Chapter 869: Holy Magus Dios (2/2)
Pop!
A pair of Earth-grade boots dropped from the Bloodblade Ghost General’s body; a pleasant surprise because his dead comrades hadn’t been as generous with their loot. I gave it to Lin Yixin since it was about time Snowy Cathaya got something substantial out of this quest.
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When we turned our gaze at the now defenseless entrance, Cloudway said urgently, ”Alright, let’s head in. I will witness the summoning of the devils from the Purgatory with my own eyes!”
”Yeah.”
We rushed in. Behind the steel door, there was a huge black vortex floating above the stairs with purple lightning spinning around it. It was so bright that it was difficult to look at, but I still noticed that this Eye of the Purgatory was exactly the same as the one summoned by Coldblade a long time ago.
The stone of the stairs was utterly crushed by the vortex’s power. Even now, more stones were sucked into the growing portal. The Eye of the Purgatory connected the mortal plane and the Purgatory plane, which was why roars could be heard from the other side of the vortex. Not only that, Corpse Eaters kept jumping through the portal and into our plane before they ran along the path leading to a nearby forest. The Eye was undoubtedly the reason the army of Night Creatures at the forest kept growing in numbers.
”Dammit!”
Cloudway clenched his fists and gritted his teeth angrily as he stared at the group of undead magi casting the summoning spell on the stairs. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock, and he burst out, ”Im… impossible! How could this be!? You… you’re the one who wanted to destroy the kingdom??”
An old magus clad in black robes and wielding a scepter suddenly let out a sinister laugh and lowered his hood, revealing an ancient face shrouded in dark energy. He shot Cloudway a terrifying smile and said, ”So, you’ve finally arrived, my child, my best student, and prince of the empire—Cloudway!”
”Impossible… impossible…”
Clouway uttered through gritted teeth, ”Sir Dios! You were my and my father’s mentor! You were the 300-years-old founding magus of our empire, so why are you serving the Bloody Finger? Why are you opening the Eye of the Purgatory and allowing the undead to cross over to our world!?”
We finally understood why Cloudway was so angry. Who would’ve thought that the main spellcaster behind the Eye of the Purgatory would be the founding magus of Vanished God City himself?
Holy Magus Dios (Immortal Rank Boss)
Level: 215
Magic Attack: ???
Defense: ???
HP: ???
Skills: ???
Introduction: A former magus of the Vanished God Empire. Having cultivated his power for 300 years, Dios is the mentor of many kings of the Vanished God Empire, and an incredibly powerful mage whose understanding of magic is nearly unrivaled. Unfortunately, far from being satisfied with his current power, Dios ultimately decided to betray the empire and submit to Ovia the Bloody Finger to obtain even greater power.
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Dios watched the enraged prince for a moment before breaking into a sudden smile. ”Don’t be angry, my child.”
Cloudway grasped his sword and uttered, ”Why have you betrayed the empire?”
Dios smiled savagely. ”Betray? What is betrayal, and what is loyalty? All I ever wanted was greater power. Cloudway, you are too young to even comprehend what betrayal means. I, Dios, have served the Vanished God Empire for over three hundred years, but never once was I able to live a life that isn’t under someone’s thumb. I had witnessed nobles vent their rage against the commoners, rulers lying, negotiating and betraying others for their own selfish purposes, and I’ve seen more than enough hypocrisy than I care to see any longer. The only betrayal I see here is that of the current authority toward its citizens, and my answer to that, is destruction. If I cannot change anything, then I may as well destroy it!”
”No!”
Cloudway unsheathed his sword and pointed it at his former mentor. ”It takes time, but authority can be changed, and the nobles can be educated to serve the people eventually. But if you fall into the abyss even once, then you are betraying all of humanity! I, Cloudway, will stop your descent right here, my mentor! I—will—kill—you!”
Dios laughed after Cloudway declared that he would kill his mentor. ”Very well, show me how much you’ve grown, Cloudway. Just as you’ll kill me without hesitation, I too will wipe out the future star of the empire without mercy. I will make that foolish ruler of mine suffer, hahaha…”
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Chiang chiang!
Lin Yixin and I unsheathed our weapons in unison. It was time to challenge a Level 215 Immortal Rank super boss!