mygo, but Cthulhu

Meizhuxuan was silent for a moment, then his expression turned serious. He spoke to Ruomai in a deep voice,

"If you really do this, then you know how serious a leak this would be, right? Not only us, but the committee will not let you go either. You will die a painful death."

"You think I care about that now?!"

Ruomai sneered. She carefully placed Guang Zuo's body aside, then stood up and raised her phone high. Her fingertips were just a little away from the confirmation button on the screen.

"I know you know all sorts of magic, but you can just try and see if you can stop me in time. Even if my head explodes the next moment, my fingers will still touch the screen. Then, all the secrets you carefully concealed will be revealed to the world!"

"...Even if you threaten me, there's no way I can do what you ask, because I don't know any resurrection spells."

After looking at her for a moment, Meizhuxuan sighed and spoke slowly, but Ruomai didn't believe him at all.

"You're lying! Although resurrection spells are rare, as the leader of a large sect, how could you not know it?!"

"This is true, because resurrection spells are not as omnipotent as you think. They always have serious and unacceptable flaws, and some of them are outright lies."

Meizhuxuan explained calmly and softly,

"I saw the terrible consequences of a resurrection spell gone out of control a long time ago, so I won't agree to it. You will be in even more pain than you are now."

"Besides, the Guild Master also deeply detests resurrection spells. She has hidden all the books on resurrection spells in unknown places. You won't be able to find any clues in my collection."

"Impossible... You must be talking nonsense..."

Ruomai stared at him without blinking as he spoke, desperately searching for any signs of lying. However, she couldn't detect any concealment until Meizhuxuan finished speaking, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth in disbelief.

"According to you, did Guang Zuo die in vain?! You clearly promised to cure him, but your daughter killed him! And you're only going to give me money as so-called compensation?! Do you think I care about this?!"

"I'm sorry, but I guess there's nothing I can do,"

Meizhuxuan shook her head silently, and Ruomai also began to tremble. Her frenzied anger made her want to press the confirm button, but before that, Xiangzi, with pursed lips, suddenly grabbed her hand.

"Ruomai, I understand how you feel, but calm down first."

"Calm down? Do you think I can do that?! My only remaining relative just died! Killed right in front of me! You don't understand anything!"

"I understand. Have you forgotten? My father just hanged himself a few days ago."

"..."

The fact Xiangzi mentioned calmly made Ruomai silent for a moment, and Xiangzi's hand gently rested on her arm, and his voice slowed down a lot.

"So, I understand your pain now, and I know it's hard for you to stay sane right now, but the root of all this isn't Mitakeran, is it? Even though she killed Mitsuru, the one who disrupted the ceremony and caused your brother to break down is the real murderer."

"If you fight Meizhuxuan to the death now, won't that just allow the culprit hiding in the dark to gain an advantage for nothing? Do you want that to happen?"

“…You’re right.”

Ruomai lowered his head and after a long while he responded softly in a tired voice, and Xiangzi also nodded slightly.

"Well, how about you give me your phone now so as not to make the situation more difficult to control?"

Ruomai sighed heavily and handed the phone to her silently. Xiangzi finally breathed a sigh of relief after exiting that interface and turned to nod to Meizhuxuan.

"Now, sir...if you can still continue, then let's complete the ritual quickly. I believe we all need to find the conspirator as soon as possible."

Chapter 103 Investigation

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Yamabuki Chihiro struggled in pain, the filthy magic power was constantly forced out of her body by the magic. After a long time, she lay exhausted on the bed, and Sa Ling, who was about to be unable to bear it, immediately looked at Mitakexuan anxiously.

"How is it?! Mr. Mizuki? Is my mom okay now?"

"Although there's still some residual magic in her body, she should be fine. However, we need to continue the ritual as soon as possible, otherwise her brain cancer will rapidly worsen... Sorry, wait a moment."

Meizhuxuan shook his head, and when he was about to continue speaking, his cell phone suddenly rang, causing him to frown and turn to walk to the other side. He took it out after making sure that no one else could see it.

"Sir, what happened over there? I heard gunshots. Is something wrong? Is Su Shi okay?"

"Someone disrupted the ceremony, but it's now quelled. We'll investigate later. As for your daughter, she's not hurt, don't worry."

After looking at the message sent by Ichinose Mayuko, Mitakexuan thought for a moment and typed a response.

"Go and appease those distinguished guests and tell them not to worry. The banquet needs to continue, otherwise I won't have any extra magic power."

"Ok."

After seeing the reply, Meizhuxuan put the phone back into his pocket and nodded to Sha Ling, who was obviously waiting anxiously.

"Sorry for the wait, let's get started now."

He began to redraw the magic circle and prepare the materials. Meanwhile, Chu Hua on the other side was holding the white-masked man's arm tightly, preventing him from escaping while staring at him coldly.

