Since entering the forest, Duan Qing has imagined the final outcome of this journey countless times.
They may find the uncle named Trick and go home happily, or they may encounter some strange things on the way back, such as monsters, desperate situations, pursuit by mysterious organizations, or even that Trick is a
The leader of the evil organization... Of course, it is also possible that nothing is found - this is what they realized after encountering a series of setbacks. Looking for a person in such a vast forest is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
No different. This possibility became higher and higher during the next trip. At this time, they had gone deep into the southeast direction for a long time, and had been acting like headless flies. If they waited until the food and water were exhausted, this
Depending on fate, the next mission will probably end in a powerless failure.
He even foresaw that the person they had been looking for was a dead person, or a person who did not exist at all. But he never thought that the final outcome would be like this.
The woman in blue robe told them a certain possibility in the whereabouts of the person they were looking for as the ending of the story, but this possibility was not at all what Duan Qing had expected.
"That person is Trick, if I'm not mistaken..." the woman in blue robe said.
As if ice water had been poured into her body, Duan Qing felt that her whole body was cold. The girl, who seemed to be a little afraid of ghosts by nature, tightly grasped the collar of the uncle next to her, her face turned a little pale, but A Niu was still the same.
Looks confused.
"Isn't that a living person? He is still driving us away. You can't even think of deceiving us..."
Duan Qing said nothing, he just looked at the other party with a certain look, waiting for her answer.
"You did see him, but that person was the phantom of Mr. Trick..."
Are you kidding me... Duan Qing was shouting in his heart, but on the surface he didn't dare to say anything - the man in front of him was a powerful figure in the parliament, and he didn't want to be frozen immediately
.
"That image has appeared in many places in this forest. As long as you are not very unlucky, you should have encountered him." The woman in blue robe named Christine did not care about other people's treatment of her.
He continued to explain to himself: "Although I don't know if you have encountered it before, and I don't have conclusive evidence, but..."
"According to my sister's observation, that person...should not be alive anymore."
The soft voice explained something that was difficult to understand. Sensing that Mengzhu seemed to be pulling harder, Duan Qing grinned for a while, and then responded: "Yes...is it, really?"
As expected of the Master of the Council of Mages..."
"That's what I guessed." Kristine blinked at Mengzhu who was shrinking, with a hint of mischief in her expression: "At least until now, I should be right."
"In fact, you..." She pointed to Xue Ling Huan Bing again: "Maybe they are not the first group of people I have saved these days. There are always things happening in this forest.
Considering what you just encountered, I am in the right situation, so I just want to help you."
"In this case, on behalf of everyone, I should express my gratitude for your generous help." Duan Qing bowed to Christine: "I am also grateful for the blessing of fate."
"May fate be with you and me." The woman in blue robe nodded: "As for me, I am still very helpful, oh hehe..." She became happy again: "If those people are like you
It would be nice if you were so polite..."
"Well, forgive me for being presumptuous, but I think as adventurers, they should be the same as me..."
"No, no, no, they are all rude. They either stare directly at my body, or they want to get close to me... How could I not see what their purpose is...
"
The surroundings seemed to have become a little cold again, Duan Qing laughed apologetically, and while he was still thinking about how to change the subject, a cold female voice suddenly sounded from behind, interrupting the friendly atmosphere of communication between them.
"Wait a moment."
Duan Qing looked back and saw that the person speaking was Xue Ling Huan Bing.
The woman with a cold temperament looked at this mage who could represent the power of ice and snow, as if looking at the giant tiger just now. She had also taken off her hood at this time, and white smoke seemed to be rising in her black eyes.
"You didn't tell the most important part." The cold air seemed to condense into her voice: "The one before... According to you, it was an illusion, but that doesn't prove that he is Terry.
gram."
She looked around at everyone: "Don't you think it's strange? This person suddenly came out. The person we were looking for was dead, and he identified the phantom as that person - why was that person Trick, why did he die, why
That's what a dead Trick would look like..."
"Why would a person who has been missing for a long time become an illusion and appear in front of us?"
"There are too many things that are illogical. And the most important thing -" she pointed at the figure in blue robe who didn't care, and her tone was filled with confidence after successful reasoning: "Why do you know no one about me?
People who know each other, those of us who have accepted the commission, don’t know what Trick looks like, how tall he is, how he is dressed, and what characteristics he has... I felt that these people were from the beginning.
It's a bit messy, how can anyone do this task, but it doesn't matter now..."
"You! How can a stranger who doesn't live here and is stranger than me connect the name Trick with the figure just now?"
She spoke like ice: "No matter which direction you think about, you can't make sense! So——"
The arm under the cloak was raised, and a white finger pointed forward: "You are lying!"
Silence fell in the forest again, and then the queen's laughter sounded from the direction of the blue robe: "Oh hehehe..."
