I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Now, Duke is just one step away from the answer.

“Just guessing.” Duke rolled his eyes. “There may be some bizarre stories in the real world, some that are even more illogical and unpredictable than made-up stories, but in most cases, the stories that happen in reality are not as complicated as the turtle soup stories that are deliberately concocted with twisted logic. Using real stories as the soup noodles for turtle soup, it’s that easy to guess.”

Duke spoke casually, but Noelle was still astonished by his accuracy—Duke's questions were on the right track almost from the very beginning, without a single unnecessary step. It was as if Duke understood exactly what was happening the instant he saw the question.

Noel had already sensed the terror of Duke, but he had seen many intelligent, almost demonic people, and there were many people even more outrageous than Duke. Yet even those monsters couldn't escape the Tower of Babel; they could only cower within the Tower of Babel, sealing themselves away... Compared to them, what advantage did Duke have?

He grumbled and still refused to admit that Duke had the ability to take him away from the Tower of Babel. Meanwhile, the world of memories began to rapidly deteriorate as Duke's precise questions were asked. A faceless, two-meter-tall, muscular man stepped into the room from outside; his physique and aura corresponded to Norton's.

This burly man is the embodiment of Noelle's fear of Norton.

Because at this moment, in Noel's eyes, Norton was not his good younger brother, but an enemy who was selfish and self-serving, who kidnapped his own brother from home and abducted him to the floating city in order to follow his own god.

An enemy without a face.

“But Norton probably didn’t have any legends back then.” Noel slowly exhaled, preparing for battle. He narrowed his eyes. The faceless giant in front of him definitely possessed the legendary level. Even though he had preserved most of the power of a hero-level spellcaster, he still felt fear towards the faceless enemy in front of him. “The world of memories is truly a place without logic.”

"Yeah, so nobody realized that we could take advantage of this illogicality?"

Chapter 274 Adding Fuel to the Fire

"At home, the two brothers loved each other dearly, but when the younger brother brought the older brother to the floating city, they became enemies."

"why?"

The answer to this question is so obvious.

Norton and Noel were loving brothers in the Cavendish family.

In Duke's eyes, there was only one possible reason for this situation—because Norton posed no threat to Noelle in the Cavendish household.

The former was a freak of the Cavendish family. Not only did he lack the talent for spellcasting, but he also possessed extraordinary physical abilities. Moreover, his mind was morbid, paranoid, and insane to a degree that a normal noble scion should not have. The Cavendish family was large and powerful, so having one more Norton would not have made a difference (not to mention that this freak later became a legend!). However, Norton certainly could not compete with Noelle for the right of succession.

Therefore, when they were at the Cavendish house, Noel was very kind to Norton, almost the only person in the entire Cavendish family who showed kindness to this freak.

Noel later regretted countless times why he had been so kind to Norton, because this incident once cost him everything—because of his kindness to his mentally challenged brother, Norton took him with him when he left the Cavendish family.

Through kidnapping.

Noelle was thus forced to come to the floating city.

The competition within the Cavendish family is fierce. After disappearing from the family for three months, Noel completely lost his chance to become the head of the family, a position he had almost secured!

The Cavendish brothers became bitter enemies after that, and Noelle's purpose in life became to kill Norton, who had ruined everything for her. Unfortunately, Norton was already a legendary warrior by then, and no matter how hard Noelle tried, she couldn't kill him.

As time went by, their relationship gradually faded until they reconciled (essentially, until Noelle later "forgave" Norton, because Norton still doesn't know that he and Noelle had already become enemies once).

It is extremely difficult to understand the complete cause and effect of a matter through ten questions. At this time, Duke did not know what the Cavendish family's attitude was towards Norton, nor did he know why Noel had not been able to escape home after being kidnapped to the floating city, or when he reconciled with Norton after they became enemies and joined the Aphasic Tree of Life faction together.

However, to answer a question correctly, you don't need to know the whole story; you only need to know the answer.

Why did the once loving brothers turn against each other after arriving in the floating city?

Because Noelle was kidnapped by Norton, she lost her right to inherit the Cavendish family line.

Duke can successfully pass through this memory world simply by saying this sentence.

This is something that actually happened in reality. The memory world is generated based on the memories of the participating players. Here... many things are illogical and have never happened in reality. For example, the Pope who became the Holy Light Evil God, and Monica who completed the higher-dimensional transformation of the Shadow Creature.

These are things that have not happened in reality and are unlikely to actually happen. The world of memory is like a dream. The development of many places will become disjointed, disordered, and illogical due to the subconscious of the creator of the world of memory, the interference of the world's will, and the participation of the will of others (through questioning).

