I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 41 Secret
Roland was certain that this was Wallace, but he said, "How can I be sure you're Wallace or that abyssal demon? Well, I'd better use the Holy... cough, it's safer for me to get rid of you."

"God damn it! That bastard is already so weak. If it splits off another soul, it will immediately dissipate. I really am not it!"

Roland stroked his chin and said, "Your claim of having served Catherine's family as a servant for over a hundred years is sheer nonsense! Unless you can reveal one of Catherine's personal secrets, I won't believe it."

Wallace was in a state of confusion and seemed very afraid of Catherine.

No wonder, the witch of Alexandra has a background in hell. Even if Wallace returns to hell, he can't escape Catherine's clutches.

Catherine is Wallace's true master.

After hesitating for a moment, Wallace showed a resolute look on his face. He said firmly, "I will never betray the young lady! But I can tell you some of Anna's secrets - have you ever seen 'Anna' perform magic?"

Roland's eyes twitched slightly, and he said, "I've seen her. Back in the Fern Forest, she cast a high-level lightning spell and rescued Claire and Carl."

Wallace said: "Anna does have extraordinary magical powers, but with her rationality, it is impossible for her to cast spells. So every time you see her eyes are clear and her mind is lucid, it means that I can no longer say anything. I can't reveal the lady's secrets. I can only tell you some of Anna's secrets."

Roland understood.

Wallace, this devil, always said that he would not betray his master and would not reveal Catherine's secrets, but all he said were Catherine's secrets - it is not difficult to guess that Catherine would occasionally borrow Anna's body!

Wallace didn't tell any of Catherine's secrets, but he told them all to Roland.

Roland was suspicious of the way Anna looked when she found him in the fern forest when he was escaping.

No wonder she seemed like a different person at that time!
Thinking back, when he was fighting with Anna in the cabin, the mentor probably learned about the mermaid fruit and other things from Anna's eyes.

Anna possesses extremely powerful magical powers, but she cannot control them. However, if Katherine were to take over her body, Anna would transform into a terrifying sorcerer!

'I don't know if anyone can survive.'

Shaking his head, Roland looked at Wallace again and said unhappily, "Wallace, you're a coward. You keep saying you'll fight the enemy with me, but you pretend to be dead halfway through.
Are you comfortable lying here?"

Wallace trembled with fear and hurriedly explained, "Roland, you overestimate my abilities. First of all, I'm a devil under the devil in hell, not a god.

Secondly, I came to the human world through incarnation, not as a physical form! I'm essentially the reincarnation of a demon. While I possess some special abilities, they're severely limited. I can only exert the strength of an average apprentice. I can get sick, feel pain, and die—I just can't die without my head.

Finally, just because I won't die without my head doesn't mean I'll still be able to fight without it. Without my head, what I can do is very limited.

I did have selfish motives. I thought I couldn't defeat it, so I immediately fell into a deep sleep. I thought you would run away, but who knew you would fight it head-on!

After being shot in the head, Wallace immediately fell into a deep sleep to avoid being discovered by the Abyss Demon. It was not until the Abyss Demon died and the Abyss aura in the hall became less and less that Wallace gradually woke up.

As Wallace said, he was just harder to kill than a normal human. He knew that in a critical situation, he wouldn't die if he got hit. But if Roland got hit, he would really die.

If Roland died, but he was still alive, considering how much the young lady cherished this student, it would be best for him to save his life. So Wallace took the knife for Roland.

Wallace continued, "Given the circumstances, you had no chance of taking my body. So after I collapsed, I dared not make a sound and could only fall into a deep sleep. I had hoped that you would lead that thing away, and you would hide and try to delay. After that, it would depend on our own ability to see who survived."
I'm the one who least wants it to win! If that guy wins, my fate will be extremely miserable!"

Wallace actually told some small lies. Although he would be greatly affected after losing his head, he would not be unable to do anything.

Essentially, Wallace was afraid of the battle. He found his opponent more difficult than he had imagined, and felt his chances of winning were slim, so he saved Roland and pretended to be dead.

So Roland was right. Wallace was a coward. He lost his will to fight after seeing that his chances of winning were slim.

Roland could tell from Wallace's little lies.

Roland thought to himself, "This guy, he's really asleep. Otherwise, he wouldn't have missed the demon searching his bag and the trap I set with him. But his original plan was to fall asleep first, wait until the demon and I ran away, then spend a lot of money to temporarily recover his mobility and find a place to hide. What a cowardly old fox!"
Roland's guess was almost correct, but he saw through it but didn't point it out.

Wallace was afraid of death, and so was he. Everyone has their own ambitions. He was able to overcome his fear and face death head-on, but we can't expect our teammates to overcome their fears as well.

Honestly, if it weren't for Wallace, I wouldn't have won today. He gave me a lot of key intelligence and gave me a push—Wallace is a devilish businessman, a consultant, not a warrior. As a consultant, he has done a good job.

Recalling the push Wallace gave him at that time, Roland's eyes softened.

"Wallace, aren't you going to ask me how I dealt with that demon?"

Wallace's face turned very serious. He said, "Roland, first of all, I'm not a real wizard, and I don't have curiosity. Secondly, you are the young lady's student and a member of the Alaye family. No matter what means you use, I won't be surprised. As for the last..."

He paused and looked at Roland seriously. "Finally, I want to correct one thing. It was you and I who took down that Abyss Demon together, not you alone! Now that I've been seriously injured after killing the Abyss Demon, you can't kill me just to claim all the credit and tell others that you killed the demon all by yourself!"

Roland couldn't help but show a look of approval in his eyes.

Wallace is a very sensible and intelligent person.

Roland had never had the heart to attack the man who had saved him once, and after hearing what he said, he had even less intention of silencing him.

He straightened Wallace's body and said, "Master Wallace, let me borrow your things for a while. I will return them in full after we return."

Wallace breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "Take it all. Consider it as payment for collecting my body."

Roland had no intention of taking his things. He had already gained enough, so there was no need to steal his teammates' things.

(End of this chapter)