Viscount Ambrose's Independent State: I Want to Create a Universal Law! (A 6,000-character chapter)

The Hearthstone Great Witch tried to uncover the truth behind the birth of the Thousand Year Fire from the murals. But as she stared at the murals on the dome and rubbed her eyes again and again, all she could see was a blur.

She thought she had seen them. She had always believed she understood the murals.

But when she thought it over carefully and tried to describe the story they depicted, she realized she knew nothing at all!

The Old Witch rubbed her eyes hard, squeezing a tear from the corner of one.

In just three seconds, the tear solidified into a red beetle.

The red beetle immediately spread its wings and began flapping around wildly in midair.

The Hearthstone Great Witch backed away repeatedly, suddenly terrified. "A complicated, cipher-like protective spell has been placed on those murals."

"Not only does it force anyone who doesn't meet the requirements to forget what they saw after looking at the murals, it also triggers a mechanism."

"Everyone, be careful! Don't let that red beetle touch you. It's a powerful counterattack spell!"

The red beetle flew past Yveta and the Old Witch, heading straight for Lolita's forehead.

Lolita screamed, then stood rooted to the spot in terror.

Some people froze like this when they were terribly afraid.

The more frightened they were, the less they could move.

Just as Lolita was sinking into despair, a flash of cold light streaked across her vision.

Yveta drew the Sword in Fire from his waist and, moving at a speed no ordinary person could match, struck the red beetle flying through the air.

Bang!

The beetle's body burst apart, releasing a stream of deep red spirit fire that spiraled up the Sword in Fire.

The blade glowed a searing red from the heat, but