Returning from the abyss

Chapter 480 Verification
Pengshan Yuanzi's attitude is still as stable as Mount Tai, which also makes Lu Ning feel at ease.Regardless of whether she is naturally calm or prepared, at least the cooperation will not cause any confusion in the plan.

"I believe you already know that many criminals have been killed in Ewalang today, and they probably encountered something similar to Baiguihong."

"I only actually came into contact with three of these incidents, and the rest were conveyed by Fujii. Lilian, how many have you actually experienced?"

"One." Lu Ning shook her head, "I also heard it from others. According to my investigation, some people tried to use these murderers to remake the magic book. They needed the soul of the murderer, combined with the knowledge and experience of the magic book. , mixed together to create a new magic book."

"Sounds like black magic."

"It must be black magic. But that's not the point. The point is that this new type of magic book may have been placed in many places in the entire Avalon—maybe the pollution ability is not as strong as the real magic book, but it is worse than being able to quickly spread Switch between book and human form, and freely control those powerful spells in the grimoire."

When Pengshan Yuanzi heard the news, he pondered for a moment.

"It's a little weird."

"Ok?"

"Lilian, you haven't actually been in contact with multiple scenes, so you don't know much about the actual situation... But according to Fujii, the deaths of those murderers are always a bit weird. A black figure will always appear at the right time, Kill the perpetrators before they are caught, and then withdraw their souls, leaving behind a shriveled body."

"That's right, that's what happened to me as well."

"You said that they need souls... Combine the knowledge and experience in the magic book to recreate a new magic book, I can agree with all of these. But when I discussed with Fujii, she told me that this is not normal."

"What's abnormal?" Lu Ning frowned. Although she was partial to investigation and traces, she didn't mainly do detective work after all. She believed that Fujii Xueyin was more professional in this area.However, no matter how I recall it, the clue so far seems to be fine... except for the unknown part.

"It's about starting." Pengshan Yuanzi repeated Fujii's words, "If you look at the whole plan as a whole, then the number of magic books required to start this plan is very huge. One is the murderers we know, Everyone must be equipped with at least one magic book to remake. The second is the magic book that those people took out in the previous two riots to spread the pollution of the magic book, and the purpose of this move is still unknown. The number of magic books needed for these two alone is between twenty and thirty, and we don't even know if there are other arrangements. If such a number of magic books are really lost, then in the entire exchange There should be something strange about Ewalang before the meeting begins."

"Um……"

"Another question is, how are the souls in the magic book separated? Although I don't know the details, it is not easy to separate the souls from the magic book as a whole. Even if they can be separated, these souls should be placed Where is it? It’s not something you can just throw away, the handling of souls in the magical world is also a troublesome job.”

"What does Fujii think is the situation?"

"She just thinks the source of this magic book is too strange, so she must check the storage rules of the magic book in the library. The few days when the library is open is a good opportunity."

"This is also a good opportunity for the opponent to start doing something."

"I think it's about the same. No matter how much energy you accumulate, you should be fully prepared now. I think something big will happen when the library is opened at the latest."

"That's it, Pengshan. This is where I need help."

"Ok?"

"The person who controls everything has summoned multiple forces, and spread the pollution of the magic book in Ewalang. These are just a signal of preparation. At the same time, I think this is also an inducement. When they start to act, they will definitely There are some seemingly serious things happening, and these things may delay most of the main combat forces in Ewalang for a period of time, even if it is not too long, it will be enough for them to carry out their real plans."

"You want us to counter it? It's not easy. Since they are willing to let organizations like the Halo Sect, Book Burning Officer, and Evolution enter Ewalang as cannon fodder, even if it's a bait, we can't deal with it."

"Three positions." Lu Ning stretched out her fingers, "I just need you to release the combat power of the three positions as quickly as possible when any abnormality occurs."

"……where?"

"The Opal, Topaz, and Moonstone."

Pengshan Yuanzi thought for a moment, then frowned: "You want to make this idea?"

"I don't know what you imagined, but I do have some plans of my own." Lu Ning glanced at Pengshan, "It's a pity that I can't say this."

"It doesn't matter, I will act at my own pace. I can still find quick support personnel in the three areas. As long as no emperor-level magician appears, it is still possible to assist in the suppression."

"Then thank you very much, I will leave first, as for this Conferred God Stage..."

"You don't need this, so it can be used as a first mover to ask for directions. In the end, Lilian, it may be Heinz. This is our judgment so far."

"Thank you."

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Just after leaving Penglai House, Lu Ning received a call from Xue Ni.

Since Catherine's death, there has been no contact signal from Gemstone. Lu Ning also went to the academy to find someone, but they all said that he was not there.

At this time, the gem suddenly became hot again, and she immediately found a quiet place to take it out.

"Xue Ni?"

"Lilian, we found him."

Lu Ning could hear a trace of excitement from this calm tone, and she immediately understood that Xue Ni had not given up on continuing to track down the prince's whereabouts these days. It will not be found out, it is only a matter of time.

"But there's something wrong. I haven't informed Liz yet. She might not be calm. Lilian, my people found him in a not-so-famous underground bar, where people often accept and issue some shady tasks. However, the prince was not accompanied by an accompanying magician, not even a single person. Moreover, according to the report, he also lost the sense of arrogance he often had before, and he lost a lot of weight. recognize him."

"What?" Lu Ning frowned, "Don't test him lightly."

"Of course I know that he can kill all the people there and escape, so he must be treated with caution. The strangest thing is that my people did not underestimate the tavern. They didn't see the prince, or someone of similar stature. People enter through the door. My people are equipped with anti-obscure lenses, unless someone above the Grand Magister helps him perform invisibility, otherwise it is impossible not to see."