The woman in the blue robe smiled even more exaggeratedly, and even the front half of her body bowed because of this action. Duan Qing, who noticed something, began to lead Mengzhu back slowly. A Niu on the side was already interested in the sudden appearance of this beautiful woman.
The woman had some doubts, and now she was even more aware of it: "She really didn't seem to be..."
The laughter stopped abruptly.
The staff suddenly appeared in front of Christine, and then was inserted into the ground. The golden head seemed to fly up for a moment, and then gradually became gentle as Christine stopped moving, and then landed again.
Go down.
"I thought you were all well-behaved younger brothers and sisters..."
Xue Ling Huan Bing pulled out her sword with a swipe: "Have you finally revealed your true face... Who are you and what is your purpose?"
The blue-robed mage heard the sound, looked in the direction of the black cloak, and then suddenly asked: "If you are friends here, I can understand, but with your strength, you should have heard my name...
..”
"The Council of Seven is the highest organization in the Council of Mages. It is composed of seven famous great magicians. They jointly decide on major issues that arise inside and outside the Council of Mages. Each member is a magician who can stand alone, regardless of reputation.
, both strength and character must be enough to convince the public, so folk rumors say that they are even strong enough to become the spokespersons of the elements, both verbally... and physically."
Faced with the other party's inquiry, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice remained stable, and even made people clearly feel the calmness in it: "As far as I know, in the seven-person parliament in the world today, the member representing the water element is the water mage Ke
Christine."
"Christine, the water mage known as 'Fiery Ice'."
Tsk tsk tsk, it really has a big background... Duan Qing thought to himself.
"Now that you know me..."
"I have only heard of the name 'Christine' and have never met her in person, so of course I... don't know you." Xueling Huanbing continued to take the initiative on the court: "I
I won’t make the mistake you just made.”
"So, you need to prove yourself, you are Christine, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, I was just lying, right?" The woman in blue robe received: "I, the fake, have a certain purpose and want to deceive you into going somewhere, right?"
She rubbed her head: "Do you know, this kind of approach..."
"...It's questioning the dignity of a great magician."
Everyone's movements froze, and the air seemed to become colder again. Duan Qing smiled bitterly in his heart, and pulled Mengzhu aside, with a harmless smile on his face, but that action still attracted the attention of the woman in blue robe -
- She kept combing her hair with her hands, but her face turned to this side.
"We are just passing by, passing by, you can do whatever you want..."
Christine understood what Duan Qing meant, so the gentle smile returned to her face again: "Some...scared others..."
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore about some things." Christine looked at the tit-for-tat woman again: "Let's talk about coincidences first. Do you think this is a coincidence..."
"From your point of view, what you are encountering now is indeed a lot of accidental. But I have just passed it. I have encountered many things like you in the past few days, and I have saved many people by the way. Among them
...That crazy figure also appeared several times."
"Want to know where all these things happen?" The woman in blue robe winked playfully: "They... are almost all over the Emerald Forest."
"It's hundreds of miles away from Greenstone Village. It spans a huge area. Do you think an ordinary person without magic can appear in so many places at the same time in such a short period of time?"
"Don't ask me why I know he's not a magician." Christine immediately added, "That's like asking why one plus one is two."
"So what?" Xueling Huanbing was still waiting to refute: "These are all your one-sided words..."
"I have tried my best to use methods you can understand to prove to you that the figure is no longer a living thing. If you don't believe it..." Christine's mood fluctuated again, but the next moment,
She returned to the image of a gentle woman: "You don't believe it...I can't help it."
"We believe it for the time being." Duan Qing stopped the black cloak from continuing to question: "However, what I want to know more is..."
"Why is the person we are looking for the same person you have met?"
"Why? It's very simple..." The woman in blue robe smiled.
"I've met that boy before."
I knew it... Duan Qing lowered his head and sighed.
"I've heard Benny's story and heard his plea. So, although I came here for other purposes, I still know about that Trick."
"Unlike you reckless guys..." The woman in blue robe fiddled with the staff in front of her: "I asked him carefully about his father's characteristics at the time...
.Well, let me think about it.”
"His father brought many tools needed to venture into the forest. Those tools included axes, ropes, wood saws, hammers... and shovels, if I remember correctly."
Christine raised her head and began to shake her fingers. Some golden heads were wrapped around them, beating playfully. Such movements appeared on this mature woman, making her look a little... confident.
appearance.
"Of course, I have more evidence. For example... I once asked the boy if he had any tokens that could help me identify his father. At that time, his father was wearing
The necklace his mother made for him was a wooden necklace tied with red rope..."
Xue Ling Huan Bing's face was already very ugly.
"If I'm not mistaken, there seems to be a necklace around that person's neck."
"Is there really a necklace on that person's neck just now?"
The girl had already relieved herself from the tension and asked the others loudly.
