Legacy of the Dark Sage

Chapter 1229 Dimension (13)

True Void's eyes widened, watching the black and gray hand-shaped fog sweep through Cyneah and the armored mage with her. They were immediately engulfed by thick black fog when those hand-shaped fog passed them.

Following them, the fog swept through the winged automatons. Unlike Cyneah and the armored mage, however, they were not engulfed by it. Instead, the light in their eyes dimmed, and they began to crash down one after another.

Everything happened so fast that it took True Void a while to process the situation. That slight delay also caused his failure to react when the hand-shaped fog closed in on him.

Time seemed to have slowed as the hand-shaped fog drew close to True Void. Instinctively, he thought of moving out of its path. However, the voice that continued to ring in his head already had a good influence over him, making it hard for him to move freely.

At the same time, Ruin smiled wryly while watching everything unfold before his eyes. This was the scenario the first Soul Emperor had been waiting for all this time. The reason she needed the Macabre Glacier and the new Void Master when she went to the Higher Realm was for this very scenario.

Sadly, the person who wanted to witness this moment the most was not here.

Ruin knew Layla had gone to negotiate a temporary partnership with Kyran, especially in the Higher Realm. However, Ruin and Layla never got to meet again after separating, so he did not know what happened to her plan.

"Such a foul energy...!"

In the distance, Ruin noticed Deus staring in disbelief at the swirling hand-shaped fogs surrounding them. Overwhelmed, the latter completely forgot his initial response to the fate of his automatons.

When a few hand-shaped fogs approached Deus's location, he finally snapped out of his shock and immediately summoned more automatons. Since the remaining automatons he summoned along the Winged Series still protected The Emperor, he did not want to use them to fend against the approaching fog. There was no need either because he had plenty of automatons.

Ironically, the disappearance of The Emperor's Dimension also benefited Deus. Since his magic energy was running low, he could now naturally absorb and replenish his magic energy without the Dimension.

That was when it happened.

"!"

Deus's pupils constricted, and he fell to his knees.

"...W-What...?"

Ruin burst out in laughter upon realizing what Deus had just done. He then shouted mockingly, "Idiot! You are truly a massive idiot!"

"...Aza—loth— kuh!" Deus almost keeled over as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"So stupid! HAHAHAHA! You have already noticed foul energy dominating the surroundings, yet you have still tried to replenish your magic reserves? How stupid~ Idiot~."

The Macabre Glacier already corrupted the magic energy in the surroundings. Thus, the air was already filled with death energy, which could be considered lethal to all living. It was stupid to absorb the lingering magic energies in the surroundings unless you had a death wish.

"Aza— guwah!" Deus only aggravated his condition when he tried to shout at Ruin in anger as blood also started to come out of the rest of his orifices. After that, he noticed the fog had already destroyed the automatons he summoned in under ten seconds.

It was difficult because the Human plane was obscured by something powerful, making it hard to locate. But because the Dark Sage managed to connect with the Soul Core's first vessel, it became easier.

That was how Ruin met Layla, and their fates were intertwined.

The memory brought a strange feeling to Ruin. At that time, he was driven by his desire to return to the Higher Realm so he could kill Deus.

But now that Ruin witnessed Dues's death, strangely, he felt nothing.

Ruin wanted to be the one to kill Deus. However, given his current state, he knew it would be impossible. He was not even in his actual body. But to hell with that. He was no longer fixated on killing Deus. Maybe it had been too long, but his anger had already waned.

Simply put, Ruin does not care who killed Deus as long as he dies.

'Hm?' Ruin suddenly paused and tilted his head, his face slightly distorted. 'Actually, I still feel it's a shame not to kill him by my own hands...'

But then he shrugged and muttered, "Oh well, good riddance~."

BOOOM!

Ruin shuddered as a massive shockwave swept past him following that unexpected explosion. He shielded himself from the aftershock but still ended up being forced back. Digging his feet on the ground, he endured the force and held onto his spot.

"Tsk," Ruin clicked his tongue as he recognized the magic pressure that appeared from within the explosion.

'So he had already recovered, huh?'

The explosion's origin was where the remaining automatons of Deus were. For short, it was where The Emperor and Kyran were at.

Although Deus was no longer there, the automatons still protected The Emperor. They were Deus's creations but did not rely on him to move because they had their own energy core.

Ultimately, they were destroyed by the fog. But before the fog could pass them, The Emperor already recovered. Sensing an incoming danger, he immediately released his magic pressure, destroying everything around him within a hundred-meter radius.

Ruin looked at the black and gray fog mixed within the cloud of smoke. It was hard to see inside, but he could sense The Emperor's overwhelming presence.

'Hm?'

That made Ruin frown slightly.

'Why is there only The Emperor's presence? Where is my prey?'

Kyran was nowhere to be found.