Your notoriety is known to everyone.

But like Rogers said, if he had to have a choice, why would he come and do such a dangerous thing?

If he were to become like Caspar, wouldn't he be tarnishing the honor of the entire family?

How will my father see me then? How will my family treat me?

The more Edith thought about it, the more indignant he became! He suddenly felt very dissatisfied with the Third Prince, dissatisfied with why he had to let himself, who came from a prominent family, face such a situation!

"it is good……"

He forced out a word from between his teeth. After all, Rogers had said that the reward was just a small favor. If the other party asked for excessive things, he could use this as an excuse.

But the moment he responded, a mark quickly crawled over his mind and soul like a spider web, and his spiritual sense told him that this was the mark of the contract.

"In order to complete the prince's mission, I pushed you into the stairs, and then you were besieged by ghosts and could not continue the pursuit.

"If the Third Prince knew that you worked hard to complete the mission and were attacked by a large group of ghosts and suffered heavy damage, he probably wouldn't be able to say anything more, right?"

Rogers pointed at the group of smoke demons that were blocking the stairs and unable to reach the fourth floor due to range limitations, and gave serious advice to Edith.

As for the contract, although he only asked for a small help in return, he did not say how long the help would last. I believe that even if Edith realizes it in the future, he will keep his promise for the dignity of the nobility.

Edith stared at the group of smoke demons in amazement. Under normal circumstances, each person would be attacked by a smoke demon only every few steps.

With so many smoke demons attacking together, we will indeed suffer heavy losses...

He just thought that Rogers' tone meant that he would stay here for a while and then help him to cover up his lie...

"Go, for the third prince." Seeing that Edith was frozen in place, Rogers considerately gave him a push, allowing him to fall into the embrace of the Smoke Demon.

Then his eyes swept to the other two people who were still standing there stupidly. They saw Rogers talking to Edith for a while, and then Edith replied with a firm look on his face, saying something, and was pushed away by Rogers.

A normal deduction would be that Rogers wanted to obtain information about the prince or other things from Edith, but Edith refused and was directly retaliated by Rogers.

They clenched their fists. Betting out the prince or fighting against Rogers were both impossible for them.

Then, there is only one option left.

Seeing the two students resolutely stepping into the stairs to "rescue" Edith, and the subsequent ghostly screams and students' wails coming from the smoke, Rogers couldn't help but sigh at their bravery.

Chapter 69: The Saint's Choice and Consequences (Two in One)

From the fourth floor onwards, the winding and gloomy staircases were also filled with traps like the original corridors, and the ghosts were no longer just smoke demons, but many other types had been added.

"Are you walking so fast to catch up with Alice?"

Elina took the candy handed to her by a red ghost and asked in an inexplicable tone as Rogers quickened his pace.

Rogers did not reply after hearing this. Firstly, he knew that unless this kind of question was explained clearly, no matter how he responded, it would be of no benefit. Secondly, there were already so many requirements now that he no longer needed to answer such a question.

And to explain it clearly, as it concerns his most important secret, is impossible.

As the three of them moved forward, the ghosts around them continued to gather in numbers as usual. The traps under their feet were skillfully avoided by the two of them holding Rufia, and all kinds of mechanisms on the walls were left to these diligent ghosts to deal with.

"What if it were me? Would you do the same?" Elena pondered for a moment as she climbed the stairs, as if she had guessed a lot of things, and then asked again.

"I will." Rogers nodded without hesitation this time.

Even if Elena was not the saint who saved the world, he would definitely do so.

Although the first thing he thought of was that the [Precognitive Bonus] was extremely important and could provide him with great help.

But later, when he thought about their interactions, he was a little confused as to whether he could subconsciously answer so confidently out of pure profit.

Elina looked at Rogers' reaction carefully, then the corners of her mouth rose slightly, a bright arc spread out, outlining a charming smile.

"You should smile more often like this. It's much more pleasing to the eye than your usual sullen face." Rogers looked at him and commented seriously.

However, as he spoke, Elina's expression became much calmer, and her posture seemed to be more eager to make a move.

"Oh, it's this expression..." Seeing this, Rogers shook his head slightly and sighed.

"What about me? Will Rogers do the same?" Lufia noticed that the two seemed to be about to start arguing again, so she quickly interrupted Rogers who wanted to continue speaking and asked.

Although she didn't understand what Rogers and Elena had just said, it sounded very important, and she would continue to write these words down in her little notebook later.

She had slowly begun to feel that the conversation between her two good friends might be more exciting than the novels circulating in the school.

"Yes." Rogers rubbed the white tiger mask on Rufia. After all, he could be so leisurely now. He would only encounter some small tricks occasionally, rather than real targeted conspiracies. All this was thanks to Prince Reuel.

