In a corner of the spacious, gorgeous and brightly lit Helian Courtyard, Xia Duo was hiding in the shadows, carefully looking at the golden elves not far away who were changing glasses of wine.
This banquet, which lasted until nearly dawn, seemed to be to entertain a certain distinguished guest. During the banquet, almost all the elves showed respect, worship, awe, and even flattery to the distinguished guest.
Shado didn't know the identity of the distinguished guest entertained by the Helian family, but he knew that as long as he ruined this banquet, he would definitely attract a lot of "hate".
But in front of so many elves, and most likely in front of many mages, Xia Duo was worried that it might be difficult to escape if he took action rashly, so he decided to observe again.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Just when Xia Duo was hesitating whether to take action, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the other side of the banquet, and Xia Duo heard the sound and looked over.
It seemed that the distinguished guest over there told a joke, which caused all the elves of the Helian family to burst into laughter as if they were applauding.
Xia Duo couldn't help but get closer again, wanting to hear clearly what they were talking about.
But when he was a few steps away from the banquet, he heard the distinguished guest suddenly say, "Let me tell you, that little guy can't help but come over and eavesdrop. Look -"
Little guy? Eavesdropping?
Upon hearing this, Xia Duo felt bad. Sure enough, the next moment, he found that the magic network around him seemed to have undergone some subtle changes. It actually forced him out of the state of shadow and exposed him to a bright light.
Down.
"Ah! Drow!"
Some members of the Helian family stood up and screamed in horror, as if they would immediately come here if something went wrong, but most of them sat calmly and just turned their attention to the distinguished guest who had just spoken.
At the same time, Xia Duo, who realized that he had been exposed, activated the [Teleport Mark] on his body without hesitation.
This spell is a pre-cast spell. In essence, he has completed the teleportation, but is forced to stay in place. As long as he "gives up resistance", he will be immediately teleported to the location where he has reserved a mark in advance.
Under normal circumstances, even [Dimensional Anchor] would have difficulty blocking such a teleportation spell.
But now, Xia Duo felt unsure. The distinguished guest just now was definitely a powerful mage. He could even find him in the shadows, and it was not impossible to block the teleportation effect pre-cast by the [Teleportation Mark].
Fortunately, the worst did not happen. The sudden change in the scenery in front of him made him realize that he finally left successfully.
It's just that just leaving is not really safe. He then quickly erased the traces of the teleportation and continued teleporting.
…
At the same time, the Helian family was at the banquet.
Patriarch Helian looked at the distinguished guest in surprise, with an extremely exaggerated expression, "Sir, that drow just escaped like that?!"
He knew that the true identity of this distinguished guest was an extremely noble high mage, and it was only because of his old relationship with his uncle that he came to Helion City in person to inform him about some important situations.
But I didn't expect that this gentleman had already found Zhuoer, but for some reason he let him go.
He didn't dare to question the leader of Helian. He could only remind the other party by questioning that letting go of a drow who might have heard their plan would probably have a negative impact on the plan.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Thorne said in a calm tone, and then glanced at the elves with different expressions at the banquet. His interest immediately dropped to the extreme, so he said, "I have something else to do, so I won't bother you anymore!"
After saying that, he stood up and wanted to leave.
This frightened the Helian clan leader, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, the Helian family did not treat you well? Please stay one more day, and we will make sure to satisfy you."
"No need, I am very satisfied with the hospitality of the Helion family. For the sake of your uncle, I would like to give you a final reminder. A big event is coming soon. Take control of Helion City as soon as possible. I want there to be only one voice here!"
"Yes, yes! Sir, the only voice in Helian City is to support the Dragos family, the great Dragos family for thousands of years!"
"very good!"
After hearing the satisfactory answer, Thorne was in a good mood, but he still felt a little irritable when he thought about the next task.
On the other side, Xia Duo, who had teleported many times in a hurry, had lost his position. The only thing that was certain was that he was still in Sluvende.
It's just that the map brought up from the Underdark does not include the entire territory of Sluvende, only the part near the underground passage is more detailed.
"Damn it!"
Xia Duo cursed secretly. He didn't have time to check his current position in detail, so he once again chose the furthest distance to teleport.
After leaving Helion City, his luck seemed to have run out. Not only was there the invisible pressure brought by the mysterious guest of the Helion family that was weighing on his heart, but there was also the real pressure from Domtos City.
Continuous search on the ground.
The so-called detection spell is actually very similar to the radar on earth.
When the technical level is not much different, if one party can detect the target, then the target will also be aware of the detection.
As for avoidance, hiding, and disguise, they are not outside the scope of detection spells in essence, they are just different applications of the perception field.
There is not much of a problem in Domtos City. Although it is annoying to keep searching, it is still within his response range after all.
As long as the spell on him to avoid detection does not expire for a day, the other party will not be able to determine his true location for a day.
But the mysterious guest from the Helian family is not so easy to deal with.
Xia Duo just discovered that the moves he made at the previous pause position were triggered, which meant that the opponent had already chased him!
Although he had erased all the traces of the teleportation that he thought, the problem was that he had no way of knowing what special means the golden elf mage had.
More seriously, it is possible that the other party is just playing tricks on him, but in fact, he has already discovered his current location and can teleport directly to him.
This deep uncertainty has brought great pressure to Xia Duo.
The other party touched what he had done before. No matter what the other party's mentality was, Xia Duo could only assume that the other party had not discovered his true location and should continue running away.
Until he is really sure it is safe, or the other party jumps directly in front of him.
…
So far, Xia Duo has only transferred through teleportation. The hands and feet he left behind were triggered several times in succession. He finally determined——
That distinguished guest of the Helian family could really trace his teleportation traces.
For a moment, Xia Duo was a little panicked and a little excited at the same time. The panic was naturally because he was worried about being caught up, and the excitement was because if he could know the other party's tracking method, he might be able to improve his teleportation spell.
Of course, it would be even better if there were improvements in detection spells and field perception!