Chapter 195: Rage of the Robot
Chapter 195
Deep in the outer planes, within the kingdom of God.
In the very center of the Kingdom of God, stands a magnificent platform floating in the void.
It hangs in the center of the sky, vast and boundless, with its edges hidden in the diffuse golden light and fluctuations of divine power.
The entire platform was shining with golden light, and the divine power flowed along the rune tracks like a stream, emitting an incomparable dazzling light.
On the platform stood countless terrifying and intimidating figures.
They are distributed according to levels, from the inside to the outside, like stars surrounding a core, guarding the existence in the center, the Goddess of the Demon Net, layer by layer.
She stood quietly in the center of the platform.
It was a graceful figure wearing a black long dress, her skin was white and her facial features were flawless.
A pair of eyes seemed to contain the operating structure of the entire magic network, mysterious and profound, making people lose their mind at a glance.
Seven figures were guarding around her, each holding a divine weapon, located at the seven points of the divine formation.
On the outer layer, there are ninth-level mages, and on the outer edge is a circular array of eighth-level mages.
They were like stars surrounding the moon, pious and solemn, standing on the golden platform that carried the will of the gods.
The surface of the entire platform is covered with dense and extremely complex magic runes. These runes are intertwined with each other and eventually converge into a terrifying divine formation.
The divine formation rotated slowly, like a huge wheel of fate, and ripples of divine power spread out from it, like the layers of ripples of light tides in the starry sea, swallowing up and refining the entire outer plane bit by bit.
And the Goddess of the Demonic Net is the center and master of all this.
She stood in the center of the divine formation. With the continuous support of the divine formation, her divine power was recovering and expanding at an unprecedented speed.
Her will was deeply merging with the divine formation, causing the entire outer plane to be gradually refined by her into a part of the kingdom of God.
Now, a full 20% of the outer planes have become her territory and have been completely brought under the rule of the kingdom of God.
Her power also increased with the expansion of the Kingdom of God; in turn, the increase in power further accelerated the process of refining.
The double amplification between the divine formation and divine power makes the whole process advance exponentially.
Not only that, as the power of the divine array continues to extend, the divine net has quietly enveloped the entire outer plane.
All wizards, no matter where they hide, are quietly exposed to the Goddess's perception as long as they are still in the outer planes.
When she completely refines the outer plane into the kingdom of God, the person she wants to find will no longer have a place to hide.
In her kingdom of God, with just a thought, she can easily filter out that existence, just like picking up dust.
Above the divine formation, the seven-star guards remained silent. In the center of the divine formation, the goddess in black skirt seemed like the eternal and motionless ruler.
Suddenly, her long eyebrows trembled slightly, as if catching some discordant vibration.
The next moment, the pair of eyes that were as calm as the abyss turned slightly and swept towards two of the Seven Star Mages.
There was a man and a woman.
The man is named Bede and the woman is Lillian. As seven-star wizards, they have an extremely high status.
But at this moment, a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed across the faces of these two legendary wizards.
The two of them were so uneasy that the flow of magic power in their bodies paused.
The reason why these two were in this situation was naturally because they had sensed that the life breath of their disciples, Walker and Kunna, had completely disappeared.
In other words, their two disciples died in the divine formation and in the outer plane!
However, at this moment, the divine formation is at a critical juncture in its operation, and the refining of the entire outer plane has entered a critical stage.
Even though Vivian and Bed's hearts were filled with rage, ready to burst out, they could only suppress it, burying their anger deep in their hearts, not daring to move in the slightest.
In the center of the divine formation, the goddess in black dress who was standing quietly turned her eyes slowly and swept her gaze lightly over the two of them.
At that moment, it was as if thousands of stars were shining from the sky and falling into the depths of their souls.
However, to everyone's surprise, she was not angry about the uncontrolled fluctuations of their magic power.
On the contrary, her words even carried some comfort:
"When the Kingdom of God is stable, all the people in that wizard stronghold will be dealt with and avenged by you personally."
