Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 23: You'll Die
The spell medium struck the ground, and a criss-crossing lightning net spread along the ground.
All those who were touched by the lightning fell to their knees as if they were in great pain, and the evil spirits that were originally floating in the air were also pulled to the ground by the leaping lightning.
The lightning restrained everyone and made them stop in place and unable to move. William walked up slowly with the weapon "Judgment II" in his hand.
"Some people have been parasitized for too long, and parts of their bodies have been transformed into the structure of Moon Realm monsters. I can't guarantee that everyone can be saved, but I will do my best."
Halfway through the walk, William turned around as if he remembered something and said to the two people behind him.
There are twelve weapons of judgment, all of which were made by the Void Kings themselves. Each weapon has a special attack against Moon Realm monsters. The Moon Realm monsters killed by it are not exiled back to the Moon Realm, but truly die.
But because of their pure lunar nature, these weapons cannot harm any living being in this world.
William had previously relied on this property of the Judgment Weapon to pierce the throats of Sigmunds and Colt, killing the Soul-Eating Spider Demons that were parasitic in their throats without hurting them.
Unexpectedly, William's return this time saved the two people.
A bucket-sized lightning bolt struck the two people behind him. William quickly waved his magic medium, and a thick frost barrier instantly condensed, blocking behind Sigmons and Colt. In an instant, a dazzling silver lightning burst out, illuminating the entire hall of the Skull Temple as if it were daytime.
The ice barrier was shattered by the lightning, but its power was also completely offset.
The frost fragments condensed by magic power quickly dissipated into white mist. William waved the magic medium in his hand , and a weak wind blew away the mist.
A man walked in from the mine tunnel behind him. He was wearing an evil robe, with an iron whip hanging around his waist and a twisted and tangled black staff in his hand.
This person was the supervisor from before.
"You almost fooled me. What kind of illusion was used on that piece of paper to fool even a magic caster like me with the title of expert?"
After the man finished speaking, he looked around the entire hall. He first confirmed that the three statues of the Void King in the middle of the hall were intact, then looked at the miners and evil spirits trapped on the ground by the lightning net, and then casually glanced at the pale-faced Sigmunds and Colt, and finally looked at William who had just blocked his attack with a slightly solemn gaze.
"A seventh-tier lightning spell [Numbing Trap], a sixth-tier frost spell [Ice Barrier], plus an unknown illusion that works on me. Are you an expert magic caster with the Sage constellation? Are you a spy sent by the royal family or an executor of the Holy Spirit Church?"
William shook his head and was about to speak, but the other party nodded slightly and spoke to him.
"Whether you are a spy sent by the royal family or an executor sent by the Holy Spirit Church, since you have seen the situation here, there are only two paths before you for you to choose."
He said, holding up two fingers.
"One is to try to walk out of the mine tunnel behind me. Then you will die in this mine due to an accidental mine tunnel collapse, and no one will find out the truth about your death. The other is for you to turn around and swear a secret oath to the three goddesses, and then leave here as if nothing happened. In this way, you will most likely be able to see the sunlight outside."
"Someone gave me this choice last time, and I have already passed the seventh day."
William replied.
The supervisor curled his lips. Although he didn't understand what "the first seven days" meant, the rejection in the other party's tone was already very obvious.
"Besides, if you really wanted to let me go, you wouldn't have used a killing move like the Dragon Thunder Spear so quietly just now."
As expected, my thoughts were seen through...
The supervisor sighed imperceptibly.
Earlier, after putting the newcomer into the mine, he felt a sense of incongruity. He always felt that there was something wrong with the transfer order he had just seen, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't remember what was wrong. To be precise, he couldn't even remember what was written on the transfer order afterwards.
The feeling of being out of touch with reality was very similar to the experience when he was once under the illusion of [Calmness] - he was clearly very angry about what was happening in front of him, but he just couldn't do anything about it.
After realizing that something was wrong with his condition, he immediately changed into combat gear and went down to the secret No. 7 mine tunnel to check. If the Duke Simon's secret Moon Realm worship ceremony in the mine was discovered by the church or the royal family, then this matter would become a big deal.
As a result, he happened to see the other party clearing the spider demons from Sigmunds and Colt's bodies.
My heart sank.
But fortunately it can be remedied.
All he had to do was burn him and the two men who had escaped the spider's control to ashes.
Taking advantage of the fact that the three men were not noticing him, he released a seventh-level lightning spell [Dragon Thunder Spear].
As luck would have it, the opponent just turned his head and released an ice spell at a speed he could not understand to block the attack.
Judging from the strength displayed by the opponent at that moment, he felt that he was not sure of defeating the opponent.
Later, when the other party rejected his proposal for peace talks, he became completely panicked.
Originally, he thought that he could suppress the matter. As long as the other party swore an oath to the three goddesses, then even if he explained his dereliction of duty to the Duke, it would be considered as making amends and he would not be exiled to a farther place.
It seems that there is no other way at the moment, we can only create an accident here and destroy all the evidence.
"So you really want to reject my proposal? Let me make it clear. If you accept my proposal, only the two people who escaped will die. The other miners will only be brainwashed and have their memories modified, and will completely forget what happened today. But if you insist on resisting, all the miners in this hall will be buried with you. Are you sure you want these innocent people to die because of you?"
The supervisor tried to persuade him one last time and took out a magic-sealing rune made of source silver from his robe. As long as he crushed the rune, he could notify his colleagues in the Rose Palace Battle Mage Hall to come for support.
At the same time, doing so would also ruin his future with the Duke.
However, the other party just shook his head slightly.
"You are mistaken. Only one person will die here today."
The other party said, pointing the staff at him.
"That's you."
He did not pay much attention to the harsh words uttered by the other party, but with a heavy heart, he crushed the rune in his hand.
A teleportation array has already been buried in this hall, and reinforcements will arrive in just a few seconds.
He looked at the man in front of him, half feeling heavy-hearted about his future, and half feeling confident that he could kill him.
The two of them stared at each other for about a minute.
Reinforcements still hadn't arrived.
