I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Catherine said, "Roland, I won't let you die."

Roland said, "Senior, you trust me too much. Everything I've done might just be a lie—I'm trying to gain your trust, and then use Roland's identity to get out of here with you."

Catherine said, "And then what? After gaining our trust, what will you do after I take you out?"

Roland said, "Maybe go back to the academy with you… for the rest of my life. I want to be a wizard."

Catherine said, "And after becoming a wizard?"

Roland said, "Are you sure you want to hear it?"

Catherine suddenly stopped talking.

Roland cultivates the 'Aleya Manuscript.' With his trash aptitude, he can only cultivate this kind of meditation.

So, if Roland says he wants to be a wizard in this life, then his goal must be to cultivate into an evil god.

Catherine isn't walking the path of a benevolent god either, but she can't say, 'This path is very good, I enlightened you because I wanted to lead you onto this path.'

So she said, "Roland, you are my student. I brought you into the fold. In the future, when you leave me, whatever you do, the responsibility lies with me, your mentor, and not with you."

Roland said, "Senior, don't say too much. If you really believe me, then when we go back later, you should just take the lead and attack Leonard."

Catherine said through gritted teeth, "I will."

Roland nodded and said, "Then let's wait and see."

At this time, the two had already arrived near the magic array. Catherine said, "Roland, you haven't been exposed to the knowledge of magic arrays yet. Come here, I'll guide you a bit."

Under the guidance of the mentor, Roland adjusted several magic arrays that the two were responsible for.

When Roland was processing the last magic array, the mentor left a special spell symbol on the magic array.

This spell symbol is used to remotely adjust the magic array. It's like a switch. As long as the caster moves his mind, the magic array will be disrupted.

The mentor didn't explain her behavior, but gave Roland a small bag.

The small bag has the emblem of the Black Abyss Academy, and seems to be a 'magic storage bag' issued by the academy to the freshmen. The bag the mentor gave is more advanced, it is a 'dimensional space bag'.

Inside the dimensional bag are Roland's luggage, several scrolls for escape, a book about magic arrays, and a magic map.

Those escape scrolls look very advanced.

The mentor said, "I don't have any magic stones left. The scroll can send you to the entrance of the ruins. Outside the fern forest, there is a magic array established by the academy in recent years. It can lead to the academy. The specific location is on the map, read the book yourself for the relevant usage methods. If we all die, you go back to the academy yourself."

After a pause, Catherine looked at Roland and added, "Of course, you can't leave now. Listen to my arrangements."

Roland didn't say much. He put away the dimensional bag and followed the mentor to the meeting place in the center of the garden.

The others have already returned, and they are discussing something around several crystal balls.

This gathering place was originally an open space, but after the magic array was adjusted, a clear pool appeared. The pool water is as smooth as a mirror without a trace of ripples.

Wallace's crystal ball is facing the water surface, studying something. Inside the crystal ball, you can see a palace.

Wallace stroked his beard and whispered to Roland, "This is the inner world in the seal—this garden under our feet is the outer world, and the palace in the crystal ball is the inner world of the garden."

Roland suddenly remembered those escape scrolls, and the tricks the mentor did on the magic array.

If the four of them go down, the mentor activates the spell, and the pool will immediately disappear.

After that, unless the abyss demon kills Hall and the mentor outside, and then adjusts the magic array, otherwise He cannot enter the palace.

Therefore, the palace under the water will become the safest place!

At this time, if someone has an escape scroll in their hand, they can leave!

Since the seal has been opened, after the magic array is destroyed, the inner world just has no exit. So the escape scroll can take effect!

At this time, the Baron came to Roland and Catherine with a golden compass.

"Catherine, we are very lucky. The seal is intact, and the incarnation of the abyss lord did not come out—look."

The Baron placed the golden compass on the water surface.

The compass floated on the water surface, and the three pointers on it slowly pointed to several different symbols.

According to the compass pointer, the remnant is still sleeping in the palace, and the abyssal aura in the palace is extremely weak. This shows that the power of the remnant has been weakened to the level of a 'possessed evil spirit'.

Roland thought to himself, "It's over, Leonard (the remnant) split himself into two parts after destroying the seal and escaping. He left the weak part sleeping in the main hall, and then repaired the seal, creating the illusion that the remnant is still sleeping in the seal. No one will believe that Leonard is a remnant of God anymore."

"Hall, is this compass accurate?" Catherine asked.

