From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star

The mechanical tiger flew at full strength for half a day until early the next morning, when it finally caught up with the elf team led by Fiona when it was still a quarter of the way from Koros City.

The wind howled in the wilderness, and the mechanical tiger swooped down and skimmed the ground.

Lu Heng jumped over and stopped in front of the Elf Guards. He held the Aurora Blade in his hand, pointed the sword forward, and shouted loudly: "Hand it over!"

Fiona looked surprised, frowned and asked, "Lu Heng, what are you doing?"

The person Lu Heng was referring to was not her, but Eric, the captain of the Elf Guard beside her.

Fiona also realized that Lu Heng was not rushing towards her. She turned her head and looked at Eric behind her, with a look of confusion on her face.

Eric also looked puzzled and asked: "Me?"

Lu Heng said the reason in a slightly cold tone: "Xie Shien is awake. The information he gave confirmed several key clues. The conclusion is very clear. The attacker is you, and the phylactery is on you."

As soon as these words came out, all the elves present showed surprised expressions.

Eric opened his eyes and argued: "I didn't!"

Fiona frowned, she wanted to believe her men, but this matter was serious.

It's not just as simple as seriously injuring a human. The key is the phylactery, which may cause a crisis for the elves.

Therefore, Fiona looked at Eric very seriously and asked: "Is it you? Is the phylactery on you?"

"I didn't! It's really not me!" Eric argued loudly with his hands spread out. Looking at his excited expression, it looked like he had been wronged.

Fiona frowned and thought, and said: "Lu Heng, please explain the matter clearly first. If he is the attacker, I guarantee that he will not escape."

Lu Heng took a deep breath and said: "We have analyzed before that the attacker is an elf with natural magic, but after Xie Shien woke up, he overturned this conclusion.

"The attacker used an orb that can cast space confinement magic, and blocked the perception of the forest through space confinement magic.

“And this attacker is a melee warrior who uses long-handled weapons and does not know natural magic, at least not advanced natural magic.

"In the Elf Guard, there are not many people who have the ability to seriously injure Xie Shien. Basically, you are the only one, the captain of the Elf Guard."

After hearing this information, Fiona's eyes showed surprise.

Because she also discovered that if the information Lu Heng said was true, then the most suspicious person was indeed Eric.

She frowned and stared at Eric, and asked seriously: "Captain Eric, tell me now, is it you?"

Eric was so excited that he almost jumped up. He spread his hands and argued: "It's not me, I didn't do anything!"

Time is running out now. If the problem really lies within the elves, the coming crisis will be even more terrifying.

Fiona took a deep breath, stood in front of Eric, her eyes revealed a strong pressure, and said in a voice that could not tolerate resistance: "Look at my eyes."

Eric knew what the general of the Queen's Guard was going to do. He sighed, looked directly into her eyes, and said, "Okay. I'll show you all, I'll show you all the secrets."

The two sides looked at each other for a moment, and Fiona quickly lowered her head to cover her forehead, her expression a little unnatural.

However, she quickly returned to normal, coughed and said, "I confirmed it, it's not Eric."

When Lu Heng heard this result, his brows suddenly furrowed and he began to think quickly in his mind.

What went wrong?

Combining all the clues, Eric should be the only possibility. What is wrong with the inference?

That's when.

Su Muyu walked up behind Lu Heng and whispered in her ear: "The Elf Guard is missing one person."

A flash of light suddenly flashed in Lu Heng's eyes, and he said this information: "There is one less person in your team. Someone left the team early."

Fiona and Eric were stunned at the same time, because one person from the Elf Guard did leave the team.

"Yes...Vice Captain Fred left the team not long after setting off."

"What is his identity? What is his combat power? Why didn't I notice him before?" Lu Heng recalled carefully and found that the presence of this deputy captain Fred was very low. He had never paid attention to such a deputy in the Elf Guard before. team leader.

"this……"

Fiona frowned, feeling that things were getting more and more difficult.

Eric blurted out: "Fred is very strong. I have competed with him and we are on par."

Lu Heng immediately asked: "Who is Fred? Where has he gone?"

When things got to this point, Fiona also began to feel something was wrong, and replied: "Fred was originally the deputy guard captain of the Magic District of the Royal City. This time he was assigned to participate in the task of escorting the spring water. Half a day ago, he received a recall from the Magic Tower Order, ride the hippogryph and leave first at this time..."

She didn't finish the last half of the sentence, but Lu Heng already understood what it meant and helped her complete the sentence: "You have returned to the Elf King City at this time, right?"

Fiona's scalp began to tingle, and she felt that a crisis had arrived.

If Vice-Captain Fred is the attacker who stole the phylactery, and he has returned to the elf king city of Koros at this moment, it means that the predicted crisis is coming.

When the crisis came, she was not in the royal city or beside the queen. This was unacceptable to her.

Fiona made a prompt decision and waved: "Sky Knight, follow me and return to Kolos as quickly as possible. The remaining Elf Guards will follow Captain Eric."