Even if it was only out of past promises and to reduce future pressure, he would take good care of Rufia.

After walking for a while, the three of them saw a large group of students dressed in different costumes in front of them.

Several ghosts would appear among the crowd from time to time to harass them, and magical lights would occasionally light up to deal with them.

People were carefully checking their feet and the walls to prevent sudden attacks.

"Luo... The chief of the Demon King's Court is here!"

A student turned back to investigate and saw Rogers leading a group of ghosts walking up quickly, and shouted a warning in fear.

As more people looked back, the crowd immediately became chaotic and noisy. Many people began to run forward regardless of anything, triggering many traps due to mistakes.

Wooden stakes, stone hammers, and magical flows of various elements collided back and forth, making them even more panicked.

As the panic intensified, the students pushed and squeezed each other. Their steps were hurried and chaotic. They kept rushing upward, as if if they were a step slower, they would be swallowed up by the torrent of ghosts led by Rogers.

【The comedian laughed at this and said, "He hopes you can walk faster."】

Rogers saw the scene ahead and asked in a complicated tone:

"How far has my image in school evolved? Why do they think I will definitely attack them?"

When he first came to school, his enthusiastic classmates wanted to get along with him when they saw him, but now the attitude is completely reversed.

"Calm down! Rogers Brid is our classmate! This is not a competitive competition! There is no need to panic!"

The third prince's rebuke made everyone slowly calm down, but they all moved towards the third prince. It was obvious that people did not believe the third prince's words, but trusted his identity.

"Let's go." Rogers didn't want to delay here any longer and continued to climb the stairs.

When they came to the students who were gathered together, they consciously made way for them. Many students had tense expressions and kept leaning towards the wall.

"Mr. Rogers is very proficient in the Usage spells."

The third prince looked at Rogers who was surrounded by several shadows and praised him sincerely, as if he had never sent Edith to stop Rogers.

"Thank you for your compliment." Rogers expressed his gratitude sincerely as he passed by the steps where the third prince was.

Then he walked forward without looking back. The ghosts that had attacked everyone before also seemed unusually quiet. They all followed or watched Rogers disappear quickly at the end of the stairs.

When they reached the fifth floor and were about to step onto the stairs to the sixth floor, Alina looked at Rogers with a serious expression: "When I was thinking about going home..."

Rogers did not stop after hearing this, but a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

When students of Saint Herta return home, the school does not provide teleportation magic to help them. It is not that the school is stingy, but it simply does not have so many detailed directional coordinates.

Therefore, they will inevitably experience a bumpy journey, and it is normal to occasionally encounter some bandits or cultists on the road.

Coupled with the strength that Rogers had just demonstrated, the power of these bandits or cultists might also increase accordingly.

"Don't worry, the family will definitely send someone to escort us." Rogers replied indifferently.

[The gods of the bottomless pit expect you to perform more sacrifices. ]

He silently erased the pop-up window. As a law-abiding noble, he never wanted to deliberately organize any messy sacrificial rituals.

Moreover, these gods don’t even give any promises, so it’s impossible to do something that has no benefits.

When the three of them arrived at the turning platform between the sixth and seventh floors, they felt that this place was much wider than before.

The platform was covered with a layer of thick fog that was above the ankles. The fog was strangely compact and lingered close to the ground, like a lost ghost, emitting a strong smell of decay.

At the end of the platform, in front of the stairs leading to the seventh floor, stands a huge old tree with hideous branches.

Its dead branches extend in different directions, some rising high, some hanging down, intricately intertwined together like a huge spider web, giving people a sense of twist and entanglement.

The trees are covered with twisted, living-looking vines that entwine and twist like tentacles, sometimes wriggling and sometimes waving their claws.

The most eye-catching thing is the two horizontal cracks in the middle of the trunk that emit a strange green light, like the eyes of this strange old tree.

"Hello, chief!"

The moment Derek saw Rogers, he immediately greeted him and quickly came forward.

His college uniform looked very messy, and there was a bruise on his face as if he had been whipped. He looked extremely disheveled.

In addition to him, Alice, Eunice and two other students from the Holy Maiden Academy were also on the turning point.

One of the students was lying on the ground gasping for breath, seemingly injured. Alice, who was standing next to him, had her hands open, with a warm glow emanating from her palms. She must be using her special powers to heal him.

"You are very lucky. You can follow the Saint every time." Rogers looked at Derek, who did not dress up like other classmates, and joked.

Upon hearing this, Derek immediately clenched his fist and pounded his chest in a serious tone: "You are my chief!"

