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

Chapter 273 The wind direction will change...

As Roland chanted the incantation, magic began to flow within the magic circuit.

The magic circuits that were originally like a hard drive inserted into Roland's back began to rapidly merge into Roland's body.

Alchemy has the concept of paths, and for some reason, these paths formed a tangible pattern before Roland's eyes.

It was exactly the same illustration he had seen in a textbook.

It was a giant tree with three branches, covered with thirty-two different paths. It was divided into four parts by four colors, and there were ten connecting points that linked the thirty-two paths together.

Traversing the thirteenth, twenty-third, and thirty-second paths...

A portion of the incantation appeared in Roland's mind, causing his brain to start thinking rapidly.

The thirteenth path—corresponding to the High Priestess—symbolizes the immortality of the soul and the harmony of Yin and Yang, connecting the second point representing wisdom with the sixth point representing beauty. In the ritual, it represents guiding the spiritual light to reconstruct the core of life.

According to Russell, this was the safest and most reliable path and method she had come up with after repeated trials and three body transplants.

All alchemy involving human modification must first and foremost ensure the integrity of the soul.

Roland focused his mind and began to channel his magic into the thirteenth path, and then... the twenty-third path—The Hanged Man.

It represents a cyclical channel that sacrifices the old body in exchange for magic power.

It passed smoothly.

At last!
That is, the thirty-second path—the world.

This path, which did not originally exist in the Russell spell, was temporarily added due to Roland's attempt.

Symbolizing the physical body anchoring the astral blueprint.

The crossing is complete... Mission accomplished!
"boom!"

With the complete implantation of the magic circuit, Roland felt his body begin to undergo sudden changes.

This time, however, there was no pain.

Even though Roland had removed his sensory shield, all he could feel at that moment was warmth.

After the physical enhancement runes were implanted into the magic circuit, they began to "dissolve," and Roland could feel his bones and muscles undergoing rapid qualitative changes.

The same applies to the other runes.

In the seemingly slow but actually rapid dissolution, Roland's body and magic circuits were quickly merging.

Just as Russell predicted, Roland's fusion and adaptation speed was extremely fast.

Almost immediately after the implantation was completed, Roland understood what Russell meant when he said that the magic circuit would become part of the body.

At this moment, in Roland's perception, his body could not contain any form of "foreign object".

Even the runes that he had painstakingly inscribed himself did not appear.

Everything was integrated into Xiaoyuan.

If there was anything that had changed, it was that Roland felt the flow of the small source of magic within his body had changed.

The flow of magic energy within the body, if not deliberately controlled, is no different from the flow of blood.

But now, even if Roland doesn't actively control it, Xiaoyuan's magic is concentrated and operating within a special framework.

By observing the direction of the flow of magic, Roland immediately recognized the shape—the previous circuit model!

After clenching his fists and getting used to his body, which felt completely different now, Roland rushed out of the laboratory without hesitation.

He hasn't forgotten what happened outside.

Although no sounds of battle could be heard, Roland was very confident, extremely confident.

If it weren't for the desire to play it safe, he would have said in advance, "We will win."

……

The path outside the village.

That is, the place where Roland dealt with the royal army disguised as bandits when Roland and Kalia first arrived in Plataea.

The situation is completely beyond expectations and is unfolding on the field.

On one side were seven silent, armored colossi, wielding their weapons and fiercely battling the newcomers.

Surprisingly, the intensity of the fighting was surprisingly low.

Even now, the two sides in the battle are only engaged in the purest form of close combat. Even a pure close combat between the Nine Ring Legends can have a world-shaking impact.

Strictly speaking, those who can successfully advance to the legendary rank are qualified to reach the realm of "demigod," a realm that only existed in the distant age of gods.

In a sense, beings that have reached this level can no longer be called mere mortals.

Their life level had long since transcended the boundaries of "mortals" under the tempering of starlight and the ritual of the laws of the star rings, making them qualified to touch the threshold called God.

However, despite the combined impact of the battle involving eight legendary figures from both sides, not a single sound was heard.

All of this is thanks to Kalia.

Worried that the sounds of battle would disturb Roland, she used her innate magical ability to create a shadow barrier that not only blocked the sound but also prevented the spread of magic.

It is even quite strong.

Although Kalia only has six rings, because she rounded up and with the help of Roland and the Demon King, she ate the divine power of an evil god and demigod as a snack, so her current magic also contains a trace of divinity.

With this divine blessing, the power of all of Kalia's spells was greatly enhanced. Even the full-force attack of the Demon Lord's Hand prototype could only blast a hole a few meters wide in the barrier.

But Kalia could repair this level of damage with a single thought.

