Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 307 Even Tonics Can Be Poison

The third day of the competition went smoothly. The Saintess team was lucky. Apart from the team that had a "bye" yesterday and whose true strength was unknown, today's team was about the same as the team on the first day, or even worse.

Because today's opponent comes from a small principality, just here to broaden their horizons.

After winning 3-0, their match came to a temporary end. The next matches were those where they had lost one or two matches. They would need to play for two more days, followed by a few days of rest before the round of 32 to 16 matches.

At this moment, because of what happened this morning, Celia is more concerned about something else than the situation of her opponent.

"Has the league committee blamed Ista for this?"

You can't ask that question directly.

The day after the match, Celia took a stroll around Costa City and bought several newspaper reports to read.

These newspapers all expressed skepticism about the league committee's explanation, and as Celia had predicted, some newspapers questioned whether the Ishtar players had "overslept" and demanded a response from the Ishtar team.

Unfortunately, neither the Northern League nor the Ishtar team gave a direct response, simply saying they overslept.

Aside from a few unlucky teams who overslept and raised questions the next day, hoping for a rematch, the other teams didn't say anything.

"I don't know what the league committee is planning to do, but people outside are starting to speculate. However, apart from those who trust the committee and those who question Ishtar, why is no one suspecting heretical activities?"

Celia was very puzzled.

"What exactly does this heretical sect want to do?"

Ross laughed and said, "It's easy to find out their purpose. Next time they make a move, just capture their people."

Celia nodded: "Yes, as long as we catch the mastermind, we can find the answer, but..."

The girl hesitated.

If I take action myself, won't people say that I'm causing trouble wherever I go?
If I pretend I don't see it, ignore it, and let a high-level mage take care of it if the sky falls, and become invisible, I can get rid of this suspicion... right?

"Go ahead and arrest me. If I make a choice against my conscience based on this opinion, am I still myself?"

Celia made her decision and prayed to Ross: "My God..."

"Ah."

Before Celia could utter her prayer, Ross hummed in agreement, interrupting her.

"hey-hey!"

……

The entire group overslept on the second day. On the surface, nothing seemed to happen, but secretly, someone seemed to be investigating, which led to two consecutive days of quiet and nothing taking place.

Once the team matches were all over and everyone turned their attention to the individual matches, the clandestine operation resurfaced.

Late that night, Celia was awakened by Ross while she was sleeping.

The girl woke up groggily and it took her a while to recover.

"Have they finally made their move?"

Celia yawned as she got out of bed, splashed water on her face, changed her clothes with her eyes closed, and quietly left the room.

Ross said, "They might use a new drug; keep an eye out for it."

Celia nodded. "I've mastered the dream magic Lord Ross taught me, and I can at least resist its aftereffects. I just don't know what new potion they're going to use..."

Ross transmitted a coordinate to Celia's mind and said, "Go and see for yourself."

Celia left the hotel and ran quickly towards her destination. Soon, she saw a large building appear before her.

"This looks like... where the Northern League's own contestants live?"

Ross nodded and smiled, "Let's help the Northern Alliance solve this problem this time. Our strength is limited, so the other empires' contestants are on their own."

"Will they go to the hotel where Ishtar is staying?" Celia asked doubtfully.

Ross said, "I will go. I'll give you two choices: resolve the issue with the Northern League players and then find out the truth of the matter, or go back and help Ishtar resolve the issue of the players being drugged. The latter will cause you to miss the opportunity to track them down."

Celia hesitated for a moment, then said, "I choose the first one. Instead of reacting to their moves, let's just find their stronghold and wipe them out in one fell swoop. As long as Ishtar's players are poisoned, so be it. As long as it's not a life-threatening poison, we can accept anything else."

After saying that, Celia quietly entered the hotel.

The events of the past two days required staff to be stationed at the hotel, but their presence was practically nonexistent. Under Ross's guidance, Celia moved through the area as if it were deserted.

Soon, she arrived at the door of the first room that had been drugged.

A dark purple liquid was seeping into the crack of the door.

As she inhaled the smell of the evaporating liquid, Celia felt somewhat disoriented.

Everything around us gradually became dreamlike.

But the next second, this feeling disappeared.

Because Ross had kicked her out of physical control, she sensed through mental connection that Ross was using a strange spell.

Ross's voice came through: "Their new potion is actually a kind of potion that can nourish mental power, called Dream Potion. It usually needs to be used in conjunction with the dream spell [Dream Blessing]. After breathing in this potion, the mind will enter a dreamlike state. If you do not choose to use [Dream Blessing] at this time, but instead go to sleep, you will have a good dream, the kind that will move you a lot when you wake up. As you dream, the potion's effects will subside, waiting for the use of [Dream Blessing]."

"If you use other spells instead of [Dream Blessing] when you use magic later, it will also trigger the potency of the Dream Elixir, allowing your mental energy to enter a dreamlike scene until the potency is exhausted."

"Simply put, it means being unable to distinguish between reality and dreams, and not knowing whether you are dreaming or awake."

Celia was slightly taken aback. "Triggered when using magic... The contestants only use magic during the competition, so that means..."

Rose smiled slightly, "Yes, if one side gets hit and the other doesn't, the result will be a complete rout, it all depends on who can withstand the attack first and launch a counterattack."

Celia thought for a moment and felt that another problem might arise: "If they do it more discreetly this time, the contestants might not even notice and just think they've been hit by the opponent's spell."

Ross said, "Only the contestants would think that way. As a heretic, what kind of heretic would it be if it didn't make a big show of itself?"

As he spoke, Ross finished operating the system and returned control of the body to Celia.

"Remember this feeling, and keep running [Dream Blessing] to transform the Dream Elixir into nourishment for your spiritual power."

Celia nodded silently, continuing to use [Dream Blessing] while collecting the liquid by the door.

"If they only inhale a little bit, they should only feel dizzy for a moment on the field, and it won't affect the game."

Before the competition begins, everyone sends themselves blessings, which is allowed.

At this point, the magic has already been mobilized, so there is no possibility of being caught off guard and taken away in one fell swoop.

According to Ross, if they only deal with the Northern League players, the result will be...

Celia had already anticipated this.

"This time, the Northern League players were unharmed, but players from other countries were. I wonder what the newspapers will say."

After muttering to herself, Celia continued collecting, and soon stopped a furtive figure on the top floor of the hotel.

(End of this chapter)