Along with a loud "Bang!"
Unsurprisingly, Magus Stone's physical body shattered into countless pieces of bloody foam.
When Margus Stone's body was destroyed, everyone's eyes were fixed on the mysterious fruit. They assumed that the Mystery Fruit had reached its limit.
At this moment, would Magus Stone's death be the key to breaking through the critical point?
Time passed second by second.
A trace of confusion gradually appeared in everyone's eyes. The "ripening" that they had imagined did not come, and it looked as if it had not reached a state of fullness … However, the strange thing was that the fruit did not increase its attractiveness. Instead, its attractiveness decreased.
Just as they were feeling confused, a rumbling sound suddenly came from behind them.
He looked back and saw that the explosion was caused by a wizard's self-destruction.
Without any warning, a Magus wearing a grey robe exploded into pieces.
"What's going on?" Angor wondered. Did the Mystery Fruit evolve? It could now devour flesh from a long distance away?
While he was still trying to figure out what was going on, a streak of light suddenly flew over from where the Adept had self-destructed.
It was heading toward Speaker Lightchaser.
The light wasn't meant to attack, so Speaker Lightchaser easily caught it. Speaker Lightchaser slowly opened his hand and released a puff of smoke, allowing everyone to see what was inside.
It was a pure white bone ring.
"What's that?" Oliveta looked at the ring in confusion.
Speaker Lightchaser knew what was going on as soon as he saw the ring. He wasn't going to answer Oliveta's question. But when he looked up, he saw the red-haired, golden-eyed young man was also looking at the bone ring with curiosity.
Chairman Lightchaser's mind spun slightly, and the words that he wanted to swallow rushed to his mouth. "This is Magus Sea Bone's space ring."
Before Oliveta could ask further, Speaker Lightchaser revealed the truth. "Something happened to the Mystery Fruit, which caused its attraction to become weaker. Wizard Sea Bone finally regained some clarity in his mind.
"He couldn't move because of the attraction, but he saw Magus Stone's soul returning to his hometown. Now, he finally regained some clarity, so … "
"So Sir Sea Bone chose the same path as Magus Stone and self-destructed his body to enter the Cazider World?" Levita asked.
Chairman Lightchaser nodded: "That's right. However, Magus Sea Bone didn't self-destruct blindly. He had plans to return to the Magus World. Thus, before he self-destructed, he used the last of his strength to pass his spatial ring to me. He also left a message saying that he hopes to leave the ring with me for the time being. When he returns, he will come here to take the ring back. "
Chairman Lightchaser did not hide any details. He revealed all the messages left behind by Adept Haigu in the bone ring.
Angor finally understood why the wizard self-destructed. He was trying to imitate Margus Stone.
As for his message about "retrieving the ring on the day of return", it sounded a little weird. How could he return from Cazider World when he was already dead? However, this wasn't impossible.
The chances of other Magi's soul returning to the southern region after entering the Cazider World was low. However, Sea Bones was different.
This was Angor's first time meeting this wizard, but he was not unfamiliar with his name. "Sea Bones" Birakum Lowell from White Coral Floating Island Academy. He was a famous truth-finder Soul Manipulator in the wizarding world. Even Ness would show respect when mentioning this wizard's name.
Magi who specialized in the soul often said, "Death isn't the end, it's only the beginning."
Sea Bones' body was gone, but his soul was still there. As long as his soul did not fall from Cazider World, there was a good chance that he could return.
After all, the soul was the foundation of all Soul Manipulators.
Adept Sea Bones had given the bone ring to Chairman Lightchaser for safekeeping. This was a backup plan, and it showed that he was confident in his return.
"I see. Mister Sea Bones is a decisive man," Oliveta commented.
Following Oliveta's words, several more explosions came from afar. However, there were also a few Magi who chose to die with their physical bodies and return their souls to their hometowns.
It was clear that they had also heard Chairman Lightchaser's words.
Not all of them were Soul Manipulators, but it did not matter. As long as their souls were not destroyed, there was a chance that they could return to the southern region in another form.
