Whether Elsa is crazy or not, I'm afraid no one can say clearly. After all, the definition of madness and normality is a vague concept that is difficult to judge by a single criterion. But there is a kind of madness, which can be understood without judgment, when what is seen exceeds the limits of understanding, when smells can be heard, sounds can be eaten, and images can be smelled, the complete collapse of reason seems so logical.

Cheese knew this, "Whatever happens, don't come over later." ”

The wolfwalker turned back into human form and looked at the mage with a frown, "Are you sure? If you faint again like you did when the royal capital touched that messy water, I won't be able to take you to the tavern." He was talking about Cheese's contact with the source of the contamination, and the brief exchange caused Cheese to be unable to function normally for a long period of time. In his current state, Jack didn't want to be surrounded by a large number of enemies when the mage didn't even have the strength to lift a finger.

"Don't worry, if everything goes well, it won't end up like that. Cheese said with a smile, but he wasn't sure what he was about to do.

"Remember what you said, wizard. The wolfwalker nodded, agreeing with the mage. He reverted back to his wolf form and ran off into the distance. Recently, Jack has become more and more proficient in form transformation, and he has gradually become fond of running like a real wolf, and he is very satisfied with the sense of freedom he has never felt as a human.

"Whew—" The mage took a deep breath as his companion left. He looked in front of him, and it was a puddle of water that was exaggerated in what it was said to be a pond, with a little duckweed floating on it, and no ripples could be seen on the water, and the cold weather had made its inhabitants not yet active. They don't have that opportunity anymore.

Cheese took off his gray robe, which most of the time provided much more protection than it seemed, but now, its protection was a hindrance. "Let's get started. As he spoke, his eyes began to glow violently, and these intense magical auras continued to intensify, eventually converging at a certain zero point, turning into something like mist that lingered near the mage's eye sockets. The fog has an unnatural color, and they represent something beyond this world.

"Click!" there was no iron as far as the eye could see, but the sound of the iron rope shaking sounded strangely, and at the same time, a large number of chain patterns also appeared on the wizard's body. "Hmph. An invisible sense of restraint and a slight ache appeared along with the pattern, causing Cheese to let out a muffled grunt even though he was prepared.

The wizard raised his hands, and on his two palms, his left hand was covered with chains, and his right hand was covered with only veins that peeked through the skin. "Please forgive me, teacher. With that, Cheese knelt down on one knee and plunged his right hand into the water.

The voice, which cannot be recorded in words or described by analogy, spreads along with the ripples, and at this moment, even the cheese, who is the initiator, loses his mind for a moment. The mage saw that with his right hand as the center of the circle, the liquid in the puddle was dyed a deep color, and this state continued to spread, even after the entire puddle had become dim. The pond is expanding, and there is no water flowing into it, but the pool is expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, like some kind of self-aware soft body.

Cheese's pupils contracted irrepressibly when he saw this scene, and he regretted it a little. But now it's too late, and even with the right hand drawn, what is happening won't stop. Eventually, a spacious lake appeared in front of the mage, free of any foreign objects on the surface of the lake, and the rays from the sun vanished as they shone into the water. Cheese withdrew his right hand and shook the non-existent droplets on it. He waited for a while, and realized that there was no way back for him, and that he would not be able to leave the lake without continuing.

"I hope it helps. The wizard raised his arm and made a cut in the palm of his hand with his knife, and the blood did not flow against the flesh as if it had been pulled out by some invisible force, but was pulled directly into the lake below.

As the blood dripped down, tiny bubbles rose from the center of the lake, and then became more and more rapid and larger. A dark shadow followed the bubbles and slowly approached the surface of the water. He ascended slowly, as if to give the caller a final chance to give up. But Cheese didn't give up, the glow of magic in his eyes was already thin, but it was enough.

"Poof" sharp horns, piercing the water, and then black bones, the entire head of the ram. The wet spirits that emerged from the rain curtain in Turbidity Town emerged from the lake in the same form, standing on the dead water. The moment He fully surfaced, the air was filled with the smell of dampness, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

"Of all the worlds I've traveled, you're the first to show me up on your own. The figure with the head of a sheep said, and his voice was utterly desolate.

"But even if no one calls you, you can show up on your own, can't you? The mage struggled to stand up straight, but his voice still betrayed fear. Standing in front of him wasn't a half-evil priest like Rain, nor was it a small part of the body of the multi-legged lady who had briefly appeared in the Iron Keep, more powerful than something like the Mother Crypt symbol of the Nether Heart. What appeared before him was an evil spirit that had come from outside the world, rivaling or even stronger than any known god's house.

"If you were less troublesome, maybe I wouldn't have to. Wet Soul's tone was flat, and he couldn't tell if he was blaming Cheese for his slackness or just casually entertaining the mage.

But whatever He meant, the figure's words acknowledged that He had indeed appeared in the Turbidity. "I am not your priest, nor your heir, nor your believer. I don't need your protection. Cheese said, his face heavy, he really didn't want to have much to do with this extremely dangerous being.

"That's impossible. You're more connected to me than you think, though you don't understand that right now. Your situation is more dangerous than you think, don't be fooled by appearances, mage. The wanderer in the rain did not move, but the water beneath his feet changed color instantly, and a fat, ugly vague figure appeared on the inside of the lake.

"Broker. Despite the blurred image, Cheese instantly recognized the presence.

"Talk about Him, tell me what you think of Him. The sheep's head was lowered, and the fleshless eyes seemed to be watching the contents of the lake, but no one was sure what he saw.

The mage didn't understand what the wet soul meant, but he still spoke, "The evil merchant that even the devil worships, the initiator of the rat-man plague, every force involved in this plague has His shadow behind it to a greater or lesser extent. The purpose is unknown, but since you mentioned Him, I think I know who the other person who appeared in the Turbidity Stream yesterday was. ”

"That's right. But since you've been through so much, it's disappointing for me to just get this bit of information. His empty eyes lifted and he looked at Cheese.

"I never knew there was such a guy. No resemblance to Him can be found in books, in the teacher's classroom, or even in legends and nursery rhymes. He is completely unknown to me, but He also revealed some information about himself to me in this incident, intentionally or unintentionally. First of all, his temperament, I believe that the things that can drive lord-level demons and demons at will must not be weaker than them, but he still prefers to achieve his goals through various side ways. He was patient and wicked. At the same time, I suspect that He may be some powerful devil or demon, but from the perspective of the believers who dare to calculate the Mother of the Crypt, it cannot be ruled out that He is from the outside like you. ”

"That's basically true, but there's still one mistake. ”