Gladys was held by Laura and jumped into the "well".
The "well" was very deep, and the air inside seemed to be mixed with sticky water. Laura and Gladys fell very slowly.
Gladys wanted to continue muttering, but she saw something surging out of the darkness around her, waving up and down like a tentacle.
Gladys: “…”
She quickly closed her eyes.
After a while, Laura's voice rang out above Gladys's head, "Ms. Witch, you can open your eyes now..."
"There's nothing scary around here, don't be afraid." Laura said in a calm voice.
Gladys perked up immediately: "I'm not scared, I'm just resting my eyes."
She jumped out of Laura's arms.
Gladys looked at where she and Laura were.
The two stood on a platform that looked like an altar, suspended in the air, with endless darkness below... There was a red light flowing, like a red meteor flashing with broken diamonds, dark and beautiful.
A golden ball of light floated above the center of the altar. No one knew what it was made of. Although it was small, it was hard to ignore. The light was extremely beautiful and could not be described in words. Gladys inexplicably felt that this golden ball of light was very noble, and... seemed very tempting.
Gladys had a strange expression on her face and turned her eyes away from the golden ball.
Gladys stood there for several minutes.
She was a little dazed.
"Mrs. Witch?" Laura called her. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Gladys: “No.”
"I just thought we shouldn't act rashly," Gladys said. "It would be terrible if we accidentally stepped on a trap."
"There shouldn't be any mechanism here." Laura said.
Gladys tilted her head. "Really? How did you know that? What if you were lying to me and deliberately made me step on the trap to get back at me?"
Laura: “…”
"Your Excellency the Witch can try to believe me." He lowered his eyelashes and whispered.
Laura looked at Gladys quietly.
"Don't look at me like that." Gladys felt a little uncomfortable.
Is there anything wrong with her evil witch targeting the little princess? No problem... Gladys's expression was conflicted. "Well, I know you, the second most beautiful woman in the world, are kind-hearted. You wouldn't do such a thing as backstabbing someone."
Laura smiled and said, "Yes, of course I won't frame Her Majesty the Witch."
Gladys and Laura exchanged a glance.
Gladys suddenly said, "My slave, hold out your hand."
Laura: "What?"
Laura held out her hand.
Gladys: "Let's play rock-paper-scissors."
Laura:?
Gladys: "See the squares on the floor? Let's play rock-paper-scissors while we step on them and move forward."
Laura was silent: "Why do you do this?"
Gladys said, "Because this way we can proceed fairly. Even if there really is a trap, the probability of us stepping on it is about the same... Well, I trust you wouldn't deliberately frame me to step on the trap. This is just for the sake of fairness."
Laura: "Okay." Whatever she says is what it is.
Because of Gladys's brilliant suggestion, Laura inexplicably played rock-paper-scissors with her for a while.
The rules set by Gladys are as follows: two people play rock-paper-scissors while walking on the squares. If the winner shows fists, he/she moves four squares; if it is scissors, he/she moves three squares; if it is paper, he/she moves two squares; if the two sides are tied, they move one square together, and the loser stands still.
Whoever reaches the golden ball in the center of the altar first wins.
The loser answers the winner a truth question - this is an Easter egg added by Gladys.
After a while...
Gladys was excited: "I won!"
She stood under the golden ball of light and turned to look at Lola. At this time, Lola was next to Gladys. Although Gladys had set the rules for rock-paper-scissors, there should have been many possibilities, but by coincidence, Lola always walked with Gladys, no more than one grid apart.
Gladys looked up at Laura and said excitedly, "Next is the truth-telling segment. You must answer my questions honestly."
"Tell me, who do you like best?" Gladys asked probingly.
Laura: “Hmm?”
Gladys saw the confusion in Laura's eyes, and Gladys said, "Who do you like best, your fiancé? Or your childhood sweetheart? Or your magician teacher who is both your teacher and friend? Or..."
