The silent tower.
Without windows, it is naturally difficult to see the sky outside.
Only a row of simple bookshelves stretched across the empty tower, becoming the only thing that existed in this empty tower.
On every bookshelf, there are books that exude an ancient atmosphere.
A faint mystery lingers on the book, revealing its identity as the original text of magic.
In the wizarding world, knowledge itself is equivalent to power.
The rarer it is, the less widely known it is, the more original spells and forbidden knowledge that have never been widely known to the world -
The more mystery it surrounds, the more powerful the spell becomes once it is released.
So, this is also the importance of having a teacher in the wizarding world.
...
...
A teacher is someone who imparts knowledge and resolves doubts.
Learn forbidden knowledge, teach rare spells, and even avoid the dangers and taboos in some magic experiments...
Whether it was Char in his childhood in the Fourth Epoch, or Hathaway in the First Epoch—
If they had never met each other, they would probably never be able to complete the arcane enlightenment in their entire lives, and would never be able to step into the threshold of becoming a wizard.
But if it was a few months ago, when I had just met Teacher Char, and had just stepped into the unknown palace of arcane and magic under his guidance.
At this moment, the golden elf would probably be as if he had discovered the treasure of a new world. He would be ecstatic and even completely immersed in it.
After all, Char had always believed that Hathaway was not calm enough as a wizard, and if she rashly touched some highly complex spell models, she might go astray and even suffer a mental backlash.
No matter how much Hathaway requested, he never opened up all the magic books he knew to her, but only selectively taught her a very small part of them.
But, at this moment.
The countless hidden original texts that he had longed for and yearned for not long ago, which led directly to the star-studded arcane ocean, were now displayed on the bookshelf in the tower without any hindrance.
For wizards who regard knowledge as wealth, this is equivalent to a mountain of gold placed in front of them.
However, Hathaway didn't even have the slightest intention to read the original texts of those spells.
She is not stupid.
Although, she did not know before that when the old sun god and Char had agreed to begin the ceremony.
but--
Not long ago, this dreamlike journey happened.
And, at the end of this journey.
Xia Yana seemed to be relieved, yet spoke with a hint of reluctance.
Everything is hinting at the obvious truth.
The truth that Hathaway didn't want to face but had to face.
The feeling of uneasiness in her heart grew larger and larger, almost filling her soul.
However, no matter how she tried, the huge metal door remained motionless and did not shake at all.
…
Boom——
A huge sound, like the sky collapsing, came from the distant sky.
At the same time, Hathaway suddenly realized that the blood bondage from the Elf King on her body suddenly weakened.
The restraints that originally originated from blood and restricted her mental strength and bloodline, preventing Hathaway from using either the golden elf's extraordinary abilities or magic, were now slowly fading away.
It soon disappeared.
The powerful mental power belonging to the legendary golden elf and legendary wizard once again filled her whole body.
It transformed her from a powerless girl into an omnipotent legendary warrior.
More than just restraints—
Even the black tower itself is slowly fading.
The originally thick metal wall is gradually becoming illusory and transparent.
You can vaguely see the blurry scenery outside through the illusory tower.
Then, in an instant, everything became clear in Hathaway's mind.
It wasn't just the city called Lugia that was holding the Arcane Festival.
Even this black tower itself was a scene created by Char using his mind and illusion.
However, it is different from the bubble city that disappears with the sunlight like Atlantis.
This black tower was poured with more of Char's spiritual power and solidified.
During its existence, the distance between illusion and reality was blurred, and it had almost turned from illusion into reality, which even Hathaway had not noticed before.
However, since it is an illusion, there will be a moment when it disappears.
And the scene before my eyes——
It means.
Whether it was the source of the golden elves' own bloodline, the old sun god, or the owner of this illusory black tower -
They are all going away.
Stay away from this world and away from yourself.
Hathaway stood up suddenly.
The clear, pleasant, yet extremely rapid singing voice echoed throughout the empty tower.
That was a high-level farsighted magic. When Char taught it to Hathaway, he called it "Clairvoyance A+".
You can ignore obstructions, cross physical barriers, and directly get a glimpse of the entire view outside the tower.
The spell model of farsighted magic was constructed in an instant under the effect of high-speed divine words.
Then, it turned into a thin water curtain.
It reflects everything in the outside world.
The next moment.
