[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe":3,"chapter-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-523":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Greatest Legacy of the Magus Universe",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},159967,309,"Chapter 523: Manipulation","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-523",523,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DIE!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gore swung his spear in front of him, taking down several weeping trees in one go. However, they were soon replaced by even more trees that surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DIE! DIE! DIE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to hack down his spear with a desperate and maniacal expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bloodshot, blazing with killing intent as he mowed through dozens of trees and made his way toward the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A resounding roar echoed amidst the woods all of a sudden. Gore's familiar had been impaled by a thick, serpentine branch yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jora!\" Gore screamed in helplessness as he saw his familiar slowly fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that all the strength had left the white tiger's body. It was full of gaping holes caused by the roots and branches of the weeping trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger could no longer carry on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It glanced at Gore and softly growled, \"Grrr...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" The man's bloodshot eyes teared up as he understood his familiar's intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his spear in a circular motion around him and the tiger, once again clearing all the trees around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears trickled down Gore's face as he fondly rubbed the tiger's blood-soaked, furry head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without looking back, he shot forward, leaving behind his familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger glanced at Gore's departing back longingly. He wanted to escape this place with his master and find somewhere safe, but he knew it wasn't possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the end, he decided to sacrifice himself so that at least Gore could make it out of this cursed place alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger's blue eyes flashed with cruelty and killing intent as it slowly got to its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gathered whatever remaining strength it had and pounced on the weeping trees, planning to take down as many of them as possible before departing this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gore vaulted above the canopy of the Weeping Woods and soon landed amidst the strange trees with a loud thud. He swept his spear, killed the nearby trees, and dashed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must conserve as much mana as possible, he thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, trying to ascertain the direction he was heading in. Everywhere he looked, all he saw were weeping trees surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, am I lost?! He cursed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched slightly and jumped through the canopy of the live trees once more. After glancing at the position of the afternoon sun, he confirmed the direction he needed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed dozens of meters away and hacked the trees around him in a mechanical manner. Jump. Kill. Repeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he heard the desperate cries of his familiar coming from behind him. He turned around in the direction of the roar, but his gaze couldn't pass through the weeping trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger's roar was weakening with each passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally, it went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gore clenched his fists and spat through gritted teeth, \"DAMN IT!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the trees could come closer and pin him down, he jumped yet again. While mid-air, he thought to himself in utter despair, Damn it, I shouldn't have come here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Why did I come here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn't... Jora would still be alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! Damn it all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gore couldn't understand just why he had even decided to lead such a large group of people to the Howlett Manor in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering his cautious personality, he should have escaped this place the moment he had sensed the presence of that Rank 2 werewolf inside the ruined manor when he had gone there for reconnaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely enough, he had been swayed by the promise of victory and all those treasures that lay inside the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he had now been gravely injured. Furthermore, his familiar had also died- leading him to get even more weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did I become so greedy? He thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he credited this to the allure of the mana extraction method that could help him to advance to Rank 3, Mana Vortex Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have never imagined in his wildest dreams that all his actions ever since he had arrived at Stratford had been the product of psychological manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't let Jora's sacrifice be in vain, he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued to slaughter all the weeping trees and make his way out of this cursed forest, suddenly his ears twitched and he looked in a particular direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the ominous wailing of the trees, he could hear something else. It was the sound\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>of something heavy shifting across the ground, along with...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sound of footsteps?!\" Gore muttered incredulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else was approaching him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery caused the man to be astounded. He knew very well just how difficult it was for\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Magus to traverse through this forest of live trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Rank 2 Magus such as him was facing so much difficulty, let alone a Rank 1 Magus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that young Magus named Adam? He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't have a good impression of this youth for some reason. But considering the situation he was in, he was actually quite welcoming to the possibility that Adam was making his way\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the two of us can work together, we will be able to make it out of this place! He thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reality was far different from what he had imagined. It was something that caused him to be thunderstruck, unable to comprehend the scene unfolding before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weeping trees around him suddenly stopped attacking. Their branches slowly lowered to the ground and they parted, revealing a passageway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the \"Gore's words got stuck in his throat when he saw a small group of Magi emerge from the passageway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Magus Darkmore, is that you?\" Said Mayor Hobbs as he led the group of Magi behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... How did you...\" Gore couldn't find the right words to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on a dark orb that the old mayor was holding. This mystical orb was radiating faint waves that kept the weeping trees at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could ask about it, the old mayor urged him, \"There is no time to explain! Magus Darkmore, we must return to Stratford quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gore glanced at the mayor as well as the Magi behind him suspiciously. \"Where did you find\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that orb? And why do you want to return to -\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Hobbs interrupted him as he walked past Gore, \"I will explain to you on the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All you need to know is, if we don't reach Stratford by sunset, we will all die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-05-29T04:44:51.632Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.309Z",1,"novelbin.me","1fbaaada3578cdae096befa65ed1e75be70987951cb756ada3eba1947c8cb264","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-524","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-522",1765,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-cover.jpg"]