Gladys is so curious.
In the original book, the little princess had many fish, but she never made it clear who she liked.
The little princess is a standard master of keeping balance... although the little princess herself does not realize it.
Gladys really wanted to know which fish Princess Lola really liked. The original book didn't describe Lola's psychology very much, and readers could only see that Princess Lola was either deeply trapped in one Shura or another...
So, which fish is Laura's ideal wife?
Although the prince of the neighboring country is engaged to the little princess and is her fiancé, and should be the main wife, Gladys feels that the relationship between the neighboring prince and the little princess Laura is too dull and boring. In the original book, the conversations between the little princess and the neighboring prince can be described as awkward: "Your Highness, good morning," "Good morning," "My father is going to hold a banquet, Your Highness, would you like to attend?", "Well, thank you for inviting me, I'll think about it," and so on.
The fish that Gladys supports the most is a young killer from the mercenary group. He has a handsome face, a slender and tall figure, a thin waist, and always likes to laugh. He is very cruel in front of the enemy, but a proud little sweetheart in front of the little princess... What's more important is that the little killer has white hair!
However...the popularity of the young killer is really too low, and he only appears in a few pages.
"Do you still remember Sosia, the killer of the Blood Moon Mercenary Group? What is he like? Do you like him?" Gladys asked Laura. Asking Laura in person whether she liked the stock she was pressing, Gladys felt a little nervous.
However......
Laura actually said, “I don’t remember.”
"I don't like it either."
Gladys: “…”
"It's okay if you don't like him, but how can you not remember him? He's so handsome!"
Laura said calmly, "Is he someone Your Excellency the Witch knows?"
Laura lowered her eyelids and smiled faintly, "Your Excellency the Witch seems to be very interested in him."
Gladys was shocked to hear that Laura's tone was a little cold. "Can't I even mention your man? You're so stingy."
Gladys snorted. "I, the evil witch, have dedicated my entire life to the noble Evil God and refused to fall in love. How could I possibly be attracted to a man like you?"
Laura paused slightly, and a wisp of black branches and leaves emerged from the collar of his clothes. He pressed it down as if nothing had happened.
He took a step forward and stood in the same grid with Gladys.
Laura suddenly leaned in closer, and Gladys moved away. "Why are you getting so close? Don't crowd me."
"If there is a trap, it would be safest for me to stand with Her Majesty the Witch." Laura said as a matter of course.
Gladys immediately stopped caring about Laura huddling with her and said proudly, "Of course. You, a weak person, are the safest being with me."
As soon as Gladys finished speaking, the golden ball of light above her and Lola's heads suddenly burst out with a dazzling light and a harsh fluctuation. Gladys subconsciously covered her ears. Lola pulled her and held her in her arms to shield her body.
The light from the golden ball fell in the air above the altar, and the light flickered, just like data was being analyzed and modeled. After a few seconds, a virtual scene was woven out of the light.
Gladys narrowed her eyes. "Is this... a map?"
It was a huge world map.
The map seemed to contain some magic. At first glance, it was just a rough map of the world, but... if you focused your attention, you would find that every detail of the ground was depicted on the map with extreme precision.
Seeing this strange map, Gladys was a little pensive.
Laura looked down at her expression.
"Mr. Witch, what are you thinking about?"
"I feel..." Gladys said, "This map is so detailed, it's like someone is observing the world."
"Could it be that the owner of this place is a hidden mastermind who wants to rule the world?" Gladys said whimsically.
After saying this, Gladys felt that this guess was a bit childish.
Gladys: "Is my guess a little off?"
Laura shook her head and said, "No."
He said, "I think what Her Excellency the Witch said makes a lot of sense."
Although the description was a bit strange, Gladys really guessed it right this time.
Gladys didn't know that the map in front of her was more than just a map.
This is a terrible prop.
Woven with divine power, it can break through the constraints of the light power of the God of All Things... Once the map is completely woven successfully, intervention in this map can directly affect the real world.
