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Chapter 90: Brian gets instantly defeated by Id again~
Chapter 90: Brian gets instantly defeated by Id again~ (Please subscribe)
Tower of Paradise.
This is an enormous artificial island built on the sea. It is not within the sphere of influence of any kingdom and is located in the so-called high seas.
So the Black Magic Cult did all sorts of evil for half a year, but they were able to get away with it without any trouble and were never bothered by the Council.
"Are these the new kids?!"
"Send them all to prison."
The members of the Black Magic Cult, who had just plundered Rosemary Town, arrived by boat on this huge artificial island standing in the middle of the sea, bringing with them the laborers, children, and stolen money they had taken from the town.
The island was guarded by higher-ranking members of the Black Magic Cult. After inspecting the children and slaves for their integrity and pocketing the money the cultists had plundered from various towns, they nodded with smiles and divided the children and slaves into cells according to their "potential."
Adult slaves without potential are sent to the lowest-ranking cells to do hard labor, where they work endlessly until they die of exhaustion on the island.
The children who were not yet grown up were sent to high-ranking cells, where they received daily instruction from the church's higher-ups and listened to the gospel of the Dark Mage Zeref.
Simply put, it's brainwashing.
At the same time, the church leadership will take this opportunity to determine which of these children have the potential to become archmages and which are just ordinary children!
Ordinary children would be sent to slave cells and forced to do endless hard labor! Those children with the potential to become mages would be further brainwashed and eventually become one of these cultists.
As for the person who pulled off this series of disgusting yet strangely familiar stunts, it was none other than Mr. Brian, the former director of the Magic Development Bureau, who was once cleaved in two by Ido into five pieces resembling the style of Satoru.
Tower of Paradise.
In the bishop's office.
"Um?!"
Brian was jolted awake from his dream. Just moments before, he had dreamt again of Id killing him.
"hateful."
"Has Id become a nightmare I can't shake off? Lingering in my mind, never to be forgotten?"
Brian frowned. Ever since his resurrection, every time he closed his eyes, he would recall that nightmarish figure wielding a knife and slashing at him. It was as if Id had become an inescapable demon in his heart, forever haunting him.
"no."
"I have to find a way to get rid of Id."
Brian gritted his teeth, knowing that he absolutely could not eliminate Id with his own strength alone.
But if we could borrow the power of Hades, the guild master of "Demon Heart," and Maldo Gil, the guild master of "Tarrenity Gate," then who knows?
After all, Hades and Maldo Gil are both monsters who have reached that level, so dealing with a human would be a piece of cake for them.
"I need to come up with a foolproof plan to 'use someone else's knife to kill someone."
Thinking this, Brian put his left thumb into his mouth and began to bite it hard until it was torn apart and a lot of bright red blood flowed out, but Brian did not let go.
Ever since Brian was resurrected by the Dark Master Keith using magic, he has become fond of this seemingly self-harming habit, as it is the only way he can feel that he is truly alive.
"Buzz!"
Just as Brian frowned, pondering how to eliminate Id, a solemn voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Brian, Hades has asked me to ask you: six months have passed since the plan began, has the Tower of Paradise been completed?!"
"Well."
Brian's expression changed upon hearing this. He cautiously replied, "The Tower of Paradise project is progressing smoothly. Give me another year, and I will definitely complete the R System! At that time, Lord END, the Flame Demon, will surely be able to be resurrected."
"very good."
"I knew I hadn't resurrected the wrong person."
"But Brian, I must remind you! Remember not to try anything clever you shouldn't, otherwise—"
"—Since I can bring you back to life, I can also take your life."
"The Dark Monk" Keith issued a stern warning to Brian.
"I see."
Brian nodded repeatedly, not daring to resist at all. Having died once, he not only failed to overcome death, but became even more afraid of it.
"Good to know."
After giving Brian a good talking-to, "Black Monk" Keith cut off the communication.
"Bang!"
After Brian made sure Keith left, he pounded his fist on the office desk, cracking the wooden surface, and roared, "Damn Hades! If I were still alive, would I be under your control?!"
"snort."
"The biggest mistake you ignorant demons made was appointing a dead man as the administrator of Project R."
"After I am fully resurrected, I will settle this score with you demons from the Book of Zeref."
