This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

"They really obtained the power of the Lord of Nightmares?" Abyss's eyes widened. "That's incredible."

"Please put it inside the magic catfish's belly. For safety, I added a large dose of the divinity of this world's god to the solvent on the outside. If left unattended, this black spot will disappear quickly." Rebecca handed the still-warm bottle to Abyss.

Abyss nodded, then summoned the magical catfish and placed the bottle into its mouth.

“By the way, Rebecca, I just had a bold idea,” Abyss said to Rebecca. “I think we could…”

Abyss shared his idea, and Rebecca, after listening, slapped her thigh happily: "I think this is a great idea!"

"You think it's good too? That's fantastic! Let's start the experiment right away! If the Nine Gods cause me trouble, I'll have a word with them."

"Hmm! You may not be as smart as me, but you're definitely more cunning." Rebecca hugged Abyss with undisguised delight, her soft breasts pressed against his chest. "You're a genius!"

Chapter 110 The Secret in the Envelope

"Your Highness, Miss Haina requests an audience." A guard entered Jivia's room and addressed her as she finished a simple breakfast and was writing a reply to the guerrillas.

When Gylvia heard Hena's name, she looked up and smiled, "Okay, let her in."

The guard immediately went out to report, and soon after, Hannah came to see Gylvia with an envelope in her hand.

Hena looked radiant this morning. Last night, she had a deep conversation with Flora and Leona about her inner turmoil, and after a good night's sleep comforted by Flora, she was now refreshed. The confusion and hesitation that used to linger in her eyes had almost completely disappeared. Seeing Hena so energetic, Gylvia nodded repeatedly.

"You're in such a good mood since your mother came back?" Gylvia didn't ask Hena what was wrong first, but instead started chatting about everyday things.

"Yes!" Haina nodded. She had decided to be loyal to Gylvia to the end, and she no longer felt guilty when facing Gylvia.

"Good, it would be even better if you could maintain this good mood every day." Jivia looked at the youngest child in her personal guard with affection. "What's wrong? Is there anything you need to report?"

“Yes,” Heina said to Flora. “My mother came here yesterday, actually just to visit me, but more importantly, she wanted to give you some documents. She has a disability and can't come herself, so she asked me to pass them on to you. She also brought some current news from back home. Would you like to hear about it?”

Gylvia has her own intelligence agents, but due to various obstacles, they cannot convey information to her in a timely manner. Therefore, Gylvia is more interested in hearing what Haina's mother, who arrived just yesterday, has to say: "Tell me, I want to hear it."

“First of all…” Heina stared at the ceiling for a moment, then repeated with a slight stutter, “My mother said that Kevin is now spreading the news that you are dead throughout the country.”

"Hmph, that's the kind of despicable trick people always use to spread rumors. They've been spreading rumors before that I was kicked out because of my bad character, and now they're pulling this stunt again." Jivia snorted coldly. "Tell me the details."

"Prince Kevin said that you actually committed suicide because you couldn't bear the nightmares, and that the people leading the Restoration Army are just traitors trying to usurp the throne in your name. Once the Restoration Army returns, it will inevitably lead to a change of power, which will result in a large-scale civil war and many, many deaths. Most of the people don't really believe it, but hearing this news has made them very uneasy, and many are afraid that you are really dead."

Feeling a sense of warmth at the concern of her people, Jivia's expression softened.

"Furthermore, Kevin has now won over the support of many nobles. Some have decided to distance themselves from you for their own benefit, and some lords are even willing to use their own troops to help Prince Kevin defend his territory... However, apart from them, the vast majority of nobles are ambiguous in their attitude. They are willing to accept the price offered by Prince Kevin, but they are dragging their feet on swearing allegiance," Haina added.

“Those nobles who firmly stand on Kevin’s side must be punished. If there are any benefits to be gained in the future, these scoundrels will not hesitate to betray their country again.” Jivia nodded. “As for those fence-sitters with ambiguous attitudes, we can let them off the hook.”

“Furthermore, Kevin just enacted a new code a few days ago, establishing cruel punishments. He strictly forbids the people of Ossi from funding the Restoration Army in any way, and has arrested activists across the country, brutally killing them.” Haina’s voice trembled slightly as she said this. “He publicly ripped out the hearts of these people while they were still alive, and then hanged their bodies with their own intestines. Finally, he salted their hearts and eyeballs and sent them back to their families… Now everyone is terrified. Prince Kevin’s punishments are too cruel; no one dares to support the Restoration Army anymore…”

"That damned beast!" Jivia exclaimed indignantly. "If the country remains in his hands, it will be destroyed sooner or later!"