Although the future wouldn't be too good, it was still a way out.
Under the threat of the Mystery Fruit, they were forced to choose to return their souls to their hometown.
"Many of them are famous truth-finders. I didn't think they would fall here and end their lives in such a helpless way." Oliveta looked at the streaks of light flying toward Chairman Lightchaser and sighed.
"Being decisive is also a kind of courage," Adelia said calmly. Adelaya spoke calmly, "A person with such determination must have a heart that is purer and more resilient than other adepts. They might actually be able to find a way to return."
After saying this, Adelaia glanced behind her.
At this moment, even though there were a few Magi who wanted to return home, most Magi chose to wait.
They did not want to give up their bodies, and they were betting on the future. Perhaps the attraction would continue to weaken. As long as the attraction weakened, they could escape without having to detonate their bodies.
It was not a bad idea. But who could say for sure that the attraction would weaken? What if it did not and continued to strengthen? By then, they would not even have the chance to regret it.
…
"Everyone has their own choices. Some chose to return to their hometown, while others are still holding on.
"The former is not an escape. It's a way to avoid the ultimate risk. As for those who chose to persevere, some did it out of greed, while others did it out of luck. "
The Watcher looked at Angor. "You are not like them. You have a third option, which is to leave. Do you want to leave? "
The Watcher did not try to hide his words, which attracted the attention of Chairman Lightchaser and the others.
They also wanted to know who the red-haired, golden-eyed man was, and what choice he would make.
"Mister Watcher, do you still think I'm going to leave?" Angor asked.
"Leaving is not necessarily a bad choice. You can still find other opportunities."
"It's just a possibility. It's not absolute. Besides, the Time Thief did not show up, but he did give me a premonition about my destiny. This may be my only chance to witness the birth of an object out of order. I don't want to miss it. "
Chairman Lightchaser and the others began to ponder. Those who were marked by the Time Thief were all geniuses with great potential. And the target was a wizard from the southern wizardry region. Was he from society?
Angor did not care about what the others thought. "Mister Watcher, why do you want me to leave?"
Angor already made it clear that he was not going to leave. The Watcher should have known by now. Why would the Watcher ask him a second time? Angor found it strange.
The Watcher remained silent for a while. "… I feel a little uneasy."
Uneasy? Angor looked at the Watcher in surprise.
"Are you talking about a wizard's omen?" Angor quickly asked.
The Watcher shook his head. "It's not an omen. It's just a way of judging the situation."
The fruit's attraction suddenly decreased, and it did not devour any more flesh. This was too strange. It was like the calm before the storm. The Time Thief was slowly accumulating its power, waiting for the final moment to explode.
Once it did, it would reveal the true terror of an object out of order.
It was precisely because of this strange atmosphere and abnormal development that the Overseer felt vaguely uneasy.
"Maybe you're overthinking it, mister?"
The Watcher shook his head. "I hope so. Never mind. Let's talk about you. Why did you save that wizard just now?"
The wizard the Watcher was referring to was Magus Stone.
The green light that surrounded Magus Stone was Angor's Green Forcefield. Thanks to the Green Forcefield, Magus Stone regained some of his consciousness, which allowed him to use Homeward Call.
As for why Angor helped him?
"I didn't mean to."
The Watcher stared at Angor for a moment before looking away. "Is that so?"
"Yes."
Angor wasn't lying. He didn't think too much about it. He just did it out of convenience. But now that he thought about it carefully, he realized that there was a hidden reason behind it.
Magus Stone was also a member of the research department. Even though they had different opinions during the meeting, they did not go so far as to fight each other. That was why Angor was willing to help Magus Stone because they were peers.
But that did not mean Angor would help Magus Stone.
Angor did so because he saw Magus Stone's stubbornness.
Angor used the excuse of "I just want to witness the birth of an object out of order" to return to the center of the mist zone. But that was only an excuse. His real reason for returning to the mist zone was not the real one.
