The Book of Law Appears

As Iver closed his eyes and prayed to the candle keeper, he calmly analyzed the situation in his mind.

... I wonder if the Candle Master could hear Iver's mutterings in this situation.

According to the Punishment Demon's words, the Giant King seems to have come to steal his "Book of Law".

Iver knew the name of this thing because he had consulted Ms. Mina for divination. He hadn't mentioned its name to anyone else... The Giant King probably knew because of the Eye Demon Lord.

He clearly remembered that the Giant King had a relative who had entered the fold.

That was an Eye Demon, and it could drop tokens related to the Noble Red event line. It was once a pet summoned by a powerful figure in the "Rosy Cross" Society, and its master was later casually killed by the Fallen Angel —but conversely, the fact that it could be killed by the Fallen Angel already proved its strength.

Because of its ability to see into the future, the Eye Demon can be considered a demonic form of prophet. It also possesses special vision such as clairvoyance and X-Ray Vision, making it strategically valuable and a very rare and precious demon.

After a person becomes a demon, they will generally abandon their former identity, and the giants are no exception— Iver didn't know what happened in between.

However, if we combine the words of the Punishment Demon with the truth, and deduce the process from the current outcome... it must have found its own relatives, bewitched its younger brother to betray its former teacher Jacob, and found it a new teacher... which is the current master of the eye demon.

—So this is how the Noble Red was originally born.

However, Iver still didn't know what made this piece of equipment, which he had found through divination, so special that Fifth Level Grand Wizard would travel thousands of miles to snatch it away...

Ms. Mina is only at the Fourth Level, and the highest clues she can divination can be found are purple—meaning she cannot divine the location of equipment above Deep Purple. Iver is seeking "equipment," so it's highly unlikely to be some kind of Grimoire.

The golden ones are divine equipment, which are basically not obtained by defeating monsters or drawing cards, but are given as rewards when you reach the final First Ring of a long storyline. It's a very long and grueling process. But at least Iver remembers these things quite clearly... after all, he first followed videos to learn how to play, and then he helped his friends with leveling up, and now he's very proficient.

Of course, in terms of practicality, gold equipment may not be as good as purple equipment.

Because Divine gear emphasizes functionality more... or rather, Divine gear is usually a core component of a build. It generally doesn't synergize with other gold gear. Purple gear, on the other hand, has much more freedom in its stats.

—Could the equipment Mina divined be a weapon exclusive to Ritual Mage? That's possible. After all, Jacob was Ritual Mage, so it's quite normal for the things he left behind to be related to Ritual Mage ...

But now the Giant King is being hunted by the Grand Guardian, yet he has sent one of his most important subordinates to find equipment—does he think the power of the "Book of Law" can immediately resolve this crisis? This actually tempted Iver.

This is like drawing a card; you don't know its strength or how to use it, but you get banned while trying to use it in a group chat. So, it's probably pretty strong.

After finishing his prayers, Iver extinguished the lit candles and put them back in his bag.

"Since you want it so much, then I'm determined to get it."

Even if it means having to confront the Grand Wizard head-on, it's absolutely worth it.

Iver made up his mind.

On the other side...

However, the situation was slightly different from what Iver had expected.

The Giant Prince Wolfram was bound and firmly locked within the magic circle by a band of blue and white light inscribed with black runes.

He stood naked atop the Deep Blue magic circle, surrounded by more than a dozen magic circles of varying sizes. Some blue-white magic circles connected to the bands of light, while others rotated and emitted strange, ominous black light. The largest white magic circle was behind the giant—it thrust out a magnificent spear made of golden light, piercing through the giant's back.

Both of his hands were immobile, and a black "X" appeared in the air above his mouth. Black runes were written on both sides of the X, extending to his earlobes and neck.

Wolfram now seemed to have been struck by Death Qi —his entire body had become visibly withered, his once strong body, belonging to Fourth Level combatant, now appeared collapsed, his skin loose and sagging. Furthermore, the veins on his body had turned purplish-black, highlighting terrifying tree-like patterns, his eye sockets had turned a pure purplish-black, and his cheeks were deeply sunken.

