Although Shad had neither the courage nor the interest to try this potion that was said to drive people crazy, he just smelled the unique scent of the potion's main ingredient, "blood mint".
The taste is very similar to catnip.
He was not surprised at all that Audrey and Megan had also read the Pink Book. The book was not a banned book, and it was normal for the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom to have read it. He just didn't expect that the other party would be so creative in developing such a use for the magic potion used for pleasure.
And since Megan carried this potion with her, it meant that she had thought in advance that the two of them might have to share vision. In this way, even if her strength was damaged, this eleventh-level witch still had knowledge and power far beyond that of a normal ring warlock.
"But if Dorothy and Lesia drank this potion on the Day of the Red Butterfly... they would have been ambiguous with each other on the Day of the Red Butterfly... Oh, what am I thinking?"
He attributed his thoughts at this moment to the aftereffects of seeing "Desire" in the morning.
After drinking the potion together, the golden thread that was originally wrapped around the fingers turned pink.
"The effect is very good. The fog has dissipated a little, and my perception has recovered a lot... Is the effect of this potion so good? I originally thought that it just allowed me to see clearly in front of me. Is the potion extremely effective, or are we two particularly suitable for this potion?"
Megan murmured suspiciously, but didn't take it too seriously. To prevent getting separated in the fog, they held each other's hands again. As they moved along the street toward the north of the island, they saw the thing that had just attacked them.
Those swaying figures were actually some stiff corpses. After being bombarded by Megan's beam, only the broken bodies were left lying on the street. The corpses were in different degrees of decay and the clothes they wore were also different.
Because they didn't want to delay here any longer, they didn't check the identities of the corpses in detail, but roughly judged that they were controlled by the power of the undead.
"First the demons, then the undead, what do they want to do?"
The two quickly left the town and entered the forest path connecting the dock and the town, and as expected, they encountered the enemy again. This time the enemy was a large group of pale green undead, who rushed towards them from the fog in the forest on both sides of the path with screams and wails.
If the vision was suppressed in the chaotic space, it might be really troublesome to encounter such an attack suddenly. But for Shade and Megan at this time, these enemies were just like the resurrected corpses, and they posed no threat at all.
In Shad's opinion, these evil spirits were much weaker than those in Midhill Castle. He didn't understand why they would send out these weak creatures if they were going to attack them.
However, in the end, it was not Shade who took action. Instead, Megan wanted to show that she was actually stronger than Shade, so she took the initiative to cast a spell to purify those evil spirits.
It was past 3:30 in the afternoon when they finally returned to the dock. After boarding the ship, they set sail immediately. Shade turned around and saw the dock gradually disappearing in the fog. He was a little confused as to why he escaped so easily and the demon didn't react at all.
Megan shared the same concerns and held Shad's hand as she waited for the boat to break through the fog.
Both of them were calculating the time, but after a full twenty minutes, the ship was still sailing in the fog. This situation was obviously abnormal. With the speed of the ship, they should have sailed ashore long ago, not to mention leaving the fog area.
"It's not that simple... Strong spatial perception."
This time it was not an ordinary spellcasting, but rather he expended extra spirit and tried his best to expand his spatial perception range.
The flat lake surface and the rugged lake bottom terrain gradually appeared in Shad's mind with the two people as the center. Even Megan vaguely sensed what Shad "saw".
The perceived range was getting larger and larger, but there was no trace of land around them, as if they were not in a lake but in some sea.
The exit is on the water surface.
In order to maintain the next battle, Shade stopped using magic in time. After taking a breath to restore his spirit and physical strength, he shook his head at Megan:
"No, I'm afraid we're trapped in some special area. But since we can't get through the water, it seems there is another way."
"That's the only way. All right."
The two held hands tightly together, and then jumped from the boat to the water at the same time. When his body touched the lake water, Shade vaguely heard the sound of a mirror breaking. But then he didn't feel like he was sinking into the water. His feet touched the ground, and the surroundings were not wet at all.
Looking around, Megan was still holding hands with him, and their current location was the street where they had just jumped out of the bedroom where they fell asleep.
It's not that time went back. The lake formed a passage, allowing you to return here.
"Back to square one? Has this island turned into a maze?"
