After listening to Senator Macht's answer and combining it with the information he had previously obtained, Klein preliminarily determined that the rat in the suburban manor should be the "thief" demigod who was with Hazel before. As for why the other party went crazy and why he bit Hazel, it was not known for the time being.

He nodded slightly, pointed four times clockwise on his chest and said:

"May the goddess bless her."

Having said that, he walked past his host and entered the hall, waiting for tonight's dance to begin.

…………

In a bedroom on the third floor, Hazel was sitting in an armchair, looking somewhat listless, with her legs curled up.

Her left hand was wrapped in a thick bandage, with no blood seeping out. Her expression was gloomy, without her usual arrogance.

After being suddenly bitten by the teacher who transformed into a rat in the suburban manor, she has been in a similar state ever since. She seems confused and not clear-headed, as if what was bitten was not the tiger's mouth, but the soul.

For Hazel, although her arrogance stems from the education she received since childhood, her superior learning talent, her outstanding appearance, her upper-class family, and her more mature ideas than her peers, before she came into contact with supernatural powers, this mentality was actually normal. It did not make her feel that she was completely different from others and was inherently superior to ordinary people.

So, the teacher who maintained her pride, represented her adventures, and symbolized her source of strength suddenly became like a real mouse. Not only did his speech become unclear, but he also bit her irrationally, which dealt a huge blow to her. She couldn't help but doubt whether supernatural powers meant transcending mortals or approaching monsters.

As her thoughts raced, Hazel unconsciously tucked a strand of dark green hair behind her ear, feeling annoyed by the melodious music coming from downstairs.

Just then, she heard the creaking sound of the door opening and turned her head slightly slowly to look over.

The mouse that came in was a gray mouse with smooth and shiny fur. Its eyes were darker than those of its peers, almost dark red.

"Hazel." The mouse spoke in a low voice.

Hazel was startled at first, then delighted, quickly stood up and blurted out:

"Teacher, are you recovered?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly saw gray mice one after another crawling out from the corners of the bedroom, the entrance to the balcony, and the bottom of the bed. They all had dark red eyes, but could only make squeaking sounds.

Hazel was so scared that she took a step back and tripped over the edge of the armchair. Her body swayed and she almost fell. She finally regained her balance.

At this time, she found that all the red-eyed rats had disappeared, and the door was tightly closed and had not been opened.

Everything that just happened seemed to be just her hallucination, or a nightmare caused by her worries!

After a moment of silence, Hazel pursed her lips and let out a sigh.

She sat down again and raised her hands to pinch the corners of her forehead.

As she pinched, her brows slightly frowned, always feeling that what just happened was too vague and not real enough.

Her dark brown eyes moved slightly, and Hazel took out the necklace from around her neck and held it in her palm.

The main body of the necklace is seven emerald green transparent stones, which are surrounded by a circle of tiny diamonds with the distance between them being exactly the same.

At this moment, one of the stones slowly lit up, emitting an emerald green light, which made Hazel's face look extremely moist and made strange and mysterious symbols appear in her eyes one after another.

All the previous scenes reappeared in the mind of the girl with long dark green hair, and gradually became clear from the blurry and dreamy state.

As Hazel examined scene after scene, she noticed some clues and confirmed that she was not dreaming, nor was it a brief hallucination produced in a trance, but rather she was trapped in an illusion that lasted for nearly ten seconds.

"Decryption Scholar"!

"This..." Hazel's dark brown eyes suddenly widened, and she unconsciously murmured a word full of fear.

She stood up and looked around hastily, but found nothing.

But the more this happened, the more panicked she became, because she had no idea what would happen next, and she didn't understand what the person who created the illusion wanted to do!

The only thing she could be sure of was that the other party's level and power in the supernatural field were far superior to hers!

This shattered the little pride that remained in her heart.

After several minutes, the whole bedroom was still quiet. The cheerful melody downstairs made people intuitively think of lively dance steps.

Hazel finally calmed down and felt that nothing would happen next.

Only then did she have the energy and mood to think about the purpose of the person who created the illusion in secret.

As various thoughts came to mind, Hazel suddenly had a guess:

The person just now came for his teacher!

Through the illusion, he confirmed the teacher's current condition from himself!

Is he the teacher's friend or enemy? He must have gone to find the teacher by now, what should I do? He probably doesn't know where the teacher is hiding... No, the neighbors all know that I was bitten by a crazy rat in the suburban manor... Hazel was panicking, and her hand holding the necklace became tighter.

She couldn't be sure whether the person just now was good or bad, and she didn't know what to do.