Hathaway's light golden eyes suddenly contracted.
…
The world is falling apart.
It is not an exaggerated modifier, but the real reality.
The bottom layer of the dark palace had broken down into countless pieces, some of which flew away while others were peeling off.
Then, it sank into the rough sea.
It's not just the palace in this world tree fragment plane.
Also, the entire former Elven Royal Court itself.
The brilliant holy spear pierced through the night sky, allowing the light of day to once again shine upon the royal court.
But, at this moment.
The royal court bathed in sunlight was also pierced by the glorious holy spear.
Then, they fell down together.
But Hathaway, and the black tower she is in.
Just like the story Char told Hathaway.
This black tower created by Char with his own mind is just like the isolated utopia called "Avalon" in myths and legends.
All the collapse and destruction are isolated outside the tower.
The Lost Island and its countless ruins, along with the holy spear, fell into the infinitely dark and lonely bottom of the ocean.
And along with it, from the fallen lost island came——
It was the boy's laughter that Hathaway was so familiar with.
"With me—"
"Let's fall into the abyss together!"
The majestic sound echoed throughout the entire Lost Island, as well as between the sky and the ocean.
"Teacher Char..."
At this moment, Hathaway finally understood everything.
From the beginning to the end, everything Char did——
Whether it was this carefully planned trip, or this huge movement that was willing to subvert the entire Lost Island.
Its root
Still, it's for her.
However, the method Char used was far more intense and decisive than Hathaway had previously imagined.
…
Snap——
A crisp sound was heard.
Hathaway, who was staring at the scene in the water curtain in the distance in a daze, suddenly came back to her senses.
All I saw was an illusory book suddenly falling from the bookshelf inside the tower.
As it fell into the air, the illusory book suddenly spread out.
Then, lines of clear and distinct text slowly appeared on the book.
That was Char's handwriting. Hathaway had seen his handwriting more than once when Char was teaching her magic, and it was exactly the same as it was now.
Along with it rang out the words that Hathaway was extremely familiar with.
"Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me?"
"Well, anyway, Hathaway."
"I should have said these words to you in person..."
"But before that, the old sun god was still in full recovery, and our conversation might be monitored by him, so I'll tell you this way." "When you see this book and hear these words——"
"I should no longer be in the main material plane, but have gone to another world with the Creator of the Glorious Age."
"That's not right. Saying that might be ambiguous, and you might think that I've died with Him. But in short, I'm not dead yet."
"If everything goes well, I should have gone to the inner side of the main material plane, the inner side of the world. You can also call it the abyss."
Xia's words were very calm, forming a sharp contrast with the golden elf who was looking at those lines of illusory text with a slightly trembling body.
"To be honest, I'm a little reluctant..."
"After all, I just met such a beautiful golden elf, and I've only been with you for a few months. We haven't even had time to make each other's feelings clear, confess our love, or kiss..."
"He left you like this and went to another world with an old immortal who has lived for who knows how many years and can't even tell whether he is a man or a woman. Anyone would be unhappy."
"but--"
There was a slight pause in his words.
Then, there was a hint of regret.
“This is the only way.”
"Use the Holy Lance to suppress me, Him, and the Lost Island that carries the curse of the Old Age forever in the deepest part of the abyss."
"In this way, no matter what the final outcome of my fight with Him will be."
"Even if He wins in the end and successfully takes over my body, He will still be suppressed by the Holy Spear in the inner side of the world and will not be able to return to the main material plane to interfere with you."
"Hathaway, you can still live safely and happily, and you can be free to do what you want to do."
"Of course, this is the worst-case scenario."
Char's tone rose slightly.
"Actually, I don't think I'll lose to him."
"It's nothing more than waiting for an old man. When it comes to youth, I'm much better than that old undead monster who has lived for who knows how many years."
"So, you don't have to worry too much about me."
"Is there a possibility that He is the challenger?"
"He wanted to take over my body, but he didn't know that I also wanted to find Lao Deng to get the gold coins."
"I am also very envious of the remains of the Creator of the Glorious Era who once ascended the throne of heaven."
There wasn't much nervousness in the boy's voice.
There was even a hint of sarcasm in his voice, as if he was really going to find Lao Deng to get gold coins.
But, Hathaway heard——
But it made her heart even colder.
Like falling into an icy cave.
