Arcane Journey

"Mr. Bryan is right."

Hathaway sighed softly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She had never expected that Brian could see through their plan.

Then, she shook her head helplessly and continued, "Originally, everything was going smoothly. When Ms. Jinxin subdued the Illusion Demon King, she had almost touched the edge of the original power. Victory seemed within reach... Who would have thought that things are unpredictable and accidents would eventually happen..."

Speaking of this, Hathaway seemed to have something to hide, and there was an indescribable bitterness in her tone.

She paused slightly, as if weighing whether to continue uncovering the scar that she didn't want to touch.

Seeing this situation, Brian frowned slightly. Naturally, he would not easily let go of the opportunity to find out the truth?
He knew very well that since he had taken on the important trust of the elven pantheon, the road ahead would likely be full of thorns and a battle with the Lord of the Abyss was inevitable.

At such a critical moment, every detail could be the key to deciding victory or defeat. How could we allow this female elf to talk about any detail when she was being fussy and secretive?

So, he turned to the hesitant Hathaway, and said with a hint of displeasure in his tone, "Why did Ms. Jinxin's plan fail? What kind of accident is hidden behind this? Miss Hathaway, can you please explain the whole cause and effect to me clearly? You can't let me go into the abyss alone without knowing who my enemy is."

At this point, Brian's eyes suddenly flickered, as if he realized something.

He looked at Hathaway with interest and said his speculation: "In any case, the Illusion Demon King is the most cunning demon lord in the Abyss, who is good at deception and illusion. How could Lady Goldheart imprison him in the world of Oss so easily with her own strength? There must be other demon lords involved."

There was a hint of amusement in his words, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face. "That is to say, when Ms. Jinxin's plan was about to be completed, she was likely betrayed by the demon lords who had helped her. In this way, she would fall into an irretrievable situation."

Brian's words were like a sharp blade, cutting through the doubts and uneasiness in Hathaway's heart.

Hathaway was shocked by the insight and wisdom revealed in his words.

Looking at the subtle changes in Hathaway's expression, Brian's mind suddenly became clear, and he was sure that his guess was almost right.

So, he mobilized all the information he had and his endless imagination, and further analyzed it to Hathaway:

"Allow me to speculate, in that deep and boundless abyss, which demon lord can work side by side with Lady Goldheart?"

Brian looked at Hathaway in surprise. "Could it be the Succubus Queen Mecanthut? If she really teamed up with Lady Goldheart, then we can only say that she may have reaped what she sowed. After all, before conspiring with Lady Goldheart, she might not even be able to fully understand the true details of the Succubus Queen, let alone such a difficult task as fighting against the Illusion Demon King with her."

"It's just that..." Brian pondered in his heart, a new doubt surging in his heart like an undercurrent.

He knew very well that with the power of the Succubus Queen alone, even with the help of the power of the Abyss that suppressed everything, she was no match for Lady Goldheart.

This means that the Succubus Queen must have mobilized the assistance of other demon lords.

So, who is the demon lord who lends a helping hand?
Brian frowned, but after a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the answer in his mind became clear like the morning light.

"Obviously, the demon lord who lent a helping hand was Demogorgon. As the oldest demon prince, Demogorgon naturally possesses this power. After all, Lady Golden Heart must have spent a lot of divine power in order to allow the Trinity Goddess to truly become Angharris. In this way, she naturally cannot be the opponent of the Succubus Queen and Demogorgon." If Brian's guess is correct, then everything that follows can make sense.

As a time traveler, he knew that in the midst of the great turmoil in the Underdark, the Abyss was also undercurrent-surging. Even Demogorgon was overturned by a legendary adventure team under the planning of the Succubus Queen.

Can the succubus queen Mecanthust and the legendary adventure team really defeat Demogorgon with just her abilities?

The answer is obviously impossible.

From this, it can be seen that the reason why the Succubus Queen was able to defeat Demogorgon was most likely because of the power of Lady Golden Heart.

In this way, whether it was Brian's next plan or the matter that the spiritual system entrusted him with, they all overlapped at once, like an intricate puzzle, slowly unfolding on the tapestry of fate.

Perhaps, even if there was no Hathaway episode, Brian would still be involuntarily involved in it after resolving the unrest in the Underdark and heading to the Abyss.

If I had been caught up in it at that time, the elven pantheon would not have given me so many powerful supernatural abilities.

Thinking of this, Brian couldn't help but shudder. The powers bestowed by the elven gods were like bright stars embellishing the depths of his soul, allowing him to find the direction forward even in the endless darkness.

Now, all of this has not been easy to come by.

This made Brian secretly feel fortunate that after he controlled the corrupted Hathaway, he was curious and tortured her to get to the bottom of the matter, which led to such a great gain.

Every interrogation is a battle of the soul, and every torture is a test of one's will.

Hathaway's collapse was like a collapsed dam, causing the secrets hidden underwater to emerge like a spring.

It was these gains that made Brian more calm and confident in the journey to the bottomless abyss that he would most likely participate in next.

On the other side, Hathaway saw that Brian had guessed the secret she wanted to tell with just a few words. She widened her eyes and looked at Brian in disbelief, and the waves in her heart could not calm down for a long time.

Hathaway never expected that the secret in her heart could be revealed so easily by the other party.

Seeing Hathaway's reaction, Brian nodded secretly.

Obviously, he guessed everything correctly. In this case, even if Hathaway didn't say it, he knew what to do next.

So he said no more, looked at Hathaway who was standing there in a daze with interest, and waited patiently for her next words.

Finally, Hathaway sighed and gradually calmed down. She looked at Brian with a complicated expression and nodded slightly, saying, "Your Excellency is right. Everything is just as you expected. But there is one thing you are wrong about... Not only is it wrong, it is also very wrong." (End of this chapter)