From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star

Lu Heng looked around and made a judgment in his mind.

First, he ruled out the human superpowers here. Except for Lu Heng himself, no one else here had the ability to seriously injure Xie Shien alone.

If the team took action, the target would be too big. If so many people left last night, it would be easy to be discovered.

Moreover, the human superpowers present did not know that Xie Shien had a life box on him.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Elder Serien, General Fiona, can you sit down and talk?"

"Yes." Fiona agreed readily. She also wanted to know who dared to take action in the forest.

After all, this is the forest of their elves. If they can attack humans here, they can naturally attack elves.

The three entered the tree house and sat down to observe each other.

Lu Heng first asked: "Elder Seren, do you think the attacker is among us? Or is he from outside the forest?"

Seren was silent for a long time before answering: "The trees did not find that other creatures besides you had entered the forest, but since this attacker could act in the forest without being discovered by me, he naturally had the ability to enter the forest quietly."

Lu Heng looked at Fiona and said: "If the attacker is among us, then all the people who are capable of seriously injuring Xie Shien are here."

When saying this, Lu Heng drew a circle in front of him with his fingers, indicating that they were the three people here.

Fiona frowned and replied: "I believe Elder Seren will not do this, and I am not an attacker. If you are sure that you are not an attacker, then it can only be an outsider."

Lu Heng thought for a while and added: "General Fiona, do you think Captain Eric has this ability?"

Fiona shook her head and replied: "Eric's combat power is not weak, but he does not master advanced natural magic."

Seren had said before that in order to act in the forest and avoid his ears and eyes, the attacker needs to master advanced natural magic.

Lu Heng continued, "There aren't many people who can master advanced natural magic in this world, right?"

Fiona nodded and admitted, "Indeed, there aren't many."

"Those who can master advanced natural magic are usually elves, right?"

"Yes, demons usually can't master natural magic."

"That means the attacker is very likely an elf, right?" Lu Heng asked again.

"It's very likely." Although Fiona didn't want to admit it, she also felt that the attacker was likely an elf.

She frowned and thought for a moment, then continued, "There's a question that you don't seem to have thought about. We should first find out what the attacker's purpose is. It can't be that they attack a person without any purpose."

Lu Heng stared into the eyes of the two elves in front of him, wondering if they could believe it.

With Seren's identity, it seemed unnecessary to snatch the phylactery.

And he shouldn't have known that Xie Shien had a phylactery on him.

The only one who really knew that Xie Shien had a phylactery on him was Fiona.

After thinking it over and over again, Lu Heng decided to tell the information: "I actually already know the purpose of the attacker."

Fiona raised her eyebrows when she heard this and asked, "What is it?"

"Phylophantine, the attacker took the phylactery from Xie Shien." Lu Heng gave the answer.

Serien was a little surprised and confirmed, "The lich's phylactery?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "To be precise, it is an unused phylactery. Among the elves, the only ones who have seen this phylactery are General Fiona and... Queen Orianna."

Fiona frowned and asked, "So you are doubting me?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "There is no way to rule out your suspicion now. The attacker's target is the phylactery. According to the information provided by Elder Serien, it is believed that the attacker is most likely an elf who has mastered advanced natural magic, and among the elves, only you and Queen Orianna know that Xie Shien has a phylactery."

"The queen can't do such a thing." Fiona immediately denied.

"What about you?"

"I didn't."

"Then how do you explain how the attacker knew that Xie Shien had a phylactery? Have you leaked this secret?" Lu Heng asked again.

Fiona frowned and fell silent, recalling carefully, then shook her head: "I didn't leak it."

"What about Queen Oriana?"

"It can't be the queen." Fiona's tone was firm and very sure.

"What if she accidentally leaked the information about the phylactery?" Lu Heng questioned again.

Fiona fell silent, and after a moment, she replied: "I will answer this question for you. When I return to Kolos, I will ask the queen."

The investigation reached a deadlock here.

Lu Heng also felt that Seren and Fiona were not the attackers.

Queen Oriana was even less likely.

