Ascension To Divine Throne - Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: The Secret Chamber Behind the “Gate of Reversal”
Chapter 152: The Secret Chamber Behind the “Gate of Reversal”

William cast a glance at the gray-clad assassin before him, feeling a slight interest.

After all, despite having Joyce around, the Cain family guards, led by Welf, were all a bunch of dullards. It wouldn’t hurt to have an assassin around; after all, talent is talent.

Sending him to guard the entrance of the White Dove Merchant Guild would be good enough!

However, the primary concern was ensuring that this silver-clad assassin wouldn’t betray them. Given his proficiency, he must have done this kind of thing many times before.

William nodded and asked, “What’s your name?”

The gray-clad assassin quickly replied, “Reporting to the lord, my name is Rist.”

William smiled, once again took out the emerald staff, and pointed it at Rist’s forehead, saying, “Stay still.”

Then, a faint white light emanated from the emerald staff, slowly entering Rist’s body.

Rist tensed up, feeling that something was wrong, but soon relaxed, giving up resistance.

Survival was more important than anything else.

The Sixth Circle spell, “Control Mark”!

William had recently mastered this spell, and its effect was quite powerful.

This spell was somewhat similar to “Charming Humans,” but it could affect stronger professionals.

By implanting a mark in the target’s body and continuously suggesting, the target would develop sincere loyalty to the caster.

Such a powerful spell naturally had its drawbacks: firstly, it couldn’t control those with strong minds, and the target couldn’t resist during the spell’s usage; secondly, once the target’s strength surpassed the caster’s, the mark within their body would automatically dissolve; thirdly, there was a limit to the number of targets the caster could control, and William could only control up to three professionals whose strength didn’t exceed his own.

Therefore, the conditions for using the “Control Mark” were quite strict.

This was an original spell created by Apollo Stephens, and the dean had instructed William not to casually spread it.

After successfully implanting the mark into Rist’s body, William nodded and said, “My name is William Cain. You’ll stay with the White Dove Chamber of Commerce from now on.”

Rist’s eyes lit up. The White Dove Chamber Of Commerce had been very active in the Lower City recently. Naturally, the Brotherhood of Eagles had investigated it and knew that the actual controller of the was the current popular Lord Cain of Canlight City.

It seemed like a good opportunity, much better than staying with the Brotherhood of Eagles.

Quietly standing up straight, Rist instinctively stood behind William, lost in thought.

It was unclear whether this was his true intention or the effect of the “Control Mark.”

Rachel and Claw Claw were dumbfounded watching William’s performance. How did a silver-tier assassin become one of William’s subordinates? Wasn’t William just a silver-tier powerhouse?

Without paying attention to Rist’s defection, William headed towards this former Cortana stronghold.

Upon entering, William noticed that although the exterior of the house looked ordinary, the interior decoration was luxurious.

Expensive cedar furniture and exquisite red carpets, rarely seen even in the noble houses of Canlight City, were unfortunately covered in dust now.

It was probably because these pieces of furniture were too large to take away conveniently, otherwise, they would have been taken by others like everything else.

William looked around and asked Rist behind him, “Did the Brotherhood of Eagles send anyone to deliver something here?”

“There shouldn’t be. I haven’t seen anyone during my time here,” Rist replied.

William nodded and carefully inspected the surroundings.

He had a feeling that the secret of the blood sacrifice ritual might be hidden somewhere in this house.

But after searching the entire house, he found nothing unusual.

Perplexed, William looked around and finally said helplessly, “It seems there’s nothing abnormal here. Perhaps I was mistaken.”

With that, he left with Rachel and Claw Claw.

Rachel and Claw Claw were still puzzled. Why did William seem to fizzle out a bit? They saw William stop at the alley’s entrance, turn back to look at the house they just left.

Could it be that he was smiling as if he had realized something?

William was indeed in a good mood. When he approached the basement earlier, he noticed something wrong but pretended not to find anything.

The “Gate of Reversal” spell, a Seventh Circle magic!

William discovered this spell on the door of the basement in Cortana.

This spell was incredibly peculiar. It could only be used on the door of the sole exit of a secret chamber. If an outsider tried to open the door without using a specific dispelling spell, they would only see a pre-set ordinary room instead of the hidden chamber behind the “Gate of Reversal.”

It was a rare but highly practical concealment spell.

In theory, the magical fluctuations of the “Gate of Reversal” were extremely subtle and difficult to detect.

But William was an arcanist. The moment he saw the basement door, he realized that the “Gate of Reversal” had been cast here.

It was a combination of his rich experience from his previous life and his current acute elemental perception as an arcanist. Even a golden-tier mage wouldn’t be able to achieve what William effortlessly did.

However, William remained calm and proceeded to inspect the ordinary room that the “Gate of Reversal” had seemingly transformed into. He also pretended to be rather disappointed as he left the building.

As he approached the “Gate of Reversal,” William had a feeling of being watched from afar.

It must be the formidable individual hidden behind the “Gate of Reversal,” at least of golden-tier strength.

Alright!

The target was confirmed!

Discovering one of the secrets of the Beast God Cult was already significant for William.

Given the modus operandi of the Beast God Cult, the other two locations must be even more covertly hidden. William knew he wouldn’t be able to find them in the short term.

Now, it was time to gather people and raid the homes of the Beast God Cult!

In the Hidden Chamber Behind the “Gate of Reversal”…

Peter stood silently in the darkness, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, like the city guards before, this mage hadn’t discovered the hidden chamber.

Thinking about it, it made sense. How could a group of golden-tier individuals possibly see through a Seventh Circle spell?

Peter relaxed a bit and after a moment of silence, he decided that this was just a minor setback, nothing special. There was no need to inform Kaiser.

Shaking his head, Peter sat down on a nearby chair, quietly watching ahead.

Even someone as hot-headed as him could be so obedient. It was all because of the Beast God Cult’s long-planned grand scheme.

Crimson blood flowed continuously on the spacious floor of the hidden chamber, forming a gruesome and eerie ritual array, extremely sinister yet with a hint of strangeness.

Beside the array, lay over a hundred magical beasts in a state of unconsciousness.

“It’s almost time,” Peter murmured, as if comforting himself. “Soon, there won’t be a need for such endurance.”