Hall Baron said, "This is the compass of the Suffering Secret Society, and it has never made a mistake."

Catherine nodded and said, "Still be careful. If He desperately possesses someone, it will be difficult to deal with—although His power is weak to the level of an evil spirit, His willpower is not something we can compare to. Even me, if I am not careful, it is possible to be occupied by Him."

The Baron said, "That's right, if He possesses the weakest person among us, it will be easy to deal with. Otherwise... it will be troublesome."

Everyone showed a cautious look.

At this time, the Baron suddenly said such a sentence: "Lord Catherine, the school staff and freshmen of the Black Abyss Academy should have no problem dealing with an 'evil spirit', right?"

Wallace and the two freshmen were shocked, wishing they could kill this stupid Muggle noble immediately.

What a bad idea?! Isn't this just letting us go to die?!

Leonard smiled and said, "Lord Catherine, Baron Hall's proposal is very good. Why don't we decide like this."

Catherine nodded and said, "Then let's decide like this. Wallace, you take the three freshmen down to investigate first. If you can't even handle an evil spirit, hum."

After hearing this, Wallace and the two freshmen turned pale.

'Damn it!' Wallace cursed in his heart: 'Baron Hall, if I can walk out alive, I will never forgive you!'

Wallace and others do not know the strength of Baron Hall.

In everyone's mind, the most terrifying person in the team is Catherine.

Compared to that abyss demon remnant who is weak to the level of an evil spirit, Catherine is even more terrifying. So her words are the imperial edict.

Soon, the seal was opened by the mentor, and Roland followed Wallace and the three holding torches, slowly walking towards the water surface. The mentor impatiently pushed the four of them forward with mental power: "Waste, what are you doing dawdling."

In Catherine's scolding, the three fell into the pool.

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Splash la la la

In a burst of water sounds, Roland and others rolled into a palace.

At the same time, three very familiar voices were transmitted into Roland's heart.

["Roland, let's each look to fate. If you become the only survivor... then collect our corpses."] This is Catherine's voice.

["Boy, don't think about fighting that thing inside head-on! Get the Holy Grail and run away quickly, your future mother-in-law is still waiting to use it to cure her illness!"] This is Baron Hall's voice.

["Heh heh heh heh... little flies, buzzing whispers, self-righteous, but very interesting. You are very special, I like you very much. So don't run away with the scroll. I can tell you that if you kill my clone, your friends may still have a chance to survive. They trust you so much, you can't leave them alone, huh heh heh heh..."] This is Leonard.

Sand la la la

The pool above the palace suddenly disappeared, and the hall was pitch black.

Roland closed his eyes deeply.

Roland revealed his heart to others, but did not believe that others would treat him the same way—he said that this is the world of adults.

In the world of adults, no one will give their true heart to others. Only naive children think that sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.

What Roland said is indeed correct.

However, precisely because of this, sincerity is precious.

Roland does not belong to this world. He is a transmigrator, a transmigrator who only wants to survive. He could not have given his true heart to this world.

But after witnessing the Suffering Mausoleum, he faced the thousands of suffering statues and made a sincere oath.

Those thousands of sacrificing heroes did not fail this world.

Roland did not fail them.

And Catherine did not fail Roland either.

【At the crossroads of fate, you choose to stand up and tell the truth (Completed Option B).】

【A trace of change has appeared in fate...】

【Completion reward: Teammate who is about to stab you * 1, Avatar of the Abyss Lord (Small) who is about to stab you + 1, A narrow escape from death + 1, Skill Enlightenment Value + 100】

Roland should have died without return.

But the prophecy has been saying that he has a narrow escape from death.

This life comes from Catherine.

She is Roland's glimmer of hope in that narrow escape from death.

Roland opened his eyes. Looking at the dark palace in front of him.

All along, Roland had a vague sense of crisis. His intuition told him that this sense of crisis came from that thing. But he couldn't figure out what role a small, low-level apprentice like him could play in this battle.

Now, he finally understood. He would indeed face that abyssal demon.

The mentors faced the abyssal demon (main body), and he faced the abyssal demon (fragile clone).

Roland quietly took a few steps back, hiding behind Wallace and the two new students.

He said secretly to his three teammates in his heart: 'Sorry, but the three of you are just too unreliable, I can't trust you. We have to sacrifice one person to start the BOSS fight. So, who lives and who dies next, let's just leave it to fate.'