[{"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-994":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},160338,309,"Chapter 994: Regrouping","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-994",994,"\u003Cp>It didn’t take long for Party B to arrive at the stone pillar where Party A was resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Merlin leading the group from the front, Eleiney, Arthur, and Aiden providing support in the middle, and Kahn and Charlie taking the rear, the party slowly carved a bloody path to the stone pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left a trail of corpses in their wake. No matter how many blood beasts came at them, they all fell to their spells and blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, Party B had arrived at the base of the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam’s three students were the first ones to scale it, followed by Charlie. Kahn turned to Merlin and said in a raspy voice, \"Go on, then. I got your back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin deeply looked at him, his smile turning wider. \"Fafafa, how gallant you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lingered for a moment, turning his attention towards the countless corpses that had formed a bloody trail before them. \"Go ahead,\" he said. \"I’ll retrieve the blood cores and meet you all shortly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, Merlin did not hesitate for a moment before moving away from the stone pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the hungry blood beasts could even pounce on him, the coppery-red-haired youth had already cast an illusion spell on himself and vanished from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kahn stared at the spot where he had vanished for a moment longer, then turned around and quickly climbed the pillar before more blood beasts could close in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members from Party A didn’t waste time and quickly tended to the wounded members of Party B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Kahn arrived at the top of the pillar, he was greeted by a stunned Edward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... what the hell was that?\" He blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kahn tilted his head, his eyes flickering with slight confusion. \"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward opened his mouth, but a moment later, he closed it. There was a lot on his mind, and there were many things he wanted to say. But in the end, only a few words escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did Merlin go?\" he asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kahn sat down on the cold surface, then retrieved several potions of healing. After consuming one, he looked at the blue-eyed youth and said with a shrug, \"He’s gone to retrieve the blood cores.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Edward was stunned. \"All by himself?! That is very reckless! He could have asked us to aid him. My party members have more or less recovered their strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kahn waved his hand nonchalantly as he drank another potion of healing. A few moments later, he added, \"Don’t worry about it. That madman is pretty strong. Besides...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused for a moment, deeply looking at Edward. \"He’s very, very proficient in the School of Illusion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, while everyone was recuperating on top of the pillar, a sudden commotion caused them to go on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of chaos came from nearby. It was very close, and it came out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the young Magi rose to their feet and glanced at the carnage below, they were stunned to see the blood beasts being attacked... by no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they knew who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the chaos below gradually died down, leaving only the frustrated and furious growls of the blood beasts—which were fortunate to survive—below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the sound of shuffling footsteps came from the top of the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young magi turned around only to see Merlin standing with a bulging rucksack lying beside his feet. The coppery-red-haired youth flexed his shoulders and exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a little tiresome...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Magi from both parties were astonished, not particularly at the crazy Magus’s arrival, but at the large bag that lay at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-how many blood cores are in there?\" Michael couldn’t help but ask, unable to believe his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin turned to him, then said after a moment of deliberation, \"Should be a couple of hundred at least. I’m not sure of the exact amount.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A couple of hundred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if these Magi divided that number by a dozen, that still left quite a number of blood cores for each of them present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\" Mikar burst into hearty laughter. He stepped forward and gave Merlin a big hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to you, we won’t have to worry about getting disqualified, Merlin! Nice work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin simply shrugged. He then greeted the rest of the young Magi, all of whom were ecstatic to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was Edward’s turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to Merlin and stared at him intently. His eyes flickered with a series of conflicting emotions. In the end, he simply nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for your hard work,\" he said evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin deeply looked at him and grinned. \"Fafafa, what a polite lad you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward’s lips twitched. He didn’t reply, however. He simply turned around and walked to the edge of the pillar before sitting down and practicing mindfulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merlin glanced at his broad back and awkwardly scratched his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he’s still mad about the last time,he thought in amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned towards Eleiney and nodded, giving her the signal. Then, he sat down and greedily drank water. He was a Mana Vortex Magus, so he hadn’t consumed all that much mana while dealing with the blood beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it would be a lie to say that he wasn’t exhausted. He, too, needed to recover to his full strength before they moved to the next layer of the secret plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleiney took a deep breath and then scanned the party members’ faces. \"Everyone,\" she began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lingered for a few moments before speaking solemnly, \"Thanks to Merlin, we were able to scout the terrain of the third layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, everyone was greatly surprised by that discovery. However, Eleiney’s next words caused their faces to turn grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third layer of the secret plane consists entirely of a forest,\" she began, her tone extremely grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, in the second later, we could find brief moments of respite by climbing one of the countless stone pillars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the dark forest... there is no safety,\" she continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That place is crawling with powerful blood beasts, and there are far more of them than there are here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1033,"2026-05-29T04:45:04.623Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.309Z",1,"novelbin.me","96a8ef0c0360c798f0d647f6cf14f8d5ac125cb18e8dd6950da25dcccb91ec0c","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-995","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-993",1765,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-cover.jpg"]