Chapter 3237: Not Omnipotent, The Next Attack

As the questioning went on, Poson also gradually realized that this sudden inquiry from above must be related to the Magic Scepter triggered during the mission, but wasn't that Magic Scepter received at the Midian?

And the most critical point is—the moment he returned to the Midian after his mission ended, Yisiluoda took back that Magic Scepter; if there were a problem with the Magic Scepter, it should have been very easy to investigate, right?

Poson was puzzled, but the mask's questioning continued, covering every detail from the triggering of the scepter to leaving Ailan, and Poson answered every question the mask asked truthfully.

Among them, the most repeatedly asked point was the detail that the spell actually triggered by the Magic Scepter differed from his prior judgment; he had conducted a certain degree of investigation on the Magic Scepter after receiving the equipment at the Midian.

At that time, his judgment was—the scepter triggered an 8th-Ring spell, but the actual effect produced far exceeded the 10th-Ring; the latter was judged by Poson through the Magic Aura triggered after the spell was cast.

This was also the only possible change in that mission as far as Poson was concerned, but what did this change have to do with the Illuminati? It was originally intended to destroy Ailan's Magic Artifact Factory, so wasn't greater power a good thing?

Poson could not figure it out, and the mask would not explain it to him; after asking the last question, it told Poson:

"Today's inquiry is over. If there is a need later, we may find you again to understand the situation. You can go back now."

Hearing these words, Poson finally felt a sense of relief. Recalling those scenes from back then was not a good experience; on the contrary, every time I recall it, I fall into a state of disbelief and self-reproach. The commoners in this entire factory died because of me.

Killing a group of commoners who had nothing to do with me against my will—there is nothing more painful than that. For these past two days, as long as I close my eyes, I can see that Disi Elf who blocked my path back then.

Apostle Feiailan finished organizing the data in his hands, and his eyes finally inevitably revealed a trace of fatigue; even for a high-level Mage, energy is not unlimited.

……

Feiqiaolian responded and then retreated. In the ocean of light in the Secret Ritual Chamber, only the Wise One remained. He dissolved his form again, merging with the water-like bright light around him, leaving only a confused mutter that echoed continuously in the ocean of light along with the rhythm of the light—

"Lord Iolum of Netheril has already named this way of Magic Net damage, for which there is currently no perfect repair plan, as 【Decay】, and the direct cause leading to the decay of the Magic Net is the Decay Field generated by the Darkness Society's attacks."

"Do not overthink. You must understand what we truly want. The Northland Alliance thinks they have grasped our weaknesses, but they do not know how much we have accumulated in the Time-Involving Ritual. They will pay the price for their arrogance."

Two days ago, Disi was suddenly blockaded; for the Darkness Society, perhaps it could be more accurately said that those Disi Magic Artifact Factories where we launched attacks were blockaded.

"What exactly is the Alliance blockading?"

This brings about a very pessimistic possibility, which is—as long as the Darkness Society continues to launch attacks, it is possible to make the Magic Net environment within the entire Main Plane rot away completely.

Is the Wise One's saying this considered a kind of arrogance, and does the Wise One need to pay the price for his arrogance?

It was just that after investigating, Feiqiaolian was never able to discover the true cause of the change, only knowing that the change might lie in that series of missions in Disi two days ago.

"Yes."

But it was not just those factories or all of Disi; Feiailan keenly sensed that an information black hole targeting the Darkness Society had appeared, which is why he was so impatient to conduct an investigation.

Somehow, he suddenly felt a trace of doubt about the decision the Wise One had previously made to destroy the Disi Magic Artifact Factory; perhaps the Wise One was not as wise or as omnipotent as he had imagined.

"Wise One, how is the situation?"

"Just act according to the plan. You go to the operation in Evereska yourself."

"The window period has shortened again, but you don't need to worry too much. As long as the subsequent plans go smoothly, we can completely complete the final ritual within the window period."

The inquiry of the peripheral members who went to Disi to execute the mission was only a part of the investigation. In other places and other countries, a large number of inquiries, probings, and even direct investigations have already begun or are still ongoing.

"Then what should we do now?"

"I presume everyone knows about the despicable terrorist attack incidents that recently occurred within the territory of Disi, but the matter is far more complex than you all imagine. This is the news that my Consultant Feilifa just sent back from Disi—"

Feiailan sighed deeply, rubbed his tense brow, and stood up to go to another Secret Ritual Chamber in the sanctuary that could be called an ocean of light. He looked at the Wise One who was almost merged with the water-like bright light in the ocean of light, and a trace of irritability inexplicably arose in his heart.

"Feiailan, your heart is in chaos." The Wise One's still steady voice came from the ocean of light.

Then, points of bright light changed; first, they turned into an abstract light-quality human figure, then the figure gradually became concrete and clear, revealing the Wise One's aged yet wise image.

The Wise One's words had no problem at first glance, but because of the trace of doubt that had just arisen, at this moment, when Feiailan heard these words, his first reaction was actually—

"Sigh!"

Inside the sanctuary, the bright light was like water.

Saying this, Helien displayed the process of Feilifa's sacrificial experiment and the large amount of data collected to the heads of state attending the meeting, while explaining:

All of this is for the final Time-Involving Ritual to follow, to eliminate variables as much as possible.

He had heard that some Netherese Mages transformed themselves into elemental forms to obtain near-inexhaustible energy and even near-eternal life; now he could understand those human Mages.

In the golden Alliance Hall, the heads of state sat in a circle. As the initiator of this Alliance General Assembly, Crown King Helien of Yierlan spoke first:

……

Evereska, Alliance Headquarters.

Thereby causing Spellcasters with pursuits in the Main Plane to have to make the decision to flee the Main Plane.

And there were those other technicians who had clearly already withdrawn but were still affected by the huge spell power; those vivid faces were completely branded in his memory. He might never forget them in this lifetime.

"From these data, it can be seen that the Magic Net environment in that area has begun to become extremely deteriorated, but these are not the point. The point is that we have absolutely no way to completely repair that area."

However, this thought was ultimately too conflicting with the views Feiailan had formed for a long time, and he soon cast these useless thoughts to the back of his mind, focusing on more realistic problems—

"But the change has already appeared!" Feiailan opened his mouth, still unable to ignore the information black hole that had suddenly appeared recently.

And this was something that Yierlan and even all the countries of the Northland Alliance could not accept.