At this moment, the magic library showed a scene of ruin, like broken walls left in the wind.
Shattered marble drifted in the air like frightened birds.
White stone fragments collided with each other, like broken pearls swirling in the sky.
After Henny disappeared, the magic books seemed to lose their restraint and began flying in the air again.
Like a flock of birds soaring in the endless sky, they released the magic recorded within them.
Broken marble floated in the air, and the white stone fragments kept colliding and bouncing back within this space.
Without Henny present, the magic books became a complete mess again. They started soaring freely in the sky, releasing the magic they carried in this empty world.
Some of them even formed a circle around a shattered bookshelf, as if performing a graceful dance.
Half of a broken wooden staircase, completely collapsed bookshelves, and the already shattered huge domed ceiling…
Their fragments floated in the air like lonely wandering souls, eventually mixing together and forming a winding river flowing across the sky.
Haim Horn was extremely anxious. He was like an ant on a hot pan, frowning and pacing back and forth in front of the library.
Beside him, the silver white magic book lay quietly.
Magic flowed across its cover like a thin stream, silver patterns slowly moving over the surface.
Haim Horn's mind was in chaos as he stared at the silver white book, constantly thinking of countermeasures.
Originally, he and Cocotte were considering how to rescue Henny trapped inside the book.
After all, the Deep Layer Library was not like the other areas of the library.
If a mage stayed inside without having the qualification to learn the magic there and entered rashly.
Because of insufficient knowledge and wisdom, there would be only one ending waiting for them.
They would lose all their talent and eventually become a mindless fool.
But now, there was something even more important that required him to handle personally.
Because the appearance of the Goddess of Justice had caused the entire Sky City to surge with enthusiasm.
This news spread rapidly through Endymion like a hurricane.
Even the mages who were focused on research were drawn by this wave and stepped out of their own spaces, joining the grand celebration.
As for the descent of the Goddess of Justice, there were many different opinions.
Some believed it was her testing humanity's attitude. Others believed that the true lineage of the Goddess of Justice was hidden within Endymion.
Perhaps their Mage Council was the true church of the Goddess of Justice.
Although these claims sounded extremely absurd, for these mages, they would rather believe that the goddess truly existed.
The more mages learned, the stronger their awe toward mysterious forces became.
Moreover, Endymion had a large number of mages with complex backgrounds.
Because Endymion gathered mages from various races and countries, this made the Sky City more prosperous and diverse.
Aside from mages like Viktor, who came from the Calencia Empire.
The Calencia Empire was special. Almost no one believed in gods, because the empire's strict national system stood above all.
Within the empire, any kind of church believer would be quickly suppressed as a cult.
As for science?
Talking about science with mages might sound somewhat strange.
But none of that was the point.
Haim Horn knew very clearly that the disturbance caused by this matter was far beyond expectations.
As a councilor, he knew very clearly that their council had no connection with the Goddess of Justice.
Their council had nothing to do with the Goddess of Justice.
Although when the council was first established, it did rely on firm justice and noble morality.
But that was the council's justice.
Not the obsessive justice of the Goddess of Justice.
The Goddess of Justice descending upon Endymion had caused many mages to mistakenly believe that Endymion was the orthodox church.
This had to be refuted.
Haim Horn's face was as cold and hard as a stone statue. He believed it was necessary for him to personally step forward and clarify these misunderstandings.
As for why the Goddess of Justice suddenly descended here, he already had a guess.
Why Viktor stole that forged scale, he did not know.
But without a doubt, this matter was definitely related to Viktor.
With a solemn face, Haim Horn turned his head to stare at the silver white magic book in the air and instructed Cocotte, "I'll leave Henny's matter to you."
Cocotte suddenly heard a task fall onto her head and froze for a few seconds.
Her brain spun rapidly, and her eyes suddenly widened, "Huh? You're letting me do it?"
Haim Horn replied, "I originally planned to let you go to the Deep Layer Library."
At this point, he paused briefly. "Henny must be rescued from the book, no matter the cost."
Leaving aside that Henny was brought by Viktor, just considering Henny's own ability and knowledge.
She was also very helpful to the council.
On top of that, with her qualifications, a third tier mage in just three months, this matter alone was enough to cause a shocking sensation.
Moreover, the council would never stand by and watch one of their own fall into danger.
Cocotte understood this as well. Although there was some difficulty on her face, no matter what, the one trapped was Henny.
She had to rescue Henny from the book.
Haim Horn's figure began flashing rapidly in the air, countless illusory clones surrounding him.
In the next second, those phantoms shattered and disappeared, taking Haim Horn away as well.
Cocotte gritted her teeth and walked stiffly to the side of the silver white book.
In fact, she was not familiar with the library, because the manager of the library had always been Haim Horn.