"This is all the news my mother brought back." Haina glanced back at the two guards standing at the door and said to Gylvia, "Your Highness, although it is a bit abrupt, my mother said that the contents of this envelope must not be seen by anyone other than us, so we must first disperse the others."

“Hmm? Of course.” Gylvia held the envelope, hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement to Heina’s request. She instructed the two guards at the door, “Eleanor, Marcy, you two go outside and wait. Don’t come in without my orders.”

After hearing Gylvia's order, the two guards bowed respectfully to her and then left through the door.

After the two guards left, Gylvia solemnly tore open one side of the envelope and took out several folded pieces of paper.

The paper was covered with marks made of graphite, making it look dirty. It was clear that this was a thin sheet of paper with a rubbing of a stone tablet, cut into small pieces for easy placement in an envelope.

"What is this?" Jivia asked, puzzled. What kind of information could be copied from a stone tablet?

"I don't know either. My mother didn't tell anyone. She just told me to give this to you," Haina said softly.

“It’s alright, let’s piece these papers together.” Jivia stood up, walked to a large table in the room, and took out the papers from the envelope one by one.

The papers were laid out one by one in order. Gylvia and Hena started working together and quickly pieced them together. The pattern printed on the paper was then presented to the two of them in its entirety.

The stele is about 1.5 meters tall, and the inscription on it is written in Ossid script and ancient script. Each line of Ossid script corresponds to a line of ancient script, making the contents of the stele easy to read.

"He was born in a storm and embraced the West."

Givya read it aloud in a low voice.

“He has been intelligent and brave since childhood, and is fit to be a king.”

"However, the world is ever-changing and unpredictable."

"His ambitions were not fulfilled, and he died young."

Upon reading this, a sense of unease crept into Jivia's heart. She had a vague idea of ​​what this stone tablet was...

"This is... an epitaph?" She glanced at Haina beside her with a look of surprise and doubt, but it was indeed the case, and Haina was also very surprised.

After gathering their thoughts, the two continued reading.

"The person buried here is named Kevin Rudiousos Ban Halseti, the eldest son of King Ossi, who died at the age of six."

Chapter 111 What Exactly is the Enemy?

Upon seeing the name, Jivia's mind went blank for a moment. A wave of dizziness washed over her, causing her vision to go black and her to stumble, losing her balance.

A flood of memories erupted at that moment, and she felt as if some disguise in her mind had been ripped away. A strong chill, accompanied by a severe headache, shot from her brainstem straight to her spinal cord, causing her to clench her teeth and let out a painful, suppressed groan.

Beside her, Haina was so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that she collapsed to the ground. The pain in her brain caused her to press hard on her temples and gasp for breath.

Memories of Kevin only surfaced in Gavial's mind at this moment.

Kevin was Gylvia's older brother. He died young from a congenital heart defect and was buried by the king on a magnificent mountain overlooking the west coast of the Kingdom of Ossi. She remembered visiting her brother's grave a few times to pay respects to the child who had left no impression on her. Her father and mother, who had passed away two years earlier, always spoke of her brother, saying that he was exceptionally intelligent and courageous from a young age, considered a natural leader, but died suddenly at the age of six from a congenital heart defect. He passed away before the papacy arrived.

“Kevin…Kevin…Kevin died twenty years ago…Then my enemy…” Jivia’s headache gradually subsided, and she stood there blankly. “My enemy is a ghost? No! My enemy is a Nightmare! I have never fought against humans from the beginning. Kevin is a Nightmare! The Lord of Nightmares altered my memories and fabricated the person Kevin in everyone’s mind!”

Haina was also sitting on the ground, staring in astonishment at Princess Givia: "Prince Kevin isn't human? He's a puppet of an evil god?"

"Hena, this news must be kept secret!" Gylvia rubbed her still throbbing temples. "If the soldiers of the Restoration Army find out that our enemy is a god, then all the morale we've worked so hard to build up will be gone!"

“I understand! I will keep this secret!” Haina stood up despite the pain and nodded solemnly.

"The Lord of Nightmares, using Kevin's identity, brazenly entered the palace, forced my father to abdicate, and rightfully seized control of the entire Kingdom of Ossi!" Gylvia paced angrily around the room. "So that's it! So that's it! We've been fooled all along! Prince Kevin is a non-existent person! He's the Lord of Nightmares' tool for spreading fear in the mortal realm! While the power of the Nightmare Spirits is strong, it's always limited; it won't rise to the level of gods—so perhaps our most dangerous enemy is Abos, the eunuch beside Kevin who might not actually be a Nightmare Spirit? He might possess power lent to him by the gods!"

