The Smiling Death-Chapter 356: The Way To Escape

Roland leaned back against his chair, folding his hands under his chest. His sharp eyes moved toward the pale man standing before them.

"So now... tell me how we are going to get out of this place, Vetaal."

Vetaal smiled lightly, his pale face looking almost eerie under the dim light.

"Hehe... As we told you before, Amon and Scarlett and I following them– saw that tower very closely. Its walls were filled with runes and magic circles. From them, I have created a new magic pattern. Something that will bring those towers into existence before their designated time."

Amon listened quietly while standing beside Scarlett. He crossed his arms slightly, watching Vetaal explain things to everyone.

Scarlett stood straight with her arms folded, her expression calm but focused as she listened carefully.

Kael leaned slightly forward in his chair, curiosity visible in his eyes. "And what do we have to do?" he asked.

Vetaal lifted one thin finger slightly.

"It’s simple. I know the positions of the towers. All I need to do is carve this structure in a huge size at the positions of those towers. Once it’s done, I have to provide all of them with mana at the same time and activate them. Thus those towers would appear... or rather be pulled out by those magic structures."

Ria raised her brow slightly in interest. "Oh... but how? You don’t have any mana. I can barely sense it from your body."

Vetaal suddenly laughed dryly.

"You all will help me. You guys have to transfer a huge amount of mana into me, while I will transfer it to those patterns."

Kael rubbed his chin thoughtfully before asking another question. "And what after that... once those towers come?"

Vetaal’s white eyes glimmered slightly as he answered calmly.

"All we need to do is enter the tower. Go to the highest floor. There might be a power source that keeps those towers activated constantly, maintaining a barrier over this area. We need to disconnect it or destroy it."

Ria’s eyes widened slightly as she leaned forward. "Oh... that’s easier than I thought," she exclaimed in surprise.

However, Vetaal slowly shook his head. "No, it’s not that simple."

His tone became more serious.

"The moment those towers appear... the monsters that are in deep slumber underground near those towers will wake up. They are connected to them. Their responsibility is to protect the tower."

He paused for a moment before continuing.

"And near each tower... there are hundreds of monsters sleeping. Some of them are extremely strong."

This time everyone in the room fell silent.

Amon slowly exhaled through his nose. His brows furrowed slightly as he thought about the caves he and Scarlett had already seen. He already know about this. Since he had discussed it with Vetaal.

Scarlett’s expression also grew colder. Her eyes lowered slightly as she processed the danger.

That was really troublesome.And dangerous.

Malphas slowly rubbed his long white beard thoughtfully. "So we need to fight them... if we want to deactivate the towers?" he asked calmly.

Vetaal nodded. "Yes."

Silence returned again.

Silvan crossed his arms while leaning against the wall, his eyes thoughtful.

"Then... we must prepare for it before bringing those towers back. We have to wait... plan... let everyone know about it. And we need to make them ready for this."

Ria nodded slowly.

"Yeah, this will be harder... since many of these villagers have never fought monsters... never faced real danger."

Malphas nodded in agreement. "You are right. We need to prepare everyone first... only then should we take a step further."

He looked toward Vetaal while saying this.

Vetaal simply nodded calmly. "I don’t mind waiting for a little bit longer. Rather, it’s better if we prepare well. We cannot rush. So take your time."

Roland finally nodded with a serious expression.

"Alright. Then for now it’s settled. We will prepare our villagers first. We need to make them ready for it."

Everyone in the room slowly nodded in agreement.

Amon glanced toward Scarlett briefly. She also looked toward him for a moment before returning her attention to Roland.

Then Roland looked toward them. "Amon and Scarlett."

Both of them straightened slightly. They have been silent since Vetaal started to tell them, the way to escape.

"You can go now. Let us handle this matter about how to convince the villagers and make them ready for the future."

Amon nodded. "Alright."

Scarlett also gave a slight nod in agreement.

Roland then added one more thing while looking toward Vetaal. "Also keep Vetaal with you guys."

Amon blinked slightly in surprise. Scarlett also glanced toward Roland briefly.

Roland continued calmly. "I believe in you... and him."

Vetaal smiled widely after hearing those words.

Amon scratched the back of his head with a small grin. "As you say, Uncle Roland."

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Amon, Vetaal, and Scarlett left Roland’s house. But the others were still seated inside the living room.

A brief silence settled in the room after the door closed.

Ria leaned slightly forward in her chair, her brows furrowed as she looked toward Roland.

"Do you... really believe in that undead man? That Vetaal?" she finally asked after hearing Roland’s last words earlier.

Roland slowly turned his head toward her. His expression remained calm, but his eyes looked thoughtful.

After a moment, he gently shook his head. "No... I do not. But one thing is sure. He is telling the truth."

Kael raised a brow slightly, curiosity appearing on his face.

"Oh... if he is telling the truth, why do you not believe in him?" he asked.

Roland leaned back slightly in his chair, folding his arms as he spoke in a calm but serious tone.

"Why do I not believe him? We do not know his origin... why he was trapped here... why he was sealed. Who is the one who did this to him?"

He paused briefly before continuing. "And more than anything... what is he?"

Roland’s eyes narrowed slightly. "I have never seen anyone like him. He is not like any undead used by necromancers. He doesn’t look like a human... nor does he resemble any other race."

Malphas slowly nodded while stroking his long white beard thoughtfully. "That’s true."

His old eyes turned slightly sharper. "I don’t know if he is alive or half-dead... but one thing I am sure of... he is not a human."

The room became quiet again.

Malphas looked toward the door through which Amon and the others had left. Then he continued in a calm but serious voice.

"He is something else... something that we have no idea about. We cannot even forced on him...to asked this questions. His heart is not even beating. So when he said he can’t die here...he was telling truth. All we can do is...try what he said."

He slowly tapped his cane once on the floor. "Still we need to be cautious. He is like an ancient being... there is no way someone like him would be simple in any way."

The others slowly nodded in agreement with Malphas’s words.

Ria crossed her arms, her expression still cautious but slightly calmer.

Kael exhaled slowly and rubbed the back of his neck.

Silvan, who had been leaning against the wall the whole time, straightened slightly.

Roland finally spoke again, his voice firm. "For now... we have gotten a lead to break through this place."

He looked at everyone present in the room. "Then we must give it our all."

Malphas nodded in agreement. "You are right."

Roland gave a firm nod. "Let’s work together... to get free from this loop."