Angor finally understood why the Watcher showed up all of a sudden.
Normally, Watchers couldn't interfere with the world's development. There was only one situation in which they could interfere, and that was when they were performing their duties.
The Watcher's job was to observe the various realms for the Order Faction and search for objects that were out of order.
The Watcher was one of the main reasons why the Order Faction was able to find out about these objects as soon as possible and send out Mystery Hunters to deal with them.
Now that a Mystery object was on the verge of going out of order, the Watcher had the right to interfere.
"So it's a Mystery object …" Ness and Filo nodded in realization. No wonder the attraction force was so strong that even their avatars were affected.
If it was a Mystery item, then it would make sense. Angor's Dream Whelk could even pull a rock into a dream. Something like this could only be a Mystery object.
"Sir, is the effect of attraction?" Angor asked curiously.
The Watcher shook his head. "It just showed up, so I can't say for sure. Maybe the attraction force is its effect, but it's also possible that it's just an effect before it goes out of order. When it ripens, the effect will change again. "
"Ripen means it will keep absorbing the blood of the sea creatures until the fruit changes?"
"That should be the case."
Ness muttered, "Which means we have to stop the fruit from ripening before it goes out of order."
The Overseer glanced at Ness and said indifferently, "If you can stop it, do so."
"Sir, aren't you here to stop the fruit from ripening?"
The Watcher shook his head again. "Stop it? No, I won't. It's not completely out of order yet. All I can do now is observe and evaluate it. I can only do something when it's out of order. "
"What if you can't do anything about it, sir?"
Inspector: "Then inform the Lawful Guild to hand it over to the professionals."
When Belos came to the southern wizardry region, the Watcher was the one who told the Order Faction to send Belos here to help with the task.
Ness frowned slightly when he heard the Sentinel's words. In his opinion, the risk of losing order was very high. If they could solve the problem before it happened, why should they take the risk? The Overseer's methods were too rigid.
Nessie didn't say anything else, but how could the Sentinel not understand what Nessie was thinking?
In order to survive in the Source World, one had to follow the rules. Even a giant like the Order Faction would be restricted.
Think about it, if the Order Faction allowed the Sentinels to see a mysterious item and indiscriminately steal it, would the other organizations be willing to let the Sentinels stay in the general plane?
Only items that were out of order, which were difficult to control and could cause huge negative effects, could be accepted by the Order Guild without crossing the bottom line of most people's hearts.
Of course, other than abiding by the rules, there was another important point, which was that the research of Chaos had always been a topic that the Order Guild wanted to tackle. Moreover, most of the Things of Disorder were quite powerful. Taking in these Things of Disorder could also increase the strength of the Order Guild. However, there was also the possibility of being devoured by the Things of Disorder. The Order Guild had been devoured by the Things of Disorder many times, and countless Mysterious Hunters had died. It was also because the Order Guild had used so many powerful Extraordinary creatures that other wizard organizations reluctantly acknowledged the existence of the Watchers.
It could only be said that Ness had to consider the limits of his own vision due to the difference in their perspectives.
The Sentinel didn't bother to explain. To him, Nessie was no different from an ant. Who would care about an ant's opinion?
The only person who could earn the Sentinel's respect was Angor. Not only because of Froste, but also because of Forcefield.
The Sentinel spoke in a plain tone, "If you can stop them and take the unripe fruit, it's yours. I don't have to go to the Order Faction for help. "
The Sentinel looked at Nessie. "But do you have the strength to do that?"
Nessie frowned. He would be attracted to the fruit as soon as he stepped out, and he would probably end up like his Soul Servant.
The Watcher glanced at Angor. "You're lucky. Angor's … strange field can weaken the attraction of the Mystery fruit. Otherwise, you won't be as lucky as that truth-finder wizard up there. You'll soon become the fruit's nutrients."
Angor's eyes lit up. "You mean the truth-finder wizard up there isn't affected by the fruit's power, sir?"
"He would have come back if he wasn't affected. However, his ability to control 'Night Veil' has somewhat hidden the fruit's power and weakened its power. Of course, it's not as bad as your Forcefield. At the same time, it also gave him a little bit of thought. But it's only enough to prevent him from turning into a walking corpse. He'll still be able to fight against the person controlling the fruit to a certain extent. "
"But he still doesn't have a clear mind. He's only capable of fighting now, but he's only fighting for the fruit. As the fruit ripens, its effect will become stronger, and his Night Veil won't be able to cover him any longer. He'll become the fruit's nourishment in the end. "
In other words, Kanter had already lost his ability to think. He only had a certain amount of fighting power left. Once he lost his last shred of rationality, he would be like the Soul Servant and the Shadow Clone before him. He would approach the fruit like a zombie and be devoured by the fruit.
"Is there any way to save him, sir?" Angor looked at the Sentinel.
The Sentinel gave Angor a thoughtful look. "You should know the rules of being a Sentinel. Appearing in front of you and talking to you is the limit of what I can do right now. "
Angor knew what the Sentinel meant.
The fruit was still in a semi-chaotic state, so the Sentinel couldn't do anything about it. The only thing he could do was to talk to them and give them some suggestions.
"What should we do now?" Filo asked through their Spirit Bond.
Earlier, they thought that they could ask for help, since Mister Eventide wouldn't die so easily. But after hearing the Sentinel's explanation, they realized that it wasn't a good idea to ask for help. Even if they could make it in time, they might not be able to solve the problem.
Angor considered for a moment. "There are only two options. We can either speed up the fruit's ripening process or stop it from ripening."
