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Chapter 521: Nightmare (6)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

Cannon decided to use his strongest weapon when facing a sealed form, however, he had not expected that the weapon would do nothing.

*BAM*

A loud noise came from the sky and a ray of golden light flew at Cannon.

Cannon noticed that his skin that was exposed to the air was illuminated by the golden light; he could feel that his body was about to melt.

He quickly turned the greatsword around with no hesitation and took out a red bottle, crushing it on the blade. The red liquid inside the bottle was quickly absorbed by the blade.

The greatsword vibrated and a pattern that looked like a hydra appeared.

He completed the whole procedure within a short period of time. The golden ray was already in front of his eyes when Cannon finished everything.

*BAM*

He was blown away by the impact and was no longer protected by the black feathers. Cannon's body was covered with wounds and blood was spurting out of them.

Cannon stabilized his body after several seconds. He floated in the air and watched the snowflakes fall. There was no monster around him.

He noticed that his altitude was greatly increased. Cannon raised his head and saw a large black cloud rotating in the sky. The cloud was the source of the red snowflakes.

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In the core of the dimension fissure.

The golden giant sneered and opened his mouth, releasing two more golden rays—he was aiming at the other wizards.

The silver bat already turned into a human being. He looked like a young man wearing a silver robe and his ears were a pair of large swinging wings.

The wings were longer than ten meters and quite eye-catching. Each wing was much longer than the man's body.

The silver wings were releasing silver light needles which were blocking the golden rays released by the golden giant. However, he was having trouble repositioning as there were so many golden rays around.

The man tried to move away from the golden rays, but the human-faced birds and illusions kept attacking from different angles. He had to reach to the silver earring on his right ear.

He took down the earring and threw it into the air.

*CHI*

The earring turned into a human face and floated in the air. The human face was more than one meter long.

"How dare you!" The human face saw the man and looked enraged. The face was about to charge at the man.

The man blinked his eyes and released some purple light. "Help me handle the human-faced birds!"

The face groaned and glared at the man, then turned around and flew to the human-faced birds. The human-faced bird turned into golden light and the human face turned into silver light. They started fighting in the sky, however, the silver light was weaker than the golden light and all it could do was stop the human-faced birds from attacking the man for a certain duration.

The man finally had time to finish off the illusion. He turned his head around and looked at the other side.

Sando, Bossier, and Mystery were fighting against a golden human-faced bird. The bird had an amethyst on the forehead. The illusions of the wizards were created by the amethyst.

The illusions had the same appearance and abilities as the wizards, but their bodies were translucent. The illusions' power levels were lower, but the wizards still needed some time to eliminate them.

Sando was the head of department change and she was not good at battles. She had to protect Mystery while blocking the attacks. That was the reason why the illusions lived for so long.

Bossier was also having trouble with the illusions. He spent too much energy on Dark Sealing and was trying his best to stay alive. Not all Dukes had the same dedication as Mystery. Most of them would never sacrifice themselves for others.

Also, the wizards could not reposition themselves due to the illusions and the golden rays. Without the black feathers protecting them, they would not last a second in the sky.

The song that was echoing in the sky was getting louder and louder. The upper body of the giant entered the wizard world. It felt like there was a strong force that was trying to push him back to the dimension fissure, however, it seemed like the giant could easily handle the force.

The giant chuckled and shouted, "I'm almost there… I'll devour you all when the channel is completely opened…"

The power of Nightmare Realm was getting stronger and stronger in the air. The red mist in the air looked the same as the red mist in Nightmare Realm.

No one knew that the giant was so strong. The elite wizards of the wizard tower were strong, but they were having trouble surviving the battle at the moment.

"Wait! More sealed forms will invade our world if we can't proceed further!" the old bat shouted anxiously. "Sando, that's it! We have to do it!"

"Are you sure about this?" Sando's expression turned serious, she leaned to the side and dodged the attack from the illusions.

"Yeah! Before it's too late! We can't do anything else since we can't move!" the bat man responded anxiously; he was pushing the illusions away using his wing-like ears. However, he could not eliminate the illusions completely.

"Fine!" Sando quickly took out a small black stone from her mirror and looked at it with a sad expression.

The stone looked like a normal stone that could be found anywhere on the ground.

"Sadly… This is the only secret treasure of Dream Lord that we know how to activate. If we activate it now, when will we find the next one…"

Sando sighed and threw the stone into her mouth, swallowing it after chewing it several times.

It sounded like there was a woman singing in a high-pitched tone from her throat. The voice lasted for several seconds and started fading seconds later.

*WOO*

At the same time, the bat man raised his right arm—there was a mouth full of sharp teeth on his palm. The mouth was making some light vibrating noises.

The noises blended in the sound and the mix of the sounds turned into some strange music.

The music sounded like a mother that was singing for her kid; however, the music would change from time to time. It also sounded like a song sang by a dancer and sad chords played by a piano.

The creatures in the sky all stopped moving in the strange music; the situation was the same for the living beings on the ground. They all closed their eyes and it almost looked like they were sleeping. The soldiers who were severely injured forgot their pain and it looked like they were enjoying the music.

The monsters in the sky also stopped attacking as they could no longer move in the music. The human-faced birds and the golden rays were also stopped. It felt like time was stopped.

The bat man and Sando were the only two who were not affected by the music. Cannon, Mystery, Bossier, Alice, and Wood Dragon were also sleeping in the music. They looked happy and calm.

*Roar*

The giant noticed that the situation changed and roared. His voice was loud and terrifying, but it was weak in the music.

The dimension fissure in the sky started shrinking at a fast speed. It seemed like the music buffed the realm power of the wizard world.

The realm power of the Nightmare Realm was also weakened by the music. The energy waves were also modified by the music.

The golden giant tried to grab the bat man and Sando.

Strangely, the hands of the giant were gradually slowed down and stopped before they could reach the two wizards.

The giant was enraged and his body was covered by intense golden light. The energy wave he released stopped the music for a second, but he used too much force and the dimension fissure almost become unstable.

The giant decided not to use too much power. The music returned after the golden light disappeared. He watched the dimension fissure shrink—its size was decreasing quickly.

The giant opened his mouth and shouted. It felt like he was trying to say something, but the music was much louder than his voice.

The giant's upper body was slowly pushed back into the fissure as the fissure shrank.

"It's over…" A smile appeared on Sando's face while the music was still coming out of her mouth. She exchanged eye contact with the bat man; they both looked relieved.

"Yeah, it's over…" The bat man also smiled, but he looked tired. "The secret treasure of Dream Lord… The sealed form has no way to fight back since he needs to stabilize the dimension channel."

The fissure was getting smaller and smaller. However, the fissure was no longer shrinking after its length was decreased to around ten meters. The giant tried to widen the fissure again, but he failed.

"The song has reached its limit, you'll have to seal the dimension channel. You need to move closer to the fissure and close it as soon as possible!" Sando talked to the bat man through energy particles.

"No worries. I can do it." The vibration noise was still coming from the bat man's palm as he flew to the fissure.

A silver stripe formed by runes appeared on the other hand of the bat man and the stripe formed a spinning ball that was covered with glowing runes. The shiny runes were eye-blinding.

The bat man narrowed his eyes and his body turned into a silver string, flying toward the black fissure.

The fissure was getting closer and closer.

100 meters…

50 meters…

30 meters…

20 meters…

*CHI*

A black shadow appeared in front of the fissure and stopped the bat man.

"We meet again… Teacher…" The shadow raised his head.

The bat man stopped and looked at the shadow; he was surprised.

"It's you?!"

Chapter 522: Nightmare (7)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

The red snow was falling down from the sky and the song was still echoing.

Angele, who was wearing a black robe, stood quietly in front of the dimension fissure, staring at the department heads of the Dark Wizard Tower and the strong beings from the Fairy Realm.

"I never expected to meet you here; although you haven't taught me anything yet, I still treated you as my teacher." His long black robe was flying in the strong wind.

The bat man held the rune ball in his hand and was around ten meters away from Angele. The vibration noise was still coming from his palm, it was helping Sando keep the song going.

"Green, what are you trying to do here?" He looked at his student and narrowed his eyes. "Don't tell me you're the one who brought the nightmare here."

The bat man reconsidered the whole situation—he thought of the summoning ritual and the dimension fissure that came from nowhere as he glared at Angele.

"You're right. This whole thing is my plan. I'm the one who summoned them." Angele nodded and smiled. "I thought you wouldn't be able to seal the dimension channel, but you still made it to this step. I'm quite disappointed, to be honest…"

"What're you trying to imply?" The bat man raised the rune ball and noticed that Angele was calm when he was talking. He knew something was off.

"I'm trying to tell you that… It's over…" Angele opened his arms.

*BOOM*

A ball of dark smoke exploded in the air and the bat man was caught in the explosion. His body was sealed inside a large smoke ball, floating in the air.

The smoke was boiling inside the ball and there was dark red hair twisting around the smoke ball.

*CHI CHI*

Rays of smoke spurted out of the smoke ball and flew in different angles, turning into a dazzling, humongous black cross in the sky.

