Rebirth of the Noble Mage Behind the Scenes

He was the last Ninth Rank to enter the ruins, Brom of the Ocean Vortex. Since he arrived a bit late, he simply chose not to go further down and instead waited near the surface for those below to come out.

After all, teleportation is forbidden within the ruins, and those exploring would most likely choose to return the way they came after completing their search.

"A whole day, and finally, I've waited for a little mouse to emerge. Now tell me, what happened down there, and I might just let you go."

"Below…"

Thinking of what Dark Crow Pavilion had just said, Landon cooperatively recounted the situation below, deliberately slowing down his speech.

"Is that so? The Leader of the Starfire Organization personally came, and there's more than one Ninth Rank?"

After listening to his narrative, Brom's expression darkened as he nodded slightly.

He had just broken through to the Ninth Rank not long ago, and if Ray himself came, he might not be his match.

"Very well, for Ray's sake, I won't make it difficult for you. Leave all your storage items and then you're free to go."

"Your Highness…"

Hearing this demand, Landon's face instantly showed great difficulty.

"Don't think about bargaining. In front of me, you don't have that privilege."

With a threatening and stern gaze at Landon, Brom raised his hand slightly, and the force field ball trapping Landon suddenly constricted, almost rolling him into a ball.

"Leave your things, or die. Make your choice."

"Alright… Please release me, Your Highness, I will leave my space items."

Showing an expression of pain, Landon seemingly surrendered and spoke.

Just then, Dark Crow had already informed him that it was okay.

A hint of satisfaction in his eyes, Brom waved his hand, and the force field ball dissipated, dropping Landon clumsily to the ground.

"Now is the time, Landon!"

Hearing the roar of Dark Crow, Landon slowly raised his hand as if he were going to take off a ring, while immediately releasing the corpse contained within it.

In an instant, a figure wearing a magic robe and holding a magic wand suddenly appeared.

Although his eyes were still closed, unlike his previous sitting posture, now, this corpse was standing.

"Death Finger—"

The instant he appeared, the figure waved his magic wand, and a ghastly green ray imbued with the power of the Rule of Death shot out towards Brom.

"Ninth Rank Limit?!"

Sensing the essence of this attack, a chill ran down Brom's spine. Instinctively, he activated several Rule defenses, attempting to block the ray.

Contrary to his wishes, the ray passed through his defenses as if piercing paper, making contact directly with his physical form.

After being hit by the ray, Brom's soul essence weakened instantly.

But in the last moment, feeling his critical injuries, a Life-Saving Talisman on his person was automatically triggered, turning him into a beam of light escaping in an instant.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Dark Crow."

Sensing all this, Landon truly appreciated Dark Crow's assistance.

"Don't think too much, I just didn't want the good stuff I spent so much effort finding to be taken away, saving you was just incidental."

Dark Crow's somewhat weak voice echoed from his Spirit Sea.

"Alright, I need to rest for a while, don't disturb me again. If nothing unexpected happens, after driving away that Ninth Rank, there shouldn't be any more threats…"

Before Dark Crow could finish, an unexpected change occurred.

The figure of 'Brom' who had clearly just fled, suddenly returned.

And unlike before, this time, Brom was cloaked in an Isolation Cloak, making Dark Crow and Landon completely unable to sense his presence.

"Uh, Lord Dark Crow, can you use that attack from just now one more time…"

Swallowing hard, Landon couldn't help but look to Dark Crow again for help.

"It's a bit difficult…"

At this moment, Dark Crow Pavilion also faced a snag. Not to mention the heavy toll it took to launch such an attack once, the rule power left within the corpse was simply insufficient for a second strike.

"You almost had me fooled, that attack just now, was the effect of the Magic Wand, right? You're not really Ninth Rank, leave the items… or die."

However, 'Brom' didn't attack directly but once again started to threaten verbally.

Apparently, due to the injury, his voice sounded somewhat strange.

Beneath the cloak, Anvis adjusted the vocal cord structure of his avatar to make his own voice closer to the original Brom based on his memory.

He had entered the pyramid after noticing the anomaly from the outside earlier.

With Landon present, fate would most likely back his opportunity to fish in troubled waters and benefit from the situation as before. Now that the relic had undergone changes, it implied Landon must have succeeded.

But Landon's current power was still very weak; acquiring Helros' Infinite Magic Book prematurely could easily bring disaster upon him.

Considering Landon's safety, he obliged himself to temporarily safeguard it for him, thinking it wouldn't be too late to return it once Landon had grown strong enough.

Of course, the body suspected to be Helros and the equipment on it also seemed quite valuable, so he considered it as Landon's advance payment for the safeguarding fee.

By right, according to fate's plan, he was supposed to narrowly miss Landon's escape route.

Fortunately, the Life-Saving Talisman he had given Landon under the guise of Vio seemed to still be on his person, preventing him from 'coincidentally' brushing past Landon.

However, to his slight surprise, no sooner had he located Landon than he witnessed such a scene.

Just as well, free scapegoat identity, why not use it if it's free?

"What should we do now, Dark Crow Pavilion?"

Seeing 'Brom' come and go, Landon was completely overwhelmed.

"The one across should also have been seriously injured. I'll try to scare him off."

Dark Crow Pavilion had no other choice but to summon up the spirit and manipulate the corpse to move, pretending to wield the Magic Wand again.

On the other hand, Anvis watched his performance without any emotional fluctuation.

It doesn't matter; after all, he is only using a replica. Even if the opponent could launch another attack to destroy his avatar in a second, he could easily create a new avatar with a few points of Magic Power.

"Dark Crow Pavilion, he doesn't seem to fall for it."

Watching Anvis' unmoved response, Landon whispered in his heart.

"Alright, since that's the case, then there's only one last resort left!"

Dark Crow Pavilion let out a sigh, speaking as if he was resigned to his fate.

"What's the last resort?"

Hearing Dark Crow Pavilion's words, Landon's spirits lifted, hope rising in his heart once again.

"Hand over the items to him, then pray to the gods that he doesn't kill you to silence you right away."

Listening to this, Landon's face instantly fell.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

.….….

A short while later, after taking the Helros' Infinite Magic Book from Landon's ring, Anvis returned the other items to him, and even considerately teleported him back to the surface of the relic site.

"Okay, you should head back now; it's not safe here."

The biggest safety threat here is what you bring upon us…

Hearing Anvis's sanctimonious words, Landon's lips twitched, barely holding back a retort.

But remembering Dark Crow Pavilion, who had fallen into slumber again due to exhaustion, he managed to hold it in.

After ensuring that there was no threat to his life, Dark Crow Pavilion fell back into a deep sleep, but before doing so, he reminded Landon to quickly report the events here to the higher-ups of the Starfire Organization once he got out.

Watching Landon walk away, Anvis returned inside the pyramid relic.

He had thought of something earlier: the terrifying other that had been Helros' adversary suffered irreparable, grave injuries in that battle and ultimately turned into this relic site.

Then, concerning the ancient existence at the core of this relic site, would the Ancient Secret Scripture be needed?