Chapter 2462 A Precarious Balance <TOC> Chapter 2464 Key Step into the Mysterious
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel’s eyes were slightly narrowed, not diverting his attention to anything else, focusing intently on the Mysterious Fruit in the distance.
The mysterious resonance emanating from around Angel indicated he was still deep in thought, not yet awakened.
However, the situation at hand was closely related to Angel, even though he had not regained consciousness.
The Enforcer was well aware of his capabilities. At 97% progress, it became challenging for him to resist, and he could barely cope with an increase of about double. But at 98%, the sudden doubling of the intensity became an unbearable burden for him.
Faced with such a formidable attraction, the Enforcer had even prepared for the worst.
He thought he would end up as desperate as the current situation, similar to a leaf in the wind.
Unexpectedly, just as the Enforcer was about to lose his composure and succumb to the overwhelming attraction, a faint green light flashed before his eyes.
Following this, the almost maddening attraction around him, like the receding tide, gradually faded away.
Without a doubt, it was the green light——Angel’s domain, that had saved him.
The green rune had always been there, enveloping both him and Angel. However, its effectiveness had not been ideal before, far less than his own Domain of Distortion’s ability to resist, merely sharing and weakening some of the attraction.
The Enforcer didn’t know what Angel had done to suddenly enhance the domain’s capability to such an extent that it could reduce the attraction to almost nothing under such a violent increase.
The Enforcer wanted to ask Angel, but seeing him still lost in his thoughts and understanding the significant impact of the disorderly object unique to Angel’s chance, he couldn’t possibly interrupt Angel’s moment, so he kept his doubts to himself.
However, as Magnificus De Pawel approached, the Enforcer became somewhat restless.
He could see Magnificus De Pawel’s intentions, but the current circumstances were not for him to decide. Reducing and diminishing the attraction was primarily due to Angel, and accepting Magnificus De Pawel would require Angel’s approval. With Angel yet to awaken, the Enforcer could not decide on his behalf.
Although it might seem incredible for a wizard above the legendary realm to adhere to a formal wizard like Angel’s request, under the terms of “compensatory exchange,” it was normal for the Enforcer to do so, especially since he was under Angel’s “protection.”
As Magnificus De Pawel drew closer, the Enforcer’s hesitation increased. His gaze kept flickering towards Angel, deliberating between waking him up and actively refusing Magnificus De Pawel’s approach.
Logically, waking Angel would be more appropriate since it did not violate the Enforcer’s oath. Actively refusing Magnificus De Pawel’s approach meant breaking the non-aggression clause, violating the terms of the oath.
But waking Angel now… was related to a chance at the mysterious realm, and awakening him would mean cutting off his path, possibly even attracting resentment.
The Enforcer sighed, deciding it was better to refuse Magnificus De Pawel.
If the oath is broken, so be it. Consider if there are other means to compensate.
The Enforcer had already made a decision, yet, an unexpected situation halted the Enforcer’s actions——
The green rune domain suddenly began to extend.
Initially, the green rune domain enveloped only Angel and the Enforcer, but now, the scope of the green rune domain began to increase, and its direction of spread… was precisely from where Magnificus De Pawel was coming.
“Do you agree to the approach of Magnificus De Pawel?” the Enforcer whispered softly, yet received no response.
The Enforcer did not know if Angel was indulging or had already awakened.
Since no answer could be obtained from Angel, he could only turn back to look at the green rune domain.
The extension of the domain was not limitless; it expanded to a certain degree and then actively stopped spreading.
The Enforcer silently calculated and discovered that the expanded range of the domain was precisely enough to accommodate Magnificus De Pawel’s current size.
At this point, how could the Enforcer not understand, this was Angel intentionally controlling it, he did not reject the approach of Magnificus De Pawel.
Since Angel had this intention, the Enforcer naturally would not obstruct, and he could also conveniently not break the oath. However, the Enforcer felt slightly odd in his heart.
Was Angel awake?
The Enforcer had previously warned Angel that Magnificus De Pawel and the City of Phantasm behind it were not easy to deal with; it would be best to stay away from them. If Angel had heeded this advice, why would he then actively invite trouble?
Angel had not shown much intent to save other wizards before, instead, he took the initiative to “show goodwill” towards Magnificus De Pawel, which also contradicted the Enforcer’s judgment of Angel.
Although the Enforcer still felt very strange and somewhat unbelievable in his heart, he did not show it and even extended his own Domain of Distortion along with the expansion of the green rune domain.
This was the Enforcer actively endorsing Angel’s domain.
Soon, Magnificus De Pawel rushed to the Enforcer’s side.
Magnificus De Pawel was also hesitant in its heart, wondering if the Enforcer would help it. But considering the Enforcer’s function, even if he does not help itself, he probably wouldn’t act. All it needed was to get close to the Enforcer, rub against the other’s Distortion Laws, and wouldn’t be driven away, right?
When Magnificus De Pawel crashed into the Domain of Distortion, it did not detect repulsion and thus understood it had gambled correctly.
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Surprisingly, not too much attraction is felt?
