Chapter 315 Changes in Shadow Demon Castle <TOC> Chapter 317 Observing Heaven and Earth
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“I left Twilight half a month ago and went to the Abyss Plane first, then hurried straight to the Savage Grottoes,” Lydia said, “According to Tepicchio, Shadow Demon City started to change three days ago. But I’m still puzzled, why has no one sent out any news? When I left Twilight half a month ago, there were no problems or any signs of trouble.”
Mirror Lady murmured, “Or perhaps, the source of the issue lies within Twilight Deep Well. It only began to spread to Shadow Demon City after Twilight had completely fallen?”
“That’s a possibility. There are over twenty wizards from the three major families behind Twilight. However, the fact that the news hasn’t reached Savage Grottoes for so long means something is definitely wrong,” Lydia took a deep breath, “This unidentified infection source, if it can infect even official wizards, is no small matter.”
“Don’t forget Daedweia, he’s a wizard of the True Knowledge Path. If even he hasn’t sent out any news, this is very serious,” Mirror Lady said, “Let’s go to Tree Spirit and ask him to contact Daedweia! We must know what’s happening in Twilight immediately!”
Lydia nodded, “The communication with Shadow Demon City will not be cut off for now. I’ll have the magic puppet take a look at the outside world later!”
Mirror Lady: “Don’t worry, I’ll help you control it.”
Having said that, the two women flew directly towards the hall where Tree Spirit was. Before they were halfway there, Lydia suddenly frowned, “It’s happening!”
Mirror Lady: “What’s happening?”
Lydia remained silent for a moment before transmitting the scene from Tepicchio’s side.
Horace, who was on the altar, had closed his crazed eyes, his face pale and no longer breathing. However, not long after his death, a beam of light flew out of his mouth, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and entered the body of another guard nearby.
The next moment, the guard’s eyes turned strange, his neck twisted to the left shoulder, and his limbs contorted to the limit of a mortal’s physique. He sang and danced erratically in the sealed room, even drawing the long sword from his waist and slashing wildly.
Tepicchio was caught off guard and got slashed on his arm, with blood gushing out.
“Father!” Domino supported Tepicchio to the side, then looked at the infected personal guard, Lula, in shock, “How could this happen? How did you get infected? You didn’t have any contact with Horace, and you weren’t sprayed with his blood either!”
Losing Butler Horace had already broken his heart, but witnessing his childhood friend and servant, Lula, mutating and even causing his father to be injured, his emotions could no longer be controlled. His entire body trembled, and tears streamed down his face incessantly.
Watching this scene, Mirror Lady mused softly, “It seems we were mistaken.”
Lydia also sighed, “Indeed, I was wrong. Mortals didn’t notice that faint light and assumed it was some kind of contagious disease. In fact, it’s not contagious. It’s more likely… a parasite!”
After finishing her statement, Lydia manipulated the large-headed puppet to float in front of the mutated guard.
At the same time, Lydia clasped her hands together, making a series of bizarre hand gestures. The slender, bamboo-like puppet also clasped its hands, synchronizing its gestures with Lydia’s.
As the gestures concluded, an unrivaled blaze descended from the sky, surrounding and burning Lula.
“No! Lula!”
Domino rushed to the fire, and Lydia furrowed her brow, “Get out, take Tepicchio and leave this place!”
Domino wanted to say more, but Tepicchio, covering his wound, walked to his eldest son and dragged him away without hesitation. However, before they left, a faint light emerged from Lula’s charred body and entered Tepicchio’s body at a speed that Lydia’s puppet couldn’t block…
Tepicchio mutated as well, in front of everyone, even when Lydia took action.
Lydia’s face turned grim, knowing it might be a parasite but forgetting to have them leave before taking action. As a result, Tepicchio’s infection was at least half her responsibility.
After Tepicchio’s mutation, the most heartbroken one was Domino. He stared blankly at his father, who sang and danced, even stepping on Lula’s charred body, performing a ballet pirouette with twisted limbs, unlike any human.
“Why, why… We’ve already escaped to the underground, we’ve already summoned the wizard, why is there still a mutation…” Domino collapsed to the ground, tears dropping onto the floor, blending with the mottled bloodstains.
As Domino grieved, Lydia maneuvered the puppet towards Tepicchio.
It wasn’t until Domino heard his father’s scream that he raised his head abruptly, noticing the large-headed puppet holding Tepicchio in midair, seemingly intending to drop him.
Domino quickly ran over and knelt before the large-headed puppet, “Lady Red Lotus, please don’t, I beg you. Even if my father has mutated, I can’t watch him die. Please spare my father, will you…”
If it were any other mortal who dared to obstruct her and spoke to her in such a manner, Lydia would not hold back. But Tepicchio’s mutation was her responsibility, and Domino before her was also the one whose family signed a contract with her. Facing the devoted Domino, Lydia wasn’t angry, and simply said, “I won’t kill him.”
Having said that, Lydia used a low-level trick called “Binding Spell,” and a rope appeared out of thin air, binding Tepicchio tightly.
