Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 344 - 119: Undercurrent

Chapter 344: Chapter 119: Undercurrent

No matter what, the most urgent thing right now is to determine what kind of accident has occurred in the ruins.

Extracting a Magic Crystal Ball from the ring, Anvis tried to communicate with the outside world.

Fortunately, after the Crystal Ball flickered for a moment, it stabilized and lit up, indicating that it had connected with the outside world.

"Anvis, is your Crystal Ball still working?"

To the side, Claire looked at Anvis with some confusion.

In her hands, she also held a Crystal Ball, but its light was very dim, indicating that the remote Magic Power link had completely failed.

And it wasn’t just her, other nearby squads had quick-reacting members, but aside from Anvis, everyone’s Crystal Balls had already failed.

"Yours is no longer working?"

Glancing at the Crystal Ball in her hands, Anvis roughly understood the situation in the ruins at this time.

"This is a Secret Magic Crystal crafted by Olivendi, the connection method is different from the usual Communication Crystal Balls. It connects through the model of entangled information in subspace and can only transmit one-to-one with another paired Crystal Ball.

But the information it transmits is almost impossible to intercept, making it very suitable for conveying messages in such special circumstances."

While explaining to the young lady, Anvis sent out a communication request.

After a moment, the stern and serious face of Leonard, the butler, appeared inside the Crystal Ball.

"Lord Anvis? Please wait a moment, I’ll notify the Duke immediately!"

Upon seeing Anvis, Leonard, surprised, immediately switched to Duke Carrot.

This avatar of Anvis carried a spare Crystal Ball, leading directly to a special transfer room at Moon Castle, supervised directly by the butler Leonard.

"Anvis, what is your current status? Is Fiona with you? What’s the situation inside the ruins, any danger appeared?"

After connecting, Duke Carrot’s voice came through slightly hurriedly, as he quickly glanced around Anvis’s surroundings.

"We are temporarily safe, father. Fiona is by my main body, and the one speaking to you now is my avatar. Previously, multiple unknown passages appeared inside the ruins, and for safety, I’ve sent my avatar inside to explore."

Quickly explaining the situation to the Duke, Anvis lifted the Crystal Ball and shone it around the cave hall in various directions.

"On the other end of the passage is a hall like this, with a structure resembling an altar in the center, topped with a large stone clock..."

"There’s no need to explain further, I was just there! However, at the moment the change occurred in the ruins, I along with other Ninth Ranks were transported out of the ruins."

But before Anvis could finish, the Duke abruptly interrupted him.

"Listen, Anvis, the ruins you are currently in have been transported to the Endless Sea, most likely triggering some special restoration mechanism, causing it to reunify with the other half of the ruins.

The entire ruins are now covered by a special type of autonomous Protection Magic Shield, and it’s impossible for the outside to teleport in... the Royal Family is urgently trying to find a solution..."

While Duke Carrot was speaking, the image in the Crystal Ball suddenly began to destabilize.

The Duke noticed this and hurriedly spoke faster.

"You are now in international waters, Saint Messia Empire and the Kingdom Federation have already... message, the ruins are about to undergo... an intense attack, bring Fiona immediately... into the explored underground of the ruins...

Remember! Do not attempt to enter the other... ruins..."

But as he was speaking, the instability of the Crystal Ball rapidly worsened, and finally flickered and, like the other regular Crystal Balls, went out instantly.

It seems the Array had detected this gap allowing message transmission and temporarily patched it up.

Packing away the Crystal Ball, Anvis’s mood was somewhat heavy.

Although the Duke’s last words were somewhat fragmented, the general idea was still comprehensible.

The news about the relic teleportation has leaked, and being in international waters means that the other two major powers can send Ninth Rank attackers openly and lift the limit on their combat power.

Putting oneself in their shoes, if he were a high-ranking official of the other two major powers, he would definitely seize this rare opportunity to nip the future of the Gloria Empire in the bud.

Even if the Gloria Empire were to hold them accountable afterwards, it could be excused as collateral damage from the battle, and unless the Empire wants to start a full-scale war immediately, they would have to swallow their pride.

The Duke’s final words were also very clear: Take Fiona into the explored part of the ruins to hide, do not enter the unexplored part of the ruins!

The immense risks within the unexplored ruins are not something they can bear. Staying on the surface of the ruins is seeking death; once the protection shield of the relics is broken, they will definitely face an overwhelming attack from the enemy’s Ninth Rank.

At that time, if they still remain on the surface, there will only be one path left: death.

Anvis quickly explained the situation to Claire and surveyed the situation within the cave.

Some students became very vigilant, carefully observing their surroundings, while others were confused, not understanding what had happened.

After being alert for a while, another portion of the students, upon not noticing any further abnormal changes, relaxed their guard and resumed their previous activities. Those who were mining continued mining, and those studying the altar continued their study.

The only difference was that the Vice Dean’s figure had disappeared once again.

"Let’s also go take a look at the altar," Anvis said in a low voice.

"Alright, but I feel there is something off about that bell, be very careful when checking it," Claire nodded and quietly spoke her mind.

......

Meanwhile, on the surface of the ruins.

Unlike the lax and chaotic situation in the underground hall, after realizing they had completely lost contact with the outside world, several remaining Seventh Rank Academy Mages, immediately acting according to emergency regulations, announced a temporary suspension of the contest.

At the same time, descendants of the Royal Family and the Four Great Families, along with a few older students with a Rank higher than Fourth Rank, also started spontaneously gathering many students to prevent any accidents.

Like Anvis, they too had more or less learned about the current state of the ruins and the imminent danger through their own channels right away.

As a member of one of the Four Great Families, Anvis along with Fiona were also helping to gather students around.

Per the Duke’s request, Anvis always stayed with Fiona and never left her side.

The terrain of the ruins was very complex, but fortunately, after noticing the abnormal situation in the ruins, many students were spontaneously heading to the surface to find out what exactly was happening.

After they had mostly gathered, the Academy Spellcasters confirmed the headcount.

Then, exchanging information briefly, they immediately decided that a few Seventh Rank Spellcasters from the Academy would lead and protect the numerous students to the underground for refuge.

Meanwhile, the news about the relic being teleported into international waters had quickly spread, reaching the ears of other powers on the continent.

Saint Messia Empire, Holy City Gonzawaran.

After praying silently to the Divine, dressed in a white robe, the Pope issued a decree. He dispatched the Judgment Chief and Divine Punishment Substitute from the Religious Court, both the Judgment and Holy Temple Knight Orders, and three of the Seven Bishops.

Together, they were to go ’explore’ the underwater relic, authorized to carry three Divine Punishment Crystal Stones.

Yiter Federation, Hall of Kings.

With the three Councilmen unusually in agreement, countless council members urgently passed a resolution within one day, making the exact location of the relics public, allowing all Federation Ninth Ranks to independently venture to the ruins and also authorizing the use of ultimate-level weapons.