Lilia’s fingers had just touched the Memory Crystal when a massive flow of information instantly poured into her brain!
Buzz — !
Her vision went dark, and she staggered two steps, falling onto her butt on the floor.
It wasn’t a map.
It was the complete structure of an Underground Fortress.
It was located 300 meters below the Evernight Palace.
A vast underground space expanded in her mind, filled with countless intersecting passages.
The flowing runes on the walls formed layer after layer of defensive arrays.
Lilia’s heart skipped a beat.
This place, let alone for a Tier 3 like her—even if a Tier 5 Monarch came, they would be crushed to dust!
Lilith was sending her to her death!
“You… Are you crazy? Meow?”
Lilia’s voice trembled as she looked up at the expressionless Head Maid.
“Is this Lucia’s new game? Does she want to see what I look like after being sliced into mincemeat by those arrays? Meow!”
“No,” Lilith’s tone was flat.
“Because what you will use is the ‘Private Seal’ bestowed upon you by Her Majesty herself.”
She pointed at the inconspicuous black ring on Lilia’s finger.
“This ring possesses the highest authority, second only to Her Majesty herself. It can ignore 99% of the treasury’s physical and magical defenses. As for the remaining 1%…”
Lilith crouched down and paused.
“…it is the ‘Rule Lock’ that requires password verification.”
She leaned into Lilia’s ear and, in a whisper only the two of them could hear, spat out a single word.
When that word entered her ear, Lilia’s pupils shrank suddenly.
She froze entirely, her mind going blank.
‘How… could it be this word?’
‘That pervert actually used this… as the highest password for her own treasury?!’
‘Ridiculous! Absurd! Yet it feels so real!’
“Now, do you believe me, Miss?” Lilith straightened her back.
Lilia looked at the Memory Crystal in her hand and then back up at Lilith.
She believed her.
She believed her completely.
This wasn’t a trap.
This Head Maid was actually planning a rebellion!
No, in her own words, she was “maintaining Her Majesty’s Order” in a way that bordered on betrayal—all to add some real excitement to this boring game!
Lilia’s body shook.
It wasn’t from fear, but from pure excitement.
Stealing from the Demon King’s treasury!
This was 1,000 times more exciting than splashing chili water on her face or swapping her hot spring for ice cubes!
This was the real “reversal”!
“Let’s do this! Meow!”
Lilia leaped up from the ground.
Her face was flushed, and she had forgotten all her fear.
She clenched her small fists.
“Lucia! You just wait! Tonight, I’ll show you what it looks like when there is a fire in your own backyard! Meow!”
Lilith watched her spirited display and spoke, “Miss, time is limited. Her Majesty might return as early as tomorrow morning.”
“That’s enough! Meow!”
Lilia patted her chest in assurance.
“Sister Lilith, you’re responsible for keeping watch for me outside! Meow!”
She lowered her voice and assigned the tasks with a serious expression.
“If that pervert returns early, find a way to stall her no matter what!”
“As you command, Miss,” Lilith bowed slightly.
“Good! Operation start! Meow!”
Lilia no longer hesitated and immediately closed her eyes.
She sank her entire Tier 3 mental power into the ground.
Following the perverted map in her head, she began to sense the surrounding spatial structure.
Found it!
She snapped her eyes open and looked under the large bed in the bedroom.
There, the space beneath a floor tile contained a slight, abnormal spatial fold.
Lilia walked to the bedside and crouched down.
She reached out and tapped the tile lightly with her finger.
A trace of spatial magic seeped in.
Following the decryption sequence within the Memory Crystal, she precisely manipulated the core node of the disguise array.
Click.
With a soft sound, the tile slid open silently to reveal a pitch-black hole.
A scent of dust and ancient magic rushed out from the opening, making Lilia shiver.
She peeked inside; it was absolute darkness.
Her heart hammered against her ribs, but the moment she thought of Lucia’s face and what she was about to do, her courage swelled.
She turned back to give Lilith an “OK” sign and then jumped inside.
Her body fell rapidly through the darkness.
The sensation of weightlessness made her heart feel like it was going to leap out.
After an unknown amount of time, just when she thought she might fall to the center of the world, a force from below steadied her.
She landed on solid ground.
Before her was a corridor paved with luminous stones, emitting a blue glow.
The runes on the walls were flowing, making her heart tighten.
At the end of the passage was a 100-meter-tall stone door.
A coiled black dragon was carved into the door, every scale rendered with perfect clarity.
Its eyes were two magic crystals burning with purple flames.
The first door of the treasury: “Dragon’s Gaze.”
Lilia walked to the door and looked up at the dragon, her palms starting to sweat.
Lilith had given her the “cheat code,” but what if she remembered it wrong?
She shook her head, tossing the thought away. There was no turning back!
She reached out with a trembling hand and aimed the black “Private Seal” ring at the burning left eye of the black dragon.
Then, she mobilized her mental power to build a specific magic connection between the ring and the dragon’s eye.
Hum —
The dark red magic patterns on the ring lit up.
The dragon’s eye, which had been burning with purple fire, flickered once and softened its light.
Immediately after, the stone door, weighing tens of thousands of tons, began to slide open slowly and silently to the sides.
Behind the door, a light so intense it blinded Lilia burst out.
She instinctively blocked her eyes with her hand.
It wasn’t lamp light; it was the radiance emitted by countless treasures!
Once her eyes adjusted, she saw the scene inside.
This place was even larger than the main hall of the Evernight Palace.
There was no clear path on the floor; she was stepping directly on magic crystal coins and gold coins.
Legendary magic materials, such as “Star Tears” crystals and “Abyssal Worm Nerve Cords,” were piled haphazardly in the corners.
In the distance, a giant battle-axe leaned against the wall, its blade still stained with dark red blood.
Lilia’s mouth slowly fell open into an “O” shape.
‘I… I’m rich! No, Lucia’s wallet is going to bleed heavily!’
Lilia put her hands on her hips and laughed out loud amidst the mountain of treasure.
“Haha… Hahahaha! Meow! Lucia! Your little vault! I’m here to help you count it! Meow!”
She let out a squeal, opened her arms wide, and dived headfirst into the nearest hill of gold coins.