For a minute or two, if it were normal times, no one would take it seriously.
But now, Horvath is out of trouble, and it's time to race against time.
Although Wu Ming is confident that he can compete against Horvath, but it is simply impossible to suppress the opponent for a few minutes. What's more, this is not just a simple suppression, but also to prevent the opponent from breaking through.
seal.
Thinking of this, Wu Ming became more and more unsure, and even more angry at Dave's concealment.
"Be careful and be ready to retreat at any time."
"What, you want to retreat?"
"snort!"
Wu Ming snorted coldly, while the magic in his hand continued to move towards the window.
There was no other way, Balthazar was seeking death, and Wu Ming had no power to save himself.
Although he didn't know what Balthazar told Dave at the last moment. Did Dave get another hint, so he kept this conversation in his heart and never said it out.
But this is not important anymore, because Wu Ming clearly knows that even if the two of them work together, it is impossible to resist Horvath for a few minutes.
Therefore, Balthazar is doomed. Unless there is a miracle of fate, no one can save the person who is looking for death.
...boom...
Just when Wu Ming came to the window, Dave opened his mouth and wanted to ask something.
The next moment, there was a roar in their ears, and Horvath's counterattack came.
Horvath supported the shield with one hand and held the scepter with the other hand, stabbing it heavily on the ground.
Two huge cracks, starting from the scepter, quickly extended outward and rushed toward Wu Ming and Dave.
"Levitation!"
"Magic trick..."
In desperation, Wu Ming used the floating technique to levitate himself.
On the other side, Dave used a magic trick to let the chandelier above his head pull him up into the air.
In an instant, the use of two magics interrupted the frequency of attacks.
The next second, with Dave's eyes widening, Horvath pointed his scepter at the Hunter Dynasty porcelain bottle with a victorious smile.
"Goodbye, Balthazar!"
...bang...
The scepter glowed with light, and the black witchcraft porcelain vase that had been passed down by the Hunter Dynasty for three thousand years was instantly cracked.
The cracks expanded little by little, and waves of unwilling roars came faintly from the porcelain bottle.
Seeing this scene, Wu Ming silently shook his head and said to the dumbfounded Dave: "Let's go, damn people, we can't save them."
...whoosh...
After saying this, Wu Ming jumped out of the window and disappeared from Dave's eyes.
When Dave saw that Wu Ming had left, he let out an angry roar and rushed out of the window on the second floor.
...crash...
"Haha, hahahaha..."
It fell on the street outside, and with a sound like breaking glass, a burst of laughter floated out.
In the darkness, Wu Ming and Dave turned slightly and saw the antique store in flames and Horvath's figure walking out of the flames.
"what to do?"
"No way, the gap in strength is not easy to solve. Besides, shouldn't you share some of your little secrets with me?"
"Of course, of course..."
Dave's eyes dodge a little, and he ran a few steps to catch up with Wu Ming who was leaving, and they both disappeared under the night.
...
...
New York City, two o'clock in the morning, an abandoned bomb shelter.
"This is my laboratory. It was originally a bomb shelter and belonged to Columbia University. A bald old professor lent it to me, and now it is my exclusive place!"
Approaching the underground laboratory, Wu Ming spit out the gum in his mouth on the ground and scanned the buildings inside.
In the middle of the air-raid shelter is a radiator used for experiments, Tesla coils.
Surrounding them, cable reels lay in the corners. Apart from a few computers, there were some iron cages used for experiments.
"There is a bed here that I usually use to rest. I'll give you the bed tonight and I'll sleep on the ground."
Seeing Wu Ming looking at this place, Dave quickly cleaned up as he spoke.
After tidying up his kennel, Dave spread the quilt on the ground and lay down on it without saying a word.
"Good night..."
"Haha, don't you have anything to say?"
Wu Ming's fingers touched a computer and he spoke without looking back.
After hearing Wu Ming's words, Dave fell into silence and said after a long time: "What do you want to know?"
"If you're not wrong about your little secrets, Balthazar should be hiding something."
Wu Ming had a smile on his face, but his eyes contained determination.
Ten years ago, after Wu Ming came to Balthazar's antique store, he turned the antique store upside down.
During this period, Wu Ming found more than a dozen magic books and some alchemy notes left over from the Middle Ages.
But no matter how Wu Ming searched, he had one regret, that is, there was no knowledge about elemental magic in the collection of books.
At first, Wu Ming thought that Balthazar, as he said in his letter, had no magic books about elements.
After all, Balthazar has all kinds of magic books here. Even the original Book of Merlin and Morgana's sealed puppet are there, which undoubtedly dispels a lot of his doubts.
But now, Balthazar apparently left a lot of words for Dave before being sealed.
Wu Ming did not think that these words, which took several minutes to finish, were just small talk.
If it's not just chatting, it must be something very important, or it could be a backup plan left by Balthazar for Dave.
"Tell me, what did Balthazar leave for you? Is it a magic book about elements?"
"Yes, that is a red magic book about elements."
Dave rested his head on his arms and looked at the lights on the ceiling, as if he was lost in memories: "On that day ten years ago, because of my relationship, Horvath was released. I was so scared at the time that I even forgot about it.
Escape. I watched with my own eyes as Balthazar used the Hunter Dynasty porcelain bottle in order to seal Horvath. But Balthazar also held on and said some words to me at the last moment."
Having said this, Dave turned to look at Wu Ming and whispered: "Balthazar told me that he saw hidden ambition in your eyes. So, he asked me to take the book away.
This way you won't go looking for me. On the contrary, if you find me during the ten years he was trapped, this book will be my life-saving weapon."
Listening to these words, Wu Ming was thoughtful and had to admit that Balthazar is really a mature man.
If he hadn't met Dave that day, he would have found Balthazar's magic collection.
To be honest, Wu Ming felt that with his own personality, he would never take the initiative to look for Dave. Instead, he would find a place to study magic seriously.
However, after thinking about this, Wu Ming still had doubts.
Since Balthazar has told Dave these words, why did Dave go back to the antique shop? Isn't this a trap for himself?
"Since Balthazar asked you to hide, why would you go to the antique store?" Wu Ming looked at Dave and asked the question in his heart.
Dave shook his head slightly and couldn't tell what he was thinking. He could only say vaguely: "I don't know, maybe it's fate in the dark that is guiding me!"
As soon as the ambiguous words came out of his mouth, Dave himself laughed.
But Wu Ming did not laugh, because he knew that fate is real.
Although we can't see clearly what our destiny looks like, destiny is always surrounding us.
Dave, who exists as the protagonist, can be said to be the darling of fate. Wu Ming will not find it strange whatever happens to him.
Think about it, before you met, you knew that Dave was a rare commodity.
Think about the wonder and admiration you felt after meeting Dave.
Wu Ming fell into silence for a while, because he didn't know whether those were his true thoughts at that time. Or, there was an invisible hand of fate secretly guiding all of this.
Evil door, really evil door.
Wu Ming frowned, and then he thought of Balthazar again.
Why, as a supporting character, Balthazar died so simply?