Mage Manual-Chapter 119 - 109: ’Sword Maiden and Observer Break Up

Chapter 119: Chapter 109: ‘Sword Maiden and Observer Break Up

“But you still haven’t addressed your most pressing crisis.”

Sonia propped her chin up, “From what you say, a lot of people are definitely going to die during the Blood Moon Judgement on the 27th. What if you’re selected for the Blood Moon Judgement list? I always feel like it’s a kind of omen—the more perfect your plan, the less likely you are to live to carry it out.”

Naturally, she didn’t stretch her legs over; lying on the boat wasn’t comfortable after all, as it wasn’t a bed. She just felt playful and wanted to intentionally tease the Observer, to test the Observer’s tolerance towards her.

The result was very ideal.

It was fast approaching—the day when she would rebel against the Observer’s dominance and turn the Observer into her own means of transport!

Ash, of course, didn’t know the twisted thoughts in Sonia’s mind. His eyes were glued to the Void Realm Map on the Light Screen. He said, “Then we’ll launch the plan and create a massive prison riot.”

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“But without a boat—”

“Even without a boat, there are other ways to cross the shark swarms in Shattered Lake; we just need to shed a little blood. The biggest trouble without a boat is the inability to safely get ashore. By then, the shore will definitely be swarming with Hunter Troops hunting fugitives. Although it’s basically impossible to escape, it’s still better than sitting and waiting for death in the Blood Moon Judgement.”

Sonia nodded; this indeed was the best method in a worst-case scenario. However, she slightly revised her views on the Observer. Due to last night’s ‘coquetry’, she thought the Observer was a person of delicate mind and indecisiveness, but she didn’t expect that when it was time to be resolute and tough, the Observer did not hesitate at all.

Despite Sonia’s ability to boast in front of the Observer, if she were the one locked in Shattered Lake Prison, facing a fortified, violently controlled solitary island with chip control, she might not be able to resolve herself to escape, let alone plan a riot.

Because escaping wasn’t just escaping; it was also a challenge to the state apparatus and ruling class. Even if an escape was successful, what awaited the escapees was an endless manhunt. Every time they opened their eyes, they had to face omnipresent malice, and no part of the vast city could offer them sanctuary.

Compared to death, this overwhelming pressure might be even more terrifying.

However, although the Observer sometimes showed a weaker side, he was clear and decisive about escaping. He was not ignorant of the Kingdom of Blood Moon’s strength; he himself was captured by the Blood Frenzy Hunters; he knew well the formidable control the Kingdom of Blood Moon had over society, and he knew that after escaping, he would face a life fraught with daily uncertainties.

Yet in his words, he never showed a trace of fear towards the Kingdom of Blood Moon.

Sonia could only attribute this to the confidence brought by his ‘renewal of strength’, or perhaps…

It was his nature not to know fear.

“Up ahead there’s a Fish-Slicing Dragon; it seems to be in its growth phase. Shall we go for it?”

“Let’s go! I have an awesome starting move in mind that might just knock out the Fish-Slicing Dragon in one hit.”

As the boat pierced through the fog, Sonia gradually picked up sparse sensations: the sound of fish scales scraping the sand, the bubbles blown by the Fish Dragon, the scent of the sea waves… Although she couldn’t identify knowledgeable creatures from a distance like the Observer, the ‘Expulsion of Secret Poison’ allowed Sonia to collect the biological information of knowledgeable creatures through the fog, preparing her for battle as she lightly gripped the sword handle.

“Hey?”

The boat suddenly turned a corner, causing Sonia to lose all her built-up momentum. Dissatisfied, she exclaimed, “What are you doing?”

Sheridan’s voice had a hint of excitement, “I discovered something very strange behind that Fish-Slicing Dragon, it might be Miracle Island.”

He saw in the ‘Void Realm Map,’ a radiant silver light emerged from the area right behind the Fish-Slicing Dragon, forming a shining hint:

“Come quickly!”

“Did we finally encounter Miracle Island again?”, Sonia straightened up, “This time we must capture all Technique Spirits! None can escape!”

But as they drew nearer to their target area, both Ash and Sonia felt something amiss—the white fog around them was thick as milky white milk, reducing visibility so low that neither could see each other aboard the boat!

They felt more and more knowledge flow into their consciousness, Ash less so, but Sonia’s Spiritual Light flickered frequently, feeling she broke through one swordsman skill barrier after another, swiftly resolving all the puzzles she had encountered. She just awaited returning to reality to demonstrate and confirm her thoughts and ideas!

As they sailed through the Void Realm absorbing the white fog, they naturally increased their faction experience. Although Ash and Sonia had already deployed their Silver Wings and were unable to continue concentrating magic power, their Magic Factions that hadn’t yet reached Gold Level could still gain experience from absorbing the white fog.

However, this white fog experience wasn’t very noticeable, and its effects often only became apparent when Mages were either battling or doing research. A white fog so rich that it allowed Mages to continuously overcome challenges was almost comparable to an Experience Treasure Orb!

Click.

The moment their boat stopped, the white fog in front of them burst open, revealing an island hidden within.

The next second, the expressions of Ash and Sonia changed drastically!

If the island had been inhabited by intelligent creatures, Mage projections, or other Mages, they wouldn’t have been so surprised.

However, what met their eyes were two chairs!

Two chairs!

They exchanged glances, and Ash instinctively lowered his voice and asked, “Do you know what this place is?”

“No idea,” Sonia also seemed a bit fearful, “Shall we leave?”

Their fear was understandable. If there had been just one chair, they wouldn’t have thought much of it, but two chairs implied that the island knew two people were coming!

But the question was, apart from themselves, all Mages in the All Virtual Realm traveled solo!

It was like traveling in a strange city, suddenly finding a hundred-dollar bill, and seeing a note on it saying, “Hello Ash, spend it.”

The chill and fear of being watched by an unknown entity would frighten anyone.

Ash took another look at the “Void Realm Map,” confirmed it said “Come quickly,” and made up his mind to go onto the island: “Don’t be afraid. At most, we’ll just lose a first-blood in the Void Realm. We’ve deployed our Silver Wings anyway, so no real harm if we die.”

“What if it’s like ‘Drive-out Secret Poison,’ an inescapable death trap?”

“Trust me!”

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Seeing Sonia still hesitating, Ash directly pulled her onto the island—he was scared too and needed someone else to back him up.

The chairs were quite ordinary ones. They looked at each other, took a deep breath, and sat down together.

There was no unusual sensation; the chairs didn’t sprout tentacles to bind them.

Moments later, feeling something intuitively, they looked down and saw that at some point, a piece of paper had been placed on their thighs.

When they picked up the piece of paper, they understood the rules of the game at once: answer the appearing questions, fail to answer and it ends immediately, answer correctly to continue answering. If the number of correct answers is equal to or greater than one, the respondent gains the right to pose a question.

When Sonia looked at the piece of paper, several lines of text appeared:

“Question 〬 Single Choice Question: What is the fundamental reason for the rift between the Sword Maiden and the Observer?”

“① The Sword Maiden detests the Observer’s indifference.”

“② The Observer believes the Sword Maiden is uncontrollable.”

“③ Unequal sharing of spoils.”

“④ All of the above.”