The idea that Phil provided was very correct.

This cultist magician may not know Xie's location, but he does have a general idea of the scope of the entire ritual.

With such notoriety, these dangerous individuals definitely don't act alone all the time; they frequently stay in touch and occasionally join forces.

And for such a massive undertaking, with outrageous plans targeting Waterfall City as a whole, they naturally needed to gather people to act together.

Thus, these cultist magicians have quite a few acquaintances meeting up in Waterfall City.

Via their internal communication channels, this guy roughly knows the scope covered by the entire ritual.

From south to north, from east to west.

This array as a whole forms a standard circular outer ring, covering nearly two-thirds of the city area.

And as for how to set up this type of summoning spell.

Ronald knows it all too well.

Back in Grid, whenever he had time, he supplemented his mysterious side knowledge, and he had a basic understanding of the summoning array. For such an array, because of the arrival requirement of the summoning target, the core position of the ritual is generally at the center of the array.

Although there are some minor deviations in specific details, they still can't escape from the confines of the central principle.

"..."

At the moment, Ronald went over the map of Waterfall City in his mind and immediately found the answer to this ritual:

"The center of the whole array is actually on the water..."

These guys have indeed chosen a good location.

The lake in Waterfall City is vast, with no extra structures or islands in the center, the constant roar of the waterfall hides everything happening there.

Even during wartime, if someone intended to use the waterway for activities, they couldn't penetrate into the lake under the waterfall.

The waterfall's impact and turbulent water flow are too dangerous.

These cultist magicians precisely understand the advantages of this location, so they set the center of the entire ritual array there.

Thinking about this.

Ronald took a deep look at the cult magician controlled by the magic potion:

"What else do you know, tell me all the specific details."

The cultist magician naturally continued to reply:

"In this operation, Ms. Xie gathered over seventy percent of Entrode's members, with a vow of certainty for the arrival of the Great Being..."

Next, this guy also revealed some powerful figures among the cult magicians involved in this action, and after exhausting the last value, no more information could be extracted.

Taking advantage of the magic potion controlling everything about this guy.

Ronald swiftly waved his hand, decisively knocking him down again.

Thud—

The body fell powerlessly to the ground.

This man, who had experienced the miracle of resurrection, once again fell into eternal slumber.

And due to the uniqueness of the "Precession" taking effect.

Even Ronald now couldn't revive this guy anymore.

"Phil, we're running out of time now."

After dealing with the cultist magician on this piece of ruins, Ronald turned around and walked towards the direction near the lake.

Phil immediately followed him.

However, this time the little girl seemed hesitant, not far in she mustered her courage and asked:

"Ronald, I have a question."

Ronald looked back at Phil, her expression was somewhat conflicted, seemingly struggling with something.

"Phil, do you have any questions?"

"I, thank you for saving me!" Phil intended to ask, but felt tense at first, so her tone was somewhat stammering.

Ronald quickly comforted her:

"If there's something, just say it, it's okay."

Only then did Phil seem to have made up her mind, asking nervously and excitedly:

"Ronald, being able to rescue me from the collapsing ruins and even take me on the journey to find my father, all of this makes me very grateful! But just now, when dealing with those cultist magicians, you seemed to act very... 'decisively'?"

Ronald's expression froze.

Phil spoke reservedly, but he understood her meaning.

Because Ronald had saved her from the ruins and her subsequent experiences, the child always regarded him as a kind-hearted person. But the sight of Ronald wiping out all cult magicians and even reviving them once only to interrogate and kill afterward cracked the image of Ronald's kindness somewhat.

It's important to know Phil is now in intense reinforcement; this capability brings issues or perhaps inherent qualities she cannot escape.

If it were a normal child, facing an enemy that killed her father, her mind would be filled with the fire of vengeance, such a question would never be asked by Phil.

Only under this highly refined thought logic, exceptionally strong curiosity led Phil's keen judgment to produce such confusion, and she's unable to resist wanting to know the reason.

Such a kind person could really make such aggressive and full-of-attack actions?

"..."

"This, maybe it seems somewhat contradictory to you."

Ronald seriously pondered and after a quick self-analysis, he finally, with a complex tone, answered Phil:

"The war happening in Waterfall City, if I'd intervened right from the start, I could've actually changed a lot of things."

"Moreover, from a rather practical perspective, I had hope, and indeed the ability, to achieve all of this. Just because of experiences and dialogues with people in life, and promises, plus various social engagements, it ultimately led to me not interfering with this incident."

Speaking of this, Ronald's eyes also became deep:

"Reality is often this contradictory."

"The hope in my heart and the actual reality generated conflict, and subconsciously there were certain emotions."

"In the end, seeing you trapped under the ruins, emotions wishing to act gained an outlet. Dealing with those cultist magicians also was a choice driven by the current situation."

Due to the thinking reinforcement, Ronald was completely unconcerned whether Phil understood these things.

After dissecting his psychological state thoroughly, he finally concluded:

"Exhibiting such demeanor is essentially my immaturity."

"Phil, I know your mind is extremely active now, telling you these things is also hoping you can gain some experience from my experiences."

"This is ultimately not a bad thing."

After hearing Ronald's self-analysis, little Phil obviously thought of a lot of things, so she remained silent for a long time.

"Ronald, you, such a powerful person, can also be compelled like this?"

"It's not really a compulsion." Ronald shook his head with a smile.

"Consider it my shallow view."

"For the weak, strength lies in being in a pinch then exhausting every effort to achieve something; while for the strong, when possessing strength at will, not doing anything is the necessity for becoming a person."

"The necessity of becoming a person..." Hearing this, Phil immediately fell into thought.

Maintaining such an atmosphere, the two arrived at the edge of Waterfall City's lake.

Seeing Phil seriously ponder the question, Ronald asked:

"Phil, having awoken to this mind-strengthening ability, do you really think it's good?"

"I think it's great!" Phil nodded without hesitation, "Because now everything, is the choice I've made after serious thought."

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