Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 357: Resurrection of the Dead

"Please! Spare my life! I am willing to submit. I can be your lackey. You must need slaves under your throne to do those mundane things for you..."

"That guy, Nozomi... I knew his words were bullshit. He actually said that you would leave this world one day, but it turned out to be all bullshit! But if you want me to wag my tail and beg for mercy like those dogs with broken bones, even you are wishful thinking!"

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Noisy words and a desperate atmosphere.

In this prison for serious criminals, dozens of figures surrounded the only person standing. They either abandoned all their dignity and begged for mercy, or gave up on themselves in despair and vented all their fear and anger.

But as the person they feared, despaired of, and were kneeling for, Shen Yuanyi's face remained calm as if in the spring breeze, because at this moment he was holding a mobile phone in his hand and chatting with several people in the group.

Such an act of disregarding insults did not attract the attention of these prisoners whose auras were unusual. These guys were exactly the ones arranged by Nozomi. They were ancient sorcerers who were reborn in the flesh due to being bound by his curse.

These guys might have been called sorcerers in the past when the distinction between sorcerers and cursers was not so clear, but by today's standards, they are completely the most qualified cursers.

Killing innocent people indiscriminately is just standard behavior, and they have done many more heinous things. Moreover, these people accepted the deal with the noose not to come to this era to do anything great for the world.

Their desire is simple, that is, they don't want to die so easily. They have come so far on the road of spells, how can they die so easily? Human desires are endless. It is precisely because of these desires that they will accept the curse of the noose, paying a heavy price of freedom and the unknown in exchange for a chance to be resurrected, even if it is in the form of a cursed spirit taking on a flesh.

But if they were given a chance to start over now, they might... no, they would definitely not be willing to be reborn at this time, as a magician who could be valued by the noose and cursed, even though some standards were lowered for the sake of numbers.

But these resurrected sorcerers were the best in their time in the past. Even if they could not be said to have dominated an era, they could still be regarded as well-known and powerful sorcerers.

If a sorcerer is powerful, it means that sorcery must have been at its peak at the time he lived in. In the past history, there were only two periods when sorcery was at its peak. One was the famous and unrivaled "Heian Period", and the other was the "Era of the God" which was like a nightmare to most of these resurrected sorcerers.

And they all have an existence that they cannot avoid, a name that even many magicians do not know, because it was a taboo for some people at the time. All magicians, whether they are hiding in the gutter to avoid the glory of the gods that radiates from the world, or those magicians crawling under the throne and dedicating their bodies and souls, they all have a common understanding of it.

【God】

In the legends of the gods of this land, they revere Amaterasu, the incarnation of the sun, as the most respected god. In the world of sorcerers, many myths and legends are actually closely related to sorcerers or curses.

But that is only limited to some local legends. For example, the existence of Amaterasu is purely a myth in the more general perception of sorcerers.

But ever since He appeared and displayed spells beyond their knowledge, when the black 'sun' descended and destroyed everything mercifully and equally, they seemed to see Amaterasu walking on earth, the embodiment of anger and punishment.

Too many people have died under the throne of God, so many that most of those who prostrate themselves under the throne do so out of fear. However, He does not seem to care at all. He just keeps moving forward towards a certain goal and will ruthlessly crush anyone who stands in His way.

If you trace it back to the root of the matter, they agreed to the deal with Nozomi because of him to a large extent. Since they were born in that era and could not avoid the light of the black sun, they might as well avoid him.

When Noso made such a deal, as one of the few people closest to the throne of God, his words were still very credible. He abandoned the sad reality of living in that era and instead placed his hopes in the distant future, in a future era without gods.

And when they opened their eyes and were truly resurrected in the future, and gained memories of this strange era from their incarnated bodies, they were very excited at first.

Although the so-called modern technology has been developed, allowing ordinary people to achieve a power that is comparable to or even exceeds the lethality of spells from another perspective, the characteristics of spells still ensure that the latter still has a great advantage, and even a crushing advantage in small-scale confrontations.

It’s just that in this era, the information about spells seems to have been hidden. They can still feel the existence of spells, but in the memory of their resurrected bodies, there is no memory of the existence of spells at all.

In this era, wouldn't the power of spells be very weak? With their strength, they could do whatever they wanted, and maybe even dominate the spellcasters of this era and have a taste of what it feels like to be truly superior.

But before they could take any action, they, who had just woken up from the joy of rebirth, saw a person they would never forget... or rather - Him.

Watching the face engraved in their memories and deep in their souls walk out from the deep darkness after the prison power outage, at that moment they even suspected that they were under some kind of curse. It was that unknown curse that materialized the deepest fear in their hearts.

Be it self-deception or seeking the truth, driven by these surging emotions, some people launched an attack on the existence whose face was exactly the same as the 'Him' in their memory.

And then, an ironclad fact soon broke down their last psychological defenses. The sorcerers who were inexplicably killed, the unobservable means, and the horrifying gap in strength all told them that the worst guess seemed to be true.

