"So you brought back this useless news?"
Time came to the night of this day. In the investigation team stationed outside Zaraha City in the free world, the figure from Snow Spirit Fantasy Ice Residence sitting in the center of the tent also looked at the other people present, and finally cast a disgusted look on them.
He hit Duan Qing's head: "Thank you for being out for a long time and meeting so many big-shot figures, but in the end it's like nothing happened... I've really raised you for so long in vain!"
"It can't be said that it has no effect. At least we got to know them, right?" He smiled dryly and pointed to the other side of the brightly lit investigation team camp outside the door curtain. Duan Qing introduced the rose-colored carriage that looked very lively.
Said: "Look at Reina's position now and the people around her... It's even harder to see her at this time than to reach heaven."
"But it must at least be helpful to us." His pale face turned a little rosy under the light of the lights. Xue Ling Huan Bing commented expressionlessly: "Look at the effect of your lobbying.
, the information I got is not as useful as the information I got back from Asahi Dongsheng before!"
"Don't be anxious first. Our first step is to establish our intelligence network." Duan Qing said with a smile: "Even Lanshan has established an alliance and partnership with us now. In the future, no matter whether it is the Battle Dynasty
Whether it’s a business alliance or not, they are all great things that are just around the corner.”
"I don't want to listen to these useless words."
Xue Ling Huan Bing, who blinked his eyes and put away his joking expression, then took a deep breath: "Then let me ask you, have you got the approval of the investigation team?"
"Well...probably, maybe." Looking secretly at Asahi Dongsheng and Gedman, who were also huddled in the corner, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Although I object to the convoy continuing to move forward, but
Count DiPloma seems to be a pretty good person, and with Lott's full support... we can still stand in this investigation team."
"Have you found out our biggest threat?"
"The Mages' Council is dealing with them."
Faced with Xue Ling Huan Bing's next question, Duan Qing stretched out his hand towards Qianzhi He, who was also sitting honestly beside him: "Of course, there seem to be deeper and more complicated conflicts within the Mage Council, but this should not hinder
Therefore, we stand on the same front, not to mention that this is Zaraha City, which is only one teleportation circle away from the Sky City, as long as that Ivost dares to appear again."
"The distance of a teleportation circle?"
After waving his hand to interrupt the other party's words, Xue Ling Huan Bing raised his arms impatiently: "Do you still remember how Zaraha City fell last time? Don't always trust the magic of these magicians. If
If they are disturbed, wouldn’t we be left alone and helpless in an instant?”
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. At least we can carry it on our own for a while." Duan Qing gestured to the other silent figures in the tent: "You have to believe in my mentor. Even if others don't come, he will."
Will definitely come."
"...It's not that I don't trust your mentor, I just hope that I can leave more means when those enemies appear." Putting away his questioning look, Xue Ling Huan Bing finally sighed and shook his head: "After all, this is
We did not expect the severe situation we faced before setting off. In order to arrive at the principality well and avoid the embarrassment of being cleared out halfway, some necessary preparations are indispensable."
"Especially since I am the captain of this messy team!" Her expression quickly wrinkled, and she pointed hard towards the city wall outside the tent: "Now hurry into the city and go to those taverns to make a record!
"
"You should be the only one missing now!"
After being driven out of the camp without mercy, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe then slowly appeared at the gate of Zaraha City where a large number of players and imperial people were constantly coming in and out. The two looked at each other.
The two of them then showed their own wry smiles, and then followed the direction of the crowd and entered the brightly lit city gate. Feeling the excitement and hustle and bustle brought by everything around them, the two of them looked back and forth without leaving the city for a long time.
In the corner of the ancient and prosperous city, it was not until the magical lights began to become like daylight, showing the stalls on the street one by one in front of them, that the two people gradually gave up the idea of following the crowd to find the tavern: "Why?
, what’s going on? Why are there so many night markets at this time!”
"Probably because Sky City has now become the largest concentration of adventures."
Looking at the products of unknown ancient styles placed on the stalls, the red-haired girl magician turned her head with some lack of interest: "There are also demonized creatures at night in the Sky City, and they are relics.
They are demonized creatures with ancient magical energy, so those who only seize the time to take risks during the day will naturally choose to deal with the spoils at night."
"Maybe what we see now are just inferior products that have been eliminated." She pointed at the dark outline of the huge city above her head: "Those better things were acquired on the spot.
It’s all empty.”
"Okay, then we can only rely on the memories left behind to find the tavern." Duan Qing sighed helplessly, flipped through his adventurer map, and then started to look around: "By the way, you still haven't
Are you leaving?"
"I, I won't leave."
Thousand-Zhihe, who turned his head away somewhat angrily and closed his eyes, turned his pouted mouth to one side: "No matter how hard that Snow Spirit Huan Bing drives me away, I will never leave!"
"Courage is commendable." So Duan Qing had to smile and shook his head: "But what about your mission? And that Yun Meng...can you catch him yet?"
"We still have to catch him." His expression became a little disappointed, and Qianzhihe's tone also became lower: "But... there are no clues now anyway, plus the troubles you are encountering in front of you, you see
Look at your ruthless captain! She actually let you come out alone and doesn’t care about your safety at all!"
"Please, we are in the city now."
Duan Qing, who seemed to have found the direction, pointed forward and then replied with a low smile: "Even if someone really wants to do harm to me, a zero-level loser, they probably won't choose to come at this time and this place.
Those who attacked me, look at the stalls and crowds around me, in public...isn't this asking for trouble?"
"That, that's not possible either." Qianzhihe shook his head dully, and glanced casually in the directions pointed by Duan Qing: "There are also methods of attacking in downtown, maybe those who are wandering around.
There's some kind of killer hidden inside, and... well, where's Ms. Ningyu Ninglan? Doesn't she always protect you?"
"Probably going to rest."
The forward steps paused for a moment, and Duan Qing, who looked helpless, replied in a low voice: "Her current condition is not very good, and she is not suitable to stay online for a long time."
"...I'm sorry." After a slight silence, Qianzhihe lowered his head and replied softly: "I, I didn't mean it."
"It doesn't matter, she is not suitable for fighting anyway." Duan Qing waved his hand without looking back: "Let her follow me at this time, it is just one more person who is helpless."
"So you need me even more at this time!" Qian Zhihe grabbed the front of Duan Qing in two steps. With his hands behind his back, he stepped back and looked at Duan Qing's face: "How is it? I am a member of the seven-member council.
One of the disciples, the powerful fire mage Qian Zhihe, would you like to hire me as your bodyguard? Of course, I can also be the bodyguard of the Qing Ling Adventure Group."
call.
Putting his hand on Qian Zhihe's shoulder, Duan Qing, who was silent, suddenly pushed aside the little girl who was retreating parallel to him. A slash appeared out of thin air and then passed directly in front of Duan Qing with a whistling sound.
, with a harsh sound of breaking through the air and splashing of rubble on the ground, the gray-robed magician was completely blown up. Only then did the sound of space shattering appear from a corner of the dark night in the distance,
Wrapping up a large circular area including Duan Qing, a certain black-armored warrior who appeared in the center of the smoke and dust then wiped away the dust that gradually spread over his body and spoke calmly with a few words.
He looked at Duan Qing's figure who fell to the ground with extremely surprised eyes: "I really didn't expect that... the magician who had lost all his power and couldn't even cast a single spell could actually detect this situation in advance.
Where's my attack?"
"After all, intuition is enough." Duan Qing slowly got up from the ground, his face covered with scratches, and then wiped the blood that overflowed from the corner of his mouth: "Although I didn't expect that you actually dare to be here.
Just launch an attack."
"I just used some tricks from the ancient Magic Empire period." He tilted his head, and the armored figure showed his hanging sword blade again: "I remember it's called the Planck effect, right? Or something else.
Whatever, it doesn’t matter to me anyway.”
"My goal is just to kill you." He took a step back, and his posture suddenly disappeared with the speed of the explosion: "As long as I can kill you, my mission will be completed.
"
The dangerous intuition flashed through his mind again. Duan Qing, who gritted his teeth and stopped talking, hurriedly led his body to the other side of the street again. The black armored figure that appeared next to him then also took him with him.
The black long sword flooded his original position, and raised up the sky full of gravel and dust again in the streets and alleys of this ancient city. The sound of the magic protection breaking continued to come from around the body, and he endured the pain.
Duan Qing then stood up in shock. From the corner of his eyes looking forward, he noticed the somewhat abnormal dark night sky and the deserted city: "Planck
Effect? Isn't that just a deception?"
"You can also understand it as a kind of alien space."
The distant voice came from this deep and dark distance, and another unknown mysterious voice reached Duan Qing's ears: "With the vibration of magic, the existing space is peeled off into another parallel world.
...Don't worry, no one will disturb this place, not even the most powerful magician can detect it."
"You're on your own."
The feeling of acupuncture appeared on the surface of the skin again, prompting Duan Qing's body to rush to the side again. The javelin turned into purple-black energy then broke through the shackles of space and drew a straight diagonal line.
It passed through the past from the position he was standing before. The body's reaction finally showed signs of being unable to keep up due to the urgent avoidance. Duan Qing, who fell to the ground for the third time, tried to get up and was finally stopped for the third time.
The sword above his head was heavily nailed to the spot, and the surface of the black armor connected to the long sword appeared a brilliant layer of light and fire, accompanied by a scorching heat that suddenly exploded.
of magical energy: "Fire Blast!"
A crisp explosion followed by a dazzling bloody light burst out in the center of the two figures, separating the bodies of Duan Qing and the black-armored swordsman again. The attacker with layers of burning black smoke on his body seemed to be surprised.
But when he stayed where he was, what greeted him was a more obvious scene of fire attacking: "The flames burst!"
Like a series of firecrackers connected in the air, brilliant sparks followed Duan Qing's last raised right hand and shot towards the location of the black-armored swordsman. The chain explosion composed of fire elements seemed unable to
He broke through the black armor, but the impact still sent his figure flying out again. Panting, he put down his hands, and Duan Qing, who was bleeding profusely, then weakly turned his body over.
When he reached the corner of the deserted street, a dark red pillar of fire rose beside him the next moment, burning another purple-black spear fired from a distance in the dark night sky into elemental ashes: "Well...
…It is worthy of the red lotus fire, it can even burn the energy of the void.”
"Who are you?" Panting, he stood in front of Duan Qing, shook off the red-haired Qian Zhihe, and then slammed the red lotus staff in his hand to the ground: "Why are you attacking us?"
"Why? Isn't it obvious?"
Among the smoke and dust that gradually dispersed, the dark armor once again stood in front of the two people. The mysterious voice belonging to the night sky then stopped him from launching a new round of attack, and at the same time answered in a rhetorical tone.
Qianzhihe's question: "Although this time was just a warning, we have no intention of taking their lives right now. Unexpectedly"
"You still seem to be clueless."
The abnormal darkness gradually dispersed, along with the figure of the black-armored swordsman and the strange space scene that seemed to have never happened. The bustling market and the sounds of constant bargaining returned to the two of them.
In front of the player, it seems that a secret attack before was like a dream: "Look at your two confused faces now."
"Even fate may be dumbfounded."
This chapter has been completed!