"My servant, don't seduce the Lord of Darkness. He is a liar." Gladys said in a deep voice.
"So he's a liar." Laura accepted this statement naturally.
"So, Your Excellency the Witch, what should we do next?"
Gladys was very satisfied with Princess Laura's docile attitude.
She tapped her cheek with her fingertips and thought about it.
Then, Gladys picked up the witch's wide hat and began to look for something inside... She first took out Laura's wizard robes.
Gladys threw Laura's wizard robe into her hands.
Laura raised her eyebrows, "Ms. Witch, this is..."
Gladys looked Laura over and said sternly, "That black dragon's eyes went wide the moment he saw you. He's plotting against you. He's a pervert. Stop wearing that pretty dress and put on your wizard robes to prove you're a man now."
"You're too weak..." Gladys sighed. "You better protect yourself when you're out there."
Laura:?
"Change it quickly, don't waste time." Gladys urged, pushing him.
While Laura changed, Gladys continued her battle of wits and courage, rigorously analyzing the situation. "I've thought about it. We need to leave here quickly and find another way out... Since the current Dark Lord is fake, there's no need to waste time on him."
Gladys lowered her head and pulled out another object from her witch's wide hat: her ancient black box.
Gladys opened the box, revealing the compass needle inside.
"Compass, guide me to find the true master of the holy land." said Gladys.
The water in the box rippled, but the pointer remained motionless.
Gladys lowered her voice and said viciously, "I know you can move, and you can hit me on the head, so don't play dead."
Box Compass: “…” This is not a question of pretending to be dead or not, it is a question of survival or destruction.
He was beside this witch, but he did not tell her his true identity...
Then how dare this little compass reveal His identity?
"If you continue to play dead, I won't find you a wife, I won't let you give birth to a little compass, or the little compass you give birth to will not have a needle." Gladys whispered.
Box Compass: You are so annoying!
A line of words slowly appeared above the compass in the box:
My Lord, what are you looking for Him for?
Gladys: "Of course I have to leave this damn place."
【oh...............】
Box Compass was silent for a moment.
[How about I guide you to find His soul fragments? ]
"Didn't the fragment of his soul disappear in this holy land? Can you find it?"
Hearing Gladys's doubt, the needle of the compass in the box turned rapidly.
【You can't underestimate me! 】
"I am the most accurate compass! I am accurate to the decimal point of 0.00000000...1. Even if the fragments of His soul are gone, there is a trace of His presence. I can guide you to find that trace."
"Okay, then show the way quickly." Gladys threw the box compass out.
The compass box floated in mid-air, and the needle began to turn...
"My Lady Witch, I have changed my clothes." Laura's voice rang out.
Gladys turned and looked at him.
Every time she saw Laura wearing a wizard's robe, Gladys would be stunned for a moment before reacting.
Gladys looked around Laura, but not at her. "By the way, where's your skirt? Where did you take it off?"
Laura said slowly, "The skirt disappeared."
Gladys blinked. "Why?"
Laura said innocently: "I don't know."
Gladys lowered her head and frowned. "Sure enough, this place is extremely strange. We need to leave quickly."
The box compass floated toward Gladys attentively.
[Master, I sense the aura of His soul fragments.]
[Although it was hidden, the formation that concealed its presence was also created by his soul fragment, so it could be detected.]
Gladys was generous with her praise: "Wow, you are amazing."
Laura asked Gladys, "Mrs. Witch, how did you get this magical compass?"
Gladys snorted. "I, the Wicked Witch, am very mysterious. There are many things you don't know."
Laura's golden eyes glanced at the box compass.
The box compass trembled...the needle spun around in a chaotic manner.
"What are you doing? Is it broken?" Gladys asked curiously.
【Nothing... I just thought of something happy.】
Gladys: "Have you figured out what to name your little Luo Pan?"
Box Compass: “….”
【Yes. 】
Gladys: "Don't think about it yet. Wait until we leave this fake holy place, then you can think about it."
