Chapter 1082: 339.Do not prevent_2
Only the Tomb King’s transportation of bone material to outer space could be aborted due to the intervention of the Pure Light Court. noveldrama
If Noland Lee were in a hurry and didn’t want to waste time here, he could go and stop the Pure Light Court from interfering with the actions of the Blood Sun Divine Seal Descendants.
Moreover, Noland Lee suddenly realized that the appearance of the Pure Light Court wasn’t entirely a bad thing.
The Assassin Angel had told him that the “Gray Wilderness,” this Pollution Zone, also covered a large area.
If the ritual array couldn’t be destroyed quickly after the Pollution Zone opened, it would eventually encompass everything within a three-hundred-kilometer radius around Union City.
Noland Lee had intended to wait until all the bone material had entered outer space and the Corpse Essence of the Gatherer had been destroyed before he went to destroy the ritual array protected by the Blood Sun Seal Descendants.
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Now that the Pure Light Court had arrived, he would leave it to them to close the Pollution Zone.
The “Gray Wilderness” was not as intriguing as the “Bustling Tunnel”; to wizards, it held no research value, as it contained only vast numbers of Aberrations.
So, there would be no occurrence of the Ulnas Circle disregarding the “Gray Wilderness.”
After much consideration, Noland Lee decided to let things take their course.
His attitude was not that of an unambitious person, but rather the Blood Sun Seal Descendants had already contaminated Madimanson, the Alchemist Commander.
Madimanson acted well, without the Pure Light Court detecting anything unusual, so the Pollution Zone’s opening went smoothly.
He was the key to whether the Pollution Zone could open successfully or not.
Noland Lee’s involvement in this matter would likely backfire.
“Just wait and see how Madimanson reacts…”
Noland Lee packed up his repair tools and cast a Flight Spell, flying upwards.
He sought a safe place to use the “Tracking Mark” placed on the Thundering Elephant skeleton, to observe the situation underground.
10 minutes later, in a certain place Underground Layer 3 of Fissure Corridor, Noland Lee hid in the darkness and cast “Mind View” towards that “Tracking Mark.”
The Thundering Elephant skeleton was placed inside a metal capsule warehouse with glass windows, which was then set vertically on a high Storage Shelf.
The Magic Vision provided by the Thundering Elephant skeleton was able to encompass most of the Spire.
Three Artificial Angels appeared near the High Tower.
“What are those Artificial Angels doing standing there?”
Noland Lee narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the Magic Vision, and noticed people moving slowly at the feet of the Artificial Angels.
Compared to the Artificial Angels, which towered over two hundred meters, both Alchemists and Light Wizards looked like ants.
Noland Lee furrowed his brows tightly and focused his gaze on the tiny figures, enabling him to precisely cast Deconstruction.
“Oh, Madimanson is showing off research results on Artificial Angels to the Light Wizards…”
Noland Lee had an epiphany.
It turned out that Madimanson had already got wind of the Light Wizard Team’s imminent arrival from the Alchemy Cathedral.
He had intentionally called in several Artificial Angels from the Upper City Area and placed them near the Spire as a front, creating the scene that they were researching Artificial Angels underground.
The Soul Gem containing 800 million points of Soul Energy was intended for energizing and maintaining the Artificial Angels, not for providing to the Blood Sun Seal Descendants.
The three Artificial Angels appearing in the Magic Vision were what the Golden Federation had managed to produce over the past year, pooling national efforts.
However, they were, for the time being, merely for show.
Besides having a pair of wings on their backs and towering figures resembling walking mountains, these Artificial Angels manufactured by the Golden Federation lacked combat capabilities, and even moving was a problem.
The team leader from the Pure Light, Yass, asked, “What’s going on with the rumors that you all are constructing a spacecraft here?”
Madimanson patted the toe of an Artificial Angel’s foot; isn’t this a spacecraft? According to the studies of Alchemists, authentic Artificial Angels are a type of spacecraft that can freely travel in outer space.
The Light Wizards asked question after question, and Madimanson answered smoothly.
Madimanson successfully handled the inquiries from the Pure Light Court.
Noland Lee couldn’t hear the conversation among the people below; he could only use the Memory Fragments obtained from Deconstruction to fill in this information.
