My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Chapter 65 Home Delivery

Tonight's operation was a great success, hehe.

Seeing that every human present owed Rexor a debt of gratitude, Shazo began to arrange for the retreat of the Otherworldly Demons.

The Blood Wax Demon split into two, forming two teams, one with more members and one with fewer.

The large number of Blood Wax Demons swarmed around the Demon Hunter and the family guards, using their swollen, self-destructing bodies to force the enemy back.

Meanwhile, a smaller number of Blood Wax Imps took advantage of the enemy's obscured view to sneakily retrieve an alchemy device from the edge of the battlefield.

When the Blood Wax Imp carrying the alchemy device arrived 100 meters south of the underwater cavern, the Blood Wax Imp left inside the cavern immediately self-destructed, blocking the pursuers' path with a series of explosions that sent blood flying everywhere.

A gigantic, dark maw, as deep as an abyss, opened at the bottom of the sea.

The Blood Wax Imp carrying the alchemy device jumped in, handed the device to the figure inside the giant mouth, and then turned into blood and disappeared.

As the abyss's gaping maw closed, amidst a tremor of sand and gravel, the massive No. 13 Vest - Abyss Walker burrowed into the soft seabed and swam rapidly southwards.

Swimming in the sand reduces the noise from stirring up the seawater and helps avoid being discovered by the Witcher Master and the family guards.

At the same time, the alien sand mixed in the sandbed can also effectively create disordered areas, interfering with the tracking of spacetime spells.

The combined effect of the two effects caused Rek'Sorrow and Zi'Zar, who were in hot pursuit, to lose track of their enemy and could only look at the endless darkness ahead and let out a long sigh.

"Master, thank you for your help." Zixar was wearing a highly protective diving suit. When he spoke, his voice came through an alchemical voice device attached to his glass mask, which sounded particularly muffled in the deep-sea environment.

Rexor glanced at the other person, then turned to look at the chaotic underwater lava cavern, where the family guards were cleaning up the battlefield, removing the demonic blood that had stained the lava cavern and alchemical devices to prevent the toxins in the demonic blood from accidentally closing the teleportation channel.

"What are you doing here?" Rexor's expression was stern and serious, showing no trace of joy at winning the battle.

“We…” Ziksa recalled the prepared statement, “we are on a top-secret mission.”

"Top secret mission?" Rexor's lips twitched, revealing a mocking smile. "Then as a Witcher Master, I'd better protect you well and make sure the top secret mission fails."

After speaking, Rexol swam towards the underwater lava cave first.

Zixar quickly stepped forward to block Rexor's path, spreading his arms to stop him halfway, and said rapidly:

“Wait a minute, Master. This top-secret mission has additional security clearances. No unauthorized members of the Temple are allowed near the mission site. Not even the Witcher Masters.”

"Oh? Is that so?" Rexor circled around from the other side, still maintaining his posture of gradually approaching the underwater lava cavern:

"Then show me the mission command sheet. Without seeing the mission command sheet, I will only consider the mission you described as a regular top-secret mission."

"Although you verbally mentioned additional confidentiality, according to Article 22, Section 4 of the Temple Law, the Demon Hunter School enjoys certain immunity from liability when it intervenes in a deadly mission with additional confidentiality due to its duties."

Rexor stopped and looked at Zixar, who was following closely beside him. He could read a lot from the other's anxious expression.

Rexor emphasized:

"The Temple's laws grant me immunity from liability, allowing me to protect all people and things related to top-secret missions, provided I fulfill my duties responsibly. This is a privilege and responsibility bestowed upon the Demon Hunter School by the Temple's laws. Are you still going to stand in my way?"

Ziksa opened his mouth, but couldn't find a reason to refute it. Besides, the other party had just saved him, and having the family guards subdue Rexor was clearly against Ziksa's conscience.

"Muddy water, after settling, will always allow the filth to float to the surface or the dirt to sink to the bottom."

