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Garfiel seemed completely frightened by the strange power. He ignored the injuries on his face and body, crawled off the ground, and hid far away.

"I'm so sorry that my brother has caused you so much trouble."

The blonde maid breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shen Yuan had definitely shown mercy, and his power seemed very terrifying.

"Nothing, I just hope Emilia doesn't mind what that guy said. We're here to see the Witch of Greed. Whatever conflict she had with the Witch of Jealousy, it has nothing to do with Emilia."

“Wuwu~!”

On the dragon carriage, Emilia looked at Shen Yuan with gratitude. After a while, under the guidance of the blonde maid, Garfiel "volunteered" to be the driver and led them all the way into the deepest part of the sanctuary.

However, judging from the faint awe in his eyes, it seemed that he treated Shen Yuan as his elder brother.

...

Then, under Garfiel's leadership, the group prepared to enter Echidna's tomb.

On the way, Garfiel couldn't help but ask Shen Yuan:

"Brother, may I ask how you defeated the Archbishop of Greed? Isn't that guy known as the invincible one? You were able to kill him?"

After being badly beaten up, Garfiel not only did not hate Shen Yuan, but instead worshipped him as the strongest man in the world.

He claimed that he was the second strongest after Shen Yuan and was willing to be second.

"Yes, how was the Archbishop of Greed defeated?"

Except for Betty who remained silent, the others pricked up their ears curiously.

"That kind of irregular, irrational existence inherently has significant flaws. Aside from his 'power,' the Archbishop of Greed's strength isn't even comparable to that of a Witch Cult's minions."

Shen Yuan casually glossed over the death of the Archbishop of Greed, without saying how he had broken his power. He only said that without power, he was a useless guy.

Of course, it also mentioned how the Archbishop of Greed had terrifying power when he appeared and could kill hundreds of people in one blow. It was frightening to hear, and it would be better for such a guy to die.

Then, Garfiel seemed to be quite excited and wanted Shen Yuan to teach him combat skills.

"Becoming stronger is actually quite simple. I have a powerful boxing technique. First, you must learn the passion of the battlefield. Then, you must use the power of the opponent to knock you down. Then, you must deliver a spectacular skull-chopping blow! Finally, a deliberate blow will shatter your opponent to pieces! If you practice diligently, sooner or later, you will inherit the title of "Wu Gong". You will be like a duck to water in hand-to-hand combat, laugh heartily when you are beaten, and then strike back violently, returning all your accumulated rage!"

After being fooled by Shen Yuan, Garfiel's eyes widened, and he seemed to be very eager to obtain this set of fist techniques.

“Rather than that, let’s talk about the Sanctuary first. Garfiel, why does the place where your people live look so much like a tomb?”

"It's not an image, it's a cemetery!"

Garfiel looked at him like an older sister, then complained, "Brother, don't listen to that Roswaal's nonsense. That bullshit sanctuary is just a wishful thinking. This is actually Roswaal's testing ground, where he often recruits useless people to live, only to become his miserable test subjects! We're just guarding the gate, preventing outsiders from entering the Greedy Witch's tomb and causing damage."

A self-deprecating voice uttered from Garfiel’s mouth. Although he lowered his voice and spoke quietly, it still sounded like a curse, chilling.

"Suddenly, I felt a disturbing atmosphere..."

Emilia also hugged her arms tightly, and her voice fell softly into the ears of everyone in the dragon carriage.

"The Sanctuary. We're here."

Garfiel, who was driving, stopped, and then everyone got off the dragon carriage and looked towards the gate of the "Sanctuary".

If that could be considered a "holy land"—

A gate was made of old stones that smelled of decay, and the village was surrounded by a low fence, as if it was blocked, with a lifeless silence.

"... Is it annoying? That's fine. Anyway, this is where the tomb is. The entrance is in front of you. Follow me."

Garfiel shrugged. He was used to being here, so he didn’t have any concerns.

"Roswaal is such a charlatan, calling the cemetery a sanctuary. But judging by its size, it seems to be nearly as large as the top three floors of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick."

As Shen Yuan was muttering, a slightly funny voice sounded behind him.

"That's too heartbreaking! Garfiel, are you slandering me again? Humph, you're going to lose your salary this month."

