After roughly memorizing the information on the note, and then folding it up, Fang Plover immediately turned back and headed north along the route on the map.
There are twists and turns of corridors in the north. These corridors are immersed in darkness and silence. On both sides are some large and small rooms. The doors of most of the rooms are open. Some doorways have a dark stain of blood or...
A scorch mark from a spell penetrated the door - the room was also in a mess, with swaying cabinets and beds, and traces of a fight visible.
Fang Yu carefully observed these details as he walked, and he could probably imagine a scene in his mind where the mystics would enter each room, checking whether there were any remnants of blind followers, and then a fierce battle would ensue.
The mystics seemed to have carefully inspected this place, not sparing every room, even the secret room.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Fang Plover's mind, causing him to stop involuntarily and look around again - the small room he saw was the living quarters of the blind followers, and a little further away there was a prayer room.
A room, or a pulpit - but these scenes are common here, and they are just the tip of the iceberg of a cult's underground gathering place.
However, it is not these appearances that Fang Plover cares about.
Do the mystics have any feud with the Followers?
He had never heard of this statement. Erna had told him a lot about the customs of Istania these days, and also about the mystics. The mystics were the earliest court sorcerers born in Istania.
For some reason, their relationship with Penelope's royal family was not very good.
Fang Yu knew very well that the reason should probably be found in Princess Rupert's legendary grandfather.
However, since the main targets of the Penelope royal family are the slave trade and the old princes and nobles, and the mystics have no interest in either, although they have certain contacts with the former princes, they are not attached to the latter.
, held a more dispensable attitude towards the slave trade, so after two generations of repairs, the relationship between the two parties is now relatively harmonious.
But it’s limited to this——
The mystics couldn't bear to please a mere Princess Rupert, and they indeed showed such a cold attitude in this matter.
Judging from the information learned from the Tansnir Artisans Guild, the actions of the Mystics are directed by the Star and Moon Council, not the Penelope royal family. Although the Star and Moon Council also has a branch in Istania
, but judging from Abed’s lack of knowledge about this, this possibility should be ruled out.
Abed is the subordinate of the eldest princess, and Princess Rupert's status in the royal family is second only to Barbartan, the King of Sand. Logically speaking, there will be no information that can bypass her in this regard.
Unless the other person is not telling the truth.
But for what reason did the eldest princess lie?
While he was thinking about it, a loud noise suddenly came from the front. It was like a heavy object hitting something and the latter breaking into pieces. Fang Yu immediately raised his head and looked in that direction. The sound was very loud.
Far away, but exactly in the north - he realized something, so he temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and walked in that direction.
Before he could get closer, there was another sound of fighting in front of him, as if someone was commanding, and then there was a low sound of chanting a curse. Fang Plover looked forward, and there was a wall there, and there was the faint sound of fighting.
It was coming from behind the wall.
Are mystics and followers fighting?
Although he was not sure about this yet, Fang Yu had already made an estimate in his mind. However, he had not forgotten his identity as a combat craftsman. He stood still, first released a silver construct bee, and then
Pointing his hand in that direction, the little thing immediately drew a graceful arc and flew in that direction.
Fang Plover pulled down his goggles and first saw a corner in his field of vision. He immediately directed his flexible structure to fly around the corner. Suddenly, there was a light in front of him - but it was not fire, but the flash of a spell. Fang Plover saw a beam of light.
The purple magic missile dragged a long wake through a hall and flew into the distance.
With that fleeting light, he could clearly see the two warring parties in the hall. One party was wearing a purple robe and was a mystic he knew. The other party's attire was something he had never seen before, but it was definitely not one of his own, and
Most of the strangers who appear here can only be blind followers.
That fleeting light left a deep impression on the blind followers in Fang Yu's heart, because these people's faces were covered with criss-crossing horrific scars, and these flesh and blood scars penetrated their eyelids, and most of them were blind.
Some are blind in one eye, and some are completely blind in both eyes.
There are normal people, but they are very few.
The blind followers wore gray cloth robes with patterns of spiders and thorns on the front, which was Descartes' favorite.
The blind followers were also warlocks, and the two sides used spells to fight on both sides of the hall, but both sides brought guards. The blind followers' guards, Fang Plover, had seen and learned from them before, and they were desert swordsmen wearing gray cloaks.
The guards brought by the mystics seem to be the guardian knights from the 'Eye of Revealing'. They wear yellow robes and fight with spears and naginata. Many organizations in Aitaria have their own dedicated guards.
There are many large and small knights, some of which are quite unique, and they also attract candidates to join.
But it is more of a closed organization. The Templar Knights of the Eye of Revealing are obviously the latter. In fact, the Eye of Revealing itself is not very open to the chosen ones.
However, in addition to being extremely brave and indomitable in fighting, these palace guards did not show any impressive skills. They were more numerous than their opponents, and their strength was relatively stronger. Therefore, the battlefield almost showed
A one-sided situation.
