The warden who guards the witches

After sending Rebecca away, Aiden followed the prison guard who came to report to the second prison area for investigation.

"It's here. The first person to hear the strange sound was the prisoner in cell 4, who reported to us that there was a strange sound in the toilet." The prison guard who led the way opened the cell in front of Aiden.

Aiden turned his head and moved his eyes to the prisoners standing outside the room.

"It was midnight last night, I don't know what time it was, I was awakened by the sound coming from the toilet. That sound... I don't know how to describe it, it seems that something is running around in the pipe. I called the others, and they all heard it." The first prisoner said with lingering fear.

The others nodded.

At this time, the prisoners in the second area basically left the prison area to work. In order to facilitate the inspection, the prison guards only left a few prisoners as witnesses and asked them to follow Aiden to question him.

"Is it an animal like a rat or a snake that ran into the sewer?" Aiden guessed.

The big cities in this world already have a fairly decent sewer system, and Rose Iron Prison has also laid sewer pipes, but there are several places in these pipes that have added thumb-thick grid-shaped iron fences. It is basically impossible for prisoners without special abilities to escape through the sewers - similarly, under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that people from outside can sneak in through the sewers.

Those iron fences are difficult for even rats to climb into, but there are rats in Rose Iron Prison. Basically, they are mixed in from the large quantities of materials entering and leaving the prison. The core area with strict security is fine, but it is common for rats in ordinary prison areas to scare female prisoners in a room to collectively call for help.

"But the prisoners in cells 6 and 8 reported to us that the sound they heard came from the wall between the cells." The prison guard added.

Aiden turned his head and looked at several prisoners standing together on the other side.

"It's true. I heard it first, because I slept by the wall and was woken up immediately." A prisoner gave his testimony carefully.

"Me too, and that sound... is very strange, it sounds like... there is a monster eating in there, it's scary!" added the prisoner in cell 8.

Aiden frowned slightly. Although the walls between the prisons are not completely solid, there are no pipes, and it is basically impossible for animals to enter through the sewers.

"Warden, do you think it is true?" The prison guard asked Aiden tremblingly.

Aiden glanced at him. The management regulations of the ordinary prison area and the core area are different, and the prison guards on duty rarely overlap. The prison guards in the ordinary prison area will only be temporarily transferred to the core area to help when the manpower is very tight. Most people here have no experience in black magic or supernatural things.

"Don't be nervous, even if it is really a ghost, it can be solved as long as the method is appropriate." Aiden said to comfort.

Ghosts and undead do exist in this world, but such things do not appear naturally.

With Aiden's knowledge of black magic, strictly speaking, ghosts and undead are actually man-made things. Under normal circumstances, the human spirit and body are actually one, and when the body dies, the consciousness also dissipates. Only when external forces interfere can the consciousness be separated from the body. Ghosts are actually created by using necromancy to separate the remaining spirit from the dead body and provide magic to keep it from dissipating.

In other words, if no one casts necromancy, there will be no ghosts. "Haunting" is a terrible supernatural event in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of people with knowledge of black magic, it is just a man-made phenomenon.

Aiden occasionally feels that although the management of black magic in the Convention is necessary, it is a bit too much. If the public can learn some basic theoretical knowledge, it can more or less eliminate their fear of supernatural events, which is also very beneficial to promoting social progress.

From the situation reported by the prison guards, it really seems that there are invisible things like ghosts wandering in the ordinary prison area.

But no prisoners in the ordinary prison area master black magic, let alone professional necromancy.

It is also difficult to drive the undead from the outside to invade this prison. Although the barrier that seals magic only covers the core area, there are actually sentries with small barriers set up on the periphery and entrances and exits of the prison that simply detect abnormal magic flow - mainly used to prevent prisoners in the core area from escaping.

In any case, it is better to check it out.

"Arsenal, take a look." Aiden said to the necromancer following behind him.

"Understood." Arsenal pushed his glasses calmly, slammed his staff on the ground, and muttered something.

Aiden watched with his hands behind his back. After hearing about the "haunted" incident, he brought Arsenal, who worked in the library, with him.

It was just an ordinary exorcism, and he could solve it himself with the knowledge and skills inherited from the judge, but he still preferred to leave the matter to the most professional people.

And recently, it was an extraordinary period for him after all, so it would be a good idea to be cautious and bring a bodyguard with him.

After about ten seconds, Arsenal stopped casting spells and said to Aiden, "No."

"No?"

"There is no trace of the dead here. It is definitely not haunted." Arsenal answered confidently.

"Then..."

Just as Aiden was about to ask, Arsenal added, "I don't know the other reasons. I only study necromancy."

Professionals are indeed professionals, but after all, there is a specialization in the art, so at least they can be sure that it is not haunted.

Who should I ask to come over and take a look? Aiden was lost in thought.

At this time, a strange sound of rattling came from Room 6.

"Here it comes! This is it!!" The prisoner standing at the door took several steps back in fright.

Aiden made a gesture to the prison guards to take the prisoners aside, then walked to the cell to check, asking Arsena to follow him.

Although he feels the danger, the problems and hidden dangers in the prison must be eliminated. This is his responsibility.

The sound became increasingly clear, coming from the wall in front of Rooms 6 and 8. Aiden could vaguely hear the sound as if a wild animal was chewing something hard like a bone, which sounded uncomfortable.

But when Aiden appeared at the door, the sound suddenly stopped.

Then, the wall suddenly cracked, and silver liquid quickly flowed out of the cracks, squirming and gathering on the floor of the cell.

mercury?

Aiden became alert, took two steps back, turned and shouted to the prison guards present: "Sound the alarm! Take all the prisoners out! Call the core area riot squad over!!"

Then he looked at Arsenal: "Let's do the work, you go up first!"

But Arsena rejected him unusually calmly: "I can't come here. It's up to you, the warden. Please allow me to take refuge first."