814 Plan of the Devils (1/2)
Brook's spiritual power spread out in the whole library, controlling the pivot of the magic circles, commanding the tower guard, supervising the defense of Allyn, and watching over the big picture of the whole City in the Sky. He could not spare much of his attention to the archmage. So, he asked from far away, ”What happened?”
How could he have neglected any accident in the City in the Sky when he controlled the city defense?
The archmage said quickly, ”A few members of the Highest Council who should've returned did not return!”
While saying, he walked into the library in a panic, but Brook was too occupied to remove the defense circle. He simply asked, ”Who didn't come back?”
”There are…” The archmage spoke something, but suddenly, he lunged forward. His body became blurry and twisted, as if it was jumbled by streaks of light in different colors.
Zi, Zi, Zi.
In weird noises, the devil-like phantom passed the first magic circle, but it was soon condensed between the two magic circles.
Then, it traveled through the magic circles and lunged at Brook who was at the center.
Every time the magic circle took effect, it would turn from real into illusionary, as if it were in a different world, in order to pass them. However, such a status could not last. So, it had to sense the fluctuations of the magic circle keenly in order to find places for it to step on.
It was not until then that Brook realized that the guy had been corrupted and possessed by a powerful primeval devil through the seed that was planted into his heart a very long time ago.
He stared at the primeval devil. His eyes were filled with electricity as he tried to identify the person.
The devil's face changed all the time, now old and now young, now handsome and now hideous. It was quite dazzling.
Brook, however, recognized one of the faces. He asked in shock, ”Melmax?”
He was the only top legendary knight at present!
”Melmax” laughed crazily. ”Melmax is already dead. Standing before you is an incarnation of the True God Viken!”
Brook sighed, as if he realized something. ”You're the most determined and devout knight that I know. I didn't know that you would also choose the path of primeval devils, and by using the primitive way without sharing the negative feelings with a container, no less.”
Not every Grand Cardinal could find a legendary fake god or Demon Lord as their container. Therefore, many of them chose Thanos' version, which had a lot of problems. Melmax, who felt that he was determined enough to overcome the negative feelings, was the one who accomplished it first. Also, there wasn't really any influence after he completed it, at least none he could see.
However, after he was utilized and possessed by Viken, the negative feelings in his heart completely burst out.
Manipulated by Viken, the primeval devils that the twelve Grand Cardinals turned into possessed different people through the seeds of corruption that they planted earlier, attempting to raise havoc and create more negative feelings for Viken to absorb.
Of course, the seeds of corruption that could avoid the blockage of city defense had high requirements. The targets had to voluntarily allow the devils to enter, and they had to have abundant negative feelings in the first place.
The more inconspicuous projects were the projections with which Viken controlled Saint Maria and Philip. It had been made when they resonated with Mountain Paradise and received the grace of the God of Truth. The target would feel none of it until it was possessed at the critical moment.
”This is my offering to the Lord. You faithless sorcerers would never understand it.” Melmax suddenly became solemn. Then, a sun rose slowly behind him, illuminating the horizon and driving the darkness away.
The devil was capable of using his ”Morning” blood power!
It seemed that his knowledge of the blood power was beyond that of all the legends. No wonder he was the only top legendary knight at present.
Brook sighed again and asked Prospell to lock the top three levels of the magic tower. Electric currents burst out of his body, and magnetic fields appeared, twisting the darkness. The Kingdom of Electromagnetism had arrived.
He tried to drag ”Melmax” into his own demiplane for the battle, in case the other sorcerers of Allyn were affected.
However, ”Melmax” had come to create chaos and more negative feelings. How could he drop the opportunity? Although the body and soul of an archmage could only carry out the strength of top legendary briefly, it was enough to resist the magnificent attraction from the Kingdom of Electromagnetism.
He's George, Atlant's student. Where's Atlant? When they were about to fight, Brook suddenly thought of that.
......
In Nekso Palace in Rentato City…
After a silver sword flashed, a knight in a solid, delicate full armor watched his body cut into halves in shock. His face was still twisted with jealousy and hate.
Crack, crack, crack.
The two parts of his body were separated into countless pieces and bones and fell on the ground like raindrops.
Looking at the tall figure before them as well as her purple long hair and silver armor, the nobles who were hiding in the Nekso Palace heaved a long sigh in relief. It was too dreadful! A radiant knight turned into a devil and killed plenty of nobles. If the queen hadn't arrived in time, they would have been brutalized!
Winston, the other legendary knight of Holm, was watching over the colony in the alternate dimensions. So, they placed all their hope on Queen Natasha.
”Rest assured. The Congress of Magic has remarkable studies on primeval devils. Few powerful knights were possessed, or they couldn't have escaped our attention. As for the knights of lower ranks, they do not have enough negative feelings to be corrupted. I've asked the Sword of Truth's Knights to eliminate the corrupted with the police. The peace of Rentato will be restored,” Natasha said calmly.