So, is it possible to use this lack of logic to steer the world in the way Duke hopes it will develop?

If the answer given is clearly incorrect compared to the memories in the mind of the creator of the memory world, the world's will will reject the answer. But what if the answer given... contains a discrepancy that the creator of the memory world is unaware of, and that does not affect the overall situation?

"Norton converted to the mute people during a trip and became their saint. Already ostracized by his family, he decided to run away to the floating city, the holy land of the mute people. Before leaving, Norton remembered his kind brother Noel. He unilaterally believed that the Cavendish family was a terrible place, so he wanted to take his beloved brother away from this hell... Therefore, without informing Noel, Norton kidnapped him from the Cavendish family, took him to the floating city, and met the mute people who were incarnate in the saint Megan."

"Noel was originally the Cavendish family's designated heir, but Norton's actions forced her to lose her right to the inheritance. Out of anger, she turned against Norton and even tried to attack him. However, Norton, who became the Speechless Saint, began his quest for sainthood, constantly searching for the whereabouts of Saint Megan, and had no time to pay attention to his mad brother."

"Correct answer."

The voice of the world's will slowly resounded, leaving only a satisfied Duke and a completely bewildered Noelle.

"Floating City Holy Land is one thing, but what the hell is Saint? And when did the Mute One ever descend into Saint Megan's body? I don't know about it. How come your nonsensical answer got approved?"

Noelle scratched his head; he completely understood what was happening.

“It’s very simple. Is the overall framework of the answer correct?” Duke snapped his fingers. “As for whether Norton is a saint, whether the mute has been divinely inspired, or whether Norton has embarked on the path to sainthood, these have nothing to do with the framework of the answer and are things you don’t know… This time, let the world’s will determine that these are unimportant and ignore them when judging whether the question is correct or not.”

"But what's the point?"

"It's incredibly significant."

Duke pointed upwards.

A sense of sacredness permeated the world.

Noel was also a semi-believer in the Aphasia, and after Duke's reminder, he immediately felt a peculiar sensation—the feeling of being watched by a deity. The Aphasia, who had been gazing at the previous world of memories, seemed to spare a sliver of his attention and look towards this world of memories.

Then, a pair of radiant wings sprouted from Norton's back, and a halo appeared above his head, displaying a similar appearance to the apostle "Divine Revelation" from the dream world. He spread his wings, and a beam of light spread from his feet, pointing in a certain direction, until a distorted spatial rift tore open in that direction.

This is Norton, who has become a saint, and his quest for sainthood, which leads to the previous memory world where Megan resides.

The faceless "Norton" strode into the rift, and Duke, with the help of Little Black, rushed towards the rift with Noelle. Before being sent to other memory worlds after clearing the memory world, the two of them and the cat passed through the spatial rift.

They returned to the floating city of quantum superposition, back to the entrance of the Tower of Babel within the Tower of Babel, while "Faceless Norton," who had gone before them, had already taken flight into the sky with a flap of wings!

Chapter 275 Straightforwardness Overcomes Yandere

This Noelle is merely a clone... or rather, a remnant, left behind by the real Noelle.

He possesses Noelle's body, his hero-level spellcaster power, some of her memories, and the vast majority of her morality. In a sense, this Noelle is the "body" left behind by the real Noelle, a result of her becoming sentient within the special environment of the Witch Game. Therefore, his soul strength is extremely poor, and the upper limit of his intelligence is also limited by the strength of his soul, both far inferior to Noelle who has already left the Tower of Babel.

But he's not stupid.

Duke has already presented his ideas to Noelle.

"What you want to prove to me... is it about manipulating the rules of the world?" Noelle frowned, looking at the faceless Norton with its wings spread in the sky. "You're planning to tamper with the limited space for answering questions? But even if you can change the outcome of the memory world, you can't make us leave here."

"Why not?" Duke countered, his matter-of-fact tone causing Noelle to pause slightly. "That's right, there's not much room to maneuver by answering questions. The most we can do here is create a faceless Norton like that. It won't let us leave this witch's game, nor will it directly destroy this alternate dimension... But it can attract the attention of the mute, can't it?"

Noelle's pupils dilated slightly.

Indeed, Faceless Norton had become a saint of the Mute Ones. His wings, the halo above his head, and the path to sainthood he had opened in his previous memory world all proved this. Noel, also a follower of the Mute Ones, could keenly sense that the changes in Faceless Norton were the work of a true Mute One!

It turns out that Duke pulled him into another world of memories for this reason—Duke wanted to prove to him that he had a way to influence the thoughts and decisions of people with speechlessness!

