Mythology Rebooted-Chapter 49 - 46 The Star Realm the Great Cosmos the Legendary Mage
49: Chapter 46: The Star Realm, the Great Cosmos, the Legendary Mage
49 -46: The Star Realm, the Great Cosmos, the Legendary Mage
“Get out, there’s nothing for you here anymore,”
Bishop Sean waved his hand, and the guard left with a bowed head and compliant eyes.
Wayne gripped the handle of his gun, and in the dimly lit prison, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Just then, Bishop Sean laughed lightly and said slowly, “The fact that you thought to come here to rescue me and managed to infiltrate this place has indeed given me quite the surprise.”
Wayne frowned in surprise as he watched Bishop Sean pull down his hood to reveal a mushroom growing on his forehead.
A red cap and a white stalk.
What kind of magic was this, had the followers of the Nature Goddess gotten into some feud with mushrooms?
Wayne criticized inwardly, roughly understanding who was in front of him; Isabella had successfully infiltrated the Chasm Tunnel and taken control of one of the four bishops, Bishop Sean.
The Glamor Lady teacher wasn’t wrong; she really had been lying in wait, preparing for a lethal strike.
Wayne curled his lips, his thoughts somewhat complex.
It was good that Isabella was unharmed.
With a strong backer in front of him, he could lie down in peace and wait for the event to conclude.
But what was this slight sadness all about?
The next time I go against my conscience to rescue someone and voluntarily put myself in danger, I’ll be a fool!
Bishop Sean continued, “You’ve come at just the right time.
I’ve been trying to contact you.
Come with me; I have something to hand over to you.”
“What about them?”
Wayne gestured towards the prisoners in the jail.
These more than ten unlucky souls would be sacrificed tonight.
Since he was already here, he might as well rescue them as an afterthought.
An afterthought, not violating any principles.
“I’ll arrange for you and them to leave together later.”
Sean led Wayne out of the prison, through the underground plaza, and into his private office.
At the moment the door closed, Bishop Sean became motionless as if powered down, and Isabella walked out from inside the office, saying indifferently, “You shouldn’t have come.”
But I’m already here!
“The High Priest told me you are a cautious person.
I hope today is the exception and that you will continue to be careful in the future.
Cowardice is not shameful.
Only the cowardly mage lives long,” Isabella said emotionlessly, saying a lot.
She was truly grateful to Wayne for taking the risk to come to her rescue, whether or not it was necessary or successful.
She accepted his intentions.
Furthermore, the High Priest hadn’t misjudged the disciple; noble and unafraid of sacrifice, he was worth developing.
Isabella took out an envelope and entrusted Wayne with taking it out of Enrold Town.
The documents inside were encrypted and could only be opened by a follower of the Nature Goddess stronger than her.
During her five days infiltrated within the Earth Core Cult, through controlling Bishop Sean and her own investigation, Isabella had uncovered a vast amount of the cult’s secrets.
They were significant, and the intelligence had to be delivered to Lundan.
Wayne looked troubled.
The task was simple, and he was all too willing to distance himself from danger.
But he couldn’t leave, as the Glamor Lady teacher had placed a magic restraint on him.
With the mansion as the center, his range of movement was limited to a radius of fifty miles; he could not take the intelligence to Lundan.
Upon hearing this, Isabella fell silent for a moment, not challenging the High Priest’s authority, and tried to lift the magical restraint on Wayne.
No need to try; if it can’t be done, it can’t be done.
“Hand over the documents to the person you trust most, and have them take it to Lundan.”
In the entire Enrold Town, Isabella only trusted Wayne, and that alone, as a student of Hefei, was enough for her to trust him unreservedly.
The person Wayne trusted, she was also willing to trust.
Wayne nodded, and the image of Butler Philark’s monocle flashed before his eyes.
Without a second thought, the most trustworthy person at his side at that moment was the butler. freewebnøvel.com
But first, Wayne needed to confirm one thing.
Would people be controlled by the Underground King after eating its eggs?
Wayne voiced his concern, not just about the butler and the maids—he too might have eaten the free eggs, posing a potential risk.
“Did you eat the eggs raw?”