The box compass began to guide Gladys.
"My servant, let's go!" Gladys grabbed Laura's hand and started running following the guidance of the compass.
The girl flapped her wings and flew quickly, creating a gust of wind in the castle corridor.
The skeleton servants in the corridor quickly hid backwards, all of them stunned.
"Skull Armor, what are they going to do?"
"Walk after dinner?"
"Why do I feel like they are looking for something?"
"Could it be to go to that forbidden gate..."
"No way..."
"We always tell outsiders that the castle has a forbidden gate."
"And outsiders always look for the forbidden door, so do they also..."
"Skull B, you must be overthinking it. I didn't tell them there was a forbidden gate this time."
"Besides, the corridors of the castle are constantly changing, making it difficult for outsiders to find them."
"But they are looking for something."
"What if?"
“…Go report to the Lord of Darkness first!”
On the other side, Gladys followed the guidance of the compass in the box and flew faster and faster to prevent little Princess Lola from falling behind. She picked up Lola and rushed forward with flapping wings.
The structure of the castle changes, and the corridors are spliced and transformed like mechanical rotation.
The box compass excitedly displays:
【Coming soon! 】
Gladys suddenly felt a strong sense of oppression.
Laura narrowed her eyes.
When the two of them and a box compass passed a certain unique node boundary, a barrier suddenly opened up in front of them.
The castle's structure changed, like a mirror, and all the glittering gold coins disappeared on both sides of the corridor...
The decorations on both sides of the corridor disappeared, there were no windows, portraits, or lamps... It was pitch black, and at the end of the corridor, there was a bloody glow and a big door.
The elf wings behind Gladys trembled, and then the wings suddenly glowed with velvety light and gradually disappeared.
The Light Spirit was strongly repelled...
"Fuck!" Gladys fell down suddenly.
However... fortunately, Gladys was holding Laura, and Laura served as a cushion for Gladys.
"My slave, good job." Gladys lay on Laura and whispered.
She stood up quickly, patted the corner of her clothes, and pressed the wide witch hat on her head, almost covering her face.
【Master, we've arrived.】
[The remaining aura of his soul fragments seems to be in the space behind that door...]
The needle of the box compass shook, causing ripples on the water.
[Uh... now that we've reached our destination, I'll head back.]
Box Compass quickly got into Gladys's witch's wide hat.
Gladys was hit on the forehead by the flustered Box Compass.
Gladys: "You were born with a compass without a needle!"
She touched her forehead and then looked towards the door in front of her.
Gladys: “…”
The atmosphere here is really scary, full of evil.
Gladys glanced at Laura secretly.
She saw that the fragile little princess was very calm, with a peaceful face and thoughtful eyes.
Gladys thought that she, the evil witch, must not show her weakness in front of the little princess.
So Gladys took a few steps forward.
Gladys stopped immediately, suddenly feeling that she had stepped on something.
She looked down and saw a pile of black branches and leaves.
Like a pile of dead leaves...these black branches and leaves are lifeless, they break and burn when stepped on.
Gladys felt an inexplicable chill.
She turned her head and said to Laura: "My slave, come here quickly..."
"I command you," Gladys paused and hesitated, "I command you, command you..."
Laura blinked. "Order me what?"
Gladys quickly tugged at her witch's wide hat and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I order you to hold my hand."
Laura smiled.
Gladys: "Hurry up!"
Laura took Gladys's hand.
Only then did Gladys dare to continue walking.
She stepped on the dead black branches and walked towards the door at the end of the corridor.
Laura lowered her eyelashes, her eyes darkening slightly.
The barrier blocked his perception...
That's why his branches and leaves were not found in the castle...
After a while, Gladys stopped in front of the door at the end of the corridor.
Gladys pondered for a moment, then calmed down a bit. Right beside her was the heroine, Princess Lola! Who would embarrass her? Even if there were an evil spirit, it would fall in love with her, captivated by her heroine's aura!
Gladys looked at Laura.
