T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 665, Section 664: I'll just take a look.

Dussel believed his life had been smooth sailing, except for one thing where he repeatedly tasted setbacks and failures.

He rose to prominence on the Screamer Snow Mountain due to the appearance of evil spirits.

Coveting the power of evil, yearning for everything evil, drawn to evil, yet victory remains elusive.

Dussel also considered giving up, but the image of the demon and everything that had happened decades ago surged in his mind.

Memories travel through time and space, roaring and surging forth.

Like a nightmare with a physical form, it lingers and won't go away.

It wasn't the remnant of a demon's spiritual magic, but rather his surging obsession, constantly striking at his heartstrings.

He really wanted to win!
I'm so desperate to win!
He has never been victorious since he first witnessed evil in his youth!
The Pagoda of the Mage is not without ways to alleviate the problem.

There are dedicated psychological counselors there who not only care for students but also serve the masters—even those who stand at the pinnacle of Anna today.

The path of exploration is fraught with thorns, and spiritual disorientation and distress are not uncommon.

Historical records show that some masters, due to repeated setbacks in their research, fell into a vortex of self-doubt, and ultimately their mental world collapsed completely.

A great magician has fallen.

Dussel had also considered stepping into that consultation room. But the moment the thought arose, a more paranoid and darker voice sneered in his heart.

So what?

Distortion, obsession, madness?

Isn't that great?
As long as you are strong enough, it's enough to survive.

After killing his mentor and fiancée and escaping from the Screamer Snow Mountain, he no longer believed that kindness was a quality one should possess.

Kind people won't live to see that day!
At this moment, Düsseldorf once again stands at the crossroads of fate.

He could clearly smell the aging aura emanating from his decaying body, as if he were lying in a custom-made coffin, and could hear the sound of the earth falling, about to bury him and his unfulfilled ambitions completely.

He is not willing!

Throughout his life, he believed he had given his all, squeezing out every bit of wisdom and potential, yet he only briefly touched the threshold of the ninth rank before being driven down from his peak by evil spirits.

In the mage tower, what he felt most was sympathy.

He loathed this weak concern, which was nothing short of a constant reminder of his failure and wretchedness!
Looking around, there are countless magical geniuses with extraordinary talent in this world.

Their rapid start is unmatched, yet their slow realization of their talents often seems both laughable and extravagant.

A violent thing!
If there are destined geniuses in this world to be showered with favor, why can't it be him, Dussel?

More than once late at night he wondered how high he could have climbed if he had Renee's privileged family background and her enviable pure talent.

This world has never allocated its most precious resources to those who best understand their value and are best able to utilize them to the fullest!

Forcibly suppressing the surging rage and jealousy within him, Dussel's thoughts returned to the cold reality, but this did not calm his emotions—he became agitated.

Renee is both the fruit he carefully cultivated in his "bloodline inheritance" plan and the soul vessel he prepared for the worst-case scenario—a perfect rebirth egg.

This is a work he painstakingly crafted from childhood, a creation that perfectly aligns with his own magical essence.

Yes, from the day Grelian extended an olive branch to her, all the rejections and pulls were to logically tie themselves to Renee's growth.

He wants to create his own "future".

At this moment, Dussel rejected the Rebirth Egg project.

This plan is unstable, and he wouldn't have launched it rashly unless he had no other choice.

Moreover, there was simply not enough time for him to completely take over Renee's body and gradually regain his full strength.

The only thing he was thinking about was...

Should we complete the bloodline inheritance ahead of schedule?

For this moment, he specially prepared a life-sustaining magic array to seal magic and energy. Once successful, he would throw Renee into it, and even if he left, Renee would not be able to escape.

In this way, as long as one is lucky enough to survive, even if only a faint trace of one's spirit remains, one can naturally take over the body of one's offspring, which is flowing with one's own blood and was originally born for one, by relying on the deep-rooted blood connection.

With blood ties, the rejection of the soul will be minimized.

With that in mind, Düsseldorf no longer hesitated.

