Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 248 I brought the news of Feng
Lin Dong felt that Xin Carlo said a lot of unpleasant things and harassed her boyfriend like a street urchin. Fortunately, her boyfriend was not the kind of weakling who could be easily knocked out, taken home and imprisoned.

This was a feud between Ethan and Sincarlo, so she had waited patiently until now.

When she found Ethan in an empty cave, she discovered this sneaky scene. He was squatting on the ground with a strange blue-haired girl. The blue-haired girl was holding his wrist and was almost sticking to Ethan.

Wind element, right?
Ethan did mention his meditation and those elemental elves that were given human images. For a long time, Winter felt that this wind element was a little clingy and would often show up on its own without being summoned.

Winter looked down at the blue-haired girl with a stern gaze.

The wind element showed her timid side again and shrank behind Ethan.

Ethan looked calm and said, "Teacher, we are conducting an investigation!"

This righteous tone made Lin Dong slightly stunned. Ethan did not look like a panicked person after being caught. It was far from the description she had seen in novels.

"What are you investigating?"

"Study the characteristics of this plane."

Now that Xinkalo's memory palace has been destroyed, the road back to the Abyss has been blocked, and the dungeon is likely to collapse. This is the worst case scenario mentioned by Behemoth, "The worst situation is that we may be trapped here forever."

As the memory palace collapsed, Behemoth also disappeared.

A faint cat meow was heard in the darkness.

The turbulence just now really scared these newborn lives. They followed Winter closely, and some timid individuals hugged Winter's ankles timidly.

Winter thought about what Ethan said.

Trapped forever with Ethan in a place where no one can find him...

It doesn’t seem to be the worst situation at all.

But as a good and upright teacher, Lin Dong must set an example for the image of a teacher, "So what about Xin Kalo? Is he dead?"

Ethan called this powerful spell "an awesome attack," and judging by its destructive effect, this spell fully lived up to its name.

Cutting two planes into pieces was a miracle that even the righteous gods and middle-level gods had not been able to accomplish. The old gods could only do this in theory - and that was before they were collectively sealed.

Winter was not sure if this meant that Xinkalo's plan had been realized to some extent, and Ethan had indeed reached the same level as them?
Now it seems that perhaps only tearing the plane apart can cause real trauma to "God".

"He is still alive, he just left here."

"Still alive?"

This was undoubtedly terrible news for Lin Dong. She knew that a criminal with evil intentions towards her boyfriend had escaped and might come back again at any time. They might have to be on guard against Xin Carlo every day from now on.

Winter felt uncomfortable at the thought that this criminal might be hiding in some corner that they couldn't see and spying on them.

"He cannot die, but at least we don't need to worry about Him for a short time."

According to the information Ethan currently has, the old gods represent the underlying logic of the operation of this world. Once Xinkalo dies, the world may really experience a situation where "the global IQ drops 1000 times." Any progress in wisdom will stop here, and the fire of civilization will enter a long freezing period until a new god appears who can replace Xinkalo.

Although our ancestors left behind the wind element as a firewall, they should also understand that virus detection and elimination is not meant to crash the entire disk.

Thinking about it this way, maybe he and his "ancestor" could be considered colleagues.

Ethan heard some conversations in the dark, which reminded him of something, so he squatted quietly on the ground with the wind element and fell into deep thought.

He still didn't know what kind of work Master Ethan did, but he remembered the details of his "sudden death from overtime work."

He must have been busy with a big project at the time. His day and night were reversed and he was in a trance. His sudden death in this state is very consistent with medical laws. He would probably be in the media news and spread as a negative example.

Ethan was planning to look back on the past and simply reminisce about himself, but a new problem arose.

What exactly is the project about?

Why couldn't he even think of any information related to such an important project? Logically speaking, a project that made him work overtime until he died suddenly should have been engraved in his mind forever.

"why?"

Winter asked, she fell into the state of confusion with one eye big and one eye small again.

"To put it simply, Xinkalo should have been 'restored to factory settings'."

"Please explain."

She had become accustomed to Ethan occasionally uttering a strange noun.

“As the name suggests, it is a return to its most primitive state.”

Ethan said, "Teacher, do you know this place?"

