When Lily woke up, it was as if by magic, and she untied the ropes that bound her in just a moment.

This is the realm of her mystical technique, "Silk Thread Domination".

Because [Bondage] is also one of the many secrets that belong to the spider silk. Threads and ropes are as controllable and reliable to Lily as an extension of a limb, and do not interfere with her.

The body was much stronger than her own, so her heartbeat was much stronger.

In sheer darkness, she silently went into stealth. Lily stood in the corner of the room, her eyes slightly closed.

She was distracted by the demands of the task that appeared in front of her eyes, and she sensed her surroundings with her other closed eye.

- In her perception, the world around her turns black and white.

With each beat of Lily's heart, clear white outlines appeared in the dark world she perceived, and then they faded and became clearer after the next beat.

But not far from her, there were two figures whose silhouettes faded much more slowly.

In Lily's [Spider Silk Perception] vision, the position of their hearts seemed to burst out of a large number of silk threads. The faint vibrations of the heartbeat are reflected on the ground, forming a web like a spider's web. In just a few breaths, the silhouette of the human figure is very clearly outlined.

When they woke up and realized their situation, their hearts beat much faster. The most intuitive feeling is that the cobwebs on the ground have become larger and more frequent.

"Anyone?"

One of them couldn't help but cry out, "Help me!" ”

The other man's heartbeat slowed suddenly.

A faint amber aura flickered from his body, and the rope that bound him was partially petrified and lost its elasticity. He broke free of the rope with all his might, and cried out, "I'm here to help you—who are you?" ”

"I am the king...... Who are you? ”

"I'm Antlers."

The man who had used petrification to untie his rope replied, "There should be another person in the room...... Can you tell us your name? ”

Lily coughed softly, signaling that she heard.

"It turned out to be the gentleman who adapted to the path."

Antlers reacted immediately.

That's not good. After reading the needs of this ritual mission, Antler Heart said.

None of the allies he had attracted before appeared by his side. On the contrary, this taciturn adaptor, as well as the botanist with little combat effectiveness, appeared with him.

The profession of botanist is not quite the same as that of an alchemist in the traditional sense.

Alchemists are not good at fighting, but they can at least provide a variety of concoctions...... But botanists' abilities are all about generating, demonizing, and controlling plants. High-level botanists can also awaken giant ancient trees and turn them into powerful treants.

If it is a forest environment, the "king" will be very powerful. But in this confined environment, botanists are basically useless.

And when they appear in the same place, it's basically a temporary teammate relationship.

The most important thing is...... Since the king appeared here, it means that the most powerful "Aleister" will appear elsewhere.

Although the demon who is parasitized by the Shadow Demon, its combat power is definitely not equal to that of the Shadow Demon...... But even if you only get a tenth of the power from the Shadow Fiend, no one else can fight in this ritual.

- That's terrible.

Obtaining the Holy Lance would lock it in place by others, and it would be even more difficult for him, a low-level transcendent on the Twilight Path, to kill and win.

Antlers judged that Aleister should choose to kill when he saw the need for this mission. This meant that he had access to a large number of corpses - there was no conflict between them.

His tasks in this ritual are not difficult to do, including the rule of "putting the corpse into the cauldron to resurrect", and each corpse has 800 points. If he can resurrect himself and survive until the end of the ritual, he will receive 1500 points.

In addition to this, he has the "Closing the Door" mission...... Use petrification to petrify the keyholes of some doors, and you can earn 500 points for each door. At this height, he is able to petrify but cannot de-petrify, which means that each closing of the door compresses the space for all ritualists.

But that doesn't have to be a means of killing - once you make a noise to attract the giants, you can take advantage of the doors to seal them out. And a pre-sealed door can also be used as a trap.

If he has access to the Holy Lance, he can also petrify the Holy Lance to seal the power of the Holy Lance. Makes it impossible for those who wield the Holy Lance to use the power of the Holy Lance against the Giants...... So that he can get 1000 points. If the person holding the holy spear dies as a result, he can also earn another 500 points.

In this way, he has a guarantee of 5,000 points. It's very easy to win with points.

Now Antlers is a veteran and transcendent.

