章節 311: Retrieval

Edward had planned to visit the Land of the Sun to see their culture and magic system. But now, he had another reason to visit; however, now was the time. There were some things he needed to do before leaving.

He then looked at Lichita and said: "You can live here until I can find a solution for your physique." Then, Edward handed her an orb that could display Asta's actions so that she could watch her son from afar.

With this act, Lichita suddenly forgot her sad past with her husband as a bright smile appeared on her face; she was indeed a simple and kind woman. Very little could please her.

Edward used Charmy's cotton magic to make a feast for the two before going to sleep. His Higher Life Essence was still sealed, so he was physically tired after doing so many things the past few days.

Although he could use a spell or potion to recover, he decided to sleep. It has been a long time since he felt so weak yet human. Somehow, the feeling was very refreshing.

The next day, after taking a shower and eating breakfast, he flew into the sky; no, into the stars. After reaching near the atmosphere, he looked back at the Black Clover World.

He immediately noticed that this was not a planet but a massive floating plane. Two continents floated in a vast ocean with a few scattered islands in between.

The Western Continent is where the main story takes place, while the Eastern Continent is where the Land of the Sun is located. At the ocean's edge was a powerful mana fog that Edward could sense from so far away.

This fog was probably the most dangerous Grand Magic Zone ever in this world. Although he could not see what was after it, he could guess.

After a short observation, he continued to fly until he broke out of the atmosphere into space. He saw the sun shining brightly on the continent. An invisible barrier filtered out the UV rays and other things from outer space. If that invisible barrier were to be destroyed, catastrophe would befall the entire universe.

The power of time flashed across Edward's eyes as he saw a few hours in the future. He saw the sun disappearing and entering another small dimension before the moon came out from that dimension.

"Fascinating," muttered Edward. Based on his observation, the sun and the moon do not control things like weather, ocean currents, tides, or climates. Instead, they are a source of mana to the world.

All mana in nature comes from those two sources. Oddly, Edward did not sense any Solar or Lunar Energy from these celestial bodies, so he could not use the magic system from the Undead Mummy Universe.

However, he could draw mana from them to cast spells if needed with a bit of training. So, after checking whether some unknown creatures resided or were growing inside, he continued flying towards the fog.

As soon as he entered, he felt how chaotic the mana in the fog was. Even with his acute Mana Control, it will take him a lot of effort to control even a small amount.

Furthermore, as he flew deeper into the fog, numerous natural phenomena began to attack him—thunder and Lightning Storms, Wind Tornados, Volcano Eruptions, Ashe Poison, etc.

The deeper he flew, the more powerful these mana phenomena became. At some point, he suffered an attack from a Star Explosion. If he did not use his Tier 7 Strenght to block it, he would have died.

After traveling for a few hours, he finally left the fog. And right in front of him was this Universe's Crystal Wall or Source Wall.

"If only the Crystal Wall were this easy to reach in every universe," muttered Edward. Then, it dawned on him that he had never seen his Universe Crystal Wall from the inside. All the time he saw it was from the outside when coming from his travels. Most of the time, the World Gate or Floating City will open a tear that leads straight into the Void.

"I should check that out when I return."

Then, Edward looked at the fog again. He had the idea of studying this fog and replicating it as protection measures for the Empire. He could artificially create one that surrounds the Empire's Star Systems as protection and, eventually, the entire Milky Way Galaxy.

Of course, the strength of the fog has to be increased; nevertheless, it should be a great way to hide from the eyes of the Gods while the Empire rapidly increases its strength.

He did a few tests by trying to open a portal to the Western Continent, but the fog contained Space Blockage Properties, which made Edward very satisfied.

Finally, he focused on his main task. He spent a few days studying the Source Wall before starting to create a complex magic circle in space. One of the benefits of the Mana Method that he learned is that he can place Temporary Enchantments in the air without the need to add magical resources.

So, now, enchantments are used not only for forging or blessing things with magical properties but also as spells to fight and other things. The only downside to this method is that a lot of mana is required in the process, along with excellent knowledge of Enchantments.

While engraving the magic array, Edward took out a bunch of floating orbs. He stored his mana inside these orbs for the past few days before recuperating and repeating the process.

He needed a lot of mana for this Mana Method Enchantment, and his Tier 7 Mana was insufficient. Furthermore, controlling a lot of mana from the fog seemed impossible. It even blocked his attempt to draw mana from the sun and moon.

So, he had to use this method.

After activating the magic array, Edward opened a slight gap in the Source Wall. And in that split second, even less than a nanosecond, he summoned his World Gate from the Void before closing the gap.

Edward frowned as he looked at the gate in the middle of the circle. The World Gate had many holes on it while appearing as if it was melted by something.

He immediately checked the dimension inside, and as expected, most of the rooms were now destroyed. Most of the enchantments no longer functioned, and the Aether Core was almost drained of all its energy.

