Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2056: Chapter 2057: The Boiling Gentleman

The shy yet crazy Misty Goldlady, the adorable but gluttonous Davasiya, the elegant but cold black and white maids... Angel never thought that one day he would share a banquet table with these extreme creatures from the Nightmare Realm. Additionally, he was still awaiting the arrival of three possibly more terrifying new guests.

Angel had countless thoughts swarming in his mind, constantly contemplating leaving, but he also knew that as more guests arrived, that became increasingly unrealistic.

His only hope now was to survive this deadly dinner smoothly.

To achieve this modest wish, he naturally needed to learn more about the banquet and the guests. The chat of the black and white maids became his best channel of understanding at this moment.

”Speaking of which, I can understand why the Boiling Gentleman hasn’t arrived. His duty station, the Candlelight Corridor, is far from here and takes some time to get here. But why hasn’t that Tentacle Monster arrived yet?” the white maid asked, glancing at the guests at the banquet.

The black maid’s eyes showed some displeasure: ”Why are you so concerned about him?”

”I’m just curious. Byer Corner, where I am, and the Sunken Cemetery, where you patrol, are both farther than the place he resides. Yet, he hasn’t come over by now. Is there a new issue at the Cross Hall?” The white maid’s calm and composed tone swallowed the black maid’s complaints.

The black maid paused for a moment: ”Perhaps, while patrolling the Sunken Cemetery I sensed a strong presence of Origin, maybe from the inner region.”

”Is that so? No wonder I sensed earlier...”

Sensed what?

Angel was eavesdropping; their conversation revealed so much information that Angel had a hard time keeping his ears pricked. Unexpectedly, as he was engrossed in eavesdropping, the white maid suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence.

Angel thought his little eavesdropping attempt had been discovered and sneaked a glance at the white maid. However, he found that she wasn’t looking towards the main seat but was instead deeply inhaling the air, seemingly sniffing something.

On the other side, the black maid also seemed to smell something. A trace of longing flashed in her dark eyes, along with intense wariness: ”It’s the scent of boiling.”

Angel had been focusing on their conversation, but when he heard the black maid mention the ”scent of boiling,” his mind went blank. Boiling had a scent?

Angel secretly sniffed himself, but apart from the slightly sweet aroma of food, he detected no other scent in the air. So, he didn’t quite understand what the maids were smelling.

The white maid nodded: ”The boiling of Origin Power, this scent truly fascinates me. My Kinetic Furnace is already rejuvenated and emitting steam.”

As she finished speaking, Angel clearly noticed the white mist emitting from beneath her steel crinoline increasing significantly. On the other side, the black mist under the black maid’s skirt also rapidly intensified following the white maid’s anomaly.

And this transmutation was entirely due to what they termed the ”scent of boiling.”

Angel didn’t know what the scent of boiling was, but they mentioned a term referring to the concept of boiling in their conversation earlier.

—The Boiling Gentleman.

Currently, there were three empty seats at the banquet, one for the so-called ”Lord Nuka.” From the maids’ talk, it was clear that the Boiling Gentleman and the Tentacle Monster mentioned by the white maid were supposed to attend as well, meaning the two remaining spots should be theirs.

Since they alluded to ”boiling” now, did it mean the Boiling Gentleman had arrived?

As Angel thought about this, the corridor lights in the distance all went out, plunging the path from the corridor to the main door into dense darkness.

The castle’s main door was open, allowing a faint glow from the outside world to peek in.

When Angel looked up, he happened to see at the illuminated part of the castle’s door a pair of plain yet shiny leather shoes emerging from the darkness.

When he saw these shoes, Angel felt a loud boom in his mind, familiar with those shoes as they were seen when Sanders looked through the channel outside the Star Pond.

And the owner of these shoes was also the opponent Lord Reine fought with in that corridor filled with bizarre creatures!

Angel never expected that he would also attend this banquet?

Could he be the Boiling Gentleman the maids mentioned?

As Angel’s thoughts raced, his eyes suddenly moved. His peripheral vision seemed to catch something flashing past the leather shoes and into the corridor’s darkness.

Was it an illusion? As Angel pondered, the Lunatic Tome hovering mid-air spoke: ”The Boiling Gentleman has arrived.”

Perhaps thinking Angel might not recognize the Boiling Gentleman, the book added while introducing the guest, ”The reason he is called a gentleman is because he is a respected Moonlight Noble in the inner region. Moreover, the black and white maids are also related to him.”

As for the specific connection between the maids and the Boiling Gentleman, the book didn’t mention it, considering the involved parties were present at the banquet.

However, the white maid seemed to believe it was no secret, she smiled and said, ”You need not hide it. Lady Shava, being a royal noble, naturally knows these secrets. The Boiling Gentleman was created single-handedly by Minister Dim. He inherited Minister Dim’s will, while the Power Furnaces of the black and white maids are the Boiling Gentleman’s work.”

After speaking, the white maid looked down at the white mist continuously emanating from beneath her skirt, a trace of bewilderment flickering in her pure white pupils: ”Whenever I get close to the Boiling Gentleman, the Power Furnace automatically initiates thermal rejuvenation. This feeling is truly wonderful.”

As they spoke, the Boiling Gentleman had already walked into the dark corridor.

As soon as the Boiling Gentleman entered the dark corridor, an anomaly occurred; a terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from the corridor.

Angel had never understood what the scent of boiling meant.

Now, he started to gain some enlightenment.

When this terrifying energy surged, the previously calm Nightmare Realm atmosphere suddenly became restless, like boiling hot water, churning around.

Even without any external force, the mere churning of the Nightmare Realm’s atmosphere made Angel feel a strong sense of threat.

Nonetheless, Angel could barely tolerate the Rampant Nightmare Realm’s atmosphere.

But what caused his heart to race was that besides the boiling force from the dark corridor, there was also a breath-taking energy pressure.

Angel could sense that this pressure wasn’t directly aimed at him, but was rather a kind of pressing force field unleashed by the rampant energy.

Yet, even so, the pressure’s intensity far exceeded Angel’s expectations.