Mage Adam

Ripples in the air around Lord Svorsi showed his anger.

Adam understood his rage and was surprised he wasn't killed right away. It seemed that the Titan race was indeed a kind and broad-minded ally.

After questioning Adam, Lord Svorsi shouted at Iron 27 and Qi 31, "And you two, have you forgotten my orders?!"

Both of them fell in silence.

Adam tried to calm him, "Please calm down, I will give you a reasonable explanation."

"It better be," Lord Svorsi grumbled.

"Did you get the information I had the forest elves send?"

Lord Svorsi's angry expression froze, and he let out an awkward grunt.

'He already knows,' Adam thought. 'Is he this angry to hide his nervousness and panic?'

At this point, words felt inadequate. So, Adam created a magic array, inserted the recording runes, and displayed the entire mission process.

At first, Lord Svorsi's face was calm, showing that he already knew what had happened before. However, when he saw the changed landscape and the enemy forces, he became serious, as Iron 27 and Qi 31 had experienced this firsthand. But the next part was shocking.

Lightning Dash, Magnetic Cutting, the pyramid, the dried-up nest, the dying parental body, and the flesh-like parts... all of that stunned them. It was their first time knowing what the Metal Eaters were doing and how strong they were. If those numerous parental bodies were all used in battle...

What they saw next astonished them even more: Adam's magic, the Metal Eaters being cleared like weeds, the Slash of Judgment, the shattered space, and the death of the transcendent Metal Eaters... They couldn't imagine such enormous power coming from Adam's seemingly weak body.

Iron 27 and Qi 31 kept glancing at Adam. They were sure that even together, they couldn't defeat a single transcendent Metal Eater.

Adam paused the playback and explained, "This is normal. The Metal Eaters' attacks are evolved to counter you, so they are less effective against me."

Adam didn't say that both Titan and the Metal Eaters' strengths were somewhat exaggerated, with the Metal Eaters' being more so, as it might be hurtful.

"What comes next is very important. I want to know, before this, how your records described the Origin."

The three of them immediately realized they were about to see something very important and focused intently on the magic array. But then...

Iron 27 said, "It's blank?"

Qi 31 added, "What are you showing us?"

Adam was also surprised. It seemed he had underestimated the Devourer's power, as the recording magic couldn't capture its image.

Lord Svorsi said gravely, "You... didn't happen to see the Devourer, did you?"

Adam turned off the magic array. He tried to use energy to shape the Origin, but when he attempted to recreate the Devourer, he found he couldn't. Although the Devourer's image was vivid in his mind, he couldn't manifest it externally.

"I understand. Do you still have your Flames?" Lord Svorsi asked.

Adam held up a blazing flame.

Lord Svorsi placed his finger on Adam's Flames. "Follow me. We will answer your questions together."

...

A message came from the spatial anchor: "Coordinate analysis progress, sixty percent."

In a mysterious, unknown space, forty-seven projections gathered again, but this time, Adam was with them.

Adam didn't know how Lord Svorsi brought him here, but the spatial anchor's prompt was clear. He deduced this must be a very important place.

Adam remotely controlled his Flames, shaping it into a humanoid form, and then spoke, "It is an honor to meet all of you, the lords."

The lords responded, some friendly, some cold, some suspicious, but Adam sensed no hostility.

Lord Svorsi replicated the magic array here, asking Adam to play the recording, and said, "You are the first outsider to enter here. Even Titans below the Royals have never been here."

"What is this place?" Adam asked.

"This is the body of the Titan God, the strongest foundation of the Titans, our ultimate trump card."

When Adam heard this, his Flames fluctuated slightly. The Titan God, meaning he was inside the body of a level nine immortal being. This was the first time Adam had been so close to a level nine immortal. He never thought he would have such an opportunity.

He also didn't expect it to be so... ordinary.

It was a vast, dark space. The Flames of the Royals were the only light and the only source of energy here. Apart from that, Adam saw nothing extraordinary.

He restrained himself from asking what was special about this body. However, considering it was regarded as a trump card, it was likely to possess the power equivalent to a Great Archmage's strike.

For a moment, no one spoke. All the Titans, including Lord Svorsi, watched the images intently, communicating in their unique way. After some time, someone at the twelve o'clock position spoke.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, my friend. I am Copper Fast." Before Adam could respond, he continued, "The images you brought are astounding. I must confirm with you, are these real?"

"Absolutely," Adam replied.

"You know what that altar is, right?" Lord Fast's tone was peculiar.

Adam sensed that a significant revelation was coming, so he shared all the information the devil had told him, along with his own speculations.

"As expected, the so-called balance of power was just our imagination. I hate to admit that our efforts over the years are just a joke to our enemies," Lord Fast said with self-mockery.

He used his Flame to form an image, then pointed to Adam's depiction of the Origin and said, "Originally, the Origin looked like this."

It was a burning fireball, very similar to the sun. Its golden surface had flowing liquid metal, sometimes erupting with flares that emitted pure energy. Compared to this, Adam could immediately see that the current Origin was very unhealthy.

"We thought we had a trump card, believing that despite our hardships, we had the power to kill the Devourer."

"But indecision buried our hope. The Origin is now beyond saving. Striking the Devourer now would only result in destroying it along with the Origin."

"Without the protection of the Origin, we would be gradually wiped out."

"You're right; we have no choice but to trust you and the world behind you."