"It sounds amazing, but if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be helpful to our current situation." Kate reminded.
Dulan scratched his head and gave a wry smile. He took a second look at the allusion to the Mysterious Hand out of pure curiosity. In addition, it shared cultural connotations with some ancient organizations on the earth, so he paid extra attention to the Mysterious Hand.
The meaning of may not be difficult to understand, but its form of existence is ever-changing - it can be a real hand, a picture, or a set of symbols. In short, it has no fixed form of existence, which brings great joy to Duran.
Big trouble is coming.
Sola Lake is actually not that big. It only took about an hour for the group to walk around the lake. They did not dare to wade into the water easily because Dulan and others once witnessed a life-or-death unknown animal.
The water bird tried to fly into the lake to catch fish, but was caught by the dryad on the island - the long branches seemed to have no end, and they were suddenly pulled up from the bottom of the lake, smashing the small bird into pieces in the blink of an eye.
Got minced meat!
Such a scene is undoubtedly horrifying, and it also proves that the two goblins did not lie. This guy is indeed violent and difficult to deal with.
Having found nothing, Duran had no choice but to fix his sights on the island in the middle of Lake Sola. Since there is no trace of the mysterious hand on the lakeside, it is very likely that this symbol of invitation will be hidden in the lake or even on the island.
superior.
"It looks like we have to find a way to board that island and have a look." Dulan looked at Lulu and Nana with consulting eyes, hoping that the two little goblins could give some suggestions on how to avoid being attacked by tree monsters. Who knows where
At this time, Kate suddenly reminded: "Hey, Dulan, look!"
Dulan was stunned for a moment and looked in the direction of her finger - he saw several very tall figures suddenly walking out of the forest on the other side of the lake. These creatures were only a little shorter than Tiepi. They were fully armed and protected.
A small figure.
"Who are they?" Kate asked uncertainly.
Du Lan shook his head, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. The distance between the two sides was too far. He could only see a total of five people on the other side. Four tall guys surrounded a petite woman - it should be a woman, Du Lan.
Lan's eyesight is still very good. Of course, his ability to make such accurate judgments is also due to the opponent's curvy figure and tight-fitting robe.
"She is a wizard or a warlock, and the people next to her should be her followers. This is really rare. It is impossible for a wild wizard to hire such powerful followers. Although these guys are unknown in strength, they are big enough." Du
Lan spoke slowly and said that although in many cases, size does not equal strength, in low-level battles, the side with the advantage in weight and strength will often win.
In the battle of wizards, the first thing they have to do is to protect themselves - this is the same as all other professions. However, the difference is that due to the characteristics of the profession, wizards are often more fragile. They do not have the stealth and strength of assassins.
Invisibility does not have the powerful vitality of warriors, so in many cases, additional protection is necessary. A few qualified human shields as followers can allow wizards to ignore enemy attacks and use their powerful and unpredictable skills with peace of mind.
Spells, many times a good follower can even change the outcome of a battle.
Although they were far away, Duran still saw that these followers were very powerful. They moved very professionally and protected the wizards airtight. These people must have received professional training and cooperated with each other tacitly.
Wu Jian, if a battle breaks out at this time, the wizards under their protection can cast spells calmly - this is simply what spell casters dream of.
Obviously, the wizard opposite also saw Dulan and his party, but she seemed to have no intention of communicating with Dulan. She just stayed at the lake for a while, and then decided to step into the lake.
"Their goal is also the island in the middle of the lake?" Dulan was surprised. In an uninhabited place like the Mushroom Forest, most people must have a special purpose for coming here. Is it possible that this wizard also knows the secret of the Valley of Shadows?
This is not good news. If there is an additional wizard with four powerful followers as a competitor, the already tricky situation will suddenly make Duran feel very anxious.
"Dulan, what should we do?" Kate asked with a frown.
"Go up and beat them!" the two little goblins shouted.
Dulan waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't be anxious, just wait and see what happens."
…
On the other side, the wizard with four powerful subordinates was obviously much more decisive than Duran. It seemed that she did not know the existence of tree demons. A few tall guys cut down a few big trees on the spot and tied them up in the blink of an eye.
A row of rafts was thrown into the lake. Soon, the wizard stepped onto the raft, while four followers guarded her. They did not stand on the raft, but pushed the raft towards the center of the lake.
"The lake is not deep. With the size of these people, it's okay to walk directly across it." Dulan thought to himself, should he shout to remind him of the existence of this unknown wizard tree demon?
But as soon as the idea came to him, the great changes that took place in the lake completely made Dulan give up the idea, because there was no need to speak anymore——
Countless thick branches flew up from the bottom of the lake, and the tree demon seemed to be an angry tyrant. The branches were waving all over the sky, and it was fiercely whipped at the wizard and his party. The sudden attack did not panic the wizard and his party.
