few minutes, only about ten percent of those present remained. It was foreseeable that the number of wizards left would continue to dwindle until everything settled.
Thump——Thump——
The rapid heartbeat emanated from the Mysterious Fruit.
Its frequency was nearly one beat per second, and a considerable amount of white vapor began to envelop the fruit, distorting the air around it.
Seeing this, Angel and the Enforcer almost immediately deduced: “The Mysterious Fruit is about to ripen!”
Not just them, others also noticed the signs.
“It seems the situation is about to change,” said Dietrich, breaking the prolonged silence after watching wizard after wizard fall; his speaking marked the first words in a long quiet.
Even the less powerful Rivetta noticed the changes in the Mysterious Fruit: “Is it changing for the better?”
“Whether it’s for better or worse, I don’t know,” Dietrich paused, his gaze lightly sweeping over to Angel and Magnificus De Pawel, whispering, “Perhaps only ‘they’ would know…”
Dietrich’s judgment was based on the current reality.
For a long time, the two hidden powerhouses showed no intention of moving. Dietrich analyzed that their inaction indicated “the time has not yet come.”
Since the hidden powerhouses believed the time was not right, it implied they had some understanding of the Mysterious Fruit.
They must have been waiting for a certain change, the moment for the “opportunity” to ripen.
Now, with a slight change in the state of the fruit, perhaps the moment they had been waiting for had arrived.
“What are your thoughts, Lord Pursuit of Light?” Dietrich turned to ask the Pursuit of Light Chairman.
Pursuit of Light Chairman shook his head: “No thoughts, but regardless of the final direction, any change is ultimately good.”
Deep down, Pursuit of Light Chairman leaned more towards “worsening,” but he believed that any change was an opportunity, even if it led to a worse outcome.
Before this change in the Mysterious Fruit, there was also a continuous death knell, with no resistance whatsoever.
Perhaps after the Mysterious Fruit undergoes a change, it will give the wizards present more chances to survive. Even if it changes for the worse, as long as there is change, there is a chance to survive amidst chaos.
Angel also heard the conversation of the Pursuit of Light Chairman and others. For those who are unclear about the situation, seeking survival through change and surviving amidst chaos is probably the only hope in the current tense situation.
However, the so-called surviving amidst chaos, the “chaos” here is a disorderly but ordered chaos. Only in this way can one find a chance to live within ordered laws.
What they wouldn’t think of is that the Mysterious Fruit is orderly before it matures. The “chaos” after the Mysterious Fruit matures is the real disorder.
By then, even the Enforcer, Magnificus De Pawel, Gruz De Weld, had no absolute assurance of staying alive.
Everything still depends on the effect that appears after the Mysterious Fruit goes out of control.
Everyone was waiting for the moment when the Mysterious Fruit would change, but what they didn’t expect was that the Mysterious Fruit, despite being on the verge of “change,” never progressed any further.
“Just missing the Final Push, Shiuro~”
A soft and mushy voice came from a distance.
Only to see Magnificus De Pawel’s figure emerging from hiding, its appearance immediately caught the attention of the Pursuit of Light Chairman and others. They had always thought that the previous big boss with pink tentacles was a huge creature, but when it actually appeared, it was a pink octopus that spoke like a baby, soft and cute like a cuddly toy.
Seeing the appearance of Magnificus De Pawel, Rivetta even had little red hearts appearing in her eyes… This was her favorite style.
“Do not underestimate, do not stare directly, maintain respect, maintain awe,” the Pursuit of Light Chairman quickly whispered.
Rivetta also came back to her senses at this time and quickly lowered her head. Magnificus De Pawel is not any toy, but a major figure who could easily wrap around s cloud whale and smash it onto the Mysterious Fruit, a terrifying existence.
Magnificus De Pawel did not care about the low conversation of the Pursuit of Light Chairman and others. It didn’t even focus its attention on them.
It was staring straight at the position where the Enforcer was.
“Enforcer, you wouldn’t want to keep waiting, right? How about, I help you save a bit more time, shiuro shiuro~”
The Enforcer’s voice slowly floated out from the Domain of Distortion, not only reaching Magnificus De Pawel’s ears but also everyone else’s: “I warned you, do not overstep your bounds while in the Southern Region. Whatever you want, you can take it yourself, but once you cross the line, you will naturally face the consequences.”
“If you really want to speed up the process, don’t you have a bargaining chip in your hands? You came to the Southern Region, isn’t it to catch him?”
The words of the Enforcer were directed at Magnificus De Pawel, but they made it clear to others that Magnificus De Pawel was not the only hidden powerhouse present.
Moreover, judging from the tone of the Enforcer, it seemed he was trying to protect the lives of the other wizards. And Magnificus De Pawel, coming from the “Outer Domain,” was clearly not on the same side as those present.
Such judgment made Rivetta couldn’t help but look towards Angel and the others with a glimmer of hope.
Could the being named “Enforcer” become a game-changer for the other wizards present?
The answer was… no.
Although the Enforcer stopped Magnificus De Pawel’s idea of killing someone as the “final push,” as an Enforcer, he had no reason to help those present.
If he really wanted to help, he wouldn’t just watch so many wizards in distress.
Magnificus De Pawel: “Shiuro~ I didn’t expect you to still remember him~”
The Enforcer hummed lightly, not continuing the conversation.
Magnificus De Pawel extended two tentacles, displaying a “helpless” shrug: “Well, I originally wanted to take him back to the City of Phantasm and have the Lord of the City punish him. Sigh, shiuro, but since it’s now in a stalemate, and you won’t let me kill, then let’s use him as the last brick before the fortress is built.”
Magnificus De Pawel sounded aggrieved, but in fact, it didn’t care about the life or death of Number 01 at all.
The reason for holding onto Number 01 was originally to test the Mysterious Fruit after disorder. Now, since it was still lacking a bit, using Number 01 to fill the gap wasn’t a bad idea.
After saying this, Magnificus De Pawel then pulled Number 01, who was hidden in the dark, out.
Seeing that he was about to be thrown out, Number 01 quickly said, “Wait, I’m still useful!”
Magnificus De Pawel: “Useful? How so?”
Number 01: “I, I… I can provide information on the River Legacy Society.”
Magnificus De Pawel chuckled: “Shiuro, the River Legacy Society? That’s it?”
The River Legacy Society is a secretive organization, true, but in comparison to the City of Phantasm, it’s significantly lesser. The giant looking up at the sky would hardly care about the dwarf at its feet.
Seeing that Magnificus De Pawel seemed ready to throw him out again, Number 01 quickly said, “Wait!”
“What else do you want to say?”
Number 01’s eyes were darting around, and he was sweating from his forehead, but he couldn’t think of any convincing reason. Just when Number 01 felt desperate, he suddenly looked towards the distance.
“Look over there, my lord, there, there’s a wizard who won’t last another minute!”
Chapter 2453 Despair before Death <TOC> Chapter 2455 The Only Way