Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 48 The Other Side
As a result, these things that are suspected to be artificial moon-realm monsters can also be completely killed by the Judgment Armament.
After the short battle, William, who had come to this conclusion, looked at the corpses all over the ground and put Judgment II back into the storage space.
He bent down and gently pushed aside the hood covering the corpse, then couldn't help but frowned.
The skin on the corpse's face looked like melted and then solidified colored glass, with colors like oil film floating on the water. As for the facial features... his eyes and mouth were tightly sewn shut, while his ears and nose were sealed with lead-gray metal, which, combined with the oil-like skin, made people feel strangely uncomfortable.
When William was fighting with them before, he noticed that there was a kaleidoscope of colors constantly changing under their hoods - it looked like a reflection of the colorful sky of the Moon Realm.
Because they originate from illusory thoughts and are not made up of solid matter, almost all Moon Realm monsters have constantly changing characteristics (except for the Ironheart Widow and her clan, whose characteristics cannot change no matter what). From this point of view, they are definitely true Moon Realm monsters.
However, in the brief battle before, William discovered that the opponent was using magic to fight against him.
Although it is not uncommon for Moon Realm monsters to use magic, Moon Realm monsters summoned to the world by summoners are connected to the host's consciousness. Some low-level monsters will learn some magical knowledge from the host's etheric domain to supplement their own strength.
But the spells used by the other party before were very different from the modern magic used by William.
Although he couldn't understand it, he had seen it.
It is not a logical formula woven based on the foundation of modern magic, but a wild and unrestrained magic that is often superficial, just like an abstract painting where it is difficult to grasp the intention of the caster - just like the magic used by the Takma cult member defeated by William before.
At that time, the member of the Takma sect had told him that this was the true form of magic. The logical magic explored by magicians in the past was a wrong dead end from the beginning.
Could it be that these things are the so-called "correct magic" created by the Empire based on certain theories of the Takma Cult?
"Hey, what the hell are they?"
Thinking of this, William turned to look at the imperial ambassador who was tied to the tree roots and asked.
"Who...are you?"
Yin Laier asked tremblingly as he couldn't stop shaking all over.
Originally, he was also planning to ask the other party what the "thing" was, but after seeing the other party's eyes, he couldn't help but swallow and changed his words.
What kind of monster is this... He killed all the guards from the Tower of Annihilation in one encounter. Even Duke Flora, who was known to be invincible in the Bone Temple but whose strength was unknown, could not have done it so easily.
Is there still a strong person of this level in Holy Tree City?
And it seems that she is an ally of the Duke of Holy Tree... Is that woman really planning a rebellion?
Just as Yin Laier was in shock and fear, with his mind racing with thoughts, William walked up to him and asked again with a straight face:
"I ask you, what exactly are they?"
Hearing the impatience in the other party's tone, Yin Laier immediately replied:
"They are monks from the Tower of Oblivion."
After he finished speaking, seeing that the man's expression did not change at all, he immediately continued to add:
"The Tower of Annihilation is an organization of the Empire that specializes in the study of the Moon Realm. It once had a permanent seat in the Star Council, but became independent for some reason... Let's not talk about this history for now. In short, the monks of the Tower of Annihilation have the Empire's special right to explore the Moon Realm. At the same time, like the Demon Burial Agency under the Holy Spirit Church, they are the Empire's main armed force against the threat of the Moon Realm, responsible for protecting the Empire's citizens from the harm of the Moon Realm monsters in the shadows..."
Do they believe what they said? It's as if they weren't the ones who opened the twenty-four moon realm rifts in the world's shell...
William sneered, then pointed at the corpses behind him and said:
"Study the Moon Realm? Protect the citizens of the Empire? With something that is less intelligent than an elemental spirit?"
In response to William's question, the other party continued to explain:
"Since the Duke of Holy Tree said earlier that you are an expert in dealing with Moon Realm issues, you must be aware of how dangerous it is to come into contact with the Moon Realm. In order to prevent being bewitched and contaminated when studying Moon Realm knowledge, those monks will carry out a kind of precautionary work called 'pre-treatment'. I am not sure what it is specifically, but in the end, the monks who failed the 'pre-treatment' but gained power will be hired as powerful and reliable bodyguards by the empire's nobles or well-connected merchants."
These people are all losers, who were eliminated in the "pre-processing". Their personalities have been cleansed into nothing, but their bodies have become powerful weapons that can be controlled in special ways, like puppets.
Yin Laier said so.
When William heard the word "pretreatment", the face he had just seen immediately appeared in his mind. The skin was corroded and melted by the power of the Moon Realm, the eyes and mouth were sewn shut, and the ears and nose were sealed...
Is it to reduce the influence of the Moon Realm on mortals' minds by destroying their senses?
William took a deep breath and exhaled, calming himself down, and planned to learn more about the "Tower of Annihilation" later.
There are more important things to deal with right now.
"So what is your purpose here? And how did you find this place?"
William returned to his more pressing need for understanding.
"I am because..."
"Don't try to lie to me, and don't try to be clever. If you try to use a lame method to test my identity like you did before... I won't be so patient if you do it again."
William reminded him before the other party spoke.
Previously, the other party deliberately mentioned that Flora said in the hall that he was an "expert in dealing with Moon Realm issues" in order to trick him. William could still see through this little trick.
Yin Laier nodded with sweat on his forehead. As a politician who had been in the political arena of Platinum City for many years, he naturally understood what to do correctly when the other party had absolute power to suppress him and was happy to break the rules of the game.
So, he told this powerful man who appeared out of nowhere everything about the reasons why he came here and what he saw and heard along the way.
But at the same time, he did not say anything about his own mental journey, but tried to describe what had happened before in an objective manner as much as possible.
Tell the truth, but don't speak from your heart. This is the safest way to survive in front of the strong.
After listening to the other party's story, William couldn't help but sigh helplessly .
What is this? Some carelessness and then it gets worse?
He looked back at the dozen or so undead killed by the man in front of him, and recalled what Floro had said before. Once they really died in the current timeline, it meant that their existence was fixed as the current historical truth.
This will cause conflicts between the two current timelines and ultimately accelerate the healing of the broken time.
Thinking of this, William glanced at the imperial ambassador again, wondering if this man was one of the pawns being manipulated by Ms. Hungry to speed up all this?
Yin Lis, who was standing aside, felt a chill run down his spine after being looked at by William.
"What on earth have you broken into... Wait for Flora to explain it to you later. The people here should have told you that they all came together to resist her, right? Why didn't you ask clearly before taking action?"
After a while, William complained.
He said this because he heard footsteps coming from not far behind him.
I guess it must be Floro and the others coming.
William turned around and lit up the magic medium in his hand to indicate that he was there, facing the hall.
Then, William felt the accessories on his chest get hot, and instantly a magic barrier opened in front of him.
Several arrows with silver streamers hit the barrier and shattered it, then several powerful spells hit the barrier, shaking the tree hole.
Although he failed to break through the defense, William was still confused by such a sudden attack. He immediately used the two spells of [Illumination] and [Eagle Eye].
The entire tree hole was illuminated as bright as day, and then William saw... Flora, wearing the animal bone crown, raised her magic medium and chanted a great spell. Beside her, Nezemar half-knelt on the ground, raised the crossbow in his hand and shot at him.
However, after seeing this scene, William did not feel betrayed or misunderstood.
Because with the help of the [Eagle Eye Technique], he could even see the gums on the faces of "Flaro" and "Nazemal" that were exposed due to decay.
Thinking of this, in order to verify his guess, William turned his head and looked at the surviving forest elf rebels.
This time, [Life Detection] showed that they were all alive.
