"Generally speaking, the Phosphorus Swamp is the safest place at the moment but will inevitably become extraordinarily dangerous in the end…"
Leilin thought with a bitter smile: "But… do I really have any other choice?"
He was definitely being watched by the Blue Mountain King now. Once he left the Ring of the Ouroboros, he probably wouldn't survive even a single day.
Compared to that third-rank clone, the Blue Mountain King's true body was a fourth-rank Morning Star Wizard!
The enormous gap in rank rendered all methods ineffective.
At this point, all he could do was take a gamble!
Fortunately, he had already killed the other party's clone, buying himself and the Ring of the Ouroboros a certain amount of time!
Otherwise, if the Blue Mountain King were allowed to continue causing havoc, other forces would immediately learn the fact that the Ring of the Ouroboros no longer had a Morning Star Wizard! And they would swarm in like sharks scenting blood.
But now, since the Blue Mountain King had already been dealt with by Leilin, Gilbert and the others had likely refrained from acting for this very reason.
What Leilin needed to win was a brief window of time born from their hesitation!
"Morning Star! I must advance to Morning Star!"
Leilin gritted his teeth.
"Master! This is everything we've collected!" At this moment, Tinasia also came over carrying a transparent case.
Inside the case were fragments of flesh and hair, along with several pieces of bloodstained clothing fabric and the like.
"Very good! I'll tally up your contributions from this operation and distribute Contribution Points later. Now, let's go home…"
In front of his subordinates, Leilin once again assumed his all-knowing lordly demeanor.
…
"Master!"
Returning to his own Wizard Tower and hearing the green spirit tower spirit's greeting, Leilin actually felt as though an eternity had passed.
The last time he had left was to attend a banquet celebrating Faire's successful advancement to crystallization.
But who could have imagined that in such a brief span of time, such drastic changes would occur, leaving the entire Ring of the Ouroboros on the verge of collapse, nearly facing annihilation?
The collective capture of the three Morning Star Wizards including Gilbert was something Leilin had never anticipated.
And with the loss of Morning Star-level power as a deterrent, the Ring of the Ouroboros immediately showed signs of instability.
"Tower Spirit, back up all experimental data to the Chip, destroy the originals, eliminate all experimental subjects, extract important resources, and prepare for transport!"
Leilin took a deep breath and laid out the important tasks.
"Authority confirmed. Spiritual Power interface connected. Data transmission in progress!" Compared to human wizards, the tower spirit's compliance was first-rate, and it immediately began the handover with the Chip.
In truth, Leilin had long maintained the habit of backing up data. Some important experimental data was stored directly in the Chip, and what the tower spirit recorded was only a very small portion. Now it was time to fill in the gaps.
The most critical task, however, was the destruction of those experimental subjects.
Over the past century and more, Leilin had secretly conducted quite a few bloodline experiments. If anyone discovered clues from the experimental subjects, his future would be finished.
Tap! Tap!
Under the tower spirit's direction, numerous hidden doors and tracks opened, revealing concealed compartments and storage cabinets.
Inside, numerous Magic Stone crystals and rare items shimmered with dazzling light. Looking at these things, Leilin sighed and brought out numerous storage Magical Items to collect them.
He had thoroughly angered the Blue Mountain King this time and no longer held any hope that his Wizard Tower could survive.
Compared to the headquarters in the Phosphorus Swamp, his Wizard Tower would certainly be the first to fall. Since he had already decided to seek refuge at headquarters, these things naturally couldn't be left for others.
Thinking of this, Leilin arrived at the room where he had last undergone the Snake Woman bone segment radiation.
After undergoing complex and meticulous verification, Leilin saw the bone segment radiating a milky-white glow within the crystal ball.
"Chip!" Leilin called out in a low voice, his expression complicated.
"Commencing match. Data lock disengaging…" Massive data streams formed two trails of blue light that shot out from Leilin's eyes and plunged into the crystal ball atop the mechanical arm.
After more than two full minutes of data transmission, a crisp sound finally rang out, and a small hole slowly appeared on the surface of the crystal ball, gradually widening.
"This time's advancement to Morning Star will mostly depend on it!"
Leilin sighed, took out a box made of crystal, and carefully stored the Snake Woman bone segment inside.
He had not brought the Snake Woman bone segment with him before because he feared Gilbert would discover it. But now, with no Morning Star Wizard left at headquarters, Leilin naturally had nothing to fear.