Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1495: Chapter 222: Key to the Nether King

Due to the occurrence of an attack, and also because it happened in the jurisdiction of the Magician’s Association, the patrol guard of the association quickly came upon hearing the news.

As direct parties involved, Master Phantas and his apprentice, along with Zhong Luoyue, were currently making a report with Officer Lin from the patrol guard.

“…Divine Realm? Did the person who attacked you really mention the ‘Divine Realm’?” The captain of the patrol guard suddenly became stern, “Master Vick? Of course, I’m not doubting you, it’s just that this matter is of great importance and requires caution.”

An advanced Secret Medicine Practitioner holds quite a high status…an ordinary Non-Human would not be able to interact with legendary heroes or figures like the Enchantress, so the captain was very polite.

“You did well, my captain.” Master Vick smiled and nodded, “But I can assure you that before leaving, that mysterious Black-Robed Man did indeed mention the ‘Divine Realm’…It seems these are indeed the remnants—Captain, has something happened?”

The captain nodded, “In fact, ever since last week’s invasion incident at the Michael Club ended, those guys seem to have become active…it’s not just this time, reports of their traces have been received in various regions over the past few days.”

“My God, are these guys planning to make trouble while the association hasn’t settled down?” Master Vick couldn’t help but frown.

Although it wasn’t publicly announced nor officially explained, the news of the death of the Secret Steel Tower Master in the association has already spread widely and is well-known.

“Yes, the threat from the Michael Association hasn’t been resolved, and those remnants are starting to stir up trouble again… The Unhuman Domain truly is facing a turbulent time.” The captain shook his head, “But no matter what, we have the invincible First Tower Master, so there’s no need to worry about those clowns!”

——These people seemed to blindly worship Queen Elizabeth’s teacher…Third Miss silently watched as they praised Dazzle, feeling a strange sensation.

——What if…what if this mainstay breaks? Or disappears?

She was suddenly startled by her own thoughts at the moment…but she covered it up well, at least Phantas beside her didn’t pay much attention to her subtle change at the time.

“By the way, why did the mysterious person initially attack her…” At this moment, the captain suddenly looked at Zhong Luoyue, his gaze puzzled, “I mean this young lady.”

Third Miss thought it might have something to do with the bracelet on her wrist, she was pondering over how to answer it, but unexpectedly, Phantas beside her stood up and said: “It’s like this, you might not know, captain. This is Miss Yue, she is a student of the Luminous Tower Master and the best friend of Miss Elizabeth! I think the person who attacked her must have done it for this reason! Perhaps he even wanted to kidnap Miss Yue to harm Miss Elizabeth and ultimately strike against the Luminous Tower Master!”

“I see.” Hearing this, the captain’s expression changed slightly, “In that sense, there’s indeed such a possibility…Well then, on the way back, we’ll escort you all the way!”

“Thank you, captain.” Phantas smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhong Luoyue gently, with a little glance that seemed to say: See, no matter what trouble it is, I can solve it for you, choosing me definitely won’t be wrong…

How could Third Miss not guess what this young master meant… However, she herself didn’t want to cause too much trouble, so with Phantas’s interruption and the captain following that thought, she was too lazy to say more.

Speak less, do more…before truly having the ability to protect oneself.

After this, the group chatted a few words, and finally, the captain left some people to clean up the scene and then led the rest to escort them back.

…

Because Phantas’s carriage had been destroyed in the explosion, on the way back, Phantas and Third Miss directly took Master Vick’s carriage.

“Don’t be afraid, those remnants shouldn’t dare to come again tonight.” Master Vick said calmly.

Third Miss took this appropriate time to ask: “Master, may I ask, the remnants you mentioned, who are they exactly?”

Master Vick casually said: “Actually, it’s no secret, so there’s no harm in telling you… These remnants are actually survivors from a defeated Greek God System Divine Realm, the forerunner of the Non-Human Domain. Back then, when our Luminous Tower Master discovered this place, he had the idea of transforming it to create an Elysium for all Non-Humans…of course, the process inevitably encountered some obstruction. We did actually try to communicate with them, hoping for peaceful coexistence.”