At a loss, the followers reacted very quickly. Instead of passive defense, these people pounced on him.
The big man at the front reached out and grabbed a few thick branches, and more branches hit his armor, making a clanging sound. The situation of the others was similar, but with the cooperation of several people
, the wizard was not affected at all, and she began to chant spells.
It seemed that he had never encountered such resistance before. The tree demon became extremely angry. The water in the lake rippled rapidly, and more branches twitched around the group of people.
The four followers were unmoved. They all acted in unison and were powerful. Especially the big man at the head actually grabbed a bundle of branches with one hand and tore half of the Dryad's minions apart!
At this moment, a shining silver light flashed across the lake. The wizard put her hands on her chest. Duran could only vaguely see a crystal ball in her hands. In an instant, the crystal ball burst with light.
, a faint purple color emerges from it.
In the blink of an eye, a dozen straight lines suddenly appeared where the silver light flashed. These lines were like the sharpest scalpels. As long as the thick branches touched even slightly, they would be severely cut into two pieces!
"[Cutting Ray]! A second-level spell, so at least it is a silver wizard." Duran speculated on the wizard's strength while shaking his head and looking at Kate.
Wizards' spells are divided into nine levels from low to high. Wizard apprentices can cast zero-level spells, while gray iron wizards can master first-level spells. Those who can use second-level spells must be wizards above the silver level.
Kate bit her lip. Although she was a little reluctant, she still said honestly: "She is a little more powerful than me - maybe more powerful. To be honest, the power of this cutting ray is twice as powerful as the standard one."
Above. The crystal ball in her hand is not ordinary, and it can definitely increase the effect, but the key is herself - if I read it correctly, she spent only four and a half seconds when chanting this spell, almost
It’s close to the limit of this spell.”
Duran nodded, indicating that he agreed with her opinion. This was definitely not a wild wizard. Firstly, it was impossible for a wild wizard to hire such well-trained followers, and secondly, it was impossible for these poor people to have such
A powerful weapon with amplification.
Such a wizard is undoubtedly very terrifying, even a tree demon with golden power may not be her opponent.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Even though the dryads kept trying to use branches to attack the intruders, the wizard's cutting rays were unambiguous - even though she only used such a spell from beginning to end, the balance of the battle was still leveling off little by little.
The ground tilted towards her. Her followers protected her airtight. The battle lasted for more than a minute. Not only did the dryad not drive the small raft out of Lake Sola, but instead let the wizard and her men
We walked almost halfway to the island in the middle of the lake.
Watching the fierce battle between the two sides, with their attention focused on each other, Dulan couldn't help but think: why not take this opportunity to sneak around the island? See if the so-called mysterious hand is in the middle of the lake.
Island?
Just thinking without doing anything is obviously not Duran's style. He expressed his thoughts and immediately received opposition from everyone except the goblin sisters.
"This is too dangerous." This is Kate's opinion: "Even if you want to go to the island, we can cooperate with you."
"I agree with Miss Kate." Ironhide mustered up the courage to speak.
Naturally, Lulu and Nana, a pair of ice fairies who were afraid of chaos in the world, would not object. They raised their hands in approval. The latter also asked Duran to set a fire on the roots of Stuka after he went to the island to destroy this abominable creature.
The old tree demon was set on fire.
Ignoring the goblin sisters' nonsense, Duran said confidently: "Now the dryad's attention is on the wizard and her followers. I swam over secretly to take a look. I guess he didn't have time to care about me."
After saying that, he quietly walked to the lake and tentatively entered the lake.
Sure enough, the dryad, which originally attacked crazily as soon as someone approached the lake, seemed to be exhausted by the wizard's cutting ray, and was unable to free its hands to deal with Duran. Duran was overjoyed and made a reassuring gesture to Kate and others. He was like this
Of course he had his own plans, and the existence of the flickering skill made Duran different from ordinary people. Three consecutive flickerings could allow Duran to easily escape from the attack of the tree demon, so he was confident.
The wizard's raft has already passed halfway, but the attacks of the dryads have become a little sparse and weak from the crazy density at the beginning. There are a large number of broken branches floating on the crystal clear Lake Sola, most of which are contaminated by the magic of chaos.
, the shape is very deformed - some even look like a baby's face, but with a hideous and terrifying smile.
Dulan wandered back and forth among a bunch of branches. He was extremely safe along the way and was not attacked at all. Thanks to his swimming coach in his previous life, Dulan's swimming skills were quite good and he quickly approached the island in the middle of the lake.
At this time, the wizard's small raft also rushed onto the island.
