"Arcane" hurriedly stood up to explain: "Just now was just a misunderstanding, these two are guests of the Supreme Sorcerer, please everyone stay calm and don't be impatient!"
Shinji slowly looked over, finding these high-level mages who barged into the conference room, without exception, all activated various dazzling magic shields wrapping themselves up, staring at him angrily and apprehensively one by one.
"Tch!"
Shinji spat lightly, too lazy to explain.
Although the high-level mages were annoyed, hearing Shinji and Alice were guests of Mage Twilight Star, they could only suppress the anger in their hearts.
In the 'Six Rings World', the Supreme Sorcerer was justice, was the law.
Moreover, this was Mage Twilight Star's Magic Tower. Here no one could violate Mage Twilight Star's will!
Alice naturally didn't want to intensify the conflict, so she stood up and said: "Apologies, my companion's temper isn't very good."
Seeing several high-level mages could only stare at him angrily in vain, Shinji actually found it quite interesting.
Then "Arcane" introduced both sides, subsequently explaining to Alice in a low voice: "These mages are sent by several other Supreme Sorcerers to investigate the pollution zone."
Alice asked: "Related to the Core Safe Zone plan?"
"Hmm!" Nodding, "Arcane" said: "They should have been sent to investigate the danger level of the pollution zone, to evaluate the necessity of the Core Safe Zone plan."
Alice instantly understood "Arcane's" purpose of inviting these high-level mages. Only by letting other Supreme Sorcerers realize the Hegemon's terror, could they possibly give up their own Magic Towers and participate in the Core Safe Zone plan.
Because of the conflict just now, the pleasantries part was skipped directly. A plan to investigate the pollution zone was formulated in a few words in the conference room.
As 'Lampbearers' who could be immune to pollution, Alice and Shinji naturally also had to participate in this pollution zone investigation operation, because this was one of the few opportunities to contact the Plague Hegemon. Only by collecting enough intelligence could they make correct responses to the Hegemon war that might appear later.
And Shinji was very attentive to Alice's plan of using a Hegemon to fight a Hegemon.
If this move worked, then he could directly copy it on the Ninja World, destroying the Fear Hegemon invading the Ninja World by attracting another Hegemon to the Ninja World.
Not long after, the group arrived at the edge of a pollution zone.
Looking at the dilapidated pollution zone, everyone's expressions weren't very good. Because in the pollution zone, not only did large numbers of animals and plants die, even buildings, rocks, even soil on the ground emitted an inexplicable decaying aura, as if also suffering from a serious illness, about to die.
Undoubtedly, the piece in front was a thorough forbidden zone of life!
Just when everyone looked at each other in dismay, hesitating to move forward, Shinji didn't say hello, directly stepping into the pollution zone.
Seeing Shinji enter the pollution zone first, those high-level mages previously controlled by Shinji's genjutsu felt somewhat embarrassed. They released magic shields one after another, gritted their teeth and entered the pollution zone.
Alice and "Arcane" looked at each other, also following in.
Shinji, who entered the pollution zone first, released a layer of chakra cloak under the black robe wrapping himself. Subsequently while moving forward, he perceived the surroundings.
"Perception seems unaffected..." Pausing, Shinji was stunned suddenly, thinking secretly: "Wrong, the perception spiritual power I released is polluted!"
He keenly sensed that even the perception spiritual power he just spread out was polluted by the Plague Hegemon's power, falling into a withered state.
Immediately after, he found the black robe draped on his body began to decay inexplicably, as if experiencing the washing of more than ten years of time in just a short moment.
"Looks like whether energy like chakra, mana, or inanimate objects like clothes, all can't escape the Plague Hegemon's pollution!"
Shinji couldn't help lamenting secretly.
But fortunately, this kind of pollution wasn't considered intense. The black robe on Shinji couldn't be kept, but the chakra cloak protecting his whole body could offset this kind of pollution.
Because even if chakra withered and disappeared, it could be refined and replenished again. For Shinji, it was nothing more than an extra consumption. And this bit of chakra consumption was really nothing in front of Shinji who had already become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Akame, you... you slow down a bit!"
Just then, Alice's calling sound came from behind Shinji.
Shinji looked back, instantly frowning.
Unknowingly, other companions all fell far behind him at this moment.
Those previously arrogant high-level mages, right now one by one all walked staggeringly, as if moving forward under a hurricane, but there was no wind at all in this pollution zone. As for the originally dazzling magic shields on their bodies, they had long become dim and dull, as if they would shatter at any time.
In comparison, "Arcane" as a 'Lampbearer' was slightly better, but limitedly strong. The magic shield on his body also flickered.
Alice equipped with Ω level combat suit, her situation wasn't great either.
Debris constantly fell from her combat suit, looking like nanomaterials damaged and withering due to Hegemon pollution.
However, she obviously came prepared this time. Upon discovering nanomaterials on the combat suit missing, she immediately took out a spare nano-box for replenishment.
"You guys..."
Shinji was suddenly somewhat speechless.
Agreed to investigate the pollution zone, just walked a few steps and couldn't make it, investigate what a fart!
Helplessly returning to everyone, Shinji said very seriously: "Can you guys make it or not, if not retreat first."
Alice said: "I underestimated the danger level of the forbidden zone, let's drop this investigation for now!"
"I agree!"
"Me too!"
"Right, better retreat first!"
Several high-level mages hurriedly chimed in.
Not that they were hypocritical, really this pollution zone was too terrifying. Just stepping in, they felt wrong all over their bodies. Even magic shields cast as easily as eating and drinking on normal days had signs of losing control faintly.
"Alright, you guys following is also a burden!" Nodding, Shinji waved his hand while instructing naturally: "You guys retreat first, I'll wander around alone here, see if I can discover any useful information."
"What!?"
Alice and "Arcane" were shocked simultaneously.
Not only them, even those high-level mages who somewhat slighted Shinji before hearing Shinji wanted to continue investigating the pollution zone alone, also widened their eyes, faces full of disbelief.
Shinji didn't waste words, directly turning around walking towards the depths of the pollution zone.
Seeing this Alice hurriedly shouted: "Don't force yourself. If finding unable to bear it, retreat as soon as possible!"
Shinji waved his hand casually: "Got it!"
Soon, taking three steps in two, he disappeared into the mist of pollutants...