When the second beam of magic missiles passed through the hall, Fang Plover saw clearly that the battle line was leaning towards the side of the blind followers.
In fact, the mystics do have an absolute advantage——
More than a dozen blind followers were trapped in a corner of the hall, facing opponents at least three times their size. From time to time, someone's shield was broken, and the faint blue light flickered in the darkness. Someone fell down, letting out a painful cry.
Moaning, Fang Pliance even saw a person being ignited by the purple flames, screaming and turning into a burning man, stumbling out, falling to the ground and struggling for a while before falling silent.
The mystics used a special type of spell, which he couldn't quite understand. This ether emitting purple light had some properties of air spells, but not all of them. These sorcerers lived in a corner and developed very different spells.
Regarding other sorcerers' spell categories, this is just like the local alchemist.
The mystics' spells are even more mysterious, just like Luo Yu's previous spell, which had amazed them for quite a while. However, the mystics naturally won't spread their spells easily. Luo Yu's spell is Karatu.
As a well-informed great mage, it doesn’t seem too surprising that he knows one or two mystic spells?
The battle soon came to an end.
Fang Yu thought for a while and finally gave up the attack. The mystics had such a great advantage that no outsiders were needed to intervene. His attack at this time was more like taking credit than helping.
After all, both parties are strangers, and Fang Pultru doesn't want to offend these people for no reason.
But just as he was about to take back his flexible structure, he saw in his field of vision that the mystics were split into two. One of them went to clean the battlefield and check if there were any fish that had pretended to be dead.
The group of men and horses stopped, turned to one side, and suddenly spoke into the darkness:
"Who is hiding in that place?"
The modified 'Wasp-I' has a more advanced audio crystal, which can not only emit sounds, but also collect sounds.
So when Fang Plover heard this sentence, he couldn't help but be startled.
He subconsciously thought that the other party had discovered him.
Thinking about it, Fang Yu realized that the mystics he was looking at were astrologers. As proficient in prophetic magic spells, they were the ones who were most sensitive to changes in the surrounding environment. They did not need to use their eyes to see.
See and listen with your ears, and you can sense the presence of snoopers all around you through the ether.
But Fang Yu was about to make his construct manifest, and was thinking about how to explain that he had no ill intentions. But at this moment, he suddenly saw a group of people walking out of a corner of the hall.
It was none other than a group of people from Rufu's Shield.
Wu Xiaopang took the lead, followed by the other three.
Seeing this scene, Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned. He looked carefully at the mystics, only to find that they were not looking in his direction - it turned out that what the other party had discovered earlier was not him, but Wu Xiaopang and his group.
He felt slightly embarrassed for a moment and couldn't help wiping his sweat, thinking that he almost made a mistake.
Fortunately, the people from Rufu's Shield appeared in time.
Although it is a bit unethical to think this way, in the spirit of a dead Taoist friend but a poor Taoist, and besides, the mystic is not a blind follower, and he will not really do anything to Wu Xiaopang and his group.
Fang Yu calmed down and decided to take another look. Although the mystics were on the same side as them, these sorcerers were always very mysterious in appearance. It was just a good idea to see what the other party's attitude was. The Seven Seas Brigade had already unanimously banned it.
He participated in the negotiation, but he is not completely ignorant of negotiation skills. In short, having more information will be beneficial to the subsequent negotiations.
He had dealt with these people once at the Tansniel Craftsmen Guild, and what he wanted to see now was what attitude the other party held on this matter.
Fang Yu looked at the three people behind Wu Xiaopang. Of course, these were not all the people of Lufu's Shield. It seemed that they were not together like him. But this was normal. Affected by the dust storm outside, the communication system could not
It is much more troublesome to use and put together than before.
He came here after getting the information from Wu Xiaopang, but before the two parties could meet, they encountered this incident. It seemed that the group of mystics that Wu Xiaopang and his team discovered were exactly these people.
They secretly watched the battle, but they didn't expect that they had already been discovered by the other party.
At this time, the mystic who had spoken before asked Wu Xiaopang and his group who they were and where they came from.
It was probably because they were aware of the identity of the other party's selector. Otherwise, Fang Plover doubted whether the mystics would have killed the people in Rufu's Shield as blind followers.
In the picture, Wu Xiaopang seemed a little nervous, but he still stammered and explained his purpose. Then the two sides asked and answered questions, which were all non-nutritious answers.
It’s just that the mystics seemed a little doubtful of Wu Xiaopang’s words. After hearing this, they spoke:
"I will give you a chance to prove yourself. You must prove that you are really under the orders of the Adventurer's Guild. Please disarm, come over here, and show us your mission documents."
This sounds like a common procedure, but the requirement to disarm is a bit strange.
Because Fang Yu felt that even if Wu Xiaopang and his group were armed to the teeth, they were probably no match for these mystics, and the other party was a little too cautious. But he didn't think too much about it, as different people have different ways of doing things.
, it is not surprising that mystics, as spellcasters, are so cautious.