"Who are you? The last time we met, you beat me up badly. Why did you help me just now? Do you know the person who cast the spell? And why didn't Meizhuxuan ask you too many questions?"

"That's a bit too many questions, don't you think?"

White Mask sighed.

"As much as I want to explain, unfortunately, I can't answer any of your questions... Instead, I need to ask you, what did you just see?"

"Heh, why do you think I would agree to such unfair conditions?"

"Because you should already know my identity, right? I'm a hunter affiliated with the committee. This means that the more intelligence I obtain, the faster the committee can find the force that disrupted this ceremony."

The white mask narrated calmly in a low voice, then tilted his head slightly to signal Xiangzi who was watching the ceremony on the other side.

"And you definitely don't want her to be involved in this mess again, so you should cooperate with my inquiries, am I right?"

"Oh, since you said that... then I'll tell you, I just saw an illusion of my mother. She appeared in the mirror and told me something about the Delapore family, but I'm sure she's not a sinner.

The culprit, that guy just forged her image... Because my mother is now recuperating in a mental hospital, she couldn't have planned such a thing."

Chu Hua pursed her lips and responded softly, but Sanjiao Zhouci couldn't help but pause when he heard her words, and his voice became a little complicated.

"You said your mother is in a mental hospital... Well, I can confirm that she's not a suspect. Thank you for your answer. I think I have some clues."

"I hope you can find that force as soon as possible. Oh, and by the way, I can still smell a delicious aroma there... What are they eating over there?"

Chu Hua nodded, but the strange sweet fragrance that had been lingering on her nose made her unable to help but point to the other side. Zhou Ci took a look and just shook his head.

"Ichinose is performing a ceremony over there, and your friend Mutsumu Wakaba is helping out there. Wait until things here are done, then you can go over there."

"Oh well,"

Chu Hua sighed and let go of his hand, and Zhou Ci quickly turned and left. Su Shi, who had just heard his father's name, frowned and stared at his back. After thinking for a while, he glanced at Ruomai, whose expression was depressed because of the loss of his loved ones, and couldn't help rubbing his nails.

I can't find Xiao Mu here, but she's actually with her father? What are they doing now? Has she been affected by what just happened?

Worry lingered in Su Shi's mind, causing her to look at Chu Hua, who was still troubled, and she spoke softly, tentatively.

"Um, Triangle-san, are you concerned about that?"

"Yeah, I don't know why, but I feel really hungry. It seems like there's some really delicious food over there... Sorry, maybe I'm just a little too tired."

"It's okay, Sankaku-kun, don't worry about it. After all, this kind of thing happened... Well, how about I go over there for you?"

Su Shi spoke softly, and Chu Hua nodded in gratitude. She glanced at the passageway, which was only guarded by a few people due to the commotion, and after some consideration, she looked back at Su Shi.

"That would be great. How about this, I'll help you lead those people away, and Su Shi-san, you go over and take a look at the situation. I'd be very grateful if you could help me get that food."

Although she shouldn't do anything at this moment, the inexplicable desire made Chu Hua unable to think too much. She coughed lightly a few times, pretended to be in some pain, walked forward and waved to those people. As they were led away, Su Shi also subconsciously wanted to go over, but just as she took a step, her hand was suddenly held.

"Soyorin, if you want to take risks, you should at least ask me to come along, right?"

Aiyin looked at her helplessly. Su Shi, who was too anxious and rushed, could only bow her head and admit her mistake.

"I'm sorry, I don't think it's necessary to call you for such a small matter... Then shall we go together?"

"If too many people go, Mitake-san will find out. Soyorin and I will go together."

Aine shook her head slightly, holding Su Shi's hand, and walked quickly into the passage from the hidden route. The route here was deliberately designed to be very complicated, but Aine's keen senses allowed her to easily identify the real road.

Soon, they heard the sound of happy cheers and clinking of cups. Su Shi relaxed a little, but at this moment, she saw Aine suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong? Aine?"

"Something's wrong... There's a strong smell of blood up ahead. I can confirm it's human blood, and it seems to be mixed with something else."

Aine calmly shook her head, and Sushi couldn't help but open her eyes wide.

"In other words, Dad and Xiaomu are in danger?"

"I don't know. The situation up ahead is a bit strange. It feels like someone's body is being torn apart, but all I hear are swallowing and talking. I really can't..."

"No matter what, let's make sure they are safe first!"

Su Shi couldn't help but hold Aine's hand tightly and walked forward quickly. Aine's face was still full of doubts, but she had no time to think for a while as she was being pulled by her. She could only secretly tense her body and prepare for battle.

