"Who are you?" Sandra tried to make her voice softer, trying to use her unique female affinity to calm the little boy and stop being so frightened, but she forgot that she was good at fighting, even if she tried to squeeze out comfort
His smile and sharp temperament still couldn't be concealed. The little boy shook his head, crawled hard to the corner of the secret room with all his limbs, screamed indiscriminately, and buried his head deeply there. It seemed that if his eyes couldn't see, things wouldn't happen.
exist.
Lucien did not urge them to rush to the bondage room, because the strange devil was too weird, and there was still a question mark as to whether he died in the end, so since a new survivor was discovered, he must inquire carefully.
Looking at Sandra, Lucien raised his chin and pointed at Susan, who was restrained by Charlotte's "Douglas's huge palm": "Use the medicine to calm her emotions, and let her talk to the little boy."
As a female magician with rich combat experience, Sandra's meticulousness is fully demonstrated in this aspect. Her storage bag and the hidden pocket of her magic robe contain potions that may be used in various situations.
Most of them would not be used for several years, and medicines to calm the mind were common, so she nodded, took out a tube of clear and transparent light blue liquid, and poured it directly into Susan with the hand of a mage.
However, she herself would rather use sleep magic to put the little boy to sleep, and then use hypnosis, charm humans, etc. to ask questions when she wakes him up. This is closer to her style of doing things, but it is still unknown whether there is anything wrong with the little boy.
If an accident occurs when using magic to control, an important source of information will be lost.
Lucien pushed up his monocle, activating the constant "Fernando's electromagnetic communication technique" above. Although it was suspected to be a level five devil, it was not impossible for the three of them to work together to kill it, but things had changed. It was better to follow the agreement.
Contact Gaston with various means, after all, no one knows whether this devil is just an aperitif!
A layer of dense ripples appeared on the surface of the monocle. Lucien did not avoid Charlotte and Sandra. He said directly: "Hello, hello, Mr. Gaston?"
This five-ring magic can currently only convert sound vibrations into corresponding electromagnetic wave signals.
There was no response from the other side of the "Electromagnetic Communication Technique". Lucien's voice became louder: "Hello? Hello? Hello?!"
The monocle remained as quiet as death.
The situation became serious. Lucien looked solemnly at the wall at the other end of the bookshelf. There was a glass window, and a light mist had filled the outside of the window. It was rolling and twisting, like ugly and ferocious...
Thoughts, it seems, cannot penetrate this fog if they cannot penetrate the complex changes in people's hearts.
"It's similar to the mind fog, but not exactly the same. It can block and absorb electromagnetic waves. It is an extraordinary power that has never been seen before..." Lucien judged calmly, feeling more and more that his knowledge was not profound enough. He was very biased.
, at least 70% of the books in the "Basic Arcane Library" have not been read yet!
Lucien used the "Electromagnetic Communication Technique" in a loud voice, and the name he called was Gaston, a member of the Arcane Review Committee. Naturally, he was always paying attention to the other two.
Charlotte followed Lucien's gaze and looked out the window. He, who looked ordinary and had a cold temperament, showed a wry smile: "It seems that he is in big trouble. A simple task is not 'easy'."
In fact, I had a premonition, Lucien thought in confusion. He might have been expecting the strange changes in this mission, but when it actually happened, it felt a bit unreal. What a coincidence!
"Is there really someone who wants to deal with me? Who could it be? And how did he hide it from Ms. Florence and Mr. Gaston?"
Similar questions arose in Lucien's mind, but they were suppressed because now was not the time to think about these questions, as danger could come at any time.
"Our most critical issue now is to figure out the situation as soon as possible and decide whether to retreat or move forward." Lucien glanced at Charlotte first, and then turned to Susan, whose mood was slowly stabilizing. At this time, she was about to surrender.
A full minute has passed since the potion was administered.
Charlotte held up her black battle mage square hat. She also did not panic and answered calmly: "I used my secret eye to investigate before, but I only found three low-level demons such as the Wasp Demon. Mr. Evans, you
The investigation results are consistent, there is no trace of the monster just now, it seems to be hiding somewhere..."
"Charlotte, Sandra, don't you know what kind of devil that monster was?" Lucien asked slightly surprised when he realized that Charlotte couldn't identify the monster either.
This means that at least it does not appear in the ordinary "Devil Encyclopedia" and "Monster Manual", and if you don't know its identity, you can't completely figure out what unique abilities it has, etc. It will be difficult to retreat or attack.
Choice, for example, when receiving a mission before, it was clear that there were low-level devils, demons, etc. in it, so Lucien and others were not prepared to use the invisibility spell. Dragons, demons, devils, etc. are naturally able to see through invisibility!
Charlotte and Sandra both shook their heads with serious expressions, indicating that they really did not know them.
"Maybe it's a monster that high-level magicians only need to face..." Sandra muttered. Seeing that Susan's mind had recovered a lot and she had the ability to communicate, she pointed to the little boy in the secret room, "You
Do you know him?"
Susan turned her head in confusion, and then exclaimed: "Oh, Bill, are you still alive?!"
The little boy, who was shaking all over and with his head buried between his knees and the wall, shook slightly, then turned his head very slowly and said slowly: "Su, sister Susan?"
"Who is he?" Sandra asked in Susan's ear.