That's perfect! This is the best way out in a desperate situation!
With this thought in mind, the last trace of hesitation in Düsseldorf's eyes was replaced by a cold resolve.

He had to face the fact that this might be his only and last chance in his life.

He had lost to that demon too many times, for too long... This time, he wanted to win!
Outside the window, the sun was setting, and the fiery clouds painted the sky into a sea of ​​fire, but they could not illuminate the gloom and cold glint in Düsseldorf's eyes.

He rose and walked towards his secluded abode deep within the mage tower, breaking through layers of magical seals to retrieve a precious scroll—a barrier specifically designed to counter mental magic—that he had collected at great cost over the years.

Obtaining these scrolls from the barrier master Arga in the Mage Tower was an agonizing process—as everyone knows, this master, who was the first to gain Elera's favor, was a god-like figure.

This guy is extremely irresponsible, his output is shockingly low, and he's often drunk to the point of unconsciousness.

Therefore, Düsseldorf had to suppress its disdain and search far and wide for rare and fine wines in order to barely maintain the business.

Who made Arga one of the few people in the entire Anna Empire capable of creating barrier scrolls that could effectively resist attacks from high-level mental magic?
Düsseldorf was filled with sarcasm and disgust at this.

He despised those lucky individuals who were blessed with talent but did not cherish it and squandered it recklessly.

Yarga is a prime example; his behavior is utterly disgusting!
Whenever he sees her, Dussel always hears the question he's asked countless times echoing in his mind.

"Why can't it be me?"

He quietly left the capital of Anna overnight and sneaked into a private residence in Fragrant Breeze City that had been prepared in advance.

He had many similar mansions throughout Anna, which existed specifically to cover up the disappearances of students.

Here, he took out his last trump card—two pigeon-egg-sized Sutter Heartstones, which seemed to contain pulsating magma.

"The Mental Barrier Scroll, plus these two Sutter Heart Stones... are enough to buy me nearly 5 seconds of immunity time."

He murmured to himself, his fingertips tracing the warm and fiery surface of the heartstone.

In his last battle against the demon, he was defeated because he was unable to resist mental magic.

The rampaging demon of the Great Snow Mountain actually broke through the limits of the Suter Heart Stone with its brute force—a shocking fact that has never been recorded in the magical world.

No spiritual mage in history has ever been able to do this, but the demon has.

This time, he cannot afford to make any mistakes.

When dealing with evil spirits, equipment is useless; traveling light is the key.

With preparations complete, Dussel returned to the capital and cut in line with the two potion masters, asking for several healing potions.

Upon learning that it would only take half a day to complete, Dussel took advantage of the free time to visit the Grelian family.

The initial setup went smoothly, now it's time to... "What, Renee's not home?"

"Yes, they went into the palace last night and haven't come out since, nor have they greeted us."

Düssel was well aware that Renée's relationship with the Grelian family was deteriorating.

He secretly tried to mediate—or so it seemed; it was called mediation, but in reality, it was instigation.

The more Renee hated the Grion family, the more she respected and relied on him.

He spent nearly 10 years, like a patient gardener, carefully pruning and guiding her, step by step becoming the most dazzling light and the most solid support in Renee's gloomy life.

They perfectly replaced the cold, exploitative Grelian family.

This is also the cornerstone upon which all his plans were implemented.

The Grelian family simply didn't know how to treat a gem like Renee; they just crudely groomed her as a genius tool to bring them glory.

Düssel hesitated for a moment, then said goodbye and immediately headed to the palace.

Although it was somewhat abrupt, he had already prepared his explanation in his mind before the visit.

As a master of the mage tower, he was also qualified to have an audience with the Lion King, so after the guards verified his identity and announced his arrival, he was quickly allowed to enter the study.

"Master Dussel, what brings you to the palace today, instead of leaving the mage tower?"

Kurien smiled and stood up, personally serving him tea and snacks.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my abruptness and rudeness. I am actually here to find Renee."

"Oh?" Kurien looked at Wick, who was standing not far away, with some surprise. "So you didn't know either?"

"what do you know?"

