Chapter 436 - A Fourth Person Appeared (2/2)

Gaimin was shocked. “What did you discover?”

Link recounted the evidence he found. After that, Gaimin was pulled into the mystery and couldn’t get out of it either.

“That doesn’t make sense.” The dwarf started tugging at his beard. “The Void Tentacle attacked a Neanderthal Assassin, and the Assassin escaped. Halfway through, this Yabba used a portal rune and appeared. She killed the Assassin and then escaped but then died so horribly thousands of feet away. What exactly happened?”

He clenched a fist and hit his head. A few seconds later, he suddenly stopped and asked, “Link, do you think something happened to her during the teleportation?”

On the other side, Link was walking around the body, trying to find new clues. Hearing the question, he shook his head. “No, if it was a problem during teleportation, she wouldn’t have a body.”

Usually, her body would be ground into powder by the spatial currents and disappear in the Sea of Void as if she’d never existed before. As for circumstances causing one’s body to swell and explode, Link had a vague guess, but he needed more clues to prove it.

A few minutes later, he found a light yellow, amber-like shard in the grass 100 feet away. He used the Magician’s Hand to pick it up and studied it.

After a while, Link confirmed that it was a piece of a wand. There were many runes on it, and the enchantment was similar to what was used in modern Firuman. The material used was also Level-9. Judging from the small marks, Legendary power had flowed in reverse through it.

“This might be why the Yabba died. A Legendary fighter attacked her, and strong power poured into the wand, finally entering her body and causing it to explode. But where is this Legendary fighter?”

Another mystery had appeared.

“Gaimin, there’s a fourth person here. He’s the strongest. He killed this Yabba half-dragon but didn’t leave any trace behind. However, he’s a Legendary Magician. He can cast spells from 1000 feet away. Let’s split up and see if we can find any clues in this area.”

Gaimin nodded. “Understood.”

The proximity was smaller this time. They separated again; Gaimin was responsible for the area away from the Void creature while Link was responsible for the closer area.

“Clear Sign.” Link cast the powerful detector spell again and continued forward.

Not even five seconds after using the spell, Link was 600 feet away from the dark object. He was very close.

Here, he discovered an entirely new clue. There was an extra aura in the air—something minute that only another Legendary figure could sense. The energy was very small and intricate. If Link hadn’t used the Clear Sign spell, he wouldn’t have noticed it at all.

Unique ripples appeared in the space. It seems to be sending some message… Let me see.

Link got an idea, and he tapped the air with his Burning Wrath of Heavens wand. He cast the detector spell, Space-Time Mark.

Whoosh. A narrow, crystal-red light beam spread out from the wand’s tip. A second later, it covered a 300-meter wide area. In this area, the red light would become heavier where the spatial frequency was higher and vice versa. Every little disruption would be shown clearly.

Link instantly saw an immense amount of mysterious runes.

This… is some type of law rune. It’s strange. Separate, they’re not strong but when so many are together… They seem to have built a spatial web.

An idea grew inside Link’s mind. He started circling the Void creature. The Space-Time Mark spell followed him, showing the surrounding spatial structure. After finishing looking around, he discovered that he had guessed correctly. There was a super-law web around the shadow.

The web’s nature was very strange. It was one-way and wouldn’t reject outside power from going in. However, the power coming out of it would be restricted heavily.

Link tried it with his Demon Slayer Whip. He discovered that when going out from the inside, the whip would collapse after only 100 feet. Since he was restricted so much, the Void creature at the center of the web of runes must be under extreme restrictions.

Even so, it could still defeat a Level-10 Crystal Golem. How terrifying must its true power be? Link couldn’t even imagine it.

This web was most likely cast by that Legendary figure but where is he now? Could he be…

Link glanced at the Void creature. At that time, pleas for help sounded in the shadows once again. “Please save me. I can’t take it anymore…”

The voice was so pitiful, urgent, and imploring. She seemed to be able to sense Link’s presence.