CHAPTER 596: CHAPTER 593 FULLY LIBERATED

That mass of gray glowing gas.

It looked like a cloud stained with color plummeting into the mountain.

After Catherine destroyed the temporary building, Ronald could see this thing floating in the air from about a kilometer away from the top of Barrier Mountain.

At the same time, he sensed something briefly.

He easily felt a massive convergence of magic power here.

Guided by the array embedded in the mountain, the magic power pools in various towers converged here and then formed this thing. Besides keeping Barrier Mountain afloat, it seemed to communicate with someplace inside the Well of Judgment.

— A teleportation point leading to the outside world.

Seeing this scene, Ronald understood it without any explanation.

He and Bapulor just had to pass through here, and theoretically, they could immediately leave the "Infinite Negative Domain", after all, not long ago in this world, a Fake God had left with wizards from here.

"Uh... did my spell cause some trouble?"

At this moment, Bapulor pointed his finger at the gas below.

An important issue that could not be ignored was currently happening below the Well of Judgment and was inseparably linked to Bapulor.

During the time he was unconscious,

The tentacles created by Bapulor’s spell had indiscriminately launched attacks on everything around them, eroding and damaging both inorganic and organic matter, and had also severely affected the structure of Barrier Mountain itself.

The consequences of such acts

meant that there was a considerable degree of instability within this passage.

Even assuming the worst-case scenario, with the mountain’s structure continuously collapsing, a complete collapse of this gas cloud was not out of the question.

"Wait a moment, let me test this first."

"His name is Gale Donik, originally just a country boy who had never been to Thanadar before.

Or, it should be said, he never truly came..."

Facing the scene in front of her, Catherine stepped forward and recited a spell.

At this moment, it was simply an inference of fact; there was hardly any unexpected factor, and with the formidable predictive ability of "Psychohistory", Catherine almost instantly foresaw the upcoming situation.

"There’s nothing major..."

Catherine had only gotten halfway through her sentence when she was interrupted by the situation before her.

A purple-black diamond-shaped mirror abruptly appeared in the air, and an old man wearing a silver robe immediately emerged from it, his feet standing on a disc that helped him fly in mid-air.

— He was a person from Barrier Mountain.

Some things were hard to determine.

But Ronald had seen the flying disc under the man’s feet on Sinovia before.

This elder... was he an enemy?

Could it be that because the temporary council building was destroyed, the Great Wizard guarding Barrier Mountain noticed this situation and came to stop them?

Ronald thought about launching a surprise attack.

But before he could act, Catherine, with a nostalgic tone, directly called out the old man’s name:

"Mr. Simmons..."

"Catherine..."

The two were apparently old acquaintances who had gotten along well.

Since they both clearly understood that their positions were now opposed, they did not attack immediately upon meeting.

Then the elder made the first move.

He surveyed the three of them with a complex expression, finding no indication that any spell was being cast, and continued addressing Catherine,

"Catherine, given the current situation... are you sure your inference is correct? What if it’s a mistake in the spell?"

Catherine’s expression was resolute as she raised her right hand and pointed to her head,

"The conclusion I reached came from here, unaffected by any spell. Moreover, Simmons—if you didn’t share my thoughts, why didn’t you leave with that Fake God?"

"Although you rarely demonstrate your abilities, as a former Great Wizard who once oversaw the development of techniques, no one doubts your capability."

Hearing Catherine’s retort, the old man closed his eyes in pain.

This question seemed to touch an unavoidable sore spot.

"There might still be other solutions..."

"Enough, I’m not about to waste time here with you!" Catherine interrupted him abruptly, her magic power activated in the next second, "A world where everyone around is a fool—I’ve had enough of this amusement!"

"The opportunity to change it all is right in front of us!"

"I will definitely achieve it!"

Boom—

The next second, powerful magic power burst forth from Catherine without any reservation.

The moment the unshakable stable magic power appeared, Ronald knew that Catherine had activated the Complete Technique.

However, unlike what he had seen before.

After Catherine unreservedly activated the spell, the world around Barrier Mountain instantly turned dark, followed by chaotic stars and luminescent mist emerging to speckle this dark world with light.

At this moment, Ronald’s position slightly rose.

Now, feeling a sensation akin to weightlessness in space, he adjusted his Flying Spell to maintain balance.

Catherine herself underwent a radical transformation.

The disguise Bapulor had given and her robe tore apart, revealing a sleek mechanical armor covering just a few vital parts of her body. The arcs and bright energy focal points dove deep into this metal, leaving no one in doubt about the strength of this outfit.

—But the changes didn’t stop there.

After displaying her strongest battle stance, a red-purple arc extended from Catherine’s hand, then morphed into a dangerous weapon that could change shape at will.

If Ronald were to express his thoughts now...

The Wizard and the current Catherine didn’t match; calling her a futuristic tech warrior would perhaps be more apt.

"Catherine, I also have my own responsibilities." Seeing Catherine assuming such a threatening posture, the old man no longer attempted to dissuade anything and instead spoke as if convincing himself, "I must also protect this world."

As his words ended, strong magic power also began to emerge from the old man.

Appearances of purple-black diamond-shaped mirrors began to surface around Barrier Mountain in the air.

—This was also a powerful Complete Technique.

Although unclear about the details, Ronald was sure about one thing—this place had become a most dangerous battlefield!

"In the end, the only difference between you and the other fools is that you know a bit more," Catherine scoffed as she observed his spell but chose not to intervene.

On the contrary, at such a crucial and critical moment.

Catherine turned back to look at Ronald:

"Ronald, this is not your True Name."

Understanding the meaning in Catherine’s eyes and feeling the impending ’farewell,’ Ronald spoke in his mother tongue, "Call me Old Yang."

Catherine smiled with satisfaction.

As her body flew towards the old man, her last words to Ronald were,

"Old Yang, not bad at all."

"Now hurry below, you also have your own duties to carry out."