Speeding up the fruit's ripening process meant that the fruit would completely turn into an object of disorder, and the Sentinel would be able to do something about it.
However, there was a huge downside to this plan. No one knew if Kanter could hold on until the fruit was fully ripened. Maybe Kanter wouldn't be able to hold on until the fruit turned into an object of disorder.
Besides, no one knew how powerful the object of disorder would be. Whether the Sentinel could handle it was another problem.
More importantly, would the Sentinel be willing to help Kanter?
The Sentinel didn't have any obligation to save people who were affected by an object of disorder. Besides, this was the first time they met the Sentinel, so why would they think that the Sentinel would save Kanter?
There were too many downsides to speeding up the fruit's ripening process. Neither Ness nor Filo believed that it was a good choice.
As for stopping the fruit from ripening, there were also downsides.
Stopping the fruit's ripening process could delay Kanter from turning into a walking corpse to some extent. But even then, they might not be able to find a way to save Kanter.
Compared to speeding up the fruit's ripening process, stopping the fruit's ripening process was much easier.
Therefore, they still chose to stop the fruit's ripening process.
But how to stop the fruit from ripening was another problem.
Dankros, who was still sitting on Angor's shoulder, suddenly spoke up, "Someone's coming over there?"
The crowd looked in the direction that Dankrose pointed at, and sure enough, a large group of people appeared in the boundless fog in the distance.
Since they were inside Angor's forcefield and the Sentinel's distorted domain, the people behind them didn't notice them.
The leader of the group was someone Angor knew, Shadow Wizard No. 02. Behind him were a bunch of combatants with different numbers.
"Judging from their path, they're here for No. 03," Filo said.
"Since they didn't see us, we don't need to worry about them. Let them scout ahead. Maybe No. 02 can find a way to contact No. 03, "Ness said.
After all, this strange situation was caused by No.03. Since No.02 and No.03 were colleagues, they might have a way to deal with this kind of situation.
Filo agreed with Nessie's assessment. He fell silent and quietly watched as Nessie and the others approached.
Reynolds, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. "I see … Song."
Filo glanced at Reynolds but didn't mind. Reynolds came from the lab, so it was normal for him to recognize the people inside.
Angor and Ness, on the other hand, frowned as if they thought of something.
"By 'Song', you mean X3?"
Reynolds nodded with obvious hesitation on his face. 'Ge' was once his best friend and shared the same ideals as him. However, later on, 'Ge' was brainwashed by the people in the laboratory and gradually drifted away from Reynolds.
Regardless, "Song" was still his friend, and Reynolds hoped that "Song" could survive.
If he wanted "Song" to live, he had to ask for Angor's help.
However, Reynolds knew that he didn't have the right to ask Angor to save "Song". If he asked, Angor might not even save "Song" anymore. However, Reynolds couldn't let go of the bond between him and 'Song', which was why he looked so hesitant.
"Sir," Song "was my best friend. I, I …" Reynolds couldn't find the words to continue.
Angor didn't notice Reynolds's hesitation. He was thinking about something else.
"You said X3 can control sea creatures, right?" Angor looked at Reynolds.
Reynolds nodded with a puzzled look.
"Sea creatures? Sea creatures?" Ness's eyes lit up as he looked up at Angor.
Angor nodded. "Maybe X3 can stop the fruit from ripening."
Filo also realized what was going on.
"Well, I guess we can't let them scout ahead."
…
It wasn't hard to deal with No. 02's group.
Elmi was weakened by the death of his shadow clone, but he was still able to defeat No. 02.
As for the others, none of them were wizards. They could fight like supernovas, but they were still apprentices. It was very easy to control them.
It didn't take long for No. 02 to be subdued by Elmi. As for the others, except for X3, they all fell into Angor's illusion. Under the guidance of the illusion, they slowly turned around and flew toward the open sea.
This actually saved them as well, allowing them to avoid the calamity of the fruit.
It wasn't that Angor was merciful. He simply didn't want them to be cannon fodder, so there was no need to send them to their deaths. They would only become nutrients for the fruit if they died, which wasn't worth it.
Once No. 02 was trapped, Angor asked Filo to interrogate him to see if he knew anything about No. 03's fruit.
As for Angor and Ness, they turned their attention to X3.
X3 was a young girl wearing a long green sheepskin dress. She looked quite pretty at first glance. However, her eyes were a bit dull, as if she was an emotionless robot.
Even in the face of a few Magi, X3 could remain expressionless and indifferent.
However, everyone here was smart enough to notice that X3's eyes were twitching from time to time. She did not dare to look Ness and Angor in the eyes. It was obvious that she was not as calm as she looked.
"We need you to do something for us," Ness said.
X3 lowered her eyes as if she didn't hear what Ness said.
Ness didn't mind. "Do it, and you can leave this place alive. As for the details, Reynolds will tell you later. "
Ness didn't mention what would happen if they failed. He believed X3 should know.
Ness stepped back and let Reynolds talk to X3.
When facing Reynolds, X3 finally looked up and spoke in a firm tone, "You took that step. You are a traitor."
Reynolds showed a complicated expression. "Ge, you know me better than anyone. You should know why I did it."
X3 snickered but didn't say anything.
Reynolds wanted to say something else, but Ness cut him off. "Reynolds, if you have something to say, you can say it when we're done here. Don't waste time. Get to the point."
Reynolds nodded. He witnessed the fruit's transformation and knew what was most important right now. Besides, this was related to whether "Ge" could live or not, so he didn't waste time on small talk.
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