Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1152 - 1146: Floating Mountain

"..."

The green storm of corruption raged at the dock.

But beneath the fierce wind and powerful magic fluctuations, the atmosphere was incredibly awkward for the crowd.

On the side of [Grid], the investigators breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, whether defeating or escaping, Moyeta's departure meant their battle difficulty significantly decreased.

On the side of the cultist magicians... the situation was more delicate.

In the previous battle, Moyeta did not use these subordinates as casting materials, which was certainly reassuring. But at this moment, he chose to escape alone, and these subordinates didn't have the same means!

"..."

The remaining cultist magicians looked at each other.

Soon, a clear consensus formed among them.

[Anluo Island] was undoubtedly a town under the cultist magicians' control, and as the local rulers, they undoubtedly had the upper hand here. In previous environments when being hunted across various countries, this could be described as an unprecedented advantageous situation.

And the only small problem.

Was that even controlling this island, they were still no match for the casters on the side of [Grid].

Especially since Moyeta chose to escape first.

"..."

Splash—

Among the cultist magicians, some were quick-witted and acted decisively.

Without any hesitation, they plunged into the nearby sea, and after a splash, disappeared without a trace.

It was nighttime at the moment.

As long as one had good aquatic capabilities, jumping into the seawater to escape was undoubtedly the wisest choice at present.

"..."

"Stop them, don't let anyone escape!"

"Take action!"

The moment the first cultist magician hit the water, the investigators from the dock reacted and immediately sprang into action.

They decisively abandoned their previous defensive spells and instead utilized detection, attack, and control abilities.

Thus, after their leader fled.

The remaining cultist magicians began a game of cat and mouse with the investigators on the dock.

"Sigh..."

Watching the scenes unfolding on the dock, Patricia sighed.

It seemed she indeed defeated Moyeta, the original scripture holder among the cultist magicians.

But in the midst of battle, the swordswoman understood.

Moyeta hadn't used his true trump card.

For example, the still raging storm of corruption behind her, this spell clearly had other transformations, and Moyeta could also use it to cast other spells.

But he still chose to flee.

This powerful cultist magician, wanted across countries, made decisions quickly when faced with danger and escaped without a shred of hesitation.

But perhaps it is this kind of personality.

That allows a cultist magician like Moyeta to remain safe while being wanted...

"..."

With this in mind, Patricia turned her gaze elsewhere.

She didn't go to assist the investigators in capturing the fleeing cultist magicians, trusting the investigators' professionalism in such tasks.

So naturally, Patricia's gaze fell on the streets of the [Anluo Island] town.

It was completely dark there.

But Ronald's undisguised magic fluctuations revealed his position to Patricia.

"Ronald, you did come ashore."

As she approached, the scene in the darkness became clearer with the shrinking distance.

Patricia saw Ronald standing in front of a kneeling pirate, beside him a young girl with a bright smile.

Ronald responded to Patricia:

"The person I'm looking for is in [Runie Kingdom], so I have to temporarily part ways with the fleet."

Patricia understood the implication of Ronald's words:

"So, does that mean you'll return to the fleet later?"

"Of course." Ronald nodded affirmatively, "Costate and Yerko are still on board. Plus, I'm very curious about the situation of the remaining members of the [Nine Commandments] at the destination of this voyage. I definitely have to take a trip."

Patricia nodded lightly in understanding.

Then she turned her gaze to Gwendolin beside him.

"Then, who might this be...?"

"Gwendolin." Before Ronald could make introductions, upon hearing Patricia's inquiry, Gwendolin stepped forward eagerly, "I'm here to deal with the cultist magicians and currently have an alliance with Ronald."

"Gwendolin..."

Patricia pondered briefly.

In her memory, there wasn't a powerful caster by that name, making the girl's identity somewhat suspicious.

However, Gwendolin's identity wasn't crucial.

Patricia quickly focused on the key point after some simple pondering:

"Ronald, do you know where Moyeta escaped to?"

Ronald immediately replied:

"That guy fled further into the depths of the Sunken Sea."

"Without a sufficiently fast flying spell, it's basically impossible to catch up with him."

Moyeta's escape was indeed wise.

If he'd fled toward the mainland, he would have headed straight into the [Runie Kingdom] occupied by cultist magicians.

If he openly returned there after abandoning [Anluo Island], he'd certainly meet a bad end. So first hiding in the unpredictable sea was the correct choice at the moment.

After all, however dangerous the sea might be...

It's no comparison to the current [Runie Kingdom].

"I understand."

Upon hearing Ronald disclose the enemy's whereabouts, Patricia let out a sigh of relief.

For her, the enemy's escape was somewhat regrettable, but protecting her companions and achieving victory was what she wanted to prioritize.

That would suffice.

"Um… Sir, should I continue?"

Seeing the strong individuals around him finish their conversation, the pirate kneeling on the ground finally spoke again. With Ronald's nod of permission, he quickly continued:

"In the south of the Sunken Sea, a mountain suddenly surfaced on the sea. Us, making a living at sea, naturally tried to enter it, hoping for some gains."

"However, we discovered something extraordinary inside that mountain!"

"The interior of the mountain had been hollowed out with tunnels and rooms of various sizes, clearly indicating someone had transformed it into a fortress!"

Ronald interjected with a question:

"That mountain, is it floating directly on the sea without any support?"

"Yes, it's floating." The pirate quickly nodded and added, "After we discovered it, to get on it, we had to moor our ship close, then hang ropes on the masts to climb up."

Ronald confirmed:

"In that case, you learned magic there, didn't you?"

The pirate nodded eagerly:

"You guessed perfectly!"

"In some rooms, there are books and scrolls about magic and languages. We pirates learned our magic there."