Dangerous Castle

"Based on the current situation, each Patrol Team has ten members, nine of whom are Elementary Sequence True Gods, and the team leader is a Middle Sequence True God." Liliath frowned slightly as she analyzed the situation inside the castle. "However, it is still uncertain how many Patrol Team there are in total, and it is also unknown whether there are any other stronger beings besides these Patrol Team."

"Until I'm certain of the specifics, I can only operate in the shadows..." Liliath was well aware that if she alerted any of the Patrol Team, she could trigger the entire castle's alarm system, making her subsequent actions impossible. She could only be as cautious as possible to avoid being discovered.

Finding herself unable to obtain any further useful information from the first Patrol Team, Liliath abandoned the pursuit and, after turning at a fork in the road, continued to explore the castle's interior alone.

Over the next three hours, she encountered fifteen Patrol Team, almost one every ten minutes or so, clearly demonstrating the castle's extremely thorough security system. If it weren't for her superior Pupil Technique, she would likely have been discovered long ago.

Besides discovering the large number of patrols, she also found the castle to be ridiculously large; in three hours, she had hardly retraced her steps. Furthermore, she roughly estimated that the area she had explored was probably less than a third the size of the castle.

Of course, besides gaining some knowledge of the castle's terrain, it wasn't entirely without its benefits.

By secretly following the Patrol Team and eavesdropping on their conversations, Liliath also gained a lot of information about the castle.

She learned that there were a total of forty-eight patrol teams in the castle, and each team was roughly equal in strength.

I understand now. Besides the Patrol Team, there is also a Patrol Captain and two Vice Captain. The captain is an Advanced Sequence True God, and the two Vice Captain are also Sixth Sequence True Gods.

They even learned that the area where prisoners were held was underground in the castle, and that the underground level was guarded by two Vice Captain on a rotating basis.

The more information Liliath gathered, the less pleased she became. Instead, she grew increasingly worried. All the information pointed to the fact that the clue she was looking for was on the underground level, guarded by the Vice Captain, a true god-level being of the Sixth Sequence.

"Sixth Sequence true god—even with my current Combat Strength, I can't face him head-on, even if I unleash my full power. Not to mention, once we engage, that captain, who is at least Seventh Sequence, and another Vice Captain will arrive immediately. Therefore, forcing our way in is not an option; we can only observe for a while longer and see if there are any other solutions." After confirming that the clue she needed was in the underground level, Liliath became even more hesitant to act rashly, and she rationally chose to continue observing.

After spending more than half an hour finding the underground entrance, Liliath did not enter immediately. Instead, she hid beside the entrance. She wasn't very confident that she could avoid being discovered by the Sixth Sequence God at close range, so she chose to observe further and look for an opportunity.

This wait lasted for several hours.

The sudden appearance of a figure surprised Liliath more than pleased.

The man carried a jar of wine in both hands and carefully walked towards the underground entrance.

Liliath had been watching him closely and noticed that he had come alone, without anyone following him. Moreover, this person was merely a Small Soldier in the patrol. He was only a True God of the Elementary Sequence.

Without further hesitation, Liliath appeared in front of the man in a flash, her eyes turning purple-gold, instantly hypnotizing him.

"Who are you? Why did you come alone?!" Liliath asked telepathically.

"I am Patrolman Number Nine from Eighth Patrol Team. I'm here to deliver wine to the Vice Captain," the Small Soldier replied obediently, completely under Liliath's control.

"Were you the one who used to deliver the drinks?" Liliath asked.

"No, it's different teams taking turns sending people to deliver them. This is my first time being assigned to this task."

"Do you know what kind of people are imprisoned underground?" Liliath continued to ask, without much hope.

"I know there's only one person imprisoned here, but I don't know exactly who it is. I've only heard that it's a young master from Direct Lineage line of a family, and that he was imprisoned here for some mistake." The Small Soldier's answer filled Liliath with a sense of joy.

Liliath knew that Hake had mentioned before that he only had thirteen Direct Lineage descendants of his generation. If they were Direct Lineage descendants, then there was a high probability that the person imprisoned here was Hake himself. Even if it wasn't Hake himself, it was very likely that they were Hake's siblings, who should know where Hake was being held.

"Very good. Now do as I say. After you go down, act as if nothing happened, and do what you were doing before. But you must wear this..."

As Liliath spoke, she produced an Invisible Contact Lens in her hand. She reached out and pressed the lens into the other person's left eye. After placing it, she carefully observed it and found nothing unusual.

This invisible lens, developed by Robert, is a miniature instrument used for detection and recording. Placed inside the eye, it is completely undetectable and also contains a concealed communication system. Liliath had previously been a little worried about whether the items in her Storage Space were still there in this dream world. Now it seems that her worries were completely unnecessary.

"Once you're down there, try to observe the surroundings while the Vice Captain isn't looking. If possible, it would be best if you could see the faces of the prisoners clearly," Liliath gave the Small Soldier the hypnotic command.

"Understood!" the Small Soldier nodded immediately.

"Alright, go ahead, and follow my instructions when the time comes."

As Liliath spoke, she inserted another contact lens into her left eye. This lens was actually part of a set with the one in the Small Soldier's eye, but Liliath used them separately so that she could share the soldier's field of vision and see the specific scene below.

Upon receiving the order, the Small Soldier, carrying the wine jar, headed towards the underground staircase and quickly disappeared from Liliath's sight. But soon after, Liliath received images from the enemy's detector... (To be continued~^~)