Diary of a Dead Wizard

Chapter 995: The Reason for the Eruption

Saul followed Keli to the Great Fissure.

This was where most of the bone monsters were produced. Combined with several native forces controlled by Noah, the bone monsters under their control were becoming increasingly numerous.

Beside the Great Fissure, Keli had led several wizards and hundreds of natives in creating a massive experimental base. Inside the base stood rows of white skeletons in various forms and sizes, mostly in animal shapes, with occasional monsters that had never appeared even in the wizard world.

"These are all first-stage modified bones. The second and third stages involve further modifications based on the first stage. Besides higher strength and stronger stability, they've also achieved breakthroughs in two different directions. But Keli and I can't determine which direction is better. Please come take a look."

Brando spoke carefully, obviously still not recovered from the shock of Saul reaching fourth rank, his tone quite unsteady.

"What are the two directions?" Saul asked as he walked.

"Keli weakened the bone monsters' combat power but increased the number that can be controlled. I lean toward enhancing strength, adopting an elite combat approach."

The two had researched in two directions, no wonder they were hesitant.

Of course, Saul could choose to modify certain quantities in both directions, but he still needed to decide which was primary and which secondary. The bone army here would become important assistance for the red worms. The research direction couldn't be decided by just slapping one's forehead.

However, after seeing them, he also felt each had advantages and disadvantages, unable to decide immediately.

"Like this—you continue your own research, try to preserve the advantages while reducing the shortcomings. I'll go take a look over there first."

The "over there" Saul mentioned was the other world at the very bottom of the Great Fissure.

Saul had previously suspected that this Chaos Realm was exactly the Desedil Continent that had once been swallowed by the Abyssal Eye. And outside the membrane wrapping the continent was somewhere within the Abyssal Eye. This made Saul suspect that this membrane was like the Abyssal Eye's "stomach."

Thinking this way, the Abyssal Eye had swallowed Desedil Continent so many years ago but still hadn't "digested" the continent, even allowing the continent here to regain vitality and form a new ecological system.

So had the Abyssal Eye already... developed indigestion?

Master Gorsa said the Abyssal Eye was a corpse.

Could a corpse still eat?

Naturally, it couldn't digest anything.

The Chaos Realm's deterioration could be seen as damage caused during Desedil Continent's swallowing process. But no matter how indigestible, for the continent's living beings it was still a catastrophic disaster.

The Chaos Realm's population was definitely less than one percent of the original. The current scale had developed slowly only after becoming the Chaos Realm.

Saul jumped down the Great Fissure, landing at the lowest point, finding the gap again and extending his fate lines through it.

Now that he had fourth-rank wizard strength, plus the constant nourishment of the Symphony of Fate, his mental power was continuously growing even without meditation practice. His main body's fate lines were also constantly expanding, now able to cover a small town.

This time, as soon as Saul's fate lines entered the abyss, he discovered his vision was much clearer than last time.

Above was still the starry sky, and this time he could clearly see each star's light source. Saul could also distinguish that the starry sky here was different from the one outside the wizard world.

If this was the internal world of the Abyssal Eye, the external starry sky definitely wasn't real. But even if it wasn't a real universe, it might be other planets swallowed by the abyss.

After all, sixth-rank wizards already had the ability to destroy a world. Even though he was now a corpse, didn't he still bring deadly threats to Saul's world?

And this threat would become a real apocalypse in just a few years.

Saul lowered his gaze, scanning the surrounding world.

This place was somewhat like the moon's surface, with the earth covered in impact marks, everything around gray and dusty, with no signs of life visible.

Within Saul's visible range, tens of thousands of white bone corpses already lay scattered about. Many of these corpses were incomplete, showing no signs of being able to move.

But Saul knew these corpses were actually the anchor points that the wizard world greatly feared. The white bones located outside the "stomach" seemed to possess extremely strong pollution properties against lower-tier existences due to being tainted with sixth-rank aura.

They only behaved here; once outside, they would become killing gods.

Saul had once encountered an anchor point that suddenly appeared in the wizard world in the far north. Without erupting a Storm Eye, it just suddenly appeared, and when it left, it was also through a bizarrely appearing spatial fissure.

This was a precursor to the Abyssal Eye's imminent complete eruption.

"You came again?"

A white human skeleton appeared behind Saul.

It was Camus.

The only anchor point Saul had discovered so far that could actively communicate with him.

"Have you decided to surrender to the abyss? I can guarantee that after being swallowed by the abyss, you'll still maintain your sanity. You can even continue attempting advancement here."

This time Saul didn't immediately refuse, but tentatively asked, "Is the abyss about to erupt?"

The skeleton paused, then transmitted the next segment of information.

"Trying to probe me?" The skeleton gently shook its skull, trembling as if it might fall off, "No need. You can see everything, but you can't stop anything."

Although Saul heard only information rather than sound, he could already sense the contempt and pride in Camus's tone.

Then Camus raised one hand, sweeping it backward, "Let me show you, let you give up hope."

After Camus raised his hand, the skeletons that had been lying quietly around suddenly began trembling one by one, as if consciousness was returning. They either propped themselves up with their arms or straightened their bodies, standing up shakily.

One skeleton stood up, then thousands upon thousands of skeletons stood up.

Like waves rising and falling on the sea surface, spreading in all directions, continuous and endless.

"Who exactly are you? You can't possibly be Wizard Camus."

Such actions were beyond what a wizard who had mistakenly entered the abyss could accomplish.

The skeleton before him didn't answer Saul's question, "This doesn't matter. Soon, you'll all become part of the abyss, no longer needing independent identities."

"You mean the abyss will soon swallow the entire wizard world?"

"This is the inevitable conclusion."

"Are you, are you the Abyssal Eye's consciousness body?"

"If you want to think of it that way, you can."

The skeleton gave Saul no opportunity to probe.

"Then may I ask, why exactly does the abyss want to swallow the wizard world?"

All along, the great demon king always seemed destined to destroy the world. But aside from unconscious erosion and expansion, everything else should have a specific reason.

Was it for living space, or deep-seated hatred, or perhaps for stronger authority and power?

The skeleton before him clearly possessed clear consciousness and wasn't absolutely mad and chaotic. So his purpose should correspond to some initial desire.

Saul wanted to know the reason.

This concerned what countermeasures he should subsequently adopt.

But the other party still didn't intend to reveal any information to Saul.

"Heh, when you humans step on ants, do you have any purpose?"

Saul slowly withdrew, "You refuse to say anything, showing no sincerity whatsoever. I won't join you."

This time the skeleton didn't mock again; he just quietly watched Saul leave.

Returning to above the Great Fissure, Ann was waiting for him at the fissure's edge.

"Master, it's good that you've returned safely. Are there any new problems?" Ann noticed Saul's expression wasn't very good and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

Who would have thought that the next second, Saul would display a smile.

"It's nothing, Ann. I've actually confirmed what I was thinking."

"Camus refuses to say anything, but his attitude has already revealed everything. They have no other desires—they're determined to swallow the wizard world. But the abyss is already a corpse. What desires could a corpse have?"

Saul looked at Ann, but Ann didn't dare interject because of the word "abyss."

But Saul actively provided the answer.

"He wants to resurrect, of course!"

(End of Chapter)