I seriously doubt there is something wrong with my Chaldea

"Boom—boom!"

As soon as he saw the shadow follower backing away, Li Xiang opened his eyes wide, the pupil of his left eye suddenly enlarged, and a scorching rune filled his left eye with red color, generated by the rune of fire , and then through the compression of the magic circuit and the release of the magic eye, from the third perspective, it is like a scorching flame jetting out of his eyes.

It's a pity that this kind of movement is too eye-catching and slow for the servants who fight like instinct. Lixiang's flame eye cannon only captured the afterimage left by the shadow in the magic fog, and then bombarded the floor tiles not far away There was a "chi chi" sound of melting stone.

"Tch...! Run away?! Or..."

Li Xiang turned his head, of course he felt that this hit missed the enemy.

The pupil of the left eye, which still had the terrifying heat of the Rune of Fire, almost turned a dazzling red, and at the same time, he kept searching for the enemy's traces in the surrounding magic fog.

I originally planned to practice more, but it is a pity that considering the current situation, Lixiang has released the energy of the fire rune from all-round explosion compression to the eye cannon that can be achieved only through the magic eye catalyst. It's the limit, and there is still a long way to go to be a real hero with laser-like eyes.

Although he is already handsome just by eyeballing, although he has never tried it in front of a mirror, it is probably impossible to see it even if he looks in the mirror.

It wasn't because he would go blind because of this, but because the mirror had already melted when he saw clearly the handsome action of shooting himself with his eyes.

So to say... this!

When Li Xiang turned his head, he suddenly felt the enemy's breath coming from behind again.

"Boom—boom!"

Even Assassin, who was in the dark, did not launch an attack. The pupil of the fire rune in the left eye, which was still activated, released a scorching light again, but with the vaporization of the water droplets, the floor tiles turned into magma and became empty again. up.

Missed again!

Lixiang couldn't help but feel an irritable mood that only a little bit of playing games can have.

But it's not over yet!

My blue stripes are growing!

Once again, he felt the breath of the shadow follower coming from in front of him. Relying on the Holy Grail in his body and the magic circuit all over his body to supply a huge amount of magic power, countless streams of scorching light shot out from his left eye.

But every time, it would fail repeatedly due to the blocking of the magic mist and the speed of the enemy.

On the contrary, the Servant's shadow gradually figured out the law of Lixiang's attack, and kept approaching Lixiang in feints again and again, trying to launch an attack.

"........."

Even Assassin, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't bear it anymore.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it won't be long before Lixiang will be attacked.

'Don't act rashly. '

But even so, Lixiang still very calmly hinted that Assassin should not show up to confront that shadow head-on.

Assassin's stats are not enough to fight fighter type shadows.

So if you want to launch an attack, you must kill it with one hit.

"bass--!"

Accompanied by the sharp whistling piercing the air, it was penetrated together with the magic mist, and the shadow reappeared, aiming at Lixiang's back.

But he didn't notice the moment he launched the attack. At this time, there were not only wet floor tiles under his feet, but also high-temperature magma.

"boom----"

The pupil of the left eye reflected red light again, and the scorching eye cannon was released immediately, but it was still hidden by the shadow hidden in the magic mist.

But Li Xiang's attack was not to hit him, but to drive him to the magma that could not be avoided.

"call out!!!"

The cold light streaked across the air, and the magic mist was pierced, and at the same time, the shadow's body was also pierced.

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PS: School is finally about to start...

Chapter 18: The Magic Workshop

Silently, the scorching (physical) battle ended at the last moment.

The expected wailing and lamentation were not heard, when Assassin's dagger pierced through the Shadow Servant's [body (spiritual base)] and [heart (spiritual core)] at almost the speed of sound, even the astonished No sound could be made, and the "shadow" who couldn't tell which follower it was disappeared in the thick magic fog of Venice.

"........."

Li Xiang couldn't help but fell into deep thought, maybe, as a Servant's shadow, not only communication, but also the voice can't come out?

In a sense, it is also a rare experience, which may be useful in the future.

'I just don't know why he has been wandering here. '

Li Xiang was a little puzzled.

"Hmm...the Shadow Servant couldn't leave traces after leaving the field, so there's no way to find out. Maybe...someone tried to summon a Servant but the summoning failed."

A more reasonable speculation slowly emerged in his heart, Lixiang raised his foot and lightly stepped on the only ground under his foot, and the runes representing the thick earth and the runes representing the cold and the change of seasons poured into the surroundings along his body On the hot ground, the big pits burned by Lixiang's eye cannon gradually turned into hard stones again.

"So, we must hurry up and explore——"

What appeared in front of him was a T-junction, where the shadow Servant was wandering just now, maybe... the reason why he wandered here is probably also here.

... The path at one end connects to the Venice Canal. Although Lixiang couldn't see clearly because the magic fog was too thick, he could still tell by feeling the damp and cold air.

...and the other end is connected to an alley that cannot be seen clearly because of the magic fog.

"There shouldn't be any monsters in this place."

Recalling the map of Venice constructed in his mind through the runes of the wind, Li Xiang muttered to himself.

After looking around the surrounding street environment for a while, Li Xiang still turned around the intersection and walked into the alley that couldn't see the end because it was blocked by the magic fog.

Assassin, who was hiding in the dark and always vigilant, silently followed behind or in front of Lixiang, in case some enemies or traps that he didn't notice suddenly appeared.

The deeper you go in this alley, the more limited light around you will become dimmer. After walking for dozens of steps, it is still daytime, but you can't see Lixiang surrounded by thick fog. Five fingers.

"..."

