Throne of Magical Arcana
chapter-814-30041322

Chapter 814: Plan of the Devils

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.

He knew that the corrupted could only cause limited chaos and damage. What would decide everybody’s fate was the battle of demigods and top legends that was going on in the sky.

The queen’s unhurried tone and steady attitude tranquilized the trembling nobles. All their negative feelings began to disperse.

At this moment, John walked out of a secret room within the palace with Joel, Alisa, and Grand Duke of Orvarit. He carried a thick-barreled gun that emitted silver metal colors on his back. It was a Gauss Rifle that Lucien created for him in person. Every shot equaled an attack of a radiant knight.

“Go to the Atomic Universe,” Natasha said to her father, Joel, and John, not bothering that many other nobles were around. They would be absolutely safe over there.

John nodded and walked into the portal on Natasha’s left side with Grand Duke of Orvarit who looked rather complicated.

Looking at that, the nobles were suddenly enlivened and filled with hope and expectations. If they could also enter the Atomic Universe, wouldn’t they be able to avoid the havoc outside and the unpredictable attacks?

“Your Majesty, could you also allow us to enter the Atomic Universe? We’ll only add to your trouble in your place,” an earl said first.

“Yes! We’ll be safe if we hide in the Atomic Universe!”

“Your Majesty, we are all your loyal subjects. Please protect us!”

All the nobles echoed excitedly. For a moment, the idea seemed to be supported by everyone.

Natasha stepped forward and stopped before the portal. She looked around at the nobles and said solemnly, “You can hide here. There’s no need to go to the Atomic Universe.”

“Why? Your Majesty, are we not your subjects?”

“Your Majesty, are you going to renounce the contract between the sovereign and the nobles and stop protecting us?”

“You don’t deserve to be the queen!”

Suspicions and criticisms came out of the nobles. The near-death experience just now had filled them with fear, which burst out after Natasha turned them down.

“My father, Aunt Camil, and Lucien’s Uncle Joel and Aunt Alisa have been under the protection of Lucien and me. I’m very certain that they are not corrupted or possessed, but I’m not very sure about you. So, for the safety of the Atomic Universe…” Natasha said as calmly as if she were ordering the food for tonight. “Whoever approaches the portal will die.”

“Don’t bother her. Let’s go over and enter the Atomic Universe. She dare not kill us unless she doesn’t want to be the queen anymore!” a noble shouted in the crowd and was cheered by everyone. All the nobles swarmed toward the portal.

A cold and indifferent sword flashed, and the few nobles in the lead watched each other’s upper half bodies leaving their lower half bodies. Their blood sprang and sprayed on the people behind them.

“She… She really dares to kill us…” The nobles were stunned, not having the courage to move further.

Natasha then said indifferently, “As I said, whoever approaches the portal will die.”

She pointed the Sword of Truth at the ground, and the nobles backed off subconsciously.

Right then, an old voice echoed in the crowd, “When did you discover me?”

The nobles dispersed in fear, revealing the old man who had been hiding at the center since nobody knew when. His face changed between an earl that everybody was familiar with and an old man. The only thing they had in common was that their eyes were all closed.

“Atlant, it’s you…” Natasha raised the Sword of Truth and chuckled. “There were indeed some flaws. For example, the nobles were too moody, and the radiant knight somehow drove them to this place just now. However, it mattered little to me, because even without your manipulation, I would’ve killed anyone who approached the portal.

“At a moment like this, the safety of the Atomic Universe must be guaranteed. After all, all of Lucien’s resurrection methods are kept in Babel. I cannot be careless about that.”

Suddenly, the portal glittered, and John walked out.

“Why are you here?” Natasha asked in confusion.

John said solemnly, “I am your knight and the captain of the Sword of Truth’s Knights. At such a moment, I have to stay with my teammates and protect the peace of Holm.”

Natasha was silent for a moment. Then, she nodded her head. “Go now.”

Atlant quietly watched John leave and the nobles run out of the palace before he said with a bitter smile, “A real knight… I wanted to be someone like him, but I didn’t know until today that you people would be controlled by Viken after turning into the status of primeval devils.

“Although you have the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Truth, you cannot stop me from destroying all of Lucien’s resurrection facilities, because I am an authentic level-three legend now.”

After Lucien left, the portal from the Allyn magic tower to the Atomic Universe had been half-closed. Nobody could enter without the permission of the people inside. Therefore, the “gate” in the Nekso Palace became Atlant’s target.

Natasha listened quietly before she suddenly slashed backward.

The silver light flashed, and the portal dimmed before it collapsed in a crack in the end.

Looking at Atlant’s shock and disbelief, Natasha put on a smile of satisfaction that was as beautiful as a rising sun.

“Now, I cannot go in either.”