CHAPTER 627: CHAPTER 624: RUSHING TO THE NEXT BATTLE

Whoosh—

After resolving yet another crisis before him, the scene changed once again.

Ronald’s anticipation of time was still accurate.

Under the condition where time varied in length but averaged only a few seconds per spatial change, he passed more than a minute, finally encountering the expected outcome.

—The cruise ship docked at the port.

This time, with the change of the scene before his eyes, Ronald stood disheveled on the deck of the ship, right under the cargo that workers were about to unload.

"..."

Facing the crisis that appeared before him, Ronald instead gave a slight smile and then decisively canceled the "Origin of Species" Complete Technique, and immediately after, he dashed forward with all his might.

Boom—

The cargo heavily smashed onto the deck,

then stirred up a whiff of cutely lined dust.

"..."

"I’ve finally made it here."

Barely dodging, Ronald stood up, glanced at the goods tied behind him, and then looked at himself. He tidied up the messy lines on his clothes with his adorable palms before turning to look towards the northeast direction in the sky.

Up there,

A glider carrying ’passengers’ was flying towards the ship’s location.

Ronald squinted his eyes and could even see the expressions of several Casters from the "Secret Meeting of the Nine Commandments", instantly changing from solemn to terrified.

"He... How could he be there!"

"How is this possible?"

"Quick, change direction, we’re not boarding this ship!"

Amid confusion and astonishment, one Caster started ordering the dog controlling the glider.

"..."

"Humans, we must board before the Black Cat clan!"

The animals from the world of picture books did not give them an easy time; the little one controlling the direction of the glider did not waver and directly controlled it to land on the ship’s deck.

"..."

At that moment, Ronald silently looked at the five Casters from the "Secret Meeting of the Nine Commandments".

They too watched Ronald with complex and terrified expressions.

Both sides understood—this game was over.

"What an incredible and magical adventure!"

"The great detective used his magic to arrive directly on deck, intercepting all the evil suspects at the destiny’s end!"

Finally, these words appeared one last time by Ronald’s ear.

Accompanying that was the powerful Magic Fluctuation belonging to the Complete Technique.

With the conclusion of this labyrinth chase game, the original started running with the outcome in favor of the pursuer.

At that moment, unlike the experience upon entering the labyrinth,

the scene before everyone’s eyes shifted from cartoon style back to reality; distortion also descended before them.

In just the blink of an eye,

Ronald, Patricia, and the five Casters from the "Secret Meeting of the Nine Commandments," all the participants of the game, were teleported back to where the chase had started that morning.

The environment of the Border Forest area had also undergone significant changes.

During the time of the pursuit in the labyrinth picture book, the investigators from the Investigation Bureau had already surrounded the damaged apartments with caution tape and even erected signs saying "Gas Pipe Explosion, Dangerous Area, Do Not Approach."

"Ro... Ronald, sir!"

"Miss Patricia!"

Startled voices rose from the side.

The investigator originally responsible for cleaning the site immediately recognized the identities of these people who had been suddenly teleported back.

At this moment, this investigator could clearly see the situation

Patricia stood clean and neat on the spot, while Ronald’s clothes appeared somewhat messy with torn edges and dust, as if he had just engaged in some intense battle.

To the right, not far away,

An unprecedentedly powerful Magic Power formed an unbreakable cage, directly constraining the five grim-faced Casters in place. Even with this investigator’s abundant work experience, he had never seen such a powerful binding Spell.

Moreover, careful observation of these individuals revealed that they were unable to speak or move, only capable of physiological activities such as rolling their eyes or swallowing saliva.

"..."

"Is this... is this a canonical spell?"

When his gaze turned to Ronald, the investigator rightfully began to inquire.

Ronald, straightening his disheveled clothes, laughed and waved at the investigator:

"As you see, these five fellows are casters from the Nine Commandments. From now on, they will be bound by spells for a full twenty-four hours, although I cannot assure that they have no other means of escape."

"You’re now in charge of this group, are you okay with that?"

The investigator nodded somewhat blankly:

"Of course, of course it’s fine."

Ronald nodded slightly, then added:

"Moreover, these five fellows essentially possess original texts, so be extra cautious when dealing with them!"

"!"

The investigator jerked suddenly—five holders of original texts!

And from the Nine Commandments!

Was this a joke?

Five entities that symbolized the greatest combat force on the mysterious side, capable of inciting a coup in a remote area with no problem, were now bound here?

Extremely shocked, yet the investigator did not forget the importance of his job and quickly asked:

"Mr. Ronald, so their original texts..."

Faced with this question, Ronald suddenly recalled Katherine he had met in the "Infinite Negative Realm" and adopted a quite carefree attitude, mimicking her expression as he responded:

"I have enough of these things for myself, no need to act like a rabid dog scavenging for food. Apart from what’s useful to me, you handle the rest."

Saying this, Ronald walked over to the bound casters.

Since they could not resist, he easily extracted the "Labyrinth Picture Book"—Ronald had no other thoughts; he simply found the world within the picture book fascinating and wanted to explore it a few more times when he had the chance.

The investigator’s expression was completely astounded:

"Sir, you’re not joking, are you?!"

"Now..."

The investigator had only started speaking when Patricia interrupted.

Having experienced the picture book maze, the strong swordsman revealed a hint of a smile:

"We’re off to celebrate now, and the Harvest Day celebration is not to be missed."

"Eh?"

The investigator looked somewhat confused.

But at the same time as his confusion, Ronald and Patricia had already hurriedly left the place.

The simple reason for their immediate departure—time.

The time they spent in the picture book maze aligned perfectly with real-time.

So having crossed the entire city in half a day, the festival had already reached its bustling, midday climax.

—The situation was evident.

—Next would be the magician cult’s attack on this city.

At this moment, the city was filled with ordinary residents celebrating the festival.

Merchants peddling goods, children playing around in the streets, smiling tourists; all these diverse people together formed the most beautiful scene of the festival.

Ronald and Patricia had no intention of using spells to disrupt the celebration at such a time.

So they headed to the roadside and flagged down a horse carriage.

—Even the carriage seemed to be enjoying the festival.

Its cleaned carriage was decorated with stickers of wheat sheaves celebrating the day, and the driver asked Ronald and Patricia cheerfully:

"Sir and madam, where would you like to go?"

Ronald responded with a smile:

"Take us to the port."

"And please, as quickly as possible."