I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Chapter 543: Chapter 385: Black Cat Operates a Gundam_2

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Indeed, just as Joyce mentioned earlier, the defense measures of the Floating City are nearly perfect. If it were really possible to so easily contest the control of the Floating City, then considering the many people who once lived there, guarding against such invasions would be quite difficult.

From what we can see, aside from breaking through with sufficient force from the front, there seems to be no other way to breach the protections of the Floating City.

It appears that acquiring a still-functioning Floating City is not such an easy task after all.

Otherwise, even Joyce, a Legendary Mage, wouldn’t be persistently blocked from the outside.

“By the way, Lis.”

The Black Cat pondered for a moment, then suddenly said:

“When I was controlling the Magic Pattern Circuit of that house just now, I realized that it seems like many of the Magic Pattern Circuits on this Floating Island are quite damaged.”

“Otherwise, when I tried to activate the defense mechanism earlier, the magic power supply I received was very sparse, as if the connection between the entire Floating Island and the Floating City is down to a final thread, about to be completely severed.”

“Is that so…”

Lis surveyed the Floating Island under his feet as well as the damaged or completely destroyed dwellings not too far in the distance.

Lis had been rather puzzled; although this Floating Island had suffered severe damage and seemed to have been the target of a ferocious attack, there were no traces of damage to the buildings in the core area of the Floating City.

Could it be that when the Floating City was attacked from the outside, the first targets were these peripheral Floating Islands?

But this sudden assault did not break through the defenses of the core area of the Floating City, so the special buildings within the city were left remarkably well-preserved.

So why does the Floating City appear here?

There are no signs that the core area has been breached, so how was the Floating City overpowered?

Lis did not believe that the Legendary figure who once controlled this grand Floating City would have hidden it away specifically for him to find.

Looking at the environment where the Floating City is situated, it’s not only hidden beneath a small island, forming this extremely regular cavity, but the Mystery Locks of the Floating City are also functioning normally.

It simply doesn’t resemble the state of being attacked in a panic; instead, the Floating City seems to be well-prepared, quietly waiting for its inevitable end.

Although Lis has no evidence to prove this sudden intuition, he still feels that it might just be the truth.

Perhaps once he gains true control of the Floating City, he will learn what transpired here in the past.

A long road lies ahead, doesn’t it?

Lis looked at the towering high towers in the distance, feeling somewhat emotional and as if he didn’t know where to begin.

His great-grandfather, grandfather, and father had always explored this Floating City, seeking not only a way to take control of it but also to collect various extraordinary materials and treasures.

However, for Lis, the supplies and wealth in the ordinary residences of the Floating City are not that important.

Not to mention that his father and Joyce had already scoured these treasures, even if there were still more, it would merely be the accumulation of the lower-class residents of the Floating City.

If there were any materials left that Lis could use, his father Brandon would not have given up exploring the Floating City and directly sought to break through to the Legendary level.

Lis gazed at the core area of the Floating City, represented by the high towers and the Four Elements Tower; the essence of the Floating City must be hidden in these structures.

But even Joyce hasn’t had much luck gaining entry to these buildings…

Wait a minute!

Lis turned his attention to the Black Cat, causing it to feel somewhat uneasy.

Although the Black Cat cannot take control of the Floating City in advance, it seems there are still vulnerabilities to exploit; it might be worth a try.

Lis formulated a plan for a moment, committing it to memory.

“Shall we go?”

Seeing that Lis seemed to have finished his contemplation, Joyce casually said.

After all, the reason for visiting the Floating City this time was to pass the Kane family’s secret to Lis—he didn’t have any other plans.

Although Lis is truly a genius, the gap in mastering this Floating City is still too wide.

No matter what, he’ll probably have to wait until he becomes a Legendary Mage to have a chance.

“Uncle Joyce, I want to go check over there.”

Lis pointed towards the core area of the Floating City and said to Joyce.

“Oh?”

Surprised, Joyce looked in the direction pointed out by Lis.

He thought that for Lis’s first visit to the Floating City, even though this Floating Island was extensively damaged, Lis would still wish to explore around.

However, he did not expect Lis to prepare for a direct approach to the Floating City’s core area after just letting the Black Cat have a go.

“In such a hurry?”

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Joyce said with a smile:

“I was thinking about letting you experience exploring this floating island by yourself.”

“Got some ideas.”

Lis said candidly, with no intention of concealing anything from Joyce.

“I want to try letting Black Cat attempt to infiltrate and control some of the areas in the core zone of the Floating City.”

“It’s definitely unrealistic to want to control the Floating City like that, but we should be able to try accessing some of those special areas in the core zone.”

“Hmm, you can try.”

Joyce nodded, not particularly concerned.

He didn’t understand much about mages and magic intelligent life like Black Cat, just knowing about them was all.

Since Lis wanted to try, then let him try.

After all, in this Floating City, he might not be able to break through the guardianship of those legendary magic statues, but there wouldn’t be any problems taking Lis and leaving.

Since Lis had made up his mind, Joyce didn’t delay further and took him towards the Floating City.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Loud explosions rang out in the Floating City with dust everywhere and rubble flying.

Lis’s figure suddenly appeared in midair on the second floor of a small building, and he landed awkwardly on the rooftop.

“That’s pretty rough!”

The Black Cat perched on Joyce’s shoulder looked at Lis’s grimy face and said, licking its pink paw.

“You’re improving fast.”

Joyce, however, encouraged Lis with a smile, his eyes crinkling as he watched Lis who had just taken a beating.

“So, do you still think beating an elemental magic statue is easy?”

“Not anymore.”

Lis used the [Cleaning Skill] to briefly clean the dust off himself and said with a wry smile.

When Joyce took him to the main city of the Floating City, he had asked Lis to test the strength of the elemental magic statues patrolling the streets.

Lis didn’t take it seriously, even though he hadn’t been Gold Level for long, his overall strength was still top-notch among others of his level, and taking down a Gold-Level demon statue should have been a breeze.

But things don’t always go as expected.

Just as Lis was not hurrying and patiently probing the strength and skills of a Water Element demon statue, he suddenly realized that a dozen elemental magic statues appeared in the streets not far away, charging towards him in a formidable array.

That took Lis by surprise, and if he hadn’t mastered Space Transmission, it would have been somewhat difficult to extricate himself.

As for confronting over a dozen Gold-Level demon statues at the same time, let’s forget about that.

Lis didn’t want to test whether he could be reborn again.

However, this made it clear that these demon statues did not act independently; as soon as one was in combat, the others from the surrounding areas would come to its aid quickly.

This also meant that if Lis couldn’t take down an elemental statue quickly, he would only have the choice to beat a hasty retreat when faced with the support of other elemental statues.

No spatial restrictions had been activated within the Floating City, which made things much easier for Lis.

But Lis didn’t plan to give up trying.

For one, he was truly curious about these elemental magic statues and wanted to control one to study its principles.

Secondly, it was a good opportunity to let Black Cat try to see if it could control these elemental magic statues.

So, Lis kept trying to capture an elemental statue as quickly as possible while Joyce watched.

Without the luxury of casting spells at a leisurely pace, Lis applied many beneficial magic buffs to himself and charged straight in.

After several attempts and getting a grasp of the statues’ combat patterns, taking down an elemental statue became much easier for Lis.

Boom!

A thunderous roar shook the heavens as countless elemental magic statues of various colors rushed to a street, only to find nothing out of the ordinary, circling around before dispersing and resuming their normal patrol.

Click!

On the corner of a nearby street, Lis carefully placed a frozen, azure Water Element demon statue on the ground and patted Black Cat, saying excitedly:

“Alright, see if you can start it up!”