——Hmm, this is basically the thought of every invader in human history…Third Miss made no comment.

“They caused us quite some trouble initially, but it gradually settled later on.” Master Vick said slowly: “Later, these remnants split into two different ideas, one side hoping for peaceful coexistence and even eventually joining us…you know about the Crimson Flame Tower Master and Ice Cold Tower Master couple, right? They were originally remnants of the Divine Realm. In fact, within the present Non-Human Domain, quite a few areas have been sectioned off and provided for these original inhabitants… Of course, most are fantastic beasts and other mythical creatures.”

“And the other part…are they the ones who attacked us tonight?” Third Miss thought for a moment and said.

Master Vick nodded: “The other faction had actually remained silent for a long time… Now it seems, they still refuse to give up. Back then, the Divine Realm was crumbling, with space continuously eroding, and it was clearly heading towards destruction, it would have been devoured by the Void sooner or later, if it weren’t for the Luminous Tower Master who spared no effort to pick it up and establish the stable system it has today, what Divine Realm would there be? Yet these guys don’t know gratitude! They pride themselves as noble Divine Race and even want to rule us, turn us into their slaves… Humph, truly a decadent mindset!”

“Are they… descendants of the Greek Pantheon?” Third Miss frowned.

Phantas chuckled lightly at this moment and said: “Descendants of the Pantheon? They are merely descendants of some servants who lived on Mount Olympus back then, or offspring of demigods. With the disappearance of the Gods, they replaced them and called themselves the New Divine Tribe…hmm, the Soth Divine Tribe, that is the gilded title they gave themselves after establishing their own sect. In the past, they’ve secretly assassinated some major figures within our association to hit us. This time they ambushed us, they must be targeting you! After all, you don’t exactly have a shallow relationship with the Luminous Tower Master! Didn’t you hear what the Black-Robed Man said before leaving? This is clearly a new round of provocation!”

Zhong Luoyue knew that Phantas had probably misunderstood something…and even made Master Vick beside him agree with it—But she planned to say nothing and keep some things buried for the time being.

…

Unhuman Domain…a mysterious area.

Even after the Luminous Tower Master reconstructed the Greek God System’s Divine Realm, there were still some places that couldn’t be fully covered—such as the mysterious chasm beneath the Thirteen Clans’ territory.

And then there was the vast forest filled with towering trees… A man wrapped in a black cloak sped through the forest, soon arriving at the entrance of a cave, he delved all the way to the underground.

As a member of the Soth Divine Tribe, the man constantly aspired to restore the glory of the Age of Gods…to defeat those foreign invaders and the traitors who once were part of their race.

“Great Dark Lord…Your servant praises you!”

The man stopped deep within the underground cave before a half-transparent stone wall…inside the stone wall, there seemed to be a massive shadow, its true form indiscernible—he revered it as the Dark Lord.

“Oh… What has disturbed my rest?” The shadow within the stone wall spoke in a deep and icy voice, accompanied by its sound, a howling cold wind blew through the cave.

The Black-Robed Man waved his hand at this moment… A box measuring forty centimeters long and thirty centimeters wide appeared on his palm… He opened the box in front of the shadow, revealing six identical jade bracelets inside, “My God, these are the ‘keys’ the clansmen have recently collected!”

A gray fireball suddenly formed in front of the stone wall, and then it shot out, directly blasting apart the box… even shattering the six bracelets inside into pieces.

“God?” The Black-Robed Man was instantly shocked and pale.

The shadow inside the stone wall said in a deep voice: “[Nether King] is made from the purest Power of Death’s weapon! The key to activating [Nether King] must also carry the same source of Power of Death! I can feel these because I once… These are not it! Keep searching, you must find it for me!”

The Black-Robed Man said: “My God… Does the [Nether King] truly exist? I, I’m not doubting you, I just can’t imagine… imagine what kind of weapon it would be that could destroy the gods.”