She wanted to go to the suburban estate and tell her teacher about this matter, but she was afraid of encountering danger and becoming a victim.

Moreover, her teacher currently seems to have lost most of her ability to communicate, and even if she receives a reminder, she may not be able to understand the specific meaning.

Hazel stood up unconsciously and paced back and forth in the bedroom. Finally, she made up her mind, pursed her lips, walked to the door, and said to the personal maid outside:

"I'm a little tired and I'm going to sleep now. Please don't let anyone disturb me."

"Yes, miss." The maid responded immediately.

After closing the door, Hazel began to change into clothes that were easier to move in. Her expression was very serious and she bit her lips lightly with her teeth.

She finally decided to go to the suburban manor to remind the teacher.

She didn't want to become a person who seemed arrogant but was actually timid, and who lost all principles when faced with a little danger!

That would make her look down on herself!

While Hazel was leaving 39 Böklund Street from the balcony water pipe into the garden while the bodyguards were focusing on the party, Klein was holding a glass of sweet sparkling wine with ice cubes and discussing business issues in the southern continent with several men.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at the garden. He had already discovered Hazel's actions with the help of his intuition.

…Although she’s not a likable girl, she still has a conscience… Klein nodded slightly and praised her in his heart.

He had no worries about Hazel's actions, because it would take 3 to 5 hours to travel from Boklund Street in the northern district to the Macht family manor in the northwest suburbs of Backlund, even by carriage. Before that, he could find an excuse to leave the ball and teleport directly there to confirm the situation.

——Although the Macht family’s estate is in the northwest suburbs, it is located on the other side of the Tussock River. Therefore, if you want to get there, you must first take a detour to a place with a bridge. If it is okay during the day, you can first use the steam subway to go from the bottom of the river to the south area of ​​the bridge. At night, you can only consider one of the three long bridges. It is inevitable that it will take a total of 5 hours.

Of course, because Klein had used the "Fire" gloves and read the information about the "2-105" blood vessel thief, he had a certain understanding of the abilities of the "Thief" pathway, so he suspected that Hazel, who had higher-level items, could "steal" the flying ability of birds and use that short period of time to directly cross the river from mid-air. In this way, perhaps she could reach her destination in just three hours.

But no matter what, I'm faster than her... Klein retracted his gaze and considered who to invite to be his dance partner next.

…………

At 10 o'clock at night, at the Elk Manor in the northwest suburbs of Backlund.

This house originally belonged to a viscount and has a history of hundreds of years. Congressman Macht bought it after he got married and spent a lot of money on major renovations every year so that he could invite friends to vacation on weekends in autumn and winter.

At this time, the steward of the manor was arranging the servants and maids to check every place and close the doors and windows tightly. This was what they did every day before going to bed.

After several maids came out of the wine cellar together, they went straight to the kitchen area to make sure that all the fires that needed to be extinguished were out.

As soon as they arrived there, they heard a squeaking sound. Looking closely, they found a gray-haired mouse gnawing at the legs of the long table.

The mouse seemed to be aware of their gaze and did not run away. Instead, it turned its head and stared at them with its slightly red eyes.

At the same time, more squeaks were heard, and mice with red eyes came out one after another from the beams, next to the lockers, in various utility rooms, and next to the stove where hot water was boiling.

Several maids were startled and almost screamed.

As people from the lower class of society, they were no strangers to rats and had even killed some, but this was the first time they had encountered so many at once and they were given an extremely strong mental shock.

"Let's go find Ged, and let Ged and the others handle it." A maid came out of the kitchen and suggested rather fearfully.

Another maid nodded repeatedly:

"Ms. Hazel was bitten by a mad rat before... these don't look normal either!"

As they talked, they retreated further and further away, finally away from the kitchen.

At this moment, a figure quickly emerged on the long table in the kitchen. He was wearing a white shirt, a black vest, a dark suit, a half-high silk hat, and a pair of shiny leather boots.

The figure held up his hat, slowly raised his head, and looked around. He had black hair, brown eyes, and a thin, angular face. It was exactly Gehrman Sparrow.

——After leaving the ball early, Klein returned to Dwayne Dantes's residence, entered the bedroom, and teleported directly here with the "winner" Enuni.

Of course, he placed the latter outside the manor so that he could change its position at any time.

As rats came into view, Klein pulled the human leather glove on his left palm and cast his gaze towards the area where flowers were planted in the manor.

Almost at the same time, all the mice in the kitchen jerked together, their movements becoming sluggish, but they soon returned to normal.

They have become the secret puppets of the "Weird Wizard".

The number of puppets that Klein can control now is limited to 50, and the number will increase after he finishes digesting the potion!

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