Hena was dumbfounded. She had always taken it for granted that her country had been usurped by a cold-blooded and cruel prince, never expecting that he was actually a puppet of an evil god!

"Where is your mother? How did she know about this? Does she have any way of seeing through the Nightmare Lord's disguise?" Gylvia asked Hena anxiously. "Take me to see her quickly!"

“But my mother doesn’t want you to see her… She says she’s too ugly to offend Your Highness’s eyes…”

“This is not the time to worry about these things!” Gylvia frowned. “I need to see your mother! Take me there, Heina! This is important!”

Gylvia was already giving orders to Hena, who hesitated for a moment but still couldn't think of a reason to refuse the princess, so she had no choice but to agree to Gylvia's request.

……

Escorted by several guards, the two ran all the way to the hotel where Cassandra was staying. The owner, who had been idly waiting for guests at the door, saw the princess leading a group of people in a great hurry and rushed forward, kneeling down with a thud.

"No need for formalities! Take me to her mother's room!" Jivia commanded loudly.

The hotel owner immediately stood up and, seeing that the princess was accompanied by Hena, knew who they were looking for. He didn't dare delay and quickly led Gylvia and Hena to Cassandra's room.

Gvia tried to suppress her nervousness and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in," came Cassandra's voice from inside.

Gylvia then pushed open the door and entered the room. What came into her view was Cassandra, who was completely wrapped up, with only one eye and one hand showing.

Cassandra was startled when she saw Gylvia. Without saying a word, she knelt down in a perfectly proper royal salute: "I was unaware of Your Highness's arrival and failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me!"

"Please rise. You must be Haina's mother? I..."

Gvia was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized that the old woman's voice sounded very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

“You…I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before…” Gylvia helped Cassandra up from her kneeling position with concern. She first ordered the accompanying guards and the innkeeper to leave the area to prevent eavesdropping, before asking, “How did you end up with such a severe disability? I’ve come to ask you about how you saw through Prince Kevin’s identity…”

“I dare not conceal it. Your Highness, I did not use any means. It was just that one day I suddenly realized that Prince Kevin’s identity was not right. Then, based on some memories, I went to the prince’s grave and found that he had passed away. I made a rubbing of the prince’s tombstone and asked my daughter to deliver it to the princess to remind her that Kevin’s identity was questionable,” Cassandra reported truthfully.

"Is that so? You didn't use any special methods?" Gylvia was somewhat disappointed, then suddenly noticed certain details in Cassandra's words. "You just said that you went to the prince's grave from memory? No commoners participated in the prince's funeral. Did you once serve in the palace?"

“That…is true.” Cassandra felt a little uneasy, but answered anyway.

“No wonder I feel like I’ve seen you before. Would you please open your scarf so I can see your face?” Gylvia looked at Cassandra.

Cassandra hesitated, "Your Highness, I have suffered severe injuries and am extremely ugly. Your Highness may be surprised to see me..."

“You are my loyal subject, Haina’s mother, and you brought me invaluable intelligence. How could I possibly dislike your appearance?” Jivia said solemnly. “I would never judge a book by its cover!”

“Since the princess insists…” Cassandra had no choice but to slowly untie her scarf.

The ugly scars were laid bare before Gylvia, but she remained unfazed, her eyes calm and serene.

Just as Cassandra revealed her intact half of her face to Gylvia, Gylvia, who had been standing upright, suddenly trembled all over, then vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted in the arms of Hena, who had caught her in time.

"Keep it a secret, call... Flora..." These were her last instructions before she lost consciousness.

Chapter 112 All is Over

Gvia wandered aimlessly in the darkness, the ground beneath her feet hard and the wind whistling past her ears, but she could see nothing and hear nothing.

As she moved, a sound gradually reached her ears, as if passing through an extremely long brass pipe, sounding distant and humming. It was a woman's scream, the terrifying and desperate sound that Gylvia heard every time in her dreams.

A thin beam of light gradually appeared before her eyes. She smelled the scent of wood, a slight musty smell, and the mild smell unique to fur clothing.

Then, the light grew brighter and brighter, and the woman's screams grew louder and louder, accompanied by the crackling sound of flames burning wood. A whiff of unsettling smoke entered her nostrils, causing Gylvia to cough.

"Your Highness! Please... don't come out!" The screaming female voice paused for a moment, struggling to squeeze out these words from her throat, which was already hoarse from choking on smoke.

"Cassandra!" Gylvia suddenly realized, remembering a woman's name, and shouted, "Cassandra! Cassandra!"

"Your Highness...I'm here! Please don't come out!"

"Cassandra! You come in too! I'm ordering you!"

"I will disobey orders! The wardrobe is too small... Ahhh!"