Angele was in the center of the cross and his body was surrounded by dark smoke. Lowering his body, Angele's skin was vibrating—it was almost as if there were countless insects moving under his skin.

Angele face swelled, it turned green, then dark. His limbs were growing and expanding at full speed. It sounded like there were sticky liquid balls exploding in his body.

Seconds later, Angele turned into a giant that was almost ten meters tall, but he was still growing. Black smoke was coming out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Sharp black spikes and a long tail that was covered with black armor appeared on his back.

The air almost solidified and the screams from the black smoke were much louder than the song.

The bat man and Sando had no time to react, they were surprised to see the changes happening to Angele's body. He turned from a human being into an enormous monster with spiked armor and a long tail.

The only thing that looked like Angele was the long dark red hair that was trailing over his shoulders.

The ten meters tall monster looked like an armored insect man; black smoke was being released from the gaps between his armor pieces. They could see white faces screaming in pain through the dark smoke.

The black smoke was slowly absorbed by the cross and it was no longer splashing.

Sando and the bat man were standing in the shadow of the monster that Angele just turned into.

The mentality wave Angele released had the same power level of a rank 6 wizard and the energy particles around him turned into a colorful energy aura that was spreading in all angles.

Sando and the bat man could barely keep the song going, they were staring at Angele with surprise written all over their faces.

The bat man swallowed and spoke, "A sealed form… He's a sealed form…" His voice was deep and hoarse.

Sando was anxious and terrified after hearing these words. It seemed like she was impacted by the negative emotions in the air.

No one expected that a wizard who betrayed the Dark Wizard Tower would be a sealed form from Nightmare Realm. The man looked like an ordinary wizard from the wizard world.

The situation was so hard to believe that the wizards had no idea what they should do.

"A sealed form… A sealed form that has already entered this world…" The bat man wanted to say something else, but he realized that blood was spurting out of his eyes and ears. The fear deep in his mind was making his body tremble.

He tried his best to calm down and raised his head, looking at the monster.

*BAM*

The bat man was suddenly dragged away by something. Cannon pulled him back using his force field.

"Retreat!" he shouted and slashed forward. The length of the greatsword in his hand increased and almost reached Angele.

*Clank*

The greatsword was blocked by a sharp nail.

The retreating wizards were reflected in Angele's four eyes. His face was covered by a mask and his eyes looked like the eyes of an insect. With a flick of his finger, Angele released a ray of thick black smoke.

"Run! We need to leave!" a high-pitched female voice shouted, it sounded like Alice.

"How did a sealed form stay undetected in this world?! Watch out, Sando!"

A shadow jumped to Sando, blocking the negative emotions that were pressuring her and a ray of black smoke that was coming from the side.

*BAM*

The two were blown away by the impact and stopped after flying for over 30 meters. Their faces tuned pale as they spat out some blood.

Sando finally realized what happened, she grabbed Duke Mystery and flew to the bat man together.

The rest of the group woke up as well and also started moving to the bat man.

Angele looked at the members of the Dark Wizard Tower with a blank expression on his face. He was getting used to his true form and it was the first time he activated the true form after he became the Lord of Terror. Although the true form was weaker than the refined true form, it still had the same power level as a rank 6 wizard. The bloodline power gave him the ability to control the negative emotions and his body was almost invincible; there was no way the wizards could win the fight against him.

Most of the wizards in front of him were at rank 5; although they were strong rank 5 wizards, the power of the true form was just too superior when compared to the wizards.

Angele straightened his back; the noise sounded like bones pressing against each other. Raising his hand, he gathered the black smoke on his palm and turned into a dark light circle.

*CHI*

Angele teleported behind the wizards and threw the light circle down.

*Twitter*

A strange noise that sounded like birds twittering echoed in the sky. The light circle shrunk, expanded, and exploded, turning into a ball of dark flames.

The dark flame ball made some loud noise and it was right above the wizards.

*CHI CHI*

The wizards moved in different directions and tried to escape the flame.

"Trying to run?" Angele sneered as he smelled the fragrance of fresh blood in the air. Although the wizards tied to escape, the strike still dealt some damage.

Angele blinked and looked at a black shadow that was moving to the right.

Angele disappeared into the air again, he reappeared in front of the shadow and blocked the way.

He lowered his head and looked at the shadow. The shadow could barely move under the pressure of the negative emotions.

"Legion Commander Alice, where are you trying to hide…?"

Alice's body was trembling, there was blood coming out of her eyes, nose, and ears. "No!" she screamed as her body started expanding.

Alice turned into an enormous doll with blonde hair, charging at Angele.

"I'll survive!" Alice screamed in fear; she sounded like a crazy woman. Her body was surrounded by an invisible force field and she tried to grab Angele's waist. Alice's body was rotting, it felt like she was getting older and older as she moved closer to the monster. The rotten fleshed gathered on Alice's hands and the scene was disturbing.

*BAM*

She suddenly stopped moving. It sounded like she hit an invisible wall.

"This is payback. Farewell, Alice." Raising his right hand, a giant shadow of a scorpion appeared behind him, more than 1000 meters long.

He slapped forward.

The shadow behind Angele also slapped forward. The strike was slow but heavy, and it slowly landed on Alice's body.

*Rumble*

The sky tuned dark for a second; the noise sounded like thunder.

A large red arm appeared in the sky and landed on the ground, leaving a bottomless hole.

The arm looked like a stone pillar that connected the land to the sky. It stabbed into the ground as mud and stone pieces splashed into the air. The monsters from the nightmare were caught in the attack and their bodies exploded.

*WOO*

The monsters on the ground and in the sky started making strange noises, it was their way to show respect to the lord.

The monsters on the ground kneeled and the monsters in the sky closed their wings. None of them could stay calm facing the arm.

The dark smoke appeared again and almost covered the sky. The light from the blood sun weakened, it almost felt like something was draining the power of the sun.

The dimension fissure started expanding again and the golden giant inside could finally move his upper body into the wizard wold again.

"Phoenix, I thought you were going to break your promise and seal the channel. I'm glad that you're here to help."

The giant glanced at the remaining members of the Dark Wizard Tower, they were still trying to escape.

"What do you want to do with them? I can eat them for you if you don't mind."

"Let me handle them. Where is Bone?" Angele glanced at the golden giant and the golden giant trembled for a second.

Chapter 523: Nightmare (8)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

"Bone is ready. Eye Devil is still sealed but she offered me an army," the golden giant responded. Angele had reached a similar power level as Eye Devil after he became Lord of Terror. Although he was slightly weaker than Eye Devil, he was much stronger than other lords, and the golden giant was a bit scared.

"So, where's my item?" Angele was not concerned that the remaining members of the Dark Wizard Tower escaped. Lowering his arm, he stated chatting with the golden giant.

"Here you go!" The golden giant threw a black box, which landed on Angele's palm with no problem.

Angele opened the box and had a look; his face was illuminated by red light.

"Make sure that you can keep the channel stable; how long do you need until you can leave the dimension fissure?"

"Around one and a half blood hour. Are you sure you can let them live?" Blood hour was used to calculate time in Nightmare Ream. One blood hour was around half an hour; it was the unit used by Eye Devil. The mortals and the residents of Northland were using other units.

"The members of the Dark Wizard Tower all took my strike. I think only one or two of them could survive, but they'll have to deal with the lingering effects. They're weak and there's no point to waste our time," Angele responded in a light tone. "We need to find a way to help Vapor and Spider to come to this world."

"I didn't think you'd give up your own world. If it was me, I'd become the guardian of my own world." The golden giant sighed. "The lords of Southland were forced to leave their homelands and travel to Nightmare Realm. We're like the evil lords to the realm guardians."

Angele was a bit surprised. It seemed like strong beings like him had the chance to become the realm guardian of their own realms. The strong beings that were realm wanderers were considered the evil ones. It might be a better choice for him to become a realm guardian as he did not want to become the pure evil.

"We can talk about this later. Hurry up and stabilize the dimension channel for me."

"No problem. We'll enter this world sooner or later, nothing can stop us." The giant grabbed the edges of the dimension fissure and stated widening it again. "We need to be careful with the guardian of this world. When the two realms connect, the first thing we need to do is to secure the resources so that we'll have the advantage when the bastards of Northland arrive. Although there's a chance that they're not interested in this realm, we still need to be prepared."

Angele nodded, he floated in the air and tried to feel the talent ability of the true form.

The monsters on the land were still hunting down the creatures that were trying to escape. They found the creatures who were trying to hide—the creatures were being devoured after they were captured, their screams echoed in the air and blood was everywhere.

There were more and more snowflakes in the sky. The land was completely red, the monsters killed their prey and the melting snow on the ground was soaked in blood. The blood turned and snow formed countless tiny running rivers.

It was the first time that Angele activated his true form after he became Lord of Terror, so this was the first battle he fought.

The bloodline of Son of Sun, the single-eyed giant, and the scorpion woman merged in his body. The bloodlines brought him enhanced fire spells, strengthened body, and refined illusion abilities.

