Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1213 - 1207: The Final Target

There's also a maze on the second floor of the Golden Feather.

But compared to the vast and complex maze on the first floor, the maze here is contained within individual rooms, designed to perplex intruders with its intricate and compact structure.

Yet, Ronald received some information in the hall.

So there's no need to waste time exploring each small maze here. He and Patricia walked down the corridor with a clear target in mind and quickly reached the place pointed out by everyone in the hall.

Bam bam bam——

Ronald knocked on the door out of courtesy, then pushed it open just like that.

Inside this luxuriously decorated office, he saw a lady with a graceful demeanor and a Caster in a robe lying together, each holding a long rod that appeared to be a tool for smoking tobacco.

The lady was, of course, Madame Barton, and the robed Caster...

The arrow from Ronald's Work Notes was pointing firmly at this man!

"Mr. Dian, it's really not easy to find you."

Ronald sighed in relief and moved forward to interact with the other party.

When the target in his notes changed from [4/10] to [5/10], he finally felt at ease.

Finally found another one.

"Mr. Ronald."

Watching Ronald approach, the cultist Magician who had been lying down also sat up straight, exuding a calmness in his tone that was completely different from those ordinary people below.

"After the banquet hall, I was directly transported here and have been unable to leave. Since you found your way here, you must be quite familiar with the current situation in the city, right?"

"Gwendolin, whom you call the Great Being, made an agreement with me," Ronald explained straightforwardly, "As long as I can find the six people from the banquet hall before dawn, all of this will end immediately."

"As for the current situation, I've already found..."

Ronald clearly described the situation to the cultist Magician in front of him, and finally asked his question:

"So, do you have any clues that could help with the next search?"

After listening to Ronald's account, Dian revealed a smile on his face.

Unfortunately, his response wasn't so reassuring:

"Mr. Ronald, I'd really like to help you."

"But due to some special reasons—unless you provide me with a fresh human corpse now, I can't answer any of your questions."

"..."

Such things involving cultist Magicians are utterly appalling.

Faced with such a response, Ronald didn't waste another second with this guy, turning around and taking Patricia deeper into the room. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Not to mention the World of Maze Picture Books, but even in a completely unrestricted environment, Ronald could never kill someone for such a reason!

Or rather—if spells could be used here.

Ronald would definitely have started dealing with this cultist Magician.

To such a 'person', he didn't consider sticking to a strict moral code to be the right course of action.

Only, spells couldn't be used.

The restrictions of the Maze Picture Book were extremely harsh, and with the methods Ronald currently possessed, there was no way to break these limitations.

"Tsk, is this supposed to be a clearance reward..."

When Ronald reached the window, he raised an eyebrow.

The window was originally tightly locked, but as soon as Ronald reached out, it opened on its own!

The maze itself seemed to be responding to Ronald's plan to take a shortcut out.

"How did this window open?"

"I tried before, and it clearly couldn't be moved!"

Behind him came the exclamations of the cultist magician and his woman, obviously shocked by Ronald's ability to open the window.

However, Ronald and Patricia no longer cared about these two.

So as soon as the window opened, they jumped out, leaving the cultist magician and his woman behind.

Pop pop——

The second floor of the Golden Feather isn't too high.

After jumping out of the window, Ronald and Patricia naturally landed on the street of the night.

A few hours passed.

The situation on the street was no different from when they came in.

Under the control of the Maze Picture Book, the darkness here maintained a uniform brightness, not altered by the movement of stars or clouds.

Ronald and Patricia walked side by side off the night street, and it wasn't until they reached the exit that Patricia asked:

"Ronald, where are we headed for our next target?"

This question truly stumped Ronald.

The locations displayed in the Work Notes were completely separate from the remaining sites Bapulor mentioned. Going to these places would clearly just be a waste of time.

As for those people's residences and workplaces...

Currently, Gwendolin is in charge of searching those sites, so if he intentionally went, it would be a waste of time and also show a lack of trust in Gwendolin.

"..."

"Let me think."

Ronald replied to Patricia, spreading open the Work Notes while pondering the entire layout of the city of Giorno.

It was already deep into the night.

Although Ronald didn't have an exact measure of time, he vaguely knew he had around six to seven hours left.

Identifying targets and traveling to locations would take approximately one to two hours, and clearing the maze at those targets would also need this time.

If this choice failed...

Simply put, Ronald wouldn't get a chance to choose again.

During traveling, dawn would arrive the next day, and all possibilities would vanish in an instant.

Under such pressure, how could Ronald afford to make a mistake?!

The city's layout, the maze structures he had experienced, the potential presence of large mazes...

Ronald furrowed his brow, his mind filled with these thoughts.

Fortunately, the arrows in the Work Notes provided considerable aid during his contemplation, preventing him from being overwhelmed by the information.

"..."

During this time, Patricia stood quietly beside him.

The swordsman girl knew how important Ronald's thinking was right now, so she had no intention of interrupting him.

She just stood there, waiting for Ronald immersed in his thoughts.

"..."

Time passed bit by bit.

In Ronald's intense and focused pondering, about ten minutes later, he abruptly closed the Work Notes.

Snap——

"Ronald, are you alright?"

Patricia immediately stepped forward to support Ronald.

She wasn't asking about the result of his thoughts, but about Ronald's current physical state.

And Ronald—

Still being supported by Patricia, he extended a hand to hold the wall while gasping for breath.

The mental exhaustion was indeed a terrible experience.

And because of the Maze Picture Book's art style, his eyes had turned into swirling circles like mosquito coils.

In this state, Ronald spoke:

"I... I think I have a target."

"Let's go quickly."