Luckily, Morgana's server room was still barely intact and salvageable. However, thinking about all the magical resources stored inside that had been lost, Edward wanted to cry,

In terms of value, everything inside was probably enough to buy a small planet.

'What a headache,' he thought while sighing deeply. Then, he focused on how long to fix the World Gate and the time required. The first step is to create the ore, magicium. To do that, he must first make the Aether Core in this world.

This should not be a problem since he can do that as long as there is mana and souls. Finally, he needed magical resources to fix the enchantments. That's the only real issue he has.

Some of them might not exist in this world, so he has to find a replacement for them or modify the enchantments to fit the laws of this world.

"And if everything fails, I can use the Mana Method to replace the enchantments with a temporary one. However, I need a few other Aether Cores as an energy source."

After making a preliminary plan, Edward flew out of the fog with the gate. And once he exited, he placed it inside his pocket dimension. Then, he took out an orb to check on the Clover Kingdom.

A slight frown appeared on his face by what he saw: destruction. Whether it was the Noble Realm, Common Realm, or the Forsaken Realm, many magic knights fought, resulting in death and destruction everywhere.

"So, the plot changed," he muttered calmly as he focused on a few specific battles.

"This is most likely Zagred's secret doing, so he should show up soon," he muttered before deciding to wait longer before showing up and accomplishing his goal.

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章節 312: Chaos

Yami panted heavily as he looked at the floating man in front of him, with light shining all over his body.

"I can't believe you defeated Vetta and Fana, even after awakening their elf mana," said Licht, the leader of the terrorist organization Eye of the Midnight Sun.

"You are worthy of the title of strongest captain. After all, the Wizard King himself trained you."

Yami did not say anything as he looked in the distance; his situation was not the best. Edward taught him the Liquid Mana Method, the Crystal Mana Method, and Mana Zone.

Additionally, he taught him many ways to use his dark magic. However, he faced all the members of Third Eye–Vatto, Fana, and Rhya. Furthermore, his opponent had more mana than him and could also use the Liquid and Crystal Mana technique.

Yami did not know how the kingdom's top-secret technique was leaked, nor did he have time to contemplate such a thing. In a three-on-one battle, he defeated Fana and Vetto and slightly injured Rhya.

However, the leader of the Eye of Midnight Sun showed up, and because of exhaustion and the fact he was weaker than the opponent, he could barely hold on.

Yami looked in the distance and saw all the destruction in the Capital. From the information he knew, all three realms were under attack, causing massive damage to the entire Clover Kingdom.

Thinking about how many people died and how much damage the kingdom had suffered, Yami could not help but be angry. However, he knew that this was not the time for uncontrolled emotions.

He further analyzed the situation. He saw that Fuegeleon lay in a pool of blood a few dozen meters away with one arm missing. He sensed that the Ki of many of the magic knights' members changed, and they began to attack their companions.

He sensed that two squad members seemed to be possessed the same way as the others.

'Danm it, how did all of this happen? It was a typical day in the Capital, but suddenly, the undead began to attack, and before long, this terrorist organization appeared to make things worse.

'All because he suddenly wanted to have a vacation. Damn it.'

"Why are you doing this?" asked Yami.

"Revenge for what you humans did to us, elves," replied Licht, looking at the ongoing destruction. "The same way you destroyed our homes, we will do the same to you.

"Now, enough delay. Everything should be accomplished before any more complications arise."

"By complication, you mean you feared that Edward would return."

"Indeed. However, even the Wizard King will not be a match for us elves once we complete our reincarnation."

'Especially our leader,' thought Licht, or Patolli, as this was his real name. He only took the name [Licht] to remember the past and commemorate his dead leader and friend.

"Then, why did you wait for his disappearance before attacking."

"Simply to avoid unnecessary complications."

Then, Patolli no longer said anything but attacked; thousands of light swords appeared in the sky before raining down on Yami. The ground in his surroundings was pulverized, and Yami was nowhere to be seen.

Patolli frowned as he sensed the surroundings: "Escaped? No matter."

He took Vetto and Fana before healing their injuries with Light Magic and heading in a specific direction.

Not long after leaving, Yami crawled out from the debris with blood all over his body. He then used a technique Edward taught him to use mana to stop his wounds from continuing bleeding.

Although it was not a healing method, it could delay his death. Yami walked to the central area with great difficulty, where the remaining captains surrounded Fuegeleon's body, which was being healed by his cousin Mimosa.

"You're not dead?" asked Jack.

"Do you want to fight?" responded Yami.

"This is not the time for this," admonished Nozel Silva. "The enemy has entered the palace; we must stop whatever their main objective is."

"We don't even know their main objective, so how do we stop them?" said Zora. "Plus, we must stop these traitors from killing more civilians and destroying the kingdom."

No one said anything for a brief moment. These 'traitors' were all their squad members, so they did not know how to treat them in the current situation.

