Chapter 380: Light and Darkness
Ruger withdrew his gaze and glanced at Kurt, who wore a blacksmith's apron. Sweat still plastered strands of hair to his forehead, and his bright eyes fixed on the distant spectacle formed by the lingering light. Those eyes seemed unwilling to look away from the radiance, yet Ruger felt that he was distracted, staring blankly at the wondrous sight while thinking about something else.
"I've only read about it in ancient books. I've never seen a Heaven Pillar Mountain destroyed by someone before. This isn't something an ordinary Wizard could do..."
As though sensing Ruger's gaze, Kurt smiled faintly and turned to speak.
"If you've never seen it, why did you come to that conclusion? Were the accounts in the books very detailed?"
Mahama spoke up beside them.
Listening to their conversation, Ruger looked up. At some point, Wizard Zorn had vanished.
"Because I've heard of it happening. About thirty years ago, two subordinate gods serving those two great beings damaged a Heaven Pillar Mountain while fighting a Black Wizard. It was very far from here... so I didn't see any light or hear any loud noises that time. It wasn't until I went away a year later that I heard Wizard Apprentices on other islands talking about it... You must find me rather laughable. I don't have any friends here, and the few good friends I once had have long since died, one after another, for various reasons..."
Kurt spoke with a smile.
"I need to get back to work. I got up early today to catch up on my orders... Now I also have to arrange for people to reassure everyone on the island."
With that, Kurt jumped down from the roof.
The two great beings Kurt mentioned were naturally the God of