Chapter 2145: Demon Appears

Seeing the doctor teasing his house again, Xia De raised his eyebrows:

"They left by train, and the academy arranged for accompanying teachers to protect them secretly. Even if my place is particularly safe, it doesn't mean they won't encounter other things after leaving Tobesk, so there's no need to worry too much... With the academy's consent, this matter must be notified to our local church. My friend in the church is already writing an investigation report, which should be submitted today... Oh, the things of the 【Doom Cult】 are still with me. Doctor, do you want to take a look?"

As he said, he got up and went to the study, took out the "withered yellow tree leaf bookmark," "the evil god emblem that appeared after the metal dice were crushed," and the "Ghost Bone Tree derivative - silver-plated brooch" and handed them to the doctor.

Dr. Schneider was not very familiar with the 【Doom Cult】, and had only heard of the Keeper-level relic 【Ghost Bone Tree】, so he didn't touch the last two items immediately, but asked Xia De seriously with suspicion:

"The order in which the elven lady obtained the three items is..."

"Bookmark, dice, silver-plated brooch. After interrogation by the academy, the cultists have admitted that the bookmark and dice were both doom markers they gave to Emilia, but usually they only give one marker, and it's very strange that they gave two this time. The academy is still investigating this matter, and currently suspects that they are focusing on Emilia."

Xia De said:

"And although there are blasphemous elements on that leaf, there is no sign of the evil cult, which is also very strange. However, the two prisoners insisted that the leaf was also given by them. The investigation is still ongoing, and it involves the evil god sign, the probability of divination error is very high, and the academy cannot directly ask other companions of those cultists."

"This leaf was definitely not given by the cultists. They should have only given the dice. Their memories were tampered with."

The doctor gave a conclusion very affirmatively. Xia De frowned suspiciously, and then hugged the cat in his arms tightly:

"Wait, you don't want to say..."

The blue-eyed psychologist nodded:

"Yes, there is a smell of demons on this leaf."

Xia De gasped, not noticing that the cat in his arms was very interested in imitating his movements and took a breath.

"Wait a minute—Magic Vision, yes, I tried it, there is no demon power on this."

"If the miracle-Magic Vision could observe all traces of demons, how could the Third Era civilization that possessed witch hunters almost collapse because of those evil spirits?"

The doctor asked seriously, sitting on the sofa and placing the leaf in front of his eyes:

"And this opponent is very cautious this time, yes, very cautious."

He gradually lowered his voice, and finally almost murmured:

"Who would it be this time? Oh, so it's that guy, so this series of strange things can be explained. So cautious, and knowing how to let cultists block in front to cover for himself, except for me and a few guys, there are probably not many people in this era who can guess who is behind it just by this leaf."

"Doctor, who is the opponent this time?"

Xia De asked at the right time, so the blue eyes looked at him, and the eyes were half worried and half excited:

"Doom Demon - Fanalus. Its footprints are all over the entire human civilization history, and its birth can even be traced back to before the Third Era. This is one of the oldest demons and has never been sealed. Even the witch hunters of the Third Era only left records of it, but no one has ever defeated it head-on."

"Is it older than any demon we have encountered in the past?"

Xia De asked again, the doctor thought for a while and shook his head lightly:

"Before meeting you, I had swallowed five demons by myself: 1837 - Parallax Demon - Kosani, 1841 - Longevity Demon - Habail, 1845 - Venomous Spider Demon - Sergei, 1847 - Terror Demon Worm - Juerwint, 1850 - Brain-Eating Demon - Bain Gurens. These five are indeed not as old as the Doom Demon.

But after you joined our group, we encountered 1853 Summer - Tobesk - Pus of Man, 1853 Autumn - Midhillburg - Arsonist - Sokfis, 1853 Winter - Tobesk - Demon of Proliferating Desire - Fanni, 1854 Winter - Randall Valley - Stone Mirror Demon - Gede, 1854 Spring - Green Lake - Demon of Labyrinth - Yalu. The age of Pus of Man is no less than that of the Doom Demon."

This is not good news, because in fact, "Pus of Man" was not defeated by Xia De, but Miss Feilian made a move at that time.

"Then how strong is this thing?"

Xia De asked again, very worried about Emilia at this time.

"Strong? No, it doesn't rely on its own strength. It is a part of fate, and can even be said to be a concept representing 'doom' in fate that has condensed due to the malice of the world."

The doctor was very serious:

"This kind of existence is far beyond our understanding. Being targeted by this kind of demon is actually no different from being targeted by a natural phenomenon."