"It's so far away, how can I see clearly... But I vaguely seem to be able to see something..."
During the low-pitched discussion, the body in the black cloak began to tremble slightly. The woman in the blue robe put the staff in her hand again and put on a serious tone: "I can use the Council of Seven - Water Mage Klee
I swear on Steen's name, that person just now is an phantom. Although I haven't figured out how it was caused, but..."
"That is definitely not a living person." She put her staff behind her back: "So, I judge that the boy's father, Trik Ozzie, has encountered misfortune. What do you think of this inference...
is it acceptable?"
"What is your choice...?"
"We accept this result." After a short silence, Duan Qing breathed out and replied: "That is, our mission..."
"it's over."
The sky was dim, and the wind in the forest began to turn cold. As if they had been sentenced to death, and as if a stone had fallen from their hearts, the players who formed a temporary team stood blankly on the spot, letting the cold wind blow past them.
beside.
Is it over...? A few days of forest adventures, searches, battles, all kinds of things... is it over like this?
"Since you choose to believe my words..." Christine walked towards them, with a charming smile on her face: "I can provide you with some magical help.
You are sent out of the forest, back to Greenstone Village, and pay your respects to that boy."
She smiled and her voice became mysterious: "I promise... you will get generous rewards."
We've already got that one. I'm sorry, but that boy seems to have too much trust in us...
Duan Qing smiled bitterly in his heart, and then said seriously: "So...very good, thank you again, Sister Magic."
"Oh hehe..." The pleasant laughter appeared again, and Christine walked past them calmly: "I like you very much, so... without further ado."
"Come with me." She walked out without looking back.
Several people glanced at each other, and then planned to follow. Only the figure in the black cloak stood there: "Wait...wait."
The footsteps stopped.
"You...do you just believe in that woman? Even if she is real Christine, even if everything about her is real, there are still a lot of strange things..."
There was a hint of trembling in the black cloak's voice: "Even if the illusion is true, it doesn't mean that the person is dead...maybe he is still alive...maybe he can still be found.
Something..."
"I choose to believe it." Duan Qing turned around and said with an expressionless face: "I think... I have passed it just now."
Xue Ling Huan Bing's body shook violently, her eyes swept over the man, and then she forced herself to remain calm and continued to persuade these people: "You...do you just give up like this? We all
Will it be in vain that we have come so far? Think about what you have experienced in the past few days, think about the efforts you have made, and think about...the teammates who have died..."
"Shut up, woman." Duan Qing's face darkened.
"Now that we have accepted this fact, the mission is over." There was a hint of coldness in his tone: "The mission is over. Going back and making an explanation is the issue that should be considered now. Whether it is that boy,
Still our teammates, in every sense of the word."
Mengzhu looked at the uncle. For the first time in the past few days, she felt anger in this man.
"Put away your unnecessary thoughts. Now is the best opportunity, the opportunity to end everything." He restrained his emotions, and then turned around again: "We will not be used by you. I have
...it’s passed.”
"Take care of yourself."
Mengzhu looked at the woman's livid face timidly, and then turned around hesitantly. Ah Niu, who was confused, hesitated for a moment, then shouted "Wait for me" and followed him. Snow Spirit Huan Bing behind, slowly
Slowly closing her eyes, she knew very well that she had been forced to a dead end.
The free world is so real, and her game experience in it made her understand this again and again. This time the team she led was swallowed by the forest, which undoubtedly taught her another lesson. Later she met Duan Qing
These people, after careful consideration, planned to cooperate with them, and at the same time, a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.
Even novices of more than ten levels are a force that cannot be ignored. Coupled with their understanding of this place, I may be able to go further with their help. On the contrary, if they leave, there is really no hope.
No, with her own experience and ability, even surviving here would become a luxury. So in her consideration, no matter what the outcome of their mission, people like Duan Qing must stay to help her.
, especially Duan Qing. Although his attitude is very bad, he can see her thoughts. This person is definitely not simple.
So before that, she was determined to keep them, even if she used the last resort of coercion... But now, this last resort can't be used, because of the existence of the woman in blue robe, she can no longer use it.
Use your own force to maintain your own opinions.
You...will be the biggest loser.
That person must also have taken a fancy to this, so he left in a hurry... Well done, that person on the mountain...
In the distance, the footsteps of Duan Qing and the others were moving away, and vaguely, he could still hear the sound of him talking to the great magician.
"The Great Magician is indeed an expert in adventure. His sensitivity to details and awareness of finding clues are much higher than ours... I hope you have time and can give me some advice..."
"Of course, if you have time..."
Her vision was scattered, her ears were ringing, her body was trembling, and she slowly sat down on the ground. The sky seemed to gradually darken as the figure fell, which was a sign that the sun was about to set.
The howling of the wind came from the distance, like the silent whimpering of the forest.
This chapter has been completed!