"Norton and Bugatti both want the Mute God to descend to this world and then bring Him to the floating city in reality. Yes, this idea sounds a bit unrealistic at first, but it is actually possible to succeed. The Mute God's body before becoming a god is in this other world, and the saint Megan, who is closely related to the Mute God, is also here. Therefore, the Mute God has been watching this witch's game, which gives Norton and Bugatti a chance to succeed."

Duke gently clasped his hands together. The side effects of the teleportation lasted much less than he had expected. Although he had traversed worlds, his sense of direction was gradually returning. He smiled slightly and said with a grin:

"My idea is simple, and what I want to do is also simpler than theirs—I only want the mute god to descend into this world, and I don't intend to bring Him back to reality, but to use Him to break through this alternate dimension!"

Upon returning to the Quantum Floating City, the two individuals and the cat did not return to the Tower of Babel, but instead went back to the ground of the floating city. Bugatti was left behind in the Tower of Babel and could not hear their conversation.

"Is your only goal to leave the Tower of Babel?"

"No, my goal is to leave the Tower of Babel with a few people; it's pointless for me to leave alone."

To Noelle, Duke's tone made it sound as if he could leave the Tower of Babel at any moment—of course, he didn't know that Duke possessed the outrageous magical item that allowed him to teleport away from the witch's game if he paid the right price. However, he hadn't found Amber, Cecil, and Megan yet, so he certainly couldn't leave alone.

If Duke wants everyone scattered across different memory worlds to return to reality, his only option is to conquer the Witch Game and completely clear this alternate dimension.

Noelle silently gazed at Duke's face, trying to detect a trace of fear, but only saw confidence and determination. Indeed, for centuries, no one had escaped the Tower of Babel, neither powerful legends nor wise sages bordering on the supernatural; none had managed to leave.

Duke may not be much stronger than those monsters, but he was lucky to have encountered this moment where everything was in place... No, perhaps it was precisely because everything was in place that he chose this plan. If the mute had not been watching this world, he would have devised a completely different plan.

He... is perhaps even more monstrous than Noelle imagined!

After a long silence, Noelle finally nodded:

"I understand. I approve of you, Duke. I agree to work with you, but I'm working with you alone. No Bugatti, understand?"

“Great, Mr. Noel, I hope we have a pleasant working relationship.” Duke laughed. “As a gift for our cooperation, I’ll try to help you solve a problem.”

He pointed at the faceless Norton in the sky, then turned and grabbed one of the skeleton soldiers scattered around the roadside, shouting, "Hey? Annie? Can Annie hear me?"

The soul flame of the skeleton soldier blocked by Duke flickered slightly, and after a few seconds, Annie's voice rang out from its soul flame: "Is that Duke? What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Anne's voice sounded extremely enthusiastic, even a little flattered, perhaps because Duke was contacting her for the first time and she was a little overwhelmed.

"Did you see Norton in the sky?"

“I saw it, it’s huge… Is that bird thing Norton?” Annie’s voice was tinged with surprise. “It doesn’t even have facial features, it has wings on its back, and it has a halo on its head. How did you figure out that it’s Norton?”

“That’s Norton, generated from the world of memories,” Duke said, immediately silencing Annie’s surprise. “Can you confirm where his quest for sainthood leads?”

“The Path to Sainthood… Oh, you mean the light in front of him, right?” Annie quickly confirmed the situation with Faceless Norton, which should have ruled out the scouts of the Bone Legion. “If I’m not mistaken, this Path to Sainthood points to a small outpost of the Candy Legion.”

Duke nodded: "Okay, Megan is right there."

"what?"

“Alright, do me a favor, Annie.” Duke ignored Annie’s astonishment: “Kill him for me.”

"Hey... that guy looks like a legend, he'll be hard to kill."

"Please, Anne. This is very important to me."

"..."

Anne remained silent for a full five seconds.

Clearly, Duke's first act of asking her for help confused this yandere who hadn't really felt Duke's love.

Five seconds later, her scream rang out from the skeleton soldier's soul fire:

"The Bone Legion, fuck them!!"

Annie's connection with the Soulfire was severed by her high-pitched voice, and immediately five or six bone dragons took to the air and surrounded Norton.

Duke nodded in satisfaction, then turned and saw Noelle's complicated expression. He immediately explained guiltily:

"Noelle, you have to believe me, I'm really not a scumbag who's good at PUA."

"...I didn't ask anything, you don't need to confess without being asked."

Chapter 276 The Prisoner Who Voluntarily Became a Warden

The faceless Norton in the sky is being besieged by five or six ferocious bone dragons.

Candy Castle Replica has become a force to be reckoned with in this world of memories. As the two sides of this force, both the Bone Legion and the Candy Legion have the ability to contend with multiple legendary figures.