Chapter 250: Loss (4) (Teaser)
On the dark island, inside a guild room touched by something colder than the night, Idnik sat with Jukaken and Arlos, the three of them engaged in discussion.
"First things first—our priority now is to capture Gerek. I don’t know what sick game he’s playing, but if he continues to kill Deculein, the magic circle won’t be completed, and it will also affect Sylvia’s mind," Idnik said.
Idnik kept her speculation to herself, withholding it from Jukaken and Arlos as it remained uncertain, and if Deculein’s method was the only way to save the continent, then, as a desert mage, Idnik was prepared to accept the sacrifice of the few for the greater good.
"Okay, and what about the Scarecrow?" Jukaken asked.
"I’ll need to build another. The Scarecrow that was escorting Deculein’s been already broken—Gerek must’ve done it…" Arlos replied.
Creeeeeak—
At that moment, as the door of the guild room creaked open with an eerie sound, Arlos, Jukaken, and Idnik instinctively turned, a shudder running through them and the backs of their necks stiffening.
“Umm…”
The eighth iteration of Deculein stood just beyond the threshold, watching them from within the darkness.
While the guild room remained heavy with silence, Deculein quietly walked in, sat at the desk and chair as if nothing was amiss, and began reading through his magic theory.
"I get that he may be revived on his own... but who led him all the way here?" Jukaken muttered, staring at Deculein.
“… Nobody.”
"Then how did he get here?"
“I don’t know.”
Jukaken and Arlos whispered in shock, their eyes flickering in disbelief, and...
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