My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 233 Unexpected acquaintance

Seeing that Roland was ready, the Demon King nodded, and then found the Church's scriptures and a pen on the pulpit of the church.

Then, without any hesitation, she picked up a pen and began to scribble and draw on the sacred scriptures.

If it were someone else, Roland would have had to stop them at least a little.

But this is the Demon King.

Therefore, it is quite reasonable for her to do so.

Even if there are indeed some demons who worship gods, this guy in front of me is clearly not one of them.

This was the first time Roland had seen the other party act in a manner befitting the title of Demon King.

That said, despite being called "Demon King" all along, I still don't know his real name.

Not only did the other party never mention it, but there was also no record of the other party's name in human records.

Usually, he is only referred to as the Demon King.

But thinking about it, it's actually a perfectly reasonable thing.

Humans and demons have been fighting each other for a thousand years, and humans still haven't figured out the gender of the Demon King.

Not to mention the name.

As for now, he is still more curious about what the Demon King is doing.

Didn't they say there was a way to get up to that giant circular structure? Why are they just scribbling on the scriptures now?

But his doubts were quickly dispelled.

The Demon King tore off a few pages from the scripture and then walked up to Roland with the torn pages.

"Here, is the engraving diagram of the rune array that teleports you to the ring."

"Why are you looking at me like that? I already told you I'm only at the third ring level right now. I can't possibly complete this level of technique by myself. You just happen to be there."

"Anyway, aren't you good at engraving runes? Why don't you do it?"

The Demon King then waved the paper in his hand in front of Roland: "Hey, did you hear me?"

"...I heard you clearly."

Roland sighed. He suddenly felt that his teammate was really useless.

Thinking of this, Roland took out the long-forgotten invisibility cloak from his storage ring.

I haven't used this thing since I learned stealth techniques.

Although the size was a bit small for the tall, beautiful woman in front of her.

After all, if you include the corners, this guy's height is definitely over two meters.

The cloak I made based on my 1.8-meter height might not be able to completely conceal the other person's figure... but it should be sufficient.

"Take it."

"What's this? Hmm, this is interesting. The magic circuit on it is simple, but it's quite powerful for its function. Did you make it yourself?"

"Hmm... It was made before I met anyone else. It can shield magical fluctuations, so unless someone specifically uses a revealing spell to search for it, they won't be able to find it... That's what I would say if it were before."

Roland shook his head helplessly as he spoke: "However, after witnessing the true power of the strong, I realized that magical artifacts of this level are still too rudimentary."

"But I think you still have a way, right?"

"After all, your combat ability is not good, so take this and hide it if you encounter any enemies."

"After all, I don't know what kind of abnormalities will occur to your soul residing in the physical body in the dream after this physical body is destroyed."

"If it's just about going back into the gauntlet, that would be fine. But if... well, you know what I mean. Like you said, you can sense the presence of the Demon King's Hand prototype near Isfar, or even within the city."

"It's never wrong to be safe."

The Demon King paused for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed happily. She bent down and pressed her forehead against Roland's.

The realistic touch on his forehead and the gradually increasing temperature told Roland that the Emerald Mirror's magical effects seemed to be quite strong.

Although they are only temporary illusions, the people or things projected will also disappear after the dream dissipates.

But at least for now, this physical body, which came to the real world because of him, cannot detect the slightest bit of falsehood.

As Roland was stunned by the sudden intimate contact, the Demon King's voice rang out.

A playful, teasing, even mocking tone rang in Roland's ears: "Oh~~~ Can I take that as you being concerned about me?"

"Tsk tsk, if those human ancestors who resisted the Demon King's army back then saw this, you would be drowned in their spittle."

"Alright, I don't need this. I have plenty of ways to hide it. You should keep the cloak for yourself."

"If you don't want me to go out and make up stories about those girls, then stop worrying and hurry up and inscribe the runes for me."

“Once it’s carved, take me up with you. Even though humans have modified my precious engine, the fact that it can still float in the sky means that its basic structure hasn’t been altered. With me leading you up there, you won’t get lost.”

“Okay…” Roland nodded, and then obediently began to inscribe the runes.

The blueprints provided by the Demon King were very detailed, and the arrangement and array of the runes were something Roland had never seen before.

This has always been the method of the demons... Putting aside the fact that he seemed to have been teased by the Demon King, he did indeed learn some good things.

The arrangement of runes is considered an advanced application of runes, and that's what he initially wanted to learn when he went to the academy.

It's been a month since I enrolled, and I haven't attended a single proper class, nor have I met my advisor more than a few times.

The light burst his gold coins.

And also, exploiting your own senior's gold coins.

Well, there's plenty of time... I hope I don't end up knowing nothing that the teacher ever taught me, and then I become self-taught. Hopefully, that won't happen...

