Chapter 2794 Borrowing Power <TOC> Chapter 2796 Childlike Heart’s Debate
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel’s words made everyone both feel pain, and feel at ease.
The painful part was that every additional external formation disc prepared was one external formation disc wasted.
And a single formation disc, even if the unit price was not high, when added together the total cost was still very expensive……
Of course, the one who felt the most heartache was probably Daus. As a wandering wizard, only after having experienced it does one know how terrifying poverty is. And although Kael also counted as a wandering wizard, he had not yet advanced to a formal wizard; for an apprentice, with his skill in space spells, his expenses were more than covered.
However, besides the heartache, there was even more relief.
Angel’s consideration was very thorough, he would rather prepare too much than too little. This way, at least they had a bit of confidence regarding the road ahead.
After they set off again, everyone tacitly stopped speaking; even if they really wanted to communicate, they would do so secretly using the mental connection to talk one-on-one.
Because it was already not far from the fork ahead, Angel had been observing the energy flow of the magic formation around them all along; if they talked, they were very likely to disturb him.
They went forward in silence all the way, and after walking for roughly another two minutes.
Angel’s brows suddenly furrowed, he quickly took out a formation disc, and like throwing a frisby, rapidly flung it to the predetermined positions. At the same time, Angel also called out in the mental connection: 「They are here, prepare to break through.」
The instant Angel finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment, but very quickly reacted, began to prepare speed boost spells, and at the same time Speedling also cast the power of wind for everyone.
「How can they have arrived so quickly? We have not even seen the fork yet here, have we?」 The one who still had the leisure to talk was undoubtedly Daus, but although Daus was surprised, his blood energy around his leg had already begun to activate, and faintly one could see blood light overflowing.
「Perhaps Maiden Heart and Motherly Heart came together.」 Angel replied.
If the two Time Bodies of Younus came at the same time, then it was possible that one would be at the fork, and one would be lying in wait to hunt at another place.
And it was precisely because he had considered this situation that Angel would be so cautious along the way; even before they reached the fork, he had been constantly calculating the surrounding energy nodes in his heart.
Facts proved that his choice was correct…… mm, not entirely correct.
「There is no need to be so on guard, it is me.」 A dark creature with ears and with both hands and feet completely burrowed up from underground.
There was no doubt that this was precisely Gengar, who had signed a contract with them earlier.
Because there was a contract tying them together, Gengar’s identity was beyond doubt. However, although the one before them was Gengar, everyone still did not immediately relax.
Who knew whether the flanking attack by two Time Bodies that Angel had spoken of was real; if two Time Bodies truly took the field, then raising their vigilance and being ready at any time to break through was what they would have to do next.
「Why have you come?」 Angel did not put away the formation discs either, and looked at Gengar in puzzlement.
Gengar: 「I received a piece of information, and came to inform you of it.」
After pausing, Gengar looked around at the formation discs arranged everywhere and said with a slight sigh: 「It seems you were holding back against me and Second Treasure before, your speed in taking control of the magic formation is very fast, and the suppression strength is much stronger than before, I actually could not even open up the mouth of the hole…… I could only manifest as a spiritual body.」
Though he sighed, Gengar was still very happy, this meant that when Angel faced his mother, basically no accidents would occur.
「A piece of information? What information?」 Angel asked in confusion.
「Just a moment ago, Mother contacted us.」 A slightly cool voice sounded from the side, and when everyone turned their heads, they saw that at some unknown time, One-Eyed Second Treasure had also appeared. At this moment, the one speaking was Second Treasure.
Angel quietly looked toward Second Treasure, waiting for what it would say next.
Second Treasure said faintly: 「Mother has sent Gengar and me to intercept you.」
Gengar: 「Why are you calling me Gengar as well?」
Second Treasure glanced at his elder brother: 「I see you seem to like this name quite a bit, you are not even willing to change your appearance.」
Gengar: 「Is this not more attractive than our original appearance?」
Most importantly, Gengar felt that his current appearance, within the One-Eyed race, especially looked like that of an elder brother, imposing and mighty. Therefore, he was willing to maintain this appearance.
Second Treasure gave a cold snort, and muttered in a low voice: 「Brainwashed and still unaware.」
No longer paying attention to Gengar, Second Treasure turned his head to look at Angel: 「This piece of information alone is not worth us coming especially to inform you. But in this information there are some doubts, which I very much want to have clarified.」
Daus frowned: 「What doubts are there in this information?」
Was it not just that Younus had sent her two children to intercept them, even the Sovereign of Wisdom had mentioned this point.
Second Treasure: 「I will first attach an extra piece of information for you, this time Mother will send Motherly Heart, the rest of the Time Bodies all have their own things to do and will not appear.」
This bit of information was indeed very useful; if only Motherly Heart came, then it would only ambush them at the fork in the road. That was to say, at least before reaching the fork, they could avoid keeping their nerves so taut.
After Second Treasure finished speaking this, he fell silent for a moment, then turned his head and stared straight at Angel: 「What did you do?」
Angel was asked into a daze: 「Ah? What did I do?」
The others also looked curiously at Angel; Angel had been with them all along the way, what could he have done?
Second Treasure: 「Gengar and I have also been arranged in the past to block those going to the ruin site. But Mother has never asked us to strike to kill, only to throw the newcomers into the Sea of Void Mirrors, wash away their memories, and let them become new people.」
「But you are different, Mother has told us to do our best to intercept you, and throw you into the Sea of Void Mirrors.」
Daus: 「Is that not still the same?」
Second Treasure glanced at Daus and sneered: 「But this time, Mother said two more sentences. The first sentence, if it really is impossible to catch anyone alive, then strike to kill.」
This was no longer interception, but attack and interception-killing!
「As for the second sentence.」 Second Treasure once more looked toward Angel: 「If the others are not killed it is no matter, but you, you must die.」
Second Treasure spoke in an offhand way, but the atmosphere revealed in his momentum was surging with killing intent.
Gengar said at the right time: 「Second Treasure, since we have signed a contract with them, we must not lay hands on them.」
Second Treasure: 「I will not lay hands on them, I only need him to answer…… what exactly did he do?」
To intercept and kill everyone was actually not what Second Treasure cared about. Because this time the descendants of Noah had indeed achieved what those before them had been unable to reach, not only reaching this place, but even persuading the Sovereign of Wisdom to help them.
Therefore, this group of Noah’s descendants was very special; that they would draw the killing intent of Her Highness could be understood.
But what Second Treasure did not understand was why the focus fell so exclusively upon Angel?
It did not even matter if the others could not be killed, but Angel was a target that must be killed; why exactly was this? What exactly had Angel done to make him become the thorn in their mother’s eye, the splinter in Her Highness’ flesh?
Everyone was also filled with doubt at Second Treasure’s questioning.
If what Second Treasure spoke of were happening for the first time, that would still be one thing. But this was already not the first time; during the previous duel, the Sovereign of Wisdom had clearly indicated: Angel must take the field.
As for the reason, the Sovereign of Wisdom did not know either, only saying that this was「her」will.
And now, Angel was being targeted for the second time.
Although the others could be killed, they could also be spared, but Angel was one who must die. What had truly happened to make the person behind it hate Angel so much?
Angel himself was also very baffled, and shook his head: 「I do not know.」
The attitude that Angel displayed was: you can freely use True Word spells, or use oaths to bind the questioning, it is all fine. He truly did not know; he himself was in the dark.
After carefully observing for a moment and confirming that Angel should not be lying, Second Treasure pondered for a while: 「Then what exactly are you here in the underground sewers to do this time? You are not a descendant of Noah, what purpose do you have in going to the ruin site?」
Since Angel did not know the reason, Second Treasure simply decided to analyze it himself. Perhaps by analyzing Angel’s purpose, he could probe out why he was not favored by Her Highness the Goddess.
「It was just a trip undertaken on a spur of the moment, as for the ruin site…… I want to go and take a look.」 Angel did not refuse to answer, maintaining an open and forthright attitude, and spoke out his own thoughts.
Without a doubt, this sentence was true. Everyone present, including Second Treasure, could analyze that.
Only, whether it was Second Treasure, the Black Count, or Daus, in their hearts they all felt that something was still a bit off.
Perhaps this sentence of Angel’s was true, but beneath this sentence there might yet be other matters hidden, and these words that Angel had not fully spoken were actually the greatest truth.
However, since Angel did not speak those unspoken words, everyone also felt embarrassed to investigate too deeply.
Yet although they were embarrassed to probe further, Second Treasure had no such scruples, and directly asked: 「You just want to go and take a look? Why do I just not believe that? Are you sure you have no other purposes, those hidden in your heart, unwilling to reveal purposes?」
Angel smiled, and for the first time admitted: 「Yes, there definitely are purposes. But these purposes will not cause the slightest damage to the ruin site, or to the underground sewers. I will not carry out this purpose here, and will not carry it out in the short term; for me, this is a long-term purpose with expectations, not a short-term purpose that must be fulfilled.」
「You can understand it as this being my path of growth.」
「It has to do with no one else, it only has to do with myself. Nor will it harm any creature in the underground sewers, including your mother Younus, and that『her』behind Younus.」
Angel expressed himself very sincerely, but still did not speak out the secret.