The tone was calm, but every word was like an oracle.
At this moment, Vivian and Bede suddenly looked up, their eyes filled with surprise and joy, and their expressions were solemn.
They immediately leaned forward and bowed their heads, responding respectfully and sincerely: "Thank you, Goddess!"
Complex and intense emotions surged in the hearts of the two.
The fear had not yet dissipated, and they knew clearly that their previous fluctuations, even if only out of control for a moment, would have punished them if it had been other gods.
But now, the goddess not only forgave their gaffes, but also gave them comfort and promises.
This kindness made them burst into tears of gratitude.
Master Bed, in particular, felt increasingly guilty and uneasy.
After all, he had failed to live up to the commission given to him by the goddess in the material plane not long ago.
He was feeling uneasy the whole time, but he never expected that he would not arouse the goddess's anger.
Coupled with what happened today, he felt even more ashamed of the goddess' kindness.
With mixed feelings, Vivian and Bede both looked in the direction of the divine formation.
That place, where their disciple's aura disappeared, was also quite close to the direction of the wizard's stronghold.
Their eyes were cold and their minds were awe-inspiring: When the kingdom of God is finished refining, none of these wizards will be able to escape! Everyone in that stronghold must pay with blood! However, at this moment, there was a sudden movement in the divine formation.
The platform trembled slightly, and circles of golden light rippled out, mixed with discordant energy rhythms, like chaotic sounds inserted into a divine music, causing the entire divine formation to tremble continuously.
The Goddess of the Demon Net and the Seven-Star Mage turned their heads almost at the same time and looked towards the source of the fluctuations of the divine formation.
Deep in the void, in an area that has not yet been completely covered by divine power, a new wizard stronghold suddenly emerged.
This stronghold is extremely deeply hidden, and the power fluctuations it emits are even stronger than those of the wizard strongholds discovered previously.
Obviously, there are more and higher-level wizards gathered there.
The Goddess of the Divine Net frowned slightly, and a hint of contemplation flashed in her eyes.
"Another stronghold..." She murmured softly in her heart, her consciousness rapidly expanding in the void, "It seems that the wizards who should show up have almost surfaced."
"But that person may not be in these two wizard bases, so we can't end it early..."
If the person who caught her attention was within the two wizard strongholds, she could completely end the divine formation and target the two wizard strongholds for refining.
But this is just guessing and gambling.
Now that the Goddess of the Demonic Net is in charge of the divine formation, it is only a matter of time before the entire outer plane is refined, so she naturally does not want any mistakes to happen.
Anyway, she has the advantage, so why should she be greedy for the moment?
"Continue to refine."
As soon as the words fell, the entire golden platform burst into brilliant divine light again, and the divine formation flickered like the veins of a god.
Billions of runes began to run again, and divine power poured down like a river from the sky, continuing to devour, cover, and refine the entire outer plane.
…………………………
Time passes quietly.
At this moment, the outer plane is like a slowly burning ancient scroll, being reshaped and swallowed up inch by inch under the erosion and refining of the power of the divine array.
In the foreseeable future, this vast outer world will eventually be completely dominated by the divine array and transformed into the kingdom of the Goddess of the Demon Net.
However, in this plane that is destined to belong to someone, there are still two areas that are like isolated, everlasting lights in the night, and have not been submerged by the waves of divine power.
These two places are naturally the two wizard strongholds of the wizard army in the outer plane.
These two wizard strongholds, one big and one small, one strong and one weak, but both have Morning Star Wizards in charge.
The powerful stronghold was gathered together by the Mechanical Puppet Wizard, the highest person in charge of the Eastern War Zone.
The weak stronghold was led by the spirit-eyed wizard who suddenly appeared.
At this moment, the strongholds commanded by both sides were like reefs stubbornly resisting in the torrent of divine power.
At this moment, although the two Morning Star Wizards were far apart, they started a secret communication through both sides' means.