Then Su Shi pushed open the last door and looked forward eagerly, but the next moment her expression froze and her pupils contracted suddenly.

"Dad, Xiao Mu, are you all okay?! Let's..."

Su Shi's voice suddenly stopped. She stared blankly at the bloody scene in front of her, wondering for a moment whether she was hallucinating or trapped in some kind of illusion.

Ruoye Mu was lying on a large plate on the long table. Her chest had been neatly cut open, and her blood-soaked scarlet internal organs were clearly visible. Her body was covered with horrific marks of being cut by knives and forks. The plates of the people around her were full of raw meat with blood. At this moment, they were looking blankly at Su Shi who suddenly broke in, and the knife and fork stretched towards Ruoye Mu stopped in mid-air.

"...Su Shi?"

There was also confusion on Ruoye Mu's pale face. She turned her head and looked at Su Shi in a daze. Her dim light golden eyes made Su Shi instantly understand that this was not an illusion, and the scene happening in front of her was real.

But when Su Shi saw his father, who was obviously an accomplice and also had a look of surprise on his face, standing next to the plate, his mind collapsed.

Chapter 104 Mutation

Please, you must succeed.

While Bitakexuan was preparing for the ceremony again, Yamabuki Saya couldn't help but pray in her heart. Her palms were full of sweat from nervousness. The previous accident greatly increased her anxiety, and she even couldn't help but start to doubt whether the decision she made was correct.

Should I really ask Ran for help? Although this is the only way to cure my mother's brain cancer...but even if she is cured, will her parents be implicated in this horrific secret?

Worried, Saaya didn't notice Aine and Suyo leaving at all. She sighed deeply, but the next moment she felt her hand being gently held. She looked up and met Kasumi's familiar, encouraging eyes.

"Don't worry, Saaya. I believe Aunt Yamabuki will recover. We may all experience difficulties and pain... but we will persevere to the end."

"Thank you, Kasumi."

Seeing her serious expression, Saya couldn't help but relax a lot. She tried hard to force a smile, and Rimi nodded vigorously at this time. Although her expression was still uneasy because she had just seen someone die, she tried her best to support her consciousness and comfort Saya.

"Yeah, don't worry, Sha Ling, Auntie will be fine."

"Thank you. I'm definitely less nervous now."

Sha Ling smiled relaxedly and turned her attention to the ceremony. At this time, Meizhuxuan had already begun to recite the prayer softly, and a mysterious light began to bloom in her hands.

But after a moment, he suddenly realized something and frowned. At the same time, Yamabuki Chihiro also covered his head in pain, his face twisted in severe pain.

"No, wait... I feel like something is struggling inside my head... Wait a minute..."

"No, something's wrong. It's actually contaminated? Damn it, this can't be normal brain cancer. This is a contaminant spread by other people."

Meizhuxuan shook her head vigorously, and then couldn't help but sighed heavily, and Sha Ling saw her mother's painful look and asked anxiously,

"Mr. Mizuki, what's going on? Is there something wrong with the treatment?"

"A little unexpected problem... But don't worry, with the extra mana supply, I can slowly eliminate this pollution."

Mitakexuan's expression became serious. He concentrated on casting the spell, suppressing the foreign object in Yamabuki Chihiro's head bit by bit.

Soon Qianhong's painful expression eased a lot, and Meizhuxuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He had completed the most difficult part, and as long as there were no accidents, he could clean it up.

But the next moment, they all heard Su Shi's painful and shrill scream.

"Xiao Mu!!!"

"Boom!"

From the other side came the sound of overturned plates, tables and chairs, and Mei Zhuxuan's face changed drastically. He instantly felt that the extra magic power coming from the other side was directly cut off. It was obvious that the magic circle over there was violently destroyed by Su Shi.

"No, if the magic power supply is insufficient..."

He hurriedly tried to remedy the situation, but the contaminant lost its magical power and went berserk. It escaped control and split into countless strands that penetrated into Yamabuki Chihiro's spinal cord, causing the latter to scream in panic and extreme pain.

"Ahhhh! Help! Help! It hurts! It really hurts..."

"Mom! What's wrong with you?! Mr. Mizuki! Hurry up and save Mom!"

Sha Ling panicked and hurriedly held her mother's hand, and her palm was instantly pinched and hurt. She desperately called out to Meizhuxuan, but the latter just sighed.

"There's no way. The contaminants have spread completely. She's beyond saving and will mutate soon... Get away from her, Miss Yamabuki, or she'll kill you!"

"What are you talking about? How could Mommy..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Chihiro Yamabuki's crazy scream drowned out Saaya's dazed voice. Her eyeballs shattered, her body began to twitch, and the increasing strength in her hands almost made Saaya lose consciousness. Fortunately, her father pried her hands apart in time to prevent her hands from breaking completely.