Chapter 2237: Arcane Version of the Mind-Image World

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"Do not hesitate. The Protection Array is about to collapse. When that happens, Lord Chenguang will use his Saint Form to temporarily create a Special Maze Lock to buy you ten minutes. The other companions who haven't managed to evacuate will also scatter and flee to buy you time. Do not let our sacrifices become meaningless!"

After speaking, Yinsiluoda pushed Poson away with force. The next moment, a massive roar—one that did not seem to originate from anywhere, but rather echoed from within his heart—drowned out Poson's thoughts.

Immediately following this, the Secret Hall Guardian Chenguang, who had been covered in golden patterns at the center of the ritual site, suddenly erupted with an intense Life Spiritual Light. His true form, which had been flickering beneath the golden patterns, instantly transformed into a light-based state.

This was the Saint Form, a state where a high-level Mage releases all their power within the traditional Elf Magic system. It is difficult to maintain for long, but even a short duration has earned high-level Mages their immensely powerful reputation.

In reality, this should also be one of the strongest desperate measures in the Main Plane.

It was just that the Dagger, forged from a Plane Crystal with a positive energy inclination, was also embedded in Chenguang's abdomen in a light-based state. Furthermore, in this state, the golden patterns spreading from the Dagger's body were moving even faster than before.

The next moment, Chenguang's Saint Form shone brilliantly, almost turning into the purest light of heaven. This was the last thing Poson saw before he left, but before he could even think, he was teleported away by Yinsiluoda.

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Teleportation while surrounded by powerful enemies was not smooth. Poson felt as if he were being stretched into an extremely long, thin strip and then constantly twisted; such an experience made him nearly faint.

Fortunately, this seemingly extremely dangerous teleportation did not last long. Soon, he appeared in an unfamiliar jungle. By then, he had regained his senses slightly, but thinking of the scene he saw before the teleportation, he could not help but feel a surge of grief.

"I cannot die. I must live on, living for the sake of Yinsiluoda, Lord Chenguang, and the other nameless companions as well!"

Having reached this realization, Poson immediately used Spellcasting to forcibly control his body's instinctive reactions, then, while counting in his heart, he cast spells to confirm his location and continue teleporting.

After several consecutive teleports like this, he finally saw the city where the last safe house was located before he had originally set out for the ritual site.

At this time, less than half of the three-minute limit mentioned by Yinsiluoda had passed. Poson forcibly controlled his emotions, completed the entry procedure for the city, and then, just like the first time he came, entered the safe house according to the specific steps.

It was not until he finished changing his disguise that he panted heavily, nearly collapsing. According to Yinsiluoda, as long as he reached the first safe house within three minutes, he would be safe.

But Poson was no longer living just for himself; he was also living having inherited the will of Yinsiluoda and the many other Demon Descendants who had sacrificed themselves for him.

So, after adjusting his emotions slightly, he retraced the path he had taken when he first arrived, passing through one safe house after another and changing his disguises one by one. It was not until he left Yierlan and entered Aifuruisi that he realized he perhaps, should be, safe.

Inside the safe house in Aifuruisi, he could no longer suppress the grief in his heart and wept bitterly. After crying, he began to ponder his future path.

Without much agonizing deliberation, he decided to stand with the Demon Descendants, not only because of Yinsiluoda's sacrifice just now, but also because there was another person in the know on his tour: Hamusuda!

If it weren't for Hamusuda, he might truly have been unable to overcome his inner survival instinct.

Yet, after making this decision, Poson did not feel distressed; instead, he felt a sense of relief. Liberating the people by transforming them into Demon Descendants might be difficult to achieve, but it was the only relatively feasible way he could see at the moment.

In the past, he had indeed considered the plight of himself and more of the lower-class Elves, but he had never imagined that one day he would embark on the path of liberating the people.

It was not that he had no such thoughts at all, but rather that he did not know who else would be like him. If he showed a rebellious attitude toward the old order, what he would likely receive in return was not the welcome of companions, but the suppression of the old order.

Perhaps Demon Descendants and Magic Energy were not a perfect solution, but as a real, undeniable power, they might be able to awaken the people's consciousness of resistance.

Furthermore, the High Elves were not entirely Maintainers of the old order. The old order shackled the development of the vast majority of the people, which in essence meant shackling the development of the Taiquese Yizu.

Some enlightened individuals among the upper classes were merely coerced by the old order. If they had the opportunity to see the hope of change, they might not necessarily refuse to stand on the opposite side of the old order and personally destroy the old order that had made them.

Just as Yinsiluoda said, those who performed the Transformation Ritual were at least veteran Mages, and it could be said they were all beneficiaries of the old order. Where did these Elves come from? Could it be that they were all coerced or lured?

If the Demon Descendants had absolutely no redeeming qualities, why had they been impossible to ban or eradicate for thousands of years?

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Whether emotionally or rationally, Poson had convinced himself. After completing his self-ideological construction, he became a revolutionary.

Perhaps there would be wavering in the future, but at this moment, he was fully awakened.

However, what Poson did not know was that in the nameless valley where the Transformation Ritual had taken place in Yierlan, Yinsiluoda, who should have died at this point in time, had not died, though his face was somewhat pale.

And right beside him was the previously imprisoned Secret Hall Guardian Chenguang. Chenguang's condition was still quite good, though his expression was somewhat complex, as if he were still saddened by Taiya's betrayal.

"Lord Chenguang, I cannot understand why, since you knew Taiya would betray us, you didn't deal with it in advance? Instead, you let a group of companions face danger?" Yinsiluoda asked, puzzled.

Although this Transformation Ritual had elements of deliberate design, those Demon-born Hunters of the Northland Alliance were not fake, and the panic experienced by the Demon Descendant companions who had just evacuated in a hurry was not fake either.

The fact that Chenguang had been ambushed by Taiya just now was also not fake.

And what puzzled Yinsiluoda the most was Poson. What was so special about this Elf that he was worth the Secret Hall paying such a price? If one thing went wrong, it wouldn't just be those present who would be sacrificed; the entire Secret Hall system they were in could be wiped out because of it.

Facing Yinsiluoda's questioning, Chenguang seemed to still be immersed in the mindset of Taiya's betrayal just now and did not answer directly. It was not until Yinsiluoda asked a second time that he came back to his senses, but he still did not answer directly, instead sighing:

"My old friend Taiya! If you had come to discuss it with me in advance, it wouldn't have ended like this. It's just a pity that for the sake of the big picture, I couldn't take the initiative to warn you. However, rest assured, the Secret Hall will definitely rescue the other members of your family so that your sacrifice will not be in vain."

Chenguang did not blame Taiya for the betrayal. What they were doing now was to let the Demon Descendants return to the sunlight, to let the people no longer be oppressed by the old order. One could not ignore the small family for the sake of everyone, and he could fully understand Taiya's actions.