If Queen Oriana wanted the phylactery, she could leave it in the Elf King City, and there was no need to send someone to follow her to the Moon Shadow Forest to take action.

…

The mission of escorting the Moon Well water has been completed. Because Xie Shien was seriously injured, the team was delayed in the Moon Shadow Forest for half a day.

Fiona stood up and said, "We must return to Kolos. We must go back before the crisis comes."

She was still worried about the crisis in Kolos City, which was what the elves needed to care about.

Lu Heng couldn't keep her to continue the investigation. Even if he forced her to stay, it would be difficult to find out the truth about the attacker.

Moreover, resolving the crisis in Kolos City is the most important task of this recruitment.

After careful consideration, Lu Heng agreed: "You guys set off first, and I will return to the Elf King City after Xie Shien wakes up."

"Okay, after I go back, I will report what happened here to the queen. If the attacker is really an elf, I will find out." Fiona promised.

Lu Heng didn't have much hope for this, but at least her attitude was good.

…

In the afternoon, Fiona led the Elf Guards to leave the Moon Shadow Forest and return to Koros City.

The human superpowers remained.

Lu Heng looked at the people who stayed and said, "If you are in a hurry to return to the Elf King City, you can follow."

"We'd better wait with you." Chen Zihang thought it would be better to act together.

Lu Heng walked into the tree house where Xie Shien was recovering from his injuries. When he saw Serien inside, he asked, "When will he wake up?"

"Not sure, I should be able to wake up tonight at the soonest." Seren used natural magic to help Xie Shien's wounds heal, and then turned around and walked out of the tree house.

When he reached the door, Lu Heng suddenly asked: "Elder Serien, do you really not know who the attacker is?"

When he asked this question, Lu Heng sat on the stool in front of the bed and did not look back at Serien.

Seren paused for a moment and replied, "I really don't know."

Lu Heng looked at Xie Shien who was unconscious on the bed, and kept repeating the key information in his mind: "phylactery, natural magic, moon well spring water, unknown forces, elven attackers..."

When these clues are connected together, what do they point to?

The information is too messy, and a lot of it is not 100% certain.

For example, the attacker is an elf with natural magic. This information is inferred based on the attacker's ability to avoid Seren's eyes and ears.

If there are other skills or magic that can avoid Seren's eyes and ears, then this clue is not 100% certain.

Lu Heng has been thinking about these questions all day long.

It wasn't until night fell that Xie Shien's fingers finally moved.

Lu Heng saw it and hurriedly said, "Are you awake?"

After all, Xie Shien is a supernatural being with a very high level. After being rescued by natural magic, his health is slowly improving.

Although the wound could not heal so quickly, he had regained consciousness.

He opened his eyes, glanced at Lu Heng, and said, "The...phylactery is lost..."

"I already know this. Don't speak for now. I have a few questions to ask." Seeing that his voice was still weak, Lu Heng decided to ask the most critical question directly.

Xie Shien closed his eyes and agreed.

Lu Heng began to ask: "Do you know the identity of the attacker? Any clues are fine, such as what race he is."

Xie Shien answered: "The attacker is the mysterious killer who appeared before, the unknown force in the main mission."

When Lu Heng heard this answer, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "The attacker is the mysterious killer who was chasing you in the wild before? Are you sure?"

Xie Shien closed his eyes again and said with certainty: "Sure, if we fight against the same target, we can still confirm this."

Lu Heng asked: "Is it an elf?"

Xie Shien shook his head: "Not sure, the attacker is still hiding his identity as before."

Lu Heng continued to ask: "I have investigated this matter and obtained some clues. According to the information provided by Serien, I believe that the attacker should be an elf who knows advanced natural magic. Do you think this information is correct? "

Xie Shien shook his head quickly: "No...that's not right..."

Lu Heng suddenly frowned and asked, "What went wrong? Isn't it an elf?"

Xie Shien exhaled and said: "The attacker used confinement magic. The confinement magic blocked the space. This should be the reason why Seren was not aware of it."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked, "You mean, the attacker knows the space-based confinement magic?"

