Chapter 765: Chapter 353: You Wouldn’t Happen to Have a Demon Crystal, Right? (2)

Everyone responded softly and quickly divided into small teams.

Linda, Wright, Carlos, and others each led a team.

The Knights, wizard apprentices, and Hunters coordinated with each other, quickly rushing into the temple to search.

Luo De stepped forward, grabbed an injured deaconess on the ground, and asked,

"Where’s that young man taken back by Priest Laura?"

The deaconess closed her eyes, turned her head aside, and kept her mouth shut.

Luo De didn’t waste any words, pressing directly on her chest wound, blood gushed out instantly.

"Ah!"

The deaconess screamed and quickly shouted, "Priest Laura went to the Oracle Hall downstairs..."

"Do you know where it is?" Luo De asked urgently.

"I, I know, but I don’t have the authority to enter the Oracle Hall," the deaconess said fearfully.

Luo De ignored what the deaconess said next and directly picked her up.

"Lead the way, and you can live."

"Go straight ahead," the deaconess obediently replied.

Luo De didn’t waste any words, tossing her to Sao beside him, "Follow her."

"Yes, Saint Master."

Sao nodded and led the deaconess through the hall, along the corridor forward.

This temple ruin’s hall was extensive, without a guide, one couldn’t find the correct direction at once.

To be cautious, Luo De had another person grab a deaconess to follow them.

If the two said anything different, someone was definitely going to suffer.

Fortunately, the two deaconesses didn’t play any tricks, and Sao quickly saw the entrance to the spiral staircase.

Before getting there, Laura was seen dragging Man Xiu up.

"Luo De!"

Laura glared furiously, "It’s you all along!"

Laura fully understood now that letting them go was a conspiracy all along!

"Since you’ve blocked me here, I won’t struggle any longer."

Laura stared at Luo De and asked, "I’ve already checked Man Xiu thoroughly and found no tracking marks, and I’ve been cautious throughout. How did you find us?"

"Don’t ask these pointless questions."

Luo De naturally wouldn’t explain like a novel’s protagonist that he had Hawk tracking.

"Honestly kneel, and I can spare your life," Luo De ordered calmly.

Laura frowned slightly, not expecting Luo De to show no respect.

She quickly pulled out a dagger, placing it against Man Xiu’s throat, "Tell me, how exactly did you find us!"

Laura’s questioning made Luo De feel something was wrong.

At this moment, Laura wasn’t thinking of escaping but still asking about the tracking...

Luo De realized something and shook his head at Laura, "Do you think a civilian’s life can threaten the Empire’s Duke?"

Luo De stepped forward a couple of steps, his tall figure blocking Vivian, and then subtly pointed with his finger.

Vivian understood, quietly retreating behind everyone until she reached the dimly lit corner.

"Oh?"

Laura’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Why don’t you act now?"

"Why not let the Dawn Society’s spellcaster beside you use magic to kill me?"

"Because I thought you wanted to live."

Luo De said calmly, "Since you want to die... then die!"

As soon as the words fell, Vivian suddenly appeared, stabbing the embroidery needle straight into Laura’s nape!

In this instant, Laura sensed the murderous intent behind her, but it was too late to dodge!

Pfft!

The sound of flesh piercing echoed as the embroidery needle went right through Laura’s throat!

The Knight beside quickly rushed forward, unhesitatingly plunging the longsword into Laura’s body!

Since the first day they became soldiers, they were taught to always finish off enemies.

Especially now facing spellcasters and clergy with various abilities, it was crucial to finish them off immediately.

With a clanging sound, Laura’s dagger dropped to the ground.

As the longsword was pulled out, Laura’s body collapsed directly, blood flowing everywhere instantly.

"Sao, check her body."

Luo De commanded, "Send two more people downstairs to check carefully for any hidden passages."

Laura’s actions earlier were too obvious; she practically had a way to escape.

"Yes, Saint Master."

Sao responded respectfully, quickly stepping forward to search Laura’s body.

Soon, he found a purple, diamond-shaped crystal among them.

"Saint Master, found this."

Sao presented the crystal in front of Luo De.

Luo De took the crystal, realizing it wasn’t an extraordinary gemstone. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Otherwise, the system would show an absorbable prompt.

"Do you recognize this?"

Luo De handed it to Selena.

Selena reached out and took it, initially examining it carefully, "This..."

After pondering for a moment, Selena’s eyes suddenly shone brightly,

"Is this a non-directional teleportation crystal?!"

"Teleportation crystal?"

Luo De asked in amazement, "Can it teleport someone instantly across thousands of miles?"

"Not exactly..."

Selena lifted her head, smiling and shaking it, "If I’m not mistaken, this allows teleportation to any known place within five hundred meters, and the location must be clear."

Selena added, "And it’s a single-use spell crystal."

"Alright."

Luo De’s tone was slightly disappointed.

"But this is still incredibly precious, Lord Duke."

Seeing this, Selena actively explained, "This type of short-distance non-directional spell is akin to a quasi-four-ring spell, mastered only by official wizards."

"Indeed."

Luo De nodded slightly, "That is true; such a teleportation crystal can save lives at critical moments."

Luo De then focused on Laura’s body, frowning slightly, "Was she thoroughly searched when we captured her?"