Deep in the huge stronghold, the mechanical puppet wizard stood quietly in a metal room surrounded by alchemical instruments and rune pipes.
He was dressed in a black and gold wizard robe, with a silver-white talisman cloak on his shoulders. With his hands behind his back, he stared coldly at the slowly rotating witchcraft projection in the air.
In the past, his eyes always revealed a shrewd and calculating aura, and his smile was that of a shrewd businessman, which made people hard to guard against.
However, at this moment, that smile had long since faded, replaced by an extremely gloomy and murderous intent.
His eyes were no longer gentle, nor did they show any ripples. Instead, they were a pair of cold eyes like mechanical blades, as if they could cut the space into pieces.
What really made him fall into such a gloomy mood was not the revival of the Goddess of the Demon Net, nor was it the sudden refining of the divine formation.
But it was the appearance of the Spirit Eye Wizard.
He never expected that the existence that was supposed to be outside the plan and had already cut off cause and effect would actually show up in person and step into this expedition site.
Obviously they had an agreement.
He allowed the Spirit Eye Wizard to send someone to deal with the suspicious boy named "Lynn", which could be regarded as repaying a favor from the past.
After this incident, they were no longer involved with each other.
But now, not only did the Spirit Eye Wizard fail to follow the rules, he also openly entered the depths of the plane and established his own base, with the intention of disrupting the situation.
This action is like forcibly inserting an unstable factor into the alchemical ritual; it is dangerous and uncontrollable.
What’s even more terrible is that this expedition is not led by him, the Mechanical Puppet Wizard, personally, but a legion mission jointly dispatched by the entire Mechanical City.
As the Morning Star Wizard, he has a say, but not absolute power.
If his private connections cause loopholes in the entire expedition or even cause it to fail...
Then what awaits him will be the most severe judgment from the Wizarding Council.
Even with his status and strength, he could not escape the severe punishment.
Thinking of this, the mechanical puppet wizard's expression became even gloomier, his cheek muscles twitched slightly, and his heart felt as heavy as cold iron.
He slowly raised his hand, and the spiritual energy of his fingertips lightly touched the void. The witchcraft communication array quietly opened and transmitted to the other side of the world, the base of the Spirit Eye Wizard.
The next moment, a pale, misty spiritual energy fluctuation quietly emerged, and a pair of light-colored eyes without any emotional fluctuations slowly took shape in the void and stared over.
"...Spiritual Eyes,"
The robot wizard spoke, his voice like a biting cold wind, squeezing out every byte from between his teeth, filled with extremely suppressed anger.
"You should give me an explanation."
"The mysterious Morning Star that appeared in the Eastern Theater earlier...is that you?"
He continued to ask, his brows as gloomy as night.
However, facing this question, the Spirit Eyes Wizard in the void was not panicked at all, and his voice was chillingly calm:
"Is there any point in discussing this now? The most urgent task is to consider how to deal with the power of the magic array of the Goddess of the Demon Net."
There was no fluctuation in his tone, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
The puppet wizard's face suddenly became even gloomier, and his anger continued to boil, almost impossible to suppress.
"What on earth do you want to do?!"
He growled, his voice no longer able to conceal his emotions.
"I heard... you chose the Broken Star. Apparently you encountered some life-or-death dilemma..."
"I have heard about your story before. It seems that the Furnace Stone and the Wizard Council are in conflict, and the information they revealed all points to a [landscape]..."
His gaze was like a nail, staring straight into those calm eyes: "Landscape is a legacy from the civilization of the gods."
"So, you came here... for the civilization of the gods?"
"You approached the expedition, intervened in the battle, set up strongholds, and took risks yourself. Was it for them?"
"Answer me, Spirit Eyes!"
With every word, the murderous intent in the eyes of the mechanical puppet wizard grew stronger, and his eyes were filled with a bit of anger and... regret.
Yes, regret.
