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 mass 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, nobody 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-class monsters . 』