Although No. 01 had found the bloodline he had been longing for, there was another problem in front of him.
He didn't know this magical creature.
In other words, if he injected the bloodline of this creature into his body, he would face unknown risks.
Bloodline wizards did have various secret methods to reduce the risk of fusion, but this was based on the premise that the bloodline was known. Even if he used the secret method with an unknown bloodline, it might not have any effect.
Therefore, if No. 01 really wanted to integrate the bloodline of this magical creature, he might die on the spot.
Even so, No. 01 didn't hesitate. That kind of bloodline desire gave birth to incomparable confidence in his heart. He felt that he would definitely be able to control this bloodline.
In the end, as No. 01 expected, he succeeded.
However, he didn't know that this was also the beginning of his nightmare.
The reason was very simple. The magical creature's identity was not simple.
This magical creature was a third-class citizen of the Phantom City. The reason why it appeared in the coffin in the ruins was that it had used a secret method to recuperate and advance in the coffin. Unexpectedly, it was "eaten" by 01 while it was still in a daze.
The full name of the Phantom City was "Gruz Deward's Phantom City." From the name, it could be seen that the Phantom City was actually owned by Gruz Deward.
In this city, there were many magical creatures living. Most of them were collected by Gruz Deward from various worlds, and some came to him for protection. Gruz Deward divided these magical creatures into three levels of citizens. The top of the pyramid was the first-class citizen, which was the so-called upper-class citizen.
However, although it was called a magical creature city, in the eyes of outsiders, it was more like Gruz Deward's private confinement garden. Therefore, it didn't have a good reputation.
Although it didn't have a good reputation, it had to be said that Gruz Deward was very protective of the citizens in the city.
If a citizen was persecuted, Gruz Deward would do everything to get revenge.
And No. 01 swallowed the bloodline of a third-class citizen, which happened to step on Gruz Deward's red line.
For the next period of time, the nightmare had been hanging over No. 01's head because Gruz Deward used all kinds of methods to chase after him. Although 01 managed to escape every time, it was just a game of cat and mouse. He wouldn't kill you directly. He was torturing 01 bit by bit. Whenever 01 thought he had a chance to escape, he would be pressed into the ground by the invisible dark palm in the next second.
In the midst of despair, 01 had thought of joining some large organizations to avoid being hunted down by Gruz Howard, but it was useless.
Among the legendary wizards, Gruz Deward was one of the best. He was very close to sounding the Miracle Sound.
No organization was willing to go against such a powerful legendary wizard, not to mention that 01 was just an ordinary wizard who hadn't even stepped onto the path of truth.
Later on, Number 01 joined the Kasai Legacy Society by chance.
Although Ase Legacy Society didn't have the ability to stop Gertrude, Ase Legacy Society had a wide network of connections. Furthermore, she knew some special "Voidwalkers". Through some means, Number 01 was sent away from the Origin World and arrived at the distant Southern Region.
Although coming to the Southern Region didn't mean he was safe, at least for a short period of time, Gruz Deward wouldn't find him.
What 01 needed was this "short period of time". In the Origin World, he was chased and played by all kinds of people. There was no way for him to improve himself, and he couldn't find a way to deal with Gruz Deward's pursuit.
He wanted to use this period of time to improve himself or find a way to block the "Mark of Pursuit".
Dozens of years passed just like that.
Number 01 thought he could make good use of the days when he wasn't hunted down, but he neglected an important point. He wasn't a talented wizard. In these decades, his strength had indeed improved, but the efficiency of his improvement was limited.
Moreover, Ase Legacy Society tried every means to make 01 be cautious and not cause any trouble in the Southern Region, which would affect the progress of the experiment. This also limited 01's room for improvement.
In the end, he achieved nothing. Not only was he stuck on the path of truth, but he also couldn't find an effective way to block the pursuit.
If he still had time, he might have a chance in the future. However, the intelligence told him that he was running out of time.