Also, the Nightmare Realm accepted him as the Lord of Terror, so he had the ability to turn negative emotions into power. He could also strengthen himself using the collected negative emotions. Angele's power level would gradually increase as long as he could collect enough negative emotions.

The basic power of negative emotions could damage his target's mind and soul.

Fire spells, illusion abilities, negative emotions, and a strong body—those were the four advantages Angele had.

'Talent ability alone is a bit too weak, but I can modify them and maximize the power." Angele looked at his hands with his brow furrowed. The armor on his skin was hard like iron and his fingernails were sharp like nails. He did not look like a human being at all.

With him waving his right hand, a ray of white light appeared by Angele, turning into a human being—it was Becky.

The white armor on her body almost broke and her body was covered with bleeding wounds. There was a sword in her hands, soaked in dark blood.

"Green, you damn bastard! How dare you… Ugh…"

Becky started swearing when she was summoned, however, she stopped as she saw the strange monster in front of her. Fear and confusion were written all over her face.

Angele quickly weakened the mentality wave he was releasing.

"Are you… Green?" Becky questioned as she could control her body again.

"I'm glad that you're still alive. You're lucky…" Angele was interested. "Maybe you're not lucky, it must be the concept gear." His voice was still the same, deep and calm.

Becky calmed down and stared at Angele with a complicated expression on her face.

"Yeah… I should've known that you're related to the Nightmare Realm, but I never expected you to be a resident of Nightmare Realm… Why did you summon me? Are you going to eat me?" She looked calm, but she was trying to escape due to the bloodline instinct.

Angele looked at the woman. Her legs were trembling, but she was trying to make it look like she did not fear death.

"I won't kill you, don't worry. You're an interesting lab subject to me and I'll keep you alive." A strange smile appeared on Angele's face. "You're trembling, right? I thought you said you were not scared of me."

"Just finish me off, come on!" Becky shouted in a shaky tone but her body started trembling as well. She was so scared that she could barely move. "Kill me! Kill me now!"

"Are you sure?" Angele's long nail looked like a scimitar, he pointed at Becky's neck and the terrifying feeling was making her even more scared.

*CHI*

The noise sounded like someone turned on the tap.

She could no longer control herself and urinated.

Angele and the golden giant were surprised.

"No!" Becky's face tuned pale. "Just kill me!" she was screaming like crazy.

"Kneel and kiss my toe, then I'll let you live…" Angele lowered his nail and smiled.

"I'd rather die if I have to do that to survive…"

*PA*

Becky suddenly kneeled and tried her best to kiss Angele's toes.

"Interesting. Becky, it seems like you don't want to die at all. Alright then, I'll let you live." Angele laughed.

The golden giant smiled as well. "Such an interesting soul she has. She thought she was following his instinct due to the effect of the bloodline. The woman has a strong mind but she'll do whatever she can to survive. The power of the bloodline is just an excuse and she has already become a slave of the bloodline."

"You're right, that's the interesting part…" Angele looked happy.

Becky was still on her knees and there was a strange expression on her face. She already noticed that she did not feel the pressure from the bloodline power.

"Yeah… You might be correct… I… do I have to do this just to survive…?" Becky questioned herself, it sounded like she was confused.

"Alright, I'll give you the right to travel and you need to find someone for me." Angele grabbed Becky's collar. "We're partners and I'll never kill you, don't worry."

Becky heard that and looked happy.

"Let me go!" She got excited and started struggling. Angele threw her to the side and she floated in the sky without any problem.

*CHI*

Angele's body shrunk and he returned to the human form seconds later. A black armor slowly covered his body.

Raising his arm, Angele's arm armor cracked and a black armor flew out of the crack, landing on Angele's palm slowly.

He took out a black robe and the black armor was slowly absorbed by his pale skin, revealing it. Angele looked just like a human wizard.

"Find this man for me." Angele created a blue mirror in front of him and a handsome face of a young man appeared in the mirror.

"Find him, his name is Turin."

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In a forest somewhere outside Rayton Highland.

In the dark green forest, there were several white tents with campfires around them on the ground.

Vivian was sitting on a gray blanket by one of the campfires, reading a thick book with a red leather cover. The First Elder and the Fourth Elder were sitting beside her; they looked a bit speechless.

"We should leave the team tomorrow." The First Elder sent words through energy particles. "I've informed all our members. The plan has failed and the armies will retreat. It seems like something happened and Prince Evil Dragon ordered us to move northwest."

"The alliance failed, but we didn't lose everything. However, only a part of our organization will be protected if we follow them northwest. The defense set up of the alliance can't protect all of us." The Fourth Elder joined the conversation. "We might be able to survive if we're protected by the alliance, but for the members that are not protected by it…" He did not finish, but people knew what he was implying.

"All the organizations will have to stay with the alliance forever if that happens! That's why I said that we should leave the team. What do you think, Vivian?" The First Elder looked at Vivian, who was still reading the book.

"We'll die if we leave the alliance," Vivian spoke in a calm tone. "I'll have a word with Valla later."

Chapter 524: Danger (1)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

"Vivian… There's no point for you to sacrifice yourself for the organization!" The First Elder narrowed his eyes. Silver scales that looked like fish scales appeared on the surface of his body. "The elder council shall fight together until the last second."

Vivian closed her book and stared at the campfire, but did not say anything.

"Come on, Vivian, we're members of the Elemental Hand. We can still fight even without the Legacy Magic Circle," the Fourth Elder spoke in a deep tone.

"The Fourth Elder is right, the elder council never feared death." First Elder smiled. "In the worst case, we can move somewhere safe and rebuild our organization. Just like Henn, she…" The First Elder hesitated, he realized that he should not have mentioned Henn's name.

"Don't worry, I've already made myself forget about that incident." Vivian smiled.

The First Elder stood up and patted her shoulder. "Get ready, I'll gather the team. Fourth Elder, come with me. Let's give Vivian some time."

"Sure." The Fourth Elder stood up and patted Vivian's shoulder as well.

They turned around and moved to the tent on the left.

Vivian sat by the campfire alone and started thinking. She knew that it was nearly impossible for the Elemental Hand to survive in these chaotic times. The Dark Wizard Tower would eliminate as many organizations as they could and the Elemental Hand was one of their main targets.

Also, Vivian was worried about Green.

If they made one more mistake, the elder council of the Elemental Hand would be destroyed. The Elemental Hand had some problems with the wizard lords and they were in an awkward position. If Prince Evil Dragon did not offer help, the organization would already have been destroyed by the Dark Wizard Tower.

Although Vivian had no idea why Prince Evil Dragon decided to offer help, Prince Evil Dragon was their last hope.

The elder council was in danger and Green was nowhere to be found. It seemed like the situation could not get any worse.

Suddenly, she felt like there was a man with a phony smile on the face standing in front of her.

"Vissman, I wonder what you'd do in this situation…" She sighed and lowered her head.

"I'm tired… Really tired…" she muttered.

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Rayton Highland.

*Crack*

A tall burning tree fell onto the snowy land. Red flames landed in the blood rivers, barely visible. White steam was rising from the land due to the evaporation.

The burning noise was loud and the area looked like a red sand plate. The monsters on the ground looked like tiny sesame seeds. There were people groaning.

In the dark sky, Angele was floating under the blood sun, overlooking the area.

"I assume everything is ready."

A golden shadow appeared beside him—it almost looked like the man's body was made of gold. The golden man was also floating in the air, glancing at the ground.

"This area is pretty much cleared," the man responded in a low voice. "What else do you need? I'll deliver the message so that we can focus on our targets."

Angele looked at the golden man and pointed forward.

*CHI*

He released some dark smoke and created a mirror.

The face of a woman with long blonde hair appeared in the mirror.

"Make sure she's safe. The energy movement is too intense right now and I can't locate her. Inform your soldiers, this woman shall not be hurt. Also, fulfill all her requests," Angele responded.

"What's the point?" The golden man sounded impatient. "You said this many times. If that's all you need, I'll go stabilize the channel. The battle damaged the channel slightly and I need to make sure that it's stable."

"You still need to widen the channel, right? Have you used all the souls I collected?" Angele's brow furrowed. "How long do we need to guard the channel before the other lords arrive?"

"We'll be able to summon the other lords with the souls you collected and the fresh souls from the battleground. Also, the channel will be fixed. I think it'll take several blood hours until everything is done," the golden man responded after thinking for a while.

"Sounds good. I'll wait until the channel is fixed and the lords are summoned." Angele stopped for a second and continued, "We'll conquer two realms when the channel is completed."

"Yeah, as long as the realm guardian doesn't show up." The golden man finished his sentence and disappeared into golden light.

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It was night.

In the forest beside Rayton Highland.

There was white light in the tents that were built in the forest; armored wizards were patrolling the area.

Inside one of the tents, the orange light from the fire was warm and bright.

A gentle man with a handsome face was sitting on one side of the table and staring at Vivian.

"Elder Vivian, you're not kidding, right?" The man was happy and excited.

