Volume 1 Chapter 610

Chapter 610: Kanor’s Plan

"I thought I was going to lose my life."

Looking at the fierce giant mouth that was only a few inches away from her back, Patricia’s face went pale.

She could clearly feel that this monster was definitely not something she could easily handle.

It was a hundred times more terrifying than the "monster" that Dena Bennett had encountered in the banquet hall!

But fortunately…

After entering this door, it seemed that this monster had "lost" track of the two.

It spun around in circles; even though it had no face or body, Patricia and Dorothy could still feel its confusion.

It was as if it was saying, "Where is everyone?"

No matter why Dorothy did this, her decision was not wrong.

"Thank you, Dorothy, I almost gave up."

Patricia sincerely expressed her gratitude to Dorothy.

"After all, it’s because of me and Teacher Lolth that you got involved," Dorothy gently shook her head. "Moreover, our situation isn’t that great either…"

Here, after all, was the deeper part of the "darkness."

The darkness that was pushed back by the Rod of Eden came even closer to them.

At the same time, this darkness also became more "solid."

In the darkness, the faint "watching" became bolder.

There seemed to be strange creatures moving and talking quietly within it.

"Living people…"

"A living soul…"

If you listened closely, you could hear a few chilling words mixed in with the noisy sounds.

Patricia was not surprised by this.

"As long as nothing truly terrifying shows up that I can’t handle, I will thank the heavens and be grateful for my Lord’s protection…"

As Patricia spoke, suddenly the darkness in front of her swirled and parted to the sides.

A "pathway" appeared in front of her and Dorothy.

At the end of the passage, there was a luxurious chair, and on it sat an old man with his head lowered and a long sword resting on his lap.

Behind him were countless terrifying monsters, struggling to break free from the darkness.

Patricia looked closely at the old man and quickly recognized his identity.

After all… she had just seen him in the banquet hall not long ago.

In a way, young Master Bennett was not lying!

He really did bring Patricia to meet Dena Bennett!

It’s just that this Dena Bennett clearly seemed a bit off!

Before anything happened, he had been a Holy Light swordsman at the Legend High Level. Patricia asked herself; in a fight, it would have been about even. Although she was the Great Sage Morning Star, the person opposite her was also a powerful duke of the Holy Lieto Empire! When it came to deep knowledge, no one should fear anyone else. Now, Dena Bennett had clearly become a "puppet" or something even higher. With the home advantage and the powerful manipulators behind him, as well as the "monsters" literally behind him… Patricia did not feel she had any advantage or chance of winning.

"God of Light, damn it, you didn’t bless anything!" She couldn’t help but curse out loud. I prayed right at your doorstep; give me some help!

"Don’t be nervous, Sister Patricia; at least he seems to still be ‘asleep’," Dorothy whispered.

"This should be some kind of transformation ritual, but it hasn’t been successful."

"Let’s just avoid him…"

Just as Dorothy finished speaking, the old man "Dena Bennett," who was sitting, suddenly opened his eyes wide! They were a pair of murky eyes, lacking any spark; anyone who looked at them would know that these were not the eyes of a living person.

"The Light, Her Holiness… Bishop Hume Valentina… You… have arrived just in time!" he spoke with a hoarse voice.

In the next moment, he stood up from his chair, picked up the one-handed longsword from his lap, and swung it, creating a pale sword light! Although it looked similar to the Holy Light sword beam, the strange and mysterious magic within it was clearly not the power of Holy Light! Even though it was a pale color, this magic came from the same source as the surrounding darkness!

In an instant, the sword beam flew in front of Dorothy and Patricia.

"Endless Wind!" Patricia immediately summoned a gust of wind to create a protective spell, which not only weakened most of the Holy Light sword beam but also carried her and Dorothy away from the spot!

But even though her reaction was quick enough and her defense was good enough… this pale sword beam still wounded her right forearm.

"Hiss—" A line of blood appeared on Patricia’s forearm, and as she frowned, she was just about to use a healing spell on her forearm when… she suddenly felt that the dark magic from the sword’s light was quickly "stretching" out. It seemed to want to use her wound to directly burrow into her soul! And to connect with the darkness outside!

The purpose of this attack was to turn her into a part of a "puppet"!

This guess startled Patricia…

Immediately, she summoned all her magic to force the invading darkness out of her body.

But Patricia quickly realized…

That in order to stop the invasion, her magic had instantly worn down by one-third!

This was equivalent to using most of the power of a high-level Forbidden Spell!

Absolutely cannot be hit!

Patricia understood in an instant that this enemy was much trickier than she had imagined!

"This is just too unfair!"

Patricia couldn’t help but exclaim.

And the next second, Dena Bennett, seeing Patricia dodge his attack…

Chose to raise his sword.

"Catch them—kill them!"

Dena Bennett spoke as if giving orders to the servants of the Bennett family.

But… the Bennett family had no servants present here!

So, his orders were not aimed at the servants.

This command was naturally directed at his new "subordinates."

In the darkness behind him, there were "monsters" with fierce, sharp teeth and big mouths.

After receiving Dena Bennett’s permission, they appeared from the darkness.

One, two, three…

More than ten faceless monsters formed from darkness had all kinds of strange, twisted bodies, crawling on the ground or walking on four, six, or even ten legs.

Their only common feature was their fierce, big mouths.

"Big brother, you might actually be able to beat me, so you should call someone!"

Patricia nearly wailed.

What she did not notice was…

The magic that she forced out of her body seemed to carry a part of her "essence" back into the "darkness."