“I’m sorry, I thought Renee had a bad relationship with her family and wouldn’t have told you, but at least she would have,” Kurien said. “Renee has already gone hunting with people from the boundary between reality and illusion.”

"Hunting?"

"Yes, they said they wanted to experience what it's like to be an adventurer. Rainbow Rain, under the Reality/Virtuality Boundary, is an expert and can guide Renee through the experience."

"When did they set off, and where were they going?"

"They left last night, but we really don't know where they went."

Düssel was speechless for a moment.

Renee's relationship with the person on the boundary between reality and illusion progressed faster than he had expected.

In such a short time, how could they have reached a level of intimacy where they could travel together and not even need to tell others where they were going?
Yes... she's young, and they're young too.

Young people always have endless topics to discuss, dreams and aspirations for the future. Their vibrant energy and shared experiences are different from those of an old man like him.

The thought that his years of careful nurturing and emotional investment might be easily diluted and replaced by a group of people who suddenly barged in fueled Dussel's deep-seated jealousy and desire for control, which burned fiercely as if hot oil had been poured over it.

Renee is his!
Feeling awkward in front of Kurien, he could only take a small sip of tea as a sign of respect before hastily taking his leave.

After Dussel left, Kurien's warm smile gradually disappeared.

"Wick, am I right?"

"Your Majesty, rather than saying that, Commander Potato and his men are simply too formidable."

Jiang Heyi did not completely hide the matter from Kurien regarding Düsseldorf.

Killing a Mage Tower Master has significant implications; if Kurien discovers anything afterward, he might harbor resentment.

If he wants to achieve a perfect ending, he must also pay attention to the details.

So, before he left, he hinted through a few words that if Dussel rushed to look for Renee after she left, it meant that he had a big problem.

He also gave Wick a photographic scroll of Renee's family's underground secret room for him to examine.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment after reading it.

Intelligent people know when to stop communicating.

After understanding the sensitivity of Dussel to the boundary between reality and illusion, Kurien couldn't help but re-examine this renowned spatial magic master of Anna.

"It seems that the old guards' suspicions about Düsseldorf back then were not unfounded."

Kurien waved to the maid who was standing by, pointed to the tea set that Dussel had just used, and coldly ordered, "Take it away and dispose of it."

It was as if something unclean had stained it.

He continued to tell Wick, "After returning from the snowy mountains, Düsseldorf's account of certain key details is clearly contradictory."

Wick explained to the retired or deceased veterans.

"The mental magic of evil spirits can explain many problems of confused memories and unclear logic. Therefore, even if the older generation had doubts, they did not pursue the matter too much without solid evidence."

Kurien nodded. "I understand. I didn't mean to blame them. It's just that thinking about it now...it gives me the creeps."

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound: "If, and I mean if, Dussel concealed some of the truth from us back then, then what exactly happened beneath the snow-covered truth of the Screamer Snow Mountain that would warrant him deliberately mixing it into information about demons?"

"Could it be... that the demon didn't actually kill everyone?"

This guess struck Wickton like a thunderbolt, sending a chill straight up his spine.

It was as if the biting wind from the Screamer Snow Mountain decades ago had traveled through time and quietly seeped into the study.

“Your Majesty…” Wick’s voice was a little hoarse.

"Let's wait and see," Kurien said. "Now that Potato is going up against him, Düssel is probably in big trouble. It's only a matter of time before those things are exposed."

"But Dussel possesses spatial magic. Even if Elena and Jingxin came, it would be difficult for them to keep him here, wouldn't it?"

Kurien laughed: "If spatial magic were so omnipotent, he wouldn't have been defeated by demons one after another."

Unaware of the whispers behind him as he left the palace, Dussel now had to make another decision.

Should we still take the risk if we can't leave any bloodline behind?

Reason tells him he should give up, but...

"Two evil spirits."

"Fierce battle."

"Both sides suffer losses."

The echo deep within my heart is like thunder, impossible to ignore.

"I'll just... take one look!" Dussel gritted his teeth. "Just one look!"

(End of this chapter)