The things in front of him were so dim that Lixiang's eyes couldn't adapt to the only light. Lixiang opened his eyes slightly, and a magnificent circular pattern appeared in the beautiful pupil of the star sea like a blooming flower.

Everything in front of him became clear.

"Da da da"

The crisp footsteps sounded from under his own feet, and then disappeared quickly. This alley is not long, only about ten or twenty meters long, and it soon came to an end. This alley is just a dead end.

'nothing……? '

This was Lixiang's first reaction when he realized that this was just a dead end.

'No...wait a minute. '

Lixiang lowered his head slightly, and the circular pattern in the pupil of Xinghai magnified together with the pupil. Under the gaze of the magic eye of Rune, he saw some spells.

A very standard concealment + hint ignore magic formula, left by a certain magician.

Lixiang narrowed his eyes. This kind of technique is usually used by magicians as a safe, or it is the same type of thing as a pirate's treasure.

Probably there will be all the magic research about that magician, or something very important.

This kind of thing is often more important than their lives to magicians, so this technique has been improved countless times. Generations of magicians have improved it and applied it to their own. changes.

Hmm... If you want to describe it, it's like a personal safe.

It's just that if the password of this safe—that is, the spell analysis method is wrong—it might explode, the kind that would blow up the thief who tried to steal their research.

It's a pity that this level of protection is too much for Lixiang.

"...Crack."

Under the watchful eyes of the ancient mysterious power, a crisp sound like broken glass resounded from the inside of the spell. This spell is actually very difficult for many magicians to crack, just like the sun shining on it. It naturally dissipates and dissolves on the ice and snow.

Analyzing, destroying, repairing, and collapsing, although there is no basis for seat magicians at all, Lixiang wants to deal with these modern magic formulas as simple as eating and drinking.

Among the eighteen original runes, there are runes about analysis and collapse, but Lixiang, who holds the magic eye, is a higher "mysterious" host, and it can also be used without using runes. Let modern magic fall apart in an instant before his eyes.

"So... is it a notebook? Or... something like a magic record...?"

The forbidden technique in front of him collapsed in front of his eyes, and the "things" originally protected by it were slowly revealed in front of Lixiang.

"Eh……?"

Unfortunately, his guess just now was wrong.

He couldn't help but stared at the trapdoor on the ground with a side length of about one meter and fell into silence for about three seconds.

He was just guessing what the magician was going to hide, and he would use a large-scale technique, but that guy was so lazy that he planned to hide his base (magic studio) directly?

Li Xiang sighed, it seems that no matter what time or status, there will always be lazy people around...

But then again, it's pretty well concealed... It's not directly discovered.

He opened the trapdoor that hadn't been opened for a while, looked at the hole that looked deeper in the thick fog, thought for a while, and then Lixiang jumped directly.

"Your Excellency the Magician!"

This sudden move frightened Assassin, who was lurking aside, couldn't help but speak out directly.

After that, he didn't care about anything else, and jumped down directly.

"call…………"

With a muffled sound, Lixiang landed steadily on the ground in Venice, the magician's magic studio.

In the process of falling, Assassin transformed into Reishi again and continued to follow behind Lixiang.

Using magic eyes to look around, Lixiang discovered that this hidden basement was full of concealment and isolation techniques used by the magician to protect this magic workshop.

This place is well hidden, and even the magic power of the surface has been filtered by these spells when it is imported here, so that many search magics have no way to find this place.

"After all, I have spent all my life here..."

Knowing that this place is basically isolated from the surface, Lixiang immediately ignited small flames in this magic workshop, lighting up this space filled with all kinds of books.

"Ah... to be able to build such a magic workshop under the soft seabed of Venice... Maybe the owner here is a rich magician, or has a certain status and power in the city of Venice...?"

Looking at the workshop that seemed crowded due to the existence of various books, Li Xiang faintly felt that the owner of the magic workshop might have an unusual relationship with the city of Venice.

"Hmm...? This is...from Venice..."

Li Xiang casually picked up a stack of thick documents on the large table in the center of the workshop and compiled them together, the name is... "Report to the Doge of Venice".

It looks like it is.

He couldn't understand this kind of useless report full of various forms and words, so he put it back on the table.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

"Assassin doesn't need to hide anymore, at least here, we should be hidden enough, come and look for it with me—"

Li Xiang lowered his head and rummaged through the huge and messy table, "Look—is there anything similar to notes, records, diaries..."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Magician."

As soon as the words fell, the black-robed Assassin emerged from the swaying firelight, and then quickly searched for books in other places that matched Lixiang's words.

As for why Lixiang asked him to do what... This is not what he needs to think about now, as a Servant, he just needs to show his loyalty.

"That magician—it seems that he should have something to do with the upper class in Venice, or he is a magician in the upper class of Venice—well, anyway, there are usually no poor people among magicians— ——!”

El-Melloi II nodded.

His eyes quickly scanned every book on the table and the booklets made of thread, Li Xiang explained as if he was talking to himself while stacking the checked books.

"So - the magician has a close relationship with Venice, in other words, everything that happens in Venice may have something to do with them."

"So, do you want to confirm your conjecture through the notes left by the owner of this magic workshop?"

Seeing that Lixiang rearranged the scattered books, Assassin did not disturb those books when he searched on the bookshelf.

"That's right—huh—"

Li Xiang, who quickly flipped through all the books on the desk, gave up exploring the desk and turned to look at the row of large bookshelves behind him.

"Your Excellency the Magician, I have found it."

Suddenly, when Lixiang continued to search up after flipping through the bottom row of bookshelves, Assassin's steady voice suddenly came from above Lixiang's head.