Eventually, the Light Wizards were convinced by Madimanson.
They used Illusion Magic to capture the scene, affixed it to sheepskin parchment, drafted a report, and handed it to Madimanson for confirmation.
Once Madimanson confirmed the accuracy of the report, he signed his name and handed it back to the Light Wizards to take with them.
With such a report witnessing the existence of the Artificial Angels, the whereabouts of the 800 million points of Soul Energy were justifiable.
Yass and the other Pure Light Wizards began to head back the way they came.
Noland Lee made up his mind to have the Light Wizards help him close the Pollution Zone.
Before the others passed through the vertical passage, Noland Lee used “Mind Capture” to write a few lines with the ash on the floor.
The moment Yass led the team and flew out of the vertical channel, reaching Underground Layer 3, he was immediately drawn to the Unasl Ring Language that mysteriously appeared on the floor.
“Eh? Why are there characters here, and in the common language of the Unasl Ring at that…”
“We didn’t see these characters here when we entered the underground before, did we?”
The Light Wizard Team buzzed with discussion.
While maintaining vigilance and using detection spells to check their surroundings, they slowly approached the characters on the ground.
As more of the text came into view, a weight settled on the hearts of the Light Wizards.
Written on the ground were the characters:
“Don’t trust Madimanson’s words; he has deceived you. He is now a puppet of the Blood Sun Seal Descendants. Tonight at midnight, a new Pollution Zone will open on the 100th underground layer.”
The message was succinct and crucially included a key time indicator.
To verify the truth of these characters, they would just have to wait until midnight today.
All the Light Wizards thought of this.
Everyone’s gaze involuntarily focused on their leader, Yass.
Yass, sporting the white mask of a Pure Light Enforcer, concealed his facial expressions, but his eyes showed utmost gravity.
After a brief contemplation, Yass waved his arm, summoning a gust of wind that swept away the dust on the floor.
The dust swirled, and the characters vanished.
“Everyone, keep moving.”
Yass said in a deep voice, leading the way forward.
He bestowed the Wind Magic “Wind Walk” upon his team, making their progress exceptionally fast.
In less than three minutes, the team of Light Wizards had left the Fissure Corridor.
Under normal procedures, they were now supposed to head to the outskirts and open a Teleportation Gate back to the Ulnas Circle in an uninhabited area.
But the characters that had just appeared before them were unexpected, disrupting Yass’s plans.
Moreover, it was uncertain whether among the residents coming and going in Lower Town, any were spies for Madimanson.
“Leave Union City, open the Teleportation Gate, and return to the Ulnas Circle as soon as possible,” Yass ordered while walking.
Bella hurriedly walked a few steps to catch up with Yass, intending to say something, but she was stopped by a gesture from him.
“The Golden Federation is not an ally of the Ulnas Circle,” Yass said to Bella using Wind type “Whisper Wind”:
“We’re here to inspect because there’s a chance that the Soul Gems could be misused by the Blood Sun Divine Seal. Since Madimanson has assured us on behalf of the Alchemy Cathedral that the Soul Gems will not be used for the Blood Sun Seal, whether a Pollution Zone appears or not is not our responsibility.”
Yass patted the Magic Pouch at his waist, continuing:
“Before midnight, sending back this report and the Illusion images, that’s the real task at hand and our duty.”
Bella hesitated, then asked using “Whisper Wind”:
“But if what the text said is true, and indeed a Pollution Zone is going to open at midnight, are we really just going to let it happen?”
Yass paused in his stride, saying slowly:
“Remember, Bella, you still have a lot to learn.
“Law of Pure Light, Volume 1, Article 15: ‘When evil emerges, Pure Light descends, and justice endures.’
“What this means is that when evil suddenly appears, Pure Light must descend immediately, eliminating evil to uphold justice.
“So, has the Pollution Zone appeared now?”
Bella pressed her lips together, shaking her head, “No, it hasn’t.”
Yass said:
“Since it hasn’t appeared, why should we prevent it from appearing? The Law of Pure Light doesn’t teach us to anticipate evil. If all evil were prevented, what sense would there be in Pure Light maintaining justice?”
Yass gestured to the team members:
“Continue moving forward.”