Chapter 376 (2/2)

“Maybe I’ll go and check again for more outstanding people…” Rena said tentatively.

Crick nodded. “Then you shall take on the task. I really can’t manage all these things with my limited energy.”

Rena nodded with hesitation and asked, “My lord, how is your body…?”

Crick laughed. “It’s getting worse, but I’m not dying just yet.”

“So… those rumors… What’s going on?” Rena frowned and felt worried. “I noticed that these rumors all appeared at almost the same time. I’m afraid there must be powerful men spreading them around.”

Crick’s eyes shone suddenly and his voice became heavy when he said, “Did you find any clues?”

He knew that Rena would never guess at random when she mentioned something. She must have found some proof before reporting this to me.

Rena sighed and said, “I investigated carefully and found that these rumors came from middle and low-level people. When I continued my investigation, I couldn’t find any further information. I even caught a person who had spread the rumor and used cruel means to force him answer my questions. But he was also at a loss, and I finally came to the conclusion that he figured it out while drinking…”

Crick sneered, “Figured it out while drinking? It’s not surprising that one or two people are like this, but it’s very strange that a lot of people are acting this way. Do you think they’re under a spell?”

“I feel like they’re under the effects of ‘memory weaving.'” Rena said with some worry. “But… ‘memory weaving’ is an esoteric spell that many advanced mages cannot cast. That person would have to have cast this spell on such a large scale. Could it be that there’s a powerful man who’s been in the Legendary Realm for many years so he could organize a group of advanced mages?”

The more she said, the more worried she became, a cold sweat even breaking out on her forehead.

Although Rena was also powerful, she wasn’t the kind of hero who had survived hundreds of battles. Once she was under great pressure, she couldn’t take any more.

Since the great war on the Sun’s Extinction Day, senior adventurers had either died in the war or retreated. Now, all the adventurers on the Main Plane were decreasing in both numbers and strength. For a new generation like Rena’s, most of them lacked experience—not in risk taking, but in dealing with adversity.

It was very understandable that most of the experienced and courageous men had gone to participate in the great war. In the end, they either died in the war or were discouraged into retreating. Even the reliable predecessor Nikolas, whom people had thought would never retreat, had left and lived in seclusion. The next generation, including Rena, still lacked the experience and strength of the pre-war era.

For example, if Rafael had heard the news, he would only have sneered and said a few words like, “It’s a little troublesome to kill a lot of people.” He would never have been as nervous as Rena.

(After all, she was so young!)

Crick sighed deeply upon seeing Rena’s nervous face.

Maybe Rena would become stronger in a few years, but he was afraid that he wouldn’t see that day. When Rena became stronger, she could be a reliable assistant to his sister, helping her deal with both open and covert attacks.

“Those rumors are good for me,” he said confidently. “I’m planning to create the illusion that I could die anytime, and I’ve made a lot of preparation for it. Although I don’t know who has spread the rumors, since he’s so powerful that even you couldn’t find any clues, we should stop investigating this matter.”

“How can we stop it?”

Crick sighed slightly and asked, “Rena, if the world was going to go extinct today, would you be able to stop it?”

Rena shook her head in a daze.

“That’s right. When things are beyond our abilities, it makes no sense to worry about them too much. ” Crick smiled and said, “If this person is assembling a group of advanced mages who know how to cast ‘memory weaving’ and could cast this spell many times in a short time, they are far beyond our abilities. If such a powerful man really wanted to deal with us, do you think we could escape?”

Rena thought for a long time and nodded in frustration.

“Think about it another way. If you were such a powerful man, would you take so much action just to deal with a baron?”

“Of course I wouldn’t. I would just kill him,” Rena answered immediately, then realized suddenly.

“Hahaha, yeah, it’s very simple.” Crick laughed, “So you don’t have to worry about it too much. If he didn’t come to us directly, then his target is probably not us.”

When Rena was relieved and ready to leave, he lost his smile, but showed a glint of cunning in his eyes.

“Perhaps… I can also borrow their powers…”