In other words, by manipulating this map, one could even directly destroy the spiritual veins left by the God of All Things on the continent. In this way, elves and other bright creatures would be destroyed...
After seeing the map, Laura pondered for a moment.
Lola didn't want to admit the effectiveness of this map.
His soul fragments were hiding here just to do such boring things...Lola raised her eyebrows.
The reason He separated the soul fragments was because some of the separated soul fragments had some minor problems. If they remained in the main body, they would affect the main body's divinity. That's why He separated them and let these soul fragments take charge of the Mirror Abyss to see what interesting phenomena would occur.
It seems that the problem with this soul fragment is... that he is too passionate.
Want to destroy the world...
Laura: “…”
Laura's face was expressionless.
At this point, Gladys said, "Isn't it too peaceful here?"
Laura raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong?"
Gladys: "I have a feeling something's going to happen...if the mastermind really wants to take over the world."
As Gladys finished speaking, a thick darkness suddenly erupted from the altar, like a flood, engulfing everything...
In the darkness, Gladys's body disappeared, and Laura, who was holding her, disappeared.
Her vision was obscured by darkness, and Gladys's breathing became a little difficult.
A cold hand stretched out from behind her. Gladys shuddered and quickly jumped forward. She took out her black wand and shouted, "Who!"
The golden orb on the wand glowed, and the figure of the man appeared...
"Lola?" Gladys was stunned, then she subconsciously denied it, "No, you are not Laura."
The man had a face similar to Laura's, but if you look closely, his face seems deeper and colder.
His hair was long, dark as night, and hung down to his ankles.
The man's golden eyes looked over with extreme indifference.
Glancing at the black wand in Gladys's hand, his eyes moved slightly.
He asked slowly, "What kind of existence are you?"
Gladys felt that this question was like asking what she was.
"I'm your father." Gladys sniffed.
Soul Fragment: “…?”
"What are you talking about?"
Gladys blinked and commented, "You imitated that calm yet questioning tone very well."
The soul fragment glanced at her lightly.
"It's not like, it's that I am him."
Gladys: "Really? I don't believe it."
Without thinking, Gladys denied his statement because... Princess Lola was gentle and kind, how could she be the same person as this cold man?
According to the routine, the mastermind behind this must have deliberately transformed into Laura's appearance to confuse her.
"It's okay if you turn into Laura, but at least you should look a little like her. You look like a half-finished product now, and I won't be fooled." Gladys continued to comment.
He smiled softly at Gladys's words.
He tilted his head, thinking for a moment.
Looking at Gladys, his smile widened.
The man's smile was a little dangerous and thrilling.
He suddenly said, "I know what you're doing here. I've been watching you... You want to leave the Holy Land, right?"
Gladys raised an eyebrow, "So?"
"I am the true Lord of Darkness you seek, the one who rules this holy land... You can obtain permission to leave from me."
The man snapped his fingers, and tables and chairs appeared out of thin air.
He sat elegantly on the chair, his chin supported by one hand, his long eyelashes fluttering, his golden eyes looking at Gladys.
"But...I need to get out too."
"We can help each other."
"How about you lend me your body and we leave together?"
His voice was elegant, neither hurried nor slow, and carried a deep and alluring power.
Gladys said, "Oh, but why should I help you."
"I've always wanted to leave this damn place, but... due to limitations, I can't leave on my own. Even if I disintegrate my body, peel out my core, and fake my demise, this damn place still won't let me go." The man said, actively exposing his weakness. "I need to use your body to leave. Are you willing to help me?"
"I can offer you many rewards: wealth, power, strength, male beauty... I can help you realize any of your desires."
He has a beautiful face and a seductive voice.
Gladys remained unmoved and even began to analyze the situation, saying, "So you're a bad person imprisoned here, and now you're transforming into Lola to seduce me. You want me to become your tool, and then you can take you out and do whatever you want in the real world?"
