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

Chapter 341 Mutation
Since the Demon King didn't activate the projection or give Roland any time to reply, Kalia and Polycia didn't realize that Roland had just connected to a communication spell.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Kalia asked with concern when she saw Roland suddenly standing there in a daze.

At that moment, Polycia, who was standing next to him, also gave him a similar look.

They just didn't say anything.

Clearly, after just over an hour together, although her guard had been down and she wanted to get closer to Roland and the others, she was still a little embarrassed.

Roland shook his head: "It's nothing, I just received a message."

"It seems something has happened."

"However, the messenger sounded very urgent, but it was more like he had remembered some important information and was in a hurry to share it with a trusted person, otherwise he would suffocate."

"Overall... it shouldn't be anything particularly important, otherwise the communication spell just now should have made everything clear."

"Something that could be explained with a single technique is being made to be discussed in person when I have to go back."

"I still don't want to do such a stupid thing."

For some reason, after Roland finished speaking, Kalia suddenly guessed who had sent Roland a message via magic.

After all, not many people know about Roland's communication magic frequency.

There aren't many people who would send such a secretive message, trying to make things clear and urging Roland to hurry back.

One is Russell, and the other is the Demon King.

Russell has been busy making armor for Roland with Toran and Aslan lately, and he's even had his meals delivered to the lab these past few days, so he obviously doesn't have much free time.

Furthermore, if it really were Russell, Roland wouldn't have remained so calm upon receiving the news. After all, this was an armor manufacturing plan that Roland had been thinking about for a long time, and he wouldn't be so calm at the slightest sign of trouble.

Then it can only be the Demon King.

If it's her... then everything makes sense.

To be honest, after spending a month with the Demon King, I was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Roland had a literal dead woman by his side.

But to be honest, she herself had no problem with the Demon King.

She even thought that many of the records about the Demon King in the Demon King War were probably fabricated.

Although this girl is mischievous, likes to play pranks, and even touches Roland inappropriately, most of the time, if you encounter any problems you don't understand and ask her, she will be very happy to tell you, and she will also drag you along to tell you stories.

For example, how she transformed from a lowly demon who could only barely survive by begging and stealing on the streets into a demon king.

She heard the Demon King tell this story at least ten times when she was in a border village.

Moreover, each version is different.

Sometimes it's an epiphany, sometimes it's encountering a benefactor, sometimes it's escaping from a desperate situation and undergoing a complete transformation... In short, at the beginning of each version of the story, there will be an external force that leads the Demon King out of his predicament.

Then comes the classic and clichéd path of rise and conquest.

Actually, she was still very willing to listen to this story until she heard it for the fourth time.

But when Kalia realized that the Demon Lord didn't actually enjoy telling stories, and was simply a chatterbox who liked having someone listen to her, she began to give the hand-armored creature the silent treatment. Unfortunately for her, she completely disregarded her own silent treatment.

She would curl up in her recliner reading a storybook, and the Demon King would float over and land on her shoulder, demanding that Kalia tell her a story, because she was blind...

The thought of her time with the Demon King when Roland went to study with Russell sent chills down her spine.

Fortunately... he's been relatively well-behaved these past few days since returning to Isfar.

After gaining a body that could move around, she spent all her time holed up in her room, fiddling with something.

Roland said it was about restoring memories and merging with a new part of the soul.

But Kalia always had a feeling that this guy and Roland were secretly plotting something.

However, since Roland is in the plan... then it's probably not something to worry about.

Moreover, even I can see it, so those guys who say they're not smart every day must have figured it out long ago too.

Ah.

I won't remind them.

Kalia chuckled mischievously, then asked, "So what's next? Continue our walk in the forest?"

Roland looked at Kalia and smiled: "I've been waiting for you to ask that."

“I happen to have something I need your help with… Polycia, please come along too.”

"The more people the better... I want to do a little test... um, a test of my new abilities."

Roland, who had meant to say "experiment," quickly changed his mind after the words left his mouth. Fortunately, Polycia didn't notice...

He wanted the two of them to help him test his actual casting range, and... a concept he had in mind.

If my spellcasting range is really that large, and the Rune King can use the Great Source Magic to directly generate and inscribe runes, wouldn't that mean I can instantly cast spells that originally required complex preparation?
Moreover, it can achieve precise control.

For example, falling from the sky.

This forbidden spell, which grants instant death without conditions, is so powerful that it could wipe out all life in a city in an instant. If the tedious preparation and inscription process could be eliminated, and if one could achieve precise control through one's own mental power...

Then wouldn't this thing be useful in small-scale battles?

