From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

"Grace!"

Holly also noticed something was wrong. Upon realizing that Grace was missing, her magic erupted, sending the unsuspecting Luca flying back several meters.

He then drew his longsword from his waist, pointed it at Matthew, and questioned him angrily.

"What have you all done?!"

Matthew's face was equally grim, but after deflecting the longsword, he retreated several steps and grabbed Luca, fearing that he too might suddenly disappear.

"If you're not thinking straight, go get it treated. We've always been with you. What does Grace's disappearance have to do with us?"

Luca had had enough of this crazy woman and retorted directly.

Matthew also spoke up coldly: "Calm down. The most important thing is to find her, not to take it out on us."

He was also puzzled at this moment. Although the Record of Another World reminded him, when he turned around, the person was already gone.

If my calculations are correct, the other party was still within my sight a few minutes ago.

Then, he checked the aura above the three people's heads again using the labels. His own aura was still abundant and white, while Luca and Holly, although not much, did not have any black aura.

"That's strange. It's all good luck. Even if nothing good happened, this shouldn't have happened."

Matthew analyzed the situation in his mind, but as things stand, it might not be a bad thing, unless his labeling ability fails.

Seeing this, Holly had no choice but to put away her longsword.

She knew it couldn't have been the two people opposite her; they had neither the time nor the opportunity to do it under her watchful eye.

But in the heat of the moment, one is bound to act impulsively, and besides, one's previous impression of the two of them wasn't very good.

"There's something there!"

Just when the group was at a loss, Luca suddenly spoke up, pointing to the room they had just left.

A loose hair accessory fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Holly immediately turned back to pick up the hair accessory, a serious expression gradually appearing on her face: "This is Grace's hair accessory!" She then rushed into the house.

Matthew and Luca exchanged a glance and then followed.

"Brother, you'd better keep a close eye on me." This time, Luca gripped Matthew's clothes with both hands.

Although the latter really wanted to open those pig's trotters, he still held back.

"Didn't the bishop give you any magical insects for self-defense?"

"They gave it to us, and quite a lot of it."

When confronted with Matthew's questioning, Luca answered truthfully.

"Then what are you afraid of? The demonic insects in your pocket could probably kill me ten times over."

"Hehe... It's an instinctive reaction. Besides, aren't those things meant for self-defense? The journey is long, so we need to be careful."

Luca explained earnestly, but his hands showed no sign of loosening.

The three then entered the room where Grace had disappeared.

Dim, damp, and smelling of blood.

As soon as Matthew entered, he noticed that this place was different from the previous ones, and then asked.

"What did you find here?"

Holly shook her head, and after cleaving open the tightly closed wooden door with her sword, she spoke somewhat agitatedly: "No, there are no strange beasts or corpses in this room, nothing at all."

Grace was not in the room either.

Just as Holly was searching desperately, Luca's voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Come quick, look at this!"

Matthew and Holly rushed to the scene upon hearing the noise, and a dark hole was revealed under a broken wooden table.

"I accidentally bumped into this table, and it broke instantly. There's also a piece of cloth next to it."

As Luca spoke, he handed over scraps of fabric from the lace skirt.

Holly's expression didn't change much after seeing the pieces of clothing: "This isn't Grace's."

But looking at the dark, seemingly endless well, all three hesitated.

Who would dig a well in their own home? This is clearly someone who has taken over and made it here.

"You first?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Matthew and Luca addressed Holly, simultaneously taking a step back.

"you....."

Seeing this, Holly didn't hesitate any longer and jumped down. The room had been searched, and there was no sign of Grace outside. Now she could only continue down.

After waiting a moment and hearing the thud, Matthew and Luca breathed a sigh of relief and then jumped down as well.

......

The cave was larger than expected; Matthew and his companion could walk side by side without feeling too crowded.

Holly was waiting for them at the front, looking anxious.

"You're too slow!"

The three of them moved forward in the cave, the confined space making them feel somewhat stifled.

"What was that bloody calamity you just mentioned?" Holly broke the silence first.

She felt that this place, and Grace's disappearance, must be related to the disaster Luca had just mentioned.

Upon hearing this, Luca paused for a moment before continuing his explanation.

"It's called a calamity, but it's actually an organization causing chaos within the empire."

"No one knows their exact location or their movements. They are called the Bloody Catastrophe because every time they appear, bloodshed occurs."

Listening to Luca's explanation, Matthew sensed a familiar feeling and asked.

"So what exactly were they doing? Was it simply a massacre?"

Luca shook his head, then answered with a serious expression, "To conduct experiments."

"What kind of experiment are you doing?" Holly also noticed the familiar scent.

"They have been experimenting on people and alien beasts to study how to still use their abilities after the demonic insects are removed."

Holly's expression changed after Luca gave his final answer.

This makes it even clearer who kidnapped Grace.

He immediately increased his speed, and with a surge of magic, he rushed forward.

Seeing this, Matthew and his companion had no choice but to follow.

As the opening widened, the view gradually opened up, and several more openings branched out in front of an open space.

"There seems to be someone ahead, be careful!"

Luca pointed forward and opened his mouth. Matthew and Holly attacked simultaneously, and explosions and light blades struck the figure leaning against the cave entrance at the same time.

The attacks came one after another, and the figure in the black robe fell to the ground, revealing withered flesh and blood.

When the three approached, they realized it was actually a corpse, but it looked like it had only been dead for a few days.

"This must be a member of the Blood Calamity organization." Matthew searched the man's body but found nothing to identify him.

"It seems so, but they've probably all been wiped out. Since no one's come to collect their bodies, Grace shouldn't be in any danger either," Luca analyzed.

After confirming there was no threat, Holly handed Matthew and Luca each a disposable communication insect.

"Now that you've joined the caravan, you must fulfill your obligations. Besides, Grace's disappearance is also related to you. So split up and search separately. Notify me as soon as you find her."

After giving her orders in a superior tone, Holly walked straight into a cave and began searching for Grace on her own.

"This is the kind of attitude you get when you're asking for a favor?"

After the person had walked away, Luca looked annoyed.

Matthew patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Let's go, this place might hold some unexpected surprises."