Chapter 315: Suspicion of Parasites

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

I left Twilight Well half a month ago. I traveled to Abyss Plane first, then Im here in Brute Cavern with no other stops in between, Lydia said. She then pondered about it. If Tepikkhu is right, the incident started in Midnight Sovereign three days ago and no one noticed it? There was nothing wrong when I was still there.

Or maybe it all started from Twilight Well, Lady Mirror mumbled, and it only spread into Midnight Sovereign when the entire Twilight Well fell?

Possible. The three clans of Twilight Well have more than 20 wizards and more in the dark. Something must have gone wrong since none of them get the message to Brute Cavern, Lydia said. She tried to calm herself as she continued, An infection that affects wizards is no small matter.

And theres Devildare, a wizard on the path of truth. If that man failed to deal with whatever thats happening, it means great trouble! Lady Mirror agreed. Lets go find Tree Spirit and ask him to contact Devildare. We must find out what exactly is going on.

Ill leave my connection on and send the puppet into the city to check the situation.

You do it. Ill provide the energy for the link.

The two ladies departed and flew toward the Tree Spirit Palace. When they were halfway there, Lydia suddenly frowned. Its happening!

Whats happening? Lady Mirror asked.

Lydia considered and displayed the image showing Tepikkhus chamber.

On the altar, h.o.r.ey already closed his maddened eyes. The mans face completely lost its color, and he wasnt breathing now.

Soon, something s.h.i.+ny came rus.h.i.+ng out of his mouth and swiftly ran into the body of another guard before anyone could react.

Next, the affected guard displayed a twisted face. His neck abruptly jerked onto his left shoulder, while his four limbs bent and twisted beyond what was humanly possible. He was now singing and dancing madly inside the chamber in a weird way while slas.h.i.+ng at random things using his equipped long sword.

Caught by surprise, Tepikkhu had his arm cut by the sword, and it began to bleed.

Father! Domino quickly a.s.sisted Tepikkhu. He stared at the mad guard in fear as he said, Laury! But how come? He didnt touch h.o.r.ey! Or his blood!

After witnessing the death of Butler h.o.r.ey, the wound on his father, and his childhood friend who had lost his sanity, Domino could no longer control his emotions. Tear streams came running down his cheeks.

Lady Mirror scowled at the sight. Looks like its not something we expected.

Lydia nodded. Yeah Mortals cannot see that thing, so they think its some disease. But its not an infection. Its probably a type of parasite.

She controlled the big-headed doll to float in front of the mad guard.

At the same time, Lydia pressed her palms together and performed a series of strange movements; the slim arms of the doll followed her example and did the same gesture.

A scorching fireball appeared in the air and engulfed Laury.

No! Laury!

When Lydia saw Domino rus.h.i.+ng toward the flames, she ordered, Get out of there. Take Tepikkhu with you!

Tepikkhu already joined his son while he pressed down on his bleeding wound. The duke dragged Domino away before his son could say anything. But before they could reach the door, a s.h.i.+ny object emerged from the guards burning body and flashed into Tepikkhu faster than Lydias doll could react.

Tepikkhu had become another victim under everyones gaze, even though Lydias doll was just beside them.

Lydia grimaced. She knew she should have asked them to escape BEFORE burning the guard. Now Tepikkhu was affected, which was mostly her fault.

Tepikkhus body began to flop around madly. He stepped onto Laurys burnt corpse and did a ballet spin, while his limbs zigzagged beyond human recognition.

Why why is this happening Domino couldnt take it anymore, and he knelt down. We called a mighty wizard, but my father

While Domino sulked, Lydia controlled her magic doll and floated to Tepikkhu.

Domino quickly looked up when he heard his father screaming in pain. He saw the doll holding Tepikkhu high in the air, preparing to drop the man down.

Domino immediately ran to the doll and knelt. No, please! Lady Lotus! I cant I cant watch my father die like this, even if he has turned. I beg of you, spare my father!

Lydia wouldnt hesitate to kill Tepikkhu at all, even if anyone else were there to beg. However Tepikkhus condition was her fault, and Domino Moa was the one who signed the contract with her. Lydia wasnt going to act harshly on someone who simply wished to save his father.