Haim Horn was very familiar with everything in the magic library, even though he was a fourth tier mage.
As the manager of the library, he still had the qualification to enter the Deep Layer Library.
She had never entered the Deep Layer Library before and did not even know what it looked like inside.
"Sigh… if I had known, I would have come at least once before."
In short, now that Henny was in danger, Cocotte somewhat regretted why she had been so lazy before.
She stretched out her hand and touched the book with flowing white patterns.
This book was the 'door' to the Deep Layer Library.
The book seemed to sense the aura of a fifth tier mage on Cocotte. An eye quickly twisted into shape on the cover, staring fixedly at her.
The patterns on the cover flowed like streams, opening the gate to another space.
In an instant, a flash of white light appeared. Two illusory silver arms tightly grabbed Cocotte's shoulders and dragged her into the book.
Only a white cloud was left floating in the air.
It swayed left and right, as if showing a bit of anxiety.
After remaining silent for a long time, the book opened again.
A silver arm stretched out, grabbed the white cloud, and threw it into its huge mouth, sending it into the book's other space.
After that, it slowly closed and began floating back and forth in the library again.
As if continuing to search for prey.
———
Haim Horn kept teleporting through Endymion, passing through each layer of space, heading straight toward the bottom layer of the City of Mages.
The surrounding scenery changed in an instant before his eyes, but he had no time to appreciate it.
Several phantoms flashed through the various levels of the council like meteors in the sky, constantly approaching the ground of this layer.
Endymion First Layer, this was an extremely dreamy and strange place.
All kinds of strange magical creatures floated in mid air. A lion headed monster with a long tongue used its small body advantage to hide among multicolored floating clouds.
Constantly tearing spatial rifts connected to all corners of the world. A flying pig rushing wildly plunged headfirst into a rift and disappeared.
This was a ruin that looked as if plants had grown out of it, but the natural energy and magic around were extremely rich.
Upon reaching the first layer, countless mages were waiting for Haim Horn.
The moment they saw him, the mages became extremely respectful and bowed to greet him, "Councilor Horn."
The council badge on Haim's chest sparkled under the sunlight, showing his authority in this City of Magic.
Haim frowned deeply and asked anxiously to the group of mages, "What exactly happened?"
A mage slightly pointed into the distance and answered briefly, "Councilor, look."
They moved aside, clearing a path.
Haim stood at the edge of the floating island and looked into the distance.
Countless floating islands were like pearls on a necklace, connected by ropes of magic, gathering into one whole under the empty sky.
Sunlight passed through the cloudless blue sky, making the entire world shine brightly.
The sky was divided into two colors. One side shone with bright light, while the other was covered by night.
On that half covered in night, countless curtains formed by stars were hanging.
The huge magic ring in the sky was shattered. Countless fragments collided and mixed with the stars.
Starlight and sunlight collided in the air, causing splashing streams of magic to ripple constantly across the Dimbright Air Domain.
The originally chaotic land had now become quiet like a huge white stone, losing its original color and shape.
Only fragments of stone still floated in the sky.
The chaotic magic had been dispersed, and the whole world seemed to have restored calm order.
Seeing the scene before him, Haim Horn suddenly understood everything. Fine sweat covered his forehead, and he felt extremely helpless.
Because he knew that the only one who could cause such a drastic change was…
"Viktor!!!"
"Why are you blowing up Endymion again!"
———
Henny's mind felt hazy, and her body felt very light.
She barely opened her eyes and found herself in a thick mist.
Silver fog wrapped around her like a thin veil, making her vision blurry.
The heavy silver mist submerged half of her body.
When she raised her head, she saw endless white mist stretching out, rolling just like the mist beneath her.
A round silver moon cast a faint yellowish glow, looking especially bright in the pitch black night sky.
Henny felt confused.
'Where is this place?'
Before Henny could think further, a voice gradually sounded in the sky, like the rising and falling calls of white egrets in reeds, but with more emptiness.
The voice was like a spring, cool and clear as it entered her ears. A tingling sensation brushed against her ears.
Then that cold feeling sank into her chest like a block of ice, spreading through her entire body.
She could not help but shiver.
Then warmth rose again from her heart, completely waking her hazy consciousness.
"Welcome, child…"
The voice had just begun and had not spoken many words before it suddenly stopped.
"Hm? That's not right."
In the sky, it seemed as if a huge eye opened. Yellow outlines of upper and lower eyelids appeared in the darkness, and the moon turned into the pupil of that enormous eye, staring closely at Henny,
"You do not have the Eternal Furnace, nor are you a fifth tier mage."
"Tell me..."
The originally light voice now became extremely deep and heavy, like it came from a cave sunk beneath water. A cold feeling wrapped around Henny's skin, unbearably oppressive.
"Why did it allow you to enter here?"