The rain continued to fall.

When Baron Deniz's carriage drove up to the Avenue of Apu, a bad premonition pervaded the old baron's mind, and Baron Deniz himself did not know why he felt this way.

Soon, the building of the Ministry of the Interior was in his sight, and the old man's uneasiness grew stronger, and finally, when he was about to get to the Ministry of the Interior, Baron Deniz made up his mind.

"Park, U-turn and go back to Karin Castle. ”

The coachman paused for a moment, and because the rain was loud, he confirmed to Baron Deniz again: "Sir, do you mean to go back?"

"That's right, turn around now, we won't go to the Ministry of the Interior. ”

"But ......" the coachman did not understand why Baron Deniz was suddenly going back when he was almost at his destination.

"Do as I say!" said Baron Deniz, with a loud exacertion, and the slightest hint of momentum was enough to scare the coachman enough.

"Yes, yes......" The coachman, who had grown up in the imperial capital, was frightened by the old baron, and he hurriedly turned his horse back and turned back the way he came.

And as the carriage turned around from the front of the Ministry of the Interior building, Baron Deniz glanced at the place he had visited only a few days before. At this moment, dark clouds and black pressure gathered in the sky above this building, and the gloomy and oppressive atmosphere decorated the whole building like a satanic cave, not only eerie and terrifying, but also like a Leviathan with its bloody mouth open, wanting to devour everyone into it.

"What the hell is going on?" The change came too quickly, and Baron Deniz was a little confused now, it seemed that a large net had been opened in the sky above the imperial capital, and everyone was entangled in the net rope that could not be retracted, and the steps that had been taken were disrupted.

At the moment, Baron Deniz not only has to worry about Sophia's affairs, but also has to worry about Swain, although the old baron knows the power of Jericho's Demon Dao, but feeling the ominous aura around the Ministry of the Interior, he can't help but worry about Sven.

"First the young lady ran back without knowing what stimulated her, and then the Ministry of the Interior, where His Excellency the Earl belongs...... became like this again," the old baron muttered to himself, "is it against the Jericho family, or is it that we are being used as pawns by others?"

The coachman outside the carriage vaguely heard Baron Deniz's words, but he didn't dare to ask at all, with a series of events around the Jericho family, the young man who was temporarily hired by the Jericho family also understood that this rural nobleman from the province was far from as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Although Baron Deniz had already given an early warning and was vigilant enough to choose to turn back early, he still could not escape Manfred's clutches. The door of the carriage was abruptly opened, and before Baron Deniz could react, Manfred's hand reached over the end of the door, grabbed the old baron's arm, and dragged him to the other side of the door.

Baron Deniz had no time to resist before he was caught by Manfred and thrown in front of Swain.

"Your Excellency?" Baron Deniz looked up, surprised to see Swain in front of him. What made Baron Deniz even more strange was Swain's expression, he hadn't seen Swain look like that for a long time.

"Long time no see, Monsieur Baron. Manfred grabbed Baron Deniz's shoulders vigorously and pulled him up, "I'm sorry I was being rude, but now I would like to ask you a favor if you can tell your Excellency the Earl, Miss Jericho?"

Manfred's hand was like a plice, grabbing Baron Deniz's shoulder, and a piercing pain spread from the old man's shoulder to his whole body, he turned his head with difficulty, and at the sight of Manfred's face, Baron Denise's facial muscles twitched.

"It's you!" the old baron's face showed a look of horror, "Manfred Alcator von Nosferatu!"

"Huh-" Manfred pulled a long smile on his face, "I didn't expect you to remember me, the youth of the past, and now I am also dying, time is really a merciless thing!"

Baron Deniz had a very pained look on his face, and after being recognized, Manfred increased the strength of his hand, and it seemed that he was urging Baron Deniz to hurry up and do what he said.

Manfred Alcardo von Nosferatu. ”

Swain frowned, a name he had never heard of Baron Deniz.

"Ah—I don't need to talk about the past, but now let's talk about some of the present. Hearing Swain pronounce his name, Manfred waved his free hand, apparently reluctant to mention these things, "Alright, Mr. Baron, you should hurry up and tell your lord Miss Jericho, I think Your Excellency the Earl should be anxious by now." ”

Baron Deniz endured the pain and said to Swain, "Miss...... For some reason, the young lady suddenly ran back in the rain today, and the whole person became very strange, as if she had lost her soul. ”

Swain glanced at Manfred before moving his gaze to Baron Deniz. "What do you mean, Sophia, what's wrong with her?"

"It's not clear...... Mademoiselle seems to have been stimulated by something......" Baron Deniz said, and was thrown aside by Manfred.

"What did you do to my sister?" Swain's brows tightened, and his face was extremely gloomy.

"Hmph......" Manfred laughed, his look of joy at Sven's terrible expression, "Ah, I'll just say, people always have weaknesses. It's a shame that I wanted to invite you to join, but now it seems that you are still one step away from becoming me. ”

Manfred closed the iron door, and as the light in the room faded again, the star array on the ground became clear, "Now, choose, do you surrender or lose your most beloved sister?"

"I've already said it!" Sven roared, unleashing his magic at maximum output without reservation, "Don't provoke Earl Midnight!"

The magic on Sven's body gradually materialized, forming pieces of black feathers, circling around Sven's body, and a huge wave of magic was released, and even Manfred had to release his magic power to resist.

"Huh-" Manfred's eyes widened with interest, staring at Swain, who had been covered in black feathers and almost turned into a half-human, half-crow form, "Is this what you're capable of? ”

Sven opened his massive beak and roared, at this time he was no different from a monster, and even his speech was an incomprehensible scream.

