Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 456 - 453 I Want to Have a Serious Talk with You

A declaration of war was issued.

These monsters, transformed by parasitic modification, didn’t rush over in haste.

They maintained their direction, steadily closing in on Ronald’s position—a slow tightening of the encirclement, aiming to securely limit their escape routes.

Faced with the situation before him, Ronald’s thoughts raced.

With his abilities, defeating these transformed monsters here was naturally no problem. Even if every ordinary person in the building were transformed, he still had full confidence in securing victory.

But what about the others?

He could rest assured about the fifteen original outposts with investigators in charge, but the ten newly emerged outposts were definitely not yet secure.

Ronald hadn’t forgotten the recent events.

After the death of the parasitized heretic magician, this unknown entity could quickly infect the nearby ordinary people. So if he were to ruthlessly kill here, what would become of the other outposts throughout the city?

Thinking this, Ronald turned his head and gave Heloise a meaningful glance:

"Philis, there are too many of these things to handle."

"I’ll hold off this horde of monsters, you two escape and rendezvous with the others!"

"..."

After such prolonged and close contact, Heloise naturally understood all kinds of habits in Ronald’s life. But just by seeing the look in his eyes, the girl suddenly grasped the purpose in his words.

’Too many’ ’hold them off’ ’meet up with others’...

Even without Ronald expressly stating his thoughts, Heloise could discern the actual intent: ’These monsters may spread to other ordinary people in the city. I’ll hold them off now, and you and Patricia must immediately leave and prepare with the others in the city.’

Heloise originally wanted to speak up and dissuade Ronald.

But when she slightly opened her mouth and saw Ronald’s current expression, the words she was prepared to say changed into a serious pledge:

"I understand, good luck."

During the course of their conversation, Patricia, who was beside them, didn’t say a single word.

As a swordsman, she had no habit of being distracted by other concerns during battle.

Since her trusted companion had made a decision, she naturally wouldn’t say more. Holding her longsword at an angle, she kicked it sharply, breaking off the damaged part forcefully, turning it into a somewhat uniquely shaped shortsword.

With her gaze locked on the slowly encroaching monsters, she leaned toward Heloise and whispered:

"So how do we break out, we’re not actually going to fly out, are we?"

"Actually... it might just be flying out?"

Almost as soon as Heloise answered Patricia, Ronald had finished reciting the Spell from "Astronomy Master." The "Circle of Equilibrium" Spell immediately took effect on the two girls, pulling them directly into flight, and in the blink of an eye, they flew over the monsters and reached the building’s entrance.

Heloise was very familiar with the Spells Ronald could cast.

But for Patricia, this was the first time she saw Ronald use such a Spell.

Standing at the entrance, she paused for a second, then realized she had escaped the encirclement of monsters.

"This Spell..."

"Let’s go out, and I’ll explain it slowly, let’s go!"

Heloise had only gotten halfway through speaking when she took the initiative to grab Patricia’s arm without any hesitation and left the building straight away.

It wasn’t until the two had almost left the slums that Heloise slightly slowed down the pace at which they were hurrying.

"I remember the Investigative Bureau has equipped some offices in the city with radios, do you know their locations?"

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"..."

Patricia raised an eyebrow.

The monsters at the ritual site, the spells Ronald used, the secret intelligence the girl before her revealed—all these were beyond her expectations.

Even deeper thought provoked.

The significance of certain issues was even more important than the eradication campaign itself!

However, recalling Ronald, who was still holding back the monsters in the building behind, Patricia didn’t pursue these thoughts further and took the lead to guide the way instead.

"Let’s go, I know the nearest location."

"We really can’t delay any further."

"..."

Helios and Patricia easily left the interior of the building.

Ronald, left in the original spot, faced similarly unexpected changes.

As he watched the two girls leave before him, the monsters showed no intention of biting and holding them back. They even momentarily stopped their efforts to tighten the encirclement.

What did this mean?

Looking at the illogical reaction of the group of monsters, Ronald recalled Helios’s assessment, "Their brains are all messed up."

It couldn’t be that in the midst of battle, this creature was about to go berserk, could it?

Just as Ronald remained on alert and prepared delaying spells, the monster that had spoken to him before stepped out from the circle again and began to speak with assured confidence:

"Mr. Ronald Adler, I’ve let go of your two female companions, and now that there are no more troublesome people around, we can have a proper talk, can’t we?"

Hearing this, Ronald was stunned for a moment.

His previous plan was to engage in battle with these monsters, buying time for the others in the city. But this creature switched it up with, "I want to talk," almost handing him the opportunity to delay on a silver platter.

The time he thought he’d have to wrack his brains out for was now in his hands.

It was indeed somewhat poignant.

Of course, Ronald wouldn’t refuse such an opportunity handed to him.

With a rigid and indifferent expression on his face, he nodded in response:

"Do you think there’s anything left to talk about between us?"

"Negotiating with a monster?"

The monster smiled, seeming completely unconcerned by Ronald’s rejection implied in his words, but rather very pleased with Ronald’s willingness to talk.

"Mr. Ronald, I’m aware of your family’s profound legacy, and that your ancestors were pivotal figures who ended the Dark Age. I wouldn’t waste my time on ordinary people if I didn’t know this."

What do these cultist magicians know!

Ronald felt a chill down his spine just hearing this.

Knowledgeable individuals compared to the ignorant pose a frighteningly greater threat. If the monsters before him were enemies aware of the history of the Dark Age...

Such situations’ outcomes, the Nine Commandments Conclave was the perfect example.

The magic power of the spell wrapped directly around his palm, Ronald spoke with a seriousness he’d never employed before:

"What exactly do you know?"

Watching Ronald’s cautious demeanor, the monster also dropped its sinister smile, and instead spoke with a very serious tone:

"It doesn’t matter what I know, what’s important is how to oppose the ’Nine Commandments Conclave’ and those lunatics. Their plan to plunge the world back into darkness is nearing completion, and if we don’t act now, it will be too late!"

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