I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 35 Leading the Demon Out of the Cave
bang, bang, bang
Several torches were lit, and the dark hall gradually became dimly lit.

The red-haired freshman was grumbling under his breath, while Wallace was rubbing his sore butt and groaning. The blond freshman looked at the disappearing exit above him with a look of resentment.

After a moment, the blond freshman withdrew his gaze and said, "Everyone, the exit has been sealed. It seems that the adults will not let us leave unless we get rid of that evil spirit."

The blond freshman had a faint aura of a leader.

The red-haired freshman said resentfully, "That's a really good plan. If we can successfully get rid of the evil spirit, the problem will be solved. But if it doesn't go well and someone is possessed, then we just need to kill that person and the problem will be solved."

"Cough cough!" Wallace coughed twice and quickly interrupted the topic.

He glanced at Roland, then said to the two freshmen, "Don't talk nonsense. If any of us are possessed by an evil spirit, we can only blame our lack of skills—the fault lies with us, not Lady Catherine. Besides, demonic possession isn't impossible to expel. If we can rescue them in time, why kill them?"

It was at this moment that the two freshmen suddenly remembered Roland's identity.

That kid is Catherine's student! If someone says something bad about his mentor behind his back, who knows if he'll tell her about it?

There was a hint of rejection in the eyes of the two men as they looked at Roland.

Roland said, "Seniors, I'm just an apprentice at Black Abyss Academy like you. It's very difficult to survive under Lady Catherine."

He deliberately lifted up his leather armor so that everyone could see his waist.

"You see, my teacher was afraid I'd damage her treasure, so she took it back. She doesn't consider me a student at all. To her, I'm just a 'human medicine' for her pet."

The rejection in the blond freshman's eyes disappeared a little, and there was a bit more sympathy in the red-haired freshman's eyes.

Roland continued, "That woman didn't consider me her student, and I didn't consider her my teacher. So, I won't tell anyone about anything we said or did here today—of course."

Roland changed the subject and got to the point: "Of course, although I won't say anything irresponsible, if someone gets a top-level rare item, don't forget the benefits for others."

"Roland is right." Wallace stroked his beard and said with a smile, "The entire treasure of the Fern Forest is here."

Wallace stopped there.

The two freshmen's eyes lit up.

Roland is Catherine's student, and Wallace is the school worker. If both of them turn a blind eye, then wouldn't everyone be able to divide the rare items here freely?
Seeing that the two freshmen understood, Wallace warned them, "Of course, don't be too greedy. The adults will turn a blind eye if you hoard one or two rare items. But if anyone finds the Yellow Fern Chalice or the Crucible of Bitter Sleep, they must turn it in. You know, Lady Catherine and Lady Reynard came here just for these two treasures."

Roland and the two freshmen all said, "Master Wallace is right. How could we have the guts to hide something like this?"

Thinking of the wonderful things here, the two freshmen's hearts became excited.

Before this, in order to please the janitor Wallace, each of them gave him three Philosopher's Stones as a gift.

The financial situation of a newly-started low-level apprentice is very tight, and it may take several months to save up three magic stones.

But if you can find a good rare item, even if you only find a damaged rare item and sell it as junk, you can still sell it for dozens of magic stones!
And if you are lucky enough, you may find a top-quality rare item. Even senior apprentices don’t have many of these items!
So, they are now facing danger, but also opportunity.

Wallace said, "Don't just think about the reward and forget our mission. Although the demon is already as fragile as a demon, it's still better to be cautious."

After saying this, Wallace felt very distressed and took out a few bottles of medicine from the package and distributed them to everyone.

Wallace said, "This isn't just any potion, it's the famous 'Evil Immunity' potion. After taking one bottle, even the most powerful evil spirit won't be able to take over your body. You should know the value of this. The Potion Academy sells this potion for 25 magic stones a bottle. I won't charge more, 30 magic stones a bottle. You can put it on your account now and we'll settle the bill later."

According to Wallace, whether or not to buy the potion from him was up to them. But at this moment, who would dare not refuse the potion?

This thing is a protective potion used by advanced apprentices of demonology when enslaving demons.

Unless they encountered a valuable and extremely dangerous demon, a senior apprentice would be reluctant to drink this kind of thing.

Of course, it is expensive, but the effect is very significant.

The two freshmen were pure-blood wizards and very knowledgeable. After taking the medicine, they found that although the potion sold by Wallace was diluted with some water, the quality of the potion was genuine and top-notch!
With this kind of thing, everyone's confidence has increased.

"Master Wallace," the blond freshman said, "This palace is so huge, we should split up and search for the demon. If we take too long, the adults outside might open the exit and come in to investigate. Then, we won't be able to retrieve any rare items."

Wallace hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you know any magic related to mind protection and demon detection?"

The two freshmen nodded. Roland didn't understand evil detection magic, but he nodded as well.

