You are all my wings!

Machiru's divine power magic and curse magic both require the assistance of this fourth-tier magic wand to suppress mental pollution and successfully activate, while her plant-based magic for self-defense requires special magic seeds to activate.

Don't be fooled by how she used to control a bunch of vines to attack Leon at will; these were all carefully cultivated alchemical monsters, not something she could just use casually.

Once the seed is taken away and is no longer nearby, it cannot be activated.

Although she possessed considerable strength and her physical body had been well-modified, she lacked skill. To break free from the turtle binding technique that Leon had learned from action movies in his previous life, she needed several times the strength of conventional binding methods.

In other words, Maggie is now like a tiger with its teeth pulled.

No, it should be called a white tiger cub.

She was a little older than Britta, but due to the life alchemy that turned her into an artificial demon, she could never grow up again.

Maggie lay sprawled on the ground, baring her teeth and claws: "Man, you'd better not mess around!"

"Reckless? You mean everything I just did for you didn't count as reckless?"

"Hmph! What I mean is, don't do anything reckless in the future!"

"So now we can do whatever we want?"

"Neither the past, present, nor the future will work!"

"The problem is, didn't I just act recklessly?"

"Ugh, I'm so angry... These don't count!"

"So, I can do the same thing to you in the future?"

"You bastard, are you deliberately making fun of me? How awful, how awful, how awful!"

Maggie was so angry that her face turned red, and she thrashed around on the ground like a fish.

“Miss Machiru, it seems you haven’t grasped your situation yet. Before, you whipped me hard, and now, in return, I’m simply removing your equipment and binding you with this binding spell to prevent you from hurting me further. Aren’t I being very gentle with you?”

"Damn it! Watch me break free of your ropes with all my might! These mere ropes are nothing compared to the magical power and monstrous strength of my body, you just wait!"

Maggie gritted her teeth and strained, trying to break free.

Unfortunately, she lacked the skill to concentrate her power into a single force.

Moreover, this binding technique from a foreign land is not something that can be easily broken free from.

Instead, the more she exerted force, the tighter the knots became, squeezing her so much that she couldn't kick through and had to give up temporarily, panting heavily.

As you can see, after she exerted herself for a while, her face turned an unusually pink.

"Don't worry, as long as you answer my questions properly, I will try not to act recklessly."

Leon sat in front of Maggie, and seeing her in such an embarrassing state, he felt inexplicably pleased.

Hmph, woman. You were thinking of using me as a test subject before, are you enjoying it now?

"I'm asking you, you used Divine Might Magic twice in a row. Did you have some trump card that made you unafraid of monster uprisings, or was it something else entirely?"

Maggie glanced sideways at Leon and said arrogantly:

"Don't think that just because you're good-looking, I won't seek revenge on you later. Let me tell you, I'm a champion of gender equality. No matter who you are, if you offend me, you'll definitely face my wrath!"

How can someone be so arrogant while lying on the ground?

Leon: "If you want to force me to kill you, just say it directly, you don't need to be so subtle."

"Hmph, I'll tell you why I activated the Divine Might Magic!"

Maggie turned her head away and said:

"I'm not afraid to tell you, I wasn't interested in hunting you down from the start. We had no conflict to begin with. Originally, my purpose in entering the dungeon was simply to explore the mysteries of the gods. The monster riots created by divine magic were just a simple test. I have a plan to uncover the secrets of the gods and truly liberate humanity from the shackles of lifespan! Man, you seem like a smart guy. How about joining me in carrying out this grand plan?"

This guy is lying on the ground and still trying to fool me?

Do they really think their profession as a con artist is just for show?

Moreover, the loophole is too obvious. He had previously claimed that he wanted to be her experimental subject.

Lyon reactivated his trust aura and invested it in Machiavelli.

“Miss Machiru, I must admit, you lie so convincingly that I might have been fooled if it weren’t for me. I am indeed somewhat interested in your divine exploration plan, but before that, I need to ask you something.”

Leon showed that he saw through the lie, but was still willing to go along with Maggie's words.

This delighted Maggie, who felt she could try harder to gain Leon's trust. She quickly said:

"Go ahead and ask me, what is it?"

"According to my intelligence, you shouldn't have initially mobilized so many powerful individuals to hunt down the Holy Maiden, right? Why did you suddenly change your plans?"

This is a question Lyon has wanted to ask for a long time.

Because this is about a very important key question: why did Andrio, who shouldn't have appeared earlier, meet Britta so early?

Not only Andrio, but also Maquill and Utaman, in the original story, only began to clash with Britta in the middle of the story.

Understanding the reasons might help us figure out whether this is the butterfly effect or some other influencing factor.

They were unaware of this during the previous interrogations of Kess and Utaman.

This makes sense, given that Kess's status is not high, Utaman's mental deficiencies, and the lack of intelligence.

But if it's Maggie, she should know something.

"Change the plan?"

Maggie thought for a moment:

"It was the mentor's decision, and I don't know the details. However, according to the original plan, we were only supposed to send another fourth-tier member. But it seems that after returning from the Adventurers' Guild, the mentor decided to take matters into his own hands."