However, this was already enough.
Second Treasure was not absolutely intent on exploring Angel’s secrets; what it worried about most was still that Angel might pose a danger to their mother——even though a contract had already been signed, that contract constrained direct harm more, but what about indirect harm?
If Angel were to bring danger to the underground sewers, bring harm to Her Highness the Goddess, and implicate his own mother, this would also not violate the contract, but it would still cause their mother to be hurt.
Therefore, Second Treasure had to clarify it.
Angel also seemed to see what Second Treasure cared about most, so everything he mentioned would include Younus, clearly telling Second Treasure that whether indirectly or directly, he would not actively bring harm to any creature here.
With things said to this extent, Second Treasure also knew that if he continued probing this topic, he would definitely gain nothing. However, he did not give up immediately, but changed his way of questioning.
「I acknowledge your explanation, and I also believe that you truly do not know why Her Highness the Goddess hates you so much.」 Second Treasure stared fixedly into Angel’s eyes: 「But you have not even a single guess?」
Angel pondered for a moment: 「I definitely have guesses, but my guesses are somewhat related to my purpose in coming here. Just as I said before, my purpose in coming here is indeed not simple. But my purpose has nothing to do with the present, or even the future, of the underground sewers.」
「If it really has nothing to do with here, then why are you subjected to special treatment?」
Before Angel could speak, Daus muttered first: 「Are you not back at the starting point again?」
「He is not wrong, we came here on a spur of the moment, and he indeed did not prepare in advance; after coming in here he has also been with us all the time, and we are also very curious why only he is being treated specially.」
「But you can also see, he is telling the truth, not knowing is simply not knowing.」
「In my view, the only possibility, if it is not any other reason, is just because of this person himself！」
Daus’ words drew Second Treasure’s attention: 「What do you mean?」
「Perhaps『she』simply finds him displeasing, or perhaps『she』has mistaken who he is, or who he is related to, and just wants to kill him.」
Because of Daus’ interjection, this one-on-one talk turned into a speaking session. Gengar had not spoken before, but at this moment he also opened his mouth: 「Could it be that he has offended Her Highness the Goddess in the past.」
Daus pointed at Angel’s face: 「If I tell you that this fellow is not even twenty years old yet, will you believe it?」
Angel shot Daus a cold sidelong glance, and Daus’ finger slowly curled up, not daring to point at Angel anymore.
However, this speech from Daus made One-Eyed Second Treasure and Gengar both fall into silence. They truly had not realized that Angel was so young; compared with their ages, Angel was practically like a newborn infant in years.
Thinking of it this way, it did seem a bit too harsh?
How could a wizard this young possibly have offended Her Highness the Goddess?
Perhaps, just as Daus had said, this was actually a misunderstanding?
Regarding Angel’s explanation, Second Treasure and Gengar had both maintained skepticism, but after Daus’ big commotion, they shifted from doubting Angel to doubting themselves.
Angel probably had not expected this either.
However, though Daus looked like he was interfering blindly, in his remarks there was in fact one sentence that happened to be a guess Angel did not wish to voice.
——Perhaps「she」had mistaken who Angel was, or who he was related to, and so wanted to kill Angel.
Angel truly had no idea at all why he was being treated specially; his only thought might be that the man and woman within the『Demon God of Mirrors』were opposed to each other.
That man had, during the previous duel, conveyed some goodwill to him through the monsters in the void. Perhaps it was because of this that the woman…… that is, Aedannis, discovered it, and so developed malice toward him, leading to the pursuit and killing now.
However, this was also only Angel’s guess, and moreover, Angel himself felt that this guess was not logically self-consistent.
Because before that man contacted him, Aedannis had already been treating him specially.
「He must take the field in the duel」was exactly one special treatment.
So the order of this guess was not right. It was that Aedannis had treated him specially first, and then there had been that man later contacting him.
But aside from this guess, Angel had no other guesses; up until now he was still baffled. He had just come to「take a look」at the ruin site, to prepare for going to the「ruin site」of the Nightmare Plane in the future.
How had he become the public enemy of all?
Chapter 2794 Borrowing Power <TOC> Chapter 2796 Childlike Heart’s Debate