I'm not a magician

The nearly 50-meter-tall monster was several times larger than Ji Chi's entire body in just one black palm, and the six twisted and deformed fingers were like a huge cage, trapping him in the palm.

Ji Chi twitched his tail lightly, stuck it between his fingers and looked out, the scenery inside the temple area was similar to the outside, with groups of corals, fish swimming in groups, and some fluorescent god-given grass growing on the seabed , but much sparser than outside the domain.

Looking in the direction they were heading, there was an island floating on the sea unreasonably, and there were some shadows of buildings on the island.

With a quick glance, Ji Chi grasped the general landform of the temple area, but he was not in a hurry to go out. He flicked his tail fin like a night veil, and looked in another direction leisurely.

This time he was looking at the huge monster that had captured him.

The monster does not look like a human, nor does it look like some kind of beast. It seems to have stitched together the features of many creatures, with a ferocious head, a murderous gap, an angular and arched back, and dangling on both sides of the body. Hands that grow out of proportion to the body.

Facing such a monster that can scare away a lot of SAN values ​​just by looking at it, Ji Chi unexpectedly calmed down because he had seen it before.

Ji Chi hadn't been able to recognize who it was just looking at a black lacquered claw before, but after seeing its full view, he realized that this was one of the main bosses in the game, named Chloe.

At that time, Ji Chi had already started to Skip the main storyline. He had long forgotten the details of why he wanted to crusade against Chloe, but he could guess the general context with his eyes closed. Monsters threaten the safety of the mainland, and adventurers played by players need to clear them up.

After realizing that it was the mainline boss who took him away, Ji Chi put the half-drawn long sword back into his backpack.

Lei Ze's reversal of the truth is enough to alert Ji Chi, he doesn't want to follow the so-called main line without thinking, he wants to see this world with his own eyes.

As he expected, Chloe didn't want to hurt him, and she didn't even hold her hands tightly. The wide six-finger cage was enough for Ji Chi to stretch out her tail comfortably.

He sat quietly on Chloe's flat palm, letting it quickly cross the sea and swim to the edge of the island.

Crash - Chloe stepped onto the island from the sea, and tons of sea water hanging from her body flowed down, wetting a large area of ​​the ground.

Chloe bent down and placed her palm on a piece of dry ground, with six fingers blooming like flowers.

The moment Ji Chi went out to sea, he changed back to the land form of a mermaid. He put on his well-fitting clothes and trousers early on, and stepped on the island barefoot.

The cold touch came from the soles of the feet, and a trace of shock flashed in Ji Chi's eyes. He scanned for a week and found that the island was actually made of metal!

Just as he turned his head to look around, a dull voice sounded from behind: "Don't be afraid, Chloe will not hurt you."

Ji Chi looked back at Chloe.

The monster under the sun lost the soft filter in the sea water, and every part of its body was more ferocious and rough. It tried hard to keep its head close to the ground, and its movements were cautious and anxious, but it was even more terrifying when you looked closer. ah!

Chloe stood still for a few seconds to give the little mermaid time to adapt, and soon unexpectedly discovered that this very beautiful little mermaid didn't seem to be afraid of it at all.

Chloe was a little happy, and it couldn't help splitting its big mouth full of sharp teeth, revealing the dark mouth inside.

Ji Chi saw the structure of Chloe's mouth clearly, and couldn't help frowning.

There is no flesh-and-blood tissue in its mouth, nor does it protrude into the esophagus inside the body, but it is all made of metallic luster, which seems to be the same as the material of the island under its feet.

Unbelievably, Ji Chi leaned forward to check it out and asked, "What race are you?"

Chloe moved her head in doubt, her eyes followed the movement of the little mermaid, and there was a crackling sound of steel at the joint of the neck: "You are the strangest mermaid Chloe has ever seen, they are all afraid of Chloe .”

It first expressed its thoughts a little bit aggrieved, and seemed to have just received Ji Chi's question. After thinking for a long time, it answered: "I don't know, Chloe was created by the master."

