I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 36 Businessman
After the blond freshman left, Wallace dragged Roland to a corner of the hall, intending to hide there until Catherine and the others came down.

Roland knew that time was running out and he had to quickly get rid of the demon in the palace. However, this matter could not be rushed. He had to wait until the demon completely eroded the blond freshman before taking action. Otherwise, not only would he fail to save his mentor and others, but he would also die.

So he planned to wait until Claire was occupied, and then find a way to drag Wallace into the water.

Wallace said to Roland, "Roland, that demon might not be attracted to Claire's body. So it's likely that it will trick Claire into looking for us. During this time, he'll be like someone with the Black Death—you can't mess with him. And that kid seems to have picked up a protective magic item. If he sees us, he'll pounce on us desperately, and we'll be doomed. So we have to hide and stay away from him."

Roland's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "If the demon doesn't continue to erode Claire, it will be troublesome."

He opened his mouth and asked, "Sir, if that's the case, then wouldn't he be invincible? If we kill him, the demon will leave his body and become elusive and impossible to defend against. If we don't kill him, he will cause us trouble again."

Wallace smiled and said, "Don't worry. Abyssal demons are a collection of desires, and they have no self-control. They don't know how long they've been hungry, and the meat is right in front of them, tempting them. So they won't be able to hold back for long and will eat Claire. We just need to wait and see. Claire will definitely go crazy after being possessed, and there will be a lot of noise."

Roland breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir, is it easy to deal with Claire after she's been occupied?"

Wallace stroked his beard and said, "It's not easy to deal with. The main reason is that the rare items in his hands are a bit tricky. All the rare items in this hall have been contaminated by the abyss, and he is the only one who can use them. Sigh."

Roland frowned and said, "Lord Wallace, everything related to the victims will disappear. Logically, there shouldn't be any strange objects in this palace. But why do I feel that those strange objects are not illusions?"

At the beginning, Roland deliberately said that there would be many rare items in the hall and asked his teammates to find them. But he himself did not believe that there were any rare items in the hall!
Wallace stroked his beard and whispered, "Your eyes are indeed sharp. Those wonders are indeed not illusions. They are genuine treasures, but they have been tainted by the power of the abyss... As you said, everything related to the victims will indeed disappear. But the demons of the abyss have the power to prevent all this. Those wonders were deliberately placed here by that guy."

Roland asked with a hint of surprise, "Sir, you seem to be very clear about these things?"

Wallace shook his head and said, "I don't understand the Law of Suffering, but I do understand the demons of the Abyss. Although the young lady may look down on my strength, my role isn't in combat. As I said, I specialize in demonology. Whether it's the demons of Hell or the Abyss, no one understands them better than me. Boy, don't you think about it? If I didn't have a special skill, would the young lady take me with her everywhere?"

Although Wallace's strength was only at the level of an average apprentice, in the entire Black Abyss Academy, no one understood demons better than this school worker.

Wallace suddenly asked, "Brother Roland, you didn't drink that bottle of Demon Invulnerability, did you?"

Roland didn't answer the question, but instead asked, "Brother Wallace, the bottle of Demon Invulnerability you drank earlier seems to be a little different in color from ours."

Wallace looked slightly embarrassed. He said, "Roland, my physique is a bit special, so the bottle I drank was indeed fake. But what I gave you is the real thing. However, that demon is ultimately a demon transformed from an evil god, so being immune to evil demons won't be that useful to it, right? Roland, don't blame me for being cruel. Unless we give it a scapegoat first, the four of us can't defeat that thing. So, one of us four must die first. If not Claire, then Wallace or Roland!"

After a pause, Wallace said seriously, "If it was me who was possessed, no one would be able to walk out alive... If we die, only four of us will die. But if we delay the important matter, then thousands and thousands of people will have died in vain."

Wallace spoke in a very righteous manner, but in fact, this guy was just making an excuse for being afraid of death.

Roland did not expose him, after all, he was also afraid of death.

Wallace's next words concealed a great deal of information: "Roland, I'm not some Black Abyss wizard. I'm a businessman. I followed the young lady to make money. So, Roland, since the potion is genuine, there's no reason to return it."

Roland was stunned. He hadn't expected this guy to be so greedy. He was about to die, yet he was still arguing with him over such a small sum of money.

After a moment's thought, Roland drank the potion. While it couldn't completely protect against the demons of the Abyss, it was better than nothing. "That's right, Roland," Wallace said with a smile. "If you ever come across a strange object contaminated by the Abyss, you'll be thankful I gave you this bottle of 'Demon Invulnerability'."

Being immune to evil spirits is still very effective in resisting curses, pollution and other things.

Roland said, "Sir, let's make it clear in advance. If I die, this account will be written off."

Roland just said that Wallace was still calculating money when he was about to die. He is also a bad person!
However, from a certain perspective, the two of them were in the mood to plan such things precisely because they were confident of surviving.

In other words, they both felt that as long as they joined forces, they would definitely survive.

Wallace stroked his beard and smiled. "Don't worry, Roland, you won't die. Miss is impatient. They will definitely come down in a few minutes. So Miss and the others will take care of the rest of the matter. The two of us can just hide for a while."

Roland shook his head and said, "Sir, I'm afraid the four mentors don't have time to pay attention to us... This thing is just a clone. The real main body is outside."

The smile on Wallace's face gradually froze.

He was a little surprised at first. Although Lady Catherine was cruel and ruthless, she was also very loyal. After all, he had been her servant for so many years. There was no need for her to send her old servant down to die.

Moreover, it would be enough to send down one consumable, so why send down so many people?
Therefore, what Roland said was probably true.

After figuring it out, Wallace's expression grew even uglier. He said, "I knew it wouldn't be that simple... Before the young lady sent you down, did she tell you how to get out? Or perhaps give you some teleportation scrolls that could help you escape from the other world?"

Roland had a scroll of escape in his hand that could teleport both him and Wallace away, but he didn't mention it.

The mentors and the others are now fighting desperately with the BOSS outside. Killing the clone can increase their chances of winning. We can't be the last one standing at this time.

Roland said, "Master Wallace, how could the mentor possibly give me the scroll? After all, only by killing the clones here can they have a chance of victory."

Wallace's face was ashen, and he cursed softly, "No wonder Baron Hall was able to explore the ruins safely for so many years. He has long been possessed by the evil god's remnant!"

Roland was slightly stunned, thinking to himself: "Even Wallace doesn't know Baron Hall's identity. Will the boss above underestimate his strength? The mentors are also very hidden, so the boss may make a misjudgment when evaluating their strength."

"If we can kill this clone, there's a real chance that the mentor will win."

Roland said, "Lord Wallace, if we want to survive, we must deal with that clone. Otherwise, if the demon outside wins, we will all die."

Wallace now understood the seriousness of the situation. He stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, this clone is different from the one outside. It's not so much the clone of that abyssal bastard as it is its offspring. The one outside may have a hint of divinity, but the one inside is pure abyssal demon."

After a pause, Wallace added seriously, "Roland, I'm well versed in the art of exorcising demons. We still have a chance of winning."

(End of this chapter)