Early the morning of the second day after the exam was suspended, Victor left the Alchemy House and headed straight for the Davao mineway that had been announced to be blocked. After receiving the report of his subordinates who arranged to secretly monitor, Buffy did follow it and leave the town of Mivira as the Lich expected.

The thick iron chains and large locks did not play any role in blocking them. They only used a simple knocking technique with the staff, and Victor opened the closed iron door.

"What does this guy want to do?"

Buffy hid in a hidden place and witnessed Victor walking into the mine track alone, and couldn't help but secretly complaining.

Could it be... the death of the priest is directly related to the true him?

Buffy once witnessed Pa'an showing abnormal disgust for Victor. He thought it was just a professional instinctive reaction, and he didn't think much about it. However, Victor Wood's current performance is difficult for people not to associate the death of the priest with him. Thinking about it, he couldn't guess the president of the Victor's Shadow Guild had to follow the lich and enter the mine channel.

After two days, the odor of the spider monster toxins still did not dissipate, and the corpse that had no time to clean up added another stinky sour smell. Buffy took out a special facial towel to cover his mouth and nose, and it was this brief moment when he was distracted. When he looked up, Victor could no longer be seen in the dark mine duct.

OK, play hide and seek.

With a sneer, he retreated back to the gate.

In order to prevent anyone from entering again, Buffy ordered Eric to lead people to block other secret passages that can enter the mine. As long as you guard the only exit, you will not have to worry about not waiting for anyone.

He didn't believe it, Victor would stay in the mines and not come out.

What Buffy didn't expect was that the lich wanted was his squat. The longer the time was, the more conducive it would be to frost wolf to get rid of the Jaladi family, who loved to make trouble.

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Cohen, who was staying at home, was a little restless.

The weather is a bit stuffy today, and there seems to be signs of rain.

The servants shuttled back and forth in the courtyard, preparing to welcome the new examiner who was about to arrive. It is said that this time the senior officials of the Holy See were several levels higher than the dead priests.

In order to curry favor with the great man representing St. Vansetis, Gander, the head of the family, personally supervised him, fearing that there was something wrong with preparation, and neglected the new invigilator who was no less than Buffy's. Bored Cohen lay next to the window of his dormitory, looking at the lively scene below, and sighed for his own price reduction to please Fisher.

Dada dada...

The door handle turned at a very slow speed, and the noisy courtyard covered the already small sound until the door opened a gap that was enough to enter. The unique metal friction sound echoed in the closed room. Cohen subconsciously turned around and saw a white light swaying by. A needle-like pain came from his neck. He reached out and touched it, and his hand was red.

Feeling his body gradually falling backwards, Cohen opened his eyes wide, and he saw an extremely familiar body, blood gushing out from the missing head, dyeing the blue-gray curtains into burgundy.

Death came so quickly that Cohen could even hear the muffled sound of his head falling heavily to the ground.

Withdrawing the knife back into the sheath, the dark elf who must kill with one blow pulled off the heavy curtains splattered by blood, covering the headless corpse that fell to the ground.

The young master is dead, and the only one left... is the only master.

Standing by the window and looking at Gandel Jaladi Baile, standing in the courtyard, pointed and touching, staring at him, as if he was looking at a lifeless corpse without any emotion.

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Revisiting the old place, Victor walked along the uncleaned sword spider corpse.

Since discovering Fisher's identity, it has given up on the idea of ​​leaving Jingyao. It is more likely that big cities will expose their identity. If they can inherit the position of the total alchemy, it would be better to live in a small town like Mivira.

In the past two days, it has been thinking about how to achieve good results without being too ostentatious. Victor, who has been isolated from the world for decades, did not realize that his attitude of no desires and no desires can attract more attention than ambitious people.

In addition to leading Buffy out of the town, there is another important reason for choosing to come to Davao Mine. Victor believes that this crystal mine not far from Mivela town is not as exhausted as recorded in the geological records, but has to be closed due to the spider monster.

As long as the big spider monster is cleaned up, the crystal mine can be re-mined. As long as the ownership can be obtained, let alone solve the shortage of funds for magic research, it is not a fantasy to upgrade the Mivira formation to a city with a population of 100,000.

Just as he was thinking, it sensed the existence of living organisms in the mine.

If it was an ordinary person who was like a torch, the one he sensed now was a huge stove. Victor alertly used the invisibility technique on himself and touched it quietly.

