"I want to dig into Miss Maggie's heart and see what you think about every day."
As soon as Ulysses finished speaking, Maggie felt a dead hand cover her back, gently caressing her heart. With just a little force, it could rip her heart out and let her 'see it with her own eyes'.
"You're joking."
Maggie's expression grew increasingly stiff, though she still had to offer polite words.
In reality, he had cursed Ulysses hundreds of times in his heart.
Although Ulysses has not been resurrected, he could still easily kill her now, and if he really wanted to, she would have no chance of escaping.
"Of course... I'm not joking."
Ulysses' voice echoed within the castle, carrying a hint of amusement, yet the atmosphere had shifted from relatively harmonious to completely frozen.
"Sure, if you don't want to be resurrected, you can watch whatever you want."
Maggie suddenly laughed in the tense atmosphere, her tone light as if she were talking about everyday things, rather than her life-or-death heart condition.
"Miss Maggie, as always, enjoys threatening others."
Ulysses's tall frame moved even closer to Maggie. This time, the voice didn't come from beside her ear, but from above her head. A cold hand was gripping Maggie's shoulder, pressing her down even though she couldn't move, as if to prevent her from making any further moves.
"It is you who do not intend to fulfill the contract."
Maggie remained composed and her voice was unusually calm.
Showing fear won't work on Ulysses; it's better to demonstrate your greater value so that he'll have reservations or be wary of you.
"Oh, that's just Miss Maggie's prejudice against me. Actually, I just wanted Miss Maggie to hear what I had to say."
Ulysses sighed softly, his voice filled with regret, as if he were saddened by Maggie's guardedness.
"If I remember correctly, the Elemental Source Realm is probably about to collapse. Since the birth of the Elemental King in the Primordial Era, he has been releasing magic power every moment to maintain the form of the Elemental Source Realm and prevent it from collapsing."
Regardless of whether Maggie wanted to listen or not, he continued talking to himself.
"But based on my understanding of him, he probably can no longer maintain the Elemental Source Realm. If we were to forcibly ensure the safety of the Elemental Source Realm, he would be extremely weak by now."
Maggie didn't really want to hear what he had to say, but she had no choice but to listen.
However, what she heard made her heart sink.
During this period, Little Ghost and the others would mysteriously disappear for days at a time without telling her what had happened. Even after returning from the seabed, they stopped staying with her and left again.
This is not normal at all.
Logically speaking, contractors and elemental spirits should be inseparable and always together.
If the little ghosts are free, what about Roy?
Roy also disappeared with them, which clearly hides a serious problem, but Maggie didn't want to pry into her friend's privacy, so she didn't ask.
Now it seems...no wonder...
No wonder they disappeared for so long; it turns out there was a crisis in the Elemental Source Realm, and they probably had no choice but to go back.
"..."
Maggie didn't speak, remaining completely silent as she pondered what to do. More importantly, she almost guessed what Ulysses was about to say to her.
Why isn't Miss Maggie saying anything?
Ulysses' voice was as cold as a ghost; it was a calm and elegant tone, yet it sent chills down the spine of anyone who heard it.
What would you like to hear?
Maggie countered with a question.
"Miss Maggie, aren't you curious? Don't you want to know what the Elemental Source Realm is like now?"
Ulysses seemed somewhat puzzled, as if he couldn't understand why Maggie was so calm.
"These are all things I'm not familiar with. Do I need to be curious about them?"
Maggie continued to ask questions.
In reality, she was not as calm as she appeared. The fact that Ulysses was testing her meant that he knew about her relationship with the elemental spirits, but that vampires were excluded by the elemental king and therefore could not see them.
Now that they know her relationship with the elemental spirits, and according to intelligence, Ulysses knows that the 'Nightmare Crescent' is in the hands of the Elemental King, the answer is obvious.
“Miss Maggie is still so dishonest, which is very detrimental to our cooperative relationship.”
Ulysses was not satisfied with Maggie's answer, so he increased the pressure on her hand slightly, forcing Maggie's entire body to lean back, and finally she uncontrollably fell into his arms.
Now, whenever Maggie looks up, she can see his defined jawline and his teasing gaze fixed on her.
"..."
She pursed her lips and remained silent, wanting to know where Ulysses got his information from.
He shouldn't have known that she had a connection with the elemental spirits.
"I can't go to the Elemental Source Realm."
After a long stalemate, Maggie knew she couldn't hide it any longer, so the only option left was to come clean.
Of course, even that statement was a lie she made.
While others might not be able to do it, she could indeed use the magic in the 'Misprinted History of the Continent' to disguise herself as an elemental spirit, making it entirely possible for her to enter the Elemental Source Realm.
"You don't need to go. The Nightmare Crescent has already been discovered. You just need to find it and bring it back to me, and I will give you the reward you desire most."
Ulysses spoke in a persuasive tone, like a devil leading people astray.
Little did he know that at that moment, the 'Nightmare Crescent' that he feared most was placed close to Maggie's chest, but its power was sealed, so he could not feel it.
This also surprised Maggie.
At the time, I was very curious about the vampire behind Little Orange. Why would he make such thorough preparations? How much did he want to seal the progenitor of vampires to think so meticulously?
And coincidentally, his meticulousness allowed Maggie to carry the 'Nightmare Crescent' without being discovered.
Upon hearing this, Maggie almost couldn't help but twitch her lips. What a coincidence! What he wanted was exactly what she had.
Unfortunately, she won't hand it over.
This is the final trump card to deal with the old monster. Who would risk their life for just because of a vague promise?
Even if Ulysses does keep his promise and doesn't kill her, there's no guarantee he won't turn his back on her someday. It's safer to keep the initiative in your own hands.
That's just Maggie's personality.
For some reason, Maggie felt an urge to laugh; she was just too clever for her own good.
".....good."
She pretended to hesitate for a few moments, then readily agreed. After all, she would kill Ulysses herself eventually, so what difference would it make if she agreed?
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