It was as if the heavens were playing a joke on them. They left their own era and came to the future hundreds of years later, an era where even spells were hidden, let alone living gods. This was exactly what Nosuke had described to them!

But why... did He also appear at this time? Yes... they were able to be reborn hundreds of years later through the noose method, so as a god, it is reasonable for Him to survive in the present world, right?

At this moment, the deep fear surged into their hearts again, bringing about the collapse of rationality. Some people knelt down and begged for mercy according to their instinct, while others committed suicide after their rationality collapsed. This is what happened afterwards.

Killing some inconspicuous characters casually, no matter they were the real ones or the criminals incarnated, Shen Yuanyi did not feel any guilt in getting rid of them. Of course, if it was a group of ordinary people, from his most realistic point of view, there was not much difference.

After putting away his phone, Shen Yuanyi finally turned his attention to the group of people in front of him, a group of chess pieces pushed out by noose, the pitiful souls of the past.

That guy, Nozomi, got a group of them on the cruise ship as planned, and then got these people in this prison, and... the last place he went to personally. In the past hundreds of years, he has been constantly looking for sorcerers and completing transactions. This is how he got these people, who are definitely a powerful group of sorcerers in the current sorcery world.

At the same time, this is also part of the private plan that Nozomi has for himself.

Is it strange? Of course there is no doubt about it. With the ability to peek into the future, this level of conspiracy is as clear to Shen Yuanyi as the chess game that has been laid out on the chessboard.

However, Shen Yuanyi had a different view on the conspiracy of Nozomi against him...

"It seems that you all recognize me, so I won't waste any more words. There is a chance to survive here. I need you losers to make use of your remaining energy. If you cooperate with me, you may have a chance to survive."

The remaining people who were afraid to take action, or who had already decided to kneel down and pray for his mercy and spare their lives, were all stunned when they heard these words.

Is He...so easy to talk to?

"Can you...can you cast a spell?"

As a bond that takes itself as part of the contract, the binding force of the curse is very guaranteed. After all, their value may not be as high as the price that He would pay if He violated the curse.

Shen Yuanyi cast his gaze towards the magician who spoke, and the next moment, a trace of fear appeared on the man's face, but then it solidified and disappeared from the world along with its owner.

No one saw what happened. The sudden death of another person made the rest of the people silent. Then Shen Yuanyi spoke again calmly.

"You have no right to bargain with me. Rejection or acceptance, death or life, these are the only choices you can make."

"Then can you tell us what it is about?"

"It's very simple. In the near future, you will have to fight with someone I designate. To put it simply, I need some good whetstones. If you can satisfy me and survive, I don't mind letting you go."

"I promise!"

Almost as soon as Shen Yuan finished speaking, someone immediately responded, as if they were afraid that Shen Yuan would go back on his word. With this as a beginning, the rest of the people, under the gaze of that calm pair of eyes, quickly responded as well.

Sometimes death is not that scary. What is scary is that life and death are not in your hands at all, and you can only endure endless torture until the other person gets tired of it.

Previously, they had witnessed with their own eyes a rude guy who, after being killed over and over again, eventually had his mind and soul collapse, turning into a puppet that could never recover.

There is nothing worse than death.

If He really had not lied to them, and was just having a life-and-death battle with someone, even if He was killed at that time, it would be much better than dying without any resistance or being tortured to the point of soul collapse, right?

Besides, was there really any need for Him to lie to them? Have you ever seen a person deceive an ant into making a false promise? The right thing to do was to agree and try to find a ray of hope at that time.

"Now, you two must make a spell together."

……

The vast sea was in a mess at the moment. There were various debris floating on the surging waves, as well as the bodies of some people floating in the water, and a huge ship was floating on it at the moment.

It was a warship. If military enthusiasts came, they would probably be able to accurately recognize its model and origin. It was a warship currently in service in the distant White Eagle Empire.

But at this moment it has completely fallen. Everyone on the ship, from the serving soldiers on board, has now become either complete or broken corpses in the sea or on the deck, or has become a group of carriers of the resurrection of the dead in the past.

The appearance and body shape of those blond-haired, blue-eyed and a few black-skinned people were all changing at this moment. After a few breaths, they had incredibly transformed into the appearance of the descendants of Dongzhou.

"Welcome everyone to the present world hundreds of years later. Everyone, it's been a long time."

Nosuo greeted them with a smile. He didn't need to tell them about the modern precautions, as these people would naturally know everything from the memories of the infected body. The only thing he needed to pay attention to was that he still needed to explain and introduce to them the current affairs of the world of sorcery.

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"So, you're saying He is still here?"

Xu Suo smiled even more deeply: "Yes, although strictly speaking, he is not that He, but in my opinion, there is no difference between the two of them. In short, when you meet him, you will naturally understand and form your own opinion."

"Master Yuan Yi..."

(End of this chapter)