He looked around. It was not so much darkness as it was more accurate to say that the environment here was closer to a state of nothingness. When the two planes were shattered, what was left was the "vacant area" where no one should have been. Perhaps because he was traveling with his ancestors, Ethan did not find it complicated to understand these concepts. He methodically analyzed their current situation.

Now, their primary goal is to find a way to get back to the real plane from this no-man's land.

Winter follows suit.

However, just as she was about to say "Of course I haven't been here", she suddenly frowned.

This place looks somewhat familiar. If she remembers correctly, there should be a door somewhere here - there is such a fragment in her memory, but when Winter tries to connect this abrupt fragment with the other parts, she finds that it is like an extra piece of a puzzle. No matter how she puts it, it cannot be integrated into those coherent memories.

She seemed to have been here.

She stayed here for a while until a door opened to her, so she followed the light and walked into the door.

But when did this happen?
The sound of books falling broke the silence.

This was the last book left by Ethan - in the Trial of Courage, MacAdrean had handed him this book which recorded all his knowledge of the magic network. Now, it suddenly vibrated a few times as if it was given life, and fell from Ethan's bag to the ground.

The book was flipping rapidly.

The red light illuminates the words above:

——Come to the magic network.

——Don’t keep me waiting too long.

....................................

This was undoubtedly the darkest day for the empire.

A large number of refugees poured into the border of the empire. Rattler and the Nightmare Witch, who were mixed in with the refugee group, brought back bad news - Ethan and Winter participated in the festival in the dungeon, but they never appeared again until the collapse of the Abyss.

After the plane stabilized, they tried to use spells to return to the abyss, but received no response.

All the believers who did not evacuate and insisted on staying in the abyss also lost contact. Although they were reluctant to admit it, they all realized a cruel fact - the abyss and the dungeon had been destroyed. Perhaps Ethan had a conflict with the old gods, or other situations they did not know about had occurred, which triggered this disaster that destroyed the plane.

The followers of the old gods were divided into two factions.

Those most devout believers had committed many crimes according to the laws of the empire. No matter what their original intention was when they committed the first crime, no one cared about it anymore. They also did not believe that the empire would accept them. After some discussion, they were optimistic that this was not an entirely bad thing.

The reason they were able to evacuate successfully was that Heavenly Father and War Father gave them a helping hand in the end.

Holes were everywhere and filled the entire dungeon. If it weren't for the tentacles that emerged, they would never have been able to complete such a large-scale evacuation in such a short time.

This shows that God has never abandoned them.

Life is God's guidance to mankind. Believers firmly believe that the destruction of the Abyss also implies rebirth to some extent. They should leave that world to witness the changes in the empire and even this world.

Led by the Dream Eclipse and War Council, believers embarked on a journey to follow God.

Most of the remaining refugees were refugees who had been forced to live in the abyss. The destruction of the underground city left them without a place to live once again. When someone mentioned the recent changes in the empire, some unrealistic fantasies began to arise in their hearts.

In these days, as long as there is a little hope in life, they can survive.

The Nightmare Witch originally planned to follow the main group of believers, but was specifically asked by God to go to the Empire.

The content of the order was really strange.

Go to settle in the capital and keep an eye on the latest developments in the film industry.

Nightmares are incomprehensible.

Logically speaking, the orders issued by God himself should be to bring disaster to the empire, assassinate members of the royal family, or sacrifice a large city, which are seemingly impossible tasks. What's the point of paying attention to the dynamics of the film industry?

But this is the command of Heavenly Father after all, and we must execute it even if we cannot understand it.

Early in the morning after arriving in the imperial capital, Nightmare managed to contact the empire's third princess Sophia. From the princess' assistant, he learned that the princess was preparing a heavyweight movie and would be the director. The screenwriter was the tree man JK Mr. Forest, who wrote the most popular novel in recent times.

It looked like just ordinary preparations, and Nightmare didn't find any elements of blood, soul sacrifice, etc.

On the other side, a heated debate was breaking out in the Imperial Cabinet.

The news should be blocked at all costs!
This is the view of most cabinet members. Ethan's disappearance will undoubtedly bring unimaginable turmoil to the political structure that the empire has just stabilized, especially since this matter is directly related to the evil god believers and the Abyss.

"Even if he was defeated by the evil god..."

"He can't be defeated by the evil god!" A man wearing gold-rimmed monoculars slammed the table and stood up. Although they had the same political stance, their attitudes towards Ethan were different.

