Chapter 103 The conspiracy from chaos will devour everyone

Deep in the misty forest, in the lair of the night elves, in a low animal skin tent.

I saw an old priest with a black cloth wrapped around his eyes sitting cross-legged in the middle of a group of night elves, chanting obscure spells.

The ornaments hanging on his robe were like wind chimes, tinkling softly with his slightest body movements, and the eerie melody seemed to be accompanying his spells.

At this moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the direction of the human stronghold. Then his nose moved slightly, as if he smelled something unpleasant, and his sparse eyebrows gradually twisted into a rope.

After a long time.

The priest said in a hoarse voice.

"It's Chaos..."

chaos!

The moment they heard this word, the night elves in the tent were in a commotion. Different expressions appeared on their faces, some were panic, some were fearful, and some were expressionless.

Humans who live and die every day may have forgotten its horror, but they will never forget the power that devours everything.

After a long silence, the priest sitting in the center of the tent continued in a bitter voice.

"The order of the labyrinth has been absent for too long... The Outer Gods in the void have finally set their sights on us."

"This time, the strange fog Norville descended... It was a mist composed of thousands of distorted faces and never-ending nightmares. Every face floating in the mist was whispering the nightmare itself. Its appearance cannot be described in words. Anyone who sees it will be unable to help but fall into it... including me."

When he said this, a trace of paleness appeared on the priest's face, and even the remaining blood color revealed a deep fear.

"I can't spy on it for too long, the ritual has already begun... that's all I can see."

After saying the last sentence, the priest stopped talking.

The night elves sitting around the tent exchanged doubtful glances and whispered to each other.

"Why are you here?!"

"Aren't the first, second, and third levels of the maze more confusing than ours?"

"I told you before... we shouldn't keep those humans."

"So what can we do? Kill them, and then attract more people to kill us?"

"This is our last home... We can't lose even this last forest!"

Listening to the conversation of his tribesmen, the young chief remained silent, only looking at the dry wooden cane resting on his knees.

It looked so dry that it looked like a dead snake, but surprisingly, it slowly opened its mouth.

"Emond... Tell me who is his apostle and who is the Mad Talker."

Emond was the priest's name.

Hearing the sound coming from the dry wooden cane, the blindfolded priest showed a bitter and even desperate expression.

"Everyone..."

“That’s everyone in this town.”

The tent became quiet.

There was no sound for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, the withered wooden cane let out a sigh of decay.

“…We can only kill them all.”

The fastest way to eliminate a conspiracy is to eliminate the soil in which the conspiracy exists.

It knows that this is extreme.

But this is almost the only way to solve the problem quickly without getting yourself into trouble.

The only trouble is that doing so may bring new troubles.

Humanity may not remember the old hatred with Chaos, but it will definitely remember the new hatred that has just occurred.

Sadly, it's not even certain if this is part of the Weird Mist's plan.

Perhaps even its current decision was part of that so-called plan...

At this time, the curtain of the tent opened a crack, and a cloaked night elf knelt on one knee beside the chief.

"…The Demon King is not coming towards us, but is heading towards the human base."

Hearing these words, all the night elves in the tent showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Including the patriarch who had a blank expression on his face before.

Even the blindfolded priests were included.

Obviously, the adult's behavior was beyond the expectations of all of them.

"Demon King?"

"Go to the human base?!"

"Is he crazy?"

There was a murmur of discussion in the tent.

Listening to the tribesmen's discussions, the scout was silent for a moment, then continued in a low voice.

"He adjusted his appearance, and perhaps humans don't know what he looks like..."

Unlike the night elves, humans do not identify each other by smell, but mainly rely on appearance.

At least judging from the adventurer's reaction, those humans didn't know he was the Demon King.

After a pause, she continued.

"And I think he might have his reasons for doing so."

The patriarch, who had been silent all this time, nodded, thought for a long time, and then gave a soft order.

"Helen, you and Shirley continue to observe. Report to me immediately if there is any new information."

"yes."

The cloaked scout nodded slightly, turned around and disappeared into the entrance of the tent.

After giving the orders, the young patriarch grasped the dry wooden cane and slowly stood up from the ground.

Seeing the chief stand up, the night elves around him did the same and stood up one after another.

"Everyone, you have heard it all. Chaos is infiltrating our home."

"If we do nothing, this place will become a second dimensional desert and the new eye of the storm."

"We have not yet settled our feud with the surface world, but we cannot lose this forest no matter what."

