Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1113 - 107: Neither Living Nor Dead

Plop—

His body leapt into the water, Ronald was filled with doubt, but his target was directly beneath, the Caster of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting].

Seconds ticked by.

At the right distance between the two, Ronald waved one hand, and the ability of the [Archangel] to manipulate objects was immediately activated.

At this moment, the enemy was underwater, focused on finding the whereabouts of their companions.

Ronald cast the spell only after getting into position, ensuring that he was just out of the range of "True Name's" immediate detection.

"..."

"Ugh! Ughhh!"

As the spell activated, a large amount of seawater began to press towards "True Name."

Though it was still daylight at the surface, the water a hundred meters below had turned dark, and in such an oppressive environment, the sudden attack created an overwhelming fear.

Although "True Name" quickly cast a defensive spell to isolate themselves from the surrounding seawater, the sensation of being eroded by the currents still left them with undeniable trepidation.

"..."

Rapidly approaching "True Name," Ronald naturally saw everything.

After a brief thought, he immediately canceled [Wrath's Sin] influence on "True Name," at least preventing their fear from further intensifying.

The recent escape of "Gunblade" had already sounded the alarm for him. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

His goal today was to completely eliminate these three original bearers of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting], not just to defeat them.

Even though [Wrath's Sin] emotional guidance was extremely useful, if it made the enemy only know to run away in cowardice, it would become an obstacle to Ronald's goal.

Meanwhile, "True Name," whose mood had slightly eased, noticed Ronald's arrival.

The older Caster watched Ronald approach.

Having already sensed that the dragons he summoned had been completely slain, he immediately guessed— "Gunblade" was also killed by this monster before him.

This monster...

How could it possibly be defeated in battle?

Amidst "True Name's" thoughts, their facial expression swiftly changed, fear—shock and anger—hatred—madness and killing intent—resoluteness.

"..."

"You, you, I will fight you to the end!"

At this very moment, it seemed to "True Name" that with their companions lost and alone in the ocean, combat—they definitely could not be a match for Ronald, this monster; escape—earlier encounters made it clear that their speed was far inferior to the enemy in front.

So... could they expect the enemy to spare them?

In this way, the outcome became evident.

If they were to die, then rather than being caught and tormented by the enemy, it was better to use the absolutely forbidden spell in their original tome, to sacrifice their life and perish together with the adversary!

Once this heroic idea emerged, the subsequent actions became incredibly smooth.

"True Name" only felt a sense of destined moment before them.

So, seizing the last moment before Ronald's arrival, they recited the spell they never planned to use in their life, amidst the seawater:

"You searched, you all searched, but no one found it, so you fabricated clever phrases, barely explaining 'acceptance,' 'balance,' 'equilibrium' between life and death. But they are just words, lies to cover up failures, to conceal your fear of death!"

"..."

Positioned above the enemy, Ronald was ready to kill "True Name" below.

But in those last few seconds, the opponent sped up and recited a lengthy spell.

Then, Ronald was dumbfounded.

Through his spell perception, though the Caster of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] remained within the [Armillary Sphere] spell, the ability to sense human emotion had suddenly vanished.

At the same time, with his excellent vision, Ronald could see changes happening to "True Name's" body.

This aging man's body quickly decayed as Magic Power manifested, a battered body full of hollows, revealing some pitch-black, unfathomable substance.

This...

This man, used spell to commit suicide?

Ronald never expected that the enemy before him would choose such a path.

Judging from the changes in emotion during their lifetime, he anticipated some action from the man, but who knew that kind of determination would come at the cost of his own life!

A spell cast by an original bearer, at the cost of their life.

Faced with such a twist, Ronald dared not be careless; not only did he slow his descending speed, but he also dared not take his eyes off the now dead enemy.

Soon, the anticipated change began to occur.

The Magic Power of the original tome's spell did not dissipate with the bearer's death, but continued to brew on "True Name's" lifeless body.

In just a few seconds.

Black, mysterious light began to emerge around the Caster of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting], and strange, shrill cries echoed through the seawater.

With his excellent eyesight, Ronald saw it all clearly.

Those pitch-black cavities symbolizing death and decay on "True Name" were now entirely filled with black, and the black light sensation rapidly spread across their distribution.

No, I must understand the situation!

At this moment, Ronald redirected [Greed's Sin], previously placed on "Gunblade" without revealing its weakness, onto "True Name's" corpse below.

—A wandering soul between life and death.

—Due to its ability to freely traverse realms, it is in a state neither alive nor dead.

[Greed's Sin] provided very simple information.

An ordinary person who saw this would likely consider it a special existence form.

But Ronald was different.

Having read the original tome of the "Earth Sea Legend," he knew the enormous hidden danger within.

In the story of this original tome, this neither-living-nor-dead state was a calamity caused by an evil magician in pursuit of immortality, resulting in their death, an existence crossing the boundary of life and death, which can make people forget everything about themselves, even unable to retain the witchcraft skills to cast spells.

And if this phenomenon continued to ferment, the eventual outcome would lead to an apocalyptic scenario where the entire world loses its balance!

"..."

Meanwhile, the range of black light below was expanding.

And amidst this scene, Ronald saw something deeply unsettling.

—"True Name" rose again.

This body filled with black matter had turned into an absolute non-human evil object, rising under the black glow.

Then, it looked straight at Ronald, with no concealment of its malice and murderous intent.

"..."

"Though I doubt one original tome can destroy the world's balance, you're certainly not a good thing."

Facing such changes,

Ronald could only slightly shake his head, then immediately charged downward!