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

Chapter 742 The Princess? This is Getting Interesting (5k)

"Has Miss Aymo explored this giant city these past two days?"

"Have."

After completing one round of exploration, Celia and the others returned to the streetlamp and waited for the blood on the road to recede.

This round of investigation mainly focuses on understanding the size of the site.

It's huge, comparable to a city like Ishtar. They randomly picked a building and went inside, and they could see that it wasn't just an empty shell; on the contrary, it was full of details.

Some houses have a lived-in feel, with various things that look like furniture.

Some of the houses also contain meeting rooms, unknown machinery, and the like.

Unfortunately, those machines were too big to be taken out.

It can be basically concluded that this ruin is a one-to-one replica of the ancient giant city.

It's not surprising that gods could do this.

“I’ve explored some places, starting from this streetlight and investigating some of the surrounding houses.”

Aimo shook his head as he spoke: "But unfortunately, I don't understand what the things in there are for. They seem to be just ordinary furniture, just enlarged... It's still unclear what role those pieces of furniture play in conquering the ruins."

Exploring a single historical site often takes several months, or even years or decades.

She's only been stuck here for a few days, so it's practically impossible for her to find a way out in just a few days.

Benovia glanced at the time and said, "Let's call it a day for today's strategy. A lot of time has already passed, but we still have plenty of time, so there's no rush."

Doris nodded and looked at Celia, "Then let's go back."

Celia said, "Don't rush, let Miss Aimo go first. Miss Aimo, try using the teleportation badge and see if you can leave here."

"it is good."

Aimo nodded, somewhat nervously using his magic to activate the teleportation badge given to him by Celia.

The teleportation badge glows, indicating that it has been activated.

However, after the flash of light, Aimo remained in the same spot, and the teleportation badge had disappeared, indicating that it had been used.

Aimo's expression darkened. "As expected, it still doesn't work."

Benovia said thoughtfully, "This ruin interferes with space, preventing you from using spatial spells."

Anke was puzzled: "Aren't teleportation badges supposed to be one-time use items made for ruins? No matter what kind of ruin it is, you should be able to get out of it if you want to."

Benovia looked at the experienced Doris and asked, "Doris, have you ever encountered ruins where teleportation badges couldn't be used before?"

Doris shook her head. "No, this is the first time I've seen it either."

Benovia fell into deep thought: "This ruin doesn't seem to be a simple warp ruin. There must be some form of power that we can't see interfering with it. Otherwise, the rules of the warp wouldn't be able to interfere with the activation of the teleportation badge."

Celia looked at Benovia with some surprise.

Benovia has a pretty keen sense of smell.

Benovia looked at Celia and asked, "Celia, do you know what other forms of power are influencing this ruin? Could it be divine power?"

"It shouldn't be that bad. The fact that it can interfere with the teleportation badge proves that this isn't purely subspace. And coincidentally, I know of a special type of elemental energy that can interfere with it."

"What is it?"

"Dream attribute. Dream faction mages can create unique dreams and weave worlds within them. It's normal that warp badges cannot be used in dreams."

"Dreamland..."

"The super long canyon we encountered in the first phase should be the work of the Dream faction. Ordinary warp space cannot make it difficult for us to detect."

“The Dream Faction, huh? I’ve seen it mentioned in some ancient books, but none of them have a detailed description of it. Sure enough, Celia is the most reliable person when it matters,” Benovia exclaimed. “There’s still so much I don’t know.”

Aimo looked at Celia with hope in his eyes: "Miss Celia, do you know how to break this restriction? I don't want to be trapped here forever."

“Uh… I just know that there is such a faction, but I don’t know anything about it…” Celia glanced at Ross secretly.

Ross chuckled, "This unlucky girl's situation is actually quite simple. She was defeated by the guardian of the ruins and was locked here, just like in the first phase when if you were defeated by that monster, you wouldn't be able to get out either."

Is there any way to leave?

"Of course, you can leave once you pass through the ruins."

"..."

Upon hearing Celia's words, Amo looked disappointed. "It seems I'm destined to stay here forever."

Phil comforted him, "Once we get out, tell the people outside about your situation and let them help you figure out a way. There will definitely be a way to get out."

"That's all we can do," Aimo sighed. "Then I'll leave it to you. I don't know if you'll be able to see me next time you come. Sigh."

Whether this ruin is derived from the subspace or the dream world, it has the characteristics of a mirror world. Even if all teams encounter the same scenery, it is difficult for them to meet each other, unless the ruin allows multiple teams to explore at the same time.

However, if multiple teams were allowed to explore, the expedition teams would actually be less willing to explore.

There is a special rule for this type of ruin: a large number of teams fight each other until only one team remains to receive the final reward.

"You will definitely see it."

After saying goodbye, Celia and her group of five activated their teleportation badges and left the ruins.

