After taking away the prisoners in the prison, Ian waited for a few hours before heading to the next destination: Axe and Cross's meeting site.
This is the organization to which the protagonist of the movie Kaulder belongs. In a room Chamber of Secrets, many leaders of the organization are having a meeting.
"What do you think of the information from Witch Council? A more powerful warlock than Witch Queen."
"I think it's pure nonsense. Especially the Arcane Empire they mentioned. How can such a thing exist?"
"Indeed. This could be the fantasy of those witches; a world where magic is more powerful than technology."
Many people agreed with this view. Then, one leader looked at someone and asked, "Kaulder, what do you think?"
"There is no reason for the Council to lie about such a big matter," Kaulder said, "However, there are indeed some doubts. I have been to that prison, and all the prisoners are indeed missing; this is partly true, and this incident alone will cause serious consequences."
"Indeed. What problem did you find?"
"After investigation, I did not find any traces of magic. So, how did the warlock subdue all the council members and take away all the prisoners without any trace of confrontation?"
"Could this be their excuse?" asked another.
"You mean they released the prisoners themselves?"
"Just a guess."
"They have no motive to do this," Kaulder added. "Most of the prisoners have a grudge against the council. If they are released, the first thing they will do is take revenge."
Although what Kaulder said makes sense, many people still have reservations about the Council. This is simply because they themselves distrust magic and Wizarding World's people.
"You know, it's not polite to treat my existence as a joke."
The moment these words echoed in the conference room, everyone's eyes were fixed on Ian - he had been listening there. Everyone present was shocked because their magic detection props did not detect the existence of Ian at all.
In addition, he matched the description sent by Witch Council, so everyone quickly recognized him.
However, Ian ignored all eyes and focused on Kaulder.
"Do you know anything about the other Witch Lords?" he asked pointedly.
Hearing this question, Kaulder frowned. As a person who has lived for 800 years, he has keen observation skills.
He could see that there was no trace of fear in this man's eyes.
As Wizarding World is a well-known wizard hunter, there is no witch or warlock who does not fear him, or at least be in awe of his power.
However, he saw nothing in Ian's eyes.
In addition, he felt a huge dangerous aura from Ian, even stronger than when he faced and killed Witch Queen.
"It seems you don't know," Ian said. He had invaded Kaulder's brain and searched for the information he wanted.
Not just him, but all the members present had their memories read.
Then, Ian waved his hand, a portal appeared, and a still-beating heart fell out.
The moment the heart appeared, all members of Axe and Cross stood up and they recognized what it was.
At the same time, Kaulder felt dizzy, and the memories buried deep in his mind suddenly emerged. Then, he realized that the reason why he was immortal was because Witch Queen connected his life to this beating heart.
As long as the heart is alive, he is immortal.
At the same time, Witch Queen can also use this heart Resurrection.
After thinking about this, he did not hesitate to draw the small pistol hidden on his body - even though the conference prohibited weapons.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
To his dismay, the bullet seemed to be frozen in mid-air by an invisible force. Kaulder had seen magic shields, but never seen such a shield that did not require chanting and took effect instantly.
Ian looked away from his heart and looked at the attacker.
Kaulder The gun in his hand suddenly flew out, and then he groaned in pain, held his head and fainted.
Ian knows that Kaulder is just an ordinary person with a long life, and his immortality is similar to Frank.
Therefore, there is little value in studying him. Of course, he is still of great use.
With years of honed will and rich combat experience, once he returns to the Empire, he will become an outstanding fighting Arcanist.
Whether he decides to become a Auror - a career for which his skills are a perfect fit - or join the military, he can have a successful future.
Ian ignored the other people in the room and disappeared instantly.
There are several things in this world that really interest him.
The first is the unique Potions system here.
The second is Ancient Weather Runes who appears in the airplane scene at the beginning of the movie; he is interested in how they are made and operate.
Finally, there is Witch Lords mentioned in the movie.
So far, only Witch Queen has been shown, but she has other siblings.
From the information collected, Ian speculates that magic may originate from the bloodline of these beings.
So, he was very interested in their origins.
After leaving the meeting, Ian tracked down the person who owned Ancient Runes, borrowed the runes, and then returned home; it was still six months before the plot began when they fell into the hands of Kaulder.
After returning to his small house, he saw that Chloe had just finished taking a bath and was wiping his hair with a towel.
"How does it feel?"
"It hurts," she replied with a hint of resentment.
"That's for sure. If you bear with it, this state will only last 3 to 5 days."
"I know. By the way, why are you holding a beating heart in your hand?"
"This is Witch Queen's. I plan to Resurrection and dissect her," Ian replied calmly.
Hearing this, Chloe opened his mouth in shock.
To all witches, the Queen has always been a symbol of strength, power and terror.
However, some people actually said that she should be treated like a guinea pig.
Immediately afterwards, she woke up and realized that the man in front of her was a more terrifying existence than Witch Queen.
"Can I watch?"
"If you want to watch it, it will be very bloody and disgusting."
Gritting her teeth, she still chose to watch. Then, Ian began to work on Queen Resurrection.
This process requires Sacrifice. However, after analyzing the method used by Belial in the movie, he knows that only three things are needed: magic, vitality and soul.
The magic power is provided by him, and the life force is extracted from the planet itself using Alkahest Alchemy.
As for the soul, he summoned a sinful soul from Underworld; he specifically picked a weak one so as not to attract attention.
After the ceremony, the ugly face of Witch Queen appeared in front of Ian and Chloe.
However, before she could even speak, her consciousness became blurred and she passed out.
Finally, Ian asked Morgana to scan the general anatomy of Witch Queen.
The appearance of purple House-elf startled Chloe at first, but she was quickly captured by Morgana's cute appearance.
Scanning can only get a basic overview of the interior, and you need to dissect it to understand the details.
So, Ian began to study everything: from skin, muscles, bones, organs, organ systems, to blood, brain, neural pathways, cells, and more.
The whole process took more than an hour. Looking at Ian's fast and skillful technique, Chloe couldn't help but wonder how many times he had done this kind of thing.
Meanwhile, Ian is more interested in the results of the discovery.
Witch Queen, and even other Witch Lords, can be considered a different species than humans.
Their anatomy is different - especially their stomachs, which can digest anything and convert it into the nutrients the body needs.
They don't have Magic Core. The heart is where magic power is stored.
However, they cannot naturally increase their magic power. Instead, they can convert their souls into magic power.
After learning this, Ian speculated that this was the reason why Witch Lords liked Carnage's large number of humans; not because they were afraid of human development as they claimed, but to increase their own power.
Unfortunately, their conversion rate is horribly low.
This is why Witch Queen is still so weak despite triggering Black Death in Europe and absorbing so many souls.
After analyzing the queen's bloodline, Ian discovered something familiar.
It was an aura, a brand, or a characteristic. He looked through his memory, trying to find out where he had seen something similar.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he remembered: that was the breath of Abyss.
The brand or characteristics contained in the blood of Witch Queen are very similar to the Demons that Hermione once summoned from Abyssal Plane.
"Is there a connection between the two?" Ian thought to himself.