Chapter 1379: Counter-Curse and Curse-Breaking

Mr. Granger said very briefly:

"Mr. Evans, you are responsible for sealing the entire building so that the sound and light of the battle do not affect areas outside this street, while also dealing with possible attacks from the outside. Professor Danister, Ms. Mitchell, and I, the three of us will enter from the first floor and go to the third floor via the stairs. Professor Stewart, five minutes after we enter, please break through the roof and enter the third room on the east side."

The four thirteen-ring warlocks nodded. As for the others from the Church and the academies, they stood guard on the outer perimeter. Miss Danister was still worried about Xia De; she didn't let Xia De leave the street directly, but told him to follow Professor Mason and Professor Lemar and not run around.

And so, as Mr. Granger pushed open the tightly closed main door of the Mason Association, the action officially began. Old Mr. Chris Evans, the "Illusion Master" of the Church of Creation, pressed his hand on the metal door after the three entered, and then a transparent film that looked like a soap bubble, with a seven-colored luster under the faint sunlight, completely wrapped the huge stone building.

This kind of top-tier illusion could not be compared with Xia De's "Red Butterfly Illusion" and "Moon Shadow Illusion." Even Xia De, at such a close distance, was completely unable to see through what was happening inside the "soap bubble" at this time.

Professor Stewart of Cerces Higher Medical Academy strictly calculated the time and arrived at the roof of the commercial building opposite the Mason Association in advance. Seeing that the time was about right, he flew from the air toward the Association, passed through the soap bubble as if entering a body of water, and entered the interior of the building from the roof.

The illusion covered up what was happening inside the building at this time, and even the changes in elements were completely covered up.

Seven minutes after the action began, even with the cover of the illusion, people still saw the blasphemous silver light emanating from the third-floor window on the west side. Amidst a roar that sounded like Mia's meow, something heavy flew out from that glowing window and happened to fall not far from Xia De.

It was a stone head. Xia De had seen that face before; it was the face of the youth among the three statues of a child, a youth, and an old man carried by the cultists last Tuesday night. It was just that at this time, the youth statue only had its head left, and there were very obvious cracks on its face from being hacked by a sharp blade.

"No one come near!"

Old Mr. Chris Evans of the Church of Creation walked over immediately, but before he could seal it, that stone head actually melted directly into the soil. And so, Mr. Evans exploded the ground, but there was no trace of that head in the deep pit of the explosion.

If Xia De remembered correctly, after the battle last Tuesday night, the heart that was voluntarily offered in the child statue also disappeared after the battle.

In short, the matter of the Randall Valley Mason Association ended in a very smooth way with the concerted efforts of the five thirteen-ring warlocks. That smashed youth statue was the cause of this large-scale petrification, but how that statue entered the third floor of the Mason Association still needed to be investigated.

Determining that the battle was over, the Church finally arranged for people to enter the interior of the Association to count the number of victims. Xia De also followed the two professors from St. Byrons to the third floor of the Mason Association and saw Miss Danister.

Of course, more importantly, he saw Margaret who had been petrified.

The princess maintained the posture of holding a teacup, sitting on the sofa without moving. And Prince William stood by the window, with his mouth open as if he were saying something.

Because they were closest to the source of this accident, even though Margaret was a five-ring warlock, she still couldn't make any reaction. Xia De resisted the urge to rush up immediately and use the Holy Grail to make "Universal Earth Elixir," and asked Miss Danister:

"Can it be restored?"

"It can be restored, and the incident happened suddenly, so no one has any memory. Afterward, we can use the excuse that 'cultists threw a poison bomb to prevent the reconciliation between the Royal Family and the Mason Association' to explain this matter. But the problem now lies in what method to use to restore them."

Because Margaret was actually from Cerces, the professors from Cerces were also very concerned about this matter. Plus it involved the prince and princess, the Church had to take a stand. So while the victims downstairs were still being counted, a plan had already been brought out upstairs, letting the high-ring warlock of the Sun Church use a counter-curse to directly break the malicious petrification state of Margaret and Prince William. As for the other victims downstairs, they could only think of other methods later.

"However, because it is unclear what kind of divine spell this is, there is a probability of failure for the counter-curse against malicious transformation."

While the Church was preparing, Miss Danister, who had relaxed, said to Xia De.

The battle just now didn't seem intense; at least Xia De didn't see any injuries or fatigue on this thirteen-ring female sorceress.

"What will happen if it fails?"

Xia De asked nervously, and Miss Danister thought for a moment:

"Permanent abnormalities in limbs. But don't worry, the Church is always cautious in doing things, and some unique relics, such as the Sage-level relic 【Saint's Curse-Breaking Stone】 rumored to be treasured by Zaras Academy of Literature, can assist in lifting similar curses and transformations."