"Why are you daydreaming?" Gladys tilted her head and asked Laura.
Laura smiled and said, "My Lady Witch, I'm thinking about something."
Gladys: "Oh...are you scared?"
Laura continued to smile and said honestly, "Of course not."
Gladys: "You're just scared."
Gladys couldn't accept that Laura wasn't afraid while she, the evil witch, was terrified.
She sniffed, trying to look calm.
Gladys looked towards the door ahead.
She blinked. "What is this?"
Laura followed Gladys's gaze and said, "My Lady Witch, this looks like a magic circle."
Gladys: "Of course I do."
This door has no handle, only a circular magic circle, and the patterns of the magic circle are shown by carved depressions.
"I mean, what kind of magic circle is this and how do I open it?"
Gladys looked at Laura.
"My servant, it's time for you to play your role. Go and touch this magic circle and see if you can push the door open."
Gladys secretly thought that Princess Lola's aura of being the heroine would make her popular with everyone, so as long as Lola touched the magic circle, the door would most likely open, warmly welcoming Princess Lola's arrival...
Gladys's thoughts stopped the next moment.
Because she saw Laura stretch out her hand, and then, a transparent barrier suddenly appeared in front of the magic circle, and with a sizzling sound, Laura's fingers were bounced away, and Laura had to take a few steps back.
Gladys was shocked.
Little Princess Lola was actually excluded? !
This was incredible. Gladys reached out and tried to explore whether this was a fixed reaction of the magic circle.
However... unexpectedly, her hand touched the magic circle safely.
Gladys suddenly felt that she was so awesome.
"Mrs. Witch, what are you doing?" Laura's voice sounded behind Gladys.
Laura tapped her eyelids with her fingertips. When Gladys stood in front of the magic circle, his vision seemed to be blocked and he couldn't see clearly what she was doing to the magic circle.
"I'm trying to decrypt it and see how to open this door," said Gladys.
Black branches and leaves emerged from under Laura's robe, rustling and quietly surrounding Gladys, forming a protective posture.
After a while, Gladys's surprised voice rang out: "It's unlocked!"
"Mrs. Witch, how did you solve it?" Laura asked, retracting the black branches.
Gladys replied as a matter of course, "It's just a simple one-stroke painting."
That’s it?
"Really?" Laura looked puzzled. He felt that it must be more than just a one-stroke painting. He frowned and asked, "Ms. Witch, what did you use to create this one-stroke painting?"
Gladys: "With blood."
Laura suddenly grabbed Gladys's hand and saw that her fingertips were cut and blood was visible.
"How can you use blood to break this magic circle?" Laura's voice was a little deep.
Gladys subconsciously shrugged. "Because my finger was cut when I touched it, I guess the solution is to use blood..."
Laura: “…”
Sometimes he really didn't know where Gladys's weird ideas came from.
Gladys paused, "Why do you ask so many questions?"
She suddenly came up to Laura.
Gladys stood on tiptoe, her face facing Laura. She blinked and said slowly, "Could it be that you..."
Laura's eyelashes trembled.
"Jealous of me." Gladys smiled.
"I know you're just feeling unbalanced." Gladys said proudly, "My evil witch's blood can break the magic circle. Isn't it amazing?"
At this moment, there was a squeak.
The door opened.
Gladys quickly grabbed the corner of Laura's clothes.
Gladys looked over slowly.
Behind the door...
There are no rooms.
Gladys swallowed.
Behind this door is a well.
Dark, extremely dark...
Gladys took a serious step back.
"This is too scary. What if I jump in and there's a Sadako waiting for me...Lola, you go first. If there's no problem down there, you call me from the bottom of the well and I'll jump in. Also, remember to catch me and don't let me fall to the ground." Gladys muttered.
Laura picked up Gladys expressionlessly, covered her mouth, and jumped directly into the "well".
Gladys: “???!” How can he hold the little princess so skillfully? Doesn’t this evil witch have any dignity?
Also, if you want to die, don't drag me along.
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