Chapter 103 Man, don't think you can always bully me!

"Adventurers' Guild?"

This was a truly unexpected answer.

Could Andrio's informant be in the Adventurers' Guild?

Who is the facilitator?

"So, do you know what kind of intelligence he obtained that led him to make this decision?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know."

Maggie shook her head:

"Speaking of which, man, could you let me change to a more comfortable position? If we keep lying like this, you'll see everything about me, and you'll have to take responsibility."

She adopted a clumsy yet deliberate seductive expression, licked her lips, and winked.

It's like a child trying too hard to imitate an adult's sassiness, but instead it just looks kind of cute and silly.

"What's so interesting about your ordinary body?"

Although Maggie's skin was indeed very soft, with a delicate pinkish tinge amidst her snow-white complexion, comparable to Iris's, and her chest was certainly not lacking in substance, Leon chose to mock her without hesitation.

The reason is simple: we can't just go along with what Maggie says.

Don't be fooled by her seemingly clumsy appearance just now; it was all an instinctive pretense.

She is very cunning.

However, on the other hand, Machiru, as a villain with high growth potential who appears in several later installments, actually doesn't grow physically.

The moment the artificial demon's life was successfully created, her tragic fate was sealed.

Hated by the world and rejected by the gods, she embarks on the path of a supervillain because of her obsession.

In the second part, this character also successfully obtained the Dark Poems and made a major breakthrough by inheriting and innovating Andrio's theory of life alchemy, thereby successfully sublimating it into the Legendary Poems, demonstrating extraordinary abilities.

Before the start of the fourth part, he was Iris's nemesis. They fought all the way until Iris advanced to the eighth-tier epic level before he was defeated and disappeared into the depths of the endless North Sea. He never appeared again after that.

Based on the popularity rankings of villains at the time, it's possible this guy will reappear in the fifth installment.

However, Leon only completed the fourth movie when he died suddenly in his previous life, so whether there will be a fifth movie in the future is still unknown.

"Humph!"

Margielo was annoyed by the mockery, so she turned her head away again, turned her body to the other side, and left her slender back to Leon.

This guy minds being seen from the front, but not from the back.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that sometimes an unguarded back view is more likely to arouse a man's criminal thoughts than a front view.

Leon quickly took several bites of the roasted meat to replenish his magic power.

Interrogating Machiru is important, but restoring her magic is even more important.

He would never admit to being seduced by Maggie.

"Man, what's your name?"

“My name is Leon Belon. You can remember it clearly. This is the name of your master.”

"Master? Are you kidding me?"

"Otherwise, do you think you have any other choice but to submit or die?"

"You want me to be a slave? I'd rather die."

"Are you serious? I think you still have a lot of things you want to do, such as finding your long-lost father, searching for the mysteries of the gods, and finding out why only you can be successfully transformed into an artificial demon. After all, Andrio's other artificial demon experiments have all failed, right?"

These words silenced Machiru.

She certainly still has a lot to do.

They were unwilling to simply fade into obscurity.

"Even if I submit to you, I still can't do these things. What difference does it make?"

"I'm a very open-minded person. As long as you're useful to me and won't cause any trouble, I'd be happy to support your research. I have high expectations for your research capabilities."

"Expectations? Aren't you part of the Saintess's faction? Why would you support life alchemy experiments?"

“Miss Maggie, let me guess your age.”

"?"

Maggie looked puzzled. "You're talking about life alchemy experiments. Why are you bringing up age?"

"I guess you were born after that divine punishment 39 years ago, right? Do you know why, as a prestigious school of thought within the Church, you were suddenly subjected to divine punishment by Goddess Astalia?"

This question made Maggie fall into deep thought.

A moment later, she said:

"Life alchemy is the realm of the gods, and there is too much forbidden knowledge there, so it has offended the gods."

No, you're wrong.

Leon stepped over Machiavelle, standing face-to-face with her, staring into her heterochromatic eyes:

"The fundamental reason is that the Alchemy of Life involved a large number of horrific experiments on living humans, which greatly violated the divine teachings of justice and love for humanity."

"I don't believe it! Gods are not such benevolent beings! They are eternal beings who look down upon humanity. In their eyes, what difference is there between humans and ants?"

Maggie looked doubtful.

"Most gods do that, but Astaria, she really does do that."

"Tch, as if you know her."

Lyon did not deny it, saying:

"In short, as long as you don't conduct human experiments, I welcome normal life alchemy experiments, because I also have many research projects I want to do, but unfortunately I don't have the time or energy. As for you, I can promise to provide you with a good laboratory site and a stable supply of funds."

"The conditions are quite good, but I have no reason to betray my mentor."

Lyon laughed upon hearing this:

"Stop pretending, Miss Machiru. Ever since Andrio conducted this artificial demon alchemy experiment on you, haven't you been wanting to betray him for a long time? You're only temporarily helping him because you still need his power for many things, right?"

Maggie Lu was furious and embarrassed: "I wasn't pretending! Man, don't think you can always bully me like this. Just you wait until I'm free from these damn ropes!"

"Fine, I'll wait and see how you get your revenge."

Leon reached out and lifted Maggie's smooth chin: