Chapter 315 - Suspicion of Parasites
Chapter 315: Suspicion of Parasites
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“I left Twilight Well half a month ago. I traveled to Abyss Plane first, then I’m here in Brute Cavern with no other stops in between,” Lydia said. She then pondered about it. “If Tepikkhu is right, the incident started in Midnight Sovereign three days ago… and no one noticed it? There was nothing wrong when I was still there.”
“Or maybe it all started from Twilight Well,” Lady Mirror mumbled, “and it only spread into Midnight Sovereign when the entire Twilight Well fell?”
“Possible. The three clans of Twilight Well have more than 20 wizards and more in the dark. Something must have gone wrong since none of them get the message to Brute Cavern,” Lydia said. She tried to calm herself as she continued, “An infection that affects wizards is no small matter.”
“And there’s Devildare, a wizard on the path of truth. If that man failed to deal with whatever that’s happening, it means great trouble!” Lady Mirror agreed. “Let’s go find Tree Spirit and ask him to contact Devildare. We must find out what exactly is going on.”
“I’ll leave my connection on and send the puppet into the city to check the situation.”
“You do it. I’ll provide the energy for the link.”
The two ladies departed and flew toward the Tree Spirit Palace. When they were halfway there, Lydia suddenly frowned. “It’s happening!”
“Father… Father?!” The servant cried out from behind his mask.
Father?
Everyone else looked at the image and saw Tepikkhu’s mad face displayed on it.
“Who are you?” Lydia turned around and asked in confusion.
“Lady Lotus… he is my blood,” the taller servant replied.
Lydia immediately recognized the voice of Goode Moxa, Sunders’ personal butler.
“Your blood? I… don’t think he’s a Moxa. He’s a Moa, no?” Lydia sneered and dragged the robe off the shorter Phantom Servant, thus revealing Hobbiton’s child face.
“Of course it’s you, Hobbiton,” Lydia sneered again. “Now tell me, why are you here at Brute Cavern instead of waiting for me like a good kid at Midnight Sovereign?”
Hobbiton was still sad about his father’s condition. Upon hearing Lydia’s question, he suddenly recalled Grandfather Goode, who just addressed the woman in red as “Lady Lotus”.
Lydia was the reason why he escaped from Midnight Sovereign to look for Goode, and he had no idea what to do now that Lydia suddenly showed up right in front of him. During the half month he lived with Goode, he learned many things about the wizarding world, and he knew that Goode couldn’t oppose Lydia despite his relation with Sunders.
Lydia briefly explained why she was looking for Hobbiton. “I don’t have time for you now, kid. Let’s have a nice little talk when we’re done dealing with the situation.”
Then she turned away and continued speaking about the Midnight Sovereign. “Mister Tree Spirit, according to what’s happening to Tepikkhu, I’m almost sure that it’s a parasite. I have no expertise in this, so I don’t know what was that shiny thing I saw. But we must be extremely careful since it’s something that affects Twilight Well.”
Lydia would speak to Lady Mirror in a carefree manner because they had always been best of friends. Now, when facing the Tree Spirit, a powerful ancestor soul who had lived for countless millenniums, Lydia would display her best manner.
“I recorded the image of the shining object with my transmitter. Maybe if we can ask the Elder of Books…”
Lady Mirror shook her head. “That old man won’t answer us, considering his temper. As long as it doesn’t affect him, he would sit in his library even if the outside world is crumbling down. And no, the two of us won’t make a difference.”
Tree Spirit also moaned and agreed.