Chapter 2954: The Fallen Accordion Hotel

Unintentional evil is, of course, still evil, but the degree of malice is certainly slightly lower than that of intentional wrongdoing.

However, Xia De's worries regarding the "Sword of Light" were actually superfluous, because before he prepared to disturb Mr. Ptolemy Albert, the coroner, before lunch, quite terrible news came from the city:

"The Church has suddenly surrounded the Accordion Hotel with their men!"

Now, everyone could temporarily stop thinking about the Bennett family; the third floor of the Accordion Hotel was currently the second base for the 【Witch Council】 in the local area, and there were too many things there that could not be discovered by the Church.

Or rather, the entire third floor should not be discovered by the Church.

The Great Witch remaining in the city today was Bella. When the news reached the ship, she had already hurriedly taken the girls on the third floor of the hotel to prepare for the situation.

Consequently, the group on the ship, on one hand, sent people to rush into the forest to find Flora, and on the other, had the high-level witches and Ringed Shushi skilled in illusion magic urgently pass through a portal to the third floor of the hotel.

Xia De was also on the ship at that time and naturally followed along. Fortunately, although the Church's action was too sudden, it did not go so far as to dispatch a 13th-tier Ringed Shushi to lead a search inside the hotel.

In reality, all the Ringed Shushi who surrounded and searched the hotel belonged to the Dawn Sect, totaling thirty Ringed Shushi, among whom the highest-ranking were one 12th-tier Ringed Shushi and three 11th-tier Ringed Shushi.

Some of the Dawn Sect's divine arts were indeed very suitable for breaking illusions, but the third floor of the Accordion Hotel had been managed by the witches for half a month and could already be considered the witches' home turf.

Coupled with the presence of the 13th-tier Miss Olanode, as well as Helen and Grace, the memory illusions prepared by Xilisi were enough to pass for the real thing. In the end, the Dawn Sect's squad, having pushed open every door on the third floor, discovered absolutely nothing.

What they saw were rooms Flora had decorated as a study, a painting room, a music room, a dressing room, and a storage room, while Flora's assistants lived in the other empty rooms.

The late-arriving Flora was forced to answer some privacy questions about living there and then underwent a covert divine art examination before the Dawn Sect's team was convinced that her stay there was completely normal.

But even so, she and her female assistants were still invited to the church along with the guests living on the second and fourth floors, clearly to undergo more detailed questioning.

And after all the guests had left, the chefs, accountants, and waiters working in the hotel were also taken away by the Church's team disguised as police, only they were taken to the Nature Sect.

The hotel, which had become completely empty, did not reopen afterward. Except for the main entrance, all doors and windows on the four floors of the hotel were sealed and posted with seals, and the perimeter of the hotel was even cordoned off, not allowing anyone to approach the exterior walls.

Subsequently, a portion of the Church's combat squad left temporarily, while the team responsible for reconnaissance and exploration entered the hotel to conduct a search.

During this period, the witches also led their respective followers to urgently transfer items from the third floor of the hotel that might indicate their identities; the most dangerous "Tree Hole" was, of course, the first to be moved away by Xia De.

It was just that high-level illusions could fool a 12th-tier Ringed Shushi, and Helen and Grace could still hold their own against a Sage-level relic specifically for breaking illusions. But when Maria, the "Nightmare Witch" of the Nature Sect, stepped out of a carriage, Xia De knew that the illusions would ultimately not work.

If a real fight broke out, this lady would certainly not be a match for Miss Olanode. But in such a large, enclosed space, no one could guarantee whether she would see any clues. The "Nightmare Witch" did not need to completely break the illusions on the third floor; she only needed to see a trace of something wrong, and it might completely expose Flora.

"Sister Daelin, this time it all depends on you!"

Thus, the nun also came to the third floor of the hotel. She had a very good relationship with the "Nightmare Witch" Ms. Maria Ingram, and being able to continue hiding the Council's secrets this time depended entirely on her.

"If it really doesn't work, we'll just blow up the third and fourth floors of the hotel and push the responsibility onto anyone, so the Church won't suspect Flora."

This was the idea provided by Vanessa, and then Xia De was surprised to find that she had the support of most people, and even Luweiya was quite in agreement. However, Xia De believed that things were not yet that serious, and it was not yet necessary to blow up a landmark building in the city center in broad daylight.

Currently, among all the rooms on the third floor, the room at the end of the corridor housing the semi-permanent portal had the weakest illusion protection, so Sister Daelin waited in that room.

The "Nightmare Witch" pushed open the doors one by one to inspect them. After arriving at the door of the room at the end of the corridor, she pushed it open and saw Sister Daelin standing in the swirling black-gold vortex.

