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

Chapter 372 The Secret Basement Even the Master Didn't Know

"Roland, there's something I need to tell you."

Having temporarily accepted Roland's rather wild disguise, Cellina got straight to the point.

Originally, Cellina was worried that Roland's mental state would be affected by his injuries, so she planned to talk about it later. However, after seeing Roland's usual spirit, she decided to tell him about the strange phenomenon she had seen yesterday.

After explaining the existence of the strange fog and the unusual situation at the royal court, Roland also acknowledged Cellina's conjecture.

In other words, the appearance of these mists is the core reason why the demons are willing to go to great lengths to collect rune stones and attempt to start a war.

Moreover, given its elusive nature and the importance the royal court attaches to it, it might very well be caused by the power of an evil god.

"There are problems on the sea, problems are starting to appear in human territory, and there are even problems in the far north... Why is this world leaking air everywhere?"

Roland sighed and began to think about what to do next.

Suddenly, Roland remembered something related to Cellina. Combining the conversation between the Demon King and the Blood Demon Lord, as well as some of the things he had said in the past, Roland seemed to have made a connection.

First, the Demon King obtained two Primal Runestones from the humans during the war.

Secondly, the Blood Demon Lord once said that the Demon King had forgotten something very important, and that he could not tell her unless she remembered it herself.

Secondly, the Demon King's soul had been severely corrupted by an evil god at some unknown time.

Finally, judging from the recent actions of the demon race, since the death of the Demon King, they have unusually begun to collect primordial runes in an attempt to activate that creation artifact.

And the King of the Carrion, who was almost only slightly weaker than the Demon King, has disappeared without a trace. In fact, no member of the entire Carrion Royal Court has appeared in nearly three hundred years.

Add to that eerie, ever-present mist.

Let's make a bold assumption.

Did the Demon King himself, at his peak, fight, seal, or even repel an enemy in this desolate, snow-covered wilderness of the far north, and that enemy was likely related to an evil god?

Roland thought about it more and more and felt that this was very likely.

Information about evil gods, especially information about direct contact with them, may not be suitable to be directly stated.

It is certainly not appropriate to tell this story to people who have been affected but have since moved on.

The terrifying contagiousness of meme-like contamination deserves the description of being ubiquitous.

Unfortunately, the person in question is still asleep, and it's unknown whether she can provide more clues or escape routes after she wakes up this time.

Thinking of this, Roland stretched his body, which had recovered somewhat, and then looked at Cellina and said, "It seems that before we leave, we need to get close to those mists."

"Since these mists are likely the reason why the demons started the war... then to put it another way, if there is a way to eliminate the mists, or a way to prevent the mists from appearing again, then the war can be avoided."

"Or... considering the worst-case scenario, I could help the demons activate that artifact."

"You should also remember that the Demon King introduced us to that creation artifact, the Golden Horn of Garihus."

"It requires at least ten runestones to activate."

“I have four rune stones, and you have one, so the two of us will have fulfilled half of the conditions.”

"Adding the rune stones that the royal court has deliberately collected over the years, it should be enough."

As he spoke, Roland looked at Cellina: "Of course, this is the worst-case scenario..."

Roland didn't explain further, but instead said, "My strength has improved again, probably because I almost died once."

"So the recovery speed will be faster than expected, but it's still best to rest for a few days."

……

After letting Roland, who was still unable to fully get out of bed, continue to rest, Cellina chose to chop some firewood and gather some dry branches in the ruins of the family manor to start a fire, and also to see if any lucky monsters would appear in the manor at this time.

She didn't mind; she could make do with some dry food.

But Roland's injuries...

Even though she was completely enveloped by those strange flames, the smell of blood on her body still reached her nose.

She was certain that this guy was bleeding from every inch of his body, and that his ability to talk freely, eat, and even walk briefly was probably all thanks to the flames.

She hadn't learned any healing magic.

At most, it can only use the properties of magic flow to temporarily stop the bleeding.

But ultimately, this is just an emergency technique.

She does know how to prepare some basic herbal remedies for treating sprains and bruises, as well as basic life-saving remedies for treating injuries.

But Roland himself had plenty of these things, and they weren't of much use to him.

All she can do now is make sure Roland eats well.

"Roland still has a few pieces of monster meat in his storage ring, which should be enough for the next two days. But just to be on the safe side, it would be best to find some hibernating monsters after Roland is able to move around freely."

"I also carried quite a few seasonings with me... Perhaps I should thank Leah for that."

While searching through the ruins of the family estate, Cellina was also planning her next move.

Her pace of thought slowed down, and it was this slowed pace that led her to discover something that was somewhat out of place with her current environment.

Beneath the rubble, a few reflections, under the dim sunlight, stung her eyes, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

She walked forward and, based on her childhood memories, recognized the building that should have been there in that location.

The family library.

This small library, built in the style of a human monastery, is her favorite place to stay when she's not training.

But during the family's annihilation, this place was also destroyed by the royal army, and all the books inside were taken away, leaving the ruins she sees today.

