Chapter 3223: Decay Field

While Xia Duo and his party looked on in anticipation, Iolum's ritual reached a critical moment; the mass of blue-white radiance he had summoned at the ritual site, under Iolum's prayer, rapidly surrounded the blue flames of the deep pit.

Looking from afar, it was as if the pillar of light reaching the sky had been plated with a layer of blue-white light; although both contained blue components, the difference was quite obvious by comparison, allowing one to distinguish its boundaries at a glance.

Just like that, Iolum maintained this state for a quarter of an hour; as the radiance of the Holy Power gradually receded, Iolum did not make any further moves, but instead retreated cautiously.

"The situation is somewhat complicated; let's return to the camp first!"

Iolum's face was filled with worry, and since he had said so, the others had no reason to object; furthermore, being so close to the deep pit truly made one feel uneasy.

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Soon, the group returned to the camp, and at the invitation of Feilifa, Iolum and Xia Duo came to the central tent built by the Eaerlann Elf, which was large enough to accommodate all the Alliance Observers.

Once the relevant personnel who had received the news arrived, Feilifa immediately asked impatiently: "Lord Iolum, what is the situation over there? Can you tell us now?"

"Simply put, it is an incomparably deep wound in the Magic Net."

Iolum knew that such an answer would certainly not satisfy everyone present, so he continued: "I presume you have all witnessed scenes of the Magic Net shattering, but the scenes of Magic Net shattering you have witnessed are far from comparable to the deep pit inside."

The ten-layer structure of the Magic Net is, in our view, the most common of common knowledge, and almost no one would doubt this point, because as Iolum said, no matter where it is, perhaps due to Plane differences the Magic Net environment exists with certain differences, but the overall structure remains consistent.

Just at that moment, someone else asked a key question: "Then will this special field that can weaken the Magic Net String spread?"

"Although we may belong to different Magic systems, they can all be classified under the Arcane Magic System, and our understanding of the Magic Net shares common ground."

But the Magic Net does not have a tenth-layer structure; it seems there is not much difference from having no Magic at all.

"Generally speaking, we believe that in all known Planes and known Magic Net environments, the Magic Net exists with a ten-layer structure, and the scenes of Magic Net shattering we have witnessed in the past, even if the Magic Net is severely damaged, will not change this essence. However—"

Clearly Iolum also agrees that this time they must take real action against the Darkness Society, otherwise they might cause an even greater catastrophe, and by the time they want to clean it up then, it would be too late.

In addition, the Main Plane has experienced the prosperous period of the Magic Net, which is the power from high to low that can be obtained from the Magic Net within a fixed range; this is also the theoretical basis on the surface of the Northern Magic Restriction Treaty, in order to protect the Magic Net environment.

Speaking of this, Iolum paused for a moment, his gaze shifting away from the crowd, as if piercing through the tent to look toward the direction of the deep pit, and then he said slowly:

"Then is there any way to clear these special fields and then repair the Magic Net here? Also, are those blue flames the manifestation of the special field you mentioned?"

Feilifa believes that compared to discussing whether to increase the intensity of the crackdown on the Darkness Society, how to deal with the trouble at hand is more important; it is not a solution to keep it blocked like this, so they must find a way to deal with it.

"At present, there are no signs of spreading, but it is hard to say for the future, especially since the Darkness Society also seems to have mastered the ability to create this kind of special field at will; who knows, before this one spreads, more might appear in other places!"

"Those flames are not some Decay Field, but the most intuitive manifestation of the Magic Net scars, and at the same time, a way for the Magic Net to save itself. If you are willing to invest massive amounts of Magic Items into it, perhaps you won't need to borrow the power of the Lady of Mysteries to let the Magic Net in that area complete its self-rescue."

There was silence in the tent for a while, and then someone asked in a low voice: "Then what is the reason that caused the Magic Net within the range of the deep pit to undergo such a mutation? Can it still be repaired as before?"

"In the deep pit outside, the Magic Net has lost its tenth-layer structure, which means we cannot cast Spells above the 9th Circle there, just as we cannot cast Spells above the 10th Circle in a normal environment; all Spells lower than the 10th Circle are actually just equivalent Spells."

This is just like on Earth, where the same physical concept might have different names or even different numerical values in different reference frames or different systems of measurement, but the physical meaning it represents is consistent and will not change because of its name or the way the literal value is written.

But he had only just begun to speak when he was interrupted by Feilifa:

At this moment, everyone heard Iolum say that the Magic Net inside the deep pit did not have a tenth-layer structure; this shock was almost no less than that of people on Earth seeing the Universe flicker, although it did not immediately lead to crying out that Magic was gone.

"The initial cause is already very difficult to confirm under the current situation, unless we catch the Darkness Society and understand the means they used when they attacked this place, but I have already learned the direct cause of the disappearance of the tenth-layer structure of the Magic Net."

But from ancient times to the present, there has never been a claim that the Magic Net is not a ten-layer structure; perhaps because of different Magic systems, the claims might be different.

"The direct cause is that a certain force between the Magic Net Strings within the range of the deep pit has been weakened, making it unable to support the ten-layer structure anymore. I speculate that the attack by the Darkness Society triggered some unknown change, which in turn produced a special field capable of weakening the Magic Net Strings; as long as this field exists for a day, even if it is perfectly repaired, it is impossible to return to the previous ten-layer state."

"To repair the Magic Net here, one must first clear the existence I call the Decay Field, otherwise even if it is repaired, it has no great significance. As for how to clear the Decay Field, for the time being, I can only think of one way, which is to borrow the power of the Lady of Mysteries; perhaps you might have better methods. As for those blue flames—"

At the same time, the rules for the transformation of Magic Net Strings are also unified; otherwise, if one Plane had one rule, wouldn't Mages be trapped in individual Planes?

In fact, it is just that there are many forms, but the essence is unique.

Iolum's words exploded in the hearts of the crowd like a thunderclap; the Mages present, even if they were not the top existences of the Main Plane, could at least be ranked in the first or second tier.

Speaking of this, Iolum took a deep breath, seemingly shocked by the conclusion he had just obtained through the Holy Power ritual, and he told the crowd—

"The changes in the Magic Net at the deep pit seem not to affect Spellcasting, but in reality, they have greatly affected the potential limit of Spells. In that area, one can certainly cast Spells equivalent to the 10th Circle or even higher, but the difficulty of Spellcasting is more than an order of magnitude higher than in a normal Magic Net environment!"

Of course, this does not mean that Feilifa opposes thoroughly clarifying the Darkness Society, but his mission for this trip is to investigate the attack incident and seek a solution; as for how to deal with the Darkness Society, there are other colleagues in the country to do it. All he can do is bring back the most real situation here, otherwise, how could the Crown King and the Council back in the country make a firm decision!