Witch Special

For the next few minutes, Rousselot drank tea and ate some desserts while telling Lin Zhenxi an epic story that spanned more than a thousand years.

She started her story from before the construction of the Silent City, which is the origin of the Apostle Luke.

Apostle Luke, the master of Silent City, known as "Lord Luke" to Rossello, and Lin Zhenxi's current lord, has a rather mysterious origin. Historical records reveal that Luke wasn't originally an apostle, but rather a subordinate of the Explosive Dragon King, Bakar. Under Bakar's orders, Luke built Silent City, opening the path from the Demon Realm to the Celestial Realm and paving the way for Bakar and his dragon clan to escape the Demon Realm.

After Bakar escaped from the Demon Realm, the "Second Apostle" Held found the abandoned Luke and gave him the title of "Ninth Apostle" that once belonged to the Exploding Dragon King Bakar. He asked him to rebuild the orbital center that had been destroyed in the Dragon War with Silent City as the center, and to supply energy to various areas of the Demon Realm.

This is a widely known story in the demonic world. Apostle Luke is revered largely because he brought light and electricity to the world, making the nights in many places less dark. The inhabitants of the demonic world enjoy the brightness of the night and naturally express their gratitude to Luke for providing them with this.

The following content was Rousselot's personal creation, blending many of Rousselot's own interpretations with astrological divinations. She couldn't guarantee the absolute accuracy of the information, so she asked Lin Zhenxi to take it at face value, as many of the information was merely Rousselot's own speculation.

Rossello's subsequent narration gradually became more explosive.

The Silent City itself is a giant machine that can break through the limitations of dimensions. In addition to being able to extract energy from chaotic time and space and convert it into electricity to supply various parts of the demon world, it also has countless magical uses.

For example, spreading a certain power to other dimensions, absorbing the power of other dimensions and bringing it back to the Silent City.

Having said that, Rossello finally revealed the true origin of Apostle Luke.

"On the star map, Lord Luke has a deep connection with a star called 'Hybern.' Their destinies were once deeply bound together, yet were abruptly separated at some point in the past. Therefore, I conclude that Lord Luke was once a prominent figure on that planet, but later, for some reason, he entered the demonic realm and has no way of returning."

"That star is incredibly far from the Demon Realm, so far away that it's barely a speck of light on the star map. Its connection to the Demon Realm is too tenuous. Even with Lord Luke's wisdom, it would be difficult to find a way back."

"But I believe that Lord Luke must be preparing for this. Whether it's the arrival of Little Becky or collecting the 'light' of other worlds through the 'Black Nightmare', these are all Lord Luke's efforts to return home."

Rossello didn't realize how explosive the message in her words was.

Anyway, Lin Zhenxi was shocked. She was quite sensitive to the term "black nightmare" because she had extracted some black, unknown substance from her special envoy colleague before, which would make people fall into a deep sleep and have repeated nightmares.

Because of its color and properties, Lin Zhenxi simply called that black substance "Black Nightmare." Now, she heard the same word from Rossello. Although she didn't know if the Black Nightmare here was the same as the one Lin Zhenxi knew, she felt that it was likely.

After all, the name is so recognizable. If we look at it from a concise perspective, the substance that Lin Zhenxi had encountered before would probably have a similar name, even if it was not called Black Nightmare.

Lin Zhenxi immediately described the characteristics of the unknown substance she had found on her colleague before, which she named the Black Nightmare, and then asked Rossello if this thing was the Black Nightmare she was talking about.

Got a positive answer.

"Lord Luke created the 'Source of Nightmares' and spread these nightmare seeds to the planet Arad through the City of Silence. Utilizing the 'Source of Nightmares' ability to absorb the light in people's hearts, Lord Luke successfully gathered the power of 'light' he needed, a power that could not be gathered in the Demon Realm."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenxi couldn't help but put down the teacup in her hand and asked, "Teacher Rossello, don't you think that what Lord Luke did is problematic? Those black nightmares are fatal to ordinary people."

Hearing Lin Zhenxi's words, Rossello simply lowered his head and remained silent for a moment. Then, while rubbing the rim of his teacup with his fingers, he slowly said, "Lord Luke has his own reasons for doing this. As his subordinates, since our lord insists on doing this, we should not consider the legitimacy of this matter, but how to assist Lord Luke and accomplish what he wants."

