Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 281 - 180: The Silver Giant

Outside the Tower of Stars.

From a slope over a thousand meters away, Kei gazed at the towering giant in the distance and the crowd surrounding it, unable to help but let out a worried sigh.

Since being suddenly exiled from the Tower of Stars, it’s been more than two years.

No matter how they besiege the protective barrier, they can never break through that seemingly thin invisible defense, only able to look on helplessly from the outside.

And all this time, there’s been no movement from within the Tower of Stars.

Sunan is also nowhere to be seen.

As time passes, the anxiety in Kei’s heart grows stronger.

The Starry Alliance has repeatedly urged him to return and lead the battle, but Kei has ignored them, persistently waiting here.

After all, he knows very well that without the Star Alliance’s support, even if the Starry Principality defeats the Cangjin Empire and takes over most of their territory, they can’t hold onto the tempting gains.

Moreover, Sunan is the soul of the Star Alliance; without him, the alliance would struggle to maintain itself.

Especially since Sunan is his only brother.

Behind Kei, the three—Traveler, Rose, and Scepter—stood side by side, all frowning as they looked toward the distant Tower of Stars.

“It’s been so long since Sunan came out; has something really happened to him?” Traveler asked with a frown.

Scepter and Rose remained silent.

They couldn’t answer that question either.

The current situation with the Tower of Stars is truly bizarre.

On one hand, the key can’t be used, they can’t get in, and attacking it yields no response.

On the other hand, the protective barrier is still functioning well, enduring the siege of numerous wizard apprentices without crumbling, showing that the energy system of the Tower of Stars is still very normal.

This odd situation is truly baffling, leaving one scratching their head for answers.

If not for their reluctance to give up hope for advancing to wizards, they would have left long ago and wouldn’t have lingered for over two years.

“What exactly has happened inside?” Scepter’s eyes glimmered with confusion.

The members of the Truth Council were equally puzzled.

Mayvic stared at the Tower of Stars, his expression full of uncontrollable irritation and anger.

After more than two years, his patience was running thin.

Anyone who has wasted over two years, persistently attacking the Tower of Stars daily without seeing any hope of breaking through, wouldn’t be in a good mood.

“Is there really any use in continuing like this?” Mayvic said gloomily, “The Tower of Stars surely has an Elemental Pool inside, which can continuously replenish the energy consumed by the protective barrier. Unless we can inflict damage beyond the defense’s limit in an instant, no amount of siege will ever break the barrier!”

Fabio stated expressionlessly: “So are you going to give up on the Tower of Stars?”

Mayvic’s eye twitched, unable to find words.

Of course not!

This is his only hope of advancing to a wizard!

Missing this opportunity would mean waiting another twenty years; can he live that long?

Even if he could, by then he’d have little time left in his life, and even if he found a way to advance to wizard, he might not have enough time to achieve it.

If it wasn’t for this, why would he persist in such a hopeless situation of breaking the barrier?

The Tower of Stars now can almost be said to be his only chance!

Mayvic’s thoughts were also shared by other members of the Truth Council.

“No need to be so pessimistic.”

Meijisen’s voice pulled everyone’s attention.

“The Tower of Stars should exist in the material world for only three months, but now it’s far beyond this period, meaning there’s definitely a problem inside.”

Many subconsciously glanced at Evans.

Evans nodded: “Indeed, the last time the Tower of Stars appeared, it disappeared after three months.”

Seeing Mayvic about to speak, he quickly added, “But I don’t know much, I’m equally clueless about the current situation of the Tower of Stars.”

Mayvic snorted coldly, “This must have something to do with Sunan!”

“That guy hasn’t come out for so long; could he have died inside?” someone said.

Many subconsciously nodded.

The trials of the Tower of Stars certainly involve actual combat, and Evan’s experience supports this point.

Sunan may indeed have died in battle inside the tower.

“If that’s the case, then he’s fortunate,” Mayvic said resentfully.

He’s harboring a significant grievance against the one responsible for the unexpected situation.

If Sunan truly died inside the Tower of Stars, then so be it; but if not, when he comes out, he certainly won’t let him go!

“Alright, enough idle talk; time to act.”

Meijisen interrupted their discussion and began walking towards the Tower of Stars.

The others, although sullen, also got up and followed.

They could only hope that the Tower of Stars’ protective barrier would show signs of malfunction after running at high intensity for an extended period, giving them hope to enter the tower.

Seeing the Truth Council beginning their routine attack, the surrounding wizard apprentices promptly retreated some distance.

Initially, they would team up with the Truth Council to attack the Tower of Stars.

But in recent months, the irritable Mayvic had used excuses to eliminate some wizard apprentices to vent his frustrations, making no one dare to approach them for fear of being implicated.

The timid ones had long left.

But more people stayed with a sense of optimism, hoping to gain in the chaos.

The Truth Council paid no attention to these small fry.