Chapter 637: Adela’s Tracking and Ambush in Strip City
After walking for about ten minutes, Heine had reached the depths of the forest. Suddenly he stopped and leaned down.
In the wet land and grass, he found some slightly uneven places, and the trees were also broken a little, and it looked like someone was passing by.
"Are they footprints..."
He identified the dented marks, then stood up and took out something else from his suit pocket.
It looked exactly like a child's toy, a puppy made of metal pipes.
Combining the metal dog model with a clockwork, Heine emits a whisper.
“Convert.(Let’s circulate)”
With the injection of magic power, a faint gleam of light bloomed on the surface of the toy dog, as if it was injected with life. It jumped down from Heine's palm and immediately began to shake its nose like a real dog.
This is one of the magic gifts that Heine brought from the Istari family. Not only can it smell the smell, but it can also distinguish the wavelength and residue of magic. It is the result of the alchemy of the Istari family.
Not long after, the metal dog with the clockwork on it began to move in a certain direction. That direction was the same as the direction pointed by the stone compass in his hand, which made him slightly relieved.
In the process of moving forward, Heine maintained absolute caution, and the magic rituals on his body were in a state that could be activated at any time. Once he encountered any sudden crisis, he could face it calmly.
The forest was silent under the moonlit night. The surroundings were so quiet that it was almost eerie. The only sounds that surrounded my ears were the "rustling" of the body passing through the trees and the slight sound of branches breaking.
Just like that, another few minutes or so passed.
After passing through the trees in front of me, my vision suddenly became brighter. In the open space among the trees, there was a stone pedestal with a carved angel statue on it.
Around the pedestal, you can still see traces of footprints, and then it ends there, as if it was cut off directly by a sharp blade.
At this time, Heine felt something radiating heat from his arms, and he took it out. It turned out to be the invitation he had received earlier.
"——The angel turned into a beast, stared at the sky in the west, and swallowed the sun."
The font above has changed to form a new line of words, which looks like the next step in the puzzle.
But Heine knew that he was just taking a trick. He didn't really follow the normal steps to solve the puzzle, but the invitation still responded, which further proved that his guess was correct.
Sure enough, the illegitimate son named Cedric is inextricably related to Ashbourne's [legacy].
So where are they now?
Heine looked at the alchemical dogs spinning around the pedestal, while the pointer in his hand pointed downwards. The answer was obviously self-evident.
He looked at the pedestal carefully, and sure enough he saw subtle traces of wear on the bottom, which should have been left by friction during rotation, so Heine leaned down and pushed the pedestal hard.
Sure enough, the pedestal moved, and at the same time, wind blew out from the gap with the ground.
As the pedestal moved, the tunnel was completely displayed in front of Heine. There was no doubt that the spacious tunnel was enough to accommodate three people walking side by side, and the mottled stone steps also showed its long history.
"What's underneath this tunnel?"
Heine murmured to himself, frowning subconsciously.
But no matter what is underneath, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, you have to go down and take a look.
Taking a deep breath, he put away the alchemy dog and stepped into the tunnel without hesitation.
………
This underground tunnel is deeper than Heine thought. Generally, there will be secret rooms under the castles of the old century, but such deep ones are not common. According to his calculations, he has probably walked for three years.
The distance between floors.
The footsteps echoed in this dark corridor, and then continued to echo, and the sound became louder and louder, and finally made people feel uneasy.
Finally, he finally saw a faint light. In such a dark environment, just a little light would become extremely dazzling, just like the sun.
He walked down slowly and recited the incantation in a very low voice.
“Convert——(Let’s transfer)”
His body surface was quickly covered with purple armor, just like a medieval knight. This is also one of the sources of his title of [Knight]. Buried in his body is the secret treasure of Istari. This
The armor's hardness is comparable to modern alloys.
And Heine, who is driving this suit of armor, is a chariot that rushes across the battlefield.
A spear that matched the knight also appeared in his hand, and Heine was now fully armed.
Although he has such a powerful magic ritual, Heine holds a pessimistic attitude towards the development of the Istari family, not just the family, but the entire magic world.
As one of the few magicians who has seen more, he has deeply realized that the times are developing rapidly. Human beings have done too much with their own abilities. Soon magic will be swept away into the garbage heap of history.
Inside.
After all, this is no longer an era suitable for magicians. In the final analysis, these people are just remnants of the old era, and there is no ship to carry them in the new era.
The demise of magic is inevitable, but it has nothing to do with him for the time being. What he wants is just such a small thing.
Heine collected his divergent thoughts, then took a deep breath, walked to the bottom of the steps, and then stepped into the door.
boom--
Suddenly, a loud thunderous sound came to his ears, which almost made him lose his hearing. At the same time, the huge impact made Heine subconsciously take a few steps back. It hit his chest hard like a battering ram, and the bones in his chest screamed.
He heard the overwhelming sound, almost numb, maybe a few ribs were broken.
The suit on his body was already badly damaged, revealing the purple gem-like armor underneath. However, fine cracks appeared in this indestructible armor. A deformed bullet was embedded in the middle, and there was still smoke in the air.
The smell of burning.
"This is………?"
Heine subconsciously widened his eyes and saw that not far in front of him, a red-haired girl dressed as a maid was holding a huge alien gun and pointing it at him. The muzzle of the gun was still exuding smoke, and there was a smell.
A pungent smell of gunpowder.
He identified the firearm in the girl's hand. It was an weapon made by humans and was designed to deal with solid targets such as tanks, but now it was being used against him.
Seeing that the target was unharmed, the girl's face showed no emotion. Just like a doll, she just continued to pull the trigger and poured the remaining bullets towards Heine.