I wont kill him.

Lydia cast a low-level cantrip Bind and constrained Tepikkhu in a rope she created. Then, she tossed Tepikkhus trapped body in front of Domino.

Ive stopped the bleeding. Do take care of him. Its not an infection, but a monster parasite. Theres still hope to get him back.

After the matter was dealt with, Lydia fell into a worse mood. She was now more anxious about the incident than Lady Mirror.

Since we know its a parasite, we only need to use the right approach, Lady Mirror said.

Lydia nodded. By right approach, Lady Mirror meant to use spells like Expel or something stronger to chase the parasite away from its host. Every wizard knew about such spells. But why hadnt any wizards from Twilight Well done anything yet?

They both got a bad feeling about the situation.

Upon arriving at Tree Spirit Palace, Lydia was surprised to see two Phantom Servants, one taller and one smaller, standing right beside Tree Spirit while wearing those usual robes and masks.

Lydia sensed something familiar coming from the shorter servant. However, Sunders family emblem on the taller servant convinced her not to do anything to offend Sunders. Therefore, she decided not to use her spell to check them.

With that in mind, Lydia returned her attention onto Tree Spirit.

Lady Mirror already approached and explained the situation in Midnight Sovereign.

Three days ago, the Midnight Sovereign was suddenly covered in thick mist, which abruptly turned the ten-thousand-square-kilometer city into h.e.l.l.

Inside the affected area of the mist, a malevolent anomaly began to affect the residents like a disease. Anyone who was tainted would become a maddened psycho who sang and danced while wearing strange clothes.

Together with the eerie singing voices, the mist-covered city had become an accursed prison.

The number of infected increased faster and faster, and n.o.body knew where the disease came from. Within three days, more than 99% of the entire population, which was nearly a million citizens, became victims.

After Lady Mirror explained the overall situation, Lydia joined them and provided some details; all the while showing them the image sent by the magical doll.

When the image materialized in the air, they suddenly saw the shorter one of the two Phantom Servants knelt down with a loud thud.

Father Father?! The servant cried out from behind his mask.

Father?

Everyone else looked at the image and saw Tepikkhus mad face displayed on it.

Who are you? Lydia turned around and asked in confusion.

Lady Lotus he is my blood, the taller servant replied.

Lydia immediately recognized the voice of Goode Moxa, Sunders personal butler.

Your blood? I dont think hes a Moxa. Hes a Moa, no? Lydia sneered and dragged the robe off the shorter Phantom Servant, thus revealing Hobbitons child face.

Of course its you, Hobbiton, Lydia sneered again. Now tell me, why are you here at Brute Cavern instead of waiting for me like a good kid at Midnight Sovereign?

Hobbiton was still sad about his fathers condition. Upon hearing Lydias question, he suddenly recalled Grandfather Goode, who just addressed the woman in red as Lady Lotus.

Lydia was the reason why he escaped from Midnight Sovereign to look for Goode, and he had no idea what to do now that Lydia suddenly showed up right in front of him. During the half month he lived with Goode, he learned many things about the wizarding world, and he knew that Goode couldnt oppose Lydia despite his relation with Sunders.

Lydia briefly explained why she was looking for Hobbiton. I dont have time for you now, kid. Lets have a nice little talk when were done dealing with the situation.

Then she turned away and continued speaking about the Midnight Sovereign. Mister Tree Spirit, according to whats happening to Tepikkhu, Im almost sure that its a parasite. I have no expertise in this, so I dont know what was that s.h.i.+ny thing I saw. But we must be extremely careful since its something that affects Twilight Well.

Lydia would speak to Lady Mirror in a carefree manner because they had always been best of friends. Now, when facing the Tree Spirit, a powerful ancestor soul who had lived for countless millenniums, Lydia would display her best manner.

I recorded the image of the s.h.i.+ning object with my transmitter. Maybe if we can ask the Elder of Books

Lady Mirror shook her head. That old man wont answer us, considering his temper. As long as it doesnt affect him, he would sit in his library even if the outside world is crumbling down. And no, the two of us wont make a difference.

Tree Spirit also moaned and agreed.