Was that a foolish response? Lin Zhenxi's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at Rousselot, who sat across from her. In her mind, Rousselot was cheerful and open-minded, capable and knowledgeable, a true big sister. She hadn't expected Rousselot to have such a side.

Rossello looked at the expression on Lin Zhenxi's face and knew that he might have disappointed her. But this had to be said, because the Silent City was about to suffer the severe consequences of Luke spreading the black nightmare to the world of Arad.

"Maki, I know you have your own opinions on this matter. But since you have joined the Silent City, I still hope that you can stand on the same front with us and align with the will of Lord Luke. Just this once, please."

If Lin Zhenxi were a native of the Demon Realm, Rossello wouldn't have said all this. Apostle Luke had a good reputation in the Demon Realm, and anyone who said they were helping Luke would be mostly unanimous. But Lin Zhenxi wasn't like that. Her ears told her she wasn't from the Demon Realm, but more likely from Arad. While it wasn't clear how she came to the Demon Realm, her attitude made it clear she had little respect for Apostle Luke from the start.

But now the Silent City needs strength, and Lin Zhenxi's strength has been recognized by Rossello. She thinks Lin Zhenxi is a force that can be won over, but she doesn't want to deceive Lin Zhenxi, so she can only talk to her frankly, hoping that she can let go of her prejudice against Luke spreading the black nightmare and prepare with her to deal with the next coalition attack on the Silent City.

However, Rossello misjudged one thing: Lin Zhenxi wasn't actually from Arad. She was from another world, and neither the Demon Realm nor Arad held much importance in her mind. She condemned Luke for spreading the Black Nightmare because she considered it immoral, but this didn't conflict with her siding with Rossello.

She hadn't seen Apostle Luke, but had she seen the people of Arad, plagued by the Black Nightmare? While Lin Zhenxi was far more upright than her colleagues, who had completely lost their moral composure, that only meant maintaining a moral bottom line. As for standing on the moral high ground and accusing others of this or that, that would never happen.

So, whether or not Lin Zhenxi defended Silent City for Apostle Luke wasn't about whether Luke's actions were right or wrong, but who had actually mentioned this to her. She had received so many benefits from Rossello, and even helped her with something as important as magic gathering. So, now Rossello wanted her help defending Silent City, what reason could Lin Zhenxi have to refuse?

Lin Zhenxi's favorite thing to do is actually positional warfare. No matter who the enemy is, her magic position will definitely make them bruise and bleed. However, Lin Zhenxi's magic position has rarely been invaded, so her creative ideas have no soil to test. Now that she finally has the opportunity, should Lin Zhenxi be happy, or even very happy?

"That's not a problem, but Mr. Rossello, who is our enemy?" Lin Zhenxi asked curiously, not yet realizing the seriousness of the problem.

Rossello was silent for a moment, as if he was hesitating whether to tell Lin Zhenxi the truth right away. But then he thought, if not now, when? It's something you'll have to know sooner or later, so it's best to make it clear right from the start.

"Everyone. Arad Continent, the Heaven Realm, the Demon Realm, all forces will become our enemies."

"Hiss, are we so hated?" Lin Zhenxi didn't understand, but was shocked.

Rossello nodded gravely, then explained, "Affected by the Black Nightmare, many people, both on Arad and in the Celestial Realm, have fallen into a deep sleep or been devoured by it, transforming into mad monsters. To save them, the people of Arad and the Celestial Realm must eliminate the source of the Black Nightmare. The Black Nightmare is Lord Luke's method of collecting 'Light.' To destroy the Black Nightmare, the Altars of Light and Darkness must be destroyed, something the Silent City absolutely cannot allow. Therefore, battle is the only option."

"As for the Demon Realm... Maki, you should be able to understand how harsh the living environment is there. If a vast and habitable world were presented to you, what would you, as a Demon Realm dweller, do?"

Ah, but I’m not from the demon world... Lin Zhenxi thought to himself.

Without waiting for Lin Zhenxi to speak, Rossello answered, "Silent City is the passage connecting the Demon Realm and the Heaven Realm, and the Heaven Realm is also connected to the Arad Continent. If the forces in the Demon Realm want to reach the Heaven Realm, the first thing they need to deal with is the original owner of Silent City, that is, us."

"This is an irreconcilable position. To protect Silent City, we have no choice but to fight the forces of these three worlds to the end."