Soraya suddenly realized that he had involuntarily revealed the secret he was supposed to hide. He remembered the deadly oath he had sworn, and his face instantly turned an ashen grey, his hands trembling uncontrollably. His teeth chattered incessantly, as he stammered out the following words: "This... I... I know nothing."

"So, it is the so-called will of the Magic God?" Lynch appeared calm on the surface, but his mind was racing as he pondered the meaning behind this statement. What is the will of the Magic God, and what kind of impact can it have? It's something that cannot be verified. And looking at the expressions of fear on those spellcasters' faces, even they might not know the secrets hidden in these scrolls. Only the unknown is worth fearing, and the nightmares that keep you awake at night all stem from vague and unclear information.

Most importantly, after using that spell on Soraya, using Charming Magic on others again would greatly reduce its effectiveness, or even render it futile.

"I will not hand over these scrolls to you, because I understand better than you the kind of power the contents hold," Lynch gripped his magic wand tightly, his voice heavy and clear, making sure each word landed in these people's minds. "Having the knowledge on the Arcane Secret Scroll would greatly enhance a spellcaster's magic power and skill. I don't necessarily need to monopolize this object, but I must ensure it does not fall into the wrong path. I'm not like a Paladin or a virtuous Priest, strictly and solemnly defining 'wrong paths,' but your actions of ambush and arbitrarily sealing off other people's cities are not the kind I can trust."

However, it seemed Soraya wasn't paying attention to what Lynch was saying; instead, he was anxiously looking around, as if something was about to come for him. Lynch noticed this strange phenomenon, but his Eye of Insight saw nothing. There was nothing unusual at the dwarf's square, nor was there any spell in operation.

"What are you afraid of, Soraya?" Lynch involuntarily asked.

"I..." The bald magician hadn't finished his sentence when suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, clutching his chest and curling up. Lynch and those around him were shocked, not knowing what had happened. No one had attacked Soraya, nor was this some act of the magician harming himself for show. Before Soka could react and step forward to heal him, Soraya's body slumped to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, his body stopped twitching, motionless. And all his bodily functions ceased simultaneously. Just for saying a word, this magician had turned into a corpse right before everyone's eyes.

"What is going on? Zilvra, have you ever seen anything like this? Could it be some kind of curse?" Lynch was a bit at a loss, after all, it was his spell that drew out Soraya's secret, and he felt a sense of guilt.

"No, I've never seen such a phenomenon," the Drow firmly stated. "Perhaps this reptile provoked some entity that should never be provoked and brought a heap of trouble upon himself. However, he no longer needs to worry about saying a single word causing such an event again."

"How strange..." Lynch used the Eye of Insight to examine Soraya's entire body but found no wounds. He had died just like that, simply. "Or perhaps he strongly believed that revealing anything about the secret would lead to his own death, and this thought was so intense that he ended up scaring himself to death," Lynch thought as he looked at the other magicians, finding them increasingly bizarre and incomprehensible. He pointed his magic wand at Soraya's body and said, "Take his body and leave here. I can't provide you with what you want, so it's best you stay far away from me. Though I am sorry and truly do not wish to have another conflict with you, I will not give up what is mine. Now, leave this city!"

Eryies watched the group of magicians, thinking they would definitely come up for a fight. The hatred of losing their companion surely couldn't be soothed so easily, especially when there was already no goodwill between them to begin with. She wasn't worried about the outcome; she just wanted to seize the opportunity to find some worthy souls to enhance her own power.

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