After being fooled by Angor, Dorcas didn't want to find out who Olao was talking about.
It wasn't Dorcas or Kael, anyway.
Dorcas didn't bother to think about which of the remaining three people Angor was talking about. But his instinct told him that Angor was the most likely suspect. Even though Angor denied it, Dorcas still didn't dismiss him as a suspect.
"Oh right, Olao and Adanis mentioned something about a Baby Spirit," Dorcas said, "so Angor's information was correct. Also, I think this Baby Spirit is a bit difficult to deal with, just like Angor said. "
Wa Yi also nodded. "Also, before Olao left, he said that it was an Infant Spirit holding a flower?"
Dorcas said, "Hold … flowers? Flowers usually have a smell, right? "
"Nonsense. If a flower doesn't have a smell, it's not called a flower —" Wai didn't intend to be polite at first. But halfway through, Wai realized something. "You're saying that Sir Earl smelled something like a flower?"
Dorcas nodded.
Everyone thought about it and found it reasonable. They all looked at Count Black, hoping to get an answer from him.
Count Black had been thinking about this since Olao mentioned "flower holding". But he still couldn't figure it out. "I can't tell for now. But it's a reasonable guess.
If the flower holding Baby Spirit is the source of the smell, then we need to be careful. "
As for what to be careful of, Count Black didn't need to mention it. Baby Spirits were the undead spirits of Chaos. They wouldn't hold flowers for no reason. Since Olao used "flower holding" as a prefix, it was very likely that the flower held by the Baby Spirit was the most important thing.
There was no lack of plant-type monsters in the wizarding world. The Winter-Farmer Principality, which was known as the "Fairy Nation" by wizards, had many plant-type monsters. Renaya, who lived in Nocturnal Forest, had many flower monsters that were kept in Nocturnal Forest.
Flower monsters were known for their poison and vines. Generally speaking, the 'poison' referred to the smell of the flowers.
And the smell of flowers in the air was most likely one of the Baby Spirits' means of attack.
Count Black didn't feel anything when he smelled the scent, but who knew if it was a bait? Once he entered a combat state, perhaps the fragrance would immediately transform into an offensive weapon.
With that in mind, Count Dark and the others all looked at Angor.
While controlling the moving illusions, he also created a purification field, which proved to be very useful in this situation.
Angor knew what they were thinking. He summoned Elmi and used it as the core to construct a moving illusion.
He could use the Purification Field directly, but he decided against it. Instead, he built a moving illusion together with the Purification Field. Infant spirits were also undead creatures, and some illusions that mainly isolated energy could work on undead creatures. So, maybe the moving illusion would also work on the Baby Spirits?
When everyone was immersed in the moving illusion again, the one with the most positive expression was the Black Earl.
Even though there wasn't any stench along the way. However, the smell of dampness was not pleasant either. With the Purification Force Field shielding them, the air was immediately refreshed.
"Don't push yourself too hard if there's a problem," Count Dark said.
The problem that Black Earl mentioned was not the moving illusion or the purifying force field.
It was Elmi.
Count Dark didn't know the details of Elmi's condition, but he still heard Laplace's words. Also, his attitude toward Elmi had changed a little bit compared to before.
"I understand." Angor nodded.
Elmi was acting strangely, but it was still manageable. Angor also felt that Elmi was getting closer to him, which was why he didn't want to get too close to Elmi.
But at least for now, they didn't have to worry about Elmi's condition.
After setting up the moving illusion, the group didn't waste any more time and continued their journey.
Soon, they arrived at the forked path.
At this time, the downward fork had disappeared, leaving only an upward slope. Moreover, this slope did not show any signs of collapse. However, at a glance, it was pitch-black and there was no end in sight.
"Let's keep going. According to Olao and Adanis, they won't show up before we reach the Chamber of Poetry. We only have one last test left," Angor said.
Everyone nodded. At least they didn't have to worry about accidentally entering the mirror.
Looking from the bottom, the dark path seemed endless. But when they stepped into it, they realized that the path wasn't as straight as they thought. Instead, it was filled with twists and turns.
It was like walking on a steep mountain path. Sometimes it was high, sometimes it was low, sometimes it was wide, and sometimes it was narrow.
Along the way, they also saw many collapses. However, it seemed that someone had done some cleaning. Even if there were signs of collapses, there was always a passageway left.
After experiencing such a "countless twists and turns", everyone finally understood why they hadn't smelled the scent that the Black Earl had mentioned. The path to get the scent was longer and more "difficult" than they thought.
If Black Earl could smell it, it meant that Black Earl wasn't at the same level as them.
Finally, they came out of a side path that was slightly bigger than the dog hole. The path ahead was no longer slanted. Instead, it was a normal broad path.
After going through the narrow and oppressive path, they felt much better when they saw the broad path again.
However, Angor and Black Earl didn't look so optimistic.
He saw a familiar path and knew that he was very close to the "wall". He felt a little uneasy and a little strange at the same time.
Black Earl had a different concern. He had been using the purification field all this time, but he was still very concerned about the scent. He had been calculating the distance between them and the scent.
Now, Black Earl was sure that the source of the scent was about a hundred meters away from them.
Maybe they could find the source when they turned the next corner.
If the scent really came from the Flower-Holding Infant Spirit, they were already very close to it.
Black Earl thought for a moment and told everyone what he had discovered.
"… Normally speaking, if it's really strong, it might have noticed us already. But we've been here for a while, and it still hasn't shown up. That means Angor's illusion is working on the Infant Spirit, "Black Earl said. "It probably hasn't noticed us yet. But if we keep moving forward and get within a hundred meters of it, it'll be hard to say."
