Chapter 78 Ritual Ready
The sewers of the Alchemy City have completely changed their appearance.
The once intricate maze now seemed to be kneaded by a pair of invisible hands, becoming even more broken. The walls constructed by magic energy cut the sewer into different areas, and countless illusions guided the monsters in the sewer to their predetermined locations.
They were sacrifices and firewood for the prayer ritual. The monsters' flesh, blood, souls, memories and emotions were all integrated into the magic circle and transformed into millions of black silk threads.
These threads passed through the magic circle like the long hair of a female ghost, searching for the only living thing in the circle, someone in the central area.
At the core of the ritual magic circle, a naked old man was entangled by these silk threads and suspended in mid-air.
The old man's body was hunched, his long pale hair was disheveled, and he was as thin as a mummy.
Although his body was put in a crucifixion posture, his face had a fanatical expression.
The black threads were constantly drilling into his body, and the flesh, blood, and soul from the monster were transformed into energy and poured into the old man's body.
But his shriveled body was like an abyss that could never be filled; no matter how much flesh, blood, and soul essence it devoured, it never felt like it was expanding.
No one knew how long this strange sacrifice had lasted, and the old man was frantically maintaining the operation of the magic circle.
Gustavo Fring stood among a group of alchemists and looked at the old man with a complicated expression.
This man, who was once the pride of the Alchemy City and the person closest to gods in the world, is Gary Wozniacki, the president of the Alchemist Council.
He once broke the curse of the God of Alchemy, and created new alchemical potions when his creativity was banned, which revived the Alchemy City. He formed the Alchemist Council, and the alchemical formulas he created and improved were enough to compile a dictionary.
He had reached the pinnacle of legend many years ago and was only one step away from true godhood.
But this step is a natural chasm.
Without the approval of the gods, it is difficult for mortals to cross this gap.
The God of Alchemy looked coldly at the wise men who practiced this art and did not respond for countless years.
Alchemists are obsessed with new creations and new breakthroughs, but in the president's opinion, he has been stagnant for too long.
Hence this crazy plan.
Gustavo Flynn could no longer remember the exact year, but the president took out a shocking design drawing and showed it to everyone.
A crazy plan, one that would allow mortals to become gods without having to ask for permission.
At the beginning, everyone was shocked by this crazy idea. They discussed it behind closed doors for a full twenty years. During this process, many members of the parliament even chose to leave because the plan was too crazy.
Gustavo Fring is one of those who stays, and everyone who agrees to the plan puts their future on the line.
After the plan was started, the Alchemy City was like a fruit that was constantly being hollowed out.
It looked bright and beautiful on the outside, but in fact all the profits were used for this plan. After repeated attempts and failures, millions of gold coins were burned.
Gustavo Flynn has lost count of how many times the sewer has been rebuilt over the years. Several times it was completely destroyed and rebuilt brick by brick, costing countless manpower and resources.
The country that was once the richest among the nine kingdoms is now in danger of economic collapse just because of the fluctuation of magic materials. This is entirely because they have already staked everything on one thing and have not considered the future at all.
The random tax increases, price hikes, and various irrational operations are actually all aimed at squeezing the last drop of blood from the Alchemy City to realize this grand plan.
And it's not just money and time. In order to realize this plan, many members of the Alchemist Council have volunteered to become sacrifices and thrown into the magic circle.
It was because of the self-sacrifice of the legendary alchemist that the last piece of the puzzle of this ritual magic was found. As long as one more legend is added, the prayer ritual should be completely completed.
In order to achieve this goal, Alchemy City has prepared several plans.
The first was to start pouring large amounts of alchemical potions into the sewers, causing the monsters that had long been kept in the sewers to mutate and evolve, leading to the emergence of legendary monsters among them.
The second is to create a false prophecy, allowing adventurers to voluntarily go to the sewers and become sacrifices to the magic circle, hoping to attract legendary strongmen to fill in the last piece of the puzzle.
As for the third option, if there is no legend that can be filled into the magic circle, the remaining members of the Alchemy Council will sacrifice themselves.
It was just bad luck for Amber Xiu to be targeted.
As for the assistance from the Ryan Empire, it was actually a misunderstanding by Amber Xiu. What the Alchemy City wanted was not assistance, but the arrival of a legendary powerful man.
Amber was the first target of the sacrifice. If there was any problem with him, the Supreme Judge would be put in to fill the hole. As for whether this would lead to war, these alchemists did not care. Because if they succeeded, they would have accomplished the feat of creating gods from mortals. If they failed, the Alchemy City would be destroyed by itself without waiting for the Ryan Empire to attack.
But now, both goals have been lost.
Amberxiu blew himself up and escaped, while James Watson, who had not found the real life box, was still digging holes in the lich territory outside the city. It was said that they were originally preparing to enter the city, but when they passed by a small village, they found a new life box in the village chief's house.
James Watson went crazy and insisted on checking the entire area within a radius of dozens of kilometers.
