I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

He turned around and looked at Lynn and Cat White, who both looked shocked.

"In other words, they are trapped in time. Once they leave this area, three years will pass by in an instant. With their bodies corrupted by demon blood, there is only one outcome."

Felix extended a finger and gently swiped it downwards.

"Turn into a pile of dry bones."

Lynn felt like her brain wasn't working properly.

Time lock? A recurring cycle?

This was completely beyond his understanding of magic.

"Then...how can we get them out?"

Lynn didn't want to give up, especially after seeing the girl who could still be saved.

“I’ve said before, the price to save them will be high,” Felix sighed. “Because the former city lord is still alive.”

"To break this time-locking spell, we must kill him first."

"Where is he?"

“Below,” Felix said, pointing to the ground beneath his feet.

“We tried our best, but we could only trap him deeper inside.” Felix’s tone became heavy. “He has fused with demon blood, and his strength has reached… level eighty.”

Level 80?

Lynn's heart sank completely.

He's only level 10 right now. Even with all his trump cards, he'd struggle against a level 65 opponent, let alone a level 80 one.

That was a battle on a completely different level.

“That’s why the king didn’t send troops,” Felix seemed to be talking to himself. “He knows what we’re facing, so he’s happy to keep to himself and let a demonized city lord keep us so-called rebels in check.”

"He was worried that if he sent troops, we would fight to the death and release the demon directly."

"A true demon roaming the kingdom would give even him a headache."

"After all, although the kingdom has several level 80 powerhouses, they are all very afraid of dying. Fighting a demon, which can directly affect their sanity, would cause them great damage, even if they win."

Linn was silent.

He suddenly realized a crucial question.

"And what about you?" He stared at Felix. "How did you manage to keep that demon occupied for three years? After being in contact with a demon for so long, how much sanity did you have...?"

Could a group of rebels possibly be stronger than the kingdom's top fighting force? Could they possibly be immune to the erosion of sanity?

“I already said that,” Felix shrugged. “For the past three years, we’ve been living in the same day. For us, time hasn’t passed, so the loss of sanity hasn’t accumulated.”

Oh oh.

Lynn finally understood.

A group of revolutionaries trapped in time use an eternal day to restrain a demon who is also trapped.

Lynn sorted out all her thoughts and made the most rational decision.

run away.

Are you kidding me? An 80-level demon? Let whoever wants to fight it do it. I'm only here to investigate the secrets of this city and complete a quest along the way.

Now that the secret is known, the mission can be considered complete.

As for saving the world... let's talk about that later. After all, the most urgent task right now is to save Anna.

“I understand.” Lynn nodded and tugged at the cat, Bai Bai, behind him. “Sorry to bother you, we’ll be leaving now.”

He didn't want to get involved in this mess anymore; he just wanted to leave this godforsaken place as soon as possible.

However, just as he turned around to take the cat Bai Bai back the way he came, Felix spoke up again.

"I don't know why Lovia chose you."

“But since she sent you here, it means she thinks you can help us.” Felix walked slowly to Lynn.

"If he were just a level 10 warlock who could unleash a level 60 spell, it wouldn't be enough to move Lovia."

Felix finally asked the most crucial question.

"Could you tell me what other...special abilities you have?"

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Spear of the Oathkeeper

"Special abilities?" Lynn shook his head at Felix. "You overestimate me. I'm just a level ten warlock. What special abilities could I possibly have?"

As he spoke, he subtly tugged at the hem of Mao Baibai's clothes behind him, signaling her to prepare to run away.

Felix didn't press further, but simply looked at Lynn quietly for a few seconds before smiling again.

"Really? That's a real shame."

Felix stepped aside, clearing the way to the stone steps.

"In that case, I won't take up any more of your precious time."

He made no attempt to stop him.

Lynn's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected the other party to let him go so easily.

Without further hesitation, he grabbed the still somewhat dazed cat Bai Bai and turned to walk towards the spiral stone steps.

"Until we meet again."

Felix's voice came from behind, calm and gentle.

Lynn didn't turn around; instead, she quickened her pace.

In silence, the two quickly left the basement of the mage tower and returned to the dirty, damp sewers along the same path they had come from.

Lynn finally breathed a sigh of relief when he could breathe the air on the ground again.

Lovia... must be the female knight who killed the Stitches.

Considering that she brought him here and what Felix said to him, their purpose was clear.

They were simply attracted by his special ability to restore his sanity.

For a group of people who deal with demons, they are practically walking holy springs.

So what?

That's a level 80 demon locked up down there.

Level 80 has an even more direct name in this world—demigod.

That was an existence that had already begun to touch the realm, and every move it made contained the power of rules.

Let alone a direct confrontation, the mere aura emanating from the opponent could probably crush me into dust in an instant.

I stayed behind to help them because I felt I had too much time on my hands.

Right now, saving Anna from the raging flames is the most important thing.

Everything else should be put on hold.

"Meow...Are we just leaving like this?"

The cat's voice pulled Lynn back from her thoughts.

The little cat girl squatted on the ground, hugging her knees, looking somewhat downcast.

"Otherwise what?" Lynn glanced at her. "Do you still want to stay?"

The cat shook its head and said softly.

"I just feel... so sorry for them, meow."

"Day after day, I endured the same pain for three whole years."

"You said... if we could free them, wouldn't it... be better, meow?"

Linn was silent.

He had certainly thought about this question.

But he always felt that things weren't that simple.

The real reason that Felix and his so-called "Innovators" froze time was probably not to save those innocent experimental subjects.

Their primary objective was to seal away that level 80 demon.

As for ordinary people trapped in time, they are simply trapped at the same time.

Lynn even had a darker suspicion.

Even if the demon is destroyed, can those experimental subjects who were injected with demon blood really survive?

They will likely face further purification.

These thoughts flashed through Lynn's mind, but he didn't say them aloud.

He simply reached out and ruffled the cat's white head.

"Don't even think about it, this isn't a problem we can solve."

"Let's go, let's get out of this awful place."

……

There's no need to go to the Adventurers' Guild anymore, and Lynn doesn't plan to submit the quest about the Mage Tower.

The unicorn was very fast, and the gates of Chaos City were already in sight.

Just like when I arrived, there were no guards checking people at the entrance, and pedestrians could come and go freely.

However, just as Lynn was about to ride out of the city, he reined in his horse.

In the middle of the road not far from the city gate, a figure stood quietly.

The female knight rode her warhorse against the sunlight, her entire body encased in exquisite light armor of blue and purple.

She was waiting for him.

Lynn urged the unicorn to slowly walk up to her.

"It seems you've made your choice." Lovia's voice came through the helmet, devoid of any emotion.

“I’m just a level 10 warlock,” Lynn repeated what he had told Felix underground.

Lovia did not refute him, but simply looked at him quietly for a few seconds.

“In that case,” she said slowly, “I shall begin my journey.”

"I believe we will meet again someday."

After saying that, she took something out of the pouch on the side of her warhorse and handed it to Lynn.

Lynn hesitated for a moment, but still took the thing.

It feels slightly heavy in your hand, and through the fabric, you can feel that it is a hard, rod-shaped object inside.

He instinctively wanted to open it and take a look, but the female knight stopped him by raising her hand.

Don't look now.

Lynn had no choice but to give up.

"Meow?"

The cat Bai Bai behind him seemed to have discovered something new, sniffing the air with its nose.

"It smells so good, there must be some valuable treasure inside."

"Your destination is the royal city of Rivendell, isn't it?" the female knight asked Lynn.

Lynn nodded, without denying it.

The female knight remained silent for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts.

I don't recommend you go there.

"Why?" Lynn frowned.