"I'm not." Vivian nodded. "Master Valla, I heard that you have the right to decide which organization can enter the garden."

"You're right." Vivian nodded. "My father asked me to make the decision. You've accepted my offer and I'll make sure that all members of the Elemental Hand can enter the garden."

Vivian hesitated for a second and continued, "I'm not talking about that…"

Vivian lowered her head and her long blonde hair almost covered her face.

"I know this might sound ridiculous, but I want you to do me a favor."

Valla was a bit surprised. "Just say it. Your trouble is my trouble and I'll do everything I can to help you."

Vivian remained silent.

Valla and Vivian were the only two people in the warm and spacious tent.

Valla was waiting patiently. He grabbed the wine glass from the table and sipped some fruit wine. He was glancing at Vivian's face and upper body; although he tried his best to stay calm, it was obvious that there was desire in his eyes.

Time passed.

Vivian finally opened her mouth. "Can you help my son enter the garden? It's just one extra person and that's all I need."

"Your son?" Valla's brow furrowed. "Vivian, you need to reconsider the situation. I can only take a certain number of people into the garden and there are too many of them. My father gave me the right so I can help the Elemental Hand, however, it's impossible for me to save a position for someone that is not even here. If the wizards find out what I'm doing, there'll be serious consequences.

"The wizards will remain silent if there's no position left. The situation is getting worse every second and there's only so much I can do," Valla explained.

"I know I'm being unreasonable…" Vivian lowered her head. "I'll do as whatever you say if you can help my son."

The two suddenly stopped talking.

Valla scrunched his brow again. It seemed like he was reconsidering the situation. He tapped on the table slightly after several minutes.

"I can't do it, there's no way that I can hide it from the public. I want to help you, but…" He sighed and continued, "You haven't found your son yet and I can't promise you anything."

"Can you find another way?" Vivian bit he lips slightly.

"There's only one way…" Valla finally loosened his expression. "We need to get married as soon as possible so that I can save the position for your son using my father's name."

"I've already accepted your offer and I'll keep my promise!" Vivian responded in a deep tone.

"I understand what you're thinking, and I know that you won't lie to me. We'll get married sooner or later, but the problem is the public. They'll keep their mouths shut if we're officially married." Valla opened his arms and shrugged.

The atmosphere in the tent got heavy.

Vivian bit her lips and remained silent.

"One more thing, Vivian. I'll be leaving tonight," Valla suddenly added.

"You're leaving tonight?"

"Yes, my father sent a fast airship to pick me up and I'll be going back to the garden first. Why don't you return to the garden with me tonight if you can make up your mind? I'll save the position for your son right in front of you, what do you think? Also, my father has the same thoughts as me."

"What did Prince Evil Dragon say?" Vivian was surprised.

"Well, my father just replied to my message regarding the relationship between us. He said that we should hold the wedding as soon as possible. It'll be perfect if you can finish it tonight."

Valla took out a black box form his pouch and opened it carefully.

A ray of white light was released from the box, then rotated above the table and formed a white light screen. A bird in a golden bird cage appeared on the screen several seconds later.

"Valla, I've received your message. This is a critical period and you need to hold your wedding as soon as possible. We don't have much time for this. I've talked to Vivian and I think she's the perfect woman for you. Complete the wedding and don't invite too many people. The alliance just took a huge hit and you need to make the wedding as simple as possible," the golden bird spoke in a high-pitched tone.

'He's not lying… It's Prince Evil Dragon…" Vivian looked at the light screen and checked the energy wave. She found it a bit hard to believe.

"Alright, I'll return to the garden with you tonight, however, please keep your promise." There was dedication in Vivian's eyes. She stood up, turned around, and slowly walked out of the tent.

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Valla raised his head and looked at the white light screen as a smile appeared on his face.

"This method is great. I'm a genius…" he muttered.

Valla waved his hand and the light screen returned into the black box.

He closed the box, stood up, and finished the fruit wine.

"This was just a random message my father sent me and I modified it using my bloodline power. It's just like the real thing…" He stood by the window and peeked outside.

"This will be great. She's a rank 4 wizard, a great prey… I should make her my blood slave or I won't be able to do whatever I want to her."

Valla was lying to Vivian, he would never help the Elemental Hand and Angele. He just wanted to play with Vivian. Prince Evil Dragon only sent him several messages since he was born and they had not met in years. It was nearly impossible for Valla to contact Prince Evil Dragon whenever he wanted.

However, people all knew that he was the son of Prince Evil Dragon and he used that background to lure women into his trap.

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Angele stood in the forest and raised his head. He stared at the large black fissure in the sky for a while and put on the hood.

There were two people standing on the dark grass. One of them had short red hair and a handsome face—it was Turin, who was seriously injured. Turin was lying against a tree and he could barely keep his eyes open.

"Leader… I… I knew you would come…"

"You did that?" Angele looked at Becky.

"Damn! You have eyes, right? He was like this when I found him." Becky put her hands on her waist; she sounded angry. "Don't blame me for everything!"

"Huh?" Angele glared at Becky.

Becky's expression turned serious and she was trembling with fear.

Angele lowered his head and walked to Turin, raising his right arm.

*CHI*

There was a long bloody wound on his arm. Strangely, there was no blood leaking out of his wound; there was black smoke rising into the sky instead.

The black smoke moved toward Turin like a snake and charged into his eyes.

"You did a good job, Turin," Angele spoke in a deep tone.

*Roar*

It sounded like there was a lion roaring in the sky.

A pair of white hands reached out of the large black fissure and grabbed the edges of the fissure.

Following the hands, a large white head of a bone dragon reached out of the fissure. The process repeated nine times—there was a total of nine dragon heads.

Several minutes later.

The white bone dragon that was over 1000 meters long finally made it out of the fissure.

It was a bone dragon with nine heads and six bone wings. Its body looked like a large lizard and three pairs of bone wings lined its back. The nine dragon heads formed the shape of a fan, five on top and the rest at the bottom.

The bone dragon shrunk and landed slowly, turning into a muscular man in white bone armor. He quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Spider and Vapor also flew out of the black fissure; they still looked like human beings. Also, they did not make too much noise when entering the world.

They flew out of the channel slowly as the air around them was twisting. It almost felt like air was trembling and could break at any time. They stayed in the air for several seconds and started landing.

Angele stopped looking at the sky. "Alright, everything is going as planned."

Turin already fainted. Becky crunched and put her hands on her head. It seemed like the noise gave her headache.

"Becky, let's go." Angele started heading to the deep forest.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Becky questioned in a loud noise.

"To find the people I need," Angele answered without turning around.

Turin woke up and slowly stood up. The wounds on his body were healing at full speed. A black scorpion sign appeared on his forehead.

"Such… Power…" Raising his hand, Turin looked like his palm with a surprised look on his face. He could feel that his body was filled up with power. "I made the right decision…"

He looked at Angele and Becky. Turin followed after them and started moving to the deep forest as well.

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In the north border of central continent.

The land was covered with white snow. Beneath it were white stones and vibrant green grass.

At the horizon, an enormous stone wheel was standing on the land below the night sky.

The stone wheel was leaning and looked like a falling observation wheel. It almost felt like the wheel was not affected by the gravity; it was slowly rotating.

Inside the wheel, there were large white rocks with black or white houses built on them. There were also luxurious palaces, trees, and bushes on the stones. Flowers from different seasons were blossoming among the bushes.

Bright white light was being released by the stone wheel.

The dark sky was brightened up by the white light released by the stone wheel.

A white airship was slowly flying toward the stone wheel, moving toward a rock that was in the center of the wheel.

*CHI*

The airship disappeared after contacting the rock. It felt like the airship sunk into the water and entered a different realm.

Inside the stone wheel.

Vivian was standing on the deck of the airship, looking around with a surprised look on the face. She thought the airship would hit the stone wheel, but after white light flashed in her eyes, she realized that the airship was flying over a plain.

A strong mentality that came from nowhere greatly weakened her power.

The other wizards on the airship were facing the same situation, they lost nearly half of their power after being scanned by the mentality wave.

Valla was the only one that was not weakened. He was walking to the deck slowly.

"What do you think? This is the Magic Mirror Garden… This is a dimension fissure that my father and I found by accident. We set up billions of traps and magic circles here. This is probably the strongest fortress in this dimension." Valla smiled as he explained.

"It's… incredible…" Vivian looked at the horizon by the end of the plain and found a red setting sun. The sun was releasing eye-blinding light.

"Where are the people who entered the garden earlier?"

"It'll take us some more time to reach them. The stone wheel is just an entrance. This dimension fissure is much larger than you think." Valla smiled and said, "Also, did you notice the power restriction? We set this up."

Vivian's brow furrowed. "How long will this restriction last?"

"Don't worry. It's just a test that will check if our power is too strong for the garden. The restriction will be removed in several days."

"Is that so?" For some reason, Vivian felt a bit uncomfortable. "It's fine, I'll go have some rest."

"Sure, I'll let you know when dinner is ready." Valla nodded; the smile disappeared from his face as Vivian walked into the cabin.