The person who kept communicating with 01 was an unknown existence. It was temporarily called "Beast Mark" because there was a beast-shaped symbol on the envelopes he sent. Beast Mark seemed to be very familiar with the Phantom City. He also investigated the whereabouts of Gruz Deward, the "City Lord", very clearly.
In the most recent letter, Beast Mark told 01 that Gruz Deward mentioned the wanted criminal 01 again at the recent citizens' meeting, and that he had located 01's whereabouts.
Although Gruz Deward didn't say what he would do next, 01 understood that his peaceful days were over.
He would return to the boundless Desolate Wasteland and live in the gap between the pursuit and escape.
After enjoying a peaceful life for decades, 01 thought that he would have to face the dark past again. He … went crazy.
01 knew that with his own strength, fighting against Gruz Deward was simply a battle between a mayfly and a tree. There was no suspense.
Even Ase Legacy Society couldn't compete with the huge Phantom City.
After knowing that he had nowhere to run and no way to live, 01 made a decision:
Since he was going to die in the end, he wanted to die in a meaningful way. He wanted to go crazy before he died and let that high and mighty, arrogant, and self-proclaimed Gruz taste the pain of death.
And he had a way to do it.
During his time in the Southern Region, although his strength was limited, it didn't mean that he didn't gain anything. He learned a secret news here, which was related to Gruz Deward.
The Devil Sea was called a forbidden area, not only because of the violent weather, but also because of some unexplainable supernatural disasters. In the process of investigating the Devil Sea, 01 found that the reason why the Devil Sea was classified as a forbidden area was because of a magical creature.
This magical creature was called Schiz.
It was the king of the sky, the overlord of the sea, and also the beast of disaster that brought disaster!
When Schiz lived, it completely occupied the Devil Sea. Even the legendary wizards of the Southern Region didn't dare to easily step into the Devil Sea.
However, one day, Schiz suddenly disappeared.
Because of Schiz's disappearance, the Devil Sea changed from a closed state to a semi-forbidden area.
There were many rumors about the reason for Schiz's disappearance in the Southern Region, but no one knew the inside story. But 01, who had some knowledge of the Phantom City, guessed the truth behind it.
Although the Phantom City was divided into upper, middle, and lower class citizens, there were more detailed divisions in each class. Among the upper class citizens, those who were most favored by Gruz Deward would be awarded the title of "Diamond Citizen".
And 01 happened to know that there was a Diamond Citizen in the Phantom City called "Schiz".
It seemed that Schiz left the Devil Sea because he was "captured" by Gruz Deward.
After 01 learned that Schiz of the Phantom City had left the Devil Sea, he became interested in Schiz's lair. After all, Schiz was a powerful Transcendent. At that time, 01 thought that he might be able to find a treasure in his lair that could improve himself.
In the end, 01 didn't find any treasure, but he found a sea beast cub.
According to various clues and inferences, this sea beast cub was most likely the bloodline left behind by Schiz.
At this point, what 01 wanted to do was very clear.
Since there was no way out, he would destroy the Diamond Citizen's bloodline. Gruz Deward's attitude toward Diamond Citizens would definitely make him feel bad.
As more letters from the beast mark arrived, 01 learned that the hunting team was approaching. So, he began to act.
Using the organs of Schiz's cub as the final research project, 01 gathered all the combatants and attacked the lair.
…
After reading the letter, Angor finally understood why Number 01 suddenly became so radical and why he would go against Lady Kasayi's orders.
This was because external pressure had forced him to make such a choice.
He couldn't care less about the consequences.
He only wanted to go crazy and take a bite out of Gruz Deward's flesh by killing Schiz's cub.
But did it actually work? Was it all just 01's imagination, and Gruz Deward wouldn't feel bad about it? Angor didn't know the answer, but he knew that 01 didn't care anymore. It didn't matter if it was just his imagination.
Angor felt a little regretful about what happened to 01, but that was all.
