Chapter 105

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Chapter 105: Infiltrating Countess’s Mansion

Lolth found the appearance of this lock somewhat strange.

After all, logically speaking, Countess Chyzh Winchester should have hurriedly fled after the demon race broke through the Western Front. Why would she casually lock a door?

What did she mean by casually locking a door like this?

Who would lock their own door when escaping?

Did Chyzhcountess leave in such a hurry that she didn’t pack everything?

Is she really expecting this magically locked door to protect her from the demon race until the alliance retakes Palgauro City, and she can come back to get her things?

While Ann and Isabella didn’t notice this detail, Lolth was puzzled.

These magical locks are not uncommon among wealthy nobles.

In a world with extraordinary powers, even thieves have strange skills like lockpicking.

So locks can be upgraded accordingly.

But…

Usually, such locks are found on safes made of anti-magic materials or on secure vaults with thick, unbreakable stone walls and doors.

The floors and walls of this three-story building looked like ordinary wood. If someone was determined to get in, they could just break through the walls and door!

In fact, Ann and Isabella had the same plan.

Both of them were extraordinary warriors from different backgrounds, one a knight and the other a swordswoman. Even though they couldn’t use all their strength at the moment, they could easily kick down a wooden door with one kick.

What mainly hindered the two of them was their conscience.

After all, Chyzh Winchester was still a decent noblewoman. Both Ann and Isabella felt a certain fondness for her.

Plus, these two individuals had received good education, so they were hesitant to destroy someone else’s door.

However, after thinking it over, Lolth interrupted their dilemma.

"There is something strange about this small building."

Lolth placed her hand on the seemingly thin wooden door and finally sensed the presence of magic essence and dormant magic.

A very hidden magic circle was engraved on the door, and not only that…

The arrangement technique of this magic circle is the type that Lolth is most familiar with.

At the edge of the magic circle, the magic flow did not form a closed loop, but extended outward, seemingly connecting to something else.

Continuing to explore, she discovered that the walls of this small building also had magic circle patterns engraved in the layers!

Although Lolth had never seen these patterns before, she could roughly determine their functions.

Each one was an advanced magic circle with integrated functions of defense, detection, counterattack, and concealment.

"Indeed, this is my favorite interlocking magic circle. It looks like just an ordinary small building, but just by looking at the outer walls, it rivals a Mage Tower," Lolth sighed, "It seems like this Chyzh Winchester is a powerful mage…"

Filling her residence with magic circles was also Lolth’s favorite thing to do.

Therefore, seeing Chyzh Winchester’s residence here gave her a feeling of meeting a like-minded person.

No wonder they locked this place up, this three-story building might not be easy for the average deep lord to break into!

At the same time, Lolth also secretly felt a bit regretful.

It seems that Countess Chyzh Winchester still hasn’t realized that the escape magic circle is the most crucial part… Otherwise, the whole building could have been moved away.

Upon hearing Screw’s admiration, Isabella’s expression became a bit strange.

"No, Lord Lolth, according to my father… she is probably a Superlative Level ranger."

In the combat professions of the Superlative Class, there are roughly six types.

Knights, warriors, and rangers fall into the combat category; while mages, warlocks, and priests fall into the spellcasting category.

Although all six professions use magic as their source of superhuman power, their skill systems, combat styles, and training techniques are completely different.

For a mage to want to dabble in warlock abilities or a knight to become a warrior with dual training, one generally needs exceptional talent and a combination of fortunate circumstances to succeed in both.

The combination of magic and martial arts, which belongs to different categories, is only found in stories about Minstrels.

Although Rangers have different branches like traditional Rangers, archers, scouts, and Sneakers…

None of those branches can set up a magic array!

That is a specialty of mages!

Not even warlocks and priests can do it.

To transform an ordinary small building into something comparable to a Mage Tower, a mage of superlative level…

It would be quite challenging to achieve.

"Could this noble lady have paid mages to set up the magic array through connections?"

Lolth felt a bit suspicious.

This can explain why a powerful countess from a noble family lives so modestly in Palgauro City.

She may have spent all her money on decorating magic arrays.

Considering that this small building may be half of a kind countess’s inheritance, Lolth became even more cautious.

"Let’s not use violence to break in…"

Muttering to herself, she began to analyze the weaknesses of each interconnected magic array with her magic power.

While these magic arrays were already very intricate, Lolth still found many flaws in them.

"The connections between them are too weak, and they did not account for what would happen if the magic flow was cut off…"

By temporarily blocking the links between the magic arrays, all of them would become isolated and useless.

Lolth only spent a little over ten minutes to temporarily disable all the magic arrays here, which was not as long as when she was developing new spells for those demon dragons earlier.

But she didn’t completely destroy it, after about an hour, these magic circles will be effective again.

Lolth felt that she was essentially seeking help from "Chyzh Winchester", hoping to see if she had left any records and experiences about "The Final Church" to determine where those guys were hiding.

So, helping her keep everything here intact can also be considered polite.

Taking off the deactivated lock, she pushed open the plain and simple door without carvings, revealing a minimalist interior consistent with the external style.

The hallway with wooden floors, the use of standing candlesticks for lighting, door frames, and stairs all had minimal decoration. The first floor was a spacious, bright living room, with a red brick fireplace and sturdy wooden chairs making Lolth almost suspect it was a Blacksmith Shop here.

The second floor had three bedrooms and a utility room for storage. Since all the bedrooms had similar beds and furnishings, Lolth was also unsure whose room it was — perhaps a guest room or a servant’s room.

There was nothing valuable in the utility room.

And the reason why it was ruled out as Chyzh Winchester’s bedroom is because…

The countess’s bedroom is on the third floor.

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