Upon arriving at the school's camp, Doris immediately found Katherine and reported what had happened.

"Oh? You encountered the only 'dead' sorcerer? She didn't die, but was trapped in the ruins?"

Katherine pondered for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the other party belongs to the Ishtar royal family's expedition team. It's a bit embarrassing to say this out loud, but it's normal. Have you asked her why she's the only one trapped, while the others aren't?"

Doris said, "Based on her description, her teammates used their teleportation badge to leave while pushing her out to buy time, and the ruins were reset after she was knocked away by the monster."

“It seems that the resetting of the ruins is what caused the teleportation badges to become unusable.” Katherine nodded. “And the dream element you mentioned… I need to explain the situation to the person in charge of the ruins at the Holy Court. You should go and rest first. Thank you for your hard work.”

"..."

After the Saintess Squad left, Katherine left the school's camp and went to the Holy Court's main camp to find Archbishop August of the Holy Court, who was in charge of overseeing the exploration of the ruins.

August had a head of messy, fluffy light brown hair and beard, and a rather large physique. The fluffy beard and oval body made him look like a wine barrel.

He was wearing a rather worn-out sorcerer's robe and was currently studying something in the coordinating office.

It is worth mentioning that he is a core figure in the conservative faction among the archbishops of the Holy Court. The conservative faction is generally active in the exploration of ruins. Since this ruin requires a relatively high rank, they will naturally not let it pass them by.

However, the reason August came here was not because this ruin was of great importance, after all, there are at least eight or ten ruins that allow high-level mages to enter.

His arrival was partly due to the fact that the entire Saintess Squad was present.

Upon seeing Katherine's arrival, August looked up and asked with a puzzled expression, "Professor Katherine? Is there something you need?"

“Doris and the others are back,” Katherine said.

"Did the process go smoothly? Was Doris hurt?"

"No, they were very lively. They brought some very special news."

"what news?"

"Two days ago, Aimo, an explorer hired by the Ishtar royal family, did not die. She was trapped in the ruins and happened to be encountered by Doris and the others."

"Aimor?" August, who was about to take a sip of tea, paused and asked in surprise, "So, the group of sorcerers hired by the royal family were lying?"

Katherine nodded.

"Hehe, interesting." August grabbed a handful of his messy hair and poured Kathera a cup of tea. "I brought the Word Spirit Secret Brew from Shining City. Have a cup."

“Thank you.” Katherine thanked her, took a sip from her cup, and said, “The Saintess Squad told me that Aymo couldn’t use the teleportation badge to leave, and what happened to her…”

Katherine told August about Amo's situation, and also mentioned the dream element. Finally, she looked at August and said, "Your Excellency August, I think we should pay attention to the dream faction. While assisting Doris and the others in conquering the ruins, we should also rescue Amo. Perhaps Amo will play an unexpected role in the conquest."

“But Aymo is a sorcerer hired by the royal family, and the royal family may request that we share information.”

August thought for a moment, then stroked his beard and said, "It's not that we can't share it. We need to ask Aemor's teammates what they've encountered. How about this, Professor Katherine, since you're free anyway, why don't you represent the Holy Court to communicate with the royal family?" Katherine immediately shook her head: "I still have my research to do."

"What research topic are you conducting? If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"This one……"

Katherine was smitten.

Finally, she hesitated and nodded: "Alright, then I'll go to the royal camp. I heard that the talented princess of the royal family is here too. Hehe, this is getting interesting."

After saying that, Katherine got up to say goodbye and left. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Your Excellency August, you should wash your hair."

"Uh……"

August touched his messy hair and couldn't help but smile.

"It really is time to wash it."

……

After leaving the Holy Court's camp, Kathera arrived at the Ishtar royal family's place. After explaining her reason for coming, they quickly summoned the mages who had lost their teammates to a simple meeting room.

"They are that team. Because they have all suffered psychological trauma and lack teammates, they haven't been able to enter the ruins for the past few days. They just happened to have some free time," the royal representative explained.

Katherine nodded, about to say something, when someone walked in from outside, stopping her from speaking.

The royal representative introduced, "This is Emilia, a new member of the expedition team for the next phase of the expedition. Since Professor Katherine is interested in learning more, I invited her in so we can all learn together."

Katherine glanced at the person in charge with surprise.

Emilia's teammates may not know Emilia's identity, but as a professor of holy magic, she does know Emilia's identity.

Katherine thought of Aymo's ordeal, and the superb acting skills of Aymo's four teammates...

hiss--!
Katherine, who originally planned to tell the royal family about Aymo directly, decisively chose to keep it a secret and decided to tell Celia and the others, as well as August, not to talk about it to outsiders after returning.

Currently, only the Saintess Squad, she, and August know about Aimo. It's easy to keep it a secret, but it's another story if Aimo is discovered by others later.