In his increasingly erratic thoughts, Roland completed the inscription of the runes.

After summoning the Demon King to stand within the rune array, Roland infused it with a wisp of magic, and the runes then took effect.

Roland could sense the surrounding primal magical power being mobilized at this moment.

As magic gradually gathered, a flash of blue light appeared, and the two disappeared directly from the church.

The next moment, when Roland realized what was happening, he and the Demon King were already in a dark passage.

The Demon King took a deep breath with some emotion: "Hmm... a familiar scent. Although there's only a little left, I can still smell the stench of the Evil Fire Beast's excrement in the passage."

"It really tastes like the ones I remember. And the taste now is just right, not as pungent as it was hundreds of years ago."

Roland: "...So this is the source of that faint, foul smell?"

"Hahaha, there was nothing we could do about it, wasn't there? Do you think it was easy to drive this behemoth back then?"

The Demon King sighed, "It was only because your teacher Toran invented the method of condensing magic crystals, which increased the efficiency of magic crystals several times over, that you humans would have to use a similar method to drive this engine."

"Back then, the magic crystals I could use were just rough ore that had been mined. A magic crystal mine the size of you was only enough for the Demon King's city to move for one second."

"We have no choice but to use some unusual magical beasts to amplify and purify the magic crystal ore."

"For example, we can let the evil fire beasts that feed on impurities in the magic crystal mine eat the ore, and then we can pick out the partially refined magic crystals from their droppings for use."

"Of course, their excrement itself is also a good source of energy."

Roland was somewhat surprised after hearing this: "Is Teacher really that amazing? And how did you know?"

"Magic perception is quite amazing." The Demon King laughed. "It can even reconstruct the outline of words. I've read a lot of books and gathered information from the streets and alleys."

"Moreover, the more amazing an invention is, the less likely it is to be recognized by people immediately."

"Especially concentrated magic crystals... Just a piece the size of your palm is enough to make a magic train travel from the capital to Isfar, and all you need to refine it is a piece of coarse ore the size of your arm."

"Thank your teacher, he has indeed provided indispensable assistance to the development of human magical technology."

"Once the energy problem is solved, many inventions will no longer be a problem."

"It seems that before the invention of concentrated magic crystals, the ancient purification method was still used here. Otherwise, even if the excrement of the evil fire beasts was the most smelly, it would not have lasted for hundreds of years."

Having inexplicably learned a piece of historical knowledge, Roland continued to ask, "So, what's next?"

"Is this just the power supply area?"

"Don't worry, just come with me."

The Demon King shook his gauntlet-clad hand, then walked confidently to Roland, leading the way as if he were the master of the place.

Oh wait... she really is the original owner of this body.

Not long after they left, the Demon King led Roland out of the power supply area and up the steps to a new scene.

Looking around, Roland was somewhat surprised by the surrounding environment.

He could actually see the scenery outside directly.

The night sky, studded with stars from overhead to the distant horizon, was now laid bare before my eyes.

Moreover, if you look down, you can still see Isfar burning.

Everywhere you look, there are buildings and streets that have caught fire for various reasons.

Of course, there are also monsters roaming the streets and buildings.

Roland turned his head and could even see the troops outside the city.

Although I couldn't see the face clearly, judging from the layout, it was the campsite I had stayed at before setting off.

"Oh, that's interesting... Is it a projection?"

The Demon King quickly figured out the secret of this place: a projection spell released through the projection of celestial bodies, which could avoid all illusions and hallucinations, and even ignore most methods of concealment.

The scenery presented in this space is not from human vision, but from the perspective of the stars.

But before the two could be surprised for long, Roland saw a figure leaning against a pillar in the corner, unconscious.

Roland rushed forward to check, only to be greatly disappointed.

The person in front of him was clearly not the old general Lanzhous, but a handsome middle-aged man wearing a white coat.

The other person wasn't dead, but fell into a coma.

The Demon King, standing behind Roland, paused for a moment, then his expression turned serious.

“Hey Roland, this guy is no good.”

“I can smell the stench of Chaos cultists on this guy, and it’s familiar. He’s probably the same group we encountered in Rishkan.”

As the Demon King finished speaking, the person before him slowly woke up.

However, after waking up and seeing Roland's face, the other person's eyes widened suddenly, and they instinctively wanted to resist.

Having received the Demon King's hint, Roland immediately used the power of the World Tree to summon branches, which, together with the thorns from the Thunder Thorn Runestone, bound the demon tightly.

We've finally found the guy who looks like a suspect.

Roland squatted down with an unfriendly expression, then grabbed the middle-aged man, who was tightly bound by his collar, and threw him several meters away.

"Was the strange happening in the city caused by your Chaos Brotherhood?"

"answer me."

(End of this chapter)