Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Three days later, in the early morning, Lynn was adjusting the command marks on the newly subdued undead in his small cubicle when a message suddenly came from the nameplate.

The review team has arrived!

Lynn used his mental energy to sense three formal wizards standing outside the door.

The leader's aura reached the third ring, and he wore the emblem of the Soul Weaver Marfa faction on his chest.

Lynn felt a chill run down his spine. Marfa's people?

That woman is no good. Her people are the presiding judge? Do you think I'm going to have a good outcome?

Despite a multitude of thoughts swirling in his mind, Lynn remained outwardly calm.

He got up, opened the door, and bowed slightly: "Please come in, all three of you."

The leader nodded slightly in response, while the other two bowed in return.

The three then stepped into the laboratory without any hesitation, not at all worried that Lynn would play any tricks.

Inside the academy, he can even fly!

Upon entering the laboratory, the three discovered that another wizard was engrossed in conducting experiments.

It was none other than Gregor, the renowned research advisor in the college, known as the "Hand of All Things"!

Upon seeing this, the leader bowed respectfully to show his respect, and the two behind him did the same.

Gregor ignored him, and frowned slightly as he saw so many people coming in.

"Young man Lin, this is a laboratory, not a tavern. If you want to treat people, go somewhere else. This place can't accommodate so many people."

Lynn chuckled upon hearing this.

With Gregor here, it's much safer than anywhere else. Why would I want to go somewhere else?

He ran over to Gregor with a grin, and a soundproof barrier was activated on both of them. Lynn then said something to him, and Gregor nodded in agreement.

After the restrictions were lifted, Lynn led the three of them into his small cubicle.

The small cubicle was cramped, and it felt even more crowded after the three of them entered. The third-ring wizard in the lead looked around for a moment, then took out a fist-sized crystal ball from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Lynn, the academy sent us to investigate the death of Instructor Morpheus. This is a monitoring artifact. Now, I will ask you questions; just answer truthfully."

Lynn nodded, his gaze falling on the crystal ball. The artifact emitted a faint blue light, indicating that it had been activated.

Lynn's gaze swept over the crystal ball, and the [Analysis] function silently activated.

Within three breaths, the structure and principles of the crystal ball unfolded in my sea of ​​consciousness.

This is a lie detector with a three-ring design, its core consisting of three nested layers: "Soul Fluctuation Sensing Rune", "Emotional Ripple Capture Array" and "Mental Stress Feedback Ring".

The principle behind it is to monitor the subtle changes in the soul fluctuations, the instantaneous ups and downs of emotions, and whether there are any traces of deliberate suppression of mental power when the test subject answers questions.

If the deviation of the three from the baseline state exceeds the threshold, the pale blue aura inside the crystal ball will turn red.

A solution also emerged simultaneously.

The most direct method is to forcibly suppress all fluctuations with powerful soul abilities, preventing the three layers of monitoring from reading any valid data.

But this requires mental strength far exceeding the limits of a magical artifact, which Lynn cannot currently achieve.

Secondly, it involves using sophisticated emotional disguise to keep the fluctuations of the soul and the ripples of emotions within a "normal" range.

This requires a very high degree of self-control and the ability to anticipate the nature of the problem.

Lynn lowered her eyes, her expression unchanged.

He didn't choose to suppress it forcefully, as that would have made it easier for his secret to be exposed.

He mentally reviewed each question he was about to answer beforehand, ensuring that the "deviation" between the answer and the actual situation was kept within the margin of error allowed by the magic device.

Across from them, the Third Ring Wizard had already come to ask.

Did Morpheus attack you first?

"Yes," Lynn replied frankly.

"I was ambushed by him deep in the abyss of decay. He had set up an isolation spell array beforehand and led his apprentices and the undead to surround and kill me."

How did you escape and fight back?

"His undead are very strong, but his own strength is only so-so. His signature soul magic is countered by me, and the coordination between his undead is not as good as mine."

