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nAt this moment, the scenario outside was totally different from Lin Jie’s imagination.

nBut if one were to think about it from a different aspect, there were actually some semblances.

nIn the distance, several kilometers away from the bookstore, a massive white curse array was revolving in midair. At its center, a ball of pure white light warped and distorted rapidly as a terrifying energy accumulated.

nForks of lightning flickered through the dark clouds as the rising vapor formed a vacuum.

nBuildings in the surroundings had already been leveled by the overflow of aether. A ring of debris formed a ‘low wall’ around the core that was continuously enlarging.

nA woman in nun’s robes floated in midair, hands clasped in prayer. Her expression was cold and only her lips moved as she chanted the curse.

nSimilarly, the Coffin of Eternal Rest was suspended in midair and its embedded gemstone glowed an eerie blood red.

nThe origin concept of the Coffin of Eternal Rest was ‘Resurrection’. But at the same time, before ‘Resurrection’, there needed to be experiences of ‘Death’ and ‘Pain’ first. Thus, this sorcery tool was able to become a tool for such relevant incantations.

nThe chanting gradually calmed and the spell array eventually stabilized. Morphey opened her eyes and smiled in satisfaction.

n‘Scarlet Cult’ black magicians at the side waiting on her saw that she had stopped reciting.

nOne of them immediately stepped forward. “Madam Morphey, Secret Rite Tower personnel have already been alarmed and are rushing over. We are currently intercepting them but we will probably only be able to stop them for about ten minutes due to our lack of manpower.”

nMorphey sneered as she glanced at the already completed spell array. With a casual wave of her hand, she remarked, “Polarizing Death Ray has already been completed. There’s no need for any further interception. Prepare to deliver the spell array.”

nShe was well-versed with the might of Polarizing Death Ray. Even Wilde at his peak would suffer serious injuries if he were struck by it at such a close distance.

nThere was no way the other party would escape unscathed unless he was a Supreme-rank. However, of all the known Supreme-rank entities, none of them could be in Norzin.

nWhat Morphey wanted to do was to give a thorough warning to this person—Stop interfering.

nAlthough this Polarizing Death Ray had more or less drained around 80% of the aetheric energy that Morphey was able to utilize, she believed that the effect would be worth it.

nA simple warning in the first place didn’t require such an excessive operation.

nBut the episode back at their headquarters where Morphey was caught off guard by Wilde’s counter-spell in front of her subordinates had left her fuming and wanting to teach this fella a lesson he would never forget.

nThe impression outsiders had of black magicians was indeed correct.

nBlack magicians were all a bunch of loonies, time bombs that only retained just the tiniest bit of rationality.

nThus, she at least remembered to move away after completing her spell preparations.

nThe black magician at her side nodded. “Yes.”

nThen, he exchanged glances with the other black magicians and they combined their strength to activate the teleportation array.

nA light blue teleportation gate started to open slowly in the sky.

nAt the same time, the black magicians saw the distorting white core of ‘Polarizing Death Ray’ in the distance finally reached the limits and became a spot of pure blackness.

nAether concentrated to its extremes was shot out and formed a pure white beam of power, akin to a bladepiercing through the dark clouds.

nRumble!

nAs if a knife cutting through hot butter, the beam sliced through the thick fog pervading the atmosphere, creating a vacuum.

nJust by watching, Scarlet Cult black magicians felt shock, awe, and fear.

nThis was the true might of a high-level black magician.

nWorthy of being Destructive-rank!

nMadam Morphey is really too powerful!

nMany of these subordinates felt lucky at being able to witness a Destructive-rank black magician take action.

nMost of the black magicians had already entered the teleportation array and their eyes were excitedly trained at their target.

nThe bookstore.

nIn the blink of an eye, the ‘Polarizing Death Ray’ was just several hundred meters away from the bookstore.

nThe mass of terrifying aetheric energy was barreling down on the doors of the bookstore.

nJust a little more and they would witness the place being razed to the ground.

nJingle.

nCrisp jingles of the hanging doorbell sounded as the bookstore’s door was opened.

nHmm? Finally about to fight back?

nThe attention of all the black magician’s including Morphey’s was attracted over.

nPrior to this, there hadn’t only been a simple aether barrier but also no other activity which made them assume that the bookstore owner had given up completely.

nThe door was opened, then closed back very quickly, as if afraid that the people inside would be disturbed.

nThe one stepping out wasn’t the bookstore owner depicted in their investigation resources, but rather, an elf in an elegant white gown.

nBeautiful, graceful, sharp ears, and perfect features.

nIn total correspondence with the image people had of elves.

nAn elf?

nMorphey was stunned. Her eyes narrowed as her mind struggled to think.

nWhy is it an elf? Why is it an elf?!

nDoris reached out and did a grasping motion as a wooden branch-like scepter sprouted from the palm of her hands. Atop the scepter was a snow-white iris flower.

nIris flower?

nMorphey recalled the iris flower that had blossomed on the flesh before withering which had taken away Uri’s and Johann’s lives.

nShe suddenly had a foreboding sense of dread.

nThe elf stepped forward and faced the piercing ray of light.

nBaam!

nDoris stuck the wooden scepter deep into the muddied ground and cracks appeared all around its incision. “Forest Refuge Boundary!” muttered Doris.

nRumble!

nCountless roots emerged from the ground, extending into giant sturdy branches in the direction of Polarizing Death Ray and collided with it.

nLoud crackling could be heard as the mass of trees was destroyed by the blazing beam of aether bit by bit.

nHowever, more trees were growing continuously, forming a massive half-circle boundary that consumed the beam at the same time.

nThe two forces were evenly matched!

n‘Prophet’ Doris was a Destructive-rank sage of the Iris Clan.

nIn the instant of impact, a massive explosion erupted. Everything besides the epicenter was instantly obliterated. Buildings fell like dominoes and a large crater formed in the ground as the huge amount of aether was rapidly consumed.

nDoris’ face paled but her grip on her clan’s scepter got tighter as it wore on.

nShe pulled up the scepter bit by bit, yet the boundary formed by trees kept getting quicker. The spell array where the Polarizing Death Ray had been conjured gradually disappeared like an oil painting being wiped clean. Eventually, it became unable to support the spell and the ray gradually became weaker.

nDoris then plucked out the scepter from the ground and held it with both hands. The wooden scepter then transformed into a bow.

nHer eyes had now turned completely golden. Like an expert hunter, she drew the bowstring, accumulating aether into an arrow which she then let fly.

nIn an instant, it had traversed a distance of several kilometers and arrived at the area where Morphey and the others were.

nWhoosh!

n“Not good, get out!”

n“Her target is the teleportation gate!”

nSeveral black magicians shouted but the arrow had already arrived.

nMorphey’s face fell.

nThe tables had been turned.

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