Chapter 207: You Were Given a Chance, but You Were Useless
Although Isabel was completely unnecessary for this operation, she still had to know the details, since the destination of the teleportation gate would be Isabel.
When Meg went to see Iver that afternoon, she brought Yanis's magic painting along with her.
To ensure Lily's safety, Lily had already been teleported to the Silver and Tin Palace through the magic painting at that time. Otherwise, Bone Carver might have killed Lily before killing Iver.
It was also then that Meg realized... something was bound to happen tonight.
Precisely because Yanis must have already known, she had made arrangements in advance.
Unlike her outward appearance, Meg's thoughts were rational and solemn. She simply didn't show what was on her mind.
Thus, although Iver had told her the advancement method and various taboos of the lost profession known as the "Moulting Warlock," and had explained in detail the ritual called the "Moulting Ritual," she still hadn't immediately advanced.
That was because she wasn't certain what she would become after advancing, and tonight she had to make sure that enemy died.
As for the curse, the spy, and Noble Red, those matters could be put aside for now.
Meg had confirmed through her own methods that Iver hadn't lied or left anything out.
Meg didn't want to force an advancement either. She knew that this advancement was almost certain to fail.
--But she truly had no other choice.
Even if she died in the Dream Realm and her soul shattered, that would still be better than slowly wasting away and dying in bed... That kind of ending was simply too ugly.
Besides, she had her age on her side. Her many years of experience researching the occult allowed her to confirm after hearing