Chapter 24: Questioning

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It's been nearly a few months since he came to another world, especially recently, and he chats with Lindsay about some continental history whenever he has time. He was familiar with some of the forces that once dominated the road, but he had never heard of the "Mage Society".

Since the opening of the Holy Calendar, the mainland power in modern times has been very stable, and it stands to reason that there is no possibility of the emergence of new forces.

"Is it a force from a long time ago?"

In any case, the mainland has experienced a tragic era of war and strife, many splendors and legends have been lost, and only fragments of the stories passed down by people have been left - perhaps the "Mage Society" is a legend buried in the long river of history.

Intrigued, he asked Iros a question.

"It wasn't a long time for us, but for you humans, you're hurt?"

Iros seemed to organize the language, and then noticed Leo's somewhat pale face, and said with a concerned expression.

She only knew the outcome of Leo's battle with the evil god, and it was the first time she had seen him injured, so she was naturally very surprised.

In the battle with the silver demon, he fought with it three times, and lost a total of nearly 200 health points, which is already close to one-tenth of the amount of blood, although it will not affect the action, but the body is uncomfortable is certain.

"Do you know where that demon came from?"

Recalling the terrible scene of thunder, Leo frowned and asked suddenly.

"The secrets of the spirit world cannot be snooped on even by the moon gods, but the flow of their power has a source, and that is the rift."

As a moon god clan, Iros seems to have the ability to see through the fluctuations of power, and when she saw that the power fluctuations on the silver demon's body flowed out of that crack, she understood that it was the source of the demon's power, and she pointed out the key in the battle just now.

"Without further ado, let's talk about the Mage Tower."

Seeing the disappointment on Leo's face clearly, Iros hurriedly changed the subject, leaning his face closer as if he were inviting credit.

Think of it as listening to a story. Leo comforted himself in his heart, but his attention was still on the memory, the silver demon and the mysterious crack.

Listening to Iros's soft voice, he gradually got to know a little bit about the "Mage Society".

At some point in the long history of the Sacred Calendar, human mages' knowledge of the power of magic and runes took shape.

In order to make it easier to manage, but also to create a more convenient environment for the study of magic, the human mages of the north and the elves of the forest formed a large organization called the Mage Society. Due to some factional problems, the mages in the south of the mainland did not join the "Mage Society" in the north, but instead set up an organization called the "Spirit Ring" on their own, and their supporters were the huge southern empire.

The "Mage Meeting", which is good at the way of runes, and the "Spirit Ring" that uses traditional spells, constantly rub and collide. From the unformed Snowy Polar Lands to the Sunset Plains to the south, two of humanity's largest mage forces are engaged in a final end-game battle, with each stronghold taking part in the battle.

It ended with the victory of the Spirit Ring, as the moon god stood behind them and watched the battle all the time.

At the same time, in order to consolidate the status of traditional spells and avoid the resurgence of the power of the "Mage Society", the leaders of the "Spirit Ring" listed the path of runes as a taboo abandoned by the gods. As a result, under the impetus of the moon god, the brilliance of traditional spells completely obscured the way of runes, and the "Mage Society" became a history that no longer awakened.

"The runic path of the Mage Guild is full of erosion and evil, and it is the power from the spirit world, that is, the power of demons."

"That's why, the moon god, wants to help the 'Spirit Ring' defeat them, we suspected at the time that it was a conspiracy planned by the spirit demons."

Iros seemed to remember it vividly, and many details were recounted.

"So this conspiracy was snuffed out by you before it was revealed?"

Leo said thoughtfully, and he noticed the look of pride on Iros's face after the question.

If the truth is really as imagined by the Luna Clan, the birth of the "Mage Society" is only a part of the conspiracy of the demons in the spirit world, then why would the Elf Clan, which is known for its kindness, form an alliance with that kind of organization, even if these are not taken care of, then the "Mage Society" should have been wiped out at that time, why did it appear in the "Misty Swamp" again?

The remnants of the demon party have revived, and they just happened to be messed up by themselves?

No kidding, it can't be so coincidental, Leo's brow furrowed even tighter, he always felt that these things were a little strange, seemingly coincidental, but as if they were on the same line.

The two monsters Neil and Nala Cook encountered at the beginning were also from the spirit world, according to Iros, but they didn't encounter them here, which means that there is more than one rift like this?

The black spire has some connection with the rift, and the demonized wind shadow wolf is summoned by the black spire, which means that all the dangers of the misty swamp are related to the black spire and the rift.

