Chapter 288
Chapter 288 Strongest Sage, Inquires Location
This world would suffer a huge damage if even one dragon got resurrected and went out of control .
" . . . Is it still continuing to resurrect monsters even as we speak?"
"Yeah . . . By our calculations, it will take 2000 years before that [Broken Star] gets completely exhausted . "
2000 years huh .
The world will easily perish if powerful monsters keep getting resurrected for 2000 years .
First, towns would be destroyed by those monsters, humanity will decline .
And if demons use that chance to strike, the current civilizations would fall into ruins in two, three years .
We need to avoid that .
. . . But I"ve already come up with a countermeasure .
Ironically, I got the hint from Anmorr brothers" research .
There"s no guarantee that it will go as planned--but I"m confident that I can make it work .
And I need a [Broken Star Flake] to achieve that . . .
"Do you have some [Broken Star Flake] on hand?"
"Unfortunately, we have used it all up . Use magic tools piled up in these rooms if you need to run a quick test . "
"You can"t take the [Broken Star Flakes] out of those magic tools, can you?"
"You can"t . But those tools can be used for resurrections . . . You can jump straight to combat if you just revive some ma.s.s murderers . "
I"m not trying to resurrect anyone in particular .
Indeed, monsters resurrected by [Broken Star] could be easily dealt with if I just revived that sword nerd Loita--but if they were to go berserk, humanity would 100% go extinct .
"That"s not good . Where can I get my hands on [Broken Star Flakes]?"
I know a safer and more effective method--but a [Broken Star Flake] is indispensable for that .
" . . . The third [Magic Freight Car] is directly connected to [Broken Star] . We couldn"t arrive at the [Broken Star] no matter what we tried . . . but perhaps you will . "
That there is a direct route is nice .
There may be lots of powerful monsters around it, but I plan go there for a quick look .
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Afterward, I asked elder Anmorr some more things, but there wasn"t much useful info .
At most he told me about the way to make revival magic, but the augment magic these brothers used was neither that advanced nor creative .
It"s a magic that any magic researcher will come up with if they get their hands on [Broken Star] .
Though it hasn"t been that long since the [Broken Star] fell to this planet, so this level would be just right .
Anmorr brothers probably would succeed developing an even better magic in five years, but the majority of humans would have died out by then .
"That"s all I need . I"ll take over your research . "
I said that to elder Anmorr after throwing enough questions .
I can erase all influences of [Broken Star] affecting this world as long as I can get my hands on [Broken Star Flake] .
I"m sure of that after my discussion with elder Anmorr .
"Is that all? I still have more useful information though . "
"Like, say?"
" . . . There"s these villages with few foot traffic in the heart of a mountain . Most suited for human experimentations . Even if you [Consume] it in its entirety, n.o.body will notice for years . You can get 300 test bodies from five villages without worry of future trouble . "
These guys even looked into such things huh . . .
Of course, it"s an utterly useless piece of information to me .
Researchers who have dipped their toe in crimes for the sake of research will end up convicted for their atrocities before they could witness the fruits of their research .
"Who needs that . . . I can utilize this research even without making such sacrifices . "
"Think it"ll go well?"
"Yeah . "
I have comprehended the structure and usage methods of [Broken Star] .
Next, I just need to obtain a [Broken Star Flake], once I do I can erase the main [Broken Star] and all summoned monsters right away .
I might even defeat a few unlucky demons in the vicinity .
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Few minutes later .
I contacted the girls with comm magic after putting an end to elder Anmorr .
『Alright, I"m done here . 』
『Eh? . . . It doesn"t feel like anything has happened though . . . 』
『Having you get caught up in magic and stuff was just a bluff . . . Since our enemy was monitoring us through surveillance magic tools, I put on a show to make the guy out himself by frightening him a bit . 』
I activate surveillance magic tools here and check the inside of these facilities .
Looks like there"s no one around .
『For now, come back here . . . Our situation is worse than expected . 』
『Worse situation . . . Did something happen?』
I guided the girls toward my location as Alma asked me that .
Then I reply to Alma"s question .
『There"s a huge outbreak of monsters around the spot where the [Broken Star] landed . 』
『Monster outbreak . . . Is it really that bad? It"s not that rare, isn"t it?』
『 . . . It is if we"re talking about ordinary monster outbreaks . But due to the [Broken Star], it"s not an outbreak but revivals . . . Which include monsters from thousands years in the past . 』
Iris sounded surprised when she heard that .
『Thousand years in the past . . . You mean even monsters from when I was born would be there too!?』
『Most likely . . . Even the [Warmongers] those Anmorr brothers resurrected were humans from thousands years ago . I wouldn"t be surprised if monsters from the same era got resurrected . 』
『Are those old monsters strong?』
『They are . And if they"re revived right . . . It"d be practically a great outbreak of Disaster-cla.s.s monsters . 』