The Warden of The Witches

Chapter 148:

Two Possibilities

The succubus, Fei, was feeling a bit bewildered at the moment.

What on earth was going on?

Initially, she had just been feeling a bit restless at the sight of the shadows cast by moonlight streaming through the iron bars. So she Planning to enjoy herself before bed, however she inadvertently looked up and saw three figures inexplicably appearing in the opposite cell.

At first, she thought she was mistaken. However, when Priscilla struck a match to light a cigarette, she distinctly saw three glowing tips on the other side.

Following Priscilla's gaze, Qimora also noticed Fei and walked up to the railing, smiling at her.

Fei blinked in confusion.

A woman she didn't recognize—she couldn't fathom how she had entered this prison cell.

But one thing Fei was certain of: she was absolutely no match for this mysterious individual who had infiltrated this fortress-like Prison.

Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you—fei, understanding the message, was immediately terrified, her face turning pale as she vigorously nodded in compliance.

"Very well," Qimora mouthed the words.

Fei, trembling, turned around, and slipping back under her covers, pretending nothing had happened.

While exposing the intruder could lead to a reduced sentence, she couldn't bear the repercussions afterward.

"lord Aiden, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that the enemy is too terrifying. I'm just a weak succubus who can only cry..." Fei thought to herself.

Qimora turned back and Priscilla chimed in, "you've been spotted. Is it okay to just leave her be?"

"It's fine.I'll cast another spell of forgetfulness on her When I leave. She'll forget about me once I'm gone," Qimora replied nonchalantly.

"This visit isn't just to see us, is it?" Priscilla cut to the chase, "Vera is already in this city. You're here to find her, right?"

"Have you contacted her?" Dailey asked in a hushed tone.

"I just met with her. She asked me to come and investigate the prison's layout because she wants to kill Aiden Galord. It seems like you're already aware of the situation," Qimora said leisurely, while puffing on a cigarette.

Dailey hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Maybe you should persuade her to stop."

Priscilla added, "Although I believe with Vera's skills, the Inquisition here probably can't catch her, but she still won't be able to kill Aiden galord."

"Oh? That's not necessarily true," Qimora chuckled. "Vera has already resorted to using the gift Abigail gave her in desperation. Even that senior inquisitor won't stand a chance against her."

"Abigail's gift?" Dailey looked puzzled, She have been imprisoned too early to know about this.

However, Priscilla immediately understood, "She's planning to use the Mercury Golem? That suits her temperament... But even with that, she won't win."

"Really? It's not so certain. I've already explored this prison roughly. Although there are sealing magic barriers here, they don't cover every corner. The warden probably won't stay in an entirely secure location all the time. Given the opportunity, Vera still has a good chance of winning," chimed Qimora.

Dailey and Priscilla were well aware of this. To control operational costs, the sealing magic barriers of the Rose Prison only covered all areas where core district inmates were active. Other cell blocks housed ordinary prisoners who were clueless about dark magic and lacked any exceptional traits, hence not requiring such barriers.

As the warden, Aiden primarily focused on the core district that needs special attention. Even his office lay within the barrier's coverage, but his activities were not confined solely to the core district.

Vera's golem couldn't breach the sealed magic areas, but infiltrating the prison posed no problem.

Despite this, Priscilla shook her head firmly, saying, "No, even if that's the case, she still won't win."

"Do you trust this man so much? Have you had a history with him?" Qimora teased.

"I'm serious," Priscilla's expression remained serious. "Aiden Galord is a master of the Divine Language."

Qimora's face changed abruptly upon hearing this, "Really?"

"I was defeated by him using the Divine Language, with the same 'Order' Abigail often used,".

"In the letter Vera sent me, she mentioned that the person who infiltrated our gathering disguised as you was him. I remember Abigail used that phrase on him back then..." Qimora recalled, "Could it be at that time..."

"It was at that time," Dailey affirmed. "He sought my help back then, and I assisted him in adapting the Divine Language through expression, but it ended up working."

"If the Divine Language was taught by Abigail, where did his divinity come from?" Qimora questioned. "Moreover, if he sought your help, that means he didn't understand the technicalities of speaking the Divine Language, how did he manage to defeat Priscilla using it alone?"

"I'm not entirely clear on divinity, but in terms of technique... he actually used the demon contract of 'Physical Transformation,' developed by Lamia," Dailey explained to Qimora. "In this prison, there's a convict who was Lamia's former apprentice."

"Ah, I vaguely remember that. Wasn't it called... Melusine? The one who was expelled from the witch gathering for impersonating Lamia?" Qimora nodded.

"Wait, I think something's amiss." At this point, Priscilla voiced her dissent, "During my interrogation by him, he discerned the basis of my research with just a few words, a detail even Dailey wasn't aware of. This individual's grasp of Divine Language intelligence is more than trivial... His use of the Divine Language is likely more complex than merely learning it from Abigail recently."

Reflecting on the information provided by the two, Qimora fell into contemplation. After a while, she offered her speculation.

"Two possibilities. Firstly, he might have already mastered the Divine Language and divinity. Upon hearing Abigail speak the Divine Language and realizing our knowledge of it, he played along with Dailey to extract more information, confirming the extent known by the witch gathering."

Qimora raised one finger and then promptly raised a second.

"The second possibility is that there's someone backing him who possesses exceptional knowledge of the Divine Language and divinity, granting him his divine abilities. After initially receiving information from Dailey, he obtained more detailed intelligence from this entity."