An armored woman walked to Valla and talked to him using energy particles. "The slave mark is ready, when should we execute the plan? Master."

"Tomorrow. I don't want this woman to find out what we're going to do to her." Valla thought for a second and continued, "Alright, tomorrow morning, you'll drink the fruit juice with her so she won't get suspicious."

"As you wish, master." The armored woman nodded and walked to the cabin.

"Be careful, don't make mistakes. I want to enjoy have fun with her tomorrow." A greedy smile appeared on Valla's face.

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In the forest by the edge of Rayton Highland.

Angele walked into the camp of armored wizards. There were several armored wizards following after him.

It was dinner time; some wizards were chatting around the campfire and their armor was lying on the ground. There were people walking around with fruit plates or soup bowls in their hands. There were also people bandaging their wounds and cooking some strange herbal medicine.

The fragrance of food and herbal medicine permeated the air.

"Vice Department Head Green, you're finally back!" Several wizards noticed Angele's presence and shouted with happiness in their eyes. They grabbed Angele's hands and started running across the tents.

"The elders said that we need to bring you to them if you come back!" one of the wizards explained; it was a rank 1 wizard.

Most of the wizards Angele passed by were rank 1 or rank 2 wizards. There were only a few rank 3 wizards.

'What's going on?' he wondered.

Due to the intense energy waves, Angele could not contact the members of the Elemental Hand using communication runes, but he did some calculation using the information Turin provided and found the retreating army. Becky and Turin were left outside the alliance's camp.

Angele was dragged to a large camp.

He stepped into the camp and found several old men.

The elders of the elder council were all in the tent and the atmosphere was heavy.

"Elders, what's going on?" Angele's brow furrowed. He glanced around, but failed to find his mother.

"My mother deactivated her communication rune, is she alright?"

No one responded, but the elders' expressions all changed after hearing the question.

First Elder raised his hand and looked at Angele.

"Green, I thought Vivian would at least leave you a message. Our plan was to use the remaining energy wave of the message and locate her," the First Elder finally said something.

"Just tell me what happened." Angele narrowed his eyes. "I'm the only son of Elder Vivian and you should tell me where she is."

The elders exchanged eye contact and lowered their heads.

"Let me explain the situation to you." The Fourth Elder stepped forward.

Chapter 526: Danger (3)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

It was quiet inside the tent, the only noise was made by people breathing.

The Fourth Elder was explaining the situation to Angele, whose expression changed as the conversation continued.

"Magic Mirror Garden, huh?" Angele hesitated for a second and continued, "If that's all the information you have, I'll be leaving now."

"Are you trying to find Vivian? We'll go with you!" The Fourth Elder said. "You won't be able to locate the stone wheel just by yourself and it's dangerous. The wizard world is collapsing and we must make sure that you're safe!"

"I concur," the First Elder agreed.

"Don't worry, I have my reasons." Angele shook his head and walked out of the tent.

"Green!" Fourth Elder rushed out of the tent, but Angele was nowhere to be found.

"I'm sure Green has his own ways. He survived the war and it looks like he wasn't even injured. Don't worry." The First Elder's brow furrowed. "I wrote letters to Effie and Memphis. They told me that they were having a hard time in Sky Lord's team. They haven't secured their position in the Mirror Garden yet. I think we should work together."

"Sadly…"—The Fourth Elder sighed—"if we could work together during normal time, the Elemental Hand would become the strongest organization in the central continent."

"There's nothing we can do. Alright, gather our team; let's head to the stone wheel. We need to make sure that Elder Vivian is safe!" the First Elder spoke in a deep tone. "If the alliance tries to stop us, we'll have to activate our final resort. This world is already collapsing and the situation won't get any worse."

"We can find a remote area and rebuild the organization!" The Fourth Elder chuckled.

"That's the spirit!"

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In the forest, there was a river by the camp.

Becky and Turin were sitting on the ground, waiting for Angele to come back.

In the dark forest, a ball of dark red flame appeared and turned into a human being quickly. It was Angele, who was wearing a black robe.

"Turin, have you heard about the stone wheel?" Angele asked as he appeared.

"The stone wheel? Yes, Prince Evil Dragon talked about it." Turin stood up. "It's the ultimate fortress of Prince Evil Dragon. I heard that even the ancient wizard lords would have trouble breaking through it."

"Take me there."

"Sure. So the stone wheel is our next target?" Turin questioned.

"I think Prince Evil Dragon already gave you the coordinates and he wanted you to show me the location, right?" Angele looked at Turin calmly.

"Of course, Prince Evil Dragon has informed me of the coordinates and there's a position for you in the garden. I'll lead you to the garden now."

Becky sneered but she did not say anything. She knew who Angele was and felt speechless that Prince Evil Dragon saved a position for Angele in the fortress.

It was like protecting the enemy of the alliance.

Angele glared at Becky as she sneered. Becky trembled and quickly stopped sneering.

"Let's go, Turin. We should head to the stone wheel now."

"Yes."

Turin lowered his body slightly, turned into a red shadow, and disappeared into the forest.

Angele and Becky followed after him.

The three looked like three strings that were flying through the forest. They just pierced through the trees like they were energy forms.

Turin was traveling at full speed, he could travel 400 to 500 meters per second and the trees he passed by looked like blurry dark shadows.

Several hours later.

They did not rest for a second on the road and finally traveled through the forest, entering a vibrant green plain. The silver moonlight illuminated the grass as they started heading to the border.

They saw several small towns that were destroyed by dark knights. Angele could still detect the remaining energy waves left by the knights. It seemed like soldiers of the Dark Wizard Tower attacked everything they saw.

Angele followed after Turin calmly. Turin changed the direction several times and it seemed like he was checking the current location of the stone wheel.

"The stone wheel is a moving entrance so I had to change directions," Turin explained as he saw that Angele was looking at him. Turin's goal never changed, he knew that if he could survive the battle, Angele would help him because of his loyalty. Turin wanted to protect the ones he loved in this chaotic world.

Turin already placed the bet. He noticed that Angele was much stronger than he'd expected. Angele healed Turin's wound in seconds; Turin wondered what else Angele could do.

Turin was traveling at full speed, but Angele caught up easily. Turin knew that Angele was different but he wondered how Angele increased his power in such a short period of time.

"How long do we need to get to the stone wheel?" Angele asked with his brow furrowed. They talked to each other like they were not running. No one was breathing heavily.

"Around two hourglasses," Turin responded. "The night is ending… What's our goal?"

"I need to find Vivian. Prince Evil Dragon's son, Valla, lied to her and took her away. We need to locate her as soon as possible," Angele explained. He confirmed that Prince Evil Dragon had no idea what his son was doing. They signed the chaos contract and Prince Evil Dragon knew how important Vivian was to Angele.

"The energy movement in this world is strange and we can locate her easily. I think you might be able to find the direction. I want to give you the coordinates but Prince Evil Dragon only sent me coordinates infused with his energy waves and I can't just simply transfer it to you…"

"It's alright, we're traveling fast enough," Angele responded in a deep tone. "It'd take me some time to check the coordinates even if you could transfer it to me."

Angele's bloodline power did not increase his speed and he was slightly slowed down by the bloodline of the single-eyed giant. Although single-eyed giants had strong bodies, they were relatively slow when compared to other ancient creatures.

Angele and Turin had similar speed, but his body was stronger than Turin's.

It was a long trip so Angele decided not to cast Elemental Teleportation. He wanted to save the energy and it was much harder to do the calculation when the distance was too long.

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In the dimension fissure of the Magic Mirror Garden.

The red sun was still at the end of the horizon.

There was no person on the green plain, but there were black deer eating grass quietly.

There was a white airship flying over the plain quietly. The red light from the sun illuminated the body of the ship.

There were two straight golden lines on both sides of the airship.

It was an average-sized airship and could fit around 30 people. The sails had already been lowered.

Vivian was wearing a revealing silk robe that looked like the summer dress of a noble woman. She stood on the deck quietly. Her decoltage and legs were exposed to the air. The white earrings looked like crescent moons and were covered by Vivian's long blonde hair.

Vivian stood on the deck and looked at the plain. She saw the deer eating grass and looked worried.

"Vivian, what are you thinking?" A man walked to Vivian as Valla's face appeared on her right. Valla looked at the plain as well. "Want some fresh venison? I can send someone to get you some."

"No, I'm fine." Vivian forced a smile on her face. "I'm just wondering if my friends are doing well."

"Don't worry." Valla put his hand on the back of Vivian's hand. "It'll be fine. I'll help them."

"Yeah…" Vivian slowly moved her hand away from Valla's hand. "How long do we need to get to the center of the garden?"

"Around three hourglasses, we're almost there." There was a gentle smile on Valla's face. "You look great in the dress by the way."

Valla took two steps back and looked at Vivian.

"I ordered this wedding dress from Cindalla. It might take some time for you to get used to it but it's a family tradition. You can take it off in a couple hours."

"No worries, I understand." Vivian nodded. "Anything else?"