"If the time comes that we have to take action, we have to make a decision."

"Even if it's tragic."

…

The small town in the fog is like an isolated island far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, or like a reef in a storm.

At this moment, the adventurers in the small town did not know that what was covering them was not only the white fog in the maze, but also the haze from the void.

The permanent population of Misty Town is not large. Apart from people doing business and working, the rest of the population consists almost entirely of adventurers and people related to adventurers.

On the two-person-high wooden fence wall, hired guards carrying muskets were yawning as they patrolled, while the guards standing at the door of the tower were checking each adventurer entering the town.

Because of the barrier, ordinary monsters will not approach here.

Generally speaking they only need to be wary of things that look like humans but are not human.

There was a wanted poster posted on the door of the checkpoint.

What surprised Luo Yan was that the face drawn on the paper was actually his own face.

[Thunder City wanted order, the most wanted criminal Miranda.

Crime: murder, desecration of corpses. Note: This person is responsible for 27 murders, his methods of committing crimes are extremely cruel, and he has several accomplices. He is suspected of killing the trainee priest Bond and impersonating him. If you have any clues, please report to the local police station or the Knights immediately! 】

Just like the newspapers in Shanghai, the portrait on the wanted poster was dynamic, and even the polite smile was exactly the same as his own.

But why? Looking at his wanted poster, Luo Yan unconsciously showed a trace of doubt on his face.

Logically speaking, anyone who remembered his appearance was either locked up in a small dark room or was his servant.

unless--

A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in his mind, and Luo Yan's face gradually showed an expression of realization.

I see.

It's that guy——

Mel White, the Knight Commander of the Trident Knights, who had met him and Sarah once in the maze!

"This guy is arresting people randomly."

Luo Yan looked at the wanted poster next to him in surprise.

As expected!

Next to that handsome wanted poster, there was another portrait.

The person in the portrait was none other than Sarah who appeared with him at that time!

However, the name written was Chris, who was completely unrelated to the subject... I don't know how the unlucky girl got shot, but it's possible that she accidentally survived because she was locked in a small dark room in the cemetery.

After all, the Knight Commander has gone mad.

Maybe he himself is the so-called mad talker! Or maybe the so-called mad talkers were actually those guys who were driven crazy by his torture...

It was finally my turn in the inspection queue.

The guard on duty stared at his face for a while, then looked at the wanted poster, and finally shook his chin and let him go.

"Pass."

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He and Sarah had slightly adjusted the features of their faces thanks to the disguise potion.

As for why I looked at him twice more, it must be just because we have similar temperaments.

On the other side, Alex and others were also examined one after another, and finally it was Sarah's turn.

Because of the ears, the soldier stared at her adventurer card for a few more seconds, but when he found out that she was an orc, he stopped asking questions.

There are not many people who can understand the difference between orcs and demons academically, and a guard obviously cannot have that ability.

Finally, they passed the checkpoint and entered the town. Looking at the crooked streets and the fairly lively market, Sarah's face showed an expression of both excitement and nervousness, and she stretched her neck to look around.

At this moment, the Demon King who was walking beside him suddenly gently held her hand.

"!"

The slender shoulders covered by the cloak stiffened slightly, and the eyes hidden by the shadow of the hood brim glanced secretly to the side.

Looking at the eyes that were looking at him quietly, Luo Yan smiled slightly, and then whispered in a voice that only Sarah could hear.

"Our enemies have set their sights on us, but they are not smart and chose us by chance."

Sarah's eyes suddenly became sharp, and her entire temperament changed.

"Enemy, who?"

"At present, there is only one person who can be confirmed, and that is the leader of the group we met in the maze before. But I don't think it's such a coincidence that the guy happens to be here, so I speculate that the ritual is actually performed by someone else... and this person has not revealed his identity yet."

As for the so-called ceremony, he actually already had a vague guess in his mind -

That is, a wrongly accused person is killed with a false name and crime, while the real murderer escapes justice perfectly.

This twisted ritual obviously deviates from normal human values, and is clearly not meant to please normal gods.

After all, even the demons in hell would not advocate the distorted justice of "wrong is right" - the demons only advocate "victory is justice, power is truth".

"The people who performed the ceremony should be followers of Chaos. What are the names of the Four Chaos Gods?"

Luo Yan actually wasn’t quite sure either.

Although he was a top student with full marks in theoretical courses, the knowledge about chaos was so special that even just understanding it or teaching it in class could cause contamination.

