The First Magic World War

The new route still hadn't appeared.

Charles wasn't in such a hurry, since Agmilas had taken on the Isemeren Palace and the Ghost Fleet without backing down; it was quite clear he had no more tricks up his sleeve.

The Evil God wasn't even anxious!

What was there for him to worry about?

Through the thirty-second Labyrinth, Charles had acquired not only a daughter, a Legendary Warship, over nine hundred Ghost Ships, a Mirror Demon, but also a "small harvest."

Furthermore, Charles acquired a Maze Rune—Memory Manipulation!

It could alter, erase, add, distort, and enhance a being's memories.

However, these modified memories had a time limit, and most people would gradually recover their original memories over time. But if used in conjunction with other Labyrinth Powers, such as Time Concealment and the Book of Ages, it was possible to permanently alter memories within a certain range.

This Special Ability was fascinating, and Charles had tried it; with his eighteenth-tier power, memory manipulation had virtually no effect on Sacred-level beings, and for those of the same tier, it worked only for a few seconds to a dozen seconds. However, for Transcendents lower than his tier, the effect was significantly noticeable, maintaining incorrect memories for several months for those below tier ten.

Charles patiently waited while familiarizing himself with the newly gained Special Ability.

About seven or eight days later, the new route finally appeared again!

No sooner had Charles handed the fleet over to Juno than the Legendary Warship doubled, gaining over nine hundred more Ghost Ships, along with three new members: a teacher, a beloved son, and an eldest daughter!

Well, there was also an Isemeren!

He could be considered not exactly human.

There was no need for Charles to have Juno and Gareth leave, as the Holy Light Divine State Title and the Emilia Vessel, led by the Ghost Fleet, continued their journey!

Just as Charles anticipated, he subsequently encountered seven Labyrinths and passed through them without hindrance, almost as if he hadn't met any resistance until he faced some challenge at the fortieth Labyrinth.

He once again encountered the Evil God Colosseum!

It was still a deserted island, still a city that couldn't undergo maze-ification.

With the experience from before, Charles didn't resort to violently tearing down the city ruins but sent out the Ghost Crew to carefully search, quickly finding the entrance to the Underground City.

This time in the Evil God Colosseum, only Charles could enter.

Having experienced it once before, Charles was not so worried. He made thorough preparations and jumped down;

However, this time was different from the last—upon entering the Evil God Coliseum and setting foot on solid ground, he immediately found himself in the midst of a battlefield where everyone was frenziedly fighting, blood and fire intertwined, corpses scattered everywhere, and each person seemed deranged, only knowing how to swing their weapons nonstop.

Charles heightened his Spirituality and scanned the surroundings, detecting nothing unusual, which made him feel even more suspicious.

Charles casually kicked away an approaching warrior and dodged an incoming spear, snatching the opponent's weapon and with a flick, the spearman was knocked to the ground.

However, no sooner had he defeated two men than seven or eight warriors, disregarding their own lives, rushed at him.

Charles couldn't help but shout, "Who are you? Why are you fighting?"

No one answered him, only swords and knives responded.

Not wanting to kill indiscriminately, Charles simply threw down his weapon, performed the Quickness Technique x5, and easily evaded the encirclement of the warriors, choosing a direction to run wildly.

In the Evil God Colosseum, it was impossible to use all the Extraordinary Weapons, relying only on his personal strength. However, Quickness Technique x5 was sufficient on the battlefield, none of the soldiers attacking Charles could even touch his clothes, and he quickly burst out of the battlefield.

Charles randomly selected a large tree in the field, leaped up to the canopy, and from there surveyed the battlefield, gaining a clearer understanding of the situation.

There were two armies; one of the commanders stood on a hill with his guards, continuously sending out messengers to direct the troops, while the commander of the other side led a small combat team in the most dangerous area. However, since he was fighting personally, he was unable to command his subordinates, leaving them to combat on their own.

Although the commander who led the fight was exceptionally brave, he had completely forsaken commanding his army in favor of displaying his personal valor. As a result, even though his army was clearly larger, better trained, and better equipped, they were at a disadvantage.

A few minutes later, Charles concluded something—apart from the two commanders, their soldiers were not human.

Humans are emotional creatures!

But the soldiers of both commanders obeyed orders without regard for casualties and never retreated regardless of how fiercely their comrades fell in battle. Such armies had never existed before on Earth, where Charles came from, or on the Old Continent he had traveled to.

"They are Labyrinth Guardians!"

Charles made a judgment, and couldn't help but comment, "Even if they are Labyrinth Guardians, isn't this too wasteful?"

"These Labyrinth Guardians are all elites."

Charles's face turned pale immediately, and he dared not think further, but a voice inside his heart clearly told him that he was different from others. Charles's Labyrinth Guardians were either enemies or those who had committed unforgivable crimes such as human trafficking or cannibalism. He would never turn ordinary subordinates into Labyrinth Guardians, but other Labyrinth Masters didn't have this psychological burden and could turn an entire city's population into Labyrinth Guardians if they wished.

Charles suddenly realized why the Evil Gods were rampant in the New Continent while the Evil Gods in the Old Continent were suppressed by the True Gods. It wasn't an issue of the strengths of Evil Gods and True Gods; it was that the people of the two continents were different.

People of the Old Continent received traditional education and most of the Secret Techniques they practiced were handed down from the Nine Great True Gods, coming from universities. Another mainstream source was the Secret Techniques created by great human philosophers, also largely from universities, with very few practicing the arts of the Evil Gods.

The New Continent was filled with Evil Gods because people, in their desire to quickly gain power, voluntarily abandoned the True Gods and chose the Evil Gods. It was not because the Evil Gods were too strong, or the True Gods' powers were inadequate; it was the humans' own choice.

Charles also remembered something High Priest Augustine once said about what the New Continent relies on to combat Evil Gods: "Have more children..."

What a cruel choice it was.

The diary in Charles's arms suddenly transmitted a thought: "Charles Meklen is challenging the fortieth Labyrinth! This is Mosuli, a land isolated from the world."

"Mosuli has eighteen towns, each town's lord is a candidate of the Evil God, Agmillar. They must go through war to vie for the sole spot, and the losers will become vassals to the victor. They engage in wars against each other, creating deep-seated vendettas. Charles Meklen, please restore order to Mosuli!"

"And allow Mosuli to reappear in the world."