Then, Lydia tossed the bound Tepicchio in front of Domino.
“I’ve already stopped the bleeding from his wound, take good care of him… It’s not contagious; it might be some kind of parasitic creature. There’s still a possibility of returning to normal.”
…
After this sudden turn of events, Lydia’s face looked even worse, and her heart was more panicked than even Mirror Lady’s.
Mirror Lady said, “Knowing it’s a parasite, we just need to find the right remedy.”
Lydia understood Mirror Lady’s words, implying the use of exorcism or even more advanced banishing spells to drive the parasite out of the body. However, if such spells were truly effective, why couldn’t the wizards of Twilight convey this message?
Both of them had a terrible feeling in their hearts.
Upon arriving at Tree Spirit Hall, Lydia unexpectedly saw two masked shadow servants in black robes. One tall, one short, standing beside Tree Spirit.
Lydia felt a sense of familiarity with the smaller shadow servant’s aura. As she tried to investigate, she noticed the Sanders family emblem on their buttons. Clearly, they were shadow servants of the Sanders family. It was not worth offending the Sanders family for such a trivial matter, so she gave up on probing further.
Lydia shifted her focus to Tree Spirit instead.
Mirror Lady had already approached Tree Spirit and recounted the events that transpired in Shadow Demon City—
Three days ago, a horrifying and bizarre event occurred in Shadow Demon City. A sudden fog descended, shrouding the entire city. The city, covering about 10,000 square kilometers, became a ghostly place amidst this fog.
Within the foggy boundaries, a terrifying wave began to surge, originating from an unknown contagious disease. Those infected would lose their sanity and become madmen, wearing colorful clothes and singing and dancing.
In the thick fog, the eerie singing and strange actions resembled the rumored ghosts.
The number of infected people increased exponentially, and they didn’t know where the source of the infection was or how it mutated. In just three days, Shadow Demon City, a metropolis inhabited by nearly a million people, had seen an infection rate of over 99%.
After Mirror Lady finished explaining the background, Lydia stepped forward to add more details. As she spoke, Lydia instructed Mirror Lady to transmit energy, sending the image from the big-headed puppet over.
As soon as the image was transmitted, the short shadow servant beside Tree Spirit let out a “plop” and fell to the ground, kneeling.
“Father… Father?!” The short shadow servant’s cry and sobbing could be heard from beneath the mask.
Father? Everyone looked at the image, only to see it freeze on the appearance of the crazed Tepicchio.
Lydia turned her head, a puzzled look on her face, and asked, “Who are you?”
“Lady Red Lotus… he is my junior,” spoke the tall shadow servant, and upon hearing his voice, Lydia immediately recognized him as Sanders’s personal butler, Goode Mosha.
“Your junior? How do I feel… he’s not from the Mosha clan, but from the Moya clan?” Lydia sneered, and the short shadow servant’s black robe was pulled off, revealing Wimbledon’s childish face.
“Sure enough, it’s you, Wimbledon,” Lydia sneered again, “I’m curious, instead of waiting obediently for me in Shadow Demon Castle, how did you end up in the Savage Grottoes?”
Wimbledon was still grieving for his father’s mutation, and upon being reprimanded by Lydia, he suddenly remembered that grandfather Goode had called the red-clothed woman in front of him “Lady Red Lotus” earlier?!
It was because of Lydia that he had fled from Shadow Demon Castle to find grandfather Goode. Now that Red Lotus had appeared in the Savage Grottoes, what should he do? In the past half-month, Wimbledon had learned a lot of common knowledge about the wizarding world from Goode, so he knew very well that although Goode was deeply trusted by Sanders, he was no match for Lydia.
Lydia briefly explained her relationship with Wimbledon to everyone, and then mocked, “I don’t have time to deal with you now. After handling Shadow Demon Castle’s matters, we’ll have a Goode talk.”
After finishing her words, Lydia ignored Wimbledon and continued discussing the matters of Shadow Demon Castle.
“Lord Tree Spirit, based on the previous condition of Tepicchio, we can basically determine that it may not be an infection, but a form of parasitism. I have not studied parasites, so I don’t know about the glowing parasites for now, but being able to parasitize mortals and possibly even engulf Twilight, this cannot be ignored.”
Lydia spoke casually to Mirror Lady since they were close friends, but when facing Tree Spirit, an ancient being with great power who had lived for tens of thousands of years, Lydia did not dare to be disrespectful and used polite language.
“However, I previously recorded that ray of light using a communicator. If we could consult Book Ancestor, perhaps…”
Before Lydia could finish, Mirror Lady shook her head, and Tree Spirit also sighed helplessly, “Book Ancestor’s temper… sigh, he won’t answer. As long as it doesn’t affect him, he won’t speak up even if the sky collapses. There’s no chance for us to ask.”
Having heard of Book Ancestor’s temper, Lydia had no choice but to give up.
Chapter 315 Changes in Shadow Demon Castle <TOC> Chapter 317 Observing Heaven and Earth