Lynn slowly delivered the speech he had already prepared.

"I used undead to entangle his main force, while I used spatial magic to maneuver around him, and then launched a sneak attack when he was off guard."

"Was Morpheus's soul scattered to the winds?"

"Yes," Lynn said firmly.

"He had two substitute main souls. After the first kill, he was resurrected in the main soul. After the second kill, he was resurrected again. To prevent him from being resurrected again, I used all my methods to destroy his soul the third time."

"I confirmed at the time that his soul had completely dissipated."

"and you..."

......

The two of them quickly reconstructed the entire battle process through a question-and-answer session, which was not much different from the scene of the Soul Searching Apprentice.

The third-ring wizard stared at him for a few moments, then looked down at the crystal ball.

The blue light remained stable without any fluctuations.

After all, aside from concealing the matter of Morpheus's soul, Lynn's other statements weren't exactly lies.

Moreover, with his powerful soul, even if there are some flaws, they will not exceed the threshold of this "mini basketball".

The third-ring wizard opposite him was unaware of this; he was extremely confident in the magical artifact in his hand.

It seems this kid is fairly honest.

The third-ring wizard nodded slightly, then suddenly changed the subject: "Do you remember when you were ambushed and nearly killed last time?"

Upon hearing this, alarm bells rang in Lynn's mind. Wasn't he supposed to be asking about the counterattack? Why was he suddenly bringing up the previous attack?

Could this be a test from Marfa?

Thinking of this, a hint of resentment appeared on Lynn's face at just the right moment: "Of course I remember."

"Any leads? Do you know who ordered it?"

coming!

Lynn thought to himself.

This was truly Marfa testing him, testing whether he knew the real culprit behind the scenes, and testing whether he had any evidence.

He gritted his teeth and said, "No doubt about it, it must be that skinned old dog Morpheus!"

"I was ambushed in an instant. Although I don't know the killer's background, I remember the bone snake that attacked me. I subdued it after Morpheus died!"

"My lord, please look—"

After saying that, Lynn opened a corner of the Netherworld, revealing the bone snake inside.

The third-ring wizard examined it carefully for a moment, then nodded slightly.

This is indeed one of Morpheus's undead.

He then asked, "Is it possible that someone else acted under Morpheus's name to frame him?"

Lynn looked bewildered: "This... I've always cultivated diligently at the academy and never dared to make enemies. Apart from Morpheus, I really can't think of anyone else who would want to harm me."

"Moreover, if I hadn't been physically special and died instantly the moment I was attacked, there would have been no reason for anyone else to go through all that trouble."

When he said this, his eyes were sincere and his tone was doubtful; to anyone, he looked like a victim who hadn't considered any other possibility.

The third-ring wizard remained silent for a moment, then looked down at the crystal ball—it remained stable.

He put away the magical artifact, inscribed a message on the recording crystal he carried with him, and then stood up.

"I understand the situation. Please stay at the academy for the next few days and do not leave. We will go back and report to the academy. Once the academy confirms that everything is correct, the restrictions will be lifted."

Lynn quickly stood up to see them off, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, gentlemen."

After seeing the three off, he closed the door, leaned against it, and let out a long sigh.

Marfa was indeed uncertain.

She sent people from her own faction to interrogate him, ostensibly for investigation, but actually to find out his background.

See if he knows the truth, see if he has any evidence, and see if he will give himself away during the lie detector test.

However... isn't it a bit too arrogant to directly display the insignia of the Marfa system to question the victim?

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance these past few days, and all his statements were watertight, so the lie detector could not detect anything unusual.

Lynn walked back to the table and sat down, her eyes gradually turning cold.

Marfa, I've noted this down.

But now is not the time.

The academy might only feel a pang of regret if Morpheus died, but if they were to clash head-on with a Stigmata Wizard, they would not come out on top, regardless of who was right or wrong.

Continue to pretend you don't know, continue to develop in a low-key manner, and wait until you advance to the next level of the Stigmata before making a move.