Chapter 395: Alice's Terror, What She Saw...
In a certain mansion, a beautiful golden-haired woman lay on a bed in a fourth-floor bedroom.
Suddenly, a bizarre scene unfolded—an identical figure appeared beside the reclining golden-haired woman.
Twins?
Even their clothing was exactly the same?
In reality, they were the same person. The Alice lying on the bed was her true body, while the Alice standing beside her was her astral body—essentially, her soul.
So why had her soul left her body?
The reason was that Alice possessed extraordinarily supernatural spiritual power. While this was something countless people envied, her spiritual energy was so vast that her physical body couldn't withstand it and was being eroded.
As a result, she had been in a state of physical weakness for years.
How weak was she? So weak that even lifting a feather required tremendous effort. She was completely unable to walk freely.
Thus, she created a doppelgänger through her astral body, allowing her soul to leave her body and move about. Combined with her telekinetic abilities, this astral projection appeared just like a real person.
Therefore, almost everyone who had met Alice was unaware that the Alice they saw was actually an astral body, mistaking it for her true self.
Very few people knew about Alice's characteristic physical weakness.
Keeping this information hidden was a form of protection for her. After all, if people knew her true body was incapacitated, she might become a target.
Now, her astral body had returned to her true form to recreate a new astral body. This was to ensure her abilities were at full capacity before attempting to peer into that soul.
The next moment, Alice vanished from the bedroom.
Of course, it was her astral body that moved, while her true body remained asleep and resting in the bedroom.
As her vision refreshed with new scenery, she once again arrived at the secret room of the Council of Sages.
Emerging from this room, she walked toward another chamber where she saw Annie, the assistant of the Campione who held the title [King of the Underworld].
Besides Annie, there were also a few members of the Council of Sages present, along with the Holy Knight who had captured the monster—Saint Raffaello.
After nodding slightly to the group, one of the Council of Sages activated a device, and the monster's heart was presented in the room.
Speaking of which, where is Lucretia?
As a Witch of the highest caliber, if she were nearby, she could help in case of any accidents, right?
Alice thought for a moment but ultimately decided not to bring Lucretia along.
This woman had once collaborated with Guinevere to study The Last King, which showed she was somewhat dangerous.
A Witch who might act recklessly once her curiosity was ignited.
Therefore, Alice did not allow Lucretia to enter the room. If she began to observe, the magical barrier shielding that soul would be lifted, and Lucretia might also attempt to observe.
At that point, having learned something, Lucretia might do something reckless for the sake of deeper research, disregarding the safety of this world.
Well then, let's begin!
Clearing her mind and focusing her spirit, she extended her senses and began to observe the soul!!!
The moment she made contact, Alice's vision was flooded with chaotic images.
It was as if countless scenes had been cut apart and pieced back together, and these fragmented images kept shifting incessantly.
So, was the other party's memory damaged? Shattered?
She needed to carefully organize and restore the other party's memory.
Gradually, the images she saw were no longer a jumble of fragmented pieces but began to normalize, though they still changed rapidly, giving the impression of watching a sped-up kaleidoscope of memories.
Here it comes!
Suddenly, the images froze, and Alice felt as if she had been transported to another world.
What was this?
Before her eyes was a city that looked like it belonged to the mid-20th century.
Thud—!
The sound of flesh tearing, and blood spurting right before her eyes, made Alice frown.
The scene before her was a moment from the observed soul's past as a human—a scene of crime.
Speeding through the memories, she saw the person kill several more, eventually being cornered by pursuing police with almost no way out.
Then, the person was doing something that made Alice's expression turn grave: drawing a magic circle she couldn't comprehend.
Immediately after, they dripped their own blood onto the magic circle and began chanting an incantation.
Alice could understand the content of the incantation—it seemed to be summoning something ominous.
As the magic circle glowed, a figure appeared—a man with demonic wings?
It was a demon!!!
The man made a contract with the demon, selling his soul to become its servant in exchange for special power.
Thus, the pursuing police officers all met gruesome deaths at his hands.
Seeing this, Alice's expression grew increasingly solemn.
From what she could see, the human soul she was observing wasn't particularly special—just a criminal.
Yet, such a criminal actually knew how to summon demons, indicating that demon summoning wasn't very rare in this world.
So, were demons running rampant in this world?
Continuing to read, this man grew increasingly brutal after obtaining demonic power, committing numerous heinous crimes one after another.
Just as he was preparing for a new crime, a death god suddenly appeared?
Cloaked in black robes and wielding a massive scythe—the quintessential image of a grim reaper.
Without hesitation, the death god executed this human and captured his soul.
Then, his soul was taken to hell? That must be Hell 3.9, right?
Due to his committed sins, the man was sent to the deepest level of hell to undergo punishments that Alice nearly considered interrupting.
Next, Alice kept fast-forwarding the playback. Roughly half a century seemed to pass, yet this person was still undergoing punishment.
Suddenly, the man was extracted from this terrifying purgatory.
Not just him—many others who had committed similar sins and been thrown into this level for punishment were also taken away.
Had they served their sentence? No!
Subsequently, these souls were fed into strange devices that gave off an unsettlingly inhumane impression, as if some experiment was about to be conducted.
Simultaneously, a death god's single sentence sent chills down Alice's spine.
"Lord Hades and the other rulers of the underworld are preparing to open the gates and march into another world!"