Ace tried several illusions and found that he was completely immune to them. Using Lightness of Wind, Ace dodged the Black Scale Leader and cast a spell he had derived through the Book Spirit's comprehension ability: Tongue of All Languages!
"Rip! Tear... no, flatten with a hammer."
Ace easily evaded his attacks while listening for a while. It was a strange language, seemingly born with a certain evil and chaos.
He reversed the Magic Crystal Protective Film—Magic Crystal Imprisonment Technique!
The leader was imprisoned by Ace. He pounded wildly, but could not break free. After roughly ten minutes, foam suddenly spilled from his mouth, the scales all over his body vanished, and he fainted.
Ace used a special rune array to seal away the leader, transforming him into a button and putting him in his pocket.
He then searched the place and discovered several mysterious, unknown patterns. They were not runes, yet they radiated a peculiar magical rhythm that felt cold, evil, and chaotic.
He recorded those patterns, along with the language he had just discovered, in the Book of Magic.
He carefully searched the entire underground lair again and increasingly felt that it resembled some kind of ritual. Its target was unknown, and its purpose was unknown. The Hungry Wolf Mutual Aid Society was clearly not so simple. It seemed he had stumbled into a truly troublesome matter.
He sighed, found a nearby patrol unit, and discreetly prompted a soldier to report everything.
Meanwhile, after escaping the black shop, Daina ran to a nearby pool and miserably washed the blood from her face, hands, and clothes. Before the sun set, she returned home with complicated feelings.
"I killed people! I killed seven people! What do I do?"
"They were all scum. They deserved to die. If they had lived,