Chapter 597 The Three Pillars <TOC> Chapter 599 Energy Storm
Translator: SumTLMan
Under the strange gazes of the surrounding wizards, Douglas coughed twice and softened his tone: “Who is it?”
“It’s Lord Burning Bone.”
Burning Bone Feld was a rising wizard in Sleepless City.
Since it was one of their own wizards, Douglas could only choke back the foul words that were about to spill out. He knew Feld well, as he had just become a formal wizard ten years ago, and he was determined to step onto the path of true knowledge, wanting to research everything. As a result, he had been careless in his research this time, and an accident had occurred.
Douglas: “Hold on, I’ll be right there.”
Now that even the formal wizards were having problems, the surrounding wizards were somewhat panicked. The protective spells that they had initially applied casually were unconsciously strengthened.
“Everyone else, be careful. If you’ve been merged with a speck of light, don’t study it now,” Douglas advised earnestly. “The most important thing now is to stabilize the situation first…”
But before he could finish, a crying voice came from outside: “Lord Feld has started releasing energy attacks everywhere. His energy level is too high, and the protective spells of several formal wizards have been broken without checking. Some wizards have already been infected by the speck of light…”
Hearing this news, Douglas was so shocked that he retreated several steps.
He knew very well that once a breach was made, the entire defensive line would begin to collapse. Those specks of light would destroy all the fortresses that had not yet been built.
Douglas looked at Payne, whose face was also grave.
Payne narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said coldly: “First, gather all the uninfected people and go to the Windy District. I’ll go and activate the Nightfall Shelter.”
Quete looked worried: “Isn’t it inappropriate to let other people into the Windy District, which holds the foundation of our Sleepless City?”
The Windy District was the core area of Sleepless City’s inner city, with facilities like the Secret Library, Spell Hall, and Resource Hall all set up there. It was a forbidden area in Sleepless City, protected by a magical energy formation year-round.
As for the Nightfall Shelter, it was the protective magical energy formation of the Windy District.
“Sleepless City still has a chance now, but if we let these wizards fall here, it will bring real danger to Sleepless City,” Payne said bluntly in front of all the wizard groups present. “And if anyone dares to covet our foundation, don’t blame me for being unreasonable!”
Because of this sudden event, Payne had originally planned to go to the outer city personally to take a look and compare himself with the true knowledge wizard standing in the clouds. However, it seemed that there was no chance for that now.
Payne had to make this choice, as Windy District was the core area with a secret passage leading to the Inner Earth’s Core World. Retreating to Windy District was not a desperate move, as they could advance or retreat. To protect Sleepless City from becoming a target, he had to open up Windy District.
The issue of opening Windy District was handed over to Quete, while Douglas went to organize and store the foundation of Sleepless City.
Payne stayed on the front lines of resistance, as he was the strongest and had to ensure that the infected wizards would not break through the defense lines again.
Payne stood at the entrance of Windy District, looking at the thousands of “clown” apprentices outside, as well as the six “clown” wizards at the forefront, his feelings were very complicated.
When he closed himself off a week ago, Sleepless City was still prosperous and thriving, with a scene of peace and prosperity. But a week later, it became the City of Darkness and Circus.
Seeing its prosperity and its decline, how ironic.
“Wizard Payne, Professor Angelo is here,” a wizard from Hurricane Tower approached.
Payne turned around, and in the darkness of the street, a gorgeous street lamp softly illuminated a circle of light, with two elongated shadows.
The one wearing a white wizard robe with golden edges was Douglas, and the one wearing a black uniform and gold-rimmed glasses was Angelo.
Payne looked at Douglas first, and the latter nodded at him, saying in a mental link: “I’ve moved all the books, scrolls, and resource materials into the Wizard Garden.”
After confirming that there were no worries, Payne turned to look at Angelo. Without any small talk, he asked directly: “Is there any way to deal with these specks of light?”
Angelo didn’t answer directly but mentioned another matter: “According to the hints from the Strings of the World, a similar incident occurred not long ago.”
“Was it these specks of light?” The wizards present looked over: “Is that true? How come I haven’t heard of it?”
Angelo pushed his glasses: “The incident happened in Shadow Demon City of the Inner Earth’s Core World. I don’t know the specifics, but since it’s about Shadow Demon City, people from the Savage Grottoes should have heard about it, right?”
Angelo looked around and wondered: “Huh, has the Phantom Master left?”
At Angelo’s words, the wizards present began to search for Sanders’ whereabouts, but as Angelo said, no matter how they searched, they couldn’t find any trace of Sanders.
“It seems that not long ago, Lord Radiant was also looking for Lord Sanders.” Someone vaguely remembered what happened in the Magic Hut, but at that time it was too chaotic, and they didn’t pay attention to other people’s actions.