Brian clenched his fists. The reason he agreed to build the Tower of Paradise for the "Typhoon" was not only because he was under their control, but also because of his own interests. He wanted to use the "R System" left by Zeref to seize the achievements of the Typhoon and hold a ceremony to resurrect himself.
"Your Majesty Bishop."
Just as Brian was venting his frustrations in his office, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open.
Brian looked up at the sound and saw a low-ranking cultist dressed in a gray robe walk in with a smile.
The believer held a letter from an unknown sender and respectfully presented it with both hands.
"letter?!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Brian's eyes. He took the letter from the cultist's hand and waved his hand gently, indicating that the low-ranking cultist could leave.
From the moment the lower-ranking cultist knocked on the door to the moment he presented Brian with the letter, Brian never had any interaction with this cultist.
This shows that Brian looked down on these lower-ranking believers from the bottom of his heart; he only used them as tools, nothing more.
"hehe."
The lower-ranking believer wasn't annoyed; instead, he tactfully left, making sure to close the door behind him before he left—a practiced skill that made one feel sorry for him.
"Who sent it to me?"
Brian first examined the envelope in his hand, and after gaining nothing, he frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then opened the envelope.
"Waiting to die."
"Sender: Id."
The letter was large, but the content was short, essentially just two words: "Waiting to die." At first, Brian didn't care when he saw those two words. There were far too many people in this world who wanted him dead: the children he used for experiments, their parents, the towns he plundered, the members of the ERA Magic Council, and the kings and lords of the continent—who didn't want to kill him?! But he was still alive and well, wasn't he?!
It wasn't until Brian discovered that the letter was actually sent by Id.
"Ee, ee, ee————"
After Brian discovered that the sender was Id, his body trembled like someone having an acute epileptic seizure. He tried to grab the documents on the table, but accidentally knocked over the ink and water glass, spilling the "R System" documents. The ink smeared all over the documents. He tried to pick up the documents to salvage the situation, but it was too late.
"run!"
"I have to run!"
Now that the data is destroyed and Brian's spirit is broken, the most important thing is to save his life!
Brian was no longer the archbishop of the Black Magic Order; his eyes were filled with only one word: "Run." He wanted to escape this place of trouble as quickly as possible.
As for fighting with Id or something?
Brian never imagined it.
Don't be silly, that's Idris! How could he possibly beat him?!
Ten years ago, Idris killed him as easily as killing a dog.
Ten years later, Id is definitely stronger, while he has only just been resurrected and his magic power is still at the level it was back then, or even weaker. If he were to encounter Id, he would obviously be doomed.
"Smack."
With that in mind, Brian stuffed all the documents he could carry into his backpack, then pressed a button in the office to open the secret door leading to the basement.
Goodbye, Tower of Paradise.
Brian looked out the office window at the tower that was almost finished, a hint of regret in his eyes. But now that Id had found out about this place, he had no choice but to run away.
As Brian thought this through, the regret in his eyes was gradually replaced by decisiveness. He leaped into the hidden door and in the blink of an eye arrived at the deepest part of the island.
"hehe."
Goodbye, Tower of Paradise.
Goodbye, Id.
After Brian reached the deepest part of the island, he silently raised his head. Above him was a vast ocean, teeming with countless swimming marine creatures.
No one could have imagined that the reason Brian had spent so much time failing to complete the Tower of Paradise was not due to a lack of ability, but mainly because he had built this underwater tunnel for escape when he first started building the park.
Yes, nothing is more important than my own life.
Having been killed once again, Brian was much more careful than before.
Several hours later.
While the cultists on the Tower of Paradise were still unaware of what had happened, Archbishop Brian had already safely returned to the continent of Ishgar. He took one last look at the Tower of Paradise, which he had painstakingly built over six months, located on the sea, then silently shook his head and walked forward without looking back.
"Leave here first, then contact the Gates of the Underworld."
Brian thought to himself.
"Yo."
"Isn't that Brian?"
Then, just as Brian was about to run away with his backpack, a mocking voice rang in his ears.
"Oh no!"
Brian turned his head and saw a familiar, dark slash coming towards him.
"Well.
""
Brian stared at the dark slash and suddenly felt as if a nightmare had come true. Then, just like in his dream, he was cleaved in two by the blade.