Megan said softly, frowning slightly as she considered a new approach. Hearing the word "maze", Shade suddenly realized something. But before he could express his guess, several figures appeared in the fog again.
But this time it was no longer a swaying corpse or a screaming soul. Seven humans dressed in different styles hurried over from the north of the street and were also surprised when they saw Shade and Megan:
"I met other people again!"
Five of the seven were ring sorcerers, and the highest level, a man and a woman, were both six rings. They wanted to approach Shade and Megan, but when they saw the flashing light in Shade's hand, they immediately took a step back.
"We are not enemies!"
Seven people explained at once:
"This island is getting weirder and weirder. We are all trapped here. Now it is a huge maze. No matter where we go, we will eventually return to the starting point. Join us. Whether it is to survive together or to find a way out together, we can help each other."
Megan shook her head, looked at Xia De with a serious expression, and then took the initiative to ask:
"How long have you been trapped here?"
"I don't remember, but it's been a long time. Trust us, this place is definitely not something you can just walk out of casually."
Their tone was quite sincere, and even Shade didn't think they were lying, but he still shook his head:
"We want to take a look at this island first. If we need cooperation, we will come to you."
"But after we separate, we may not be able to find it..."
Before the six-ringed woman could finish her words, Shade took Megan's hand and turned to walk to the other end of the street, disappearing into the fog.
Neither of them spoke. They walked for five minutes and stopped only when they were sure that those people had not caught up with them.
"Those things are not human. The corpses and evil spirits just now should all be them."
Megan said solemnly:
"There are many legends about this island of my family. It is said that some people disappeared on the island. I think the truth is that the missing people turned into this appearance. Judging from the current situation, they are very likely to have died in the fog more than once, and their memories have been distorted and changed countless times, but they still don't realize what happened."
Xia De took a deep breath:
"Turning the island into a maze, imprisoning the souls and bodies of the lost, until they fall into the deepest despair... It is indeed the work of the devil."
Megan frowned slightly:
"That is to say, we have entered the influence of the devil's power since we woke up."
"Yes."
Xia De nodded, and after realizing what was happening, the thaumaturge finally made out a faint black light from the thick white fog.
"If we can't escape, we will gradually lose consciousness, just like those people just now, and become the devil's playthings, wandering in this huge maze forever."
Xia De said softly, and Megan took off the small book hanging around her neck and shook it gently, turning it into a large book of gold and silver. This was Megan's angel-level relic craving book. Now that she was able to use high-level power, the power of this relic book was even stronger:
"Last time I heard you talk about demons, I was prepared. It really came in handy this time."
She quickly flipped open the book and found the corresponding page. The scarlet fine text and the complex ritual array formed a powerful magic called "Margaret Exorcism".
Of course, the "Margaret" here is not the southern princess that Shade knows, but a female witcher who lived in the ancient era. The exorcism ritual she created has been passed down through several eras and has been integrated into the ring magician system.
The page Megan opened detailed the learning method, casting method and taboos of this high-level magic. After reading it carefully, she said to Shade:
"Just wait for me this time. I specifically asked my friend with the Twelve Rings to record her magic in my book."
It is most likely a certain great witch, but Xia De just doesn’t know her.
"I'll save you this time."
Megan showed a bright smile on her face, and then extended her hand to Xia De:
"Lend me that ring. It can enhance the effects of thaumaturgy."
Shade handed over the Demon Hunting Seal, and Megan put it on her finger, holding the book up and down with both hands. Invisible wind spread out from the sorceress's body, and for the first time, Megan's eleven-ring life ring appeared completely behind her.
The core spirit runes were six extremely rare ones - Enlightenment-Immortality, Enlightenment-Twins, Enlightenment-Wisdom, Enlightenment-Metal, Enlightenment-Potion, and Enlightenment-Book. Judging from the core spirit runes alone, including the thirteen-ring warlock, Shade had never seen anyone with talent and potential that could match Megan.
The immortality and twins are consistent with the Fulun brothers. Any one of the wisdom metal potion books is an extremely rare and very practical spiritual rune. Although the talent of the ring warlock cannot be simply judged from the spiritual runes, Shade still fully understands why Audrey, who has the talent of space, is the "great witch of wisdom and knowledge."
When you see her life ring, you will know that no one is more suitable than her.