Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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It felt like I'd seen her here countless times.

Volume 1: Chapter 4 They've been caught red-handed

Elise tidied her messy hair, picked off the fallen leaves, and then smiled at Elena, saying, "Don't look, I'm really all alone."

"I should have arrived much earlier, but it took me a while to avoid the guards at home."

"How did you find this place?" Elena asked, her dagger still raised.

Elise slowly walked to Elena's side, looked down at the manor below the mountain and said, "The scenery here is beautiful, and you can see the entire manor perfectly. I think if I were you, I would choose to observe from here in secret."

"Now tell me, where is my sister? And what is your purpose in capturing her?"

Elena pressed the dagger against Elise's fair neck. Although she couldn't feel any hostility towards her, she hadn't forgotten that her sister was the one who had been kidnapped.

"I joined the cult of an evil god, and they need to offer a sacrifice to their god on the night of the red moon."

"So you had my sister kidnapped?" Elena looked at Iris with icy eyes.

“I sent someone to the abandoned streets to catch a scumbag, but who knows how that idiot managed to catch your sister,” Elise said helplessly.

This statement is of course a lie. Before Elise transmigrated here, she had someone specifically go and capture Elena's younger sister. The reason was very simple: she simply didn't like Elena at the Magic Academy, so she deliberately targeted her for capture.

The consequence of doing this is that after Elise transmigrates, she will have to find a way to clean up this mess.

"To express my apology, I will take you to find your sister. You don't need to worry that I will betray you, after all, I already have something on you."

"You're really generous, just like that, giving me leverage over something?"

Being associated with the cult of the evil god is a serious crime in the empire; if reported, it could even implicate Elise's entire family.

"Well, it's better to have you catch me doing something than to be killed by you, right? You wouldn't use this to blackmail me into doing anything strange, would you?" Elise looked at Elena with a mixture of fear and anticipation in her eyes.

“I don’t have time to waste with you. Take me to Flora.” Elena avoided eye contact with Iris.

That look in her eyes just now felt familiar again.

"Alright, alright, let's go now. We'll still go to the abandoned street. You should be very familiar with that area, right?"

"An abandoned street?"

Elena murmured something, then sheathed her dagger and headed down the mountain.

Elise followed behind her, muttering softly, "Wait a minute, are you really going to walk there?"

"if not?"

"Come with me."

Elena hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

A short while later, Elise led Elena to a dry well and explained, "There's a teleportation array down here that can take you directly to the abandoned street."

"You even set up a teleportation array without permission?"

This is strictly prohibited under the laws of the Empire, and it is a serious crime to be found to have built a teleportation array without authorization.

"I didn't build this. Someone else built it and left it here. We're just borrowing it for a bit."

Elena twitched the corners of her mouth, clearly not believing what Elise was saying.

"You go first."

"why?"

"I don't know the Featherfall Technique, and I don't have any related magical devices with me. What if I jump down and die instead of catching me?"

Elena subconsciously touched the ring on her index finger. It was a ring she had acquired by chance, a magical ring with the ability to teleport, which was why she dared to risk coming to the appointment.

Even if she falls into an ambush, she can use the ring's power to move herself to a safe place.

Elise noticed her subtle movements as well. This ring was indeed very powerful. She had been able to kill Elena several times before, but the other party had always managed to escape using this ring.

Elena, who was in a hurry, did not hesitate. After sensing that there was no one in the well, she jumped down.

As a third-tier mage, with a flash of magical light from her shoes, Elena landed as lightly as a feather at the bottom of the well.

The moment she landed, she assumed a fighting stance and threw out a luminous stone to illuminate the bottom of the well.

There was no ambush here, and there was indeed a simple teleportation array. The base of the teleportation array was covered with moss, indicating that it had been there for quite some time.

That woman wasn't lying to him.

Just then, Elise's voice came from the well: "Are you steady? I'm going to jump."

Elena didn't believe that Elise wouldn't be able to fall from such a height, but she still reached out and caught her firmly.

Elise blinked as she was successfully caught. In the past, Elena would never have reached out to catch her; she was already preparing to activate the Feather Fall spell on her shoes.

Is this the change brought about by allure?

Leaving Elena's embrace, Elise walked to the teleportation array and took out the magic crystal she had prepared beforehand, inserting it into the slot of the teleportation array.

"Alright, let's go, let's go together. If anything unexpected happens, you can take me hostage."

Elena didn't say anything, she just stood on the teleportation array with Elise.

This simple teleportation array is very small; two people can only stand firmly on it if they are very close together.

Facing Elise, who was pressed close to her, Elena suddenly had a strange urge to embrace her, but before she could think about it, the teleportation array was activated.

With a sudden feeling of weightlessness, by the time Elena regained her senses, they were already in a dimly lit basement.

Elise snapped her fingers, and the magical lighting device activated.

In the dimly lit basement, there are many bookshelves filled with books, as well as a workbench with some tools for making magical devices. The workbench is covered with a thick layer of dust, indicating that no one has visited this place for a long time.

"This is where?"

"A house on the edge of the abandoned street. The original owner was a genius mage who fell in love with the daughter of the original owner of my manor. That teleportation array was also left behind by him."

"If you're interested in their story, you can go upstairs to the study. There are their letters and a lot of notes on magical artifact research. Your sister would probably love them."

"Not interested in."