He knows one thing very well: the task itself is a prompt.

- From this point of view, the resurrection of the Cauldron should only be able to be resurrected once. And it can be used by anyone, not just giants. The quest to escape from the house gives so many points that it must be very difficult and troublesome.

Considering the one-hour time limit, maybe there isn't enough time. It would have been nice to think if his temporary teammates were reliable, but all he could do now was restrain the others and keep them from fleeing.

And it's very simple.

All he had to do was find and seal the gate - make sure that no one else could escape, and he wouldn't get the two thousand points and overtake himself.

In order to meet this condition......

Seeing that the antlers had not untied their ropes, the king gradually understood.

After a brief moment of thought, he suddenly spoke, breaking the deadlock: "Then you can kill me." ”

The king's words made the other two look at him.

Antlers asked with concern, "Is that okay?" ”

Fake. Lily scoffed.

But the king was very open-minded: "To be honest, I didn't plan to be promoted.

"If it happens to be a ceremonial ground in a forest environment, I might even be able to try it. But in this environment, I think it's better to give up directly. This ceremony is a crescent moon ceremony, and it is impossible for me to be promoted without enough strength.

"It just so happens that you're a big client of mine – so I want to give you my chance."

- He meant it. The Antlers' rich experience immediately determined the true attitude of the king.

When someone voluntarily withdrew, Antlers breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, the deadlock can be broken.

Instead, the antlers crouched and groped their way forward, then removed the rope from the king's body. So that he can sit up in a more comfortable position.

Then, Antlers asked, "You don't plan to be promoted, why are you going to participate in the promotion ceremony?" ”

"I'm here to sell goods, and business hasn't been doing well lately."

The king sat up and said very calmly: "Anyway, the promotion ceremony at this stage will not kill people, at most it will be weak for half a month." And the people who will participate in the ceremony are all transcendents in my vicinity, and they are all only at the first level...... I didn't expect that the last two times I was pulled to Avalon.

"It can only be said that Star Antimony has been too chaotic recently, and it can't get together a group of promotions."

"What's happened to Star Antimony?" Antlers asked with concern.

"The Rose Cross Society and the Wang Li Alchemy Association pinched, and the necromancers did not mediate this time, but watched the excitement from the sidelines. As a result, things got bigger and bigger, and two months ago a well-known alchemist was cursed to death. Right now, the demonic scholars are being attacked by the newspapers, but there is no movement from the Rose Cross. ”

The king sighed and complained, "I don't know why, the price of finished alchemy mixture has risen significantly recently, and the price of materials has been declining. It feels like it's time for a war. That's why I came to sell at the promotion ceremony.

"The few alchemy workshops that bought materials from me before kept asking me for discounts, otherwise they would refuse to buy from me. How can I get used to them - I'm not the kind of inferior material mixed with water, every tube of essential oil is in abundance!

“…… But they seem to have made an appointment. As a result, all the workshops don't buy from me, and they have to cut down the price to 70% of the purchase price - I'll be honest, Mr. Antlers. The 7% discount I gave you is the wholesale price I gave them before. If he wants me to get a 7% off, then I really won't be able to make any money. I don't want to be a coolie for those alchemists. ”

The king shook his head: "It might be better if I could have been promoted to the third rank a few years earlier." The botanists of the third level can also do alchemy, and I will be able to sell the finished products myself. But in the past few years, I was busy making money...... Incense, essential oils, perfumes, seeds, earned money for several years.

"Forget it now. I'm old, and I still have a wife and daughter to support...... I don't have the energy to re-study alchemy. It's better to go to the promotion ceremony to sell some goods. ”

When he said this, he took the antler's hand and said earnestly: "I will give you the opportunity to be promoted this time." The number of kills is good, and you can use my corpse as you like...... Remember our order! ”

"Don't worry."

Antlers nodded, revealing a majestic temperament on his body: "I'm also a big man in Avalon, and I won't pay my debts." When I get back, I'll send you a deposit to your address at once – the deposit is one-half, and you can receive the money and make it in two batches. You won't lose out that way...... How is it? ”

"You're such a nice guy!"

The king thanked.

(End of chapter)