Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

Gregory was accused of something his side had never thought of doing. Sure, it wanted to cause mayhem in Edinburgh. But it had never thought of destroying Sansara World for it.

The kingdom of Layos wanted to claim ownership of Beelzebub's altar, which was hidden inside the Sansara World. Therefore, Gregory could not even think of harming the Sansara Sage's legacy much less blowing it into oblivion.

Edinburgh's Osha Daman stepped forward. She tucked her golden hair behind her ears and chuckled in contempt before responding to Gregory's outburst.

"What are we talking about? Do you remember these words, Greg?"

Osha made virtual quotation marks with her fingers before saying the same words Gregory said not too long ago.

"If Layos can't have it, let it be destroyed– for all I care."

Gregory had a blank look on his face when Osha finished speaking. He did not know what to say. He wanted to say that he had just said those words in passing. But at this point, he knew other Sages wouldn't believe him. Therefore his defense mechanism kicked in and he accused someone else. He decided to blame Edgar and muddy the waters.

"Bullshit. That doesn't MEAN anything. Those were just words. Words alone cannot destroy something as solid as Sansara Sage's legacy. You know what can?"

Gregory pointed his finger at Edgar before speaking up.

"Those white flames! Edgar's white flames surrounded Sansara World before its explosion. They must have created some form of an anomaly inside the artifact, which eventually destroyed it and everything inside it.

It was you, Edgar. You are the architect behind Sansara World's destruction. You shouldn't point fingers at others for something you have messed up. Now that would be truly pathetic."

Edgar got so angry at Gregory's comment that his face turned red in rage. And the reason for his anger was that he assumed there was truth in his words. But instead of reflecting on his supposed mistakes, he blamed everything on Gregory and Hansen's side.

This was Edgar's defensive mechanism, saving him from guilt. It also prevented him from analyzing what went wrong in retrospect. Basically, all Sages were in the same boat when dealing with the aftermath of Sansara World's destruction. They blamed others.

Edgar was about to attack Gregory to vent his frustration.

The lion-type half-blood Sager was looking forward to owning Sansara World. He had yet to show his Trump cards and all the preparations he had done to ensure the artifact's successful acquisition. But it was destroyed before he could use them.

Saying that Edgar was angry at his Sage counterparts was an understatement. The white flames surrounding him flickered as if they were lit inside a storm to show the emotional turmoil he was suffering through.

However, Edgar froze when he received a message from someone. He looked at Hansen's side warily before pulling back.

Edgar looked at Demonmir in anger. But the latter could tell that the Sage half-blood wasn't pissed off at him. He nodded at Edgar in confirmation and sighed before passing a message to Gregory.

'Sage Gregory, I'm afraid to say that Sansara World's destruction has changed everything. There can be no covert or overt cooperation between the Last Blood Bastion and Layos' kingdom. At least not anytime soon.

You'd have to fight the forces of Edinburgh all on your own. I will contact you through Reva when the situation changes.'

Since there was no Sansara World or Beelzebub's altar, Gregory was fine with Last Blood Bastion's non-cooperation as well. The kingdom of Layos had already planned to rope in the Asikha empire in the campaign against Edinburgh. So Gregory was not worried about losing a potential ally in the Last Blood Bastion.

Of course, Demonmir wasn't too fond of the recent development. He had plans to serve as a middleman between the two sides and make lots of profits in the process. He saved Reva from Eren's attacks for the same reason.

The destruction of Sansara World made Demonmir change his plans begrudgingly. He felt like someone pissed on the campfire he had lit after hours of effort put into it.

"It's pointless to stay here if Sansara Sage's legacy is gone. We will retreat."

Edgar said to his subordinates and enemies alike before manually activating the space-element rune present on the half-bloods' bodies. In the next moment, Edgar and his subordinates disappeared from the battlefield without leaving a trace. Demonmir and a few of his colleagues disappeared from the scene along with Edgar's group.

This was the same rune that saved Reva from Eren's final attack. Its activation couldn't be stopped or countered. At least not by the existing means available at Edinburgh's disposal.

Marcus Moretti observed the battlefield around him before speaking up in a low voice.

"Hmm. This Edgar is something.

It seems there was some truth behind Edgar's claims of having received Sansara Sage's legacy after all. The space-element rune he has used is only the refined version of what happens to the participants' bodies when they are inside the Sansara World, after facing serious injury.

Edgar has refined the Sansara Sage's concept and made it applicable outside of the Sansara World. The guy is a true fanatic. We let go of a huge asset."

Marcus sighed at Edinburgh losing an opportunity to retain a talented ranker like Edgar into its fold. Maybe they could have done something in the past to solve Edgar's problems. But it was too late at this point.

Only now did Hansen and the rest understand how Edgar got in and out of the city of Edin so easily. It seemed Edgar had used Sansara Sage's knowledge to bypass security protocols. Sansara Sage created these security protocols in the past. So it was only natural that someone like Edgar, who diligently studied all things related to Sansara Sage, could override them.

Gregory intended to follow Edgar's example. After all, without Demonmir's promised backup to help him, Gregory was a sitting duck in Edinburgh.

The only problem with Gregory's plan was that his exit couldn't be as sophisticated as Edgar's. And that was about to become a source of his troubles.