"If you're not interested, then come with me. I'll take you wherever you want to go, but first we'll need to do a simple disguise."

Elise took out a cloak from her spatial ring and draped it over her shoulders, then silently looked at Elena.

Under Elise's gaze, a ring on Elena's hand emitted a faint glow, and then she transformed from a silver-haired beauty into a thin, ordinary man.

"It's not pretty. Can it be turned into a beautiful blonde girl with pigtails?"

"No."

"Don't be so stingy."

Book 1: Chapter 5 This Lack of Piety

"This is just a disguise magic; your body hasn't changed, so don't even think about it."

Under Elise's burning gaze, Elena had no choice but to explain.

I could just ignore it, but... never mind.

Elise knew, of course, that it was a disguise magic, but that didn't stop her from teasing Elena. She loved seeing Elena's helpless expression as she had to explain herself to her.

The abandoned streets at night are much more lively than during the day, and many people, like Elise, are hiding themselves.

Deep within the abandoned streets lies a black market where you can buy contraband or find entertainment. The brothels in the abandoned streets are far more upscale than those in legitimate establishments.

You can even find alien races here, such as elves or orcs, and if needed, you can even find trolls.

This is what a guy on a gaming forum shared after conducting multiple on-site visits.

In his words, the trolls tasted pretty good.

As for whether she was mocking herself, Elise wasn't sure.

Elena initially thought that Elise wouldn't be very familiar with the abandoned streets, but she soon discovered that Elise felt right at home once she entered the abandoned streets. Those dimly lit alleys were winding and twisting, and if you weren't familiar with the abandoned streets, you would quickly get lost in them.

But Elise made her feel like she was coming home.

"Hurry up and keep up, or I won't be responsible if you get lost."

"Go ahead and don't worry."

"Okay, we'll be there soon."

After walking through a dark alley, Elise stopped in front of a dilapidated house.

"right here?"

"That's right, it's one of the cult's strongholds. But at this time, there are probably not many people inside. The best option is to wait until the night of the Red Moon, when everyone will probably be there. But you certainly don't want to wait until then."

Elena was very cautious. Even after arriving at the destination, she did not rush forward, but instead observed the surrounding situation from various angles.

"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of rabble. Their leader is a third-tier evil god priest who worships the King of Gluttony. He's the only one who doesn't pick and choose anything and wants everything."

“I suggest using this.” Elise took out a bottle of potion from her spatial ring.

"what?"

"A sleeping potion, the special kind. It vaporizes quickly after you open the bottle. No one usually lives in this house; everyone is in the basement. I know where the ventilation shaft is."

"Want to try it?"

Looking at the potion Elise handed her, Elena pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure it won't affect my sister? If not, then do as you say."

"Your sister will have a good night's sleep."

Elise led Elena to the ventilation shaft, which was hidden among weeds and was usually unnoticed by most people. Elise only discovered it while playing a game.

As for the medicine, she had it prepared in the afternoon.

The sleeping potion was opened and poured directly into the vent, then covered with weeds to prevent it from being less effective.

After waiting for about five minutes, Elise led Elena into the house.

The basement was hidden beneath the floor of a room. As a gamer, Elise was already very familiar with this place. She activated the mechanism and entered the basement.

You can see seven or eight people lying haphazardly in the basement.

A faint fragrance seemed to linger in the air, making one feel slightly drowsy, but not intensely.

Elise walked over to the person in the black robe, fumbled around for a moment, and then tossed a bunch of keys to Elena: "Your sister is locked in the innermost room. Go there yourself. I'll take care of these people."

Then, Elise dragged the people to the center of the altar. No blessings were needed; she only needed to communicate with the altar spiritually, and the sacrifice began.

It was as if an invisible maw was devouring the cultists on the altar bit by bit, leaving not a drop of blood behind.

The sacrificial ritual of the Gluttonous King is most effective for destroying evidence and covering up the crime.

As a follower of Lilith, Elise could not receive a blessing even after completing the sacrificial ritual of the Gluttonous King.

Just as she was about to check on Elena, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand.

Caught completely off guard, she couldn't help but scream out.

Hearing the noise, Elena carried her sister to Elise's vicinity and saw her clutching her hand, her face contorted in pain.

Elena couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

“No, it’s nothing, it’s just the blessing of the King of Gluttony.” Elise’s expression was strange.

As Lilith's priestess, she should not be able to receive blessings from other evil gods, but the King of Gluttony granted her a blessing. This is not scientific, no, this is not magical.

Elise opened the system panel and checked; she found that her Evil God Priest class had gained another Evil God of Faith.

Anton, the King of Gluttony.

This is disloyalty! No, this is not piety!

Although it's not devout, it's very practical.

The blessing of the King of Gluttony is called [The Mark of the King of Gluttony].

Simply put, the mark of the Gluttonous King is a miniature version of the Gluttonous Altar, but in the form of the body of an evil god priest.

The purpose of branding is to initiate a sacrifice, offer sacrifices, and receive blessings.

However, blessings are not given every time; they may be given depending on the offerings or His mood.

As the priestess of the Gluttony King, she can become a numerical monster later on. Elise once randomly became the priestess of the Gluttony King.

She didn't choose to attach herself to the protagonist that time and still lived for a long time, but her reputation was so bad that she was basically being hunted down.

Looking at the black brand on the back of his hand, which resembled a giant mouth covered in spikes, it disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only lingering pain.