After entering the Domain of Distortion, Magnificus De Pawel immediately realized the surrounding attraction was astonishingly minor. A flicker of surprise passed through its eyes, as the Enforcer had appeared very relaxed before, and the real situation was even more relaxed than it had imagined.
The terrifying attraction from the outside world penetrated so little within the Domain of Distortion?”
“I didn’t expect the Enforcer’s Distortion Law to be so powerful already,” Magnificus De Pawel observed, looking towards the Enforcer. “Could it be that the Enforcer has reached the phase of law metamorphosis? Shiuro?”
The phase of law metamorphosis is a hallmark of the late stage legendary realm. It is also the premise for creating miracles.
“It’s none of your business. Also, you’d better keep quiet, or I won’t hesitate to throw you out,” the Enforcer coldly glanced at Magnificus De Pawel, speaking in an unfriendly tone.
Magnificus De Pawel opened its mouth, wanting to say something, but considering it was under the other’s roof, it dared not act recklessly.
“Shiuro… I won’t say anything else, can I just thank you?”
“No need, shut up.”
“Shiuro shiuro, it’s not that I’m ungrateful, it’s you who told me to shut up,” Magnificus De Pawel muttered under its breath, not approaching the Enforcer any further, but instead moving to the side, releasing the three wizards and Number 01, who had been enveloped earlier.
Indeed, these individuals were not dead. Not out of Magnificus De Pawel’s kindness, but rather because it had forgotten it was carrying these people as it charged towards the Enforcer.
Upon entering the Domain of Distortion, these wizards who had been dominated by the attraction had finally returned to normal.
They were contemplating something internally when Magnificus De Pawel thought of them.
Magnificus De Pawel didn’t say anything to them but extended its three tentacles, inserting them into their brains from the top of their heads.
It wasn’t intending to kill them, at least not planning to let them die at the moment. The reason for inserting its tentacles into their brains was merely to inquire about something.
About… Angel.
In the presence of the Enforcer, it couldn’t openly ask, so it resorted to this secretive method. Although using such a method at this time was odd, as long as the Enforcer didn’t think towards Angel’s direction, it would be fine.
This was also a convenience of timing and people’s cooperation. Had it been outside, under the attraction, it certainly wouldn’t have had the opportunity to inquire; but under the “protection” of the Enforcer, there was a chance.
At first, there was no progress in the inquiry, as all three of them claimed not to recognize anyone around the Enforcer. However, once Magnificus De Pawel projected the true visage of Angel into their minds, there finally was a response.
After a while.
“Angel, a genius alchemist, a member of the Research Institute,” Magnificus De Pawel silently savored the answer it had inquired: “The reason for being able to enter the Research Institute is due to having been in contact with the mysterious realm before.”
All of Angel’s experiences, at least those known publicly, were explored by Magnificus De Pawel.
With this inspection, Magnificus De Pawel’s desire to capture Angel deepened.
A genius alchemist who had once touched the mysterious realm and was resonating with the mysterious once again. As long as Angel did not fall midway, there would likely be no obstacles in his future path; he would surely step into the realm of the mysterious.
Such a person, if he could stay in the City of Phantasm, would undoubtedly be beneficial.
Although Magnificus De Pawel had already decided to capture Angel, it did not show it, maintaining a stance of hearing no evil.
It did not look towards Angel anymore but began to do other things instead.
In the minds of these three, the Magnificus De Pawel also noticed something.
A witch named “De Lune,” upon entering the Domain of Distortion, realized she had regained her sanity and made a decision at the first instance.
The attraction was too terrifying; she was determined to leave there by any means necessary.
Without any hesitation, De Lune, learning from the previous White Feather Wizard, began to burn her mental model while forcefully trying to break through space, to open a planar passage and escape into the void.
However, to De Lune’s surprise, she did not manage to open the passage to the void. It seemed as if some force was suppressing her departure.
Having witnessed the deaths of many before, De Lune learned her lesson. Since the passage to the void could not be opened, she decided to self-destruct.
The Voice of Soul’s Homeland was still covering the skies above the Southern Region, and as long as her soul left her body, there was a chance to step into the Qwest World.
Even if it meant existing as a soul, she did not want to disappear just like that.
However, before De Lune could succeed in her self-destruction, Magnificus De Pawel’s tentacles penetrated her mind, stopping her action.
For Magnificus De Pawel, whether De Lune self-destructed was not important. What mattered was De Lune’s previous actions——unable to open the planar passage?
Now, without the attraction’s restraint, she should have been able to open the passage to the void, right? Or was it that De Lune was too weak to break through the Domain of Distortion?
Magnificus De Pawel thought for a moment and decided to try it out itself.
There were many benefits to opening a planar passage, at least there was always a way out.
Moreover, the danger of this disorderly object was increasingly high, and staying here might not be a good thing.
Given Magnificus De Pawel’s current situation, it could completely abandon the disorderly object and leave directly.
As for Angel… that was not important. Angel’s Acquired Information was already in hand, and as long as he did not leave the Southern Region, there was always a chance to catch him.
Thinking this, Magnificus De Pawel extended two tentacles, preparing to open the planar passage.
Chapter 2462 A Precarious Balance <TOC> Chapter 2464 Key Step into the Mysterious