Xie Shien shook his head again: "That's not right either. The attacker used a magic orb to release the confinement magic. The energy level is very high. I can't escape at all."

The blood vessels on Lu Heng's forehead were throbbing because the clues provided by Xie Shien overturned many of his previous judgments.

"In other words, the attacker did not know natural magic, and used an orb to release the confinement magic of the space system. Since the space orb was used, it means that the attacker himself does not have such a strong magic. If this is the case, the attacker only You just need to have enough combat power.”

Xie Shien nodded and replied: "Yes, the attacker is from the melee physics department. The high-energy magic he uses relies on external objects to cast."

Lu Heng's mind began to turn upside down.

If this is the case, Seren and Fiona can be completely ruled out as suspects.

Although I didn’t think it was them at first, I couldn’t completely rule out the suspicion at the time, but now I can.

After excluding Serien and Fiona, there are even fewer suspicious targets left.

Lu Heng then asked: "Do you think the attacker is in the escort team?"

Xie Shien was silent for a moment and replied: "I think so, because..."

He coughed and replied, "Because he doesn't seem to want to kill me."

Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized that he had ignored this information before.

Xie Shien was attacked and seriously injured, but he did not die.

At first, we saw him being pierced through the chest by a tree branch and nailed to the ground, with blood flowing all over the floor, and his injuries were very serious.

If Seren hadn't treated him, he would have died.

It was for this reason that Lu Heng initially thought that the attacker wanted to kill Xie Shien, but now that he heard him say this, he finally reacted.

If the attacker really wanted to kill him, he could just chop off his head.

As for the serious injury, why can you still say that the attacker didn't want to kill him?

The reason is also very simple. This is the Moon Shadow Forest, and the forest elder Seren is here.

With Seren here, the chest piercing injury can be treated.

If you think about it this way, Xie Shien's injury is indeed serious, but he will not die.

Xie Shien coughed and said, "When he pierced my chest, I saw his eyes, and I could see that he didn't want to kill me. So, the attacker is definitely not a demon."

If it is a demon, it is impossible to have mercy on humans.

In other words, the identity of the attacker can basically only be an elf or a human.

No human superpower in the Moon Shadow Forest can defeat Xie Shien, not to mention that he has to take out a gem that can release space-related confinement magic.

The possibility that the attacker is human can also be ruled out.

After this analysis, the attacker can only be an elf, and this elf does not want to kill Xie Shien, so he should be friendly, because he has to do it for other reasons.

Lu Heng took a deep breath. In the Elf Guard, if Fiona is excluded, there are very few targets left.

"I may know who it is, but your injury..."

Xie Shien coughed and said, "You go, go back to Kolos City, I will stay here. The forest elders will not hurt me, it is safest for me to stay here."

Lu Heng did not drag his feet, stood up and said, "The matter is a bit urgent, so I won't talk nonsense. You stay here to recover, I will return to Kolos City to see if I can stop the attacker."

"Go. I'm very tired and want to rest for a while." Xie Shien closed his eyes and rested.

Lu Heng walked out of the tree house, summoned human superpowers, and announced: "I need to return to Kolos City immediately, and fly back at the fastest speed. Those who can't keep up will find a way themselves."

Chen Zihang knew that there must be an emergency, nodded and agreed: "Okay, you go back first, Wu Weibing and others will lead the team to catch up."

After Lu Heng announced this decision, he carried Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu on his feet, rode the mechanical tiger into the sky, and flew towards Kolos City in the north.

Lin Zeyu didn't understand the situation yet, and asked: "So anxious? Xie Shien doesn't care? Leave him here."

Su Muyu was very smart and had guessed what was going on: "Xie Shien is safest to stay here, and the Moon Shadow Forest will protect him."

Lin Zeyu blinked and said, "That's not right. He was attacked in the forest."

"That's because he has a life box on him. Now that the life box has been taken away, he is safe." When Lu Heng explained, the mechanical tiger had rushed into the clouds and disappeared into the sky.