The atmosphere on Tianshui Lake became tense again. After hearing Melissa's explanation, several people gathered together to study the matter, but none of them refuted her conclusions.
Whether this is true or not, it at least means they all have the opportunity to break through to that realm. Dark-type runes have already appeared; how far behind are the others?
Even though the people of the Haifir Empire tried their best to explain, they still failed to dispel the doubts of others.
After all, the world has suffered from inscriptions for too long!
Some people even took direct action against those individuals. Melissa didn't care about that; Lilith had just sent her a telepathic message, telling her that she needed to force those people to reveal their true intentions, which would surely reveal something.
Furthermore, Lilith reminded her to be careful about the weapons and equipment of these people.
Although she didn't know why, she kept it in mind.
"Melissa, are you crazy?!" The Holy Archmage, who had just tried to explain, dodged the sudden annihilation fireball and cursed loudly.
As soon as the fight started, everyone's attention was drawn to it, and they even made way for each other.
Melissa ignored him, unleashing her divine sense and activating her fire elemental domain, completely enveloping the guy with an overwhelming sense of determination.
The battle began, their domains overlapped, and their divine senses clashed. Melissa drew her staff and unleashed her full power, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
The dazzling fireballs danced wildly within the domain, constantly diminishing the opponent's dark domain, while divine senses pressed against each other.
Lilith, watching the commotion from a distance, stopped and waited, while the others flew far away, looking like spectators.
The mage's companion was wary of others, fearing that someone else might get involved.
Known as the Fire Witch, Melissa is stronger than an ordinary Saint Magister, and her divine sense is also more powerful. She directly overwhelms her opponent and seems intent on killing him.
"If you don't show your true strength, then you might as well die!"
A series of scorching fireballs shot towards the suppressed mage, who, in desperation, pulled out a black shield and blocked the barrage of damage.
"Don't fall for it!"
Melissa's companion shouted and tried to rush over to help, but Melissa had already stopped attacking and slipped to the other side. She had already obtained the information she wanted, and there was no point in continuing the fight.
The patterns on that shield were somewhat similar to those provided by Lilith.
"Haha, as expected, your Haifiel Empire is the one that's been hiding the deepest secret!" After saying that, Melissa disappeared.
In an instant, everyone's attention shifted to that group of people, but the latter didn't offer any explanation, glared fiercely in Lilith's direction, and then simply disappeared.
Tianshui Lake returned to its previous tranquility, and many people gathered together to discuss the situation. As for pursuing them, they were unwilling to easily provoke this organization, which might be backed by deities, before finding out more details.
Furthermore, the Demon Sealing Tower has a clear requirement that Holy Magisters should minimize conflicts among themselves.
On Lilith's side.
"Speaking of which, did you really steal this yourself? How come I didn't know you had left the Demon Sealing Tower before?" Lissandra asked curiously. She had spent a long time with Lilith and didn't recall ever seeing her go out.
“This is all thanks to Professor Gandalf; he gave it to me for research.” Lilith even bowed to the old man, startling him so much that he didn’t know how to respond.
That damn slime, how could you do this? If I'd known that carving knife was so important, I would never have given it to her, even if you killed me!
"Old Taoist, you gave it to him? Why don't you study it yourself?" an old woman asked, sensing something was off. No wonder he went to the Demon Sealing Tower.
The old man's face flushed slightly, but he couldn't very well blame a slime, so he just turned his head away arrogantly.
"I guess he just couldn't figure it out himself. Old Daofu started late, so it's understandable." Another old man chimed in, "But that empire actually kept such a secret, it's truly despicable!"
“Lilith, have you made any other discoveries? Those guys’ use of inscriptions is too superficial.” Melissa appeared nearby.
Lilith, however, looked grave. During their exchange of information, Luo Fan had told her a lot of what the Tree Spirit had said, including his own speculations. She had also shared her thoughts on the Sealed Demon Tower.
After saying that, Luo Fan speculated that the Demon-Sealing Tower, which had stood for thousands of years, must also have a big problem.
After a thousand years of research, the only findings contained were rudimentary research on Warcraft inscriptions. There was absolutely no research on human inscriptions.
Lilith also mentioned that there was a restricted area at the bottom of the tower, guarded by several mysterious old men whose true strength was impossible to discern.
Perhaps the Demon Sealing Tower really is a trap; once a Saint Magister enters, their life or death is rarely in their own hands. And if anyone does die, she's never seen how those people dispose of the corpses.
As Luo Fan listened to Lilith's analysis and recalled the records in the book, he suddenly understood something.
The Demon Sealing Tower has always served as a retirement home for so-called holy mages, providing services to these individuals. It also serves to imprison criminal holy mages, helping them mitigate the backlash from their magical energy.
Therefore, over the years, a large number of holy mages have gone there. Some of them die of old age, and their bodies are even transported back, with rewards given to their descendants.
It sounds wonderful, but if the administrator of the Demon Sealing Tower does something else to the corpses beforehand, such as refining their divine sense, it would be quite terrifying.
After all, this world has magical items like Soul Gems, which Luo Fan found very useful.
Therefore, the most terrifying organization is very likely the Demon-Sealing Tower, which is completely secretive. Moreover, there have been no negative records of the Demon-Sealing Tower from the outside world over the years. This in itself is highly illogical.
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Melissa snapped impatiently, grabbing her and yelling.
"It's nothing, I just thought of a question."
"Um?"
"Those old guys in the Demon Sealing Tower seem to have exceptionally strong divine senses. I remember there was a time when a guy suddenly went mad and was instantly suppressed by the guards."
"That's true. Isn't it normal for those people to be so powerful?" Melissa was confused. The guards were quite lax, and she hadn't noticed anything unusual before.
"If you suddenly resist and the guards try to arrest you, what do you think the consequences will be?" After coming out, Lilith found that her thoughts had become clearer, mainly because Luo Fan had helped her analyze the situation.
“This…” Melissa fell silent, and Lissandra, who had been watching the show, also fell into thought.
When did they start treating that place merely as a research institute, unwilling to leave, or even having that kind of thought? If Lilith hadn't deliberately induced them this time, they wouldn't have run away together.
“You will also be instantly suppressed; it’s all about divine sense there. I suspect that the research of those predecessors, including their divine sense, was stolen by someone, otherwise they wouldn’t have become so powerful.” Lilith threw out another important speculation.
"Melissa, it seems that you obtained their permission to share your findings."
"Yes, that's what the guards told me. They said this would allow me to obtain more research materials."
"So, those bastards were just trying to extract our research value!" Lissandra suddenly realized, looking furious.
As they were talking, a terrifying divine thought struck, frightening everyone into collectively resisting.
"You three, your time for a drive is over. It's time to go home!"
An aged voice, carrying an undeniable authority.
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