"Can't unicorns resolve the curse of this demon?"

Xia De asked, the doctor shook his head:

"No, it must be allowed to lift the curse itself. Please listen to me, the true body of the Doom Demon - Fanalus is a pitch-black crow. Teleportation, time suspension, memory manipulation are just the most basic abilities of such an ancient one. Haven't you seen the Stone Mirror Demon - Gede suspend time? No one has seen Fanalus fight with all its strength, because no one who has been cursed by doom has ever been able to come to it alive. We must act as soon as possible, otherwise even if that elven lady is called back to live here with you, she won't live through this summer."

"Can't she return to the academy immediately? There are at least two thirteen-ring sorcerers in the academy."

"But the principal and the librarian cannot protect her for a lifetime. But the entanglement of doom can accompany her for a lifetime. This matter can only be solved by us, yes, only us."

Hearing the doctor say this, Xia De knew that although he paved the way for so long, he still had a way to deal with that demon:

"What do I need to do?"

"Since it is so powerful, we cannot give it a chance to strike. Now our only advantage is that it really deceived everyone's eyes, and I only noticed it after the elf left here, so it must not be able to notice me. We are in the dark, and we only have one chance to act. This time, we must become the most cautious hunters in the dark forest, and before we act, even the sound of heartbeat cannot be heard."

The doctor could see that Xia De cared about the elven girl, and he himself, as a victim of the demon incident, would never allow demons to harm others:

"I need time to prepare something that can kill it with one blow, probably a week or longer. Xia De, you also have a task during this period. Let that elven lady go to a place where fate is chaotic. Only in this way can we avoid being discovered by it before we act."

"What specific place is it? Do I need Luweiya to help with divination?"

Xia De asked while holding the cat. He originally planned to call Emilia back directly.

The doctor shook his head:

"It's not that troublesome, it's just those places you often go to where big things are about to happen. I am not a diviner like Annette, but I can also see the slight arc of fate from time to time."

Xia De understood and nodded:

"That is Moon Bay City. Doctor, I will find a way to let Emilia go to Moon Bay. But is it you who will take action this time, or should I hold the weapon you prepared?"

Dr. Schneider considered it:

"It's better for me to come for the sake of insurance. I know you are very strong, but the situation is special this time. We only have one chance. Once it is alarmed, there will be no chance again.

This matter must be acted upon immediately. I will go back to prepare now. If there is news, I will notify you. Moon Bay is too far from here. This time, I will move there through space. Fortunately, after returning from Green Lake, I knew there would be such a day. You don't have to do this. Old Dad John has been keeping an eye on similar relics for me. Remember to appease that elven lady, but don't reveal the demon's matter in advance."

As he said, he stood up and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Xia De:

"Doctor, what about Emilia? Is there any way to protect her without alarming the demon?"

The doctor patted his head:

"I was too nervous and almost forgot about this. Let me think... 【Hunting Demon Seal】 can slow down the degree of doom, but we can't take this out before we act, otherwise the demon will be suspicious... You mentioned unicorns just now?"

"Yes."

Xia De nodded, so the doctor suggested:

"If you have the ability to let that elven lady live with a unicorn, it can also slow down the curse. Besides that, it is to let her live in a church. The miracle power possessed by churches in large dioceses like Tobesk can also suppress the doom curse. If the civilization and faith of the Third Era were as prosperous as we are now, maybe the witch hunters at that time could have defeated that demon by relying on the church."

The doctor left soon, and took away some refined gold and mountain copper from Xia De when he left, in order to make the weapon he wanted to prepare. And those metals were gifts given to the "God-Awakener" by the church after the Green Lake incident.

Because he learned about the demon, Xia De, who was worried, had no intention of setting off for Moon Bay. After saying goodbye to the doctor downstairs, he immediately wrote a letter to Miss Dannister and marked that this matter was very urgent.

It took only five minutes for a reply to come through the pages of the poetry manuscript, and the note passed over only said "Now."

So, Xia De immediately brought over a chair and a basin of water to set up the ritual. Soon, his eyes saw a cramped office. This was clearly not the school library, but the interior decoration style was very similar to the Academy classrooms Xia De had seen when attending elective courses.

The students who helped set up the ritual said their goodbyes and left. The thirteen-ring red-haired sorceress sitting in the chair opposite Xia De looked him up and down. Seeing that he was intact and did not look like he had been injured, she breathed a slight sigh of relief:

"I thought... It's good that you're fine. Xia De, what is the matter this time?"