"Oh, yeah. The breakfast is ready. Nina prepared food and soup for you. Also, we can have some purple fruit wine." Valla smiled. "Nina makes great breakfast, she grew up with me and she's my best friend. She told me that she wanted to become friends with you."

Vivian wanted to decline the offer but she had seen Nina—it was a girl that looked naive and pure. She hesitated for a second and nodded.

"Fine. I wanted to drink nutrition potion in my cabin, please thank Nina for me."

"No problem."

They turned around and walked to the cabin.

There were only five people on the airship. The other two people were just controlling the airship.

Vivian felt much better since she did not like crowded places.

They entered the cabin and sat down by tables covered with different dishes. There were roasted meat, donuts, vegetable soup, white bread, jam, and some egg rolls.

It was incredible that Nina could make all those dishes on an airship. There was also a wine bottle that was full of translucent purple liquid.

A girl with a smile on her face walked to the table and sat down.

"Vivian, I prepared those for you. I hope you will like the food. I want to become friends with you. Come on, help yourselves."

"I don't remember when was the last time you cooked for me." Valla shook his head. "I'll definitely enjoy this meal. Those are simple dishes but they're done very well."

"Just eat, don't talk!" Nina glared at Valla.

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Vivian decided not to interrupt Valla and Nina's conversation. She clapped her hands and released some white light. The dust on her hands was quickly cleaned by the light.

She grabbed an egg roll and sent it into her mouth. The crispy vegetables inside the roll were perfect with the fragrance of the egg. It was not oily and surprisingly tasty.

"It's great!" Vivian was enjoying the bite-sized egg rolls; she finished several egg rolls within minutes. "They look like normal egg rolls but they taste great. I'm impressed, Nina."

A smile appeared on Vivian's face.

"Thank you, you can have as many as you want. Ah, try our purple fruit wine. I found this around 200 years ago." Nina poured some wine into Vivian's wine glass.

The translucent liquid was beautiful and attractive. The fragrance of the fruit wine permeated the air. The liquid did not even smile like wine.

"Thank you…" Vivian raised the wine glass and moved it to her lips, but she suddenly stopped.

She noticed that something was off; the fruity fragrance was familiar. It was weak, but she still recognized the smell.

"This wine…" Vivian's expression changed and some strong wind that came from behind stopped her from finishing those words.

*PA*

The wine glass dropped to the ground and the purple liquid splashed in the air.

Vivian's expression turned cold. She stood up and stared at Nina and Valla.

"Why? Why did you try to drug me? I already said that I accept your offer and we can get married, right?"

"Damn… I still failed. Vivian, you're a strong rank 4 wizard and you're different from the other rank 4 wizards I've met." Valla clapped his hands. "I thought you wouldn't notice the trap. I tried it on several rank 4 wizards and they didn't think twice before drinking the wine."

"Sadly, it's too late… The aroma in this room is from the dream flower…" Nina said with a calm expression on the face.

Valla flicked his finger.

Vivian suddenly felt that her head was dizzy.

"You…!" She fainted and fell to the ground before she could finish the sentence.

"It's over! Ha!" Valla laughed and walked to Vivian.

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"That's the stone wheel?" Angele stared at the enormous white stone wheel with a serious expression on the face.

Turin nodded. "Yes, the stone wheel is the entrance to the Magic Mirror Garden. I need to change the coordinates after we go through the entrance. The garden is a dimension fissure and has similar size to Rayton Highland. Leader, let's head to the entrance first."

Angele did not respond. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the stone wheel. For some reason, he had a bad feeling about this.

It felt like that something unfortunate was about to happen. The feeling came from the instinct of his bloodline.

"Vivian… Please… I'll eliminate the whole alliance if anything happens to you…" His eyes were surrounded by red glow.

Suddenly, Angele raised his hand and pointed forward.

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Valla asked Nina to leave the room, then walked toward Vivian and crunched.

"Vivian… My lovely Vivian… Do you know that I knew you'd be mine when I first met you… I've played with hundreds of women from different races, but this was the first time that I wanted a rank 4 wizard so bad. I have enough sex slaves and I don't care about the numbers or varieties anymore. The only thing I care about is quality."

Valla's sight fell upon Vivian's breasts.

"Your body is so balanced that I've never seen a woman like you. It seems like you haven't had sex with a man in years and it seems like you don't even masturbate. Why? You should live a life that you enjoy. Don't you think your life is a bit… too boring?"

Valla slowly reached to Vivian's breasts.

*BAM*

The wooden door of the room was pushed open and a golden man slowly stepped into the room. It was a tall man surrounded by a golden glow. The man had a pair of sharp eyes and his face was covered with complicated golden patterns.

"Valla, what are you doing?!" The man's eyes fell upon Vivian, he noticed that Valla was about to touch Vivian's body.

"Father…" Valla's expression changed, he slowly stood up. "I'm sorry. She's just too attractive…"

"Take them away," the man ordered in a light tone.

Two armored women rushed into the room. The one on the left grabbed Vivian and the other one grabbed Valla's hands, pushing him out of the door.

The man turned around and stepped out of the door. He walked to the deck.

"Prince, what should we do?" one of the armored women questioned.

Prince Evil Dragon walked at Valla; he looked a bit speechless.

"Valla… Valla… How many times have I told you that one day you might die because of a woman… You never listened and look what you have done…"

"Father… I'm sorry…" Valla knew that no matter how bad the situation was, an honest apology might be helpful.

"It's fine, Valla, but there's something I have to do and you'll have to take it." Prince Evil Dragon patted Valla's head and he looked depressed.

"Cut his arms and legs off. Gouge his eyes out. Remove his nose and tongue. Let Angele decide what he wants to do to Valla. Also, make sure you seal his mentality sea."

Valla made it look like that he was regretting what he did, however, he was surprised after hearing his father's words. Valla raised his head and looked at the golden man.

"Father… You must be… joking…"

The two armored women stepped forward. One of them was holding a palm-sized silver needle in her hand. The other one had a small silver hammer. The needle and the hammer were all covered with complicated runes.

Valla realized that his father was serious after seeing the tools. His mind was overwhelmed by fear.

"No! No! Father! I'm your son, your only son! Please! Don't do this to me! We can work something out!" Valla started begging like crazy and his voice echoed on the deck.

Valla struggled, but his power was sealed by the two armored women and he could barely move.

The woman with the needle put the needle on Valla's head and the other woman hit the needle with the hammer.

*CHI*

The long needle was stabbed into Valla's brain and Valla was no longer screaming.

Prince Evil Dragon's expression loosened.

"Mafia, get me another son from the birth pool."

A masked woman behind him nodded without saying a word.

"Alright, let's go. I think Angele will forgive me because I handled the problem correctly and the contract is not breached. It's just a son. I can live with that." Prince Evil Dragon ignored Valla and walked to the edge of the deck. It almost looked that his body was a shadow—he went through the railings and disappeared into the sky.

"Take good care of Elder Vivian and let Angele do whatever he wants to the people on this ship. Also, give the members of the Elemental Hand the permission to enter the Magic Mirror Garden." Prince Evil Dragon's voice echoed in the sky.

The armored women on the deck all bowed to Prince Evil Dragon. They slowly straightened their backs after the sound completely faded away.

The golden man flew over the plain and went past the snow mountains within seconds, landing by a vibrant green lake. There was a golden birdcage by the river; the golden bird inside the cage was sipping water from the lake.

There were two women in white armor standing by the birdcage.

"Master, I thought you already sent your bloodline shadow to the airship. Why didn't you finish Valla off earlier? It was a risky plan," one of the women said.

"Because… I knew that Vivian was still conscious when I arrived," Prince Evil Dragon responded in a gentle tone. "Living beings will remember who helped them when they're about to die and will be grateful."

"Which means… You would help Vivian regain consciousness even if she completely fainted, right?" The other woman chuckled. "You're so… thoughtful."

"This is just a small trick. You guys are still too naive. Alright, is there any news from the underground world?" Prince Evil Dragon changed the topic.

"Not yet. The underground world is not the problem. We haven't received any intel on the Dark Wizard Tower; also, the scouts we sent to Rayton Highland all disappeared. It felt like that Rayton Highland was surrounded by some strong energy waves and we're having trouble retrieving information from the area."

"Keep waiting. The Dark Wizard Tower will do something else sooner or later. We just need to stay in the Magic Mirror Garden and we won't have anything to worry about. This is our strongest fortress." Prince Evil Dragon smiled. "Alright, work hard and don't make any mistake, or I'll have to…"

"Yes, Prince…" The two women were a bit scared. Prince Evil Dragon was easy to talk to under normal circumstances, however, he would eliminate whoever interrupted his plans when necessary. The man was a cold-blooded killer; he could cut his target's head off without any hesitation.

Also, Prince Evil Dragon would feel sorry when he eliminated his target, however, the sadness would only bother him for a couple minutes and he would forget about what he did.

The two women slowly disappeared into the air.

Prince Evil Dragon stood by the river, raised his head, and stared at the pink sky. A colorful leather scroll slowly appeared in his black pupils.