Rexor uttered a famous saying common within the Temple Territory, typically used to persuade members of an evil organization to become their inside agents or tainted witnesses:

"Some people have to pay the price for their actions. Do you want to be one of them? Or do you want to distance yourself from them?"

Zixar's expression flickered, a mixture of light and shadow, and he no longer stopped Rexor from approaching the underwater lava cave.

...

At the same time, in a secret base in the western mountains of the Western Continent, Xia Zuo was tinkering with the alchemy device sent by the Vests.

When a teleportation channel transmits an object, it will inevitably generate some excess energy fluctuations.

The alchemical device that Xia Zuo obtained is the [Residual Energy Collector], which collects and stores energy fluctuations.

Before the alchemical device was delivered, it had already been disguised and its time and space information altered, so there was no need to worry about the Augusta family tracking it.

Xia Zuo can confidently disassemble it to find the core component—the energy ripple recognition module.

As stated in the classic texts on teleportation, to ensure accuracy, teleportation techniques must pre-arrange at least two teleportation channels with the same teleportation code.

This transmission principle directly leads to a major hidden danger:

Once you have the identification code for one of the transmission channels, you can try to contact other transmission channels that have the same identification code.

If the Augusta family did not perform any additional processing on the teleportation identification code, then Shazo could very likely have directly searched for other hidden teleportation channels.

Unfortunately, the Augusta family wasn't stupid. They had a large number of Tower Scholars specializing in teleportation, and the teleportation identification codes they created came with extremely strong encryption.

The teleportation identification code that Xia Zuo obtained from the residual energy collector contained a mask of tens of thousands of characters. Theoretically, it would take at least three years to crack the real teleportation identification code.

However, with the help of the [Space-Time Phase Simulator], the cracking process was compressed to ten minutes.

As the seven-colored light emanating from Xia Zuo dissipated, his mind recorded the true teleportation identification code obtained from the future timeline.

After obtaining this identification code, which was enough to cause trouble for the Augusta family, Shazo did not choose to find other teleportation channels himself. Instead, he copied the identification code onto an alchemy card, intending to have his alias, Turret Mage, pass it on to Rexor.

The exact delivery time of the identification code is yet to be determined; it will naturally appear before Rexor when the time is right.

...

At the same time, in the deep ocean south of the western continent.

Zixar followed closely beside the Witcher, awkwardly preventing Rexor from touching the alchemical device. He dared not forcefully stop him, and could only repeat phrases such as "the alchemical device in the top-secret mission is protected by the law," hoping that Rexor would stop and turn away.

Rexol ignored the fly-like Ziksa and proceeded to thoroughly explore the underwater cavern, keeping a close eye on the oval teleportation portal.

He was not, after all, a learned scholar of the Tower, and was unable to determine all the functions of these alchemical devices on the spot, let alone directly lock onto the key devices and take them away under some pretext.

All we can do now is use the image gem hanging on our waist to record the scene, and wait until we return to Starry Night Academy to find someone to help us interpret the images in the image gem and see what important clues we can find.

By now, Rexor roughly understands what has happened in the Western Continent.

It is clear that the Augusta family betrayed the Temple to some extent by revealing a teleportation channel that could threaten the safety of the Western Continent to the Church of the Otherworld.

During this process, members of the Augusta family directly associated with this case committed at least three serious crimes:

The first is the crime of illegally constructing, maintaining, or using unauthorized teleportation channels. This crime is often related to collusion with the Church of the Otherworld, but it is not judged together with the crime of collusion with the Church of the Otherworld; instead, it is punished as a separate crime.

The second serious crime is treason. Providing any form of financial assistance to the Church of the Otherworldly Demons is considered treason. Providing the Church of the Otherworldly Demons with a teleportation portal will result in an even more severe punishment.

The third sin is treason. Betraying the Temple, betraying the laws, or betraying one's allegiance—violating any of these will result in expulsion from the Temple.

The more serious the crime, the more difficult it is to collect evidence.

