novelhk Chapter 472 Magical Reform
Chapter 472 Magical Reform
Chapter 472 Magical Reform (Sixteen)
Rune did not stop Faust's summoning ritual; he let the mage do as he pleased. All the mages present were drained of their life force by Faust, which saved Rune the trouble of killing them one by one.
These mages had quite a few trump cards up their sleeves. If Rune had killed them one by one, it would have taken some time to confirm that they were all dead. However, thanks to Faust, these mages all died within the next ten seconds.
Incidentally, demons dislike soul fragments, so the idea of using soul sacrifice to avoid the cost of destroying a creature's soul won't work.
Demon: So I have to assemble it myself after all that? Return it!
The arrival of the First Fallen was accompanied by ominous signs. First came the smell of sulfur, then the entire space was filled with wails, and copious amounts of blood coalesced into an inverted cross pattern.
Rune could guess that this was the Fallen One vying with him for control of the Mirror Dimension. But he absolutely could not allow the Fallen One to take control of this temporary dimension.
The previous Fallen Ones were merely incarnations that descended, yet they still had many unpredictable effects on reality. If their true selves truly controlled this dimension and came to the real world, even Rune could not predict what would happen.
Soon, a man arrived in the mirror space. He looked much the same as before, with curly hair. He then looked at the man who was begging him to save him.
Faust, this pathetic dark mage, was supposed to be entangled with the Dark Justice League in the future, but at this moment, the Fallen One glanced down at this guy and then stopped paying attention to him.
Perhaps it was because even the First Fallen One himself could not save Faust from the attack by the souls of higher-dimensional beings, or perhaps the First Fallen One disdained to help his partner—at least Rune believed that the two of them had made some kind of deal—but in any case, Faust eventually died.
His head finally exploded, like a watermelon bursting open with a rubber band, red, white, and black fragments scattered all over the ground, blending in with the corpses of the old-fashioned mages, looking no different from anyone else.
"If it's not insignificant, vile, and forgotten, then it's not death." The First Fallen smiled at Rune, a smile still on his face.
This perfectly reflects Faust's death; clearly, the First Fallen Ones wanted not only the souls of the conservative sorcerers, but also Faust's own soul and despair—
The latter, in particular, is a feast for the eyes, a despair born of the villain's torment. However, Faust's own soul is shattered, which leaves the newly fallen somewhat displeased.
"It sounds like the kind of death you tailored for Zacon." Rune looked at the Fallen One warily.
The newly fallen one smiled. "Yes, that's right. I absolutely adore that soul that has fallen to the lowest depths. He has no idea how alluring he is in the eyes of the devil—"
No wonder you two are always so generous in the comics.
Rune rolled his eyes. "Alright, so now, do you want me to beat you back, or will you do it yourself?"
As they spoke, terrifying magic appeared around Rune, and it began to devour the corpses and magic of the group of conservative mages. At the same time, it also set its sights on the Fallen One, whose magic looked delicious.
"Demons don't do unprofitable deals; descending to earth is never an easy thing—"
Upon hearing this, Rune's magic began to surge violently, a sea of magic was forming, and the terrible curse that had once killed Naboo was reappearing in the world.
"However, I've had my fill now." Seeing Rune's expression, the newly fallen one smiled contentedly. "The souls of a third of the mages on Earth are truly delicious. Perhaps we can cooperate—"
"There will be no cooperation between us, First Fallen Ones." Rune's expression was icy; First Fallen Ones were not to be trifled with.
If, as he claims, the First Fallen are content with their current gains, then the original Satan would never attempt to seize control of the mirror dimension.
Rune would not attempt to recruit the First Fallen into his anti-Forsaken alliance. Demons are untrustworthy, and Rune is prepared to be attacked from both sides by the Forsaken and the demons.
"No, we will have it," the Fallen One chuckled in a low voice. "I know just as much as you do, Rune. When the time comes, I will only need to sit in Hell, and countless souls will come to my territory. Then—"
A vast sea of magic took shape, and just as the terrifying waves containing countless dream demons were about to crash down on the Fallen Ones, the demon finally returned to its own dimension.
Rune watched him leave coldly. He knew that the Fallen One's decision to return was not only due to his own power, but also because he was plotting to seize the position of Lord of Hell.
Currently, two angels rule Hell, but everyone knows that the silent angel Duma and the guiding angel Remiel come from the City of Silver. They do not wish to reside in Hell for long; it is only by God's command that they temporarily assume the position of Satan.
They will leave sooner or later; it's only a matter of time. When that time comes, Satan's position will be vacant, and the other demon kings will fight to the death over it.
After these two angels relinquished their positions as Satan, the original first Satan should have been Nelong, who was originally a fallen angel. He appeared to be a muscular man, but his true form was a shapeless green lump of flesh.
After that, there will be many different lords of Hell, but in the end, the First Fallen will win everything. However, the First Fallen has now obtained a large number of high-quality souls ahead of time, perhaps allowing him to skip years of struggle and directly succeed Satan.
With a casual wave of his hand, the mirror dimension disappeared, and Rune returned to the Tower of Destiny.
Rune has confirmed that, with the Dream Stone and the amplification of his various abilities, even a newly fallen being would not want to risk his wrath.
Furthermore, after becoming Satan, Rune will even lower the threat level of newly fallen ones.
If Rune gets really angry, he can just follow Doomsday's example. If Doomsday could seize the position of Satan through his brutality and slaughter, then so can Rune.
Moreover, Rune has no qualms about attacking demons.
Therefore, he would not only not stop the fallen from obtaining the position of Satan, but would also ignore or even help him. This is why Rune sat idly by while he collected souls and did not rush up to fight the fallen immediately.
Having been tempered by the black hole, even casting spells like the Ocean of Magic wouldn't take Rune much time; he was just deliberately being waterproof.
Demons don't do unprofitable deals, and neither do runes.
Rune casually made a phone call. After two beeps, the call was answered, but no one said anything; only heavy breathing could be heard from the other end.
"Let's move on to the next phase."
Rune said this, his eyes revealing a sharp edge.