After several twists in the direction of the steps, it is at least 10 meters deep downward.

- The front suddenly opened up.

Ronald was right.

Directly below the manor mansion, a space with an area of at least 100 square meters is located.

Compared to the black fog overhead, the Black Mountain that chooses people to devour.

This place is closer to the [Demon Realm] that Nessos said before.

The walls around the basement were filled with disgusting tentacles made of black viscous liquid mixed with rancid flesh, almost like Lovecraft's strange world.

Ronald had no doubts.

After being entangled in these tentacles, an extremely terrible tragedy will definitely occur.

But even so, there was something in the basement that stood out more than the wriggling and waving tentacles.

The middle of the basement.

and several human figures lying to the ground.

In the center of the room, and at the center of the group, a man in a red robe with an unclear face fell to the ground, still holding a black book in his hand.

- The Magic Book.

At least 80% probability.

The first time he saw this guy, Ronald confirmed it in his heart.

And at a distance of one meter around the man in red, a gray dust formed a perfect circle on the ground, completely isolating him from the few people outside.

There were a total of four people outside, two large and two small.

Ronald has seen three of them -

One is a 'mother' with strange powers, the other is a 'daughter' in a white dress, and the other is the 'boy' who happens to be following him!

The rest of the man was an adult man he had never met.

Judging from the previous situation, this should be the 'father' who only communicated with Ronald and the three of them with his voice.

“......”

Looking at everything in front of him, Ronald frowned.

Although the clothes are the same as those seen on the ground, there are big problems in the details, the 'daughter's' pierced shoulder is intact, and the 'mother's' head is not wounded at all.

It's very different from anything I've experienced before.

Not to mention the 'boy' lying on the ground at the end, but he is still following him!

Look back.

The boy with a gloomy expression was still firmly on the edge of the torch-lit range, and his eyes glared at Ronald hardly changed.

What's going on?

Don't tell him that there are a few more 'new friends' to come!

Carefully dodging the squirming tentacles around him, Ronald moved nimbly to come to these guys and crouched down to check.

All four bodies had a heart stopped, no pulse, dilated pupils, and a cold body......

They were all dead.

And dead for a while.

“......”

In silence, Ronald turned his gaze to the last guy who hadn't been checked.

The man lying in the center of the basement, holding a magic book and wearing a red robe.

It seems that in order to solve this question, we must start with this guy.

"Hey, that one named Ronald!"

"I have one more question!"

Just as Ronald was about to continue checking, the 'boy' behind him suddenly called out in an unkind tone:

"There's something else you haven't told me."

"No one told you about the existence of this basement tonight, where did you see that this place is hiding secrets?"

“......”

"Ask the enemy about the enemy's secret ......"

Stunned, Ronald felt a little speechless, and he recalled the harsh words that the 'boy' threw when he left for the first time:

"Anyway, you ordinary people can't do anything?"

"Just wait here for your death, right?"

"With your intellect, what was it that gave you the confidence to say this the first time you left the living room?"

"Oh my God......"

“......”

"I'm going to kill you!"

- 'Boy' was furious.

Ronald's subtle tone, repeated contempt for his intelligence.

This level of ridicule is clearly beyond the limits of the 'boy'.

Completely releasing the pent-up anger in his heart, this guy instantly pounced on Ronald.

Zizizi——

"Roar!"

At first, it was a normal attack posture.

However, before the attack was successful, after approaching Ronald by a distance of about a meter, especially the area directly affected by the torch, the 'boy''s skin and flesh immediately made a sound similar to that of a rapidly burning grease.

In an instant—

From the inside out, the 'boy''s body, which had already entered a state of voiding, instantly dimmed by at least one-fifth again.

Smack-

Almost running for his life, 'Boy' himself fell away from Ronald.

"Shhh...... Hiss ......"

In the blink of an eye, his expression and body were sluggish.

Except for his eyes still fixed on Ronald, this guy has completely lost his previous fierce appearance.

"Tut-tut-"

Ronald made an emotional sound from his mouth.

He no longer paid attention to the 'boy' who was already angry behind him, and wanted to die with him immediately.

Squatting down in front of the gray circle surrounding the man in red, he stretched out Nessos' dagger and poked it in.

“......”

The dust did not react, the dagger was unharmed, and there was nothing unusual in his own hands.

"Don't you have a defensive effect on me......"

Muttering to himself, Ronald pulled out his dagger and picked up some gray dust in front of him.

Even after leaving the ring, the dust still has no reaction.

It's as mundane as paper ash that burns completely.

After confirming that he and this thing would not have any chemical reaction, Ronald walked in with peace of mind.

"Let me see ......"

Just as he was about to reach down, Ronald's movements suddenly stopped.

A new change is just around the corner-

The distance was still unclear, but when he approached the man in red up close, he found a black semicircular film that was almost completely transparent, completely enveloping the guy and the magic book in his hand.

What is this thing?

To be on the safe side, Ronald shook the dust off the dagger in his pocket before carefully stabbing the tip of the knife out.

Qiang –

In an instant, the dagger in Ronald's hand flew straight out.

At the moment when the tip of the knife came into contact with the membrane, an irresistible force appeared on his wrist, and he couldn't even hold the dagger that was tightly clenched!

Looked back in astonishment.

Ronald clearly saw the dagger hit the wall, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the wriggling black tentacles.

"Hahaha!"

Arrogant laughter came from behind him.

Seeing this, the boy, who was still lying on the ground and languishing, began to laugh maniacally.

"See?"

"This is the power of the top-level magic guide book!"

"Without an original canon of the same level, you can't even break its defenses!"

"Ronald, there's only one choice if you want to live!"

"Listen to me now, we still have a chance to survive until the [Alienation] is over!"

“......”

"What should I say......

In the face of the extremely arrogant attitude of the 'boy', Ronald showed a pity and pathetic expression on his face.

He looked down at the lightning marks that began to loom on his wrist.

An idea can't help but come to mind -

Seeing his next operation, this guy won't be overly ashamed and then kill himself, right?