Wallace said, "That's fine. The four of us can separate a little, but not too far apart. Otherwise, if someone gets possessed, the others won't be able to rescue them in time."

After a pause, he gave a special reminder: "Use more detection magic, don't be stingy with your magic power. If you find it, tell me immediately. I majored in demonology and I am sure I can expel it."

Wallace was very cautious, but the two freshmen felt that this caution was very necessary.

Soon, the four of them separated. But after a moment, Roland came back alone and followed Wallace.

Wallace asked in surprise, "Roland, why are you back again?"

Roland said, "Lord Wallace, I've never seen an evil spirit or a demon, so I'm not sure I can detect that thing. Besides, I don't even have any rare items now. Even if I found that thing, I wouldn't be able to deal with it."

Wallace nodded and said, "Alright, just follow me. If you really run into something serious, I can at least save your life."

He paused, then held up a finger very seriously and said, "I can only save you once."

When Wallace said the first sentence, Roland didn't take it seriously.

But when Wallace said the second sentence, Roland's face couldn't help but look strange.

Then Wallace said the third sentence: "You can only save her once, and it costs 200 magic stones."

Roland thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I take your words seriously. I will not let you save my life in vain."

At this time, the two had walked to the edge of the north hall, and in front of them was a half-open door.

They looked inside the gate and all had strange expressions on their faces.

Outside the gate is the south side of this hall!
The entire hall was like a Möbius strip, and they were like ants on it. No matter which way they moved, they could not escape from the hall.

Looking again, there were some wizard robes, rusty armor and other debris scattered on the ground not far from the door.

There were no signs of fighting or corpses around, so these relics might have come from the "victims."

Therefore, there must be something rare among the relics.

Roland and Wallace looked at each other, but neither of them had any intention of looking for the rare item.

Roland said, "My lord, it's just an evil spirit. With your evil spirit here to protect us, do we still need to be so careful?"

Wallace smiled awkwardly and said, "Roland, you're the young lady's student. I won't harm you. If we were in danger, and I survived, but you died, I wouldn't be able to explain it. With the young lady's paranoia, she'd probably beat me back to the ground."

At this moment, Wallace's eyes moved slightly, he stretched out his hand and waved it, and Roland and the torch in his hand were instantly extinguished.

Wallace whispered, "Hush, someone's coming."

Roland frowned and felt around for a long time before he felt someone approaching. His pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

I thought I was a high-level swordsman, but he noticed someone coming before me. This old fox was definitely not some sixty-year-old middle-class apprentice loser.

The two of them concealed their presence quietly and waited by the door.

Not long after, a torch from the distance outside the door approached here - it seemed to be the blond freshman.

After discovering these relics, the blond freshman quickly extinguished the torch in his hand. Excitement flashed in his eyes as he carefully used demon detection magic to examine the relics on the ground.

After a moment, he confirmed that there was no demon hidden in the relics on the ground, so he used a stick to search among the relics again.

There are a lot of relics and treasures!

In just a short while, this guy actually found more than a dozen rare items!
Seeing this scene, the two of them secretly clicked their tongues, but there was no trace of envy in their eyes.

Soon, the blond freshman used a stick to gather all the strange objects together, and one of them caught Roland's attention.

It was a brass chalice covered in fern.

Upon discovering the Holy Grail, the blond freshman's eyes lit up with ecstasy. He glanced around, then used his Unholy Detect on the strange objects once more. After confirming that there were no issues, he waved his wand and neatly stored all of the items in the magic storage bag at his waist.

When the Holy Grail fell into his pocket, Roland vaguely saw a shadow on the Holy Grail, which pounced on the blond freshman.

The blond freshman shuddered and left without a second thought.

After the blond freshman left, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough, Roland. We were right!" Wallace wiped the sweat from his forehead and sent a mental message to Roland: "Demon detection magic can't detect that guy—poor Claire (the blonde freshman). I told him to be careful! He was the one who suggested splitting up, not us two who tricked them into looking for the artifact!"
"Brother Wallace, how can you be blamed for this? That demon was too despicable and insidious." Roland wiped the sweat from his forehead and responded in his mind: "Not only did you remind them multiple times, you even shared the potion with them. However, those potions were useless against a demon of this level. Instead, they emboldened them to rummage through things. Besides, although he's dead, the rest are safe! You saved everyone!"
"Hmph, let's go, brat." Wallace said, "We have to wait until the demon has completely taken over Claire and can't escape before we kill him. Otherwise, if we kill him too early, the demon will take over someone else. Well, no, it's best for us to hide and not interfere with others. The ladies will be coming down soon, and then no matter how hard it struggles, it will definitely die."
Wallace didn't know that the Abyss Lord's remnant had cut him into two parts, one large and one small. He thought Catherine and the others would come down soon.

Roland sighed inwardly: "Sorry, I have to drag you into this. If we can deal with this small one, the big one will also be severely damaged. But if we can't deal with it, the mentors will be in danger."

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(End of this chapter)