Anyone could see that these were just Char's words to comfort her.
He is the supreme being in the Glorious Era, the God of Gods.
Even if it is only a partial remnant, even if it has been dormant for a thousand years, with layers of weakening and suppression, its true strength may be only one tenth, or even only one hundredth.
But who in this world really dares to say that he can definitely defeat the opponent?
For beings above the legendary level, simple physical combat is not that dangerous. After all, if they are really defeated, the legendary strongmen have too many ways to save their lives.
Substitute puppets, astral escape, long-distance space transfer, and even the life box in the school of necromancy can all save a life.
However, the battle in the spiritual world is the most dangerous.
After all, a little carelessness can destroy one's spirit.
Then even if the physical body still exists, it may even be intact.
However, you are no longer yourself, and it is meaningless even if your body is intact.
"Teacher Char..."
"What kind of mood are you in when you say this..."
There was a slight tremor in the golden elf's voice.
Obviously, everything Char did was for himself.
If it weren't for him, Char would never have fallen into such danger, even risking his own life.
But, at this moment.
It was obvious that he was the one in danger and the most dangerous one.
But he still pretended to be fine and comforted himself with a teasing and confident tone.
Cold tears slid down Hathaway's delicate face and fell on the ground of the black tower.
There was a crisp clicking sound.
"If I'm not mistaken, Hathaway, you're not going to cry now, are you?"
"To be honest, I don't really like the way you cry..."
"This is too exaggerated and too cloying."
"This is not the separation of life and death in Qiong Yao's dramas, but just a brief separation."
"There's no need to act like I'm already dead, like you're mourning for me."
There was also a hint of helplessness in Xia Ya's words.
"You don't want me to lose to that old man who calls himself the Sun God, do you?"
"In that case, then smile, Hathaway."
"If the sun had a shadow, everyone would be sad."
"And if I can feel your smile, then I will be more motivated when I fight against that old Deng's will at the end of the abyss."
Listening to the young man's words.
Hathaway wiped away the tears from her eyes.
She wanted to laugh—
But I found that the expression reflected in the water was uglier than crying.
"Oh, that's not right—"
"Thinking about it carefully, it seems a bit unreasonable to ask you to laugh in this situation."
Char paused for a moment.
"In short, although I am confident, it is after all the remains of a great being that once ascended to the throne of heaven."
"Even if I win in the end, it will be a long time."
"Maybe a few years, maybe decades, maybe hundreds of years."
"So, no matter what, we won't be able to meet for a long time."
"I left all the spell codes and related secret knowledge stored in Yui's database in this illusory black tower—"
"In this way, even without my guidance, you can still rely on the knowledge in this entire library to continue to grow and become stronger."
"One day, you will become very strong—"
"You will reach the top of the stars, the end of all arcane arts and magic, and even the end of truth."
“Go deeper and further than I did.”
His words were very confident, as if he was not making a guess but stating an indisputable fact.
"By the way, let me say goodbye to you formally, Hathaway."
"Actually, I prefer calling you Master-chan to this name."
"Of course, you probably can't understand the meaning of this name now, but one day you will know--"
"Before that, just treat it as a little bit of willfulness in my heart."
Then, Char put away his previous teasing tone and became a little more serious.
"So--"
"Goodbye, Master-chan."
"Every journey has an end—"
“Our journey will be no exception.”
He smiled: "Perhaps, in your long life as an elf, the less than one year you spent with me is only less than one thousandth of the time, an insignificant fragment."
"But for me, this journey, and you, Master, are special."
"You are the most beautiful elf girl I have ever seen."
"In your eyes, I see the sea of stars..."
Hathaway seemed to see the human boy with black hair and black eyes. When she said this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"So, I hope that the next time we meet——"
"The relationship between us can no longer be just that of a master and a disciple."
"But, it can go a step further."
"After all, rebelling against the master or something like that...
"I've been looking forward to it for a long time, please don't let me down..."
…
The boy's slightly teasing words faded away along with the loud sound of the Lost Island falling into the abyss.
The light on the book engraved with the words written by Char slowly dimmed.
The golden elf's hand stretched out involuntarily.
It was as if he wanted to grasp the last thing left behind by the young man.
But she caught nothing.
The phantom book gradually faded.
Finally, it turned into thousands of scattered points of light and returned to nothingness.
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