I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 30 Statue
As Roland flipped through the book, the mentor and the baron happened to discuss the Abyss Lord. Catherine seemed to have set up a barrier around her, so that her words could only be heard by those around her.

Since Roland was in the wallet on his mentor's waist, he heard the conversation.

Catherine: ["Hall, you can speak now. This artifact of mine comes from Hell. Given the Abyss Demon's current weakness, it's impossible for it to eavesdrop on our conversation without me noticing."]
Baron Hall said: "Catherine, the situation looks dire. I just checked the magic arrays I saw on the road, and they had problems a month ago. The remnant of the Abyss Lord may have escaped from the seal."
Catherine said: [“I expected this. Hall, here’s some bad news. The ruins are too vast. If He possessed something, we wouldn’t be able to find it.”]
The Baron said: ["Any good news?"]
Catherine said: "Yes, He is in a very weak state, unable to resist the rejection of the world will, so He can only move in the area overlapping with the Abyss plane. In other words, He can only move in the ruins. He does not exist in this world, and the world will rejects Him. Unless He obtains the 'identity card' of this world, He cannot leave the ruins."
The Baron asked, "Catherine, I don't understand what you mean. Could it be that if I, the Lord, could issue him an ID card, he would be able to leave the ruins and wreak havoc everywhere?"
Catherine sighed and said, "Hall, is your brain just made of brawn? Well, you can understand it this way. Anyway, "He" needs this world's 'certificate' to move freely in this world."
Baron Hall said: [“How will He obtain this ‘certificate’?”]
Catherine said, "Admit it, Hall. As long as those who know Him accept Him as a member of this world, He will be free. Right now, the only people in the world who know Him are the eight of us. As long as the eight of us accept Him as our companion, He will have an identity in this world."
Catherine then gave an analogy, saying, “For example, if we believe that He is ‘Roland,’ then a ‘Roland’ will appear in this world, and even ‘Roland’s’ past history will appear in this world!”
The Baron asked: ["Wait a minute! Are you saying that Roland is the evil god's remnant?!"]
Catherine said: [“Fool! I was just giving an example! What I meant is that if He gains our trust and makes us believe that He is from this world, then He will become one of this world. Then He will no longer be rejected by this world and will follow us out of here.”]
The Baron asked: [“Katherine, this is really ridiculous.”]
Catherine said: ["Hall, I am a wizard, and you are a hero. A hero must believe what a wizard says!"]
The Baron said: ["Of course I believe you, Catherine. But I think if that's the case, things are a bit too simple - I can never regard that thing as my friend!"]
Catherine said: ["Are you absolutely sure, Hall? What if I tell you right now that I am that thing?"]
The Baron said: ["Don't joke, Catherine, we've known each other for so many years - even if you are a fake impostor of the evil god, the Alexandra family can't be fake, right?"]
Catherine sneered: “Hahahaha, Hall, let me tell you, nothing is impossible. Once someone from the outside world is recognized by this world, they will go from being someone who originally didn’t exist to someone who has always existed in this world!”

This kind of existence transcends time and dimension! In other words, His past, present, and future all appear simultaneously in the world! He will have his own life trajectory, with family, family background, and friends.
So, I’m telling you now, from the moment we enter the fern forest, anyone you see is a suspect!]
The Baron swallowed hard and said, "Catherine, if, I mean if, if He is in our team, who do you think is most likely to be?"
Catherine said: ["Me, Roland or you."]
baron:["."]
Roland: "."

Catherine is a real wizard. She pointed out very rationally that she, Roland and the Baron were the most suspicious people in terms of their identities.

The Baron found it hard to accept her words.

Roland frowned and sorted out his logic, thinking to himself, "I am not the remnant of the evil god in the ruins."

Baron Hall: ["Catherine, I'm having a headache. If you and Roland are demons, I really don't know what to do."]
Catherine said, "Hall, you don't need to be confused. If any one of us three is the remnant of the evil god, everything will be over! Therefore, we can only pretend that we are not and trust each other."
Baron Hall is the strongest person in the team. If he turns out to be a werewolf, the mission will be a failure.

Katherine is the most resourceful member of the team and the leader. The wizards, Nar, and Anna all obey her orders. If she becomes a werewolf, the mission is declared a failure.

Roland is the team's eyes and the only prophet who can spot a werewolf. If he turns out to be a werewolf, the mission will fail and the team will be wiped out.

Therefore, if there is a problem with any of the three people, the mission fails.

Baron Hall said: "I understand, Catherine. Since the mission will definitely fail if one of us three is that thing, let's assume that the thing is someone other than us three."
Roland thought to himself, "Master and I thought the same thing. If we want to defeat that thing, we must have absolute trust among the three of us. Master has done it."
Catherine said: ["Stop eavesdropping, my dear fellow apprentice. It's time to get up and get to work—open the door, Hall. Let's go to the sealed place called 'Garden of Suffering' and see who that thing is!"]
The Werewolf Killing has begun.

The prophet Roland was soon released from Catherine's purse.

Roland glanced around and found that this was a passage with moss covering the surrounding walls.

Then he handed his mentor a note.

It says: Where are the twelve knights?

Teacher Catherine's pupils shrank slightly after reading it. She suddenly remembered that she and Roland didn't come here alone! They came with twelve knights!

Catherine thought to herself, "Originally, I wasn't sure about those things. Now, this matter is basically certain."

She glanced at Roland, asking him to look at the statues on the wall of the passage. "What do you mean by mentor? Are the statues on the wall related to the people who suffered?"
Roland carefully observed the moss on the wall, and then he found that there were some faint bumps on the moss.

From the raised shapes it can be seen that there are some angel statues covered under the moss.

These angel statues seem to be wearing Valeria's armor. They look a little familiar.

It is unknown who carved these statues, but there are only 12 angel statues carved in the passage.

"Twelve angels in the armor of Valeria knights?" Roland frowned.

Roland couldn't help but recall the 12 knights who followed him and Catherine into the woods.

It suddenly dawned on him: "It turns out that this channel will record the image of the victims."

At this time, Instructor Leonard came over and said respectfully to Catherine, "Lady Catherine, can we study the academic value of these statues?"

Catherine and the others had a very smooth journey. Furthermore, their mentor hadn't revealed anything about the ruins, so the wizard apprentices didn't feel any sense of crisis and remained intensely curious about everything.

Catherine looked at the eager apprentices around her and agreed with a smile, "Reynard, this is a test for the freshmen, and it's also a test for us instructors. Regardless of the test, academic research is a necessary part. So, hurry up and gather some information. I hope we can all write a good paper when we return."

After hearing this, everyone felt very happy.

This paper is worth credits! In the academy, credits are more precious than magic stones!
If I can earn a lot of credits this time, it will be worth it even if I return empty-handed.

Everyone used magic to clear the moss in the passage and took the time to study the statues.

While everyone was studying the statue, Roland felt something was wrong.

Because Leonard and others were not studying the twelve angel statues.

They are studying the air.

(End of this chapter)