Chapter 621: Killing with Someone Else’s Hand

A story reminiscent of a documentary from the previous century utterly shocked these mages!
This was indeed a monumental secret—one that even the gods would pay attention to.
Mages were all learned, especially those in Dalaran who possessed vast knowledge and access to resources.
Familiar with the history of the main world, the Demon Catalog, and various rumors from the Abyss, they could grasp the profound impact that the secret event Donald mentioned could have on the main world and the entire multiverse.

Of course, Donald omitted the parts about discovering the underground palace, as well as the Evil Origin and the Doomsday Mantra. It wasn’t out of distrust toward these mages, but because both of these were treasures that would draw fierce competition from the gods in the Pantheon, even prompting higher gods to intervene, potentially plunging the entire multiverse into chaos. A mere mortal uttering the related words in an environment without divine protection in the main world might inadvertently attract the attention of powerful entities.

So Donald wouldn’t take such a risk and invite even greater trouble!

“So, the King of Undead still hasn’t fallen!”
Among the many mages, Archmage Chikofield, who had spent nearly a thousand years in the Abyssal World, had the broadest experience and the deepest understanding of the Bottomless Abyss.
When he spoke, everyone’s attention turned to him.

“Given the relationship between the Destroyer Monarch and the Fallen Monarch and Oscar, once they learn that he still isn’t fallen, they will surely take action. One Fallen Monarch is already enough of a hassle for them; after all, these two don’t want another powerful entity competing with them for the position of Lord of the Abyss!”

Chikofield, now back in his youthful body, stood out among the mostly middle-aged and elderly mages. Yet despite his youthful physique, his aged yet wise soul earned respect from every mage present, including Donald, the true god.

After hearing Chikofield’s analysis, Donald added, “I’m afraid it won’t just be the Destroyer Monarch and the Fallen Monarch—those two Abyssal giants—who will cause trouble for Oscar! If I remember correctly, the Three Gods of Light also have a deep grudge against him! There are also several demigods and demons from the Abyss and the Shadowed Realms who are in a constant struggle with Oscar. Right now, Oscar is likely in a predicament, weakened and forced to hide. None of these entities will miss such an opportunity to strike while he’s down!”

Donald had to maintain the power and mystery of the True God in front of everyone except his closest followers. Yet with these mages, he treated them equally, without putting on any airs as the True God. In the eyes of the mages, though the True God was immortal, he was still just a powerful being—similar to the difference between humans and dragons. It was a racial disparity, and they remained more relaxed in front of Donald, who was a manifestation of the True God. If it were ordinary human nobles, they would have long been bowing in worship! This was also why, after becoming a god, Donald stopped interacting with secular forces, usually sending representatives like Clinton and Kelthas to deal with them on his behalf.

“And obviously, I’ve disrupted the plans of the King of Undead. I’m afraid this king will come after me for revenge the moment he gets the chance! So, besides studying these two magic circles and altars, another reason I’ve gathered everyone here is to spread word about Oscar—no need for it to be completely true. Something half-true is best. That way, with many godly beings searching for Oscar, once he shows up, he’ll be overwhelmed by attacks from all sides and won’t have time to bother me!”

After hearing Donald’s plan, the mages present were deeply impressed. Though such a plan to use others to kill someone wasn’t uncommon, Donald’s plan involved several high-ranking godlike beings whose mere presence could shake the entire multiverse. Even though they were mages devoted to magic rather than noblemen engaged in constant scheming, they still considered it the best plan they could devise!

The wise and calm old mage Messel was the first to praise, “This is indeed the most suitable plan. It can divert Oscar’s attention and draw the attention of gods and demons to him, forcing this King of Undead to move from hiding in the shadows to being exposed in the light. No matter how skilled Oscar is at plotting, he won’t be able to escape this predicament!”

“However, it might not be appropriate for us to reveal this secret directly. Fortunately, the Mage Academy of the Kingdom of Polin sent an invitation not long ago, asking me to attend their graduation celebration. There will also be a exchange event afterward. We can ask those legendary mages from Polin to spread the word then. I’m sure they won’t mind doing us this small favor!”

Donald nodded with a smile.

“Then take more mages along to let the outside world see the strength of our Dalaran’s mage squad!” After giving these instructions, Donald left, allowing the mages to study on their own. As for the structure of the Death Domain Array and the Abyssal Transformation Altar, he had already scanned and copied them, handing them over to his true self to study. With the powerful analysis and inference capabilities of his divinity and the Book of Truth, mastering their principles was not a problem.

Among them, the energy transformation arrays in the Death Domain Array and the altar were of the greatest value to both Donald and the mages. If they could set up these arrays in places like mage towers, even gold or silver-ranked professionals could gain some power from the legendary realm, truly enabling the weak to overcome the strong.

However, while these arrays were not difficult for Donald, they posed a world-class challenge to these mages!

Fortunately, with Messel, who possessed ancient knowledge, and Chikofield, who had lived for over two thousand years and had vast knowledge, present to explain things, each mage took responsibility for a specific part, greatly accelerating their progress in deciphering the arrays.

Especially now, Chris, Malf, and Newtia had all advanced to the rank of Gold Archmage. Although they had only initially reached gold rank—without the deep accumulation like Messel, who had directly entered the legendary realm, nor with the help of the Book of Truth that allowed Donald to be almost a master in all aspects of magic—they each had their own areas of expertise. In the entire main world, they were among those of the highest status.

Yet, considering their loyalty to Dalaran and the research environment and resources it offered, none of them would be swayed by the interests of external forces to leave Dalaran. Not only these three archmages but also none of the mages under Dalaran had chosen to leave. With outsiders vying to join Dalaran, it would be pure foolishness to want to leave!

It was just like in Donald’s past life, when people always tried every means to immigrate to developed countries!

Donald’s elite program, established from the beginning when he gained his territory, was aimed at creating this situation today.