Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 427 Is Ross the mastermind behind it all?

"Lord Ross, is the answer these deep-sea monsters?"

After basking in the sun on the shore for a while, Celia couldn't help but ask Ross.

Ross smiled slightly, did not answer, but said, "Take another look."

After carefully examining the area, Celia suddenly sensed fluctuations from a magic circle behind her.

Looking back, they discovered that the magic circle of Leites City had been activated.

"Duke Pharos has encountered a formidable enemy?"

Celia muttered something to herself, then suddenly paused.

She saw the magic circle covering the entire city of Leites flicker suddenly after a burst of bright light, as if there was a malfunction.

"What happened? Why did this happen to the magic array protecting the city?"

Celia couldn't resist using her mage's hand to touch the spot closest to her.

That is, a lighthouse.

The towering lighthouse, part of the protective magic array, was also shimmering faintly at this moment.

This faint light is not the same magic circle as the one Ross modified.

Although both are located within the lighthouse and are somewhat related, they are not part of the same system.

The city's protective array is usually hidden, so the whole system will not be affected by the loss or damage of a single part.

In a vast city, the magic array cannot cover everything, so it's normal for some parts to be damaged and flicker.

But now, with everything flickering at a glance, Celia immediately realized something was wrong.

Intuition and experience told her that there was something wrong with the magic circle.

The mage's hand transformed into threads, connecting to the runic patterns of the lighthouse.

Celia said in surprise, "The lighthouse is actually one of the core nodes of the magic circle? But it's impossible to go deep inside from the outside."

After thinking for a moment, she sent a message to Doris, entrusting her and her puppet with the important task of purification, while she went inside the lighthouse.

She looked at the lighthouse floor, searched for a moment, and found a hidden door that she opened.

"This should be a room controlled by a magic array."

Celia jumped in, her brows furrowing as she looked at the shimmering runes around her.

"here……"

She suddenly remembered the fourth-order heretic she had killed before.

“She must have been here before.”

Celia went inside and quickly noticed something was wrong.

"Someone came in and added something to the magic circle."

The mage's hand successfully entered the magic circle node, and Celia found the problem.

The high-grade magic crystals that supply magic power to all nodes of the magic array have been tampered with, and the energy emanating from them is no longer pure, resulting in unstable magic power output and a significant decrease in efficiency.

Celia took it out, used a carving knife to scrape off the runes on the surface of the magic crystal, and then put it back.

The magic circle is finally working properly.

Celia couldn't help but complain, "Doesn't Duke Pharos care about the maintenance and security of the magic array? He didn't even know someone had entered the maintenance room."

Ross glanced at it and shook his head: "An old magic array. How can there still be such a magic array that can be modified at will in this era?"

Celia thought for a moment and said, "According to the brief history of magic arrays, a hundred years ago there was a type of open magic array that was very popular. After a model of this magic array was made, various modules could be added at will to make the magic array's functions more diverse. The protective magic array of Leites City should be this type."

Ross remained noncommittal. "Perhaps."

"Let me check if the other parts of the magic circle are like this too."

Celia invaded the magic circle, and after a moment, her brows furrowed.

"Wow, the infiltration here is even more outrageous than in Koster City, what's going on?" Celia couldn't stand the dilapidated magic array anymore and directly activated the invasion.

Soon, she had complete control over the entire magic array.

"Fortunately, the protective array is a whole, unlike the sacrificial array of the Deep Sea Mutual Aid Society, otherwise it would be impossible to control such a huge array."

Even so, Celia could only focus her attention on the core area and dared not look at other places for fear of getting lost.

Through the nodes in the central area, Celia sensed the chaotic magic of the central city.

"This magic circle seems to have a monitoring node. Let me check... I found it."

Soon, a scene from the city center appeared before Celia.

The berserk Phil, Duke Pharos silently enduring Phil's attacks, and the mysterious sorcerer who occasionally fires a sneak shot from the sidelines.

The situation in the city center does not appear to be optimistic.

“Phil…”

Celia's mood darkened, and various thoughts flashed through her mind.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a surge of spiritual energy flowing into the magic array through her mage hand.

She looked at the phantom of Ross beside her.

"Lord Ross..."

“Let me do it,” Ross said with a smile.

“Okay.” Celia obediently stopped and let Ross take over.

The magic circle immediately began to flash.

Celia didn't know how Ross had done it, but the runes on the modified node cores and the high-level magic crystals that powered them were gradually fading away.

At the same time, she suddenly noticed that within the massive magic array, there were some tiny magic arrays that did not seem to belong to the magic array.

The familiar runes immediately made Celia recognize them.

"The Deep Sea Aid Society's sacrificial arrays? So many of them?"

A quick glance around revealed that there were at least 100 magic circles throughout the city!
With so many magic arrays operating simultaneously, creating 100 temporary fourth-tier heretics...

Celia dared not think about it.

Ross chuckled, "It's useless. 100 pseudo-fourth-tier mages can't make a fuss because the magic array in Leites City is strong enough to withstand it. Moreover, in addition to soul energy, demonic pollution is also a necessity. That's why deep-sea monsters appear."

"In addition, if they wanted to release 100 fourth-tier mages to destroy the city, they would directly activate the protective magic circle and annihilate them. Therefore, they chose to have 100 fourth-tier mages supply power to the mages in the center."

"Yes, it's Phil. Her special qualities caught the eye of the Deep Sea Assistance Association, so she became the star of tonight."

Looking at the frantic Phil, Celia asked in confusion, "What exactly is the Deep Sea Aid Society trying to do? Is forcibly elevating Phil to the fifth rank to restrain Duke Pharos?"

Ross shook his head: "They want to break the deadlock, they want to call upon the gods, they want the people of the Golden Apple Stone Forest to come and help."

"Summoning the gods?" Celia blinked. "Didn't Lord Ross say that you had already dealt with that 'evil god' named Rost?"

Ross glanced at Ethel, who was undergoing labor reform, and smiled slightly: "Yes, so their intention to summon the gods could not be fulfilled."

Phil's divine bond level is the same as Celia's, both at 100%. The pollution of the entire city and the infusion of soul energy forced her to reach the fifth level. Besides creating chaos, one of her purposes was to summon the gods.

Unaware that their god had been captured by Ross, they were still trying to contact him.

"In addition, they also want to bring over the sixth-tier sorcerers from the Golden Apple Stone Forest."

Celia asked in confusion, "But it seems that the Golden Apple Stone Forest is also under attack by deep-sea monsters. It seems that even the stronghold of the Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association has been affected, and they are fighting against the deep-sea monsters together with the Holy Court."

The latest news is that the battle at the Golden Apple Stone Forest is fierce, and sixth-tier demons have appeared. These demons do not distinguish between the Holy Court and heretics, and they destroy anything they see.

Ross smiled without saying a word, only glancing at Ethel in the sealed land.

That's right, the Golden Apple Stone Forest was set up by Roth at Ethel's behest, through Ethel's divine fragments in the Tranquil Sea.

After Ross tore a rift, Ethel was able to temporarily control the deep sea through the fragments of her divine power, easily driving a group of deep-sea monsters to cause trouble on the shore.

(End of this chapter)