What is that reflective object?
A family crest? Fragments of weapons or armor? Or glass?
With her extraordinary strength, Cellina easily swept away the piled-up rubble, and then she was somewhat surprised to find that the library had not completely collapsed.

At least the main structure is still well preserved, it's just hidden under a dense thicket of dead vines and shrubs.

The rubble appeared to be primarily formed from the collapsed roof. The library floor was also damaged, revealing a bottomless darkness beneath.

And that reflective object... looks like a button.

Although the silvery-white, damaged object was indeed engraved with the silver wolf head, the symbol of the Cangya family, its location, design style, and the darkness connecting to the underground made Cellina almost certain that it was a button used to activate some kind of mechanism.

But... does the library also have a basement?

I didn't even know that! And no one has ever told me about it.

After a moment's thought, Cellina picked up a small stone beside her and threw it down, then began to count silently in her mind.

As she counted to three, a faint, almost imperceptible sound reached Cherlinina's ears.

"Hmm...not particularly high, and I didn't sense any magical reaction."

"Go and have a look."

Thinking of this, Cellina immediately leaped into the ground.

With a loud crash as she shattered the ground, Cellina landed steadily and then looked around.

Only then did she realize that the underground space, which the family must have gone to great lengths to build, contained only one thing that looked like a chapel.

In the center of the chapel, there is only a solitary stone seat, on which sits a stone sculpture that now appears to be empty.

Besides that, there were only two magical lights that suddenly turned on after her arrival.

Cellina was somewhat unsure of what she was seeing.

After confirming several times that there were no problems, and being prepared to activate the rune skill to buff herself and run away at any time, Cellina strode forward, exerted a sudden force, and tore off the stone base and the carving on it together.

"Take it back and let Roland see it."

Without the slightest remorse for damaging her family's relics, Cellina went to the hole she had jumped down from, then used the stone seat to push off the wall and jump back to the ground.

After casually gathering some firewood, he planned to go back and show Roland what it was.

Although she was quite passionate about history, she had a vague feeling that these two things might be related to the Primal Runestone.

……

Compared to the few people who were leisurely recuperating and lying down, the outside world was in an uproar.

Even though the Empire, the Papacy, the Society, and the Kingdom of Plataea have tried their best to conceal the news, the fact that a mountain range has vanished into thin air cannot be kept secret in the end.

The eyes of the people are discerning.

Not to mention that this mountain range was originally intended to be a natural barrier separating Yalan City and Heria City.

What was originally a strategic pass that could have prevented the enemy from pressing in or established a stronghold to ensure the transport of supplies simply by guarding the tunnel entrance has suddenly turned into a huge pit.

It was as if a piece of land had been taken away out of thin air.

Within minutes of the incident, spies from various factions began to send messages.

Due to the different sources of information and the change in the observer's perspective, the expressions may differ slightly.

But regardless of which faction they belonged to, the intelligence they received conveyed these three points.

1. The bishop of fear, Ayka, perished, and his powers nearly caused a major disaster when they went out of control.

Second: The infamous Dracula the Impaler appears on the battlefield and fights against the immortal bishop Rauschne.

Third: Grand Duke Roland of Riskan Empire, who perished in the spatial turbulence along with the mountains that served as the battlefield to prevent the cataclysm. However, given his mastery of techniques to tear space, there is a possibility that he may survive and escape.

With the end of this battle, the first to be affected was Dracula, who decisively cut off his arm to save his life in the critical moment.

Fortunately, as long as the Blood Demon has enough blood, regenerating severed limbs is not difficult.

But the first thorny issue he needs to deal with right now is how to explain his presence on that battlefield.

Even though the Blood Demon Lord managed to fool him with the excuse that "if a madman from the Amnesty Council saw this, wouldn't he kill him?", the demon race still follows this rule left by the Demon King to this day.

However, due to his close association with Roland, coupled with the recent signs of rebellion within the Blood Demon Court, a vote was held to transfer Dracula back to the Covenant Temple to guard against the frequent fog disasters.

Meanwhile, the human side was in an uproar.

The Vatican immediately mobilized church resources across the country to search for Roland's whereabouts.

The academy even plans to activate its trump card, Magic Tracking Technology.

No one really thought Roland was still alive; they just hoped to find his body.

After all... if this Grand Duke is alright, why hasn't he even sent a single message using magic?

However, among the many pessimists, only the imperial high command believed that Roland was alright.

Iluvia's innate spell was able to detect that Roland's vital signs were not in any serious condition.

"Then why hasn't Roland contacted us yet?" Kalia rubbed her slightly swollen eyes, looking down at Iluvia and Flam in front of her.

Iluvia didn't know how to explain it, since the temporary stabilization of vital signs did not necessarily mean that the situation was safe.

She didn't know how to answer.

She could only look at Flam.

Frum smiled, a rare occurrence for her: "Perhaps it's just due to magical interference or being in a chaotic magical environment that prevents us from sending messages?"

"Haven't you encountered this before?"

"Don't worry, I have a feeling this kid won't die."

"If we still can't find him in human territory after a few days... then it means that after escaping the spatial turbulence, he might have been swept into demon territory."

(End of this chapter)