After Rogers indicated that he was joking, Derek relaxed and then took the initiative to describe the current situation:

"That old tree is probably a kind of tree spirit. If we get close to it, we will be whipped and repelled by its vines. If we don't defeat it, there's no way we can reach the seventh floor."

The seventh floor of the spiral tower is the top floor and the finish line of the race.

In fact, according to the rules, they didn't need to defeat the tree spirit at all. They just needed to pass through its attack and step onto the stairs to the seventh floor.

But according to Alice's personality, it is impossible for her to abandon her companions and reach the summit alone. Instead, she wants everyone to pass the level together.

Rogers knew this very well, so he was always taking his time. If Alice could ignore everyone and leave first, there would be no danger afterwards.

"Rogers, Alice is a saint after all. There are other students here. I hope you can be more modest and not too close to her in order to maintain the dignity of the saint."

Eunice, dressed as a dark witch, also came over for some reason and whispered a warning.

"No problem." Rogers agreed happily with a smile. He held the magic book in his hand, feeling the prompts coming from the book's trembling.

Although the real Eunice is a little vain, she always has her own principles. After apologizing to Rogers, she would never say such words.

The person in front of him is Eunice whose mind has been invaded by the evil spirit without his knowledge.

According to the normal plot, after the Third Prince's team caught up with the Saint, Edith, who was possessed by the evil spirit, would attack the Saint. Then, when the angry Third Prince was about to attack Edith, he was stopped by Alice.

It was only because the moment Edith made his move, the saint sensed the breath of the evil spirit.

However, the consequence of doing so was that the evil spirit took advantage of the moment when the saint was vulnerable in resisting the third prince's attack and invaded the saint's mind.

Finally, under the confrontation of the [Guardian Special], the evil spirit will be gradually eliminated, and Alice will fall into a coma and will not wake up until many days later.

Although there will be no dead line in this plot, there will be a long-term debuff, which will seriously delay Alice's strength growth.

As for how the evil spirit escaped the school and why the school did not intervene in time when Alice was attacked, it is not clearly stated in the game, but there are many speculations and interpretations in the forum.

First of all, the species of this evil spirit is a succubus, and a mist-like succubus with complex components.

Succubus is a general term for demons with parasitic properties. They were first believed to be a kind of devil, but later people gradually discovered that they could also be found in the Abyss of Disorder, and some of the "succubi" in the Abyss of Disorder could even switch between human form and mist form.

One of the biggest guesses as to why this succubus appeared in Saint Herte is that the succubus first parasitized a devil, and then the devil brought it along after being summoned.

Then there is the biggest possibility that the school did not intervene in time, which is that this accident was directly regarded as a test for the saint.

After all, low-level succubi can only manipulate minds or drain energy, and they can always recover afterwards.

However, the Saint's [Guardian Special] and her undying fight against the fallen will forcibly unleash her potential to kill the succubus, which will then cause an unexpected period of weakness and inflict a debuff.

"No need, I understand Miss Eunice's difficulties." Rogers stopped Derek who wanted to speak for him and nodded kindly to Eunice.

He didn't want to directly stop the next crisis against Alice, but was thinking about how to make Alice understand according to the plot that some "kindness" and "hesitation" are not good things, and thus gain mental growth.

But before Roger could think about it, perhaps the succubus sensed the dangerous aura emanating from him, and a hidden magical power brewed in her hands. She quickly walked behind Alice who was performing a healing skill on the students.

"I have to do this." Rogers gently pushed away Elena's hand that was about to grab his arm, and he didn't have time to care about the other person's expression at the moment.

[Enlightenment Special] accelerated his thinking and quickly organized the next plan. At the same time, he took out a blood-storing fruit from Idrull from his sleeve pocket and held it in his hand.

"stop!"

After Rogers's loud shout, Eunice, who was just getting close to Alice, suddenly looked flustered. She could no longer conceal the burning magic power in her palms. She used her hands as a knife and chopped towards Alice's neck fiercely and swiftly.

stab-

With the sound of cloth tearing, hot blood splattered on Alice's face. She looked at her good friend Eunice attacking her in astonishment, and then Rogers, who arrived quickly, blocked the attack with his body.

"Hurry! Use your special privilege to imprison and seal Eunice first!" Rogers anxiously grabbed Eunice's wrists and shouted to Alice.

"No, she's just being controlled. The cage bonus will hurt..."

While Alice was explaining in a panic and quickly summoning her magic power to cast a spell to help, Eunice pushed Rogers to the ground, her palms deeply buried in the bloodstained complicated dress, and an even more powerful stream of blood spurted out from Rogers' abdomen.

"Eunice"'s eyes were full of confusion, and it seemed that it had not yet reacted to what was happening at this moment.