"I say we make the tough call and kill them all," said Jack the Ripper.

"There is no need for that."

Everyone gazed at the person who spoke. They saw a trio composed of Asta, Yuno, and a young girl with heavy bags under her eyes and two short horns; no one knew who she was.

"Captain Yami," suddenly yelled Asta. "It's Nero. Can you believe it? It's Nero!"

"You mean the strange bird which followed you around."

"Yes, that's her."

"So, Nero, what do you mean by that?"

"It's Secre. Secre Swallowtail," she replied apathetically. "First of all, these elves are after the magic stones."

"They took Yuno's necklace," said Asta.

"If I remember correctly, Fuegeleon had a necklace as well. Could it be the reason they targetted him?" added Nozel.

"But what's the purpose of the magic stones?"

"The Shadow Palace," muttered Yami loud enough for everyone to hear, thus garnering everyone's sight. "Edward once mentioned something deep in the castle called the Shadow Palace; it might be their destination."

"Speaking of which, where is the Wizard King?" asked Nozel.

"I tried contacting him, but it is no use."

Everyone became quiet once again before Secre continued: "Asta's Anti-Magic can nullify whatever spells these people are under, so we can use his ability to solve the problem."

"If that's true, we can divide our team into two groups: one go after the elves while the second dealt with the situation here," said Nozel.

"That's a bad idea," said Secre. "If we want a chance at beating these elves, we'll need all the help we can have."

She knew what awaited them inside the Shadow Palace. Everything would be fine if the Wizard King were here, but he is not. Furthermore, she planned to wake up the first Wizard King, Lemiel, to deal with the problem.

Unfortunately, she needed the magic stones to unseal him, but they appeared now to be all the hands of the elves.

"Edward told me he placed a sealed in whatever was inside the castle," said Yami. "This should buy us time to deal with the remaining elves, heal, and even recover slightly."

While everyone pondered the feasibility of this plan, they suddenly felt the temperature around drastically increase. As everyone looked for the source, they saw a massive pillar of flame coming out from Fuegeleon's body.

"Brother!" yelled Leon Vermillion, Fuegeleon's younger brother. "Mimosa, what is going on?"

"I-I don't know," she replied. She was only using her Healing Magic to keep him alive when this sudden change occurred.

Under everyone's watch, the pillar of flame turned into a salamander with wings. Then, Fuegeleon's injury healed under everyone's eyes while also growing an arm made entirely of fire.

Then, he opened his eyes with confusion.

"Aniki," yelled Leon.

"Captain Fuegelon," yelled Asta at the same time. Although he only officially met the latter a few hours ago, he admired his leadership abilities.

It took Fuegelon a while to regain his bearing before everyone explained the situation to him. Then, he dropped a piece of news that could be considered an intercontinental missile.

"You mean, the leader of Eye of Midnight Sun is Vengeance?" asked Nozel.

"Impossible. Captain Vengeance would never do such a thing," said Yuno.

"I saw it with my own eyes," replied Fuegeleon.

It was not just Yuno who was in utter disbelief, but Yami as well. Vengeance was one of his closest friends since they grew up in the Blue Ravenclaw Squad together, trained together by Edward.

So, he could not fathom why he would betray the kingdom and become a terrorist. Furthermore, he believed that if something were wrong with Vengeance, Edward would have discovered it long ago; he knew how capable his captain was.

'Unless he knew but let things happen,' thought Yami. He knew that Edward could use Time Magic after the fight with Lucius, so it is not unheard of for him to see this future and let it happen for some reason.

'The question is why? Or maybe, I'm reading too much into this, and he is really stuck somewhere where he cannot be contacted.'

Finally, everyone proceeded with the plan. Although angered at Vengeance's betrayal, they hoped that his situation was similar to the people who had their bodies taken away.

With Mimosa healing everyone and Charmy using her food magic to regenerate everyone's mana, the group quickly returned to peak fighting shape before stopping the magic knights whose bodies were taken over by elves.

Meanwhile, Fuegeleon used Finral's Spatial Magic to contact more help: his sister, Mereoleona.

In a Grand Magic Zone not far from the Clover Kingdom, Edward calmly watched everything happening; he understood the plot seemed to be disrupted completely.

The invasion of the elves should have occurred way later after the Capital was attacked, the Underwater Temple Visit, The Witch Queen Visit, and the Royal Knight Selection.

'Could it be that after I visited Elysium, this timeline's [Correction of Fate] disappeared? But why? Has the Universe Will abandoned this timeline, or is it something else I do not know?'

He waved his hand, and the crystal ball floating in front of him showed a different scene: the Underwater Temple. It was now in shambles, with many injured and a few dead.

He guessed that the Eye of Midnight Sun attacked them for the magic stones. So, Edward checked the Witch Forest, and as expected, they were also attacked. However, the casualty seemed less severe than the Underwater Temple.

'Zagrid should be showing up, so let's wait for a little' more.'

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