As she spoke, she turned over and sat on the hippogryph's back, pulled the reins and soared into the sky.

The Sky Knights in the Elf Queen's Guards in the team soared into the sky with their hippogryphs in neat movements, following Fiona as they flew towards the Elf King City of Koros as fast as possible.

Lu Heng and the other three didn't stop much, got back on the mechanical tiger's back, flew into the sky, and returned to Koros City with Fiona.

In the end, only Eric was left riding the Moon Shadow Leopard, leading the remaining Elf Guards without the ability to fly, and hurried on the ground.

…

Two hours later.

The sky knights led by Fiona passed through the sky ring above Kolos City and landed directly on the martial arts training ground.

She jumped off the hippogryph's back and shouted loudly: "Come here! Where is the queen?"

An elf guard ran up and replied respectfully: "General Fiona, a large number of abyssal poisonous toads have appeared in Luna Lake in the north. The Queen has taken her personal guards to Luna Lake to clean up the abyssal poisonous toads."

Fiona frowned and asked, "How long have you been gone?"

"It's been walking for half a day." The elf guard replied quickly.

At this time, the mechanical tiger also fell down.

Lu Heng reminded: "Find Fred first, Queen Oriana will not be in danger now."

The crisis should be coming to the city of Kolos. Queen Oriana left the royal city, but it was not that dangerous.

Fiona nodded in agreement with this view and asked, "Is Fred back? Where is he?"

"I didn't see Vice Captain Fred." The elf guard answered truthfully.

Fiona did not continue to ask and immediately ran towards the magic area.

Fred is the deputy captain of the Elf Guard in the Magic District of the Royal City. If something really goes wrong, it will most likely be in the Magic District.

The group crossed the arch bridge of the magic moat and rushed into the magic area.

The guard at the entrance to the magic area saw it was Fiona and did not speak to stop her.

When Fiona was at the door, she asked, "Where is Deputy Captain Fred?"

"I didn't see Deputy Captain Fred." The elf guard at the entrance to the magic area gave the same answer.

Fiona rushed all the way into the magic area and asked the same questions to the guards when she saw them, but no one had seen Fred.

The magic area of ​​Koros City is very large, and most of the buildings here are related to magic.

For example, the elemental flame training room and the arcanist classroom.

The tallest landmark building is the tall tower in the middle of the Magic Zone - the Magic Tower.

Lu Heng called out to Fiona, pointed at the magic tower, and said, "We should go there."

Fiona's face became very solemn. Although she didn't want to believe it, the situation was critical now, and the problem might really lie in the magic tower.

She took a deep breath and rushed towards the magic tower.

When she came to the door, she asked the guard at the door: "Who is in the magic tower?"

The guard at the door lowered his head and replied: "Sir Augustus."

Fiona frowned and considered for a moment, then said to the guard: "Send someone to Luna Lake quickly and tell the queen that something happened in the royal city."

After saying this, she stepped up to the magic tower and climbed up the spiral staircase to the top.

On the top floor, the great arcanist Augustus stood there, as if welcoming today's visitors.

Fiona went up to the magic hall on the top floor and looked around, but she didn't see the vice-captain Fred.

Later, Lu Heng and others followed. When they came here for the second time, the magic hall they saw was the same as the first time.

"You are here." Augustus said calmly, as if he knew someone was coming.

Fiona didn't know what happened now, nor where Fred went. She lowered her head and asked in a respectful tone: "Mr. Augustus, where did Vice Captain Fred go?"

Augustus replied calmly: "I sent him to do something."

Fiona frowned and asked, "What are you sending him to do?"

A calm smile appeared on the face of Augustus, the kind-hearted elder, and he replied: "Fiona, there are some things that you shouldn't ask about."

According to her status, Fiona is only the general of Queen Oriana's bodyguard, and she has no right to interfere with the matters of the Grand Arcanist.

Fiona could only lower her head and said: "I suspect that a crisis is coming, Lord Augustus. I don't want to see Quel'dorei decline, let alone see the Queen sad."

Augustus said in a distant and calm tone: "As long as I am here, the crisis will not come."

Fiona clenched her fist and asked, "What if the crisis lies with Lord Augustus?"

Augustus' tone darkened: "Fiona, you shouldn't think about these things. Oriana has gone to Luna Lake, and you should go there too."

According to her duties, Fiona is the general of the Queen's bodyguard, and she should indeed stay by Queen Oriana's side.

However, she knew that a crisis was coming and could not leave it alone.

Lu Heng had been listening for so long, but still didn't get to the core of the incident. He had no choice but to take a step forward, took out the magic tower badge, and asked: "Lord Augustus, as you promised before, you will exchange a treasure for the magic secret book. What's the return?" Does it count?"

Grand Arcanist Augustus remained calm, nodded and replied: "Of course, the promise I made to you will be fulfilled."

A gleam flashed in Lu Heng's eyes and he said, "Then I want to exchange for an orb that can cast space confinement magic."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.