Susan gave Bill a reassuring smile: "It's me, Susan, we're back to save you. Bill, don't be afraid, calm down, calm down..."
While she slowly moved forward, using gestures to calm Bill, she turned her face with deep fear to Lucien and Charlotte: "He is Mr. Bertrand's youngest apprentice, and he is born with extremely outstanding mental power.
But he has no talent in basic arcane learning and is often laughed at by other apprentices. Scott and I often mentor him, so we have a good relationship."
"Ask what happened in the castle later." Lucien stepped forward and followed Susan towards Bill.
But when Bill saw Lucien and Charlotte coming behind Susan, he was trembling with fear, his head was shaking, and his black eyes were wide open. Full of fear: "Don't come here, you devils, don't
Come here. Don’t come here!”
Lucien raised his hands, smiled and slowly backed away with Charlotte, while Sandra tried her best to make her expression affable, holding hands with Susan like sisters.
This time Bill's emotions were no longer so intense. Although he was still shaking with fear, at least he no longer moved convulsively.
"Bill, tell me. What did you see in the castle?" Susan squatted in front of Bill.
Sandra, who was crouching next to her, silently cast the second-ring magic "Detect Lies". It did not directly target Bill's body, so she was not afraid of causing big changes.
Bill stretched out his hands suddenly and grabbed Susan's arm firmly, almost frightening Susan to fall back. Then he said in an unusually frightened voice: "They are all dead, they are all dead, Andy, Debra, Shi
Mr. Teevens is dead! They had almost cleared away the demons that came out of the summoning array. But inside, but inside, a terrifying devil that couldn't be killed suddenly appeared, and then, then they all died.
.They all died... I kept running, but my feet were too weak to run, so I had to hide in this secret room. Sister Susan, take me out of here quickly, I'm so scared!"
Andy, Debra, and Stevens are Bertrand's assistants or disciples, and they are all first-level magicians.
The aura of "discerning lies" did not change, so Susan suppressed her fear of the devil and began to ask for details.
Lucien and Charlotte stood in the aisle here, looking at the situation in the secret room through the long bookshelf, while paying close attention to the changes around them.
As his eyes moved, Lucien suddenly discovered that there were several pages of parchment that had been mostly burned by the flames under the table next to him, with contents written on them in the ancient Magic Empire script.
"The special summoning ceremony of Wei (the letters behind it are obliterated)"
"You first need a rune drawn with your own blood, and then prepare a brazier and a book called "Painful Fables"..." The following content is on the burned parchment.
Lucien was a little amused by this summoning ceremony, and he actually had to prepare a fable, so his mental force field moved, he took the pages of parchment in his hand, and carefully looked at the surviving content of the next three pages, which totaled less than ten lines.
:
"When everything is ready, open the tenth chapter of "The Painful Fables", recite the seventh story, recite it repeatedly, and finally copy it on the parchment with runes."
…
"Open the Encyclopedia of Monsters, tear out a few pages that are similar to the summons you imagined, and throw them into the brazier."
…
"Recite the incantation as mentioned before until the flame burns as high as you."
"At this time, you can see the special gift you want."
Charlotte glanced sideways for a few seconds, frowned slightly and said: "This seems to be a prank summoning ceremony. There are many steps where I don't even know what I want to do. I actually have to read "Painful Fables" and throw the pages into the brazier to burn."
…The fact that these rolls of parchment are placed in the hall where apprentices can have access to them illustrates their own problems: no one with a normal IQ will try it.”
"Charlotte, have you read "The Painful Fable"?" Lucien pondered for a moment and asked, "Although I also think this ritual is ridiculous, Bertrand died of the impact when he failed to summon the devil between the bonds.
, so when I see any strange summoning ritual, I will think of it and don’t dare to be careless.”
Charlotte thought about it carefully for a while: "I haven't read "The Painful Fable", but I heard it mentioned. It is a fable spread at the junction of the provinces of Holm and Buriana in the ancient magic empire. Because it is basically
It tells stories that make people sad, sad, hateful, and indignant to enlighten people, so it is called "Painful Fables". And I never read books that make me feel uncomfortable. By the way, I mentioned "Painful Fables"
"Fable of Pain", Mr. Evans, have you noticed that these parchments are very old, and the way they use words clearly has the style of the Magic Empire before the Dawn War began."
"Compared with ancient documents, this is indeed the case." Lucien glanced at the bookshelf and table, "I wonder if there is a "Fable of Pain" here?"
At this time, Susan ended the questioning, and Sandra, who had obtained the preliminary information, used the charm human to control Bill without hesitation, and verified the information one by one.
"According to Bill's description, first the restraints went out of control, and low-level devils poured into the castle and killed people everywhere. It was at this time that Susan and Scott escaped from the castle. Then several of Beltrand's assistants took control of the core part of the Magic Castle. , began to counterattack and clean up, and the effect was remarkable. However, when they cleaned up to the bondage room, they encountered the monster we saw suddenly appeared from the summoning circle. After that, even with the help of the castle's magic circle, they could not escape. Bad luck."
Sandra walked up to Lucien and Charlotte and said, "Judging from various details, the monster will be reborn in the summoning circle every time it dies. Only by destroying the summoning circle can we kill it completely!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground and the wall next to him suddenly started to ripple like water, and pale and transparent arms suddenly stretched out from inside.