"This damn lich!"
Gustavo Flin was originally a staunch supporter, but the closer it got to the final moment, the more he regretted it.
Were they too paranoid? If the plan failed, all the investment over the years would be wasted, and the future of Alchemy City would be completely destroyed. Moreover, he didn't want to become a sacrifice to the magic circle.
Unlike other alchemists, Gustavo Fring seems to care more about power and status. Although his ideals are noble, they are not noble enough to sacrifice himself.
Thinking of this, Gustavo Flynn turned his head and looked behind him. In the corner stood a young alchemist. He was handsome and had a smile on his face, as if he was looking forward to what was going to happen next.
He is also a member of the Alchemist Council, but the youngest of all members and the last to join. Gustavo Flynn doesn't even know his real name, only that he has always called himself Gold Coin.
This was obviously a fake name, but Jinbi's alchemy had indeed reached a legendary level, and he had volunteered to be the last sacrifice. Now that the lich had run away, it was too late for James Watson, and there was not much time left for Jinbi to commit suicide.
But why does he look so happy? Even the companions who sacrificed before had to strengthen their faith repeatedly before dying, and threw themselves into the magic circle with heavy or excited hearts.
Gold Coin was too relaxed, and Gustavo Flynn could not see any uneasiness or anxiety on his face.
"This kid, he won't run away at the critical moment, right? Then I will be the one to be sacrificed, right?"
With this in mind, Gustavo Flynn took the initiative to walk over and said to the gold coin: "I am responsible for the failure of the plan. I am really sorry."
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The young alchemist listened and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. We have already prepared a backup plan, right? Don't worry, I will fill the last spot. However, are we really ready for the last link? If we can't completely sever the humanity of the president, he can't become a true god."
"According to calculations, there should be no problem. The president only has one blood relative left alive. As long as this blood connection is destroyed, his soul will be completely purified. Without the interference of human nature, he will be able to evolve into a god under the effect of the ritual."
Gustavo Flynn spoke in a very affirmative tone, as if to encourage himself and to stabilize the gold coins.
Gold Coin looked at Gustavo Flynn and asked, "Can human nature and divinity really be transformed so easily? It sounds like a twist that a bad novelist couldn't think of a new plot and made up. Having nothing to worry about will make you stronger, and the death of a loved one can make you break through. It's written like this in the story, and we seem to think it's reasonable.
"But humanity, divinity, and the soul, these things shouldn't be so superficial, right?"
Gustavo Flynn felt something was wrong. Was this kid really scared and trying to find an excuse to escape? "No, our calculations won't go wrong. Trust the president, he is the one closest to the gods." Gustavo Flynn took out a bottle of potion and said to the gold coin, "Why don't you take a rest first, and we will wake you up when the time comes."
Gold Coin looked at the rippling transparent liquid and recognized that it was a bottle of powerful sleeping potion.
Gustavo Flin was worried about him and was afraid that he would run away, so he wanted him to sleep until the time of sacrifice.
The young alchemist smiled and said to Gustavo Fring, "If this can dispel your doubts, I don't mind."
After saying that, Jinbi drank the entire bottle of sleeping potion and immediately yawned.
Before falling asleep, Gold Coin said the last words to Gustavo Flynn: "Compared to my doubts, Master Flynn, you seem to have less confidence in the plan. Instead of worrying about whether I will back down, you should think about how you should deal with it after the ceremony is over."
"What did you say?" Gustavo Flynn felt something was wrong and wanted to continue asking, but Gold Coin had already fallen into a deep sleep due to the effects of the drug.
Gustavo Flynn quickly helped him up, and after confirming that he was really asleep, he asked someone to take the gold coins to the sacrifice location and put him into the magic circle in advance.
By doing this, even if the gold coins try to escape, they will be blocked by the magic circle and they will find it immediately.
Although he had made all the preparations, Gustavo Fring's uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.
There won’t be any accidents, right?
Gustavo Flynn was going to talk to the druids and he had to confirm the existence of the girl.
At the same time, the newly reborn Amber Shuu-wei and Withered Rose were walking on the streets of the Alchemy City.
Many residents in the city have already noticed something is wrong. Alchemy City has been placed under full martial law, and even the city defense system has been fully activated. Countless magic puppets are patrolling everywhere under the control of the governor, in an effort to eliminate all unstable factors.
It was also the first time that Amber Xiu witnessed the power of the Withering Rose.
The Queen of the Undead only needs to give a glance, and the administrators of the Alchemy City will be transformed into undead in just a few seconds. The process is silent and painless, and their magic defense equipment has no reaction at all.
They didn't even know they were dead. By the time they reacted, they had already turned into puppets of the Withered Rose. Then the governors would obediently control the magic puppets to make way.
What a terrifying legendary grace, she is worthy of being the Queen of the Undead in the Underdark.
With the help of the power of the withered rose, Amberxiu moved forward without encountering any obstacles.
It didn't take long for Amber to find his target, the location of the group of druids.
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