Erick, who heard that answer, was quite satisfied. Even though it's quite long, it's all worth it. Now his gaze turned to Ms. Linda who was raging but didn't dare to act.

She knew that this was Roderick's place. If She takes the slightest step to hurt Erick, then she will die without knowing what happened.

“What are you going to do, Roderick... aren't you going to Let them know their place? Is this the hospitality the Rosemary family has?” Erick said in a disappointed tone. “Then that's really disappointing.”

Roderick who heard this looked at Erick with a faint smile. “It depends on what response you have. Your requirement is to prepare a place for the meeting. I have prepared it and given you many things.”

“It's just that I haven't received anything as my payment. So tell me how to track down the remaining Apocalypse harbingers.”

Moriarty and Mr. Z who heard it were shocked and crushed the cups in their hands. The two of them simultaneously looked at Erick and said at the same time.

"Roderick, what do you mean by that question?" Moriarty asked Roderick threateningly. “You know that what you just said isn't something that can be said casually, right?”

"Take a guess? Am I lying or not? Surely, a great detective like you can figure that out, right?” Roderick answered the question with another question.

Moriarty looked at Roderick for a second and could only nod. "He didn't lie."

“Erick, are you really saying that you guys have a way to find out where the Apocalypse harbinger is?” Mr.Z said with a sly smile on his face. He was very interested in this particular piece of information.

The Apocalypse Harbinger is already old history. but what they did really changed how the world was structured. The deaths of many magus and the fall of large Organizations in the past were strong proof that it was not something to be taken lightly.

If it were Moriarty or the Union Magic Institute, they would definitely panic when they heard that Apocalypse Harbinger was still alive today. But for the Maple Secret Society, all of that was just an insignificant past to reminisce about.

What they want is just information. First about The Forgotten One and everything about that person. The rest are just additions that might be useful to them. But everything changes if the organization behind Erick has a way to track Apocalypse Harbinger.

Everything will be very different.

“Kill them.” Ms. Linda, who had previously been sitting quietly, suddenly took out a dagger and threw it at Erick.

Erick stepped back and disappeared from his place causing the dagger to miss its target and sink into the wall behind him. Erick reappeared on the throne he was sitting on.

Two guards who were next to Ms.Linda moved and were about to kill Erick but were blocked by No.2 alone. He entered astral mode and let his hands penetrate the hearts of the two guards.

Before they knew it, it was too late. The two guards fell and lost their lives with their hearts in No.2's hands. Their backs and chests were torn and crushed from the inside in an instant.

“Only fools fight at close range when fighting a Magus.” No.2 was insulted with a bored look while throwing away the heart he was holding in his hand.

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His body returned to Astral mode and disappeared from that place. He appeared behind Ms. Linda to grab her heart like those two lousy guards.

“Trash. Who permitted you to come closer to me.” Linda's evil voice echoed.

No.2 stopped in place and couldn't move anymore. Its body was surrounded by strange plant roots surrounded by thorns. His body which was in Astral mode was torn apart and forced back into his physical form.

After that, the roots seemed to penetrate No.2's body and couldn't touch him at all.

“Just because you have a little bit of ability you are already so Arrogant.” without moving an inch, Ms. Linda waved her hand downwards.

The terrifying feeling of magical pressure immediately pressed against him so hard that his internal organs and bones felt crushed. Even so, he refused to bow or kneel before this little bitch.

“Just an ordinary Great Magus dares to move in front of me. Know your place, lowly slave. You…” Before she finished her words, her chest felt an acute pain and a strange cold that seemed to freeze her body's nerves.

In her chest, a blue dagger that she previously had stuck into her chest and penetrated her clothes as if they had never been there before.

"How could it be…?" She looked at a guard beside Erick. His hands looked the same as those of the person behind her when he entered Astral mode.

There are two of them? This time she was the one surprised. Although the case of the guard Erick brought was unusual, someone who could enter the astral state at will was truly rare.

“I wonder which side you'll be on, Roderick. When you agreed to requests from many Organizations to meet people related to The Forgotten One, I knew that something was strange.” Moriarty looked at Roderick who remained where he was.

"Who knows? My attitude is determined by the person who can give me what I want.” Roderick looked at Erick who was still calm from start to finish.

“Give me the magic you used to track the Apocalypse harbinger and I will help you solve this problem. Isn't that a pretty cheap price for your lives?”

Roderick said so arrogantly. Erick, who heard this, raised two balls of light and exploded them right in front of the five people here.

“If that is your decision, then don't blame me for not being nice.”

The light looked so bright but it didn't bother Roderick and Ms. Linda at all.

"Where do you want to go." Roderick and Ms. Linda moved simultaneously but were blocked by a black shadow without a body.

Zaratul appeared while blocking and hindering the two people who were trying to attack Erick.

“One is an illusionist, and the other is an expert in plants. What an interesting opponent. But…” Zaratul raised both hands and released a spiral spear that spun very quickly and launched it like a ballistic missile toward Roderick and Ms. Linda.

“It would take more than two Magus to defeat me as it would take you to defeat me,” Zaratul said while exploding a spear aimed at Ms. Linda.

Half of this room was blown to pieces revealing a plant root that formed a cocoon. The green color and aura of the vine is usually felt from the cocoon.

“So you are the one who defeated Angulus so easily,” Roderick said as he let the spear penetrate his body and destroy everything in its path. “Let me see how strong you are.”

Roderick waved his hand and pulled a gold needle towards Erick. Meanwhile, Zaratul fired a formless air bullet at Roderick but only penetrated his body.

In a split second, Zaratul released another magic.

Tier 2 magic: Detection.

"Oh, I see. You never came here in the first place.” Zaratul said while looking at Roderick's body which was recovering from Zaratul's air bullets.

In his eyes at this moment, he only saw wisps of magic that were so subtle and almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans. For someone who hasn't even reached tier 3, Roderick's magic abilities and control are impressive.

In terms of mana control and capacity he had, they had even surpassed him. But, does that mean he lost?

Shosh...

Without saying anything, the golden needles began attacking Zaratul endlessly and forced him to disappear in the next step.

“What a troublesome opponent.” Roderick saw the same magic used by Zaratul when fighting Angulus. Just as Zaratul was impressed with him, he was also impressed with the methods used by Zaratul.

Without him realizing it, other attacks came from behind, in front, and above. Another air bullet shot from all directions and destroyed Roderick's illusory body.

Another air bullet was also shot towards the cocoon where Little bitch was taking shelter.

Even though his body was continuously destroyed, it was only an illusion and it continued to return to its original form.

“So, which side are you going to join?” Moriarty looked at Mr. Z who was sitting while watching the two people fight in silence.

“Isn't the answer obvious? Why are you still asking again?" Mr.Z said in a serious and cunning tone.

“If the other party doesn't want to give it, then we just seize that method. Wouldn't that be easier?”