Chapter 341: Detection

Chapter 341: Detection

Oss was a very special existence. Firstly, he was a Demon Sword Cultist, and at one point he had even been surrounded and attacked. However, that encirclement and attack was not completely successful. In the end, he managed to escape the area of the siege. At the time, he had been part of the very team that surrounded him. But after that one incident, he received no further assignments and was later transferred elsewhere. He had thought it was just an ordinary siege, but he never expected to encounter Oss again here.

Although Oss seemed much more mature and power ful than before, his appearance had not changed at all. Was he still on the run? That thought was quickly suppressed. The Sanctuary Church was not so incompetent. How could they let Oss move around outside for so long without doing anything? Especially when they knew his identity… Therefore, the most likely possibility was that he had become an exception — an exception deliberately arranged by the church. Regardless, since he had not received any related orders about this matter, it was not appropriate for him to directly take action against Oss.

So, after some thought, he did not force any action from Oss. Instead, he offered an extra suggestion. As for anything else, there wasn’t much else to do. Back then, all members who left after the siege had signed a confidentiality agreement. It seemed the leader at the time, Achille, had also said that after the siege ended, nothing should be brought into that incident. That basically meant even if they encountered Oss now, they should treat him as a stranger they were meeting for the first time.

No one noticed the expression that flashed across the face of that church member in that instant. Lena, who had picked up speed again, gave a light smile. No one noticing didn’t mean she hadn’t noticed… It was just that Oss was a native of this world. After sensing the abnormality of that Sanctuary Church member, she ‘looked’ into what was really going on and found out the inside story of the matter.

He was still that promising young man for the future. There was no need to pay him any special attention… Rather than that, it was better to think about other things. For example, what the Undying Witch was planning to do. The Undying Witch knew of her existence, so when acting, she had specially employed some means to block her Tracing. Even if it couldn’t be completely blocked, it could prevent Dan Marina from seeing the complete truth.

All she knew at the moment was that the movements making the world’s atmosphere tense were just… superficial. These were not the Undying Witch’s true purpose. Even those traces left about her were deliberately placed, not real traces of her true whereabouts. The Undying Witch was playing a rather large chess game. As for what she truly wanted to do, they could investigate slowly.

Dan Marina was now absolutely in love with this Avatar. Not only was it convenient to use, but it could also isolate some of her unique aura, preventing others from detecting her. Even her appearance could change a thousand times. One moment she used the appearance of ‘Lena,’ the next she could transform into a little girl or an old woman, or even Zheng Yichen himself… It was the pinnacle of convenience. Moreover, apart from encountering someone with her kind of ability, after retaining the peak-level disguise ability of the former Masquerader Evil God, no one else would be able to detect it.

Furthermore, since it was made by Zheng Yichen’s own hands, that portion of the Evil God Essence had completely fused into the Avatar. Combined with the properties of that Flesh Stone, this body had long since lost any Evil God characteristics. What remained was purely the abilities. This made loopholes even fewer. Even if that Evil God were reborn and bumped into her, it wouldn’t sense anything abnormal. As for Zheng Yichen?

Hmm~ he was probably the only one who could see through the disguise. If he saw through it, so be it. Dan Marina didn’t really care about that anyway. He wasn’t an outsider, so why worry? For now, she would investigate slowly. After all, living for a long time was boring. With her ability to cheat being blocked, she would rely on her real skills. As for the Undying Witch really wanting to stir up trouble, even if it could dismantle this world, Dan Marina was confident she could handle it.

Uh… perhaps it would have been somewhat difficult in the past. But now? Now it really wasn’t a problem! If such a thing happened, she was fully capable of pulling most of the Witches onto her own war chariot. In the past, Zheng Yichen had few Witches around him, but now five Witches could be considered on the same front as him. This invisibly increased her chances of success in her planning. So even if it was a world-level disaster, Dan Marina wasn’t worried.

Saving the world held no interest for her, and she didn’t want to do it. Saving herself, however, was no big problem. Therefore, with no worries holding her back, even if the Undying Witch wanted to cause trouble, Dan Marina’s demeanor remained calm and unhurried.

Windwhisper Valley. This place produced a unique material. Such material was the best for inscribing Wind Element Magic Rune Array patterns. After all, to inscribe a certain Magic Rune Array pattern onto an object, suitable material was needed. Sufficiently suitable material could make the Magic Rune Array more powerful. Also, the duration of the inscribed Magic Rune Array and the number of times it could be recycled would be greater.

Weren’t vehicle modifications very popular recently? Most Magic Rune Array patterns suitable for vehicles were primarily Wind Element. Apart from that, there were Earth Element ones. As for Fire Element or Ice Element… what was the point of inscribing those on a vehicle? To create explosion effects when hitting someone or to make a frost drill vehicle?