At this moment, Payne said bluntly: “Stop looking. Phantom Master has taken his disciples and entered the outer city.”
Upon hearing this, all the wizards fell silent. What was Sanders going for in the outer city at this time? Did he have the confidence to obtain the Mysterious Object within?
Various speculations arose, and most wizards believed that Sanders was going for the Mysterious Object. However, even knowing Sanders’ ambitions, no one dared to follow him into the outer city.
“Perhaps the people of the Savage Grottoes really know something,” said ‘Whip Witch’ Lexa, who was very covetous of the Mysterious Object in the outer city, as evidenced by her sending her apprentices one by one into the outer city. At this moment, she licked her lips, her eyes flashing with an inexplicable light, and said in a low voice: “Phantom Master is missing, but I remember there are more people from the Savage Grottoes than just him. Isn’t Firo here too?”
As she spoke, everyone’s gaze turned to a secluded corner.
That was at the top of a spire-shaped church, where Firo, wearing a red wizard robe, was leaning against the spire, his thoughtful eyes gazing at the countless specks of light outside ‘Nightfall Shelter’.
“Firo, do you know what Phantom Master is doing in the outer city?” Lexa’s demonic tail flicked as she leaped to Firo’s side, throwing him a flirtatious glance.
Firo, uninterested, stepped aside: “How would I know what Lord Sanders is doing? And what gives you the right to inquire about his affairs?”
Firo displayed an indifferent attitude of non-violent non-cooperation. But even if they were violent, Firo probably wouldn’t say anything.
“You’re right; we have no right to inquire about Phantom Master’s affairs. But Lord Firo, why not talk about Shadow Demon City? This concerns the survival of the entire Sleepless City. And with so many apprentices from various wizard organizations falling here, even six official wizards have fallen, I have to give them an explanation, don’t I?” Payne said.
Shadow Demon City was, after all, a mundane city, and wizards generally didn’t care about the lives of ordinary people. However, if it involved those strange specks of light, it had to be discussed openly.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Firo hesitated for a moment before deciding to reveal the news about Shadow Demon City.
After all, some of the wizards and apprentices from the Savage Grottoes were also affected by the specks of light outside.
Firo: “Shadow Demon City did experience a similar incident, but it was perfectly resolved. It’s not entirely true that the wizards which Payne mentioned were defeated here. Although those specks of light currently control them, as long as they are exorcised, their constitution will also improve to some extent.”
The specks of light can be exorcised? The wizards exchanged glances.
Firo’s words seemed to bring a ray of sunshine to the originally gloomy sky. Payne also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as they could be exorcised, there was still hope.
However, Firo’s next words made the sky, which had just begun to brighten, once again filled with thick clouds.
Firo shrugged: “But I don’t know how to exorcise them.”
“What’s the use of saying this? Who knows how?”
Firo sighed slightly: “The method to exorcise those specks of light, as far as I know, is currently only possible for Phantom Master and his disciple… that is, Angel. They are the only two who can do it, and no one else can.”
“You all know that Wizard Payne has already said that Phantom Master and Angel have both gone to the outer city, so…”
Firo’s unfinished words made everyone sigh. Why did the people who could solve this problem choose to leave at this time?
However, although everyone felt a little regretful, it was much better than having no hope at all. They were all basically thinking: Since even Sanders’ disciple can solve it? It shouldn’t be difficult to exorcise the specks of light, right?
Payne also had this idea, but in addition to how to solve the problem of specks of light, he was more concerned about where these specks of light came from?
“Mr. Firo, can you tell us in detail about what happened in Shadow Demon City?”
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On the other side, Angel had been in the Gravity Garden for quite some time. He was very uneasy in his heart, but he didn’t know anything about the situation outside and could only continue to wait.
Fortunately, Sanders placed him in the open-air library of the Gravity Garden. He wasn’t bored here and could read some academic journals or make up for basic trick scrolls. In the worst case, he still had Toby for company.
As time passed bit by bit, after about an hour, Angel felt a familiar mental power enveloping him.
After a moment of trance, Angel appeared in a secluded stone room.
A candle flickered in the distance, and Sanders leaned against the wall, faintly exuding a bloody smell.
“Mentor, are you injured?” Angel quickly approached after steadying himself.
Sanders waved his hand at Angel: “I’m fine, I just got some minor injuries, and I’ve almost recovered. I called you out because I have a question to ask you.”
Facing Sanders’ serious expression, Angel instinctively straightened his attitude and nodded.
“Have you ever heard of the name, Yorkshire?”
Chapter 597 The Three Pillars <TOC> Chapter 599 Energy Storm