He put down the letters and activated his Spirit Bond to tell Ness and the others what happened here.
After all, 01 was going to hunt Schiz cubs. If Gertrude was really angry about this matter, they had better leave this place as soon as possible. They absolutely could not get involved.
Angor opened the Spirit Bond and heard someone talking inside.
It wasn't the talkative Ness. It was … Reynolds.
"It's the same feeling again. It's moving … Eh, it seems to be above us," Reynolds said.
"Above us? You mean the first, second, and third floors?" Ness was surprised.
"I think so," Reynolds said. "Why is it moving on its own?"
"Did Angor take it away? Angor was on the fifth floor," Kanter said.
"Maybe. Let's ask Angor. Toby, are you there? If you are, call Angor — "
"I'm here. What's going on?" Angor spoke before she could even finish her sentence.
"You're here? Didn't you hear it? "Ness was surprised.
"Let me explain," Kanter said. "It's Reynolds. His perception of his body suddenly deepened. He sensed that his body seemed to be moving. At first, it was still on the fifth floor, but now it seems to have moved to the upper floors. Angor, did you take his body away? "
Many thoughts flashed across his mind, which he had neglected before. Now, they all exploded in his mind.
That's right, Reynolds's body!
He always felt like he missed something. Now that he thought about it, it was Reynolds' body!
But why did he miss it?
Angor frowned and decided to put it aside for now. What happened to Reynolds' body?
Angor tried to organize his thoughts.
Before coming to the fifth floor, he checked the main control node and didn't find Reynolds' body.
Apart from the Shadow Fiend, there were no other living beings on the fifth floor. Wait, there was another one. That mist shadow.
The mist shadow could possess a body.
Reynolds added. His body was moving from the fifth layer to the first layer.
Angor suddenly realized that Reynolds' body had been taken over by the Shadow of Mist.
"Ugh …" Angor took a deep breath. He thought he had nothing to worry about after killing the Shadow Fiend. He didn't expect that he would forget about Reynolds.
Reynolds's body was still alive, so he could be considered a living creature. The shadows of the fog could completely possess Reynolds's body!
"I made a mistake." Angor rubbed his temples and told Sunders what he thought was going on.
"You … You forgot about Reynolds' physical body?"
Angor wondered why he forgot about it all of a sudden.
"That's not important. Since the mist shadow already possessed Reynolds, we need to find it as soon as possible," Kanter said.
"The problem is, the mist shadow can explode its head at any time. Didn't it explode the Firescale Monster's head when it possessed it? Even if we can find Reynolds, the monster's head will explode too. Even if Reynolds didn't escape, his body would be dead by now. "
Niss pointed out a key problem, which made Reynolds' face turn pale.
Ness looked at Reynolds' expression and smiled. "But it doesn't matter if the body dies. The soul is the real beginning. Come with me, and I'll show you the true meaning of the soul. "
Angor ignored Ness' mockery and said, "I'll figure out how to solve the problem after I find it. I'll go back to the main control node and check it out. "
He paused a little and continued, "Oh right, there's something else I need to tell you. I found some letters in Hidden Room 01."
Angor was about to tell them the contents of the letters when he returned to the first floor.
However, when he said "letters", he subconsciously looked at the letters. The letters were placed on the lab table … and his attention was immediately attracted by the table in front of him.
There was a rectangular space in the middle of the table that was empty, and the letters were swept to the side.
The empty space … could fit one person?
Angor suddenly remembered something else. When he entered the hidden room, he saw a large amount of white mist drifting out, which made the room extremely cold.
According to Maya's prophecy about Reynolds' body, the place where Reynolds' body was located was extremely cold.
Angor thought about how he didn't find Reynolds' body at all when he was monitoring the fifth floor from the main control node. The only place he couldn't monitor on the fifth floor was the hidden room. The answer was obvious.
Reynolds' body was in the hidden room all along, and it was right here on the lab table!
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