A clown with blue hair, golden eyes and a top hat appeared in front of them.

"Lord Roswaal!"

"Lord Roswaal."

Emilia and Rem also hurriedly greeted them.

"Roswaal, are you hurt?"

Shen Yuan saw at a glance that the blue-haired clown was pretending to be calm, but in fact he was covered with bruises.

"Ahem...I really can't hide it from you, yes."

Roswaal coughed weakly twice, then sat down on the stone, his arms and chest wrapped in blood-soaked bandages. He explained, "Alas, I'm a man after all, and the Chief Mage of the Court. Aside from powerful figures like Mr. Kayn and the Sword Master, no one would normally expose me to such an ugly state. But don't worry, I'm not going to die just yet. Anyway, it's getting late, so everyone should follow me to see Teacher Echidna."

Roswaal seemed to be deliberately concealing something, not intending to explain how he had suffered such terrible injuries.

"Since you are injured, why don't you leave here?"

Shen Yuan looked at Roswaal, as if asking him why he had been staying here all this time.

"Hey~ Mr. Kayn should be well aware of this. There's a barrier here. It's not that we don't want to leave, but we can't. Including me, all the refugees from Aram Village were placed under house arrest the moment we entered here."

"Eh?" Emilia cried out in surprise. "Are we all trapped and unable to get out?"

"Yes, Emilia-sama. In many ways, my injury was an effort to get everyone out (of Noqian Zhao), but clearly, I failed."

Roswaal showed a helpless expression.

"So, what's the reason?"

"It's a trial."

Roswaal pointed to the ancient ruins at the end of the sanctuary ahead, the entrance to the tomb.

The building has existed for at least hundreds of years, and most of its area is covered by forest. At first glance, it looks like a pyramid.

"The trial requires mixed-bloods to participate. Mr. Kayn, who is of pure ghost descent, is out of the question. Only Lady Emilia, who is of half-elf, half-human descent, can participate. Of course, Mr. Kayn's freedom to enter and exit the sanctuary will not be affected."

In short, this village is actually a testing ground, where hybrids of demihumans and humans are brought together, and Roswaal also has a hobby in the demihuman aspect.

"I'll explain the rest."

Shen Yuan immediately understood what was going on. He said, "To dispel the Sanctuary's barrier, you must participate in the trials set by the Greedy Witch Echidna. There are three trials in total: 'Facing the Past,' 'The Impossible Present,' and 'The Impending Disaster.'"

"How did you know!"

Roswaal looked at Shen Yuan in surprise.

"Roswaal, put away your petty thoughts. If you think 100 times isn't enough, I'll let you experience it a thousand more times. Just take me to see Echidna. No one else needs to participate in the trial! I have a way to dispel this barrier."

"No, there's no need to come again!" Roswaal shook his head and asked, "Can you really remove the barrier?"

"This scythe has absorbed the power of several Archbishops of Sin, endowing it with the ability to break magic. Any enchantment or no enchantment, with one strike, will be nothing. Of course, doing so might break the Greedy Witch's rules of the game, so just let me go talk to her alone."

"All right!"

At this point, Roswaal had no choice but to nod and agree with a wry smile, because Shen Yuan's power was too strong and had exceeded the limits of the rules of the game, so he was fully qualified to overturn the table.

In other words, he is not a player in the game, but a spoiler of it.

Chapter 255: The Six Deadly Witches Appear! Conflict Breaks Out!

The Sanctuary, a deserted village that looks like a zombie village.

Without much hesitation, Shen Yuan planned to enter the tomb of the Greedy Witch Echidna to find out what was going on.

"That's all. Leave the rest to me."

At the entrance of the tomb, Shen Yuan and his group looked into the cave covered by green vines. They could only see a very short distance, and everything after that was shrouded in darkness.

"Do you really want to go alone?"

Emilia felt an ominous premonition in her heart, and she was very moved because Shen Yuan decided to challenge all these trials alone.

"No matter what kind of person the Greedy Witch is, I'll know when I meet her!"

In order not to worry others, Shen Yuan took out the attitude of "I am a killing demon and I am afraid of no one" and rushed into the witch's tomb in a mighty manner.

