Chapter 26 The Illusion of Reality
If possible, Qin Lun really was unwilling to participate in the battle between the Exorcist and the Witch. He hoped that he would always exist as a bystander, just like a camera, faithfully recording all events. Whether it is success or failure of the Exorcist, what does it have to do with him?
As for Frank, Catherine and others who had been used by him, Qin Lun only regarded them as temporary workers carrying cameras. They paid labor and he paid some wages.
Frank helped him, so Qin Lun promised to give him a source of life in the future. Catherine helped him, so he indirectly made the hotel owner's business start to improve.
If it weren't for the existence of a mission in another world, Qin Lun would immediately shut up and no longer promote the subsequent development of the event. But as he said, there is no accident in the world, only necessity. Once the wheel of fate turns, even the camera has to become a part of the entire event.
"Everyone, we have been in the Maiya Forest for three days and two nights, and have been attacked by evil creatures twice. However, let alone the two victims who were sneak attacked on the way to support last night, in fact, these two attacks are still within the endurance of our team and have not completely defeated us, right?" Qin Lun said with a faint smile.
The tent became quiet, and the expressions on the faces of the exorcists moved and fell into deep thought.
"Doctor Stan, please continue to talk!" The experienced Odo seemed to have thought of something and glanced at Qin Lun with appreciation.
"If the attack of magic creatures on the first night was just a temptation. Then the attack of the next night should be considered as a witch driving evil creatures to confront us head-on!" Qin Lun said confidently, "Please think about it. If it is a head-on battle, does that mean that so far, the witch Maiya has no power to completely defeat us!"
"This is just your guess. At least the attack last night, the Maiya Witch did not show up on its own initiative. Once the Maiya Witch commands the evil creatures on the spot, we will fall into a worse situation!" The bearded exorcist said in a deep voice.
Qin Lun glanced at the exorcist, but smiled and didn't say anything. Although Beard made a rebuttal, he could see that the experienced exorcist himself also had the same questions, and his original position of evacuating the forest had loosened.
"The witch Maiya did not show up, perhaps because there is only one witch currently fighting against us. She is afraid that we will take decapitation measures regardless of everything. And without the cover of other companions, she will easily fall into our siege!" Odo said as if he was muttering to himself.
"From our past experience, a Maiya witch has at least two or three evil creatures, and at most no more than seven or eight." Beard pondered for a moment, and then retorted again, "We were besieged by at least twenty evil creatures last night. Normally, there should be three or five Maiya witches!"
"Not to mention three to five Maiya witches joining the battle, even if only two witches cover each other, we had collapsed last night and could not retreat at all!" Ms. Nova's eyes flashed and said in a muffled voice, "This time we took the initiative to enter Maiya Forest. Even if Maiya witch killed all the exorcists, it could not be considered as violating the Millennium Contract."
"Well, there is only one witch's point of view that can be recognized!" Another older exorcist leader nodded, "Maybe our current witch is just a post sent by the witch Maiya on the periphery of the forest! In this way, other witches may indeed particularly strengthen her magic servants to monitor a larger area."
"If it's just a sentry witch responsible for monitoring, why didn't she secretly monitor and wait for the support from other witches to send so many magic creatures to alarm the snakes and try to forcibly expel us... Isn't this very strange?" Beard frowned slightly, and a glimmer flashed in her eyes.
"unless……"
"Unless we are moving forward, the formation arrows point to her lair, and it is not very far from us!" All the exorcists looked at each other, and their faces were filled with excitement. "She had no time to wait for the support of other Maiya witches, so she had to send out all magic creatures to attack us, hoping that we could retreat!"
"This is also the reason why we encountered so many magical creatures but did not find any witches participating in the battle in person." Boni slapped the low table and stood up suddenly.
"We are all wrong! In our opinion, it was the witch Maiya who was prepared for such a fierce attack as soon as they entered the forest. But in the opinion of Maiya, it was not a big deal to see more than 20 exorcists entering the forest for the first time? Perhaps the witch thought that we were going for her, so she reacted so fiercely."
A meaningful smile appeared on Qin Lun's face and quietly withdrew from the tent. The doctor understood that he was no longer needed for the next discussion.