“It’s normal for you not to know.” The shadow of the stone wall said indifferently: “Having never experienced that era, you can’t possibly imagine how terrifying it was… I will never forget the day when [Nether King] pierced through the Divine Domain with its terrifying power. If the Divine Domain hadn’t been pierced, some powerful beings and creatures from an unknown void wouldn’t have fallen into it, and the Divine Domain wouldn’t have perished… Perhaps today, Mount Olympus still exists with a different name. I have felt it, I recently felt a trace of [Nether King]’s aura again… It has appeared again, but the connection is intermittent, and I can’t determine the exact location. But one thing is certain, and that is, we must find the key to activate the [Nether King]—this will be the key to defeating the Magician’s Association!”

“My God! I, Mai Rada, swear by my life that I will find the key to [Nether King]!” The Black-Robed Man… Mai Rada said, bowing his head at this moment.

At this moment, the shadow inside the stone wall suddenly shook… the entire cave shook with it, “The present world! In the present world! The aura of [Nether King] has appeared again, I can feel it, although it’s very faint… but in the present world! Go! Find [Nether King] for me!”

With that, a crystal shot out from within the stone wall.

Mai Rada stepped forward and grasped the crystal in his hand.

“This crystal can guide you to find [Nether King]… This time, don’t fail!” The shadow said in a deep voice: “If it weren’t for this damn seal, I would find it myself!”

“Mai Rada will surely find [Nether King] and the key to control [Nether King], and will liberate my God from this seal, I swear by my life…”

Mai Rada’s eyes gradually became fervent…

…

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“I really can’t open it…”

In the private magic tower of the Luminous Tower Master at the Association… Elizabeth’s resting area.

The third young lady who returned from outside did not hide anything from Elizabeth but told her everything that happened at night—except for the content of the agreement with Maria.

“Is this thing really from the Greek Pantheon era?” The third young lady looked a bit worried—she had watched Maria inspect the bracelet for a while without anything happening, so she picked it up, not expecting that once it was on her wrist, it couldn’t be taken off.

The young bloodsucker girl at this moment brought a magnifying glass, carefully examining the patterns on the bracelet, “Hmm… It seems to be some sort of writing… I think I’ve seen it somewhere before.”

“Where?” The third young lady quickly asked.

“I think… I think in the teacher’s library.” Elizabeth thought for a moment, then quickly led Zhong Luoyue into the library. They began searching through piles of books stacked like small hills—these were all the precious volumes Elizabeth had finished reading recently.

—This child is really devoted… Such heartfelt pursuit, it turns out that women driven by emotional impulses can indeed unleash terrifying effort.

Zhong Luoyue silently shook her head, thinking that she would never do such things for a man in this lifetime… She would do it only for herself, striving to become better, that’s why she worked so hard.

“Found it!”

Just as the third young lady was lost in thought, the young bloodsucker girl’s excited voice rang out. She held up a book half her height atop the book hill and slowly flew down on her palm-sized little wings, “It’s this kind of writing! The bracelet is engraved with writing from the Titan Deity Clan!”

“Titan?”

“The Titan Deity Clan was the divine race that ruled the world before the Greek God System! Do you know Cronus? That is the father of the Lord of the Sky, Nether King, and Poseidon in the Greek God System! He was the Divine King of the Titan Deity Clan!”

The third young lady glanced at the pile of miscellaneous books stacked like small hills… thinking that if she wants to make a living in the [Unhuman Domain] in the future, she really needs to brush up on some knowledge.

She shook her head and said: “Can you decipher what is engraved on the bracelet?”

The young bloodsucker girl immediately opened the half-human-high book, flipping through it like a dictionary page by page… Zhong Luoyue silently counted the time, feeling the unease in her heart.

It wasn’t until late at night that the young bloodsucker girl yawned and looked up at Zhong Luoyue, saying, “Yue, it’s translated!”

“What does it say?” Zhong Luoyue quickly asked.

Elizabeth thought for a moment and said: “It seems to be a name… Prin Hades.”

“Prin… Hades?”

Zhong Luoyue frowned, lifted the bracelet in her hand, and repeated it—nothing happened.