In other words, all these unknowns and dangers are inextricably linked to the mysterious "Mage Society".

"What's wrong?"

Iros put away his pride and looked at Leo, who was silent, suspiciously.

"The 'Mage's Society' you mentioned is history, so how do you explain what we just experienced?"

Leo looked at the green torch on the half-tower, which still glowed faintly.

"So, the ambitions of the demons haven't completely dissipated—"

Iros was obsessed, but was interrupted by Leo.

"I'm not interested in those, this exploration mission has been upgraded to S-level, how to complete the task in front of me, this is the purpose of you and me."

Although it may be a big conspiracy that will affect the world, it has nothing to do with him, in order to restrain Iros's inflated sense of responsibility, he specially bites the words "you" and "me" a little heavier.

Just sensing the corners of the grand conspiracy, he said with a big grin that he wanted to stop it and save the world, which is what only anime brave people do, and the situation is uncertain, anyway, he decided to ignore the meaning behind this incident so as not to ignite the fire.

Even if it was a real conspiracy, Leo had no idea of getting involved, and Iros, who understood this, widened his eyes and stopped talking.

"Even if you don't want to have anything to do with these things, it's obvious that this may be the birthplace of the demons' conspiracy, which means that if you want to complete this S-class mission, you will have to deal with the cracks leading to the spirit world, and even with the remnants of the 'Mage Society'?"

I have to say that for now, the danger of the Misty Swamp is inseparable from demons and mages. If you want to complete this task smoothly and steadily, I am afraid it will be difficult.

"Unless you abandon this mission, you'll have to figure out what the Mages and demons are up to here."

Slamming his little white fist into the palm of his other hand, Iros chuckled.

It was impossible to abandon the mission, and Mark May had already blocked their retreat.

But if you continue to move forward, you will touch on more dangerous, even completely beyond the imagination of the conspiracy and unknown, and at the moment it is a complete dilemma.

"Let's go back first, put this stone back in the camp, and let them study it."

If the fact that there are demons and even more terrible things in the Misty Forest is announced, and this strange black stone is used as proof, maybe Mark May will change his mind.

Even if it came to this, Leo didn't want to risk moving on, the unknown was the most terrifying, and he couldn't be as blind as before.

"Even if you hand over the stone of this minaret, they won't recognize it."

Iros sighed, stopping Leo from trying to return.

"To humans, demons are more legendary than dragons, do you want to make them believe in an unknown stone, even if the people in the camp believe it, but what about the people outside?"

The fact that the demon appeared was too frightening, and Mark May obviously couldn't use it as a reason to retreat - even if it was to retreat on the grounds of the Wind Shadow Wolf, it was more convincing than to retreat on the grounds that the demon appeared.

Iros's remarks clearly pointed to the point, and Leo had to discourage the idea of returning now.

"You realize it, there's obviously more than one crack like this in this area..."

Seeing that his words had an effect, Iros breathed a sigh of relief and continued to speak softly.

"I've always thought it was weird, Iros."

In her stunned gaze, Leo frowned, his calm black eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"Although this area was chosen by Mark May, you pointed out the route through Strange Rock City."

Iros's expression was even more stunned, she was about to say something, but Leo took the lead.

"After I entered the Misty Swamp, you seemed to know nothing about this place, but you always showed me the way at critical times, and until now, everything has been coincidental and reasonable—"

"But I always had the weird feeling of being put on a predetermined route."

Every decision Iros made from the time he told Leo about the route to Snow Country was influenced by Iros to a greater or lesser extent. After entering the misty swamp, he encountered monsters in the spirit world that ordinary humans could not touch at all, and he also came into contact with the mysterious "Mage Society" by magic, and the development of things gradually escalated, and he felt more and more coincidental and strange.

"So, you're suspicious of me?!"

Iros had a surprised look on his face, and his expression was angry and funny.

"I'll admit that I have the heart to let you explore the mystery of the demons here, but I just believe that with your strength, there will be no danger."

"You are the key to my return to my hometown, will I still harm you?"

She rolled her eyes, as if to ridicate back against Leo's suspicions.

The sharp gaze disappeared in an instant, and the pair of dark eyes returned to their previous calm.

"Well, you have to be a little vigilant, that's what makes a reassuring travel companion."

Leo smiled lightly, shaking off the awkward atmosphere with a light-hearted remark, and then turned away, ignoring Iros's somewhat disdainful gaze.

"So, as you said, let's just look for the next crack?"