“Cooked, fried eggs.”
“Then there won’t be any problem.”
“Thank the Goddess, that’s the best news I’ve heard today…”
Wayne breathed a sigh of relief and curiously asked, “What exactly is the Underground King?
A magical being cultivated by the Earth Core Cult or a pet of the Void Lord?”
“Neither.”
“The Underground King isn’t a life form from the God-chosen Continent.
It comes from Star Realm Space, also known as the Void World, the Cosmos…”
Isabella began explaining, “The Star Realm is a forbidden zone for life and a sea of truth, inhabited by mages gone mad, as well as magical beings and familiars created by gods.
But these are all outsiders.
The native inhabitants of the Star Realm are called Star Beasts.”
“Star Beasts are incredibly varied and strange, their shapes and abilities beyond human imagination.
The Magic Realm has yet to compile a complete census.
How many species exist, why they do, who created them—the answers to these questions remain unknown.”
“We only know that once a life form stays in the Star Realm for too long, it will be found by these Star Beasts and become food to satisfy their hunger.”
“A huge size is the only common trait among Star Beasts.
Take, for instance, the Underground King you saw, whose race is known as the Blue Spine Parasite—with a terrifying reproductive ability.
It was summoned incompletely by the Earth Core Cult, less than one thousandth of its whole…”
Isabella outlined the concept of the Underground King, simultaneously broadening Wayne’s knowledge, and concluded, “Processed Blue Spine eggs can be considered food, but if these eggs sense a call from their mother, they will hatch instantly and parasitize the nearest life form.”
“The mother beast is going to call out to her offspring tonight, infesting the entire town?” Wayne asked, his eyes widening.
“That’s just part of the Earth Core Cult’s plan.
After parasitizing the entire town, Archbishop Ivan will complete a sacrifice, summoning the complete form of the Blue Spine Parasite.
With this as a stepping stone, they plan to transport the Blue Spine Parasite’s eggs across the entire God-chosen Continent.”
What in the world, they want to distribute free eggs everywhere?
Wayne was shocked.
His doubts were resolved, but even more arose, “What’s the Earth Core Cult’s grand scheme?
To please their deity, the Void Lord, thereby acquiring the power of the Void?”
“No, the Void Lord isn’t a god.
He’s a legendary mage who has lost his sanity.
His every action may have a purpose or no purpose at all.”
Isabella’s startling words continued, “A mage who has lost his wits becomes a puppet of desire, and legendary mages are no exception.
The statue in the center of the square is of him, both his body and mind eroded by desire.
It’s hard to still call him human.”
Wayne, somewhat understanding yet not entirely, posed a crucial question, “Is the legendary mage in Enrold Town?”
Isabella shook her head.
He was not.
The legendary mage had gone mad, his spark of life flickering like a candle in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.
A legendary mage who has lost his senses will follow his instincts, leaving the God-chosen Continent and wandering in the Star Realm Cosmos.
They will gain the knowledge they most desire but also hasten their own demise.
According to Isabella’s speculation, Archbishop Ivan acquired the statue from somewhere, gaining great power from it.
His mind was corrupted by the statue, fabricating the lie of an underground world and single-handedly creating the current Earth Core Cult.
Isabella had dealt with similar situations before.
Those unfortunate enough to find the statue thought they were protected by a deity.
The sudden surge of power gave them the illusion of invincibility.
As one might guess, following a mad belief ultimately made them part of the madness until their emotions stabilized completely.
“Take those prisoners and leave.
Find a safe place to hide.
Tonight will be chaotic, don’t come into town before daylight,” Isabella instructed.
“Once I’ve completed my mission, I’ll come to find you after the sun rises,” she added.
Big sister, that line is akin to saying ‘Let’s get married when the war is over’—you don’t want to be jinxing it!
Wayne’s eyelid twitched, envisioning Isabella as a sacrificial flame.
He quickly countered the curse, “What if, hypothetically speaking, you don’t complete your mission and don’t come to find me after dawn?”
Isabella looked steadily at Wayne, her voice cold as ice, “I’ll find another way to reach you!”
“…”
Then maybe it’s better if you don’t come at all.
