Chapter 2506: Mythallar with Leaks

"It's right here!"

Ximo suddenly stopped in his tracks. Not far ahead, the Yierlan embassy was right before their eyes, but there were no longer any clues to be found.

Seeing this, Badijiaer's expression changed instantly. He subconsciously swept a glance at Yinfuyalisi beside him with the corner of his eye, then hurriedly asked Ximo:

"What is going on here?"

"The trail is broken, but it's not a major problem."

Ximo's words made Badijiaer heave a sigh of relief. It wasn't just him; Yinfuyalisi also let out a heavy sigh of relief. But the next moment, Ximo's words made their hearts hang in the air again—

"The assassin's traces end here, which means that before he assassinated Lord Xia Duo, the first place he appeared was right here!"

"Based on my experience, he should have teleported in directly from outside Seventon. But clearly, the Forbidden Spell that should have been operating normally here failed to take effect, allowing him to teleport in successfully."

"Can you track the other end of the teleportation?" Badijiaer asked hurriedly.

"It is possible, but the Seville Mythallar suffered heavy damage two days ago and is currently on the verge of total disintegration. Under these circumstances, tracking the other end of the teleportation is very difficult; it will take time!"

"How long?" Badijiaer asked again.

"It's hard to say. Perhaps we can find it the next moment, or perhaps we will never find it."

Upon hearing this, Badijiaer's face turned dark. He never expected that this matter would actually involve the Seville Mythallar. While this wasn't the deciding factor in the assassin's success, it was still extremely serious.

Two days ago, when that Elf assassin broke through the restrictions of the Seville Mythallar and even shattered it in a single blow, he was already regretting it—regretting that he hadn't fully understood the Principles of the Mythallar and the corresponding techniques before building a Mythallar in Seventon.

Now, hearing Ximo mention that the assassin's smooth entry into Seventon was also related to the Mythallar, the regret in Badijiaer's heart climbed to its peak.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and hurriedly voiced his thoughts, "Netheril is very strict with Mythallar Permission management and monitors teleportation fluctuations very closely. The assassin teleporting over without any warning clearly shows he has a deep understanding of the Seville Mythallar; in all likelihood, he prepared fake permissions in advance."

"What is Lord Badijiaer trying to say?" Ximo's voice turned cold instantly.

Because of this, Badijiaer realized that the Seville Mythallar had only been planned and built a hundred years ago. Its sudden completion in recent years was certainly not without reason; to a large extent, it was because the constant major events of the past few years had given Netheril the opportunity to obtain some Mythallar Secret Scrolls from Yilfalang and Keman.

His words just now had vaguely pointed the suspicion toward Yilfalang, and Ximo happened to be from Yilfalang, which naturally made the other party unhappy.

Although Badijiaer did indeed harbor suspicions about Yilfalang, in the current situation, how could he push an ally away!

"I mean that although the Seville Mythallar is relatively crude, it was built by referencing the experience of many countries. The fact that the assassin could pass through it so easily means he must be proficient in the Mythallar Domain. I think we might be able to investigate from this direction next."

This statement didn't entirely rule out Yilfalang's suspicion, but Ximo's attitude softened, and he offered a suggestion—

"I think we can continue to invite Elves proficient in Mythallars from the Northland Alliance to assist here."

This would not only be conducive to investigating the assassin's true identity but would also allow various countries to take this opportunity to probe Netheril's research progress in the Mythallar Domain.

After all, the Mythallar had always been a traditional domain of Elven Magic, and a supreme craft at that. If mere human Mages were to master it, that would be unacceptable. In the past, various Elven countries had always wanted to probe Netheril's Mythallar research progress but never found the opportunity. Now, the opportunity had arrived.

Currently, the Seville Mythallar was in the final stages of disintegration, with all secrets laid bare, not to mention the pretext of investigating the assassin, which allowed for various inspections to be conducted openly.

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Ximo believed that no country would refuse this opportunity, not even Yilfalang, which was currently an ally of Netheril. Isn't understanding an ally's research progress exactly what an ally should do!

Of course, because Yierlan was implicated in the assassination incident and its suspicion had not been cleared, there was no need for them to send anyone for the time being, which was also beneficial to Yilfalang.

Regarding Ximo's suggestion, Badijiaer was silent for a moment before agreeing. At this moment, he thought again of Xia Duo's previous trade; perhaps the way forward for Netheril's Mythallar research lay with Xia Duo.

It was just that Xia Duo's Soul had not yet been found, and if it couldn't be recovered, that would be troublesome. Thinking of this, Badijiaer couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"That damn assassin!"

……

Soon, the situation in Seventon was synchronized to Aifuruisi, where the Northland Alliance Headquarters was located. Immediately after, the various countries that received the news dispatched their own Mythallar experts.

However, half of the original investigation team in Seventon quietly left Netheril. The first half of the Prophecy Ritual at the Evereska Independent Plaza, paid for by Yierlan, was already prepared when these members of the investigation team arrived.

Increasingly intense Magic fluctuations also spread across the Independent Plaza.

……

On the third day, which was also the final day given by the Tower of Time's declaration of vengeance, the Arcane Plaza was no longer occupied by just those twelve investigators, but also by the Mythallar experts sent by the various Northland countries, as well as the crowd of onlookers.

Under the collaboration of several Mythallar experts, the Seville Mythallar, which should have been near total disintegration at this time, was miraculously preserved. Not only that, there were even faint signs of restoration.

Several Controllers of the Seven Towers who also came to watch couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, "Netheril's Mythallar research is far behind the Elves!"

Other Netheril Spellcasters who saw this scene also couldn't help but feel awe toward Elven Magic and Elven Mages.

Before long, with the assistance of the Mythallar experts, the remaining investigators, excluding the Dwarf search Master, began Joint Casting to investigate the clues left behind when the assassin teleported into Seventon.

While a group of Elven Mages were casting spells, the scene was deathly silent, with only the surging tide of the Magic Net reminding everyone of the importance of this investigation.

About half an hour later, Ximo was the first to withdraw from the Spellcasting Sequence. Standing before the steps of the Seventon Council, he introduced the investigation results to Badijiaer and the others:

"There are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. The bad news is that the other end of the assassin's teleportation is within Yierlan territory; the good news is that we have discovered traces of Magic Energy."

Once these words were spoken, the people at the scene began to discuss it heatedly. For Netheril, it was not good news that the assassin's tracks originated from or merely passed through Yierlan.

Originally, discovering traces of Magic Energy within Yierlan territory was not considered good news either, but compared to Yierlan leading this assassination incident, it seemed more acceptable to the Northland mainstream for it to be led by a Demon Descendant.

If one were to ask who was dissatisfied with this result, it was probably only Yierlan. Yinfuyalisi barely concealed his dissatisfaction and questioned loudly:

"Mage Ximo, are you certain the assassin's traces appeared within Yierlan territory?"

Actually, there was also the Demon Descendant. Neither of these two pieces of news could be called good for Yierlan; it was just a matter of bad versus worse.