He is a staunch supporter of the "Ethan omnipotence theory".

The righteous gods and middle gods have defeated the evil gods head-on, so Ethan, who is above them, can do the same, even... when facing three evil gods at the same time!
How could he tolerate someone in the cabinet making wild remarks about the possibility of Ethan's defeat?
The man's face flushed, his eyes almost popped out, he had already made up his mind, if the other party said anything slanderous about Ethan again, he would report it to "The Root", someone would find him soon and let him know the consequences of slandering Ethan!
Ivy was in the middle of the fierce argument and felt overwhelmed.

The golden hair on her head had long buried herself in her hair and pretended to be dead. Now all the cabinet members were waiting for her to speak.

Everyone hopes to get first-hand information about Ethan from her.

But the problem is that she knows nothing about the turmoil in the Abyss. Ever since Ethan and Winter entered the festival, the phone has become useless and they are now in a state where no one can contact them.

The news brought back by Rattle and Nightmare also made her a member of the anxious army. She was even more anxious than other members of the cabinet.

The telephone may be the greatest invention of this era, but its convenience made Ivy realize another problem.

When they can no longer contact Ethan, their anxiety about the unknown increases exponentially.

What's worse is that not long after Ethan and Winter set off, Bi'an returned to the Temple of Netheril. She found some abnormalities in Valhalla and could not return to the Empire for a while. Rowena also went to the academy as a matchmaker for the Astrology Guild to discuss the matter of rebuilding the magic network.

The negotiations with the Academy did not go smoothly. The Elemental Shapers' resentment towards the Magisters and the Astrology Guild was deeper than they imagined.

Although the academy received Rowena's team politely, it then left them aside and adopted a delaying tactic. Whenever Rowena wanted to continue the topic, the topic would be evaded.

"Go back and wait for news."

Ivy ended the meeting exhausted both physically and mentally. The recent period could be described as a series of bad news. Ever since Ethan left, things seemed to be heading in a bad direction.

The first thing Ivy did when she returned to her residence was to call Rowena and tell her the news that Rattler and the Nightmare Witch had brought back.

"real or fake?"

Rowena on the other end of the phone suddenly raised her voice so much that Ivy had to keep the phone away from her ear.

But soon, Rowena said, "This is just a temporary shock. If it's Ethan, you can rest assured."

Obviously, the "Ethan's omnipotence theory" was invented by Rowena, and now it has a profound impact on the upper class of the empire.

There is no need for reason to believe.

Just like before.

Ivy was lying on the bed when the tuft of golden hair peeked out stealthily.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. How's the situation over there?"

“There have been some new developments.”

When talking about this, Rowena lowered her voice and said, "It seems that the academy is conducting some shady research behind our backs. I'm investigating."

"keep in touch."

"Ah."

……

The phone hangs up.

Rowena on the other end of the phone also kept the same pace, lying on her back on the soft and comfortable big bed prepared for her by the academy. There were dazzling energy-storing crystal ornaments hanging from the ceiling, which would emit colorful light every night.

The buildings were built in a palace style, and the elemental shaper who was responsible for guiding them mentioned that most of the buildings were products of the First Age, and a few areas were renovated after being destroyed by the Plague of Magic Addiction.

The reception was of the highest standard and all the etiquette was impeccable. Except that they never talked about business, Rowena could not find any fault with it at all.

The news Ivy brought inevitably had a certain impact on her, and a terrible thought emerged in her mind - if one day, Ethan suddenly disappeared, what would their lives become?

She was recently completing the work that Ethan had arranged for her before he left, but faced many obstacles.

If it were Ethan, he should have been able to convince the college's top management on the first day he arrived at the academy. In that way, they could spend their time on targeted discussions about the magic network instead of enjoying college life here and wasting time.

Rowena made some progress, but it was very limited.

This was the result after taking several bottles of invisibility potions and lurking around. These seemingly kind elemental shapers seemed to be hiding something from her, but this was the elemental shapers' territory after all, filled with magic passed down from ancient times, many of which touched upon Rowena's blind spots in knowledge.

Invisibility potions are not omnipotent. Every day, students who drink invisibility potions and try to sneak into restricted areas are caught.

If she, as an envoy of the Empire, triggered a spell while lurking and was caught red-handed, the academy would have sufficient reason to expel her from here.

Rowena clenched her fists.