Knowledgeable liches and demons like Principal Ivan and Professor Lilith must have heard of this, but even if they know it themselves, they will never teach this knowledge to their students.

After all, given the demons' worship of power, if they were to openly discuss their belief in chaos, the whole world would probably be contaminated by chaos.

What is certain now is that the "dirty thing" that Youyou saw is in this town.

Luo Yan has more than 60% reason to believe that person is the real Miranda.

The content of the ritual most likely requires not only that the wrong murderer be executed justly by the confused judge, but also that the real murderer take something away from him.

Maybe blood.

Maybe skin tissue.

Or it could be something like a name that does not exist in reality.

Luo Yan looked around and his eyes finally locked on the highest point of the town - the clock tower standing in the mist.

That place should be able to overlook the entire town and take in all the alleys.

Seeing that the devil didn't say anything for a long time, Sarah's expression, which had just been fierce, gradually turned red with embarrassment.

Feeling the warmth wrapping around her right hand getting tighter and tighter, she moved her hand restlessly.

At this time, the Demon King, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke again.

"There might be a good show later. The rat is hiding in the shadows and watching us. We have to find it and prevent it from escaping... Can you see that bell tower?"

"Yeah!" Following Luo Yan's gaze, Sarah nodded vigorously, as if trying to drive away the strange thoughts.

"Very good." Luo Yan gave her an approving look and put a crystal into her palm while loosening his grip on her hand. "You stay there and keep an eye on my movements while waiting for my orders... Remember not to let anyone see you."

To Luo Yan's surprise, Sarah did not leave, but looked at him seriously.

"Are you all right, alone?"

"You're still worried about me," Luo Yan laughed and touched her head, then whispered in her ear, "I'm the Demon King, it's not my minions' turn to worry about my safety... Go."

It's not that he's arrogant.

With the "real eye" Youyou watching nearby, it is almost impossible for anyone to hide their strength.

He was confident that he could defeat opponents below gold level in two moves, and if the soul level was higher than gold...

A necromancer, can't you just run away even if you can't defeat him?

Seeing Luo Yan say this, although Sarah was a little reluctant, she still disappeared into the crowd and headed towards the clock tower.

At this time, Alex and his group, who had been attracted by the market before, just turned back.

"We purchased some supplies... Hey? Where are your companions?" Alex noticed that Lolo was the only one left on the street, and the cloaked orc girl was nowhere to be seen.

Luo Yan smiled faintly and said.

"She has something to do, so I asked her to go take care of her own business first... Let's not talk about this. It's getting late. Let's find a place to stay first."

"Okay, then..." Alex nodded and was about to say that he knew a good hotel, but was interrupted by Luo Yan who continued to speak.

"I happen to know a nice hotel. Come with me. You must be tired, so I'll treat you. Let's have a few drinks and relax together."

As he said this, Luo Yan took the initiative to walk ahead and walked towards the source of the "pollution" according to Youyou's guidance.

Alex and his two companions looked at each other, with expressions of surprise on their faces.

The introverted "fire starter" Phoenix whispered.

"I thought it was his first time here..."

Alex scratched his head and shrugged.

"Forget it, let's go with him and take a look."

Although he had just met him, he felt that this adventurer named Luo Luo did not seem like a bad person.

And this is a safe zone.

Even if that guy had some plan, he wouldn't have waited until here to act before not taking action on the way...

Just as Luo Yan, Alex and his party were walking towards the hotel deep in the alley, a group of regular soldiers in heavy armor slowly passed through the dense woods and arrived at the south gate of the town.

This team is composed of a hundred people, all wearing armor blessed by holy light.

With confirmed intelligence, Knight Commander Meier brought almost all the helpers he could.

Looking at the wall made of wooden fences, the enthusiastic face was filled with unconcealable excitement.

The voice in the dark told him that Miranda was here! What led him here was not only the connected clues, but also the will of the great Saint Sith! The vicious criminal will create a new legend——

As this major case comes to an end, the residents of Thunder City will praise the wisdom of the Knight Commander! As a knight under Grand Duke Campbell, he has finally lived up to the Grand Duke's expectations of him and the mission he shoulders.

"Into the city!"

"yes!"

The adjutant at the side took the order, and then led the well-equipped century-man team, strode through the city gate under the stunned gazes of the guards and adventurers, and headed towards the center of the town.

It never rains in the foggy town on the fourth level of the maze.

However, at this moment, everyone can feel that a long-brewing storm is about to come...

(End of this chapter)