Chapter 1848: Tracking, the Mystery of the Demon Descendant

As the Magic Array activated, the originally plain scene surrounding the Secret Ritual Chamber quickly receded, and the starry sky descended abruptly; Xia Duo sat in the center of the array, as if he were amidst the stars.

At the same time, he felt his Perception elevated to the extreme; even a mere thought allowed him to thoroughly inspect every detail of the surrounding Magic Net. Although there was still a certain gap compared to the control a high-level Mage had over the Magic Net, for an ordinary Spellcaster, it undoubtedly provided a tremendous auxiliary effect.

Casting spells in such an environment would not easily fail; of course, that was on the premise of using Elven Magic.

Xia Duo did not come to the Secret Ritual Chamber for these enhancements; he only came for its effects of Avoidance of Detection and even Avoidance of Prophecy. To a certain extent, this place could also enhance the effects of Scrying and Prophecy spells.

It was just a pity that Xia Duo did not know Prophecy; however, the nation of Jielunsita did have a tradition of pure spell-based Prophecy, and that future last Crown King was an outstanding prophet.

He was currently trying to track the two elves he had met at the Linhe Jiuguan on the day he arrived in Evereska, one of whom mentioned that another Spellcaster had asked him to plot together regarding the library of Yintewa.

Xia Duo's spellcasting was, of course, Netheril Magic. In the current era, the elves had not the slightest awareness of Netheril Magic, and some blind spots in the conversion were simply not noticed; this was his best home field.

As the spell unfolded, Xia Duo's Perception was immediately projected into a residence in Evereska, where the Gold Elf who claimed to be from the "Star Shadow Family" whom he had seen that day was secretly talking with another elf Xia Duo had not seen before.

"Tier, have you thought it through? Are you going to work with us or not?"

"We have known each other since childhood; I understand you and trust you, but Kalidusi, what you have revealed so far is not enough to make me decide to become an enemy of Wuweilun. I know you must still know something else; show your trump card!"

Huh—

What a coincidence; Xia Duo felt happy in his heart, not expecting to obtain key information as soon as he arrived. If he had missed this, he might have had to spend quite some effort!

"Tier, it is because it is you; if it were any other elf, I would not reveal more. But now I want to tell you, what if we do this and it is not about being an enemy of Wuweilun?"

"Not an enemy of Wuweilun? How is that possible?" The elf named Tier clearly showed a suspicious expression, and even the look he gave Kalidusi carried an indescribable meaning.

Kalidusi could also guess Tier's thoughts and continued: "I don't know if you are aware of some of the administrative measures of the Crown King of Yintewa in recent years. If you have been paying attention, you would know that the Crown King has long been at odds with the major Upper Families, and this is our best opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, Tier stood up in horror, pointed at Kalidusi, and coldly spat out a sentence: "I took you for a friend, yet you want to harm me!"

Having said that, he did not intend to sit down again and turned to leave, but since he knew the secret, how could Kalidusi let him leave!

"Sigh—" Kalidusi let out a long sigh, turned his back to the darkness, and said, "Please, my lord, take action!"

The next moment, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in the Reception Room, and Tier, who had just moved his feet, fell to the ground with a thud, limp and lifeless, having lost all signs of life.

Xia Duo, who was on another plane, was also shocked by this sudden situation. He did not expect that there was a Spellcaster who was at least a veteran Mage hidden beside Kalidusi.

"I wasn't discovered, was I?"

Xia Duo naturally became suspicious, and at the same time, he became even more afraid to act rashly. Originally, he had planned to look for clues on this elf named Kalidusi, or even set up a trap, but now all of that could be temporarily canceled.

After Tier died, the light and shadow in the Reception Room seemed to flicker, and a tall figure shrouded in a black robe walked out from the shadows. Seeing this, Xia Duo's heart skipped a beat.

That tall figure looked too much like the members of the mysterious organization he had seen on the Main Plane, but were there already Demon Descendants in this era?

For a moment, Xia Duo felt his mind was a mess, not knowing whether to believe the intelligence from the Main Plane or what he saw here.

Although this figure in the black robe had not yet been confirmed to be a Demon Descendant, Xia Duo, having seen Demon Descendants before, was at least seventy or eighty percent sure that it was one.

At the same time, the conversation in Kalidusi's Reception Room continued. He heard the black-robed figure say in a tone tinged with mockery: "I killed your old friend; you won't blame me, will you?"

"How could I! I should thank you for taking action, my lord; otherwise, I really wouldn't have been sure of controlling him without alerting the Patrol!"

Kalidusi's eyes flickered, but he chose to submit. Although he had initially held a glimmer of hope that this lord would not kill Tier, now that Tier was dead, he would not go against himself for the sake of a dead old friend.

"Then I will leave the rest to you to handle. Find helpers as soon as possible. Don't say I didn't warn you; when the action starts, it doesn't matter if you are taking orders from me or not—dead is dead, and it has no value."

"Yes, my lord! For the sake of the family, I will definitely survive!"

"Suit yourself. You can reveal more details when necessary. I might not be here next time. That is all; I am leaving."

Having said that, the black-robed figure left the illuminated area and walked into the shadows of the room. The next moment, the light and shadow flickered imperceptibly again, and the black-robed figure disappeared completely.

Only Kalidusi remained in the room, but he still maintained a respectful appearance, and only after a short while did he tearfully collect Tier's corpse with red eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Duo did not know what to say. At this moment, Kalidusi was clearly no longer his main target of surveillance; the black-robed figure who had merged into the shadows was.

It was funny to say, but that guy actually watched Kalidusi's performance in the room before quietly leaving Kalidusi's residence.

Once outside, the night was the other party's natural camouflage, but likewise, the night was also Xia Duo's medium for surveillance.

However, he did not have a deep understanding of Shadow Spells, so he did not over-scrutinize, but followed the other party from a distance with a lower level of Perception.

He "saw" that after the other party left Kalidusi's residence, he first moved along the river for a distance, and then suddenly traveled to another location in the city using the shadows as a medium.

If Xia Duo hadn't been staring at the other party the whole time, he would have almost lost the target.

Afterward, this suspected Demon Descendant played the same trick several more times before arriving at a commercial street in the western district of Evereska.

Leaping out from the shadows in a dark corner, he then tore off his black robe. Appearing in Xia Duo's "field of vision" was actually a normal Gold Elf with no demonic features at all!

"Could it be that I am too sensitive and my Perception was wrong?"

Noticing that the Gold Elf walked into a merchant guild's base and greeted the elves inside, Xia Duo then withdrew his gaze.

That might be one of the other party's strongholds. He planned to ask Ougesi about the situation there tomorrow and make full preparations before going to investigate.

He had a premonition that he might have discovered a shocking secret!