Maca is not a good person.

Even though he knew that leaving Miriam and Asaph to face their own difficulties would end up in a dead end, he didn't interfere too much with it.

Because he speculated that Ewen Ravenclaw's purpose was indeed to "kill Helbo".

If there were destined to be sacrifices in the process, then Ewen Ravenclaw's choice was to sacrifice his men.

In a similar vein, if the world had not been intervened by Maca from the beginning, Dumbledore would have faced the moral dilemma of whether someone would have died in the process of killing Voldemort.

Maca remembered that Dumbledore's choice was sacrifice, and that included even himself.

In fact, in the past, when facing Voldemort's crisis, Maca also considered this kind of torture problem. However, since Voldemort's strength limit had not yet been able to break through the limits of Maca's response, he chose to bear the huge pressure on his own.

But now, when Helbo suddenly appeared in front of him, he felt more pressure than expected for the first time, and he was confused.

Yes, even if Helbo has not yet carried out many actions, and even if Helbo's social harm has not yet been fully demonstrated, Maca has already predicted that the future will be dangerous.

Therefore, after all, he hesitated to give up on holding Miriam's outstretched hand for help, and instead threw himself into the huge cave in the Forbidden Forest.

He was not a good man, but he was also not an evil man.

Truth be told, he had already combed through some of Dumbledore's thoughts more than once. He wondered how the wise man, who was full of "fraternity" in his heart, viewed the meaning of "sacrifice".

If he hadn't been involved in the workings of this world, many people would have died. Including Sirius, including Snape, and even Ron's brother Fred......

If you can't figure out this, then what he did this time is tantamount to a "murder" against his heart.

"Is there a difference between 'voluntary sacrifice' and 'forced sacrifice'?"

Maca sat cross-legged in front of the huge monument of bewitchment, silently pondering the answer, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt her thoughts becoming confused.

In the final analysis, this is actually the same as the so-called 'Star Picking Project'...... Although he could not agree with the near-impossible solution, he could not find another feasible method on his own.

How can we completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the world? Maca didn't know.

Therefore, until he figured out a solution, all he could do was agree with Ewen Ravenclaw's plan. At the same time, studying the Monument of Bewitchment became the last thorny path for him to explore the way forward.

Forcibly abandoning these chaotic thoughts, Maca once again let her eyes fall on the Monument of Bewitchment. On the pitch-black stele, the huge rune faintly shimmered, and he compared it to this rune, sketching it in his mind over and over again.

If he could penetrate this Soul Rule Rune at any time, maybe he might be able to find a path that only belonged to him, right?

Even if that road is mostly full of unreasonable rudeness.

Suddenly, Maca picked up the staff that was at her side and leaned forward flatly. The tip of the staff twisted slightly, revealing the outline of a regular rune.

When this rune began to resonate with the one outlined on the Bewitching Tablet, Maca's perception of the rules of the soul gradually increased.

Yes, this way would give him a deeper understanding of runes. The closer the runes he sketched to the meaning of the rule itself, the stronger the resonance between the two would be, which allowed him to further understand the meaning of the rule itself.

However, the more he realized the depth of Helbo's study of the rules of the soul.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Maca stared at the rune at the top of the staff, a look of surprise flashing across her face.

"Do you mean ......?"

In astonishment, he casually waved away the soul rule rune on the top of the staff, and then tossed the staff aside. Then he pulled a cylinder out of his waist pocket and pulled out an old parchment roll from it.

This was the Scroll of Truth that Maca had obtained in Royna's Vault, and he rarely took it out anymore.

After all, there were countless esoteric rule runes on it, and just one or two were enough for him to ponder for a long time.

But now, he couldn't help but take it out for a long time, and compared the soul rule rune in it with the one on the Bewitching Tablet.

“…… It's different, it's really different...... There are some subtle differences between them. ”

This discovery nearly overturned the basis of his previous research on the rules of the soul, so much so that he couldn't help but whisper to himself.