Soul Fragment raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Yes."
He didn't get angry or upset at all because of what he had done.
Indifferent, calm, as if what he did was natural...
Gladys looked at his calm face and couldn't help feeling a chill.
Wow, this is really a villain.
"But... I don't think you should use my body." Gladys thought for a moment and said slowly.
Soul Fragment: "Oh? Why?"
"If you use my body, you will be the one in trouble when you meet Laura later," said Gladys.
Soul Fragment: "Where does this come from?"
Gladys: "Lola has a wonderful charm. All men who meet her will fall in love with her, and you are no exception."
The Soul Fragment pondered Gladys's words.
Soul Fragment said in a strange tone, "Wait a minute, do you really think he's a woman? Are you kidding?"
Gladys: "Is there a problem?"
Soul Fragment shrugged. "Of course there's a problem... His body is a man's, can't you see that?"
"That's because he was temporarily transformed into a man by magic." Gladys smiled. "You didn't expect that he was actually a woman, didn't you? So, it's useless for you to disguise yourself as Laura and seduce me with your male beauty."
Soul Fragment: "Oh."
Then you were badly deceived.
"Don't change the subject." Gladys said unhappily.
Then, Gladys said in a recommending tone, "Rather than choosing to use my body, you might as well choose Princess Lola who is by my side."
"She's prettier than me," Gladys admitted grudgingly.
Gladys did not forget that she was an evil witch who was always thinking about framing Princess Laura.
"If you use Princess Lola's body, you can gain a lot of admirers and let them help you build your empire."
"If you choose me, all I have is a bunch of mushrooms, some useless familiars, a silly broom, and a hooting owl."
"Look, isn't Laura better than me?" Gladys said in a bewitching tone, "It's better to choose her than me."
Soul Fragment:?
Are you the villain or am I the villain?
Gladys lowered her voice and said, "Lola is the princess of the kingdom, the king's only daughter, and the most legally effective heir, the future king. If you use her body, you will be able to directly take charge of the kingdom. In short, if you want to rule the world, then using Princess Lola's body will be more efficient..."
"I don't know why you came to me instead of Laura..." Gladys pondered, "Oh! I see. Is it because you can't touch Laura directly?"
Gladys thought, maybe...Lola is protected by the aura of the heroine.
She suggested to the soul fragment: "You can give me the authority to leave the holy land, and then I will help you obtain the body of Princess Lola."
Gladys tempted her, "How about we help each other and bully her together?"
"I am the evil witch. I can do evil things with you in the future."
"Are you very excited?"
Soul Fragment is a bit silent.
Gladys waited for the Soul Fragment's answer.
As she waited, Gladys thought that if this man really believed her, he would be very wrong.
Her plan was simple. She would delay the situation first, making the man hand over his permission to leave the holy land, and then she would run away with Laura.
As for the promise to this man...
Can you believe what she says as a wicked witch?
Being a villain is that simple.
On the surface, Gladys said sincerely to the soul fragment, "Little Princess Lola is the person I want to bully the most. If you can choose to use her body, it would be a great help to me. I will follow you from now on."
Gladys' tone was too serious for the Soul Fragment to doubt her.
It sounds like this evil witch really hates Laura.
The soul fragment held its chin and thought for a moment.
After a while, the soul fragment said, "No, no matter what I do, he won't let me use it."
Gladys: "Why?"
The soul fragment remained silent for a while.
"I can't explain it to you clearly." Soul Fragment's voice was a bit perfunctory.
Hearing his tone, Gladys immediately said angrily, "Do you look down on me?"
Soul Fragment: "Yes." You don't even know the true identity of Laura next to you.
The soul fragment thought for a moment and asked Gladys, "Why does Princess Lola stay with you?"
Gladys took it for granted: "Because she is my slave, and slaves must stay with their masters."
