Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 432 - 429: A Colossal Face? A Deity?

Chapter 432: Chapter 429: A Colossal Face? A Deity?

Within a few seconds, Ronald confirmed that the giant face in the fog was no dead object.

Because it kept changing positions in the fog, apparently seeking something from the top of the underground ruins.

Such an obviously intentional act.

It was easy to ascertain that it was different from the flowers encountered before and that it indeed possessed self-awareness and intelligence.

Following that, an even more dumbfounding situation occurred for Ronald and his companion.

After they stepped out of the altar, the giant face in the fog seemed to sense something and glanced over at them.

And then... there was no ’then.’

It was as if, while strolling through the courtyard of one’s own estate and spotting an ant, the giant face in the fog couldn’t have cared less about the sudden appearance of Ronald and Hailbeth, simply giving them a brief glance and then disregarding their presence entirely.

"..."

"This world of yours, it really is quite magical, isn’t it?" Faced with such a situation, the mermaid lady was also stunned and, even after a full five seconds had passed, she turned to Ronald with a puzzled expression.

As for Ronald, facing such a situation, he could only speculate the reasons from the reality before him.

"The visage of this creature is identical to that of the deceased; perhaps it was responsible for slaughtering the group that perished in the ritual. After boasting such ’glorious’ achievements, it’s not unexpected for it to barely give us a passing glance..."

"..."

Ronald and Hailbeth exchanged glances.

Both of them detected a hint of disquiet in each other’s expressions.

Clearly, the giant face in the fog was not any sort of benevolent being, but for the two, who had just fought battles against the Hunter-folk and the monstrous flowers, encountering a being with such an attitude was indeed a delicate matter.

Their eyes locked for several breaths.

Finally, Hailbeth turned her head to fix her gaze on the giant face, and her right index finger lightly traced a line on the palm of her left hand. The next second, a faint Magic Power flashed across her body.

Probing the giant face was unexpectedly simple.

Without encountering any significant form of resistance, the Spell casually cast by Hailbeth elicited feedback. Without hesitation, the mermaid lady shared her firsthand information with Ronald:

"This entity is trapped by the island’s Magic Circulation and currently cannot escape the underground setting. Moreover, in its attempts to break free, it is emitting a specific type of information wave to the outside world."

Hearing this, Ronald immediately conjectured:

"Hailbeth, do you think the monsters we encountered earlier could have been attracted by the waves it emitted?"

"..."

The mermaid lady did not respond to Ronald lightly.

She remained in thought for a few seconds before answering seriously:

"It’s a possibility, but I cannot confirm it. What is certain now is that the information it’s sending out has no traits of psychological control—it’s merely the most pure form of messaging."

"Is that so..."

Having heard Hailbeth’s response, Ronald nodded and summoned his grimoire.

His attitude was now quite straightforward; after all, the giant face wasn’t the same as the inconveniently indestructible flowers. He could eliminate such a ruthless enemy of humanity without any reservation.

"Hailbeth, are you ready as well?"

"If there’s no problem, I’ll make my move!"

The mermaid lady didn’t verbally respond but instead answered Ronald through her actions.

Left hand casually tracing a rune in the air, her right hand simultaneously drew a pistol, aiming at the sky. In the blink of an eye, she had made all the preparations to face battle.

Taking a deep breath, Ronald then began to mobilize the abundant Magic Power within his body, "Starting with the relationship between the entire Earth and the sky, we will begin to constitute our cognition!"

The short spell recited, the meteorite fragment embedded in the brooch immediately drew forth the power of the original tome. The giant face, faintly visible in the clouds, clearly paused for an instant.

Swoosh——

The next second, the celestial face plummeted down.

It was a considerably loose and soft entity, and it also possessed quite agile speed. However, such physical properties and abilities could not resist the power of the "Astronomy Master."

The Magic Circulation was just a simple attraction.

The thing dropped to the ground like a meteor, the old man’s face it constructed becoming twisted from the impact, and began to emit angry and terrifying sounds:

"Who, who dares to harm the great deity!"

"How dare you harm the all-knowing and almighty me, you shall suffer the most painful punishment in the world!"

Just those two roars were enough to make the mermaid beside Ronald look upset. Glancing at the falling giant face, the spell she had ready was almost instinctively thrown.

"You’re all-knowing and almighty yet you still don’t know who is harming you?"

Buzz——

A succinct and solid flow of Magic Power formed a swift current, striking the enemy and immediately spreading into a rippling wave, enveloping the entire giant face within it.

The spell from Halberd was undoubtedly effective.

The face, originally twisted, under the influence of the tremor, had entirely lost its human-like appearance, almost turning into a mud monster, with its vocal organs hidden somewhere immediately starting to howl:

"It’s you, you ant!"

"How dare you blaspheme the deity, today shall be the moment of your burial right here!"

A few more extravagantly flamboyant curses followed.

Then with visible rapid speed, the entity that could no longer be called a giant face began to transform. Its mushy, muddled body rose from its flattened form on the ground, quickly taking on the shape of a humanoid monster with limbs and a head.

Maintaining a certain distance from the enemy,

Ronald eyed the opponent’s temporarily simulated stance and finally became somewhat vigilant.

The giant face, originally over thirty meters in size, at least had a height of over twenty meters after converting to an upright form. Just because of the advantage of size alone, this was definitely a dangerously monstrous entity!

Ronald was making estimates about the enemy.

The other party had no intention of stopping their actions at all.

As its body adjusted direction, that smooth, featureless ’face’ began turning towards Ronald and the mermaid.

The creature had no expression in the concrete sense.

But even staring at this ’face,’ Ronald inexplicably felt that some sort of ’gaze’ from the entity was watching them, and the anger could also be perceived.

This eye contact lasted for less than a second.

The next moment, the exaggerated form of the foe began running towards the two.

Boom boom boom——

Each step was like giants running across the land in the myths.

Feeling the clearly trembling ground beneath their feet, both Ronald and the mermaid understood very well.

The battle that would determine life or death was coming in the next moment!