"I left Twilight Well half a month ago. First, I went to Abyss Plane, then I came to Brute Cavern without stopping." Lydia continued, "According to Tepikkhu, something happened to Midnight Sovereign three days ago. But I don't understand why no one told us about it. When I left half a month ago, there were no problems with Twilight, and I didn't discover any omens. "
Lady Mirror murmured, "Or maybe Twilight Well was the source of all this, and it only spread to Midnight Sovereign after Twilight Well had fallen?"
"That's possible. There are three major clans behind Twilight Well, and there are about twenty wizards on the surface. But Brute Cavern hasn't heard about it yet. Something must be wrong. " Lydia took a deep breath. "It's not a small matter if the unknown source can infect wizards."
"Don't forget Devildare. He's a wizard on the path of truth. If he didn't tell us anything, it's serious, "Mirror added." Let's go to Tree Spirit and ask him to contact Devildare! We need to know what happened to Twilight Well! "
Lydia nodded. "Don't cut off the communication with Midnight Sovereign. I'll send Puppet to check the outside world later."
"Don't worry. I'll take care of it for you."
With that, they flew toward the hall where Tree Spirit was. Lydia suddenly frowned. "It's here!"
"What's here?"
Lydia hesitated and sent the image of Tepikkhu's situation to Mirror.
Horey was lying on the altar with his eyes closed. His face was pale, and he was no longer breathing. However, not long after he died, a beam of light flew out of his mouth and sank into another guard's body at a speed that was too fast to be seen by the naked eye.
The next moment, the guard's expression became strange. His neck was bent to his left shoulder, and his limbs were twisted to the limit of a mortal's body. He began to sing and jump around the room in a strange posture. He even drew his longsword and began to hack everywhere.
Tepikkhu was caught off guard and got his arm cut. Blood gushed out.
"Father!" Domino helped Tepikkhu to the side and looked at his infected guard in shock. "Lula! How could this be? How could you be infected? You clearly didn't come into contact with Huo Rui, and the one who was sprayed with blood wasn't you! "
Losing Butler Huo Rui had already made him sad, but seeing that Lula, who he had played with since he was young, had also mutated, and even his father had been injured, he could no longer control his emotions. His whole body trembled, and tears kept flowing down.
Lady Mirror looked at the image and muttered, "It seems that we were wrong."
Lydia sighed. "You're right. The mortals didn't notice the light. They thought it was some sort of infectious disease. But in reality, it's not contagious. It's very likely to be … parasitic! "
Lydia controlled the puppet to float in front of the mutated guard.
At the same time, Lydia put her hands together and made several strange gestures. Nana put her hands together and mimicked Lydia's gesture.
When he finished his hand gesture, an unparalleled flame descended from the sky, surrounding Lula and burning him.
"No! Lula! "
Domino rushed to the flame. Lydia frowned. "Get out of here! Take Tepikkhu and leave!"
Domino wanted to say something, but Tepikkhu walked to his eldest son with his hand on his wound and dragged him out of the room. Before he could leave, a beam of light came out of Lula's burnt body and entered Tepikkhu's body at a speed that even Lydia's puppet could not stop.
Tepikkhu mutated under everyone's watchful eyes and Lydia's attack.
Lydia was not happy about it either. She knew it was a parasite, but she forgot to let them leave first. She was at least partly responsible for Tepikkhu's condition.
After Tepikkhu's mutation, Domino was the saddest. His eyes were dull as he watched his father sing and dance. He even stepped on Lula's charred corpse and did a ballet spin. His limbs were twisted and he did not look human.
"Why, why … I've already escaped to the underground cavern, and I've already called for the Lord Sorcerer. Why did I still mutate …" Domino knelt on the ground, tears dripping onto the ground, merging with the mottled blood.
Lydia controlled Nana to fly to Tepikkhu while Domino was still grieving.
Domino heard his father's scream and looked up. The big-headed puppet was holding Tepikkhu in the air and was about to drop him.
Domino ran to the puppet and knelt down. "Lady Lotus, please don't! Please don't! Even if my father has mutated, I can't just watch him die. I beg you, please let my father go, okay … "
If any mortal dared to stop her or speak to her in such a manner, Lydia wouldn't have held back. But Lydia was responsible for Tepikkhu's mutation, and Domino was the one who had signed a contract with her. "I won't kill him." She didn't get angry at Domino, who was eager to protect his father. "I won't kill him."