But Magus Stone was the one who truly believed in this excuse. He was not greedy for Mystery items. He only came here because of "Fate's Choice", hoping to find a way to break through his current power.
He was the one who truly loved alchemy.
Perhaps Angor was influenced by Magus Stone's passion. When Magus Stone was about to give up, Angor sent him a voice transmission, which gave Magus Stone a chance to escape.
What he didn't expect was that his casual action would give the other wizards a glimmer of hope. Wizard Sea Bone's self-destruction and the other wizards' self-destruction were all examples.
In a way, it was a good thing.
…
The Watcher did not say anything else. He kept looking at the Mystery Fruit in the distance.
Angor glanced behind him.
There weren't many Magi left alive. There were less than ten of them. These ten Magi did not choose the path of returning their souls to their hometowns. Instead, they waited silently, waiting for a suitable opportunity.
About half a minute later …
The Mystery Fruit's attraction was reduced again.
This drop in temperature made the Magi in the distance very happy. Although it wasn't to the point where they could move, it was still a good development! As long as they could keep going, their chance would come.
Time passed. As they expected, the Mystery Fruit's attraction was still decreasing.
Their expressions became more and more joyful, and some of them even had a look of schadenfreude in their eyes.
"Looks like Mister Sea Bone and the others made a careless decision," Oliveta spoke up and shared the thoughts of the others.
At this rate, they would be able to escape very soon. Once they did, Wizard Sea Bone and the other wizards who entered Cazider World would have to make a careless decision.
A moment later, the attraction was reduced again. Everyone's eyes were getting clearer by the second.
At this moment, another rumbling sound was heard.
"Someone's self-destructing?" Everyone looked at the source of the explosion and saw that it was not a self-destruction. Instead, someone had used a taboo technique.
Taboo Technique was just a general term. Basically, Taboo Technique was a self-destructive method to forcibly remove or enhance a certain ability. This kind of spell technique was a strenuous and unrewarding one. Apart from being good for escaping, it was not very effective when used in a desperate fight.
At this moment, a sorcerer used a similar taboo technique.
Angor could not see what the wizard did, but he did see the result. After the explosion, a distorted space fissure appeared. The wizard, who looked so weak that he could be blown away by the wind, rushed into the fissure with all his strength.
The result was obvious. The wizard who used the forbidden spell opened a portal, or rather, a plane passageway, and escaped.
It was good to escape, but Angor did not know what price he had to pay.
"Judging from the previous explosion, Wizard White Feather must have blown up most of his spirit model and forcibly removed the restriction on his movements." The speaker was Lightchaser, and his expression was a little surprised.
"White Feather" Maz Turan was a level-2 elemental truth-finder wizard. He was the most powerful wizard in the group.
Destroying half of his spirit model would cause his strength to drop by at least eighty or ninety percent.
He might not even be a level-2 truth-finder anymore.
Even so, he still did it!
If the attraction of the fruit was still decreasing, he could wait a little longer. Using the forbidden spell would not cost him so much.
But he did not wait. Instead, he waited until he reached a certain stage and used the forbidden spell.
This kind of decisiveness was actually quite terrifying.
"Will — will he regret it?" Oliveta was so shocked by what she saw that she forgot to use honorifics.
"I don't know, but at least he got out alive," Dicher said.
"You're right. So Mister Sea Bone didn't have to self-destruct so early. "
Dicher shook his head. "Even if Sea Bone used all his spirit models, he might not be able to break through the restriction."
As such, from the looks of it, Adept Sea Bone's choice wasn't the worst.
However, if the attraction of the fruit continued to decrease, the wizards who chose to return their souls to their homeworld would really be frustrated.
After Wizard White Feather used the forbidden spell to escape, the other wizards were also wondering if they should use the same method. However, Wizard White Feather was too strong. His forbidden spell would only decrease one level. If they used it, they would lose even more.
Should they … wait a little longer?
As the others waited with complicated thoughts, the Mystery Fruit that had been quiet for a long time finally showed some changes.
Suddenly, a thin crack appeared on the hard red shell of the fruit.
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