Chapter 283: Eternal Stasis

Watching the spot where Aiboke had vanished, Niya felt extremely anxious, yet she was helpless; although she had already become a High Mage, she had not yet had time to master 【Teleportation】.

Even with a Teleportation Scroll on her person, she could not accurately teleport to Daxia Territory, so for now, she could only control the order of the territory to avoid even greater chaos.

The celebration outside was still continuing, and the crowd, which had been somewhat restless, had begun their revelry once more under the appeasement of the territory's high-ranking officials, yet Niya could not feel a shred of that joyful atmosphere in her heart.

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Mythallar Ruins, Magic Net chaotic zone.

When Aipusi unleashed his final resort, he knew all paths of retreat had vanished; only by completely eliminating the Elf before him could he keep the matter of the Star Dew Scepter hidden.

If he did not first resolve this Elf Mage of the Star Dew Family, once he was allowed to leave the chaotic zone, he might immediately summon an Advanced Rank Mage.

Killing an Elf would certainly have repercussions, but Aipusi could only focus on the present moment, using all his energy to guide the descent of the Tower of Time.

Not far ahead of him, Feinuoweita, who was moving with nimble steps and running rapidly toward the outside of the chaotic zone, suddenly felt the Magic Net behind him experience a momentary stagnation.

And in the very next instant, the Magic Net behind him shook violently, and an invisible giant wave surged over; as this magic tide surged, the originally chaotic and bizarre Magic Net gradually became orderly and smooth.

"No!"

Although Feinuoweita did not know what had happened behind him, how could such a massive disturbance not make him immediately alert!

It was a pity that, having not run earlier, he had now missed the best opportunity to escape.

Feinuoweita forcibly cast 【Teleportation】, but just as the Magic Net provided feedback, it was interrupted by the disturbance that had suddenly appeared behind him; he tried again, but it was still useless.

At this moment, he did not care at all whether he would be teleported to an unknown region or if the Family Guard would claim the primary credit; he only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

"Everything is too late!"

The moment the first 【Dispel Magic】 landed on him, Feinuoweita's heart was filled with infinite regret; he hated himself immensely for why he had not chosen to leave the very first moment he saw the Star Dew Scepter.

As long as he could bring back the news, there would be merit, and even if he had just retreated outside the Magic Net chaotic zone, he would not be as powerless as he was now!

But Aipusi's determination would not vanish because of the Elf's regret; the next moment, one 【Dispel Magic】 after another stripped the protective spells on Feinuoweita clean, and even the Magic Items on his person were suppressed.

The next moment, Feinuoweita, who was still running desperately and trying to dodge the spell attacks from behind, felt his body stall, and he froze in place in an extremely bizarre posture.

The momentum he had while charging forward caused him to fall to the ground, but even after being thrown to the ground, Feinuoweita's posture did not change in the slightest, and he did not even blink his eyelids.

At the same time, Aipusi, having finished all this, finally breathed a sigh of relief; he sat on the ground as if paralyzed, with the Star Dew Scepter tossed to one side.

He had hesitated just now, but in the end, he did not kill the Elf Mage on the spot; leaving a live captive might be useful in the future.

Sitting on the ground to rest for a while, just as Aipusi was preparing to send the imprisoned Elf Mage into the Mage Tower, he suddenly discovered that the surrounding Magic Net environment had undergone a very abnormal change—it seemed the chaos was receding and order was being rebuilt!

"No!"

Aipusi subconsciously gripped the Star Dew Scepter at his side and summoned the Tower Spirit to cast a protective spell, while the imprisoned Elf Mage was also accelerated into the Mage Tower.

There must be some reason for the sudden change in the Magic Net environment; at the thought that there might be others present, a wave of irritation rose in Aipusi's heart.

It would be one thing if someone were present, but he feared the other party had seen the scene of him imprisoning the Elf.

And the facts were exactly as Aipusi had thought; not long after Feinuoweita had entered the Magic Net chaotic zone, the Elf Karek had doubled back, even bringing several other Elves with him.

Afterward, they tracked along Feinuoweita's route and happened to see the scene of the Mage Tower descending and Feinuoweita being imprisoned; of course, most importantly, the Star Dew Scepter was right there in the human Mage's hand.

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Seeing this scene, the few Elves were immediately at a loss, "What to do? What should we do now?"

Even the Archmage Feinuoweita had failed; it was unlikely that the few of them could defeat the opponent and seize the Star Dew Scepter.

"Why don't we wait for the Captain to arrive before deciding?" Karek suggested; he had notified the Captain Langsesi first, but because the Captain was the furthest away, he had not arrived yet.

"No, contact the family first!" said an Elf who appeared relatively steady.

His words were immediately agreed upon by the other Elves; only Karek still hesitated, but the other Elves did not wait for him, instead immediately extending the Balance Domain formed by their Joint Casting into the Deep Weave to create a channel for Sending.

After doing this, they took out their Communication Magic Tools one after another, preparing to contact the family, when suddenly, the voice of the Captain Langsesi came from behind:

"Don't waste your effort; the Patriarch cannot be contacted for the time being."

Langsesi knew very well that the Patriarch was currently casting spells in the family's secret chamber to determine the exact location of the Star Dew Scepter and would not be able to come out for at least another month.

But now that the Star Dew Scepter had appeared and Feinuoweita's life or death was unknown, in this situation, only one existence in the family had the ability to handle it; Langsesi suddenly looked at a young Elf:

"Beiluo, contact that lord!"

The lord he spoke of was the family's only Advanced Rank Mage, the paternal grandfather of this Elf named Beiluo, and of course, also the great-grandfather of the Patriarch and his brother.

Beiluo's father was the younger brother of the Patriarch's grandfather, making him one generation higher in seniority than the Patriarch and his brother, but in reality, he was much younger than Feinuoweita.

Langsesi did not know that the family's only Advanced Rank Mage only had the strength for a single strike, but that lord was all he could think of at this moment.

And among the Elves present, Beiluo was probably the only one who could make contact.

Hearing Langsesi tell him to contact his grandfather, Beiluo's own little schemes began to emerge; although they were of the same family, because of the age difference, Beiluo did not have a very close relationship with the brothers Feinuoweita and Aolando.

With Feinuoweita's failure now, whether he was alive or dead, he would lose standing in the family; if the Patriarch were to forcibly distribute the Wisdom Gem again, others would have objections.

Perhaps this was his opportunity!

Although at this very moment, his magical attainments were not as good as Feinuoweita's, he was still young!

For a moment, Beiluo actually began to fantasize about various scenes after he became an Advanced Rank Mage, and it was only when Langsesi spoke again that he snapped back to reality.

Beiluo could indeed contact his grandfather, but he also did not know that his grandfather actually only had the strength for a single strike; this was a secret known only to very few in the family.

He had no idea what would happen after making this contact, but at this moment, he had no better choice.

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