"Master..." Ji Chi thought that this place might be the temple of the God of Forging, and slowly opened his eyes, "You are a..."

He originally wanted to describe Chloe as an object, but after a short contact with it, it was not difficult to find that it had thoughts and emotions, and it was like a real creature.

Chloe stretched out a finger and scratched what was supposed to be her face, some crimson rust rustled down: "But the master is gone, He let Chloe stay here, waiting for the arrival of the new master. "

Chloe was very happy with Ji Chi's performance that he was not afraid at all. He straightened up, and his thunderous voice was in the same tone, but Ji Chi could hear the excitement from it strangely: "Chloe will take you to Look at the other partners!"

Following its movements, Ji Chi raised his head and asked in surprise, "Is there anyone else here?"

Chloe: "Of course, but they don't want to see Chloe, only Dana will come to talk to Chloe."

Chloe recovered after being lost for a while, and put her huge palm in front of Ji Chi again, as if I would introduce you to other little sisters soon.

Ji Chi hesitated for a moment, then walked up to it and sat on its fingertips.

The slender little mermaid is smaller than its shortest finger. Chloe is a little nervous, and she is very careful in every movement, for fear of hurting this beautiful-looking little mermaid with a nice voice.

As Chloe raised his palm, Ji Chi slowly took in the entire scene of the island as if he was sitting on a lift.

The entire island is in the shape of a seven-pointed star. There is a raised stone platform on each corner of the star, and some characters seem to be drawn on it, but the distance is too far, and Ji Chi can't see it clearly.

In the center of the island is a standing temple. Its outer wall is also made of metal. After years of erosion, it is still intact, except for a thin layer of sand.

Ji Chi didn't see where the entrance of the temple was. He thought they were right at the back of the temple, but when Chloe led him around to the other side of the island, he realized that the temple had the same appearance on all sides, and there was no gate at all. Mark of.

Just as Ji Chi was staring at the temple and thinking, Chloe approached him and lowered his voice: "Look, they are there, you can go find them later, Chloe won't go there."

Chloe put Ji Chi down, and wanted to touch the little mermaid's soft black hair with her fingertips, but quickly curled her fingers up.

It folded its strangely long arms by its side and said to him, "You can play freely in this sea area, but don't leave the area of ​​the temple. No one can leave alive except for the owner here."

Ji Chi is not very worried about leaving. In the game, he may also consider the restriction of the air wall, but now it is reality, and there is nothing to stop the high-level players who get stuck every day.

What he is more concerned about now is when to set up the teleportation array, and the mermaid ladies who don't know when to gather in front of his eyes.

There were more than a dozen of them, and only half of their beautiful faces were exposed on the water. They stared vigilantly at Chloe behind Ji Chi, and only slowly approached the island after Chloe walked away in frustration.

"Are you a sacrifice too?"

"It must be, look at her face! If she was there on the day of my sacrifice, I wouldn't use this ghostly place!"

"Don't say that, we will come sooner or later."

Those mermaids seem to be suffocated, and they can discuss a little thing for a long time.

Ji Chi waited for them to finish chatting and discussing, squatted down, put his right arm across his knees, and asked them from the bank: "Will the guard monsters attack people who break into the temple?"

He wanted to place a teleportation array to let Bud and the others come in, but he was a little worried that the two parties would fight as soon as they met.

Ji Chi's unintentional movements and voice are too unlike a girl. The mermaid girls first showed suspicious expressions, but soon lost their eyes in the [Siren's singing], and answered him uncontrollably: "It will only Attack those who try to destroy the temple."

Ji Chi nodded. It seems that Chloe is just a tool to maintain order. To enter the temple, the correct way is to solve the puzzles on the island, but if they want to take a shortcut and smash the temple directly, they will face It was Chloe's rage.

"Okay, thank you very much, now please go back to the bottom of the sea, no matter what sounds you hear, don't go near the temple." Ji Chi took advantage of the last few minutes when the potion expired, used skills to confuse the mermaids' minds, and asked them to follow his instructions. Command to dive back to the bottom of the sea.