Of course, it was also possible that the scent didn't come from the flower in the Infant Spirit's hand, which was why it didn't show up. But that was highly unlikely. Angor knew that they were not far from the wall, which was the door of Moonlight Chamber.
If there really was an Infant Spirit blocking their way, it should be nearby. This was almost the same as what Black Earl said about the source of the scent.
"If Mister Black Earl is right," Dorcas said, "we should be able to smell it now, right?"
After Dorcas finished speaking, an eager expression appeared on his face.
"The problem now isn't the smell, but how to deal with this Baby Spirit!" Wa Yi snapped. Besides, we've been trying to figure out which kind of creature's Infant Spirit is strong and holding a flower, but we still can't figure it out. We'll be in big trouble if we don't know its true form. "
Dorcas wasn't as worried as Wai. "Undead creatures can be affected by their previous abilities, but not by much. At most, their soul energy will be stronger."
"Undead creatures only have a few abilities. Guard your Soul Space well, and don't let your spirit tentacles reach out of your body. You and Kael stay in Angor's illusion. I promise you'll be fine."
Dorcas blinked. "Even if that doesn't work, I can still use a plane passageway."
Dorcas wouldn't have been so relaxed when talking about a plane passageway before. But now that he had decided to follow Angor, he had to learn from the boy's example. For example, the materials needed to build a plane passageway were expensive. Damn it.
Wai didn't care why Dorcas suddenly became so generous. He was more worried about the "Infant Spirit".
If the Infant Spirit was just an enhanced version of an "undead creature" like Dorcas said, then there was nothing to worry about. But was it really going to be that easy?
Adanis set up the obstacle herself, and she told them that they couldn't defeat the Infant Spirit.
Things had already come to this point, but in the end, a large undead was sent out?
Wai still believed that the Infant Spirit was different this time. It should be known that the undead didn't have any spiritual intelligence. This was even more true for the Infant Spirits, which were the lowest among the undead. But this time, the Infant Spirit obeyed Adanis' order and came to kill them.
Wai told Dorcas his thoughts, but Dorcas still didn't care. He already got a good reward from the Wise Ruler, and he also had a plane passageway as a backup. He didn't care how strong the Infant Spirit was, but he still had to act recklessly. If he couldn't act recklessly, he would just run away. The Poetry Room had nothing to do with him anyway.
Kael, on the other hand, began to consider Wai's words.
"Mister Red Sword is right, and Wai has a point. It's true that it's unlikely for a Baby Spirit to be that strong, but Oleo and Adanis' attitude towards her is also somewhat abnormal. I'm wondering if there's such a possibility. "Kael paused for a moment before softly uttering a word," … Parasitism. "
"You're saying the Infant Spirit isn't important, but the flower?" Wai asked.
Kael nodded.
Wai followed Kael's train of thought. "What if the Infant Spirit is infected by the flower? Does that mean we need to pay more attention to the flower? Flowers are highly intelligent creatures, so it's understandable that the Infant Spirit obeyed Adanis' order. "
Wai felt more confident as he spoke. Maybe Kael was right after all.
"Mister Super Dimensional didn't mean the Infant Spirit either. It's a flower! And there are quite a lot of powerful flower-type monsters.
"Now that we know the flower can infect Infant Spirits, which means it feeds on undead energy. Plus, the flower itself is strong, and it came from another world. Now that I think about it, the range of possibilities has narrowed down a lot."
Wai glanced at the other wizards in the room.
He could make some assumptions, but he couldn't tell what kind of flower it was. There were too many flowers in this world, and Wai wasn't a flower lover.
Wa Yi first looked at Dorcas, but Dorcas' response was simple and direct: he shrugged and spread his hands, as if he didn't know either.
Next, Wai looked at Angor and Black Earl.
He then noticed that Angor and Mister were talking to each other through Spirit Bond and didn't seem to be paying attention to their conversation at all.
Wai felt a little frustrated. He thought his theory was useful, but it didn't seem to be taken seriously.
Wai didn't dare to make a fuss and waited for Angor and Black Earl to finish their discussion.
About half a minute later, Angor and Black Earl finally disconnected from the Spirit Bond.
Angor looked back and immediately sensed Wai's gloomy mood. He was talking to Black Earl, but he also heard what the others were saying. It didn't take long for him to understand why Wai was so upset.
"I agree with Wai. Maybe the Infant Spirit isn't important, but the flower is. But I can't tell what kind of flower it is with my limited knowledge. "
Wai was a little surprised by Angor's answer, but he soon realized that Angor was agreeing with his theory.
"Maybe it's some kind of flower from the Abyss Plane?" Wail's disappointment was gone. "Maybe it's some kind of flower from the Abyss Plane? I heard there are many powerful ones in the Abyss Plain. "
"I don't know. But I just talked with Mister Black. Since the flower hasn't shown up yet, maybe we can wait for a while and do some research."
Of course, they needed to study the aroma outside the Purification Field first.
First, they would study the composition of the aroma to see if they could determine its origin.
Of course, Angor would do most of the research. As an alchemist, Angor wasn't familiar with aromatherapy. However, the basic study of aromatherapy was Potioneering. Potioneering was the study of magic plants, ingredients, and energy.
By deconstructing the aroma, Angor could study its basic composition and energy. Perhaps he could figure out where the aroma came from.
After determining which world it came from, it would further narrow down the range. This way, it would be easier to determine its true origin.
This was one of the topics Angor discussed with Black Earl earlier.
(End of Chapter)
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