Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 49: Allegiance
William's words made Vincent open his eyes suddenly.
He looked at the man in front of him with a ferocious face, reached his hands into a space crack, and pulled out an ebony magic medium. In an instant, dazzling electric light lit up on the medium.
"What on earth did you do to my daughter?!"
At this moment, in the observatory of the Star Lighthouse, Vincent, who has obtained preliminary authorization from the tower keeper, can call upon magic power at a legendary level.
His mental strength had long surpassed the master level, and was even stronger than many magic casters who had just entered the legendary level. With the blessing of the Star Lighthouse, Vincent was now considered a mid-level existence even among the legendary magic casters.
As Vincent waved his magic medium, a purple-black dragon-shaped lightning gradually swirled and took shape in mid-air. The "crackling" sound of air explosions continued to explode around the thunder dragon, and all kinds of decorations in the observatory were also floating in the air due to the violent .
William frowned as he looked at the thunderous lightning in front of him, and tapped the magic medium in his hand:
"Calm down for a moment."
Because he had previously given himself the [Cold Bloodline] BUFF, while the buff was still there, William directly used a frost control spell.
【Numbness Shock】
A cone-shaped stream of thick icy air blew out from the magic medium and covered Vincent who was not far away.
Vincent's movement of waving the spell medium froze instantly. After the frosty breath dissipated, every joint of his body was covered with thick frost, and his feet were firmly fixed to the ground by the caked ice.
Like a puppet with its joints welded shut.
William walked up to him, raised the magic medium in his hand and hit the head of the thunder dragon that was about to take shape. A dazzling light exploded, and the thunder dragon turned into countless light spots and dissipated.
"Have you calmed down?"
William asked as he looked at Vincent who was almost frozen into an ice sculpture.
However, judging from the other party's constant attempts to struggle and the murderous expression on his face, it seemed that was not the case.
"You should listen to what others have to say..."
William complained, then continued:
"I just said that she might be dead, but I can't be sure of the situation at the moment. But now I may be the only one who knows her whereabouts. Are you sure you still want to attack me?"
Vincent stopped struggling. He looked at William with red eyes and shouted:
"Tell me quickly, what happened to her now?!"
This person just can't understand what people say when it comes to things related to her daughter.
William sighed silently, pitying the love of parents in the world. He didn't need to argue so much with a father, so he said:
"I've already said I don't know... but I know exactly where she might be right now, and I can take you there. But the prerequisite is that you must calm down. Otherwise, if you delay for one more second, the chances of Liliana surviving will be lower. You decide for yourself."
William waited for him for five seconds, and saw the other party's expression gradually change from intense to relaxed, and finally rationality reappeared in his eyes. He raised his staff and said:
"I will remove the restraints on you next, but if you attack me again I will show no mercy."
As he spoke, he lifted the effect of [Numbing Shock]. The condensed frost instantly turned into magic power and disappeared. All the joints in his body were frozen and Vincent fell to his knees on the ground. However, he immediately struggled to stand up using his hands and feet.
"Where is she now? Take me there!"
Vincent stumbled to his feet and immediately spoke to William.
“Don’t make any noise…”
William said impatiently, recalling the location where the [Mark] of the Phoenix Pendant disappeared in his etheric domain.
About ten seconds later, he said to Vincent:
"I roughly know where it is. Wait a moment."
As he spoke, he took out six pale blue gems from his pocket and threw them into the air. The flashing electric light connected them to form a portal.
The light above the portal fluctuated, gradually revealing the appearance of a simple guest room, and Liliana was lying motionless on the wooden bed.
Before William could say anything, Vincent rushed straight through the portal.
Doesn't he worry about any danger?
William thought.
Because portals are extremely susceptible to interference, most mages tend to be extremely cautious when using portals, especially when using portals opened by others.
There are countless examples of people being backhandedly killed while passing through portals.
But William didn't say anything, he just followed him through.
On the other side of the portal, Vincent half-knelt in front of the wooden bed and picked up Liliana tremblingly. At this moment, Liliana had her eyes closed and the expression on her face was constantly distorted.
Hearing William's footsteps, Vincent turned to him and asked:
"What's wrong with her?"
"I'm having a nightmare."
William gave a straightforward answer.
"I told her not to wake up."
"That's a nightmare of a very bad nature."
William replied:
"It could be that he was hit by a high-level illusion, or he could be cursed by something. Of course, it is also possible..."
William said as he walked to the bed and put his hand on the girl's forehead.
"What else is possible?"
Vincent asked eagerly.
"It is also possible that your soul was pulled to the Moon Realm by a certain goddess you intend to believe in."
Taking his hand back, William said to Vincent with a cold face:
"And unfortunately, the outcome was the worst possible outcome."
"Nightmare Lord Clawmara? Liliana's soul was pulled into the Nightmare Swamp?"
Vincent asked, his face pale.
William nodded.
"How could this happen..."
Vincent muttered to himself with dazed eyes.
But William said very coldly:
"First, her archaeological team was attacked by the Shamblers of Lady Hungry and Corrupted, and now her soul has been dragged into the Moon Realm of the Nightmare Lord. Do you have to wait until she is plotted against by the Whispering Queen again before you can guess why?"
Vincent looked at William and said blankly: "But this is impossible. I have never betrayed him, and he knows it..."
His voice became lower and lower, and then he hugged Liliana tightly and gradually became silent.
And William just stood there and waited patiently.
After a while, Vincent turned to him expressionlessly and said:
"Can my daughter be saved now?"
William nodded.
"Save her."
Vincent said.
William did not agree immediately, but waited for his next words.
Vincent hugged Liliana and continued:
"I swear to all the gods in the world, as long as you save my daughter, I will be loyal to you and you alone in this life. From now on, every ray of my soul, every drop of blood, every bone, every piece of flesh and blood, every thought will fight for you until death."
After he finished speaking, he gently put Liliana down, then walked in front of William, and prepared to kneel down with a solemn expression.
But an invisible force held him up and stopped his movement.
Vincent looked at the slightly weathered man in front of him in confusion. At this moment, he was pointing a magic medium at his knees.
"What do you mean by swearing to all the gods in the world? Didn't I tell you long ago? My goal is to liberate the fate of mankind from the hands of the gods forever."
As he spoke, William had a faint smile on his face.
"Also, always remember one thing... don't kneel!"