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Outside the stone wheel.

Angele slowly lowered his hand with a blank expression on the face.

There was a colorful leather scroll that was covered with tiny cracks in front of his face. The cracks slowly disappeared from the scroll as it disappeared into the air.

"Damn…" He sighed. "It'd be a huge problem if I didn't have this."

The Chaos Mind would determine if the chaos contract was breached. If one of the people who signed the contract violated the rules, the other one would be able to cancel the contract and punish the one who breached the contract.

Although Angele had no idea how Prince Evil Dragon acquired the contract from Chaos Realm, it seemed like Prince Evil Dragon had the similar power level as Angele's refined true form based on the material of the chaos contract.

Chapter 528: Reunion (1)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

If someone breached the chaos contract, he would be dragged into the legendary Chaos Realm, a realm that was filled up with strong beings. Angele would try to stay away from them if he could.

Also, everyone knew that one would never come back after they entered the Chaos Realm.

The colorful leather contract slowly disappeared.

"Master, what's that?" Turin questioned in a low voice.

Becky snorted and explained, "It's the chaos contract. This guy signed the contract with someone that has a strong background."

Angele lowered his hand and looked at the enormous stone wheel. "Let's go, I think someone is coming."

The three walked straight to the stone wheel; the chilling wind of the plain brushed over their bodies. There were still snowflakes falling from the sky.

Turin followed after Angele. "Master, what's your next step?" he asked as they walked.

"Next step?" Angele smiled. He already had the power after he could activate his true form. The only thing left for him to do was to protect his relatives and friends during the war.

"I'll think about it after I find my mother. Although I spent a lot of time in the central continent, I don't really care. After everything is finished, maybe I'll find a safe place and live a peaceful life…" he responded in a low voice.

"After everything is finished?" It seemed like Angele's word reminded Turin of something.

"Can I go take care of some personal matters after the war ends? It's something I have to finish by my self."

Angele smiled and said, "Of course. You and I are… similar… We both want a free and happy life."

"When will you let me go then?" Becky questioned in a cold tone.

"Let you go? I know how to inject the bloodline into your body, but I'll have to kill to extract the bloodline. There's nothing I can do." Angele shrugged.

"You!" Becky shouted in anger.

They were no longer traveling at full speed. They walked to the stone wheel slowly and arrived at the wheel when the sun started rising.

Angele was a bit tired after all the traveling and fighting. The only thing he wanted to do was to find Vivian and leave this chaotic area with the members of the Elemental Hand. He wanted to enjoy some peace and relax.

The diameter of the stone wheel was more than 300 meters—the three wizards looked like ants when compared to the wheel.

The rocks in the stone wheel were rotating and floating. The intense wind was blowing at the three wizards.

Angele looked at Turin, who then stepped forward and pressed on one of the rocks in front of them with his palm. The rock had the size of a millstone and was covered with green moss.

*CHI*

Turin's hand disappeared into the rock; his hand was surrounded by translucent energy waves.

Turin pulled his hand out of the stone. With a flick of his finger, he released a ball of golden smoke that covered the three wizards. "The stone wheel is a defensive barrier, but it's also the entrance to the garden. Without the energy wave, I'd be blown away by the power of the defensive barrier."

Angele nodded. "Which means this stone wheel is not an illusion—it's a physical object?"

"You're right."

"That's interesting." Angele rubbed his chin. "We can just walk in, right?"

Turin nodded and stepped forward. His body quickly sunk into the stone wheel, and it still felt like that the stone wheel was just an illusion.

Angele followed after Turin and stepped forward as well.

He felt dizzy for a second; it felt like his body rotated several times and returned to normal after several seconds. His sight also blacked out for a while but the light returned quickly.

A spacious plain that was covered with grasses appeared in front of Angele. The light of the setting sun illuminated the grass—it looked like the grass was coated with a gentle orange glow.

The chaotic energy movement and dimension movement in the air disappeared. Angele could smell a flowery fragrance from the gentle wind.

He turned around and noticed that the stone wheel was no longer there; the only thing in his sight was the grass.

Raising his left hand, he rubbed his fingernail slightly. Red light flashed on the back of his hand and a red scorpion mark appeared.

"Can you hear me? Vivian?" He sent the message. "I'm back and I'll find you soon. Don't worry."

No one responded, but it seemed like Vivian was safe since the mentality wave from the communication rune was stable.

Angele raised his hand and the scorpion mark glowed.

He used the other hand to draw a rune that looked like "G" quickly and the red glow around the scorpion mark became more intense. A red metal chain was released from his hand, flying in a certain direction. It felt like that the chain was connected to somewhere they could not see.

"That's the correct direction. Let's go." Angele lowered his left hand and started moving in the direction that was pointed by the metal chain.

It looked like that the three wizards were traveling slowly under the sun, however, their bodies would blur for a second every several steps they took and they would teleport to a further position.

They looked slow, but they were actually traveling at a fast speed.

The grass on the ground turned dark gradually and its length slowly increased. It was now dancing in the gentle wind.

After about half an hour, they saw that there were gray rabbits jumping around and there were several dark holes on the ground that were burnt black. It seemed like there was a fight going on.

Several white stone pillars appeared in front of the three wizards.

Those stone pillars varied in shapes and there were square windows on their surface. Angele could see people passing by through the windows; it seemed like there were people living in the stone pillar.

The stone pillars formed a spacious stone forest and there were around ten brown houses built with mud around the forest. Also, there were people stepping out of those houses.

Some of the people were wearing long gray robes and the rest of them were wearing simple leather armor. They noticed the three wizards and looked at them.

A young woman in white armor stepped out of one of the mud houses. Strangely, the woman had no eyes or eyebrows on her face. The area above her nose was clean and it looked just like a large forehead.

The young woman quickly walked to the three wizards.

She sent words through energy particles before she reached the wizards. "You must be Master Angele."

"Yes. You're a servant of Prince Evil Dragon?" Angele glanced at the woman.

He observed the woman's face closely; without eyes and eyebrows, the woman looked a bit terrifying. The woman had a nice body, especially her breasts—they were much larger than average women's breasts and looked like two basketballs.

It seemed like the armor on the woman's body was a complete piece, there was no gap and Angele had no idea how she put on the armor. There was no shoulder piece, no elbow piece, no knee piece; it looked just like a tight suit.

Angele opened his mouth and asked, "You're from the… the underground world?"

The woman lowered her head slightly and put his right hand on the left side of the face.

"I respect your knowledge. My name is Ursa and I'm from the Ninth Sect of the underground world. I'm still having trouble with the sunlight."

"It's the first time I saw a real living being from the underground world. Your appearance is… unique, and I assume you suffered a lot before you could leave the underground world," Angele praised.

Turin nodded slightly. "The population in the underground world is large, but we're relatively weak when compared to living beings on the ground. We need to put a lot more time and efforts into our practice than others." It sounded like he was just muttering but it seemed like Turin was explaining things to Becky.

The armored woman looked a bit surprised, she did not expect Turin to know so much about the underground world. "Prince already knew that you were coming and asked us to wait for you here. Also, don't worry, Elder Vivian is safe and sound. Prince has already punished his son and you can do whatever you want to him. Please follow me."

"Sure." Angele nodded.

The woman turned around and walked to one of the large stone pillars.

There was barely anyone around, but Angele could hear the music played by harp in the air.

Angele walked as he checked the surroundings; he found a small house on the right and there was a woman in a gray robe watering the grass. He could hear that there were people talking and clinking.

The house slowly disappeared; instead, they saw large white stone pillars. There were people whispering or crying in the pillars.

"They just entered the garden not too long ago, most of them are wizard apprentices and rouges. A lot of them lost their families during the war," Ursa explained through energy particles as she walked. "The Dark Wizard Tower killed many people and robbed many cities. I heard that more than 20 cities were destroyed and the situation was getting worse. The wizard organizations had to join the alliance or fight till their last breath."

"I know the situation too," Turin interrupted. "Beside the alliance, there are two more organizations formed by random wizards fighting against the Dark Wizard Tower, they are called Lee Man High Tower and White Mountain Castle. The only thing that is keeping them in the fight is the Legacy Magic Circle."

"You're right, without the alliance, these two organizations will be eliminated sooner or later. Alright, we're here." The armored woman stopped in front of the stone pillar. "Please enter this stone pillar, Elder Vivian is inside it."

Angele nodded and walked into the gate that was more than ten meters wide.

Inside the gate, there was a gray spiral staircase made of stone.

They walked upstairs and arrived at a room with a white door that was open. In front of the door, there was a maid in a white suit. The maid had no eyes as well. She noticed Angele's presence and bowed to him slightly.

"Master, Elder Vivian is still sleeping due to the fragrance of dream flower she inhaled. It'll take two more days until she can completely recover. The criminals are imprisoned in the basement of this pillar by the way," the maid explained.

"Understood." Angele looked at Turin and Becky. "Show them the way to the basement."

The two wizards understood what Angele wanted them to do right away. They followed the maid to the basement.