It was as if he had become an old man.

However, he showed no sign of pain whatsoever; on the contrary, he appeared incredibly energetic.

Because just a short distance away from him, or even only a dozen meters away, was the original swamp.

The swamp has now dried up. After the Twilight Power, which had frozen everything, dissipated, a purple glow is emanating from its bottom.

—That color represents Path of Transcendence!

The Book of Law! It must be it! Wolfram cried out in his heart.

Without a doubt, this was the Book of Law that the Eye Demon had told him about! "That book will appear in mid-December, near Bagpipe Town in Mubay County, a place 'closest to death'"—isn't that right here!

It is indeed the place closest to death... This swamp is filled with the power of the Path of Twilight, and now, for some reason, the seal has been broken and the Death Qi that has been released in one breath is enough to prove the meaning of this statement.

The Eye Demon also said that the book "contains Secret Knowledge about the Celestials and Pillar God, and involves a great power that can change the world and influence the future"... and now it has been personally sealed by Amber and is firmly enveloped by this Death Qi. Doesn't that prove that statement is true?

—The problem is, the book is right in front of him, but he can't move at all.

He was unable to move, cast spells, or speak.

Because the person standing opposite him was Merlin.

Merlin was clearly unaffected by the Death Qi aura. He seemed to be waiting for someone, and therefore did not kill Wolfram outright.

But that was all—he didn't even look at Wolfram, but simply looked down at the bottom of the swamp, which radiated a strong light that Path of Transcendence, lost in thought.

"... That's strange, I'm sure I checked this place. There was definitely nothing here just now..."

He muttered to himself.

What exactly is this "variable"? At that moment, Merlin suddenly frowned and sighed, "It's you again..."

"Yes. It's been a long time, Mr. Merlin."

A deep, hoarse, and mellow voice rang out, like the voice of someone who had been smoking for twenty years.

It was a huge gray wolf, almost as tall as a person.

It slowly emerged from the village that had turned to amber, its pupils crimson. Its gray fur remained untouched by the amber shell formed from the Twilight Power.

"Let me tell you again, I broke up with that woman a long time ago."

Merlin said wearily, "Vivian you go has nothing to do with me."

"I know, Mr. Merlin. I have something important to tell you."

Ye Zhi bowed slightly and said calmly, "I am here on my master's orders to stop the giants from approaching the swamp. If possible, she also instructed me to stop everyone else from approaching the swamp."

"...oh?"

Seeing Ye Zhi's absurd answer, Merlin suddenly became interested. "I've already tied him up, isn't that enough to stop him? Besides, you can't stop me anyway."

"It seems this really is her and Jacob's lab... But you're just telling me this like this? Aren't you afraid I'll cause her trouble? I think she probably specifically told you not to cause her any trouble. She's been gone from the Shadow Domain for so long, she's probably already reincarnated."

After Merlin finished speaking, Ye Zhi was suddenly completely bound by those bands of light. In particular, its long wolf-like snout was bound by a separate band of light, which even had a bow tied on it.

"—Or perhaps, you, this abandoned stray dog, are starting to have your own ideas now?"

Merlin adjusted his monocle and asked with a smile.

But there was no smile on His face, only a godlike majesty.

Merlin tightened his grip on his staff slightly, his tone calm. "I think the 'important thing' you're talking about isn't this."

After a moment of silence, the werewolf spoke without uttering a word: "Jacob is my friend. Long ago, Jacob guided me into a mysterious society... called the Golden Dawn. As a discriminated Wild Elf, it was there that I came into contact with the transmission of extraordinary knowledge, and through the Grimoire given to me by Mathers, I became a fraudster on the Path of Love."

"In return, I brought Jacob to a secluded village known only to the locals. I've been aware of the village's horror for a long time, but everyone has taken it for granted."

Ye Zhi answered without hesitation, "I'm from Bagpipe Town. And the place I brought him to..."

"... It's called Eagle Cape Village."

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