For the incoming prototype, this barrier is a spell that can only be dispelled by defeating the caster.

But why didn't the prototypes choose to capture the leader first?

There are two reasons.

Firstly, this barrier is truly only used for soundproofing and blocking the spread of magic; it does not affect their battle at all.

Once we can take care of this blonde madwoman in front of us with seven against one, everything will be fine. There's no rush to capture the leader first.

But if this crazy woman finds a weakness, or if they are hit by the gauntlets on her hands, then these prototypes will have to find materials to repair themselves.

Although it has built-in repair capabilities, as an alchemy master, how could Russell's weapon, which he specially crafted for himself, be without any unique features?

These spiked gauntlets, which have yet to be named, have only one effect—disintegration.

It decomposed everything it came into contact with, transforming it into the most basic ether particles, the kind that even magic could not form.

Of course, the rate of decomposition depends on the object itself being touched.

It's not the kind of magical weapon that works instantly and completely the moment you touch it.

These boxing gloves were just weapons Russell made for self-defense; they don't have that much power.

The Prototype of the Demon Hand is a legendary weapon that embodies the efforts and even the soul of a master in the field of runic mechanical alchemy, and possesses its own consciousness.

For a boxing glove to disintegrate, it needs to be in continuous contact for at least three seconds for the disintegration effect to take effect.

It was precisely because of this that the prototypes were hesitant to engage Russell in close combat, and could only rely on the advantage of weapon length to fight him off.

Logically speaking, even if a single prototype is no match for Russell.

But this is seven against one! And it's seven beings of similar strength fighting one!

Even if Russell had a powerful weapon that made the prototype wary, he still wouldn't have been able to achieve the current slightly advantageous result.

There are two reasons, one of which is that Russell's physical skills have reached an exaggerated level.

They even possess a combat intuition so sharp it's like they can foresee the future.

Russell dodged countless attacks from the prototype at the last moment by twisting his body.

This alchemy master, who had lived for hundreds of years, dodged attacks while shouting incomprehensible phrases such as, "Don't underestimate humans! You bastards!" and "Take this uppercut!"

Are all human scholars monsters?!

The second reason is the same as the second reason why the prototypes didn't go and behead Kalia.

A royal ruler stood beside Kalia with a complex expression, listening to the sacred teachings.

Indeed, the Blood Demon Lord Danso, the ruler of the royal court who was in West Tower City planning his talent recruitment program, has arrived.

As the ruler of the royal court, he did indeed sense the aura of the runestone's power and planned to come and silence Roland to end the matter once and for all.

Of course, he won't rush into doing that.

Because he was genuinely curious about what Roland was doing and how he had managed to create such a commotion.

But it was precisely because of this curiosity that his plan was abandoned.

Because he encountered an old friend, someone he thought he would never meet again.

He was the leader he once followed, the symbol of the demon race's last glory, and the guide who told him about that lofty ideal.

Danso doesn't consider himself a good person.

They have never truly regarded humans as beings other than food.

He believed he was incapable of pursuing that lofty ideal—saving the world.

If someone else were to combine demons with saving the world, he would definitely laugh out loud, then turn this fabricated idiot into a pool of blood and distribute it to his demon subordinates as snacks.

but……

Danso looked at the Demon King, who had now become a gauntlet-like creature, with a complicated expression.

From the familiar demon king bubble sound emanating from the gauntlet on the blue-haired witch's body, he listed all the embarrassing things he had experienced since childhood, and then he almost knelt down and begged the demon king to stop talking.

The initial plan had been completely forgotten by Danso due to the Demon King's interference.

Not to mention, just as he was about to have a conversation with the Demon King, the seven prototype machines shattered space and arrived here, immediately heading straight for the Demon King's gauntlet hanging on Kalia's waist.

Danso was about to step in to protect her, but suddenly a frighteningly crazy woman with high fighting spirit jumped out of the bushes, her aura comparable to the hero who boarded the Demon King's castle three hundred years ago.

Then came the story of Russell taking on seven opponents single-handedly.

During this time, Danso repeatedly tried to help, but he simply couldn't get involved.

Then he discovered that as long as he stood there radiating magic, he could make the prototypes wary, and he felt at ease slacking off.

He turned to the Demon King, who had flown onto Kalia's shoulder, and asked, "Your Majesty... why have you become like this?"

"You know perfectly well what I'm asking. I'm already dead, it's good enough that I can still talk to you like this." After criticizing the Blood Demon Lord's thoughtless question, the Demon King got straight to the point: "You came for the runestone?"

"...Your Majesty is wise." Danso bowed his head slightly.

(End of this chapter)