Chapter 233

Looking at each other for a moment, in the end, it was David who spoke first to break this suffocating silence.

In his voice, there was a trace of indescribable exhaustion and confusion:

"Why? Sage... why did you do this?"

The person called "Sage" slowly raised their head.

Their face was unexpectedly calm, even carrying a trace of indifference that had seen through the world.

They looked at David calmly: "Actually, from the very beginning, I didn't admit defeat."

"It's just that I also know very well that with your wizards' rational behavioral mode, the civilians of Aeloxia can indeed live better after being occupied by you. And, I do admit that I am powerless to stop your invasion."

"However..." Their voice suddenly became low and firm, "My dignity does not allow me to just admit defeat like this! So, when I confirmed that all the survivors of the Aeloxia Plane had been completely transformed into people of the Wizarding World by you... I finally, could start my revenge!"

"However, I also know very well that with my own current power, I have no qualifications to cause any substantial damage to you wizards." A trace of self-mockery flashed in the Sage's eyes. "So, I need... to borrow 'external force'!"

As soon as the words fell, on the earth beneath the Sage's feet, a blood-red light that made one's heart palpitate slowly lit up!

Countless complex and evil runes spread from beneath their feet like living things.

These lights continued to spread to the surroundings, faster and faster, and in the end, formed a blood-colored array that covered the entire island and was unimaginably huge!

"Hahahaha!"

The Sage's expression finally became slightly crazy at this moment!

They opened their arms as if embracing their own victory, and shouted triumphantly to David and Jie Ming: "Because of your delay outside just now, I have completed this final ritual!"

"Now! The ritual has started! You can never... stop it again!!"

"You! Why did you do this?! You actually...!" David's face showed extreme shock and disbelief. He pointed at the Sage and roared loudly, as if he couldn't accept this cruel fact in front of him.

And Jie Ming, who was on the side, couldn't help but blink his eyes as he watched David's reaction.

Then, his face also showed an expression mixed with anger and fear, as if he had really been completely scared silly by this sudden change.

The two "panicked" and rushed forward quickly, seemingly wanting to stop the Sage.

But they were fiercely blocked outside by a transparent energy barrier that rose from the edge of the array.

"It's useless! Give up!"

And the Sage in the center of the array completely ignored the clumsy performance of the two "defeated opponents" outside.

They closed their eyes and began to chant ancient and evil spells.

They took all the life force that was like a vast ocean, which they had collected through those pseudo-wizards over the past two years, and sacrificed it all to the huge array beneath their feet without reservation!

Their goal was only one—to let this array open a "destruction" gate leading to the lair of some taboo existence!

Watching the terrifying scene where the space above the island began to twist and fold like boiling water as the massive life energy gathered continuously.

David's face was full of lament and grief. He hammered the barrier and said in a desperate tone: "How could you do this... how dare you?! This... this is really..."

The Sage just wanted to open their mouth to mock the other party's naive stupidity and enjoy the pleasure of revenge.

But they suddenly discovered that outside the barrier, the expressions of David and Jie Ming suddenly changed from the previous sadness, anger, and fear to a kind of... cold and ghastly smile full of mockery without any warning!

"... is really great!"

David said this sentence with a smile that could be called terrifying.

Listening to those last three words made the Sage's brain crash instantly.

And it was also at this time that the space above them was finally completely torn apart by that massive energy.

A pitch-black space channel, like a giant abyss mouth, was forcibly opened!

In the Sage's heart, the moment they saw the two's eerie smiles, a feeling that was extremely ominous suddenly emerged.

But now the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

The ritual had reached the final step, and there was no room for them to think carefully about what exactly was wrong with this!

From the opposite side of that pitch-black space vortex came a vast sound full of supreme majesty and tyranny.

Accompanying this sound was a terrifying mental fluctuation full of destructive and ending power.

This mental fluctuation, just a trace that leaked out, made the entire island tremble violently!

In this mental fluctuation, a clear and arrogant meaning was conveyed to the minds of everyone present:

【Hmph... someone actually, not knowing life or death, summoned my name again... Mortal creatures, really make me... feel annoyed!】

The Sage immediately forced down the trace of unease in their heart and replied loudly and excitedly: "Great Lord of Destruction! Please descend to this decaying world! Destroy these despicable wizards who have desecrated life!"

Hearing the respectful flattery from the Sage earlier, the "Destruction Demon God" on the opposite side of the space vortex was still radiating full high-and-mighty pretentiousness.

That terrifying oppressive feeling was even increasing continuously, seemingly preparing to descend here in the most shocking way.

However, when they heard the two words "wizard," which were familiar to them to the point of being unable to be more familiar, their vast mental fluctuation suddenly... paused.

It was as if an engine running at high speed had its gears jammed by someone.

After a moment of silence.

The mental fluctuation of that "Destruction Demon God" jumped violently in shock!

As if they couldn't believe what they had just "heard"!

Afterward, a roar full of terror and rage, ten times more terrifying than the majesty before, erupted violently from the other end of the vortex: "Wizard?! Do you want to kill me?!!!"

Afterward, a scene that left the Sage dumbfounded happened.

That "Destruction Demon God," who had been arrogant just before, decisively retracted all their mental fluctuations at a speed countless times faster than when they came!

Along with it, the space vortex above that had been opened with such difficulty was also shrinking and collapsing unstably at an extremely fast speed!

The other party didn't even have time to release any harsh words, as if they were afraid of getting stuck with some terrible dirty thing in the next second.

That sorry state of fleeing made the Sage feel a bit dazed.

However, just as that black space vortex was shrinking rapidly and about to close completely.

A pair of hands.

A pair of human hands that looked unremarkable, yet seemed to contain the weight of the entire plane, appeared out of thin air, abruptly, on both sides of that space vortex!

Clearly, they were solid palms and a phantom space gate, but at this moment, a substantial contact like steel colliding occurred between the two!

And, just this pair of hands, pushing outward with such force...

Hum—!

Accompanied by a huge hum of space nearly collapsing, those hands actually used such a simple action to forcibly stabilize the space vortex that was originally about to collapse and close!

In the Sage's gaze, which went from shock to confusion, and then to complete despair, and in the mocking eyes of David and Jie Ming, which were filled with "caring for the mentally disabled,"

A figure wearing a simple black wizard robe appeared abruptly beside that black vortex.

Using their own pair of hands, they forcibly held up that phantom space channel leading to another world!

Following the badge on the other party's wizard robe that was shining with seven brilliant stars...

This person was actually a... Tier 7 wizard!

(End of chapter)