Because the orb that Lu Heng said could cast space confinement magic was the same treasure used by the attacker who took away the phylactery.

In the elves, there are not many people who have treasures of this level.

In fact.

Lu Heng felt it from the first time he walked into the magic tower.

This magic tower is the product of space magic.

The top floor is the most spacious, and the bottom floor is the smallest.

In other words, the internal space of this magic tower is reversed, and the magic hall on the top floor is actually the bottom floor.

The entire magic tower is a huge space magic.

As the controller of the magic tower, the great arcanist Augustus must have mastered powerful space magic.

He must be one of the strong men in the elves who have space treasures.

Now, Lu Heng directly asked to exchange a space magic orb. It seemed to be an exchange, but in fact it was just to get evidence.

Augustus fell silent, and the atmosphere of the entire magic hall continued to sink.

Lu Heng and the other two clenched their fists, ready to deal with possible changes at any time.

If Fred was really the attacker and took the life box at Augustus's command, then Augustus would have a serious problem.

Facing such a powerful archmage, if you are not well prepared, you may be killed by his magic in one second.

Even if you are prepared, you may not be able to withstand his arcane attack.

Time passed second by second in the silence of both sides.

Everyone's heart was lifted.

After a long silence, Augustus slowly raised his palm, held a space orb in his palm, and said: "This is the space orb you want."

Lu Heng did not reach out to take it, but waited for his next move.

Fiona's expression was very complicated.

In fact, she had doubts in her heart when she heard that the attacker used the space orb to cast magic.

Because there are not many elves who have this kind of space orb, and the archmage Augustus is the most proficient in space magic among the elves.

However, she was unwilling to believe that the crisis was caused by the archmage of the elves, because that would really ruin the fate of the elves.

Augustus is the greatest living archmage in the current elves, and even in the Quel'dorei world.

It is also the confidence of the elves to fight against the abyss.

If the Archmage has a problem, what will be the future of the elves?

Fiona dared not think about it. She hoped that this was not true, but everything seemed to be becoming a reality.

The atmosphere became more and more solidified.

"Thank you for bringing back the magic secret book. This space gem is in exchange. Take it." Augustus said as he stretched out his hand and sent the gem forward.

Lu Heng raised his vigilance to the highest level, but saw the space gem slowly floating over, very slowly, without any attacking movements.

Just when the space gem flew halfway, a blazing bright blue light suddenly burst out of the gem, almost blinding people.

"Retreat quickly!"

Lu Heng shouted, and immediately used the source ability of shadow travel to retreat to the side at the maximum speed.

However, the magic power of the space gem was too fast, and a circle of space restrictions was shaken in an instant, covering the entire magic hall.

While in the shadow travel state, Lu Heng hit a space membrane, and his body froze, unable to rush out.

Shadow travel can ignore physical collisions, but the confinement magic released by the space orb isolates the space, so even shadow travel cannot rush out.

All the people and elves present were imprisoned in the space restriction, including Fiona.

Fiona threw herself on the barrier of the space restriction, punched the barrier with her fist, and asked loudly: "Why? Why is this!"

Augustus stood outside the space restriction, sighed, and said: "You shouldn't explore these, give me a few more days, it only takes a few days, and everything will calm down."

Fiona emotionally beat the barrier and cursed: "You are the greatest arcanist of Quel'dorei, how can you do this!"

At this point, although there is no direct evidence to prove that Augustus has betrayed the elves, his actions have explained everything.

Augustus pondered for a moment and said, "Wait here. When the crisis is over, you can come out naturally."

He turned and walked down the magic tower.

"Don't go! Don't go!"

Fiona roared at Augustus' back, watching him disappear under the spiral staircase.

She collapsed and slid to the ground, with all kinds of thoughts surging in her mind: "Why is it Augustus? Why?"

Lu Heng was also thinking about this question. Although all the clues pointed to Augustus, and Augustus took action, which was equivalent to admitting that these things were related to him, why did he do this?

There are still some puzzles that have not been solved.

Lu Heng thought quickly, and information flashed through his mind. Suddenly, he remembered that when he was in the Moon Shadow Forest, Seren had given Fiona something, saying that it was for Augustus.

Since Seren and Fiona kept this matter confidential, Lu Heng didn't know what this thing was.

"Fiona, I remember Seren gave you something, saying it was for Augustus. What was it? Have you given it to him?"

Fiona's thoughts came back to normal when she heard this question, and she said with a serious expression, "Not yet."

"What was it?" Lu Heng asked.

Fiona was still hesitant, because this was a secret of the elves, and it should not be disclosed to humans under normal circumstances.

However, now Augustus was about to bring danger to Kolos, and this was not the time to be so particular.

She took out a crystal bottle of emerald green liquid and explained, "It is the juice of the ancient tree of life. Augustus was seriously injured in the battle with the Blood King ten years ago. Every month, he needs to get the juice of the ancient tree of life from the Moon Shadow Forest to heal his wounds."

When Lu Heng heard this answer, he frowned and asked, "Is it for healing or prolonging life?"