He remembered that when he was talking with the Spirit Eyes Wizard and he mentioned the words "Civilization of Gods" for the first time, the Spirit Eyes Wizard had an abnormal reaction for a moment.
But he didn't care at the time and completely ignored it.
However, thinking about it now, that slight abnormality... is quite suspicious.
Now, the war has reached a white-hot stage, the divine formation is refining the heaven and earth, and the outer plane is about to be in turmoil.
During this period, all kinds of strange things and many variables emerged one after another.
He had already deduced that the Spirit Eye Wizard did not sit idly by and watch the situation, but had secretly intervened in many key events.
The incarnation of the great wizard Yod under his command was directly killed by the other side. This is the biggest example!
The most important information provided by the great wizard Yod was that the being was riding "a black dragon".
The Mechanical Puppet Wizard remembered clearly that the Spirit Eye Wizard had tamed a black dragon in the past.
Clues, pieced together bit by bit.
All the clues eventually converged into a conclusion that was almost unacceptable to him.
He was already certain that the Spirit Eye Wizard was planning, hiding, and plotting.
Facing the continuous questioning and aggressive inferences from the mechanical puppet wizard, those pale eyes never showed the slightest ripple. They were like stagnant water, quiet as a mirror, and bottomless.
"Now that you already know this, what else do you want to ask me?"
The Spirit Eyed Wizard still responded calmly, with a light tone.
However, this indifference finally ignited the long-suppressed anger of the mechanical puppet wizard.
"You bastard!"
He roared angrily, his voice carrying a distorted metallic roar that echoed in the room, as if the entire stronghold was raging with anger for him.
"What the hell do you want to do? Tell me everything! Otherwise, I will report all your tricks immediately!"
"Who is behind the expedition? Do you really know nothing about it?"
"Behind the Nightmare Rift lies a terrifying existence that has kept the entire southern region dormant!"
"If you dare to tamper with something at such an important stage, you won't survive if anything goes wrong!"
His voice became louder and louder, his emotions were completely out of control, his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"Damn it, you chose 'Shattered Star'. You're not even a complete Morning Star! But I..."
The robot wizard's voice was almost a roar, and his mind, which had always prided itself on being calm and calculating, completely collapsed at this moment.
His emotions surged like the sea: anger, anxiety, fear...all these emotions intertwined together, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
But the Spirit Eye Wizard just watched quietly.
There was no rebuttal, no response, not even the slightest hint of emotion.
He just remained silent, allowing the mechanical puppet wizard to curse and vent, as if all this had nothing to do with him. He was just waiting for a certain emotional critical point to pass quietly.
Sure enough, after a moment, the mechanical puppet wizard finally stopped, breathing heavily, his eyes as cold as frost.
And his attitude also changed, becoming unexpectedly...slow.
"What on earth do you want to do?"
He asked, his tone no longer aggressive, but like a gambler who was forced into a corner, with a barely perceptible pleading in his forbearance.
He knew very well that he did not have the capital to truly "show his cards".
After all, after the matter was leaked, it was hard to say whether the Spirit Eye Wizard would live or die, but his end would not be good.
Therefore, it is best to reach an agreement with the Spirit Eye Wizard, cover up the other party's information, and completely cut off the connection between you and the other party...
But before that, he also had to find out what the Spirit Eyed Wizard was trying to do.
And this time, the Spirit Eye Wizard finally responded.
He smiled gently, and his voice was no longer so cold, but instead had a hint of gentleness.
"It doesn't matter what I want to do..."
Before he finished speaking, he seemed to sense that the puppet wizard's nerves were on the verge of collapse, so he continued at the right time: "But I can tell you that I have no intention of disrupting the expedition."
"From the beginning to the end, everything I did was on the side of the wizard camp."
"It can even be said that I hope more than anyone else that this expedition...will eventually be victorious."
The eyes of the Mechanical Puppet Wizard were still cold, but as he listened to the words of the Spirit Eye Wizard, he had all kinds of guesses in his mind...
(End of this chapter)
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