Soul Fragment's expression changed, and then he stood up, and the table and chairs around him disappeared.
Although I don’t know why He condescends to be with this little girl...but, in this case, I can’t let her go.
Before Gladys could blink, the man suddenly appeared beside her. He pinched Gladys's chin and stared at her with his golden eyes.
"Little girl, I need to borrow your body. I have already asked for your opinion." His voice was elegant.
He said slowly: "You don't agree with my request."
Gladys: "That's right, so please let me go."
"But... whether you agree or not has nothing to do with whether I use your body or not." The soul fragment smiled lightly.
He put his arm around Gladys' waist and held her close to him...
The dark aura spread out, bit by bit, and the sticky darkness was about to penetrate into Gladys' body.
Gladys's brain seemed to be invaded by something extremely terrifying. She felt terrified and panicked, her teeth chattering, and she was unable to move.
Gladys rolled her eyes and began to silently pray in her heart, "System, system, please show your power soon." Before she could say it for the third time, she was suddenly pulled from behind by someone and snatched her away.
Laura is here.
Gladys stumbled and fell into Laura's arms.
Lola glanced coldly at the soul fragment with her golden eyes.
The soul fragments dissipated instantly.
“…”
Gladys was a little dazed. When she came to her senses, she and Laura were standing on the empty altar.
The golden ball glowing above his head disappeared, and the surroundings became eerily quiet.
Gladys looked around and blinked. After a moment, she said uncertainly, "...is it safe?"
Laura said, "Yes, the soul fragment that almost hurt Her Majesty the Witch has disappeared."
Hearing this, Gladys looked at Laura suspiciously.
"How did you catch me?" Gladys asked.
Laura blinked. "I thought the Witch should be there, so I reached out my hand and caught her."
Gladys: "That's it?"
"Yeah." Laura nodded.
Gladys: “…”
She thought she would have to go through a fierce battle, but nothing happened.
Is this because Laura is too lucky?
When Gladys was feeling confused, Laura's Adam's apple moved, suppressing the strange thoughts remaining in the recovered soul fragments.
In fact, what happened just now was this: His soul fragment expanded the domain, and His soul fragment took advantage of the domain to take Gladys away from Him.
After Gladys was taken away by the soul fragments, Laura did nothing else but swallowed the golden ball of light on the altar.
Because the body of the soul fragment had long since disintegrated, the core of the soul fragment - the golden ball of light - was exposed...
Lola didn't want to eat the golden ball of light at first. After all, there were some problems with the soul fragments here, and she didn't want to recycle broken things.
but......
The safest way is to eat the golden light ball.
Otherwise, Gladys might be in danger.
After eating the golden ball of light, the memory of the soul fragment was transmitted to his mind. Among them, the most intuitive was the touch of the soul fragment just hugging Gladys.
Tightly, to embed the girl inside...
Because the soul fragment wanted to use Gladys' body, the breath of the soul fragment almost touched every corner of Gladys' body.
It feels a bit strange...
On the other side, Gladys quickly regained her spirits. Seeing that Laura had not spoken, Gladys began to observe Laura secretly.
Gladys noticed that something was wrong with Laura's expression.
Gladys suddenly tugged at Laura's sleeve.
Laura lowered her head.
Laura's eyes were calm and she didn't say anything.
Gladys felt that the fragile little Princess Laura might have been frightened by the strange thing that had just happened.
"My servant, don't panic. Although we are trapped here now, with me, the evil witch, and my magic wand, we will definitely find a way to leave." Gladys said calmly.
"So you don't have to worry about not being able to reunite with your fiancé and admirers in the future." Gladys stood on tiptoe and patted Laura's shoulder.
Laura: What the hell is going on.
but......
Laura looked at Gladys while she was talking, and suddenly something came to her mind.
Laura reached out and touched Gladys's head.
The man's thin white fingertips gently rubbed her red hair...
With an indescribable feeling...
Gladys looked shocked.
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