With that, Lydia used a low-level cantrip called Bind. A rope appeared out of nowhere and tied Tepikkhu up tightly.
She then threw Tepikkhu in front of Domino.
"I've stopped the bleeding. Take good care of him … It's not contagious. It's probably some kind of monster parasite. There's still a chance he can recover."
…
Lydia's face darkened. Compared to Lady Mirror, she was even more panicked.
"Since we know it's a parasite, we just need to find the right cure."
Lydia knew what Lady Mirror was trying to say. It was nothing more than Expel or Banish Filth to drive the parasite away from the body. However, almost every wizard knew how to use such a spell. If it worked, why couldn't the wizards in Twilight Well spread the news?
Both of them had a very bad feeling about this.
When they arrived at Tree Spirit's palace, Lydia saw two masked Phantom Servants in black robes. An adult and a child stood beside Tree Spirit.
Lydia sensed something familiar about the smaller one. When she tried to check, she noticed that they were wearing a button with the emblem of Sunders' family emblem. They were Sunders' servants. She would offend Sunders if she tried to spy on them. It was not worth it.
Lydia gave up and looked at Tree Spirit.
Lady Mirror had already walked to Tree Spirit and told him what happened in Midnight Sovereign.
Three days ago, something strange happened in Midnight Sovereign. A thick fog suddenly appeared and covered the entire city. Night Sovereign, which covered an area of ten thousand square kilometers, became a ghost town in this fog.
In the fog-shrouded territory, a terrifying wave began to surge. This undercurrent originated from an unknown infectious disease. Those who were infected would lose their minds. They would wear colorful clothes, sing, and dance.
In the thick fog, the eerie songs and strange behaviors made the place look like a ghost town.
More and more people were getting infected, almost multiplying. But where was the source of the disease? How did it happen? They had no idea. In just three days, more than ninety-nine percent of Midnight Sovereign's population had been infected.
After Lady Mirror finished explaining, Lydia stepped forward and asked Lady Mirror to send the image of Big Head's puppet to them.
As soon as the image was transmitted, the short Shadow Servant beside Tree Spirit knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Father … Father?!" The short Shadow Servant's cries and cries came from under the mask.
Father? Everyone looked at the image and saw Tepikkhu's crazy appearance.
"Who are you?" Lydia looked back at the man in confusion.
"Lady Lotus … He's my descendant." It was the tall servant who spoke. Lydia immediately recognized him as Sunders' personal butler, Goode Moxa.
"Your descendant? Why do I feel like … he's not a Moxa. He's a Moa. " Lydia sneered and tore off the servant's robe, revealing Hobbiton's childish face.
"So it's you, Hobbiton." Lydia sneered. "Let me ask you something. Why are you here in Brute Cavern instead of waiting for me in Midnight Sovereign?"
Hobbiton was still grieving over his father's mutation. Hearing Lydia's words, he suddenly remembered that Goode called this woman "Lady Lotus".
He left Midnight Sovereign to look for Goode because of Lydia. Now that Lady Lotus was in Brute Cavern, what should he do? Goode taught Hobbiton a lot of common knowledge about wizardry in the past half a month. He knew that Goode was not strong enough to fight against Lydia, even though Sunders trusted him.
Lydia briefly explained her relationship with Hobbiton. "I don't have time for you now. I'll talk to you when I'm done with my business in Midnight Sovereign."
With that, Lydia ignored Hobbiton and continued talking about Midnight Sovereign.
"Mister Tree Spirit, based on Tepikkhu's condition, I think it's not an infection. It's a parasite. I don't know much about parasites, so I don't know what kind of parasite it is. However, it's a parasite that can infect a supernatural, and maybe even Twilight Well. We have to pay attention to it. "
Lydia spoke casually to Mirror Lady since they were best friends. However, Tree Spirit was a powerful ancestor soul who had lived for tens of thousands of years. Lydia did not dare to offend him.
"But I used my transmitter to record that light. If we can ask the Elder of Books, maybe —"
Before Lydia could finish, Mirror shook her head. Tree Spirit sighed. "The Elder of Books isn't going to answer. As long as it doesn't affect him, he won't say a word even if the sky falls down. It's impossible for us to ask him. "
Lydia knew what the Elder of Books was like, so she had to give up.
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