The sun is high

This was the first time Shuge witnessed the true power of magic with his own eyes.

The hot air flowed into the basement with great violence. The wooden door he closed easily could not isolate the terrible heat. The narrow world he lived in seemed to be stuffed into a huge furnace in an instant. Even the gravel and stone bricks piled in the basement seemed to be breathing out heat.

"A flash of fire."

Wei Lin, who was walking beside Xiuge, said lightly.

"Stream level, a somewhat redundant spell."

Xiuge felt a little suffocated: "You said it was redundant?"

"Well, it's just redundant."

Weilin raised her hand and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead. Two of her hairs were already stuck to her forehead: "Generally speaking, it can only be used to create fire and light. It can be used to light a bonfire in the wild... …The current fire is caused by excessive magic power injection and repeated spell casting, so don’t think too much about it.”

While talking, the two of them had already arrived at the exit at the other end of the basement. Shuge, who walked out of the basement, couldn't help but look back and saw that the ancient mansion belonging to the Ernst family had been completely enveloped in flames. Under the light of the fire, Xiuge saw that the lips of the female mage Wei Lin were a little pale. Perhaps as she said, she consumed too much magic power to create this terrifying fire in an instant.

Neither of them had any intention of staying here. After confirming the direction for a while, Xiuge led Weilin and ran towards the bushes. As long as they passed through this deserted small forest area, they could start from the "North of Salem City". Ladies Street" detours to "Water Flower Street" where men love to visit.

Although it is not appropriate to lead a woman of the same age into a place like this, this is the most suitable escape route at the moment.

As soon as he stepped into this uninhabited forest area, Shuge summoned the running rat. This completely tamed magical creature immediately jumped into the bushes. It would act as a living sentry and follow Shuge closely. , in case someone follows you.

It was only then that Xiuge found time. He stretched out his hand to help Wei Lin remove a thorny branch hanging from the hem of her robe, and then asked: "Miss Wei Lin, who are you chasing?"

"I don't know. I only know that there are a lot of mages among these people. They may be members of the Legal Committee, but they are more likely to be the Royal Family of Delan."

Due to the consumption of magic power, Wei Lin's breathing was obviously a little rapid. She wrinkled her nose, and then quickly recounted her previous experience in concise words.

"The situation is worse than I thought before. Problems have arisen in the independent government of Salem City. The General Defense Department has most likely completely surrendered to the Kingdom of Deland, and there are at least three branches in the southern city gate alone. Guards carrying crystal muskets and mixed with spellcasters entered the city. Not only that, but the magic sealing ceremony of all city walls and gates in Salem City has also been tampered with."

"Tampering? What do you mean?"

"It means that this city has been completely sealed. People from outside may be able to come in, but people inside will definitely not be able to get out! If you forcefully try to destroy or pass the ceremony, you will most likely be killed on the spot by the tampered ceremony venue. .”

After saying this, both Xiuge and Xiuge fell into a state of silence.

Shuge knew very well that he did not have any solid foundation of trust with the female mage next to him who also had the surname of the Ernst family. Although the two had hastily reached a relationship that was close to that of a collaborator, their current relationship was All of this is caused by the rapid changes in the situation. Such a cooperative relationship is not reliable at all, and may even collapse at certain critical moments.

Amidst the anxiety and uneasiness, Shuge looked back at the way he came. Through the gaps between the sparse trees, he saw that the old house of the Ernst family had been completely enveloped in flames. At this time, Salem The city's fire brigade had also arrived nearby. Even through the trees, Xiuge could see the huge modified vehicles dragging heavy water tanks.

Under the operation of the firefighters, several metal water pipes inlaid with crystal minerals and engraved with many lines were lifted from the huge water tanks, and then began to spray water jets towards the burning old house.

But for some reason, the momentum of the flames did not subside at all. The spraying water column could only barely suppress the spread of the fire. In the already crumbling mansion, there seemed to be another force that was constantly giving rise to new ones. of flame.

In this case, even a new spell caster like Xiuge can see the abnormality.

"It seems that someone is afraid that this room is not clean enough..."

Xiuge murmured to himself. He was about to ask Wei Lin for confirmation, but there was a strange movement from the running rat that had been hiding in the distance - someone was walking quickly near it, and there were quite a few of them.

"Someone is chasing you."

Xiuge immediately told Wei Lin what he had discovered. After hearing this, the female mage stopped and took a breath. Then she took off an exquisite pocket bag from her waist and poured the contents into into the palm of his hand.

"The claws, teeth, and bird skulls... all looked like animal bones."

Xiuge recognized these things at a glance, and then he saw the light blue magic light flowing and beating among these bones. After about two breaths, the light finally fell on the skull of the bird.

So Weilin picked up the skull from her palm and gently threw it into the air. The next moment, with the flash of magic light, a huge cross with blue feathers on the end of its wings appeared. The crow appeared in the sky, and it quickly circled above Weilin's head, and then got into the canopy of the tree nearby.

"Shouldn't we keep walking?"

Xiuge lowered his voice and sent back the message through the running rat. The pursuers were approaching in the direction of the two of them. He has always been a self-aware person, so he did not think that he would have to "fight decisively" with these people in the woods. ” is a good choice.

"Mr. Shuge, I respect your thoughts, but you'd better not think of me as a fool who rushes into a decisive battle with the enemy."

Wei Lin seemed to roll her eyes. She glanced in the direction where the raven was flying. A trace of magical light flashed in the eyes behind the lenses. After a brief pause, Xiuge heard her say: "Well …They didn’t use tracking magic, but the short-nosed dogs from the Goddess Plains, so that would be an easy solution.”

"So, we're going to get rid of these hounds?"

"certainly."

Wei Lin chuckled: "Is it possible that Mr. Shuge plans to invite them to your next hiding place?"

