This is...... Dreaming?

Yumaru blinked, not only did the high-level devil not kill him, but he also had to contact the witch leader?

But the scrap of paper and the broken barrel of the gun in front of him told him that it wasn't a hallucination.

He leaned over and picked up the piece of paper—the latter, unwrapped in any cover or stamped with wax, revealing its contents so straight out that he couldn't help but glance at it even though he knew he shouldn't.

Bottomless?

God-made gods?

I don't understand what it means at all......

This made the fish balls breathe a sigh of relief.

Judging from the text alone, I am afraid that no one would have thought that this "letter" was actually written by the devil.

"By the way, the others!" he suddenly realized that now was not the time to ponder the letter itself, and that he had several of his teammates missing!

"Fokk, Cadia, Blanket——!"

Yumaru shouted and stumbled towards the forest, he didn't feel it when he first saw the high-level devil, but when the crisis was resolved, he suddenly found that his legs were so sore that he could only stand firm by grasping the trunk of the tree.

A moment later, a weak response from a teammate was heard in the woods, "Captain—is that you, the captain?"

After some searching, the team that set off found a total of four people, and the remaining two were nowhere to be found, as if they had disappeared.

The note was quickly forwarded to the senior officer.

Just three days later, Yuwan received an order to go to Glowlight City to meet His Majesty Roland.

And the person in charge of the transshipment was actually the Seagull.

He vaguely felt that this matter was probably far more than a letter.

......

"What is the result?" Roland asked the nightingale after finishing the questioning.

"It's all true, your soldiers are not lying. Nightingale shrugged.

"Yes......" To be honest, Roland also thinks that this is unlikely to be a story made up by front-line soldiers, but the situation is extremely special, and it is always right to be cautious. After all, in his opinion, this matter also seemed very strange and unbelievable. "Then I'll go into a dream, and you'll take care of it. ”

"If you don't say I will," the nightingale turned to close the curtains, and the light in the study dimmed. "You're going to see that devil again?"

As a witch who always kept watch by his side, it was difficult to keep a secret from the Nightingale—she was the only one who knew who really came from that secret letter. Even if he doesn't take the initiative to mention it, as long as he listens too much to the conversation between him and the ancient witch, he will naturally understand. Of course, Roland didn't have any intention of hiding it, and the reason why he didn't reveal it to more people was mainly to avoid unnecessary worries, especially Anna.

"There is no doubt that the previous letter has expired, and Hekzod has returned. "And there's another powerful high-ranking devil on the battlefield - and you've seen how much trouble the First Army would cause if these two joined forces." I must find out their intentions before then, and neither the Taqira Witch nor Edith can be of much help in this regard. ”

It's been an eventful time, Neverwinter is under attack, the crisis is far from over, and now it's happening again.

Having said that, the other party is always the devil, so don't take its word for it. "And bring a few more witches of divine punishment, especially the spirits." ”

"You may not believe it, but I'm very good at fighting in dreams. Roland glanced at the woman who seemed to be hidden in the darkness, and slowly lay down on the soft couch, "But don't worry, I'll bring a few more people." ”

"Go and come back. ”

"Well, I'll see you later. ”

He closed his eyes, letting sleepiness engulf him—

Half an hour later, Roland meets Vakiris, who has arrived as promised, at the Rose Café, and tells the story of what happened to the fish balls.

“...... I see," the other said, stirring the coffee and pondering for a long time, "they ...... Looking for me. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Roland feels that Vakiris's movements are becoming more and more like a human.

"They? Do you know the identity of the other person?"

Vakiriss glanced up at him, "Cerasa Shasa - the Scourge of Silence I mentioned earlier. It rarely takes off that heavy armor though, so it's not surprising that you'd think of it as some other high-ranking promotioner. ”

Roland was dumbfounded for a moment, of course he knew the name of the Silent Plague, as early as when the god of creation entered the desperate mountains, Sylvie noticed this Maharajah-level devil. He also confirmed the identity of the other party to Vakiris, a rare "Charita" among the devils, a talented berserker warrior and the former caretaker of the Legacy Shard. Even under the guidance of the fragments, he had close contact with the other party. That's right, the armored enemy who sits high on the throne of blackstone is none other than the Silent Maharaja.

It's just that he didn't expect that the other party's true face hidden behind the armor would be like this.

"Are you sure they're looking for you?" Roland said with a deep sense of surprise, "but this letter is going to be given to the witch for the third seat......"

The contents of the letter were very simple, almost the same as the one handed out by Nightmare, except that the devil's script was replaced by a human script. This is also what makes it difficult for him to understand, even if the "Witch Lord" knows about it, what does it mean to them?

"It's normal that you don't understand because you're not us. Vakiris put down her spoon and took a steady sip of her coffee, "Actually, you can guess what they mean just by looking at it from a different angle." First of all, I disappeared because I was looking for the reason for the ascension of human beings, and if I am still alive, then I must rely on someone's consciousness realm to survive, otherwise under the impact of the sea of consciousness, it is impossible to maintain myself until now, let alone transmit news to the outside world. ”

"And the witch who is most likely to come into contact with the realm of consciousness?" Roland asked.

"And you, of course. "However, given that I can still get the word out, the odds of being a witch are higher - Hekzod speculates that I may have persuaded a witch to reach a consensus with him before the first note appeared." If I convince you, then it would be nice to lead the human race to surrender without such a big deal at all. ”

"What do you actually want to say...... It's control, right?"

"Don't care about such details," said Vakiris, who did not retort, "in a sense, persuasion is stronger than control in the form of a relationship, because the latter is a unilateral act, while the former is the result of a common idea between the two parties." ”

Roland suddenly remembered what Agatha had said, that during the First War of the Divine Will, some humans had become believers in the Devil...... He shook his head and shifted his mind back to the right track, "But even then, they have no way of knowing which witch's realm of consciousness you are relying on. ”

"Definitely. However, it is not easy to get a note from Grey Keep to the heart of the wolf, especially in times of war, and it is not necessary for the nobody to do it. She should have some influence in the human kingdom, or be very well-informed. Then handing over the letter to the Witch Ruler was the most clever option - it was bound to attract the attention of the higher echelons and make the sender aware of it. ”

"Don't you think this letter is too rudimentary?" because it doesn't even have a cover, so many people will see its contents along the way. That way, even if Sanxi decides to hide the truth, the witch I persuaded will find out what the letter is written through other channels - and if she does, I will soon find out. ”

Roland suddenly realized that the letter itself was not the point, and the act of sending the letter was the signal released by the sky and silence. Compared to the contents of the letter, it was difficult to completely conceal the fact that the high-level devil had sent a message to the human race for the first time, and he believed that in the past few days, the encounter with the fish balls must have spread among the troops in the northern part of the dawn.

"I'll admit it took a bit of luck to do it, but I have to say it's the best option they can think of. Again, their luck isn't too bad......" Vakiris pointed at Roland, then at herself, "Look, don't I know now?"

"I can understand what you say. Roland leaned forward slightly, taking a deep breath - he knew that the next question was the point, "What do you think they are looking for you for now?"