On the one hand, serious criminals are often very experienced and do not easily leave any loose ends or hidden dangers, which makes it more difficult for the Demon Hunter School to track them down. On the other hand, serious criminals are ruthless and usually perish together with the Demon Hunter School.

Rexor no longer needs to worry about his safety.

Just look at Zixar's appearance and you'll know. This guy is a full-fledged alchemist with a strong aura of alchemy. He has received formal academic education and wouldn't kill someone to cover it up after just being saved.

Of course, it's not entirely without danger.

Rexor must gather evidence as quickly as possible and leave before the Augusta family's reinforcements arrive.

Given Bovaru Augusta's personality and abilities, he would definitely send a stronger family guard to intercept the Demon Hunter if Zixar performed poorly.

By then, the people Rexor will face will truly be ruthless and decisive, and will certainly not be deterred by his status as a Witcher Master.

Rexor stood by the teleportation portal for a while, waiting until the image orb at his waist was filled with images. He then calmly walked towards the cave entrance, nodded to Zik'za, and said composedly:

"It seems you are indeed carrying out a top-secret mission to guard a teleportation channel. Although the route to this channel is unclear, I choose to believe what you say."

Rexor departed gracefully, leaving Zik'za with a silhouette that gradually shrank and eventually merged into the black sea.

No more than three minutes after the Demon Hunter left, a voice on Zixar's communication device came through asking about the progress.

Ziksa was quite flustered when questioned by his family.

He failed to shut down the teleportation channel, nor did he manage to drive away the Demon Hunter. He also lost an alchemical device for collecting surplus energy. In any case, he was going to get a lesson, and might even lose the right to meditate deeply on the Cloud Sea Rooftop.

Lost in his anxiety amidst the questions, Ziksa wandered aimlessly through the underwater cave, his eyes darting around before he jerked back to his senses and pulled out the timer that came with his diving suit.

A look of joy, as if he had survived a disaster, suddenly appeared on his face!

It's only 2 a.m.!

Bovaru clearly stated that Rexal found the lava cave precisely between 3 and 6 a.m.

Rexor actually arrived here much earlier than Bovaru predicted.

Ziksa became excited, as if he had found a lifeline; he had found the perfect excuse to shirk responsibility:

The information provided by Bovaru was significantly inaccurate, which directly caused Zixar to close the teleportation channel too slowly, allowing Rexor, who had arrived earlier, to catch him in the act.

Zixar argued with the voice on the communication device, and the questioning and counter-questioning between the two bought Rexor precious time to escape.

After some delays by Ziksa, another team of family guards finally arrived 20 minutes later.

At this moment, apart from the gurgling sound of the current, there were no other uninvited guests to be seen in the surrounding sea.

...

While the Augusta family guards searched for the Witcher's whereabouts, Rexor had already arrived at the southern coastline of the Western Continent and met up with Shazo, who was guarding the area.

Rexor solemnly told Shazo not to ask any more questions, then hurried on his way, flying towards Starry Night Academy under the cover of night.

Shazo knew that tonight's operation had gone smoothly, so he only showed appropriate confusion on his face and did not ask Rexor what he had done that night.

The two flew silently through the sky, minimizing their energy fluctuations, bypassing the Temple army stationed outside Starry Night City, crossing the mountain peak from the back of Storm Mountain Range, and landing on the tower of Starry Night Castle.

"Xia Zuo, you should go back first. If I need your help, I will use my blood connection to tell you."

Rexor waved to Shazo and headed straight for his temporary residence.

Xia Zuo watched the other person leave, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

...

The dimly lit dormitory, Rexor's temporary residence.

As the bald man pressed the doorknob, he sensed a stranger inside the house whose energy fluctuations were not concealed.

Rexor immediately gripped his blood magic longsword, pondering the purpose of the stranger waiting for him in the room.

Transparent streams of water seeped out from the crack in the door and gathered on the outside of the door panel.

Rexor retreated slowly as if facing a formidable enemy, lowering his center of gravity and preparing to resist a sudden attack.