Red worms and bone armies were both defensive measures. They would fight against anchor points and other monsters and pollution emerging from the abyss.
But after speculating about the method of sixth-rank resurrection, Saul and the others had a direction for solving the root problem.
As for whether they could think of exact methods after having a direction, they could only continue exploring.
Unlike Saulâs excitement, the others all seemed somewhat silent.
Shaya: [But how difficult it would be to destroy a sixth-rankâs understanding of essence? We donât even know what his understanding is, so how can we destroy it?]
After a brief silence, Gorsa somewhat understood Saulâs intention.
Gorsa: [Indeed difficult. But weâre not trying to destroy a sixth-rankâs understandingâweâre trying to prevent his resurrection. His understanding of essence should have already been destroyed, which is why heâs in his current predicament.]
Floco also became excited.
Floco: [Exactly! So what we need to do isnât destruction, but prevent him from rebuilding his understanding of the world. His constant devouring of the wizard world now should be an attempt to rebuild his understanding of essence by digesting the wizard world.]
Saul thought of Camus again. He could already manipulate the skeletons in the abyssâdid this represent that the dead sixth-rank was gradually establishing new understanding?
Shaya was still habitually pessimistic.
Shaya: [But how do we stop it? Not let the abyss continue devouring continents? Thatâs no different from what weâre doing now, is it?]
Gorsa: [I suddenly remember something. These past few days I discussed red worms with Douglas, and I found one of his viewpoints very interesting.]
Floco: [What did you say? Who? Douglas?!]
Saul asked puzzledly, âFloco, whatâs wrong?â
Why so⊠terrified?
Saul could almost hear Flocoâs heavy breathing.
Floco: [⊠Iâm somewhat sensitive to this name. I hope itâs just a coincidence.]
Saul thought about Douglasâs various abnormal and mysterious behaviors, intuitively feeling it wasnât just a coincidence.
That Douglas he couldnât see through and the Douglas that made Floco so frightened were very likely the same person!
âThe Douglas we met appears to be a third-rank wizard, but he gives off a very composed, very calm feeling. Even when facing Alick, he showed no emotional changes.â
Saul had special experiences, backed by the diary and star-shaped eyes, giving him confidence to fight even fourth-ranks.
But for Douglas to be so composedâthough he appeared very politeâgave people an indescribable strange feeling.
Saul also didnât describe Douglasâs appearance to Floco. After all, even a third-rank wizard could easily change their appearance.
And mental power fluctuations couldnât be perfectly simulated.
So Saul could only describe his feelings to Floco.
Who would have thought that after hearing this information, Floco was already certain of the otherâs identity.
Floco: [It canât be wrong, itâs him. Douglas, a fifth-rank wizard who left the wizard world even earlier than I did. I heard he was only one step away from sixth rank.]
Saul closed his eyes.
This news was shocking, yet also had a feeling of âas expected.â
âThen why would Douglas disguise himself as a third-rank wizard to help us fight the abyss?â
Floco smiled bitterly.
Floco: [I was severely injured by him last time, but I donât know why he suddenly stopped midway and spared my life. However, I think whatever he does, itâs definitely for advancing to sixth rank.]
Shaya: [Could his target be the Abyssal Eye? After all, thatâs a dead sixth-rank.]
âIf his target really is the Abyssal Eye, thatâs not necessarily bad for us.â
A fifth-rank wizard wanting to become sixth-rank definitely wouldnât refuse to study a sixth-rankâs corpse, right?
Gorsa: [Hehe, if his goal is also sixth rank, then when he discussed red worms with me, he should have been deliberately hinting at me, giving me information on how to fight the Abyssal Eye.]
Everyone finally remembered Gorsaâs unfinished words and became curious.
Gorsa: [He told me that the essence of methods to deactivate red worms is actually giving red worms an illusion. Making them think theyâre already dead. Because red worms are very pure consciousness-based life forms, when they believe theyâve died, they enter a deactivated state. Very similar to wizards with mental mutation whose bodies still survive.]
Saul nodded repeatedly. Now when he recalled any of Douglasâs actions, he believed they all had specific deep meanings.
Shaya: [Does that Douglas want us to hint to the abyss, make him think heâs already dead? No wait, the abyss is already dead!]
Floco: [This is just one line of thinking. We canât limit ourselves to life and death.]
Saul thought for a moment and said, âMaybe Douglas is hinting that we should give the abyss a wrong answer, so his resurrection will fail.â
The Abyssal Eye wanted to resurrect by rebuilding understanding of essence. But what if this understanding was built incorrectly?
Then he definitely couldnât resurrect!
The Prismatic Channel fell quiet again for a moment.
Shaya: [This, this isnât easy either. False understanding is easy to fabricate, but false understanding that could make a sixth-rank believe itâs correctâthatâs not easy to make!]
Gorsa remained optimistic.
Gorsa: [Deceiving a sixth-rank isnât easy, but deceiving a sixth-rank whoâs already mad isnât impossible.]
âYes, and the abyss is desperately wanting to resurrect now. Camus is getting more anxious each time. I seriously suspect that actually the abyss doesnât have much time left either. Once past a certain limit, heâll permanently lose the ability to resurrect. So heâll very likely grasp at every opportunity to try.â
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Floco: [A drowning person wants to grab any piece of driftwoodâhe wonât care whether that driftwood can bear his weight.]
âSo from now on, while everyone defends against the black tide, we also need to find a suitable lie.â
Shaya: [I donât need to, right? Iâm just a little second-rank.]
Gorsa: [Heh, donât worry. A foolâs thinking can sometimes enlighten the wise. Itâs precisely because you know nothing that you can jump out of limitations and imagine without restraint.]
Shaya: I feel like youâre insulting me, but I donât dare insult you back. So annoying!
Saul couldnât help but chuckle lightly, âGood, so none of us can give up. You can also discuss this problem with others without revealing the abyssâs secrets.â
âŠ
After disconnecting, Gorsa sat up from his pink sofa.
âInteresting communication method.â He rubbed his forehead, feeling no discomfort.
This communication method actually exceeded his understanding of consciousness communication.
But since it was something Saul had created, Gorsa could only say: he was used to it.
He touched his bandage-wrapped chin, tilted his head, and began thinking about the assignment Saul had given everyone.
Great, now the master had to complete the apprenticeâs homework in reverse.
After thinking for a while without any ideas, Gorsa directly teleported to Douglasâs side, who was doing experiments at the Star Observatory Tower.
Douglas wore a white wizard robe, holding two beakers, still with his composed expression, âIs there something?â
âHow do you think we can prevent the abyss from erupting?â
Gorsa was sometimes very stubborn, but sometimes very good at adaptation.
For example, now he came to find Douglas with the intention of⊠copying answers.
(End of Chapter)
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