Section C, Chapter 75: Questioning of the Cultists (Mage Squad)

"Understood. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 nodding, Sam told the captain that there was no need to worry: "I have my own measure. ā€

"So, the next question...... Will the portal close in half an hour?" Sam asked the man.

"......" he shook his head.

"Well, it seems that there is plenty of time. After a moment of contemplation, Sam suddenly said, "Hmm...... Do you know where the spell is on you? It's under your neck. ā€

"......," the man hurriedly nodded.

"What's the use of asking this?" Tucker listened inexplicably. But Sam ignored him.

"So, was it this year that you were forced to become a Christian?" Sam thought for a moment, then asked the question.

The man nodded hurriedly.

"How many people are in the same situation as you?" Sam asked.

"......" The man was silent for a while, shook his head depressedly, and said: "No, they are basically voluntary, and a small number of people have been brainwashed because their spirits are not very tough. ā€

Sam held his chin and thought for a moment, feeling that something was not quite right, "Have you seen their headquarters?"

"......," the man shook his head blankly.

"It's weird, you haven't seen where the base camp is?" and the expected answer was a little bigger, and Sam suddenly felt extremely troubled: "Hmm...... Is it because the imprint can't be said or because you haven't gained the trust to become a core member and can't enter?The former nodded, and the latter shook his head. ā€

The man immediately shook his head.

"Hmm...... Doesn't it seem that this level of leakage can trigger the spell mark?" Sam noticed that the duration of the tangled roots was coming to an end, and cast another spell to solidify it. This caused the man to moan a little, as if he was being wrapped around a little tightly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Relieved slightly, Sam thought for a moment and continued to ask, "This...... Well...... You should know about the invasion of the Demon Tide, right?"

The man nodded hurriedly, and then said uneasily, "This...... I don't think I can talk about it. For example, time, place, etc...... I don't want to die yet. And the spell will kill me before I even say it. ā€

"Understood. I wouldn't ask questions about topics that are too sensitive. Sam expressed understanding: "So, do you know the mastermind who entered the vortex project this time?"

He nodded, and suddenly pointed to a corpse lying on the ground with its head blown off.

"What? is this guy?" Tucker was surprised, "It's amazing." I didn't expect him to hang up so quickly. ā€

"We should keep him alive too...... But it can't be helped. Suddenly a little regretful, Sam sighed, touched his head and thought extremely distressed: "Uh...... Well...... Did you create this vortex?"

The man shook his head, apparently not related to them.

"I think so...... So, do you have anything to do with Winter's Breath?" Sam asked again.

"......" Unexpectedly, this time the man actually nodded.

"What?" Tucker's face was shocked, "Why are you everywhere!"

"Boss, this ......" suddenly became a little speechless, and Sam and Tucker looked at each other, not knowing how to continue. Finally, Sam was the first to speak: "Did you participate in the Black Ice Reaper's attack on the ground?"

"......" Unexpectedly, he shook his head this time.

"Something to do with Winter's Breath, but not involved in the attack......" Sam was puzzled: "This is really...... So, are you on the opposite side of the Black Ice Death Reaper like the Black Church Lonkar?"

"......" the guy shook his head again.

This guy doesn't look like he's lying...... Suddenly, Sam tentatively continued to ask, "Hmm...... In that case, you are neutral with the Black Ice Reaper, but his invasion of the ground is very helpful to you, right?"

He seemed hesitant to see if this was a leak, but he nodded hesitantly.

"Pretty much figured out what's going on. Chiton said lazily, "Let me ask a question - can you remember what your stronghold looks like?"

"......" seemed to be recalling what the stronghold looked like in his head, and the guy didn't respond for a while, but he nodded his head anyway.

"Hmm...... Okay, I'll just give you a few pictures to see, and you can choose one with a closer view. With a quick spin of his brain, Sam took out the picture storage wizard on his waist, and released the exterior of several places where there were reports of signs of dark magic, and asked the man to take a closer look: "You tell me how many pictures are there." ā€

From left to right, there are six of them. The general scenery of these five sheets is as follows.

The first one is on a rocky beach full of caves.

The second one is in a wooded area, and it's very quiet everywhere.

The third is in a swamp, and miasma can be seen coming out of the ground.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth are all meadows, with a lot of round balls dancing on it.

".................." stared intently at the last three pictures, and the boss said angrily: "Hey, boy. Is there something strange getting into?"

"Where?" Sam didn't react for a moment.

The pictures are all one-way, and Sam's angle is not visible.

"What the hell!" Tucker yelled at the ball, "Do you think you're humorous?!!"

"Dango is obviously cute, I like it. The magic mecha interjected casually: "It's better to eat." There was an Aiya in the academy who had been lying on top of that big ball as tall as a man all day. ā€

"Shut up, there's you everywhere. Tucker stared at the stunned little brother, and suddenly understood something: "Uh...... If you don't know, could it be that this magic guide has been tampered with?"

"There is an enemy mage who has done it!" Sam suddenly felt annoyed: "I don't remember what those three pictures are, so I can only go back to the academy to investigate." But looking at this situation, most of the materials in the academy are also finished. If you want to re-investigate it, it will take a while. We couldn't stop them during this time. ā€

"But if the enemy does something, doesn't it mean that there is a problem with these three pictures?" the boss became excited: "It is precisely because of the problem that they were replaced with dumplings." Perhaps only one of them was the location of their stronghold, and the other two were cleared together to cover people's eyes and disturb their views. The scope of our search has been reduced by half by the enemy. ā€

"But it's possible that the enemy is hiding the location of his real stronghold in these three unaltered pictures. Chilton interjected again: "Or rather, these three pictures have been changed and turned into scenes that have nothing to do with the data." ā€

"It's all possible...... It's hard to imagine. Sam was completely blindsided: "Hmm...... I seem to see that some of the enemy is tired of it. The clues are hidden in the three doctored images. ā€