This is all winter's fault.

These days, she heard about many of Winter's "feats" from her instructor, one of which even included blowing up the dean in the library. It was a miracle that this man was not expelled from the academy. The consequence was that after Winter graduated, in order to prevent the birth of a new "Dark Lord", the academy strengthened martial law and even set up a new department specifically to regulate student behavior.

This discipline team is composed of instructors and students who are proficient in alchemy and electrical magic. Being a member of the discipline team is one of the highest honors a student can achieve. Every year the Ministry of Magic provides direct positions for these students.

Rowena thought she did not have much experience in alchemy and infiltration.

But maybe…

Rowena's eyes lit up.

It doesn’t matter if she is not good at it, you can let someone who is good at it do it!
Anyway, all the expenses for this visit were reimbursed by the imperial royal family, so she had no worries at all.

A noun emerged.

Mole Club.

This was a student organization that made the instructors grit their teeth. The instructor was reluctant to take the initiative to talk about the club, and she only heard about the existence of this organization by chance when she was wandering around the college.

As the saying goes, where there is light, there is darkness, and the Mole Club is such an organization.

Or to put it in more vivid terms, it is the Winter Support Group.

It was the appearance of winter that brought light to the students of the college and made them realize that violating school rules and regulations was not a big deal.

Winter is worthy of being the first "Dark Lord" of the academy. She redefines the spirit of rebellion.

Most of the students before her broke school rules to satisfy their own desires, to fight for more resources, or to get better scores in exams. Only Winter broke school rules just for fun, enjoying the pleasure of her tutors being furious but unable to catch her.

Of course, after being beautified by the Mole Club, Winter's behavior was interpreted as a return to nature, and only she returned to the original joy of people learning magic.

——Satisfy curiosity and desire for exploration!

This later became the purpose of the Mole Club. The club welcomes any member to join as long as you have the courage to explore!

On this day, Rowena got her mask back - the symbol of being a member of the Mole Club.

It is taboo to ask other students about their specific identities in the club, as they will be regarded as a spy sent by the Discipline Department.

Her observations on the Mole Club have yielded initial results. Its activity room is located in the most secret place in the academy. To enter there, one needs to go through a series of extremely complicated rituals. Of course, in the end, one must pass the detection of the activity room's inherent spells. This is a gift left for them by the first generation of the "Dark Lord". It is still useful so many years after Winter left the academy, and provides a safe place for their activities.

Even the college's tutors were helpless about this.

Rowena dressed herself up carefully, used a trick to change her hair color, put on a third-grade magic robe, brought her own ebony wand, and covered half of her face with a mask.

She stood in front of the mirror and was very satisfied with her new look.

She looks like an adolescent girl who is quiet on the outside but rebellious at heart!

Rowena memorized all the rituals.

Sprinkle a handful of moongrass powder on the lakeside, and the lake water will show you where the door is.

When the third bell rings in the bell tower, you must avoid the eyes of your mentors.

The stars will pave the way for you, don't be afraid of the spiders, follow them.

Do you smell the scent of the snakeweed? You need to light its stamen with flames.

Following the trail of smoke, the door is already very close to you.

……

The seemingly simple prompt made Rowena go around in circles in the academy. It was hard for her to imagine Lin Dong's mental state when he designed these lines, so she had to re-examine her partner.

It seems that Winter was once a typical middle school girl, satisfying all of Ethan's descriptions of this word.

She was already a little out of breath.

Following the trail of smoke, she went up the spiral staircase and found a storage room at the end of the road.

The old door was covered with cobwebs and looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

The door was locked and shut.

Rowena stood in front of the door, her scalp tingling.

Very good, you have come to the door of wisdom, now you need to find a key.

But before that, you have to answer a question.

There was a faint sound coming from the other side of the door, which sounded like Winter was using some kind of sound storage device to record her voice.

"Please tell me your purpose, you who have come from afar."

Winter...

Listening to the familiar voice on the other end of the door, Rowena stood in awe - don't you feel ashamed? Even she felt embarrassed as if her dark history as a student was discovered by her colleagues.

But now, she had to join in.

Rowena cleared her throat and spoke with gritted teeth.

——"I came here at the invitation and brought the news about Feng'er."

"Welcome, strange traveler."

hiss!
broken!

She is also going to be infected by the winter!
(End of this chapter)