Wu Xiaopang and his group obviously thought the same way. Regardless of whether they put down their weapons or not, in the eyes of the other party, they were just like meat on the chopping board, and there was no difference.
Just like this, they whispered to each other, then put down their weapons and prepared to move over there.
Fang Yu thought for a moment and prepared to show up - the other party had intervened in this task, and the two sides had to meet each other. He had the warrant of Her Royal Highness the Princess to protect him, so the other party should not embarrass him too much. Although the mystic and Penei
The relationship between the Luopu royal family and the Lopu royal family is average, but the two parties have not met each other in Istania, and the latter is the only legal ruler in this area. The mystics will probably give this face.
But at this time, his eyes glanced to the side unconsciously, and then suddenly froze.
What he saw were the mystics cleaning the battlefield in the corner of the hall.
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and then looked at the center of the screen, where the two parties were approaching - with his mind racing, he could no longer care about anything, and immediately used his flexible structure to broadcast a voice into the hall: "Little Fatty,
Don’t go there, run!”
This voice suddenly sounded from above the hall——
Wu Xiaopang and others were startled, and subconsciously raised their heads. Of course they recognized that it was Fang Plover's voice.
But before they could react, they heard the mystic yelling: "Block the door, don't let them escape!"
The four of them couldn't help being shocked. When they looked up and looked forward, they saw the Templar knights in robes holding spears and rushing toward their group. It turned out that they were at the door at first, but they had already gone quite a bit by now.
A certain distance away, if the other party really blocked the door, they wouldn't even be able to escape.
But the problem is.
Wu Xiaopang still didn't understand why these mystics wanted to catch him?
Among the five people present, perhaps only Fang Plover knew why. In fact, after he said that sentence, he immediately took his hand back to the Clockwork Fairy, then took off his goggles and prepared to run in that direction. He
What I saw in the picture before was none other than the alchemists cleaning the battlefield. They were picking out the blind followers who were not dead yet from the pile of corpses one by one, and then asked the guarding knight to step forward and add a spear.
This is already very strange.
Logically speaking, wouldn't it be more reasonable to leave him alive? If there is any deep hatred between the mystic and the blind follower, leaving him alive would be just the right time to ask the other party about the secret of the blind follower, and further follow the clues to uproot the other party's deeply buried organization.
rise.
Even if this won't wipe out the blind followers in one fell swoop, it will still severely damage the vitality of these cultists.
Historically, there were not many opportunities to catch these cultists, and even fewer opportunities to catch them alive. Now that there is such a good opportunity, the mystics of the 'Eye of Revealing' have no reason not to take advantage of it.
But forget it, after all, it is possible that the mystics think this is unnecessary, because the dark believers have always been fanatical, and they may get nothing even if they are caught alive. Or this is the former's style of behavior, and they really have some sworn hatred with the blind followers.
The hatred is so deep that he is not even willing to keep his mouth alive just to catch his tongue, and strives to kill him to death.
Although these two reasons are bizarre, they are not impossible.
But what really made Fang Yu realize that there was a problem was when he saw a mystic take out a silver box and place the box above the blind follower's body, causing the black light emanating from the blind follower's body to glow.
It was absorbed into the box. In just a moment, the body of the blind follower completely decomposed and disappeared.
Seeing this scene, Fang Yu realized why they had not found any corpses of the blind followers before. Although it was obvious that the corpse of the mystic sorcerer had disappeared before the starlight dissipated, the corpses of the blind followers except for some small objects were left behind.
Outside, almost all disappeared without a trace.
I see--
Fang Plover stared at the box. If the box really worked as he imagined, it should also be an object that could steal people's brilliance.
Similar things don't have a good impression in his mind. Xinghui is a very high-ranking existence in Aitalia, and objects with similar abilities are mostly related to artifacts. But he has never heard of Orizhong.
Among God's believers, some have such artifacts.
This is obviously an evil thing.
Moreover, this kind of evil thing is often associated with the Dark Saints.
He almost immediately realized that Wu Xiaopang and the others might be in trouble. Of course, seriously speaking, he had nothing to do with the people in Lufu's Shield. He even saved them once last time and didn't owe them anything. He also knew that he
The wisest choice right now is to leave this place immediately and keep what you saw in your heart.
Then afterward, think of a way to tell Her Royal Highness what happened today.
After all, the mystics and blind followers are not opponents of the same level. Not only in terms of numbers, but based on the combat effectiveness shown by the opponents before, they are almost on two levels.
Just because he can deal with ordinary blind followers doesn't mean that he can also deal with mystics, especially since there must be leading sorcerers among these mystics.
But Fang Yu almost subconsciously thought that if he left like this, Wu Xiaopang and the others would probably be finished. And he was at least half responsible for why the other party appeared in this place, so even if he didn't plan to rush in to save people,
But you also have to find a way to create an opportunity for the other party to escape.
With this thought in mind, Fang Plover pulled off his goggles and ran in that direction.
However, what he never expected was that as soon as he took a step forward, a black shadow blocked him in front of him.