"The runes on the monument seem to be ...... Can it only be considered a part of this Soul Rule rune on the Scroll of Truth? ”

In the past, the cooling runes that Maca had studied belonged to the first-level regular runes, and he had not encountered any obvious obstacles in the process of researching the cooling runes.

This made him subconsciously bring with him the fixed thinking of the past in the process of studying the soul rune.

And today this discovery made him understand......

"Second-level rule runes can have plural meanings?" Maca couldn't help but shake her head secretly, "'Bewitching' and 'Devouring'...... Why didn't I notice it sooner? ”

In the next moment, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the faint blue light in the distance. A simple and vicissitudes of life floor-to-ceiling round mirror, under the suppression of the rune array, looks very calm.

……

About ten minutes before Maka's realization, there was a desert in the northern region of Israel.

“…… Why don't you ask him? If McLean had relented, wouldn't you have been able to get a reliable asylum? ”

In the face of Miriam, who was a little lost in her soul, Helmo was still merciless in her words. He was mocking Miriam's ridiculousness as a dead man, but he was also taking the opportunity to observe the situation around him.

Helmpo was a surprisingly cautious fellow, which is why he survived to this day. And right now, he didn't want to lose Miriam's only remaining clue because of his carelessness.

It was a different kind of thing than when he had just left the dungeon and had a casual confrontation with Maca - he didn't want to lose his somewhat old body at the moment.

"You don't have to say these meaningless words, because it's no longer possible for you to get what you want from me...... I don't even know more than you know now. ”

Miriam grabbed Asaph by the neck and gently placed it on her lap, then she closed her eyes slightly.

"If there's an afterlife, Asaph, remember to wait for me on the way."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly put her wand on Asaph's body, and a green light flickered silently, taking away what little life the other party had left.

And in the next second, the tip of the wand suddenly turned back again, and it looked like it was about to point at herself.

"Don't think!"

In an instant, Helmo didn't expect Miriam to choose to give up her life so soon. But the act of killing his companion first finally gave Helbo a chance to recover.

As Helbo whispered the words "Think", an exceptionally clear translucent soul rune flashed in front of him. Even though the rune had been in existence for a very short time, some irresistible force exerted an amazing effect.

Suddenly, Miriam only felt that the whole person had lost the ability to control herself, and she was still conscious, but her body could only collapse to the ground wordlessly.

It was as if everything about herself had been fixed, including the magic that was circulating in her body all the time.

Is this some type of control spell? No, the actual effect is definitely much scarier than that!

And when Millie was surprised, Helbo spoke.

"Don't worry," he said, "I'm not going to let you die like that...... You have to understand that you are still valuable to me. Honestly, I didn't even want to kill that buddy of yours - at least not yet. ”

By the time he said these words, Helbo had already gotten away his initial sneer. It is clear that he has a great deal of resentment towards Miriam's suicide.

"Well, maybe your boss is also a smart guy, and he already guessed that I would come to him. So, he ran away...... But it doesn't matter, I'm going to find him anyway, and even if he escapes to any corner of the world that no one knows, it won't do anything. ”

"And you," said Helpo, looking at Miriam, and said coldly, "was he abandoned...... Not necessarily! ”

As he spoke, Helbo reached out a hand and was about to grab it at Miriam. It seems that he wants to take it away and use it to test Old Eune's true bottom line.

But at this moment, his body suddenly trembled, and a shock from the depths of his soul made his whole body stop moving.

"This ...... Devouring Mirror! It's that kid! ”

Even if Helpodan reacted, after all, this was an extremely familiar feeling to him. Just one tremor in his soul reminded him of an encounter thousands of years ago.

However, before he could figure out what to do, the next shock came silently.

"Damn it."

He cursed under his breath as he waved his hand suddenly, as if he were cutting off something invisible.

It's just that his incomprehensible behavior is completely effective.

The third concussion didn't strike again, Helbo's chest heaved slightly, and the sound of gasps echoed hastily in the corridor underneath.

"How is it possible, so fast?"