Chapter 574: Inside Agent and Prayer Magic

Luo De said coldly: "You seem to have something unsaid."

"Yes, Mr. Luo De, I do have something unsaid."

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You're quite straightforward.

Seamus said bitterly.

"Because of something's existence, I cannot even speak plainly—if I violate the rules, by any means—writing, recording, speaking—I cannot, that thing will boom—"

"You're saying you're not in control?"

"Of course not. Everything I've done was actively applied for."

"Just for that so-called 【Magic Singularity】? Too bad, someone has already ascended to godhood."

Seamus smiled bitterly.

He shifted his buttocks, straightened his back, trying to lean toward Luo De.

But because he was bound by shadow ribbons, he couldn't complete the motion.

"I'm willing to spend my whole life chasing the Magic Singularity, true—but only if I can survive. What we're doing now is the same: to survive."

Mr. Luo De, you are an extraordinary figure—history's rolling wheel will surely leave your mark."

"If you can reconcile with the Candidate Heroes, why not reconcile with our Bahadur Magic Academy? We have no fundamental opposition."

Luo De was surprised.

He couldn't help but laugh:

"You know I made peace with the Candidate Heroes?"

Seamus hurried to explain: "Don't misunderstand—we aren't spying on you. We just happen to have sources within the Candidate Heroes' small circle."

The Lie Detection spell showed no deception in his words.

He used no magic or domain.

As a mage, Seamus should have been impossible to deceive without magic.

He was telling the truth.

Luo De rubbed his chin.

In fact, Seamus had hinted very clearly.

"A ruthless massacre without glory, fear, anger, hatred, or fanaticism."

And currently,

in the large-scale war between the Heavenly Court Flower Nation and Aetheron,

the various emotions generated are wildly feeding the 【Cruelty-Type Cosmic Beings】 in the alternate dimension.

If everyone on the battlefield became hollow warriors with empty minds,

the supply of nourishment would naturally stop.

If that were true,

then the purpose of this war would be obvious.

—Namely, to weaken intelligent races, especially humans, by drastically reducing population, thereby diminishing emotional projections toward the alternate dimension.

What a damn sink-the-well-to-catch-fish method.

Not only sink-the-well-to-catch-fish,

but it also reveals a hint of disdain and indifference toward the current human era.

It could even be said to be aiming to directly castrate the possibility of victory in the real dimension.

Bahadur is a magic academy that worships human supremacy, inherently arrogant.

This isn't their style.

Then it must be…

"The Igors, then."

Seamus said nothing, silently acknowledging it.

Luo De sneered.

"So you're telling me Bahadur is a white lotus? I can see your mental creations just fine."

"Cooperation doesn't mean agreement, Mr. Luo De. We scholars approach everything with a learner's mindset. Besides—"

Seamus flashed another fawning smile, "I sense you've also connected to the Magic Web. We're all seekers of the Magic Goddess Mystera… no need for such hostility."

"And rest assured, Bahadur's current research has shifted entirely to the Magic Web. The incident on the Ke's Plain and in Shi Ying Town will never happen again."

Luo De stared at him for a moment.

He raised his right hand, pointing it at them.

Seamus broke into cold sweat: "Mr. Luo De, no need for this… I'm not lying. If I can survive, I'll pay any price."

Pfft—

In the span of his palm opening and closing,

sharp spiritual energy erupted.

It pierced the skulls of every mage except Seamus.

Seamus jolted in shock.

Then he saw the brains and blood spraying around his classmates—while he remained unharmed—and grinned broadly.

Even bound, he executed a perfect fish leap, thudding down on his knees with his buttocks raised.

He banged his head on the ground.

He was terrifyingly practiced.

"Thank you, Lord Luo De! Seamus pledges service to you! I'll spill my liver and brains!"

The loyalty of someone skilled at surrendering is somewhat ridiculous.

"You're quite practiced."

"Report, Lord Luo De: Though I've surrendered before to the Igor Cult, the Heavenly Court Flower Nation, and others, and been absorbed into their spy cells, heaven and earth bear witness—I, Seamus, serve only you, Mr. Luo De!"

Luo De smiled.

Given Bahadur's school rules, it wasn't hard to guess.

Otherwise, why would a spellcaster squad from Aetheron now appear within the Heavenly Court Flower Nation's territory?

"Heh—"

Letting Seamus go was no different from making peace with the Candidate Heroes.

This man still has some use.

Luo De's knowledge of the Igor Cult and Bahadur Magic Academy's movements was virtually zero.

He needed an inside agent. He needed intelligence.

Seamus, the man skilled at surrendering, was a very good choice.

Amid his laughter,

pale-blue spiritual mist drifted from behind Luo De, coalescing into a three-meter-tall fungal warrior, Gorgon's spiritual battle-soul.

Its root-like arms extended forward.

A strand of green, maddeningly desperate spiritual energy instantly pierced into the mage before him.

【Despair Mycelium】.

Seamus froze.

The relief on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a more bitter, as-if-he'd-eaten-shit expression.

The spiritual energy had drilled into his brain, then sprouted like roots, spreading and taking over.

The technique's sophistication and complexity

even surpassed the Igor Cult's mental creations.

"Alternate-dimension spiritual arts… and containing the energy of yet another domain."

He looked at Luo De, eyes filled with fear and terror,

sweat beading on his temples more than when facing death.

"Lord Luo De… you're not some cosmic being disguised as a human, are you?"

"If it pleases you, you may think so. I don't care what you believe."

The time wasted here was longer than expected.

By the time all traces here were fully erased, night had fallen.

After offering his tribute to his new master, Seamus left.

—A 【Starlight Vein Sovereignty Rune】.

Its effect: "The bearer may control the growth direction of the entire Starlight Ore Vein."

In simple terms,

if Luo De placed it near Coral Bay, the Starlight Ore Vein on that side would slowly shift toward him.

This item was extremely rare; its main material was a naturally grown "ore mother" produced by the vein itself—something Luo De had never heard of.

Before leaving,

Seamus warned: "My teacher… well, a few years ago she was attacked by a non-human student. She lost a large portion of her memory, and all her research materials and findings were stolen… so she's become extreme, obsessive, and her mind isn't quite right anymore."

"You mean she'll come back for me? Whatever."

Luo De was intently examining the 【Starlight Vein Sovereignty Rune】 in his hand.

Act as if she didn't care.

Seamus's face twisted with bitterness as he had to continue warning:

"But recently, for some reason, her memories seemed to recover a little, and after emerging from Mistress Mistral's magical network, she actually managed to devise a 【Wish Spell】—please be careful, Luo De."

"【Wish Spell】?"

A spell that petitions the magical network—perhaps equivalent to petitioning Mistress Mistral herself. In my teacher's theory, it is a spell with no upper limit.

(End of Chapter)