Four highly skilled sorcerers, their new teammate is Emilia, the seventh princess of Ishtar, whose identity is yet to be revealed and who hasn't graduated yet...

Things get interesting.

In a flash, Katherine smiled and said, "Hello, I am Katherine, one of the expedition leaders from the Holy Court. We are very curious about Ms. Aimo's death and would like to know more about the circumstances at the time. Could you please describe the situation in detail?"

The female mage, who seemed to be the team leader, exchanged glances with the others, a look of sorrow on her face, and said mournfully, "The specific situation is like this..."

The four female sorcerers, one after another, vividly recounted the events to Katherine.

The situation was similar to what Doris had recounted. Their team, relying on their superior strength, charged at the three horses, causing them to break free of their restraints, and then they faced the enemy.

At this point, the description begins to change.

"...We tried our best, but we still couldn't defeat the powerful enemy and had no way to leave the ruins. In the end, Aimo stepped forward. She said that we should go first and she would hold off the enemy. The information about the ruins must be passed out."

Katherine asked, "Are you sure Amor is dead?"

The captain hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We...we're not sure, but in our last glimpse before leaving the ruins, we saw those enemies knock Aimo away. Her eyes were closed. She hasn't come out yet, she's already...already..."

The captain shed tears and fell silent, weeping silently.

Katherine nodded. "I see. Thank you for informing us. My team also encountered the Giant City scenario, so your information is very important to us."

At this moment, Emilia asked, "Captain, if I join you, will we still encounter that scene?"

The captain nodded: "Yes, whatever I encounter when I enter that place after passing through the first stage will be the same as whatever I encounter with whoever I team up with later."

"What if you team up with people who encounter other scenarios? It's still through the first stage of the mage."

The person in charge smiled and said, "We will randomly select one of the two scenarios to present. Emilia, you will be going into the ruins with everyone tomorrow. You should learn a lot from everyone then. You have only recently advanced and it is the time for you to learn."

Emilia nodded. "Okay."

What happened next was no longer Katherine's concern. After exchanging pleasantries with the royal officials for a few moments, she left with a strange expression.

The first thing I did after leaving was to contact Celia and the others, and tell them in person not to reveal anything about Aimo.

The Saintess Squad, without any suspicion, readily agreed.

"The research on how to get Aimo to leave may take some time. You will continue to enter the ruins tomorrow to see if you can find her, and then we will decide on the next step."

"Ok."

……

the next day.

The Saintess Squad assembled at dawn and set off towards the entrance to the underground ruins.

"I don't know if I'll see Amore today," Phil said worriedly. "I prepared a lot of food for her, if I don't see her..."

Doris said confidently, "We will definitely encounter it. Judging from the situation of this ruin, once we encounter this kind of variable, we will encounter it countless times. Trust me."

As she spoke, she beckoned everyone to go inside, but then she saw Celia looking into the distance.

“Celia?”

"Huh?" Celia turned around. "Are we going in? Okay."

"What are you looking at?" Doris asked curiously.

Benovia laughed and said, "She's looking at Emilia."

Benovia pointed in the direction Celia was looking, "Look, Emilia is standing with Aemor's former teammates, they seem to have formed a squad."

Doris frowned: "Why did the royal family send those four on an expedition? If it were me, I would have dragged them to trial."

She glanced at Emilia, even more puzzled: "It really is Emilia? Do they want Emilia to experience what Miss Amor went through?"

Benovia's eyes lit up with excitement: "Who knows? No wonder Professor Katherine told us to keep it a secret. Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity. If only I could be with them, then I could see what they do."

Celia nodded in agreement: "I think so too."

Unfortunately, they generally cannot enter other people's mirror images; those with the ability usually won't be allowed into the ruins.

but……

Celia glanced furtively at Ross beside her: "Lord Ross, could you let us enter someone else's mirror ruins? Or let someone else enter our mirror ruins world..."

"Yes, but are you sure you want to do this? Doing so could lead to some unforeseen consequences."

"…Forget it then."

Celia shook her head.

Ross could sense her deep regret, so he smiled slightly and said, "Although they can't be together, as long as they enter the ruins, I can see what happened to them through the mirror ruins. If you want to see it, it's not impossible for you to."

"Really?" Celia's eyes lit up. "Hehe, thank you, Lord Ross!"

“However, there are conditions.” Ross’s expression hardened.

"What conditions?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll talk about it when I do."

Celia sensed that this condition might be a trap, but after hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, "It's alright! Whatever Lord Ross asks me to do, I'm willing to do it!"

Anyway, it's always been like this, so she has no reason to refuse.

Ross chuckled and said, "Alright, go explore your ruins first, and try to dig out the Three Fates as soon as possible."

"Yes! We'll definitely be able to dig out even the gods!"

After saying that, Celia followed Doris and the others into the ruins to begin a new round of exploration.

(End of this chapter)