"His accompanying magician is the danger. By the way, Xue Ni, I want to know what happened to the dark crystal on Catherine before?"

"Liz asked her partner to help recover it before she left. There may be important clues on the murder weapon, and we won't hand it over to the teacher."

Let's not comment on whether this idea is right or not, at least it is a good thing for Lu Ning.

"I need to look at that crystal again. And that prince, since you have found him, make sure that he is still alive in Avalon, and he won't be able to run away for a while. Since there are so many abnormalities on his body, let's observe for a while. time."

"Okay, you come to watch the fog, and I will take you to see the crystal."

"That... I'm in the garnet area now."

"Use Catherine's card to come here by car." Xue Ni said directly, "I'll give you the right to use it."

Now that there was a guarantee, Lu Ning was able to rush back to the Moonstone area quickly.The atmosphere of Guanwu College is still relatively serious at the moment, and the seriousness of the death of students in Ewalang can be seen.When Lu Ning went in, she asked the guards to inform her, and Xue Ni came out in person to take her in.

"Why did you suddenly ask to see the crystal? You didn't find anything at the time."

"I didn't have this idea at the time, but after so many things, plus some gains from lectures and libraries... Maybe I can find something from that crystallization."

Xue Ni nodded without asking any further questions, and led Lu Ning to a dark room downstairs in a dormitory. The crystal of darkness was stored in a white jade box, and there was a protective metal cover outside. It took two magic codes to unlock the two layers of protection.

"Look." She took out the angular crystal.Lu Ning sat next to a table, turned on a high-brightness magic lamp, waited to see the state of the crystal, and then pulled out the magic dagger seized from Eliel from her waist.

The blade and the crystal lightly slammed together, knocking off a fine crystal corner.Lu Ning glanced at Xue Ni: "I need a laboratory."

"Simple." Xue Ni immediately took her to Guanwu's magic laboratory, and set up a room there for Lu Ning to continue her measurement.

"Let me explain a little bit. I have come into contact with some things recently, which are quite bad. In summary, it is black magic."

"How did you come across something like that?"

It seems that Xue Ni doesn't know the existence of people like Jaze.

"I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune. In short, I have a little understanding of what this kind of vicious magic can do. After reading a rubbing book on alchemy in the library, combined with some incredible knowledge before, I I can't help but have such doubts..."

She dropped the crystallized crumbs into several test tubes.

"What doubt?"

"Will this dark crystal be generated on the spot?"

Xue Ni frowned in confusion: "Generated on the spot?"

"Our biggest problem is that those who accompanied the prince, including Catherine's family and entourage, how could so many people disappear out of thin air?" Lu Ning began to connect the instruments, which are commonly used methods in alchemy. Some experiences in Gona's notebook, she knows better how to use these things to make it more reasonable.

"They were refined?" Xue Ni's reaction was still quick, but her surprise could not be concealed at last.

"I don't know what it is, and it may not be alchemy. So I am now conducting three inspections on the crystal. Age, impurity composition, and magic trace."

Lu Ning stared at the bubbling test tube while paying attention to the readings on the instrument.

"Tsk..." Xue Ni was slightly speechless, but after all, she was the one who created such a large underground force by herself, and she quickly calmed down.

"We think this is a murder weapon, we will check the owner, we will find a way to sell it... But no one will check how old a knife is, and they won't care how much iron and carbon is used in this knife, but this That's the point—explain where those people went!"

Lu Ning lightly separated it with magic power, and the age detection has been completed as quickly as possible. Sure enough, in less than half a month, the crystal structure of this dark crystal itself under the light is clear, and there are no signs of wear on the edges and corners. It is too new a little.

Impurities followed, which directly led Lu Ning to conclude that this was not alchemy, at least not traditional alchemy.The impurity composition in the crystal is between seven and eight, which is already out of the qualified range stipulated by alchemy, and the impurity contains a small amount of human tissue, which does not meet the characteristics of alchemy that will exchange all raw materials.

"Those people have really been refined..."

"We may have reversed one thing." Lu Ning waited for the third monitoring to come out, and at the same time said to Xue Ni, "Maybe what happened at that time was not the situation where Catherine tried to cheat with medicine, and then those people planned to murder her. but..."

"The prince suddenly refined all the people present into dark crystals. Catherine saw her relatives being refined to attack and try to stop them, and then the prince assassinated them with this crystal... Is that so?" Xue Ni rubbed her forehead , "But why would he..."

"I don't know. I never knew Catherine's country from the beginning to the end. But I have to say, pay attention to the magician who accompanied him. Maybe the prince didn't do it himself."

"what?"

"Although it's not a standard alchemy this time, I know someone who also used a similar human body refining method, and the material he used was himself. Given that this method can be carried out in this world, not many people even thought of it, I doubt the connection between the two. After all, the guy who refined himself didn't learn this technique from his teacher."

"Wait, I'm a bit confused, you mean someone is arranging these things?"

"Yes, at present he has created a massacre, and a murderer like a ghost. I don't think the purpose is limited to that. Wait a minute, since the prince is deliberately kept, it means that the prince should also have some special features to stay Yes, otherwise the other magician...had his memory destroyed, but his life was spared? Strange, why would he spare a life in particular with this person's behavior?"

At this moment, the third test result came out. The magic mark test result needs some back calculations to get the result. Lu Ning took the parchment and calculated for a while, her brows became more and more wrinkled.

"No, it's not alchemy, it's definitely not...but maybe this technique is..."

"It's a sacrifice." Xue Ni had already walked to Lu Ning's side, looked at the final result on the paper, and said softly, "Black magic, the method of the Star Ring Sect."

(End of this chapter)