Consequently, the 13th-tier female Shushi slammed the door shut with a 'Bang!', the expression on her face changing multiple times within a few seconds, before she said to the other Ringed Shushi accompanying her:

"We have already inspected the west side of the third-floor rooms. Now it looks like there are no problems. Inspecting door by door like this, after all, still has some security risks. Now you split up and go to the second and fourth floors to ensure that there are people in all rooms at the same position but different heights."

Thus, the inspection team following behind dispersed more than halfway, and for those who remained, this lady also had a way:

"You wait at the door. While I enter the room, you go to the adjacent room, the opposite room, and the corridor to monitor the situation."

The others in the team did not raise any questions, but after reopening the door, this 13th-tier female Shushi of the Nature Sect took the initiative to release an illusion to block the gaze of the crowd in the corridor, and then walked toward Sister Daelin with the door open.

Her gaze passed over the nun and looked at the huge black-gold vortex:

"Truly remarkable. Is this a semi-permanent portal made with witch technology? With space in the material world so unstable nowadays, I didn't expect the Witch Council could still replicate this technology."

"Only after the Green Lake incident were they able to do this stably."

The nun explained softly. Maria Ingram nodded; she suddenly understood many things:

"So, is Flora Winster or some beautiful girl around her actually a Great Witch of the Witch Council? Or is Flora Winster actually an attendant to some Great Witch?"

Sister Daelin, of course, would not answer this question:

"Maria, why did the Church search the Accordion Hotel today?"

"Daelin, you not only don't answer my question, but instead want to get information from me, right?"

The female Shushi said with some dissatisfaction, but seeing the nun standing there expressionless, she still gave an answer:

"This action is not aimed at the witches. Actually, I didn't expect the witches to be so bold as to place their base in the city center. This time it's about the Bennett family's affair.

In fact, today's action revolves around three families that have existed locally since the Creekwood Town era: Bennett, Fisher, and Koch. Among them, Fisher even has a Baron title, while Bennett and Koch—one runs this hotel in the city, and the other is the president of the local Lumberjack Society.

The diviners of the Diviner Society, based on old events discovered in the city recently, finally achieved a major breakthrough in divination. They believe that one of these three families must have a major problem.

Besides the Accordion Hotel, the local Lumberjack Society, Baron Fisher's mansion, and the furniture factory under the Baron were all raided this afternoon. Hotel guests, officials of the Lumberjack Society, the Baron's servants, and some workers from the factory will all be taken to the church to determine their identities one by one."

The nun nodded gently:

"The third floor of this hotel has nothing to do with the matter you are investigating. Maria, please do not leak the secrets here."

The female Shushi of the Nature Sect did not agree immediately, but instead asked suspiciously:

"Daelin, I remember the Church asked you to go to the Vesta Woodland to help, and you said you would arrive before the final battle. But now it seems you arrived here a long time ago?"

She carefully sized up her good friend:

"I know you used to have a very good relationship with those... ladies of the Witch Council. Is this a complete defection to them now?"

Sister Daelin did not pay attention to this question. She had just received Xia De's permission to use some information to exchange for the other party keeping the secret:

"Your target is not wrong. Among these three families that have been quite prestigious locally since the Creekwood Town era, there is indeed one with a big problem."

"Who is it?"

Sister Daelin shook her head:

"The other party has accepted the protection of the tree, and even the highest-ranking witch of the Witch Council cannot see through the other party's disguise. The other party has accepted the orders of that Ancient One in the forest, and their family has a long mission to promote the birth of local paradox worms.

The God-Caller once commented: Their family is a pigeon raised by the Ancient One."

"God-Caller?"

The "Nightmare Witch" frowned slightly:

"She really knows more than all of us. Speaking of which, you should have seen what happened last night. Regarding the God-Caller, Daelin, are you... you wouldn't be trying to tell me that this is not the Witch Council's base, but a base prepared by the witches for the God-Caller, right?"

She widened her eyes:

"Could it be that Flora Winster is the God-Caller!"

Sister Daelin remained expressionless and silent for two seconds; in fact, she had always been expressionless:

"Absolutely not."

The female Shushi smiled easily again:

"Alright then, I know you won't lie. I will help you hide the situation here. After all, we are also in a cooperative relationship with the 【Witch Council】, so there is no need to expose them. But you have to know that this time the Five-God Sect is determined to clear up the matters in the city before they can fight the paradox worm army with all their might.

I can pretend I didn't see anything, but I can't guarantee whether anyone else will be sent to search here later. However, Daelin, can you answer me one question?" ===== CHAPTER 2955 =====