76: Dick the Unfair Man and the Clever Ghost

Chapter 76: Dishonorable Dick and the Clever Ghost

Anberer'er's memory journey ended, and Dick's soul walked out of the light door, returning to his physical body.

Although Dick spent most of the day in Anberer'er's memory space, it was only an instant in reality.

Like "Past Revisited", the memory space is not real; there isn't even a concept of time within it.

Similarly, if trapped in an illusionary space, facing infinite time, anyone, no matter how strong-willed, would be driven mad.

Many illusionary killing moves are like this, causing brain death in an instant.

After his soul returned to his body, Dick slowly opened his eyes and signaled Mina to cancel the Spiritual Medium Formation.

Soon, Anberer'er returned to normal, looking as if she had lived a lifetime.

She clearly remembered everything that had just happened in the memory space, and looking at Dick now, she unconsciously felt a little shy.

Dick had just helped Anberer'er break the seal in the memory tunnel, and now she remembered all her memories from before she died.

At the same time, a sense of inexplicable melancholy washed over her. Anberer'er looked sorrowful; she could no longer laugh carefree.

Memory is the source of all pain!

And now, Anberer'er was enduring all the suffering she experienced in her life.

Dick had only interfered with the past in the memory space, but in the actual past, no one had helped Anberer'er.

There was no hero saving the beauty, no passionate first love, and certainly no turning point in her life...

Before she died, Anberer'er was just a poor girl who was bullied, treated as a marriage commodity by her father, and ignored by everyone.

Dick didn't go to comfort Anberer'er; instead, he was sorting through the information he had just obtained in the memory space.

He hadn't expected Anberer'er to be strangled by a high-level ghost, and Old Tom was actually present that night. He was undoubtedly an insider.

However, Anberer'er's death was concealed, fabricated into the false truth of "a girl unable to bear the bullying hanged herself on the rooftop."

Clearly, it was Old Tom who deliberately concealed the truth!

Old Tom is the Warden; only he had such immense power to use connections to falsify the truth of Anberer'er's death!

So, is Old Tom a bad person?

No, judging by his actions that night, Old Tom was a good person!

He desperately wanted to save Anberer'er, even resorting to a secret technique that would drain his life force.

Perhaps Old Tom concealed the truth to protect the Academy's reputation.

Dick still remembered Old Tom calling out the ghost's name directly that night: Ina.

This name wasn't unfamiliar; Dick had heard Donald mention this name before in the small wooden house behind the mountain.

Ina was Old Tom's wife, the high-level winemaker who brewed the supreme quality wine, eternal. She had died over fifty years ago!

So, the true identity of this high-level evil ghost is actually Old Tom's wife?!

Dick's thoughts raced, and based on the existing information, he quickly gained a lot of useful insights.

Meanwhile, the World Task in the upper left corner of Dick's vision also changed.

"Secret News of Terror in the Past": Investigate the terrifying truth hidden within the Royal Capital Magic Academy. (23% completed)

Dick's eyes widened, joy evident on his face. His line of thought was indeed correct; Anberer'er had given him a good start.

But only a mere 23%...

It seems the "Secret News of Terror in the Past" runs very deep; he had only uncovered a small part of the truth so far.

And the next steps were simple.

Why did Ina become an evil ghost?

Why did she, a high-level winemaker, die?

What happened on the night Anberer'er died ten years ago?

There were many doubts, and each question was full of inconsistencies.

Ina became an evil ghost, and a high-level one at that. This couldn't happen under normal circumstances; Ina must have had help.

Furthermore, Ina's cause of death is shrouded in mystery. Although Old Tom publicly stated she died of illness, Dick didn't believe it at all.

No matter how a winemaker dies, it wouldn't be from illness.

In Anberer'er's memory space, Dick noticed Old Tom had injuries and bloodstains on him; he had clearly fought with Ina.

Although it was a brief encounter, based on numerous external characteristics, Dick was certain that Ina had transformed into a Blood Wraith.

Blood Wraith is one of the many classifications of ghosts, belonging to the eighteen great evil ghosts. They are inherently violent, bloodthirsty, and cruel. Although their combat power is extremely strong, their intelligence is low.

Blood Wraith can evolve further to become the legendary Blood Demon, at which point they completely transcend the realm of ghosts and possess a physical body.

Lost in thought, Dick felt increasingly troubled!

Because Dick remembered clearly that Anberer'er was a bound spirit, and the killer who murdered her still remained within the Academy grounds.

This means Ina was not eliminated by Old Tom; she is still hiding somewhere in the Academy, alive and well!

The teachers and students of the Academy have been living alongside a terrifying Blood Wraith for the past ten years.

Thinking of this, Dick couldn't help but inwardly complain: How bold, that old man! Does he really think a non-professional Exorcism Master can control a Blood Wraith?

So many years have passed, and Old Tom still hasn't dealt with Ina, even though he could have easily hired a professional Exorcism Master.

They could have finished off Ina in minutes.

But he didn't. He even concealed the truth, leaving the entire school's teachers and students in danger. Perhaps Anberer'er wasn't the only victim.

Old Tom is playing with fire!

Dick shook his head, and after briefly tidying up with Alice and Mina, he left the rooftop.

Dick didn't believe Old Tom would obediently tell him everything about Ina, after all, he had kept it hidden for over fifty years!

Moreover, investigating Ina would inevitably lead to conflict with Old Tom, who was a Level 51 Magic Tank. Dick had to ask Donald for help.

No, Donald alone wasn't enough, at least not stable enough!

Although Donald's professional level was as high as Level 61, he was an Archer, countered by Old Tom's Magic Tank. Things could go wrong...

Besides, the Academy was Old Tom's home ground. Who knows what mechanisms or traps might be hidden here? It was simply too dangerous.

After much thought, Dick decided he needed to find more helpers!

Dick had no sense of martial ethics. Since the enemy was in the open and he was in the dark, he would use numbers to bully the fewer, a group of strong young people bullying a lonely old man.

Not only that, Dick would also use sneak attacks, poisoning, and backstabbing, carrying out his insidious cunning to the end.

Speaking of insidious cunning, there was a ghost who was very suitable for this job.

Saying this, Dick turned to look at Anberer'er, who was still in a daze.

"Oi, you'll be working under me from now on. Be smart, understand?"

Hearing this, Anberer'er was startled, then nodded obediently and said, "Okay..."