The giant red spider monster had four legs left, and its howl was more harsh than what I heard last time. The dark green liquid sprayed on the nearby stalactites, emitting a foul smell similar to a corpse. The one who pushed this huge monster to such an extent was a human male, perhaps he should be called a youth. He was one head taller than Victor, and his strong back could tell that he was a warrior type at a glance. It seemed that he was aware of Victor's arrival, and he turned his head and faced the direction where the lich was.

"I am the new invigilator sent by the headquarters." Staring at the dark passage, the face younger than Wood, possessed by the lich, was more handsome, and looked like an elf.

Can he see me?

Humans cannot have dark vision... Then, they should be able to see through invisibility.

The lich was secretly alert and did not dare to be careless about the young man who claimed to be an examiner. Intuition told it that the Holy See sent this time was not the same level as the priest Pa'an.

"It is worthy of being a mountain town, and there is no etiquette at all." The examiner turned his body completely and turned his back to the spider monster, as if he was to prove that his strength was strong enough.

Withdrawal of invisibility, Victor stands at the entrance of the passage, which is the best strategic position, and is in defense and attack.

"In the name of Mara!" It was abruptly. The young man suddenly shouted loudly. Victor hurriedly raised his staff, just about to use the wind blade known for his speed to disrupt the opponent's formation. A quick and fast golden light passed through its body at the speed of thunder and penetrated into the rock wall behind him.

Victor lowered his head, whether it was bloody or flesh rolling, it was not enough to describe the place he had just been touched by the strange light.

"I'm rude and didn't introduce myself."

Putting his hand against his chest, the young man gave a standard aristocratic ceremony to his body that fell backwards.

“I am Lucien Mendel Notting, a new examiner appointed by the Holy See.

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Buffy was guarding outside the iron gate of the mine. Although he was sure that Victor must be able to leave here, he was always a little worried.

It was not because he was afraid that Victor would leave the secret passage, but because he had an indescribable feeling about the young man who was surrounded by a layer of fog in both appearance and life. It was very inexplicable that as long as he touched those crisp green pupils, goose bumps would be unstoppable. Buffy had never experienced this kind of experience until he was forty years old.

Maybe that kid is really a genius, maybe he doesn't necessarily...

Just as I was thinking, footsteps came from the mine.

wrong!

The sound is wrong.

Not Victor Wood.

The mage's pace was slow and steady, and each step seemed to be taken out after thinking. However, the footsteps from the passage were light and powerful, and it was obvious that they were not the same person.

Soon, the door opened, pushing from inside to outside. It appeared in Buffy's sight, and it was indeed not the young mage who had just entered. The man was wearing a gorgeous chain armor. The hollowed-out pattern that coexists exquisite and practical not only produced a magnificent golden light, but also made the armor have special magical protection. Under the fine chain armor, there is a standard knight's shirt, with holy white and majestic gold. The one that really has the finishing touch is the weapon worn around the waist. The decoration of the hilt of the sword is a blooming sun chrysanthemum, which is like a real flower in color and shape, and you can even smell a faint fragrance.

"Day and peaceful."

Taking off the helmet covering his face, the young-sounding man greeted Buffy who was hiding in the dark.

"How could it be you..." Realizing his misconduct, Buffy coughed dryly and quickly changed his words: "I didn't expect the Holy See to send you, Your Excellency Lucien."

"His Majesty the Pope was very sad about the death of the priest Pa'an. He was shocked and angry, and felt that there was something hidden in it, so he sent me to investigate." Lucien, with a bright blonde hair, smiled, and his appearance and temperament were full of inviolable nobility.

"Then... is there any progress?" Buffy looked at the still dark mine channel, but there was still no trace of Victor.

"Just killing a necromancer."

The understatement of the answer made Buffy almost unable to control his facial expression.

"It seems like I'm a candidate this time. He is about my age, with a black hair and green eyes."

"Your Excellency..." Buffy wanted to ask for details, but Lucien didn't give him a chance at all.

"I heard that my cousin also took this exam, so take me to see him. Before coming, my uncle told me to protect him."

Thinking of another heavyweight figure who stayed in the town, Buffy had to give up the idea of ​​going into the mine track to explore. Compared with the future heir of the Notting Empire, Victor Wood, who was unknown to the illegitimate son of the noble, seemed less important.

Buffy, who was walking in front, looked back at the iron gate that was closed by Lucien, and couldn't help but ask.

"Are you sure that the mage is dead?"

"What, you doubt my strength."

"How could I doubt your strength... It's just that he is the strongest among this class of candidates. As an invigilator, I must confirm it."
Chapter completed!