Wizard Earl

Chapter 422 Entering the Underground Palace

Connor gave Margaret an approving look. He never expected that cooperating with Margaret would bring him such benefits. He slowly surveyed the castle that was so close at hand and said calmly, "Margaret, is the underground palace you mentioned located beneath this castle?"

"No!" This time Connor didn't guess the answer. Margaret shook her head and pointed to the cypress grove not far from the castle, saying, "Where is the underground palace located? I got information about the underground palace from my elder. It only says that the underground palace is located near Rune, but there is no specific location. I have to say that the murderer who killed Vidal was very skilled at destroying evidence. In order to investigate Vidal's death, I came here several times during that period to investigate the scene and collect evidence."

"I guess I was lucky. It was because of these several reconnaissances that I discovered that the poplar grove not far from the castle and the terrain marking the location of the underground palace were very similar. I actually found the underground palace here. Speaking of which, I should thank the murderer who killed Vidal!" As she finished speaking, Margaret's eyes were focused on Connor, and her tone was full of teasing.

Seeing that Margaret already knew he was the one who killed Vidal, and that pretending not to know would only make him look foolish, Connor took it as tacit agreement and continued to ask Margaret, "So, the dance at Mr. Harvey's birthday party at Pavard Manor...?"

"They led me to the underground palace, so let's dance together as a way of thanking them!" Margaret winked playfully at Connor.

With a wry smile and a shake of his head, Connor decided to let the matter rest now that all his questions had been answered. He looked up at the setting sun and asked Margaret, "When will we begin?"

"Midnight! Unless you launch a full-scale assault, you can only enter the underground palace between midnight and 1 a.m.!" Margaret pulled out an exquisite pocket watch, glanced at the time, and said:

Nodding, Connor scanned the surroundings with his mental energy. After confirming that no one was nearby, he took out five crystal balls from his spatial ring and placed them in a five-pointed star shape at the edge of the poplar grove.

After placing the five crystal balls, Connor's expression turned serious. He began chanting incantations, his hands moving rapidly as he cast several spells on the crystal balls. As Connor did this, a faint yellow light appeared on the crystal balls, and the next second, the crystal balls merged into the soil beneath the poplar grove.

"Connor, your magic circle is quite interesting!" Margaret said with great interest, observing Connor's actions. "It not only hides energy fluctuations and blocks sound, offering some protection, but it also has other functions!"

Wiping the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, Connor, having completed setting up the array, said to Margaret, "You'd better hope that neither of us will need the array's effects!"

Hearing Connor's words, Margaret gave him a deep look and said, "It seems you've prepared quite a bit for this operation?"

"If I could, I wouldn't want to fight an unprepared battle!" Connor said calmly, sitting down under the roots of a large poplar tree he had casually found in the poplar grove.

Upon hearing Connor's words, Margaret remained silent and, following Connor's example, sat down in the woods, quietly waiting to enter the underground palace at midnight.

For wizards like Connor and Margaret, a few hours wasn't a long time; the meditation passed quickly. Soon it was midnight. With the chime of the pocket watch in their pockets, Connor and Margaret stood up simultaneously in the poplar grove. They looked at each other, and Margaret solemnly took out a dark red, antique ring from her spatial ring and put it on the index finger of her right hand.

The next second, Margaret cut one of her delicate fingers, letting the blood drip onto the dark red ring on her right index finger.

"One drop, two drops, three drops..." This dark red ring seemed to be drinking Margaret's blood. Not a single drop of Margaret's blood was left on the ring; it was completely absorbed. Only after "drinking" thirteen drops of Margaret's blood did the dark red ring seem to be full, and a strange, eerie blood-red light appeared on its surface.

Seeing the appearance of this layer of blood-red light, Margaret's expression softened considerably. She quickly stopped the bleeding from the wound on her finger, then took out a bottle of light red potion from her spatial ring and swallowed it.

The eerie red light on the ring lasted for about three seconds, and then, under Connor's gaze, a white portal of light appeared in the poplar grove!

Nodding to Connor, Margaret immediately stepped into the portal. Connor hesitated for a moment, but then followed Margaret into the portal as well.

A few seconds later, Connor, looking wary, found himself in a room in an underground palace, where Margaret was also in the room.

"Odin style?"

Looking at the room's decor, a hint of doubt flashed in Connor's eyes. Having studied history at Green University, Connor immediately recognized the room's decorating style.

If the room's decor was from the Byzantine period, Connor wouldn't be surprised at all, since there are quite a few ancient Byzantine ruins like those in the Kaman Empire. However, the fact that the room's decor was in the style of the Odin Empire, thousands of kilometers away from Rune, was completely unexpected for Connor.

"We're on the first level right now. We need to go to that tombstone to enter the second level. There are some very hidden mechanisms and restrictions here. Connor, you stay behind me, wherever I go, you go!" Margaret turned around and earnestly instructed Connor:

"clear!"

Connor said softly, for some reason, ever since he arrived here, he'd had a feeling that this place was more than it seemed.

Upon closer reflection, this doesn't seem to make much sense. According to Margaret, this place is related to the blood magic she practices. What is blood magic? It's a forbidden art, so anything related to blood magic can't be simple.

Following behind Margaret, Connor left the room and hurried through the underground palace, his curiosity growing with each step...

(End of this chapter)