Or maybe to open up some brainstorming, applying both Fire Element and Lightning Element together for a trail of sparks and lightning?

Of course, there were rich people who experimented with Fire Element Magic Rune Array inscriptions. However, the place of inscription wasn’t the vehicle body, but the wheels. When that vehicle ran, the fiery trail it left was incredibly flashy. That brainstorming idea came from a wealthy customer who had bought many high-end vehicles from Tianwang’s Online Store. In the end, he contacted Tianwang, wanting some cool modification plans, and Tianwang suggested this one to him.

Moreover, Magic flames weren’t just normal colors; there were even purple, blue, and even green ones… Though green flames belonged to some Dark Element Magic, their use was not encouraged. That kind of Magic was too harmful. Although the color aspect wasn’t easily solved, wheel special effects weren’t limited to flames. Ice trails and lightning marks could also be used to show off, right?

This also annoyed Zheng Yichen a bit. After all, using after modifications also required consuming Mana. And this Mana had nothing to do with him? Install a special Mana-stealing device on subsequently produced vehicles? Good idea, but he ultimately gave up on that thought. There were no absolute secrets. If this kind of thing leaked over time, the impact would be too great and would affect his sustainable development prospects.

Anyway, wheel special effects consumed a lot of Mana. They were just for showing off at certain critical moments… At other times, the Magic Rune Array inscriptions on the vehicle body were still mainly Wind Element Magic Arrays. Wind Element Magic Rune Arrays were very convenient. They could increase vehicle speed and provide extra protection, making them the highest value-added patterns to add. Therefore, recently, the consumption of Wind Element-related Enchanted Materials in the market was very high. Prices had even risen by over ten percent and showed a trend of continuing to increase.

Their quest was to go to Windwhisper Valley to search for a specific type of Enchanted Material.

There were no roads in the wilderness, so transporting the vehicle was also a troublesome matter. Fortunately, there were things like Expansion Pouches. Vehicles from the Otherworld were also heavy, but the physical strength of people in this world was abnormally high. Those who could lift huge tripods were everywhere, and people dragging vehicles along were all over the place. Therefore, they could drive the vehicle wherever possible, and in places they couldn’t, they would stuff it into the Expansion Pouch and walk for a while.

Moreover, the outer layer of the Expansion Pouch could also have Magic applied. Applying a lightening Magic, done by a skilled Spellcaster, allowed an ordinary person to pick up a spatial bag containing a vehicle. Therefore, this wasn’t much of a burden either.

Oss and the others were searching for the relevant quest materials in Windwhisper Valley. That group from the Sanctuary Church was setting up something not far away. A Spellcaster drew a Magic Rune Array on the ground, then inserted a white Crystal Rod, about the thickness of a finger, into the center of the Magic Rune Array. He placed his hand on the Crystal Rod, injecting Mana into it, activating the Magic Rune Array. An almost imperceptible white Aura spread out, even enveloping Oss and the others.

Dan Marina looked down at her hands and revealed a faint smile. No abnormalities were detected about her. This body worked perfectly. That white Aura was generated by the power within the Crystal Rod, and the power contained in the Crystal Rod was the White Moonlight that had been transformed again from the Blood Moon.

The Avatar blocked the detection of the White Moonlight, but if Dan Marina were to even slightly use her power at this moment, even if she just mobilized a thread of Mana outside her body, the Aura would react, thus exposing her identity… However, being able to achieve this level was already very impressive.

“There’s no problem here. Let’s move to another location,” the Spellcaster conducting the detection nodded, pulling out the Crystal Rod stuck in the ground. Although the Sanctuary Church had a huge stockpile of this thing, to obtain more, one had to wait for a Witch Rampage to occur to collect it. Therefore, even with sufficient reserves, they had to use it sparingly. Relying on the assistance of the Magic Rune Array, the consumption of the White Moonlight stored in the Crystal Rod could be minimized to the lowest level.

“You can move about in the areas we have already scanned. At least those places can be confirmed as safe,” the Sanctuary Church member who knew Oss said additionally as they were leaving. The Aura had swept over them, and they had shown no unusual reactions, meaning they had no connection to any Witch. As for their Demon Sword Cultist identities… they pretended not to see.

“These guys really won’t give up, huh,” Carlin slightly narrowed his eyes, staring at a figure near the Academy. After the incident in the Forest last time, that batch of Demon Sword Cultists vanished. For a long time afterward, there were no additional suspicious characters appearing. However, now Demon Sword Cultists were approaching this Academy again. Their goal was probably still for Lily.

But what was so special about that little girl? Why did the Demon Sword Cultists value her so much? And it wasn’t with hostility either. Otherwise, that batch of Demon Sword Cultists last time wouldn’t have stepped up to ‘protect’ her.