Lucian left the Fourth Church of Marika with Alrissa.
Melina had searched for quite a while just now, but in the end, she had not found the words of wisdom Queen Marika had left behind.
So Lucian rested at a Grace, recovered, and then left.
The Fourth Church of Marika stood atop a small hill with a broad view. Without even using a telescope, Lucian easily spotted their next destination.
At the foot of the hill, in the direction opposite from where they had come, lay ruins in a green swamp guarded by numerous puppet soldiers.
This was where Raya Lucaria Academy had sealed the Graven Witch, Sellen.
Bubbles continuously rose from the green swamp, bursting and releasing yellow-green gas.
This swamp was poisonous. Anyone within it would gradually be poisoned.
Alrissa stepped up beside Lucian and looked down at the poisonous swamp with him.
Seeing Lucian staring in that direction, Alrissa took the initiative to ask,
"Are you going there?"
"Yes. Someone is sealed beneath those ruins, and I want to save her."
"Right now?"
Lucian looked up at Alrissa, unsure what she intended to do.
"Yeah, I want to go now, but the poisonous swamp is a little troublesome."
Alrissa shook her head.
"It's not troublesome. Leave it to me."
With that, she ran toward the ruins at the foot of the hill.
Lucian did not rush to follow. Alrissa's strength was nothing to worry about.
Besides, after resting at the Grace, he had given her a bottle each of Crimson Tears and Cerulean Tears. She was completely refreshed.
Alrissa ran all the way to the outside of the ruins, and the idle puppet soldiers had already noticed her.
The four-armed bow puppets fired arrows at her in turns, while the sword-wielding puppets closed in around her.
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