"I'm not going to waste my energy here with you, though. Manfred slowly took a few steps back and exited the iron gate directly, "You just stay here and enjoy the revenge drama I have carefully prepared!"

The barrier that had previously held Swain's steps lit up again, a regular triangle with a radius of two meters, with an inscribed circle inside, and both the circle and the triangle were centered on the chair Swain was sitting on. On the outside of the triangle, there was a string of red text, and as the light of the triangle diagram lit up, Sven could see this text clearly.

“ANAPEAXETON PRIMEUMATON TETRAORAMMATON”

"Caesar's magic is a little old, but it's useful. ”

Manfred stood behind the iron gate, leisurely watching as Swain was trapped by the power of the magic array. And the way he can maintain such a leisurely relationship will naturally not be the fragile iron door, but the invisible but powerful magic array.

"Before the great Lord to whom all men will bow their knees, thou shalt kneel thou shalt also......" Manfred chanted, and as he chanted, an even greater magic circle that covered the room lit up, "in the name of the eternal and endless First Being, Anado." O all spirits, on the day when Jupiter is full, send down here the radiance of the stars, that the shadow of heaven may be made real, that the ungodly may be revealed. ”

Seeing this magic array, Baron Deniz couldn't help but change his face.

"Jupiter's Fifth Star Array!"

The old baron hurriedly looked at Swain, who had changed into another form, and although Swain could not see any human appearance at this time, his sanity was still there. Moments before the magic circle was fully activated, Swain unleashed the last of his magic spells on Baron Deniz, teleporting him out of the room.

The huge magic array emitted terrifying magic, and in the face of the power of ancient magic, even Sven couldn't parry it, and as the light of the star array fell, Sven's figure disappeared.

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After Sophia finished taking a shower, she refused the maid's service, and went back to the room by herself, wrapped her body in the quilt, and let herself be wrapped tightly. Because of this sudden heavy rain, the temperature dropped quickly, and the weather, which was originally sweaty, became a little cold in a blink of an eye, so even if Sophia was wrapped in a thick quilt, she didn't feel stuffy.

"Elder Brother ......"

When she was alone, Sophia was prone to crankiness, and the scene from the previous school came back to her mind, and worries and fears quickly surrounded her.

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After Manfred stepped off the podium, the auditorium was almost chaotic, with the students in the back row cheering loudly in praise of Manfred's declaration of equality, while the professors and scholars in the front row, enraged by the cheers of the students, shouted at the bold students and squeezed out—they wanted to squeeze through the crowd and have a debate with Manfred.

However, the plans of these professors are bound to fail, not to mention that Manfred can leave at any time, or the flow of people in front of them, which these scholars who have lived in their studies and laboratories for a long time and have little hands-on strength cannot deal with. The cheers of the boys drowned out the shouts and scolding of the professors, and they were choked by these people, and even the old-timers with great reputations could only stare dryly. These young people have long been in trouble, and even their teachers can't control them for a while.

Sophia and Gladys, who were delicate and frail girls, naturally didn't go to trouble with them, and they quietly left through the back door of the auditorium while there was chaos in the venue.

Out of the auditorium, Gretis breathed a sigh of relief, the turbid air inside just now was enough to suffocate her. "Really, how can they make such a big fuss over such a small matter? ”

Gladys complained that she was a quiet person who couldn't understand the sudden cheering of the boys.

However, her words did not get a response from Sophia, and the companions around her seemed to be too quiet today. Gladys looked at Sophia curiously, only to see her staring at the ground in a daze, with no focus in either eye, as if she had been hit by something.

"Sophia?" Gladys cautiously probed, "what's wrong with you?"

Sophia didn't come back to her senses because of Gladys's call, she still looked distracted, and it wasn't until Gretis called her several times that she was awakened and looked at Gladys blankly.

"What's wrong with you, it seems...... It looks like he's lost in his soul. Geatis asked worriedly, this is the first time she has seen Sophia, in Gladys's eyes, this Miss Jericho has always maintained a demure and dignified demeanor, even if there is sadness, she will hide it in her heart very well, and will never show it clearly on her face as she did just now.

"I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well......" Sophia smiled reluctantly, and Gladys could see that Sophia was still absent-minded when she said this.

What the hell was wrong with her, what could have caused her to suddenly become like this? Gladys couldn't help but think about it, before entering the auditorium, Sophia was still fine, and chatted with her from time to time, but after listening to the frightening-looking Professor Schneider's speech, Sophia seemed to be a different person, and as soon as Gladys stopped talking to her, she immediately changed back to that worrying state.

"Are you alright? Otherwise, let's go back to the dormitory and get some rest. Gladys looked at Sophia worriedly, and when she saw Sophia staggering, Gretis quickly helped her.

"Thank you. Sophia forced a smile, but the paleness of her face was pale.

"Sophia! Glady!" Elaine, who was still full of energy, ran over, "Sophia, why are you so pale?" Seeing Sophia's face, Elaine was taken aback, and hurriedly took Sophia's hand to see if there was anything wrong with her.

"It's okay, thank you. Sophia avoided Elaine's hand that wanted to be on her forehead, and she still had a hard time getting used to the girl's familiarity.

"I'll send you back to the dormitory, you look really bad!" Although she was avoided by Sophia, Elaine was aware of the embarrassment at all, and still hugged Sophia tightly, and the worry on her face was not a trace of falsehood.

"Thank you......" In the end, Sophia still couldn't push back Elaine's kindness, so Gladys and Elaine supported her left and right, and walked slowly towards the dormitory.