Now all we need is a refreshing background music.

But after thinking about it, I decided that the dead are the most important, so I should respect the witch's bones and stop playing music.

"Brother Kain, if you feel there is danger, please come out immediately!"

"Don't worry, Rem, I'm fine."

Shen Yuan gave Rem and Emilia a reassuring look, then walked into the trial field called the grave.

After all, he had been [Deathsinger Karsus] and had also been a ghost for a period of time. Not only was he not afraid of this gloomy and terrifying dark tomb, but he felt familiar and friendly with it.

After stepping over the vines under his feet, Shen Yuan stared at the darkness ahead. The cemetery was filled with dead silence. Although there were no vicious creatures lurking around with complaints, the pure darkness still made people nervous.

The light in the tomb was dim, as if an invisible hand was beckoning him.

Then, the moment he stepped onto the cold ground of the cemetery, Shen Yuan felt a strange sinking sensation under his feet.

Shen Yuan looked down and found that the floor was disappearing.

"A trap?"

He muttered something, and then his body seemed to be sucked into the darkness.

He did not resist, nor did he choose to stay in the air, but instead fell into the deep, endless abyss of hell.

This is the fastest way to reach Echidna's location.

For ordinary people, their coming to this tomb is basically a horror ghost story, where they explore and survive in the ruins of the tomb.

But for the tomb, Shen Yuan's arrival was like being robbed.

The huge living sickle pierced directly into the hard wall, instantly sparking a dazzling light like a spark, and then cushioned the fall, allowing Shen Yuan to land safely on the ground. On the other hand, a hellish rift appeared on the wall caused by the weapon.

The integrity of the tomb has been destroyed from this point on.

[Hey! This is too much, you damned tomb robber! Don't destroy my things!]

Shortly after Shen Yuan landed, an unsettling female voice suddenly sounded behind him, but if you listened carefully, it was quite pleasant.

"Who are you?"

Shen Yuan, dressed as a 'shadow assassin', picked up his giant sickle and stared warily at a girl floating on the ground.

The girl is incomparably beautiful, her appearance is a combination of white and black, and her coldness and elegance are almost fully displayed.

"You broke into my tomb, don't you know who I am? I'm speechless. How can a demon from the future be so rude? It seems that as a "senior", I need to teach you a lesson!"

"Oh?"

Shen Yuan looked at the girl in front of him in surprise. As expected, she was the greedy witch Echidna.

The girl who looked like Echidna had waist-length white hair, snow-white skin, and wore a pure black skirt, much like she would dress for a funeral.

She wore a black butterfly-shaped hairpin on her head, and her eyes were dark black, flashing with a wisdom that no human could possess.

"What's that look? I don't have that many things that should alarm you, do I? As you can see, I'm a delicate girl. Being stared at like that is really uncomfortable for me."

"My name is Shen Yuan. I'm also known as Rhaast. In this world, I play the role of the Sin Demon of Slaughter. I hope you can treat me with respect and not be ungrateful."

Shen Yuan directly revealed his identity. Based on his speculation about Echidna's personality, this curious guy would definitely want to know the news that he deliberately revealed about "he came from another world" at all costs.

However, to his surprise, Echidna's lips curled up into a touching smile, as if she had known all this for a long time.

【So, how about we talk somewhere else? 】

The girl snapped her fingers, and then the space changed.

In an instant, the stone space at the bottom of the cold cemetery disappeared, and was replaced by a grassland swaying in the green wind. It was like an illusion, or an inherent barrier, and the surrounding perception was extremely real.

"Where did you take me?"

Shen Yuan put away the living giant sickle and stared at the endless horizon.

In reality, his senses told him that he was still in the tomb, but the scenery before him was real—here, in Echidna's dream.

"It's boring to stay in a depressing place like that, isn't it?"

Echidna's voice sounded behind Shen Yuan. She was already sitting around the white table on the hill. There were five chairs placed beside her, symbolizing that there should be five other companions besides her.

"Please sit wherever you like."

Echidna smiled and invited Shen Yuan to take a seat, then placed a steaming cup of tea in front of him, and a faint fragrance filled his nose.

"It tastes delicious, try it."