Chapter 317

In a high-dimensional space.

Loren had been glancing at the Ice Witch from time to time.

Until he noticed Hiberia's disguise dissolve, he nearly dropped his coffee.

How could it be Hiberia?

Loren was shocked.

As everyone knew, there were two people at the Yggdrasil Academy who always appeared together.

Where there was Hiberia, there was bound to be an anomalous being following her like a shadow.

And right now, there was indeed a girl with black hair and green eyes beside Hiberia.

No, no.

That black-haired, green-eyed girl was definitely not Lan Qi in disguise; their heights were different!

Cold sweat poured down Loren's forehead, and his palms trembled.

The more he saw those three Overlord Priests, the more Loren recalled the accident during the Yarolan Kingdom's academic visit last semester. The psychological trauma was about to resurface!

The five demonized martial artists also seemed eerily similar!

On the other side, the Paladin Commander noticed Hiberia's appearance.

"Isn't that Duke Micah's daughter? She should be a student at Yggdrasil Academy."

The Paladin Commander muttered to himself, glancing at Loren, who had lowered his head and was no longer looking at anyone.

However, the Ice Witch was kind and didn't put any pressure on Loren at this moment.

If Hiberia had betrayed them, the responsibility would still be hers. It had nothing to do with Loren; after all, it wasn't Loren's student who had forced Hiberia to betray them.

…

Hellram Prison, Great Demon Antanas's special cell.

When the Great Poet heard Hiberia say, "She's Talia's niece," he was stunned.

What do you mean, you're Talia's niece?

So, my teacher is my classmate's aunt?

In an instant… Lan Qi understood many things.

For example, why Talia, that cold old woman, had so readily agreed to his request concerning Hiberia.

Including how Talia and Hiberia's relationship had become so good after spending some time together, and how she had even been slightly nicer to him, leading Lan Qi to mistakenly believe that Talia's personality had softened a little.

After carefully analyzing it, Lan Qi realized that the three of them seemed to each know some things and not know others.

Talia seemed to have realized long ago that Hiberia was her niece, but she didn't know that Lan Qi knew about her demon princess identity.

Hiberia only found out that Talia was her aunt after going to Athelstan Kingdom, but she didn't know that Lan Qi had known her aunt for a long time, let alone that Tata, who had been taking care of her, was Talia.

And Lan Qi was only now finding out about the familial relationship between Talia and Hiberia. Previously, he had always thought that Talia only had her eyes on Hiberia's ducal family's wealth and that she had been single for too long and wanted to be a mother.

At this moment, he was the first of the three to figure everything out!

On the other side of the special prison cell.

The Great Demon Guardian Antanas had been staring at Hiberia after hearing her words.

A long time passed.

"Iphathia's child," Antanas sighed.

Although Hiberia's temperament was completely different from Talia's, she did have some similarities with Iphathia. Antanas could also sense the noble aura of the demon royal family from Hiberia.

What surprised Antanas was that she never thought that Iphathia would marry a human.

It was hard to imagine how outstanding a human would have to be to gain the favor of that demon genius princess.

Even Talia, compared to Iphathia, could only be called a demon princess, lacking the word "genius."

The reason why the two princesses were both roughly as strong as Eighth-Order Great Demons a hundred years ago was because Talia was much older than Iphathia.

She had thought that Talia, her sister, would be the first to get married compared to Iphathia.

"Did Iphathia send you to find me?"

Antanas raised her eyes and asked Hiberia.

She didn't know what had happened outside this deep underground prison of Hellram Prison in the past hundred years. The information about the surface world was all brought to her by the Protoss Empire. She couldn't tell what was true and what was false.

"No, it was my teacher, the Ice Witch Almis, who wanted to ask you to help the Athelstan Kingdom. We will return your freedom and then find Talia's whereabouts for you."

Hiberia replied sincerely.

The Ice Witch knew very well what Antanas wanted, and this was a fair deal between demons.

"Almis of the Ice?"

Antanas muttered to herself. Then, her expression gradually dimmed.

"I am willing to believe Almis, but since she didn't have Talia or even Iphathia come to find me, but instead had you come to such a dangerous place, does that mean that Talia really hasn't been heard from?"

Antanas asked.

"Yes, but according to Teacher Almis's speculation, Talia is very likely to have gone to the Southern Continent. When the turmoil in the Northern Continent ends, she will definitely fulfill her promise and use the power of the Church of the Goddess of Fate to do everything she can to find Talia's whereabouts for you, and she will give you a place to stay and will never harm you."

Hiberia assured Antanas.

"…The Protoss Empire told me that Talia was dead, and they even gave me Talia's belongings."

Antanas said listlessly.

Originally, she had been dubious about this information, but after hearing the information about the outside world that Hiberia had brought, she gradually felt that the hope of Talia still being alive had diminished a little.

"The Protoss Empire may be lying to you. No matter what, my teacher and I have sworn to the Goddess of Fate that we will do our best to find her for you, no matter how long it takes."

Hiberia didn't dare to say anything for certain, because the supreme deals between demons must not contain lies, otherwise, it would lead to a backlash of blood.

Antanas glanced at Hiberia, and rarely, she didn't hide the weakness that she shouldn't have as a Great Demon.

"She is the noblest demon princess. If she were still alive, how could Almis have been unable to find her for so many years…"

Trapped in Hellram Prison, she had been constantly tormented by the words of the previous wardens as she went back and forth between the falling paradise and the real prison for the past hundred years.

It was too tiring to put everything on a slim hope.

Perhaps she would rather hide in this cell that retained a last bit of hope than to really hear about Talia's death one day.

"I am tired of fighting. I am sorry, but I cannot accept Almis's kindness."

Antanas averted her gaze and said to Hiberia in a low voice.

"Miss Antanas, you should…"

Hiberia felt that Antanas might need some psychological counseling at this time, and this should be Lan Qi's strength. While saying this, she looked at Lan Qi for support.

Although Lan Qi couldn't directly help her clear the level this time, the versatile Lan Qi must have a way to give her a little help.

However, it seemed that Lan Qi was waiting for Hiberia's signal for help.

"Antanas, I hid Talia. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see her again in this life, I guarantee it."

The Great Poet took a step forward and said directly to Antanas.

Hiberia's eyes widened immediately.

I asked you to persuade her, not to lie to her!!

The price of deceiving a Great Demon was something that neither of them could bear!

Moreover, such intense words, if Antanas found out it was a lie, would truly enrage her beyond measure!

"…"

The Great Poet patted Hiberia on the shoulder, signaling her to trust him, that he was very steady.

He was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see relatives and friends separated. This time, he must bring Antanas back to Yggdrasil in the Southern Continent so that she could see Talia's happy and stable retirement life!

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