Chapter 111 Cooperation
Alan looked at Marlowe and Hugo, and recalled how they were in school before, with mixed feelings.
Both boys became possessed by demons during their training in the secret realm.
Eventually, he turned into a monster that lost its human form and most of its humanity.
What happened to Marlowe and Hugo is not an isolated case.
On the contrary, Sonia, who has maintained her human form and humanity to this day, is a rare outlier!
Sonia was diagnosed with devil blood in the circus and had excellent talent, so she was sent to a secret realm for intensive training.
She had suffered too much since childhood and endured too much pain. Her will was much stronger than that of ordinary people. During her practice in the secret realm, she resisted the temptation of the ancestral spirits.
So far, Sonia has not been completely possessed by the devil, but she has also suffered from sequelae.
He has an extreme personality, behaves eccentrically, and appears crazy.
Alan has experienced all these weird things personally.
Not long ago, Sonia came out of the secret realm and became a new member of the Amazing Circus.
Responsible for controlling Malo and Hugo who have been transformed into monsters.
In this way, Sonia became a circus animal trainer.
"How do you control these two monsters that have lost most of their humanity?" Alan asked Sonia.
"'Phantom Egg', a tiny parasite developed by the cult's top brass."
Sonia revealed softly.
"It is injected into the human body through a needle, circulates through the blood, reaches the brain and heart, and parasitizes in these two places."
"The cult, including the circus personnel, must obey the orders of their superiors."
"Otherwise, the eggs in the body will break out of the cocoon and eat the heart and brain. The consequences can be imagined."
"I used this method to control Marlowe and Hugo. Similarly, Captain Ethan used this method to blackmail us and help him kidnap children!"
Allen listened to her story and said calmly:
"Sonia, if you can provide me with some samples of phantom insect eggs for research, perhaps I can help you release the control."
In fact, Alan can now use his own blood to try to help Sonia eliminate the parasite eggs in her body.
But he didn't want to reveal the secret of the blood, not even to Sonia.
"No problem!" Sonia agreed readily, "Brother Allen! I'll go back to the mushroom garden first and try to get some phantom insect eggs. I'll give them to you next time we meet!"
"The Mushroom Garden is the secret realm of time used by the Human-Demon Cult to train magicians?" Alan asked her.
Sonia nodded, turned around and pointed it out to him.
"See that huge mushroom circle in the back?"
"If you enter the mushroom circle, you will be teleported to the mushroom garden."
"When we're not performing outside, our circus practices in that secret place."
"Brother Allen! If you are willing to help me do one thing, I will try to bring you into the mushroom garden to practice together, okay?"
Sonia asked excitedly, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Tell me first, how can I help you?" Alan asked cautiously.
"It's simple. Help me kill three people!"
"Which three?"
"Captain Ethan, the puppet master, and the strongman."
"Aren't these three your companions in the circus?" Allen was surprised. "Why did you kill them?"
"Because the three of them are stronger than me, they are all stumbling blocks for me to climb up." Sonia made no secret of her ambition.
Allen shook his head gently: "Sonia, you are too ambitious. If you don't restrain yourself, something bad will happen sooner or later."
Sonia smiled sadly in return.
"Brother Allen, you don't understand. The environment I live in is full of cruel power struggles. People without ambition don't deserve to live!"
"Amazing Circus is a subsidiary of the Human-Devil Cult, which is an organization that worships the devil."
"In the devil's world, even if everyone knows you are a murderer, as long as you are not caught, you will not be punished, and others will admire your perfect criminal art!"
"Climbing up by any means necessary while carefully cleaning up your ass, this is the devil's law of survival!"
"Striving for power and standing out is a test for me, Brother Alan, can you understand?"
Frankly speaking, Allen didn't quite understand it, but he could respect it.
To show her sincerity, Sonia took the initiative to tell Allen that the six kidnapped children were hidden in a nearby cave.
He also pointed out the location of the cave very considerately.
Allen expressed his gratitude for this.
However, it will take some time to consider whether to cooperate or not.