And at the same time…

Kanor and Lalea also arrived inside the banquet hall.

At this moment, the banquet hall was no longer the same as when Patricia and Dorothy left, occasionally illuminated by a Holy Light.

Instead, it had become completely silent.

The entire banquet hall was quiet, as if nothing had ever happened.

Kanor walked forward, holding the lamp…

Soon, a figure appeared from the darkness.

It was a tall, thin figure standing by the banquet table, seeming to hesitate about what to take.

He seemed to hear the footsteps of Kanor and Lalea and turned his head.

"The chef of the Bennett family… What are you doing in the banquet hall?"

Compared to the frantic chefs they had encountered before and the young master of the Bennett family whom Dorothy and Patricia had met, he seemed completely unaware of the surrounding "darkness" and was focused on acting as one should at a "banquet."

"It has become strange again."

Kanor frowned.

She looked at Lalea.

"Sister Lalea, go ask him what he is doing."

Although Lalea instinctively felt that something was off, she thought that even if this girl could cause trouble, it probably wouldn’t be anything too serious, so she nodded in agreement.

"No problem."

She said this and took a step forward.

"Um, I want to ask you, are you here…"

However, just as she began to speak, Lalea was interrupted.

It was not the other person’s words that interrupted her.

Instead, it was…

"Boom!"

From a distance, an explosion sounded. The "bishop" was instantly destroyed; his body, flesh, soul, and magic all transformed into terrifying "darkness," charging towards Kanor and Lalea!

Lalea’s expression changed slightly.

But in the next moment, all the "darkness" was pushed back by a stronger, invisible "magic" that burst forth!

Lalea took this opportunity to quickly return to Kanor’s side.

"I see, it’s because our threat level was updated, so… the strategy against us has changed?"

Kanor came to a simple conclusion.

Kanor, stepping back, watched calmly as another Kanor tore up a scroll and summarized things here, while also looking at the darkness pushed back into the "darkness" by the invisible magic.

She couldn’t help but complain.

"Even though I guessed you would use me as a test subject or bait… could you at least let me know before you do it!"

Lalea grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"If I told you, it would be useless, since this ‘darkness’ seems to sense people’s hostility. I’m not sure if your guard and caution would cause any changes."

Kanor said this, and Lalea looked confused.

"But, my dear aunt… even if you don’t remind me, I won’t be unprepared."

As Lalea said this, Kanor glanced at her.

"That little bit of preparation doesn’t mean much—anyway, don’t take it too seriously. To keep you safe, I used a scroll made by Master Lolth herself. It’s very precious; once it’s gone, it’s gone!"

Kanor said seriously.

"After using this one, I will only have three hundred forty-six left."

Hearing Kanor’s words, the tiny bit of "touched" feeling that had just risen in Lalea’s heart disappeared instantly.

"That’s a whole lot!!! Why don’t you just use them!!!"

She said helplessly.

This succubus and her apprentice… one truly made so many scrolls, while the other has one that is not in use…

Is this really the world of geniuses that I cannot comprehend?

Kanor shook her head at Lalea’s words.

"No, although there are more than three hundred in total, those like the one just now are truly precious and rare… that is a level seven magic scroll."

As Kanor said this, Lalea was slightly taken aback.

Level seven magic scrolls are extremely expensive, even in the Wizard Association.

After all, the higher the level of magic, the harder it is to make into scrolls.

Using level seven magic might only require an epic level to achieve.

However, even a legend level Sage may not be able to steadily create usable level seven magic scrolls.

"So, how many scrolls like this are there?"

Lalea couldn’t help but ask.

"There are only six left… Including the level eight ones, there are barely thirty-one usable ones; the rest are level nine and Forbidden Spell Level… Once used, most would immediately turn this place into rubble."

Kanor said seriously.

Lalea was stunned again, then she quietly covered her face.

"You said that on purpose, didn’t you!"

"Yes, because Sister Lalea’s reaction is very funny; you are a great straight man."

She said this while casually pulling out a new scroll.

"Alright, no more jokes. It’s just that if you keep worrying, the situation will only get worse, so I’m giving you a heads-up…"

"Although the situation is very urgent now, we are not at the end of our rope."

As Kanor said this, she tore the scroll in her hands.

"Daylight."

She uttered those two words, and a tiny sun appeared from the scroll.

Then, a brilliant, scorching light shone, dazzling and almost blinding, much brighter than the Holy Light from a lamp!

All the darkness instantly retreated; even if it was not true darkness, it had to step back under this strong light!

"Is this… a Forbidden Spell Level scroll?"

Lalea asked curiously.

"Yes, and it’s a forbidden spell with not too much destructive power—this was designed by Teacher Lolth to counter undead creatures. It may not be perfectly suitable for this, but it’s still good."

Kanor said calmly.

Soon, the light of the "day" dimmed a lot, allowing the two people to see the scene inside the banquet hall.

Inside this large banquet hall…

More than ten members of The Church of Light, covered in a faint layer of dark color, stood frozen like wax figures, unable to move.

But all their gazes turned to the scroll in Kanor’s hand.

"Are you sure this won’t make them attack?"

Lalea swallowed and asked.

"No, because this is the attack of Master Lolth. There is a reason for everything, and they are not smart enough to tell the difference between the scroll’s user and its creator."

"Moreover, the scrolls made by Teacher Lolth don’t need you to infuse them with magic to activate them."

Kanor said this so naturally.

In her eyes, Master Lolth isn’t here anyway…

Using Master Lolth as a shield is not a big problem!