These exorcists are experienced and sophisticated. The reason why they didn't understand some doubts before was that they fell into a misunderstanding of their thinking. After all, not everyone is like him, who has refined psychology and is accustomed to changing roles in everything and thinking from the perspective of others.
Of course, even without Qin Lun's guidance, they would have figured it out. But at that time, they might have withdrawn from the Maiya Forest, or delayed the best opportunity to get the Maiya Witch to follow up support.
Shortly after Qin Lun came out, the leaders of the Exorcist walked out of the tent one after another. It has to be said that the courage and wisdom of these exorcists are quite strong. Once they have resolved their doubts, they have reached a unified goal in just over ten minutes, with a decisive style and no drag on the mud.
No wonder Odo said at the time that as long as their mission goals are consistent, they don’t need any leader.
"Doctor Stan, everyone asks me to thank you for your timely reminder. Otherwise, when you understand afterwards, all the exorcists here will be discredited." Odo found Qin Lun, bowed to pay tribute with a smile, "Now we have a new action plan, but..."
"You want me to go back to Albert Castle first?" Qin Lun's expression was a little weird.
"Well, after the magic creatures have come into contact with the exorcist, they will send the enemy's image back to the witch. We plan to let the three exorcist teams in front deviate from their original direction of progress, lead away those magic creatures, and then our team will go directly to find the witch's nest!"
Odo nodded and explained, "If our judgment is not wrong, the next battle will be very fierce. Your performance is enough to pass the newcomer trial and you don't have to risk participating in the battle anymore. Moreover, those injured need your care on the way back, and no one will question your courage because of this!"
"Sir Odo, do you think I have been following you all the time, just to prove my courage?" Qin Lun said in a stiff tone.
"You..." Odo frowned and said in a deep voice, "Before entering the Maiya Forest, Baron Albert once told me that even if this mission failed, you must ensure your safety. You are the only doctor who can cure the disease at present. You are the only one in this team who cannot sacrifice!"
"Master Odo, you don't understand!" Qin Lun sighed softly, "I didn't follow you to prove my courage. I have a reason to do this!"
"Oh? What's the reason?" Odo looked at Qin Lun in confusion.
"I can no longer recover the epidemic in the Odia area. I must find out the root cause of the epidemic and prepare a large amount of antidotes. Otherwise, it will be the same if I have it!" Qin Lun said seriously, "If the epidemic is really related to a witch, only I can find out the root cause in her nest and get the antidote formula based on the virus ingredients. Without my medical knowledge, do you have this ability?"
"This..." Odo finally spoke speechless.
Even if they caught the witch, they might not be able to pry her mouth open or bring her back to Albert Castle alive. Qin Lun had very sufficient reasons. Not only could Odo not refuse the doctor to stay, but he also had to let him go to the witch's nest with him.
After Odo discussed with the other exorcists again, the entire team immediately took action. The three teams led by Nova and Beard turned eastward and headed towards another direction in the Maiya Forest. Their mission was to lead the evil creatures that attacked the exorcists last night.
If the exorcist's current judgment did not deviate from the facts, everyone believed that the witch would continue to drive all evil creatures to harass and track them, pretending to be powerful illusions until they left the Forest of Maiya.
If this judgment is biased, the witch is not trying to encircle and annihilate them, or ignore the exorcist team. Then Nova and others will immediately notify Odo to evacuate the Maiya Forest with a signal.
As for the team led by Odo and Boni, the witches did not know their existence because they had not met the magic creatures, so the task of finding the witch's nest was handed over to them. Of course, Nova and others would not leave too far, and the two people would keep a distance of about half a day just in case.
The last part of the exorcists is composed of the injured. In addition to the five seriously injured, there are two exorcists who were originally members of the defender. They will use carriages to transport the bodies of the dead and the seriously injured, withdraw from the forest, and return to Albert Castle.
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"Doctor Stan, only Lord Odo and Lord Boni are capable of fighting. After finding the witch's nest, can we beat the witch?" Bry, the youngest in the team, asked in a low voice with a sad face and inconfident.
Chapter completed!