"I have to send the kidnapped children back to Griffin Island first. I'll give you an answer within a month. How about that?"
"At most a month. I can wait!"
Sonia reached out and shook hands with him.
"Brother Allen, don't forget our agreement."
"Don't go yet." Alan raised his hand to stop her, "Let me borrow your whip."
Sonia was stunned for a moment.
Without asking any questions, he took off the whip and handed it to him.
Alan released his "Iron Skin and Bones", picked up the whip, and took a deep breath.
He suddenly swung the whip and hit himself hard twice!
Crackling!
Crackling!
Two conspicuous bloodstains appeared on the back and arms.
Sonia looked at him silently, and her eyes became a little strange.
"I'm hunting you down alone. If you don't have any obvious injuries on your body, people will inevitably be suspicious when I return."
"Oh, I see... what a pity."
Sonia shrugged angrily, seeming quite disappointed!
…
The battle in the forest is over.
The circus side firmly guarded the entrance to the secret realm.
The strongman and the puppeteer were slightly injured.
The magician and the snake charmer were seriously injured, but they escaped unscathed.
Only the snake charmer's giant python servant "Spotted" died at the hands of Uncle Ryan in order to protect his mistress.
On the Griffin
Two of Felling's cousins, Neil and Laurie, were killed.
Ryan, Ferrin, Julie, Charlie and Pike were also injured to varying degrees.
At least the effort was not in vain. They successfully rescued the six kidnapped children and found out the secret of the "Mushroom Garden".
Alan edited the information provided by Sonia and claimed that it was a confession forced out of the Joker after defeating him.
It only says that the Amazing Circus sends the kidnapped children to a secret time realm codenamed "Mushroom Garden" to train them to be killers.
No other details were disclosed.
Just this part of the information is shocking enough!
Ryan and others believed that the situation had developed to this point and was no longer under their control.
Everyone retreated along the same route and returned to Griffin Island.
Father Felin sent a griffin messenger to seek support from the top leaders of the Warlock Academy.
Five days later, I received a reply.
The airship from the academy has already set off.
It is expected to arrive at Griffin Island in four days.
There is also some not-so-good news for Allen.
The investigation team sent by the academy, including ten warlocks and twenty senior apprentices, is responsible for hunting down the Amazing Circus and taking over the secret realm.
The Griffin family must provide the investigation team with all the assistance they need.
There are six first-level warlocks in the investigation team, including those in the early and late stages.
Three second-level warlocks, all from the Natural Branch.
And they are all old acquaintances of Allen.
One in the early stage of the second stage, the black-hearted loli Angela.
Two people in the late second stage, one male and one female.
The man's name was Pap, and he had tried to blackmail Allen's winery.
The girl's name is Tao Na, a genius girl in the field of nature.
Alan made a deal with her, and some unpleasant things happened afterwards.
Allen saw the clues from this lineup.
I asked Uncle Ryan and found out that it was true.
The leader of the investigation team was none other than Han Ning, a natural sciences tutor.
His cultivation had already reached the late third stage!
Upon learning that Han Ning was the person in charge, Allen couldn't help but recall past grudges and immediately became alert!
Alan felt that his situation was very dangerous!
If Han Ning knew he was here, would he kill him and then put the blame on Amazing Circus?
With Han Ning's character... he would definitely do such a thing!
Now, Allen is not able to confront Han Ning head-on.
The safest thing to do is to leave before Han Ning arrives at Griffin Island.
However……
It was clearly me who discovered the mushroom garden, but someone like Han Ning took all the credit. The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
What's more, Han Ning had tried to murder him by poisoning him.
Alan has not forgotten this old account!
Repaying evil with kindness is not his style.
If someone offends me, I will repay him double - this is his creed!
When I was in college, I had no chance to take revenge on Han Ning.
Now that Han Ning is leading the team to the mushroom garden, they are bound to clash with the Human-Demon Cult.
Thinking of Sonia's invitation for cooperation, Allen realized that the opportunity had come!
