Steadfast Wizard: From Heart-Swapping Rat to Dimensional Demon God

Chapter 68 Isaac: Surely no one would honestly make a deal with an Outer God? (Please subscribe!! 1/10)

"Hoo hoo~~"

Soon, the ritual inspection was completed. Philo stood in the center of the ritual circle, with the Emperor's Decree hanging at his waist, a dried rat in one hand and a dried pufferfish in the other. He chanted a low incantation and danced a strange and primitive dance in the circle.

A magical energy surged forth, almost engulfing the entire rooftop!

Finally, it stopped in front of Isaac, which made Isaac's eyes narrow slightly. So, was this a provocation or a joke?

There is no need for Philo's ritual to be publicized.

However, Isaac didn't say anything, since it didn't really affect him, and Remington and Prince Nornes' daughter, who were within the area, were also unharmed. Maybe it was just a bit of mischievous fun.

So Isaac just stood quietly to the side, silently cursing the ritual for failing!

Since he had the Emperor's decree to protect him, he felt no pressure whatsoever when he cursed!

Then·-·

"Huh? Could it really be a failure?" Seeing Philo's sudden change in demeanor, Isaac blinked in bewilderment. Had they really failed?

Hearing Isaac's mutterings, Angel couldn't help but glance at him strangely. It sounded like he was cursing the eldest princess to fail.

I didn't realize you were such a meticulous person.

Although she had the Imperial Decree to protect her life, even for a princess like Filo, obtaining it was no easy task, especially since she wasn't well-regarded and had to work hard for everything herself.

"boom!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the ceremony, which had been progressing very well, suddenly failed!

A huge crack appeared in the sky, and a pair of large hands covered with eyes reached out from the crack, trying to grab Princess Filo.

However, at that very moment—

"boom!"

A golden sword light flew out from the palace, streaking across the sky like a meteor, and then directly annihilated the giant hand covered in eyes!

Then they charged straight into the crevice, completely extinguishing the crisis!

Isaac: "..—

"Gurgle~"

Feeling the unparalleled power of the Terran Emperor, Isaac swallowed hard and muttered, "Is this the power of a demigod? It's terrifying!"

Although it wasn't the first time Angel had seen it, he was still so shocked that he couldn't speak, and could only nod in agreement.

Demigod is not the name of a certain realm, but a respectful title for the strongest human being, meaning half a god. However, this "half" does not refer to half in terms of strength. In terms of strength alone, a demigod can easily defeat some gods!

The term "half" here refers to a state of being, namely, the human perspective and the power of the gods. One who possesses power far exceeding that of the gods, yet does not consider himself a god, is a demigod.

Therefore, the value of demigods has been constantly evolving with the development of the power system. In ancient times, advanced life forms could call themselves demigods, whether they were high-level wizards, high-level knights, or even high-level monsters.

However, as times have progressed and the upper limit of power has been continuously raised, the prestige of the title of demigod has also increased accordingly. Nowadays, high knights are no longer worthy of being called demigods. Only high wizards, due to the diversity of their methods, still retain the title of demigod in some places.

However, fewer and fewer people are now addressing high-ranking wizards as demigods, mainly because the recipients feel embarrassed to be called that.

Wizards have their pride too...

The emperor of the Terra Empire is a demigod!

Moreover, it is said that he is considered powerful even among demigods!

Isaac doesn't know exactly how strong he is, but judging from his ability to easily stop the backlash of the trading ritual, he is definitely stronger than the Outer God!

Living in a country like this feels quite safe.

However, after blinking, Isaac quickly dismissed this sense of security, because it was clear that it did not belong to him. Didn't you see that even a person's own daughter had to fight hard before she could borrow his power?

If it were Isaac, he estimated that after the ritual failed, the Terran Emperor's first action would not be to expel the Outer God, but to crush him!

"Ugh~ What bad luck, even with a 70% success rate, it still failed----" In the ritual array, Philo casually tossed the minced meat in her hand aside and walked out with a frustrated look on her face.

"There's nothing we can do, you've done your best. Let's do it next time," Angel said with a smile, comforting him. As long as he's alright, they can always come back another time.

"Hmm? Seventy percent—"—Isn't it to be expected that it would fail?" However, Isaac, standing to the side, held a different view. He looked at Philo and Angel with a puzzled expression, "Instead of asking, with only a seventy percent success rate, how did you dare to take action?!"

Isaac was completely baffled. When he performed the ritual himself, the success rate dropped by fifty percent!

Even without any special abilities, a success rate of only 70% is far too risky!

"???" Philo stared at Isaac, utterly bewildered. "A 70% success rate is already quite high! Come on, this is a deal with Outer Gods, how can there be a 100% success rate—"

Before she could finish speaking, Philo was stunned by Isaac's matter-of-fact expression. She paused for a moment, then cautiously asked, "So, you—"—performed the ritual with absolute certainty?

"What else?" Isaac said matter-of-factly. "I'm not stupid. What if I fail? My life is more important, of course. I'm not a gambler!"

Philo, Angel:

"..."

The two women exchanged a glance and realized that they had underestimated Isaac—this guy—is a coward!

Of course, it is indeed impressive to be able to achieve a 100% success rate in the transaction ceremony. Although it is cowardly, it is cowardly in a very serious way!

"...Well, it won't have much of an impact, after all...well, after all, I have the Emperor's Decree, right? I have the Emperor's Decree, there's no need to struggle with that little bit of success rate, that's right, that's it, it's not cost-effective!" After a moment of silence, Philo stammered as she barely managed to convince herself.

Isaac noticed Philo's predicament and, after a moment's thought, nodded in approval of her approach. After all, not everyone has a cheat code like him, allowing them to easily increase their success rate.

So after thinking for a moment, Isaac began to smooth things over: "That's true, the best thing is always what suits you. You have the Emperor's Decree, so you don't need to demand a 100% success rate. Even if every transaction fails, as long as you increase the number of transactions and only plunder a little bit each time, it will add up to a lot, which is also very safe."

"???" Philo nodded in agreement when she heard the first part, but she was completely confused when she heard the latter part. "What plunder? What do you mean by 'accumulating little by little'? If the ritual fails, the deal definitely fails too. What are you talking about?"

Isaac: "???"