Xia De knew this; that ruby had always been on Lathers' ear.

"The local church must have also collected similar relics. Using a relic to assist, it should be no problem." But the problem was, what Xia De wanted to ensure was that Margaret absolutely could not have any problems.

【Maybe you can try it.】

Xia De was thinking in his heart whether to use the "Fate's Twenty-Sided Die" to try his luck, when "She" whispered suddenly. "Try what?"

【Your miracle, Toy Making.】

"But this... for the current situation... could it be..." He frowned slightly, and then said to his teacher: "Miss Danister, can I try it?" "Try what?"

The female sorceress asked curiously. Seeing Xia De looking at the statue on the sofa not far away with burning eyes, she realized: "You have a miracle specifically targeted at malicious transformation?"

"A similar miracle."

Xia De answered briefly, then looked around. Professor Mason and Professor Lemar walked a few steps to the side knowingly:

"Actually, Margaret and I... Her Highness visited Tobesk last winter, and she had seen me." "So..."

The red-haired female sorceress raised an eyebrow. Xia De looked around cautiously again, and then whispered a few words in Miss Danister's ear.

And so, a look of surprise appeared on the librarian's face, and then that expression quickly turned into a smile that was deliberately suppressed. She looked at Xia De, sizing him up from head to toe:

"Are you sure you're not joking? Oh, it looks indeed quite good. Young girls would probably like a gentleman with your appearance, but, hmm... how do I remember, in the rumors, you and that Grand Duchess... and the diviner in your group..."

The smile on her face became more and more brilliant. She was curious and wanted to ask more, but fortunately, she held back:

"If that's the case, then give it a try, since you look indeed very anxious."

Originally, with Xia De's status, he wasn't qualified to experiment with his methods on an occasion with so many high-ring warlocks. But fortunately, Miss Danister's face was big enough, so after communicating with the Church, Xia De's application was approved.

Xia De didn't need to do any preparation work. He directly tore off the floral curtain from the window of the room and then covered the curtain over the statue of Margaret sitting there.

After waiting for a moment, squirming appeared under the curtain. Then, the princess lifted the curtain that covered her, and then looked at the dozen or so people in the room with vigilance and suspicion:

"This is..."

She saw Xia De at a glance, and then followed Xia De's quietly extended finger to see the statue of her brother at the window.

She tilted her head:

"Who can explain this?"

Saying this, she also took a sip of the tea in the teacup in her hand, and then discovered that the black tea was completely cold, so she frowned and put down the teacup, not nervous at all because of the appearance of so many strangers here.

"So that's it. It's not using a counter-curse to break the curse, but using another high-mystical transformation spell to make the latter unable to pass the transformation judgment, thereby forcing a return to the normal human form."

Miss Danister understood what was going on, but noticed the fiery gaze the princess looked at her student with, which was only slightly concealed. While feeling that the young people nowadays were really amazing, she didn't forget to urge Xia De to turn Prince William back too.

Because Xia De's transformation method was simpler, under Miss Danister's arrangement, he turned a full twenty people back to their original state, and only then did he finally get permission to rest because he was "panting."

At this time, it was already dusk. However, Xia De didn't leave here immediately, but rested temporarily in the lounge on the third floor; he might need to be used in a while.

It was just that he had just sat down on the sofa when a knock on the door sounded: "Please come in."

Saying this, he clutched his chest and pretended to pant heavily. Now the Association was full of people from the Church, so Xia De didn't need to ask who it was. It was just that after the door was pushed open, the person who walked in was actually Margaret.

The maid closed the door outside, and the princess walked quickly toward Xia De, and then hugged him. "Oh!"

Xia De was surprised at first, and then he hugged the blonde girl too, but Margaret's emotions were clearly more agitated than Xia De had thought. After the hug, she kissed him again. Her force was great, pressing Xia De to retreat continuously until his legs hit the sofa and he was forced to sit down, and then Margaret didn't even take off her high heels and got on the sofa too.

Xia De couldn't fully describe Margaret's mood at this time. Lingering fear, worry, and other complex emotions were mixed together, which was why she was acting so impulsively now. ===== CHAPTER 1380 =====

Xia De was first somewhat surprised, then he also embraced the blonde Miss, but Margaret's emotions were clearly more agitated than Xia De had imagined, and after the embrace, she kissed him again. Her force was great, pressing Xia De to retreat continuously until his legs hit the sofa and he was forced to sit down, after which Margaret, without even taking off her high heels, climbed onto the sofa as well.

Xia De could not fully describe Margaret's mood at this moment; lingering fear, worry, and other complex emotions were mixed together, which was why she was acting so impulsively now.