Angele entered the room and his sight fell upon a large bed by the window. There were two maids standing beside the bed quietly.

"Leave the room and close the door. I'll take care of her." Angele waved his hands.

"Yes."

The two maids bowed and walked out of the room quickly. They slowly closed the door.

*Crack*

The door closed.

Angele walked to the bed and looked at Vivian who was lying on the bed. His expression loosened and he felt relieved.

Vivian's long blonde hair trailed over the pillow, shiny and smooth. The bed was silky and soft. Her neck was exposed to the air and brought contrast to the dark silky sheet under her body.

Angele reached to Vivian's head and put his hand on Vivian's forehead.

'Analyze the dream flower for me,' he ordered in mind.

Chapter 529: Reunion (2)

Translator: _Leo_ Editor: Kurisu

The biochip's mechanical noise slowly echoed in his ears.

'Analyzing the content…

'Neutralizing the content… Searching the database… Filtering out the suitable potions…

'Dream Flower, Rosaceae. Effect: Hallucination. Duration: three days. Potion needed: Refreshing Potion, 60 grams.'

The biochip gave Angele the solution within seconds.

Angele lowered his hand as blue light dots flashed in front of his eyes.

"I still have some Refreshing Potion left. I've prepared a lot of this potion before." He took out a black test tube from the mirror and the tube was filled up sticky liquid.

Angele removed the stopper and poured some of the liquid on Vivian's forehead.

A drop of black liquid slowly landed between Vivian's eyebrows.

*CHI*

Dark smoke with a strange smell rose from Vivian's head.

Vivian suddenly sat up and shouted, "Cough… Cough… Green?!" She looked confused and it seemed like she thought she was still seeing illusions.

The black liquid had evaporated but the smell was still in the air. It smelt a bit like sterilizing liquid.

"You're… back…" Vivian's eyes refocused and looked at Angele who was standing by the bed.

Angele smiled and responded, "Yes, I'm back, Vivian. There's nothing to worry about now."

Vivian's body floated in the air and flew to Angele, hugging him tightly.

"Promise me… Don't be like your father…" Her voice was shaky, everything she did was for Angele and the organization. Vivian was a strong woman, but she was almost crying like a little girl.

Angele was a bit confused, but he recalled how his own father treated him and felt a bit depressed as well. He hugged Vivian back but remained silent.

They just stayed there without saying a word.

Time passed. Vivian trembled for a while and slowly calmed down.

"It has been a while, Vivian… It seems you've gained some weight…" Angele suddenly muttered.

"Damn! That's all you have to say?!" Vivian released Angele from her hands and slapped Angele on the head. She then grabbed Angele's cheeks and started pulling his face.

"Say that again. What do you mean I've gained some weight? Huh?"

"My bad… I've been traveling for too long, I made a mistake! Mother, you're young and beautiful! I'm sure that the members of the alliance all want to go on a date with you!"

Angele's face was pulled into different shapes but there was nothing he could do. He just stood there and begged for mercy.

*Knock Knock*

Someone knocked on the wooden door.

"Come on, Vivian, someone's knocking…" Angele quickly muttered.

"So what?! I don't care if others see this." Vivian moved down the bed and did not care that she was only wearing the underwear.

"You're just like your father. You just don't care. I don't even know if he's dead or not. He disappeared years ago…" There were tears in Vivian's eyes.

"Alright, alright, calm down." Angele was a bit speechless. "Please put on some clothes first, I'm a grown man now and…" He turned his head around. It was common for wizards to marry their relatives. Many female wizards looked still like young girls after hundreds of years. Some wizards would even try to have sexual intercourses with their grandchildren. Angele felt terrified just thinking about this, he did not want the relationship between him and Vivian to change.

Vivian had been hiding her emotions for so long that she vented her feelings. She blushed after hearing Angele's words, then quickly created a black silk dress and put it on.

Vivian calmed down and her expression turned cold again.

She glanced at Angele and spoke in a serious tone, "Don't go anywhere!"

"I won't…" Angele felt relieved. It was the first time that he saw Vivian act like that. He looked at the door, then told Turin and Becky to wait using energy particles.

"Alright, Vivian, what's your next plan? The situation in the central continent will get worse and worse," Angele questioned in a deep tone as the smile disappeared from his face.

"My plan?" Vivian walked to the window and peeked outside. "I don't have a plan. I just don't want to get dragged into the war. There's nothing we can do. We have to follow Prince Evil Dragon's plan." She sighed. "If the alliance wins, the situation should be fine; however, if the Dark Wizard Tower wins…"

"Don't worry, you have me." Angele walked to Vivian. "I'll stay with you."

Vivian smiled, but she looked worried.

Angele had no idea how he should explain everything to his mother. Henn was the start of everything, his soul and the scorpion's soul already merged. It meant that Angele had no way to explain everything to Vivian.

Vivian did not ask Angele about his position in the Dark Wizard Tower, so Angele remained silent. There were many things that he could not explain. Angele had perfect plans, but sometimes his plans just got out of control.

The invasion of the Fairy Realm and the Dark Wizard Tower would happen sooner or later. Also, it was the same for the Nightmare Realm—Angele just sped up the process slightly.

"Mother… If what I did brings terrible results to this world, will you forgive me?" Angele suddenly asked.

"Why?" Vivian glanced at Angele. "You've already done a lot of things like that."

"Come on…" Angele chuckled.

"As long as you don't make the mistake intentionally." A gentle smile appeared on Vivian's face. "I'll forgive you for whatever you do." Angele reminded Vivian of the man she loved for some reason.

Angele was similar to that man somehow.

Although Vivian already knew that Angele might not be her real son and Angele looked nothing like the man she loved, Vivian still thought that the two might be related to each other.

"I found a safe area and it can help us stay away from the ongoing war. I stayed in that area for a while and that's the reason why I'm safe. Mother, you and the Elemental Hand should go to that area with me so that we'll all be safe." Angele changed the topic.

"Huh? Is there really a place like this?" Vivian was interested.

"Yeah, it's on the other side of Nicolas Abyss Vortex." Angele pointed to a random direction. The monsters from the Nightmare Realm would never attack him no matter what happened, so Vivian would be safe as long as he was around. He wanted to convince Vivian, so the location he mentioned was a mysterious area that the wizards of the central continent had never visited.

"Nicolas Abyss Vortex?" Vivian was surprised. "How did you pass through that area? The wizard lords had explored the area before, but they failed to move past the dangerous vortex. How do you know the area is safe?"

"I have my secret technique!" Angele had a mysterious smile on his face. "It's not a vortex, it's the strongest tornado on this land; it has been staying there for thousands of years. Luckily, I've found a way to travel through it."

"Seriously?" Vivian found it hard to believe.

"Yeah."

"You're lying to me."

"No, this is a serious discussion and there's no point for me to lie!" Angele quickly explained.

"It's great if it's true. How many people will be able to travel through the tornado?" Vivian quickly asked.

"3000 people at most, or it'll be a problem." Angele did the calculation quickly. With the power of his refined true form, he would be able to protect 3000 people. He was not sure how strong the tornado was and he had to make sure that he could protect everyone well.

"That's more than enough." Vivian shook her head. "However, we all know that the garden is safe and people won't believe that you've found a better place. I think only several hundred people will follow us; there'll be fewer than 40 formal wizards."

"That'll be great. It'll be easier for us to hide with fewer people around." Angele nodded.

Vivian blushed again and questioned, "One more thing, it seems like you haven't found a partner yet, is there anything wrong with your body? Do you want me to check it for you?"

"You're the hope of Fenrir Family and it's about time for you to have a child."

"Don't worry… I'm still young and I'll figure out a way when the time is right," Angele quickly declined the offer.

"Don't be shy, if there's a problem with your body, you can try the method your father and I used. You can extract the life essence from both sides and create the child. I didn't even have to suffer the pain when giving the birth," Vivian explained with a low voice.

"Extract the life essence?! Wait… You mean… You and my father never had…" Angele realized something and his expression froze.

Vivian was also surprised by Angele's words.

"I have something else to take care of and I need to leave now." Angele did not finish his last sentence and quickly teleported out of the room.

Angele was not sure if Vivian and the man he loved had sexual intercourse or not, however, it seemed like Vivian was different from other female wizards.

Angele doubted if the man truly loved Vivian; maybe Vivian was the one that just could not give up. Also, it was possible that Vivian loved the man so much that she was not thinking about things carefully. Angele was not sure if the man knew that his student loved him so much before he disappeared.

Angele suddenly felt sorry for Henn, but he had no idea where Henn was at the moment.

Vivian was a student of Henn, but she fell in love with Henn's partner. Also, Henn found that Vivian and her partner had a child after her partner disappeared. That was the reason why Henn misunderstood everything.

Angele was not concerned; everything happened so long ago that he no longer cared. However, if Vivian never had sexual intercourse…

He had a strange thought in mind. Vivian, Angele's mother, could still be a virgin although she lived for so long.

If his thought was true, Vivian would be nothing like other female wizards, which meant that the environment never changed Vivian's thoughts, and it was nearly impossible.