…

In fact, when Shuge and Wei Lin left Ernst's old house through the basement passage, these malicious pursuers had already arrived at the rear of the old house. If Wei Lin hadn't acted on the principle of caution, , they had already set up a simple confusion spell when they entered Ernst's old house. I am afraid that the two of them had already encountered this team when they got out of the basement.

This team consists of two stalkers carrying long hunting bows, fifteen swordsmen, and five gunners carrying crystal muskets. In addition, they are also equipped with a professional dog handler.

This is a very standard tracking team among Delan's army.

Those plains short-nosed dogs with excellent bloodlines have always been known as the "disaster of fugitives". This kind of magic hound with thin magic flowing in its body can remember the target's breath for a long time, and they are naturally very smart, and can even use Use your own instinct to decipher some simple illusion tricks and traps.

There are three short-nosed dogs, which can completely reveal all traces of the escapee.

The short-nosed dogs have captured the target's scent. These ferocious hounds let out a low bark, and then led the dog handler and the remaining trackers into the depths of the forest.

At this time, Xiuge had begun to share the sight of the running rat. Through the eyes of this magical creature, he discovered that each of the swordsmen wearing long and short swords were silent and capable. Their clothes did not look much different from ordinary soldiers. , but on their sword hilts, there is a rather bright iris pendant.

"Damn it, Iris Guards?"

He almost bit off his tongue.

Shuge is very familiar with this group of silent veterans. According to the world view he led in creation, these elite guards belonging to the Royal Family of Delan still enjoy great fame in the "Black Sun Era" two hundred years later. Although they are not magicians, However, they have all undergone the most rigorous and even perverted "anti-magic" training. With weapons specially designed to fight against magic, they are definitely good at hunting down spellcasters.

Shuge remembered that among the several batches of peripheral souvenirs released before the game was launched in the past, there were iris keychains symbolizing the guards of the Delan royal family.

"Their sword blades are the everlasting iris of the Kingdom of Delan."

Even this sentence was typed into the document by Xiuge himself.

He now doubts that he has perfectly inherited the tragic and unlucky character of "Baron Ernst". Maybe today's experience is just the beginning of his misfortune?

The call of a raven from the forest interrupted Shuge's random thoughts. It was the signal sent by Wei Lin, so he immediately cheered up and gave the order to launch a sneak attack towards the running rat who had been waiting for a long time.

As a result, the magic mouse, shrouded in dark green light and shadow, immediately began to move, and its three long tails continued to sweep back and forth among the trees as it moved forward, like three insidious snakes running through the vegetation.

A huge raven with blue feathers swooped down from the canopy. Wei Lin's goal was different from Shuge's. She needed to find a way to interfere with or even get rid of the dog trainer. As long as the dog trainer was not around, even the short-nosed dog would be destroyed. Still alive, the remaining trackers couldn't perfectly understand what the hounds meant.

Faced with this sudden attack, the tracking team that entered the forest seemed unusually silent. No one shouted out the enemy attack, and no one stepped forward to give instructions. The swordsmen with iris-decorated weapons quickly The people gathered together, protecting the dog handler and the five gunmen in the middle. The two stealth experts walking on the edge of the team took out their long hunting bows. The bow strings buzzed, and two arrows flew out immediately. .

The blue-winged raven summoned by Wei Lin was extremely agile. It deflected its body slightly, dodged the two arrows, and then let out a scream in the air.

This cry was extremely harsh and unpleasant. The gunmen and dog trainers who were disturbed by the sound involuntarily raised their palms to cover their ears. However, the Iris guards on the periphery just frowned and their bodies were light. Shake slightly.

However, this momentary interference also bought an extremely precious opportunity. While everyone's attention was on the blue-winged raven, the running rat controlled by Shuge finally jumped out of the shadows, and it lit up. He took out his extremely sharp and terrifyingly poisonous claws and pounced towards a short-nosed dog that was also frightened by the raven's scream.

Although this weird rat is already relatively large among rats, it is still much smaller than a hound. However, at this moment, the power it unleashed was extremely amazing. The strong hound was killed on the spot. After being thrown to the ground, the sharp incisors and claws fell one after another. Together with the weird corrosive magic power, a crack was torn out on the side of the hound's neck almost instantly.

The next moment, the running rat known as the "Earth Mother Goddess Chariot" made an action that was beyond Shuge's expectation. It jumped off the hound, and its three tails suddenly rolled up, like three stabbing swords. It stabbed forward, accurately penetrated into the wound on the poor hound, and stabbed its neck through.

"squeak!!!"

The joyful emotion was transmitted from the running rat. It withdrew its long tail from the body of the short-nosed dog in front of it, and then rushed towards the next target.

Relying on his intuitive understanding of his summoned object, Xiuge did not continue to forcibly control it, but let go of control and allowed it to make its own judgment.

"Bang bang!"

There were several loud noises in succession, and the gunmen standing in the team had already raised their crystal guns. These exquisite magic guns, which were about the length of an adult's forearm, had silver patterns on the surface, and were inlaid with bright crystals. The roar, accompanied by the flash of magic crystals, the engraved bullets driven by magic bombarded, creating a series of potholes on the grass of the forest.

At this moment, the running rat finally showed the terrifying speed that matched its name. Even Shuge, the summoner, could barely react. It accurately avoided the splashing soil and grass blades. With each fatal bombardment, the dark light on the sharp incisors became more obvious. In the midst of the chaos, it actually jumped directly onto the back of the second short-nosed dog, and its three tails quickly pierced the flesh of its prey. Inside the body, the sharp claws scratched crazily.

Fur and flesh flew everywhere amid the desperate howls of the hounds.

…

It’s a new year soon~~

I hope you and your family are always in good health

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