Although Roland discovered after the last use that he wasn't always able to obtain the "authority" to use this forbidden spell from the Great Source Will.

I don't know if they refused because they realized I was conducting an experiment, or if this powerful move can only be used in specific situations.

For example, corruption by evil gods.

After the Demon King's personal testimony, he gained a clear understanding of the pervasive nature of the evil god's corruption.

Even a powerful being like a peak Demon King can be corrupted without their knowledge, forced to divide and suppress their soul, sacrificing their peace and enduring prolonged torment to prevent the evil god's power from spreading to the world. What Roland wanted to test was the very foundation of these ideas—whether runes could be freely inscribed within any range perceived by one's spiritual power.

And most importantly, how accurate is it?

"What are we going to do?"

Polycia was curious and eager to try.

Having embarked on a completely new life, she wanted to try everything new.

"I haven't thought of anything yet. Although it's a small quiz that I can complete by myself, since you're all here... let's think of a way that will make you all feel more involved."

Kalia rested her chin on her hand and said listlessly, "Eh~~~ That sounds pretty boring."

"Xiao Qianya, how about we just forget about it? Don't let his appearance fool you, he's actually quite fond of academic research. If he gets into it, he'll probably just leave us hanging."

"It's really boring to cooperate with his experiments!"

Roland: "Hey... isn't this a bit boring? I'm just trying to find some interesting things for you guys to do."

"...Never mind, I really don't understand what girls like. Leah, why don't you play with her for a while?"

"I'll make the test myself."

Roland sighed; he felt ostracized.

At that moment, Polycia raised her hand, staring at Kalia's eager eyes, and stammered, "I...I still want to...want to participate in the test!"

"Even if I just watch from the sidelines, it's fine."

Kalia was greatly disappointed upon hearing this, then sighed, "Fine, fine, it seems I'm the one being ostracized."

After saying that, Kalia went into the tent, lay down on the cot where Polysia had lain before, and then took out a storybook to read.

"Remember to call me when it's over."

Kalia said this, clearly indicating that she really didn't want to participate in the test.

Roland sighed, then looked at the eager Polycia in front of him: "Lia is right, I can actually complete the test by myself, I don't need anyone else."

"You can do whatever you want to do."

“But I don’t have anything in particular I want to do,” Polycia said. “The lady who gave me a new life only told me to protect you well… but I haven’t felt any power.”

"I think... maybe participating in the test you mentioned might help me find some inspiration?"

"Awoo!" The bone dragon perched on Polycia's shoulder roared, then transformed into a streak of light and flew into Polycia's body.

The next moment, a fierce burst of purple flames erupted, but no temperature could be felt, and... it felt somewhat familiar.

Iluvia.

Roland remembered the purple fire that Iluvia had used when she burned rats in front of him.

Although there are differences in strength, the essence of strength is very similar.

The purple flames came and went quickly, without even eliciting a reaction from Kalia in the nearby tent.

But when the flames died down, Polycia looked completely different.

A pair of inward-curving white dragon horns and a pair of bone wings appeared behind her.

The outside of her original clothes was now covered with a layer of pale bone armor, protecting her chest, abdomen, and limbs.

Is this the backup plan Elena was talking about?
Then, the little guy known as Bebe Dragon reappeared on Polycia's shoulder.

It still has the same cute chibi style, and it still looks full of energy.

But looking at Polycia, who was in no way inferior to an eighth-ring hero, Roland finally understood the dragon's strength.

It seems that just a sliver of power given to Polycia was enough for her to complete such a powerful transformation.

However, Polycia, who was essentially dependent on external power, also withdrew from her dragon-human form as the bone dragon separated from her.

Looking into the girl's glowing eyes, Roland knew what to do. He looked at Polycia and said, "Go and get used to your power."

"We should get along well with this little dragon."

"Ok!"

Polycia skipped and hopped to the edge of the makeshift ruins and started playing with her transformation, occasionally spitting out purple flames from her mouth...

It seems they had a lot of fun.

Since that's the case... it's time for me to get started.

Amplify your mental power... expand it to its limit... then inscribe runes... hmm?

Just as Roland was about to inscribe the runes, he suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction of the Kingdom of Platia.

His mental energy sensed a dangerous shadow.

Even a brief touch with mental energy almost caused that power to contaminate him along with his mental energy.

The power of an evil god!
It was the corruption that the great sage Erebus initially sought out, hoping he could help eliminate!
"It actually happened..."

"The location is...that small village?!"

Upon realizing what had happened, Roland immediately called for Kalia, then looked at Polycia, who was still trying to figure out what was going on.

"Can you fly, Polycia?"

(End of this chapter)