Soon, a few days passed, and the wooden shield couldn't withstand any more hits from the rank 12 monsters. It was on the verge of destruction.

Just then, a clone from Mage Shield Attacker arrived. However, due to the absence of a portal, there was intense resistance from the world. The clone, originally rank 13, dropped to quasi rank 13 under the world's intense suppression.

The clone looked around and discovered that many monsters were attacking a wooden ball. The ball was severely damaged and about to break.

Just as Mage Shield Attacker was preparing to cast a spell, a message was delivered to him. Upon hearing the message, his expression changed, and he immediately teleported away.

…

Time passed, and just as the wooden shield was about to break, a portal appeared beneath the wooden ball. The ball entered the portal, and the portal disappeared.

Hao Gongming gazed at the ball and said, "You can come out; I saved you!"

Mage Green heard her and slowly dispelled the nearly destroyed wooden shield. He looked at Hao Gongming and expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you."

She smiled and asked, "Now, tell me what's going on?"

Mage Green explained, "It was an assassination attempt! Someone tried to kill me! It must have been Mage Blue. He's the only one I've offended during my entire time."

Hao Gongming shook her head and said, "It's not him."

Mage Green questioned, "Why are you so sure?"

"Because he asked me to save you," she replied.

Mage Green was astonished and asked, "Then who?"

"That's what I want to find out. Now, let's go to Mage Blue's clone to get some answers."

A portal appeared, and both of them entered it. Mage Blue was waiting in a world that Hao Gongming had discovered—an unknown, low-level world.

Mage Blue looked at them and said, "It was Twister Mage Destiny who wants you dead."

Both Hao Gongming and Mage Green were stunned by the revelation.

Especially Green, he looked like ice in intense heat, visibly melting before their eyes. Confused and shocked, he asked, "You said a Twister Mage wants me dead? But why?"

Mage Blue explained, "Do you know Twister Mage Destiny?"

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He continued, "She can see the future, and in one of those futures, your continued existence poses a threat to her. That's why she wants you dead."

Green, feeling helpless against a rank 16 mage, exclaimed, "What can I do against a rank 16 mage? This is nonsense! Mage Blue, can you help me find another Twister Mage who can assist me?"

Mage Blue replied, "It's all useless. Twister Mage Destiny can see the future, which means she knows we are here."

Every hair on Green's back stood on end as the realization sunk in. He anxiously asked, "Then why are you here, Mage Blue?"

"Of course, to kill you," Mage Blue replied coldly. With a swift incantation, he cast a spell, and Green, with a horrified expression, froze in place.

Hao Gongming interjected, "This whole situation is ridiculous."

Mage Blue explained, "It's the order of Mage Destiny. Usually, there is no logic in her orders. She sees things that we can't comprehend."

Hao Gongming chuckled and said, "But I still don't want to see him die."

Before Mage Blue could respond, she opened portals on all sides of him. With no escape route, Mage Blue was forcefully transported to an unknown world as the portals closed behind him.

Then, Hao Gongming opened a portal to a random world, the destination even unknown to her, and took the frozen Greene through the portal, disappearing from that place.

After a while, a woman dressed in golden clothes appeared with a sly smile, and then vanished into thin air.

...

Mage Green sighed in relief as he looked around. He wanted to express his gratitude to Hao Gongming, but his attention was immediately drawn to the sky. It was filled with thunderous clouds, so menacing that he felt a single strike could end his life. "Where are we?" he wondered aloud.

Hao Gongming responded, "I don't know, but I don't like it. Let's go." She began to open another portal, aiming to choose a destination that could not be predicted by mages with the ability to see destiny.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck Mage Green, causing him to vanish instantly.

Hao Gongming redoubled her efforts and managed to open a portal, through which she hastily escaped, leaving Green behind.

Meanwhile, Mage Green groaned in pain. The lightning had severely injured him, but he was still alive. As he looked around, his eyes widened in awe. He found himself in a colossal palace, seemingly designed for giants. But the most captivating sight was the throne that stood before him.

Struggling to stand, Greene slowly approached the throne. The entire palace was adorned with treasures of such exquisite quality that he couldn't even begin to identify them. He felt a magnetic pull towards the throne, an overwhelming desire to sit upon it.

As he drew closer, ready to take his seat, a woman dressed in golden garments materialized behind him. Greene turned around, his face filled with terror, and met the gaze of the mysterious woman. It would be the last thing he ever saw.

With a snap of her fingers, the woman caused Mage Greene to be erased from existence. There was no trace left, not even a drop of blood. He had simply been deleted from the world, as if he had never existed at all.

Then Twister Mage Destiny smiled triumphantly as he thought to herself, "Finally, I have obtained the Throne of fate. With this, I can finally be promoted to Rank 17 Shatter Mage!"

As for punishment for killing a mage, if she were Rank 16, she would have been worried. But at Rank 17, there was nothing to be concerned about.

In a high level world, Rank 16 was the maximum combat power. Any being of higher rank couldn't exert more power than the peak of Rank 16 in a high-level world, or else the world would be shattered under the strain of such immense power.

Destiny Mage settled onto the Fate Throne, and immediately, an unknown transformation took place. Her powers and aura continued to escalate to an unimaginable level. A majestic crown materialized on her head as she declared, "From this moment onward, I shall be known as the Emperor of Destiny."