"Now..." Ji Chi looked back at Chloe, who was sitting alone in the shadow of the temple, and raised his hand to poke the long-prepared teleportation array on the island.

As soon as the fluorescent lights of the teleportation array were set up, two stealth figures appeared in the magic array.

Bud and Tang had been waiting for a long time. They were actually following behind the mermaid prince's team. Because it was difficult to sneak on the sea, they could only hide far away in order not to be discovered by the mermaid.

But even though they were separated by such a long distance, they could still see the huge black shadow, and the looming ferocious appearance made Tang Du feel vigilant.

Things deviated from what was expected, and the faces of both of them were ugly, but so far, the only thing they can do is to wait patiently...and pray sincerely.

Just when their patience was about to run out, the signal of the teleportation array finally lit up.

Tang prepared his weapon as soon as he was teleported over, and his sharp eyes swept around, like a black panther ready to go.

Bud also prepared the blood-enriching potion in his hand, crawled on his body, and nervously searched for Ji Chi who was "tortured to the point of dying by the monster".

However, the bloody, horrific, life-and-death scene they had imagined did not appear. There was only Ji Chi who was poking his head and observing, and Chloe, who was resting in the sun by the pillars of the temple.

Tang did not let down his vigilance, and asked in a low voice: "How long has it been asleep? Is it trying to induce us to relax our vigilance?"

Ji Chi looked back at the quiet Chloe, hesitantly said: "No, it shouldn't need to sleep."

As if hearing Ji Chi's voice, Chloe raised her head with a click, not knowing how it was observing, and quickly turned her face to the two of Bud, the empty eyes made it hard to see a little emotion.

Tang tensed his body, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He realized that he had been spotted, so he tried harder to hide his aura, and stared at it with frowns.

Chloe looked at them for a while, and found that it was not a fragrant and soft girl, so she lowered her head and picked her fingers in disinterest, looking unhappy-these men always want to destroy the temple in the end, and then leave a mark on it. Unsightly scratches, ah, Chloe really hates them!

Tang waited for a while without seeing any movement from it, and looked at Ji Chi suspiciously: "What's going on?"

Ji Chi recounted his experiences and guesses, and at the same time walked towards the stone platform closest to them: "As long as we don't destroy the temple, Chloe shouldn't stop us."

While Bud and Tang breathed a sigh of relief, they paused on the spot with strange expressions. Ji Chi walked and didn't see the two of them following him, so he looked back at them: "What's wrong?"

Tang: "Well, um... what did you just say its name is?"

Ji Chi: "Chloe."

After Ji Chi finished speaking, he also got stuck, his eyes widened slightly. He has lived in this world for so long, and he almost knows some common sense. For example, the meaning of the name Chloe is—a youthful, beautiful girl.

The three of them looked at the giant monster higher than the temple with horrified eyes at the same time.

"Okay." After Ji Chi was shocked, he was the first to turn his head away, "The God of Forging, uh, as long as he is happy."

But for some reason, Chloe felt very familiar to him.From the self-proclaim that must be carried when speaking, to the incompatibility between name and body shape... Ji Chi couldn't help frowning.

When Ji Chi was meditating and remembering, they had already reached the corner of the seven-pointed star, and a raised stone platform half a person's height stood on the sharp corner.

The stone platform is warm and smooth. I don't know what material it is made of, but it looks very solid and intact.

"Sneak into the darkness, avoid the shining light." Ji Chi stroked the layer of fine sand falling on the stone platform, and read the words on the stone platform lightly.

This sentence was engraved in the ancient characters of the mainland. They are said to be ancient characters, but in fact they are more common than the current characters. It is like the magic book that Ji Chi used in class, which was recorded in this kind of characters.

"Sneaking..." Ji Chi muttered the word silently, and when he realized something, he suddenly turned his head to look at the other six stone platforms.

The other two also reacted.

Bard's face was ugly: "One of the seven major professions in the Demon Sword Continent, the stalker."

Tang went on to say: "This temple requires a team with seven professions to open..."