In the underground palace, Lucien, who was holding the "Frost" sword in both hands, dragged out the afterimage and ran wildly in the corridor. Sophia, who had cast "Acceleration" on herself, followed closely, but the speed of the two could not be fully expanded.
Because I have to pause frequently to identify the direction, so as not to take the wrong path in the ever-changing maze.
"You can't go through the front door, otherwise you will step on a trap and trigger a very scary magic circle." After carefully identifying the nearby magic patterns and comparing them with the map, Sophia pointed to the end of the corridor and said.
Lucien, who was able to analyze it twice as fast as her, frowned and said, "Then what should we do? It's a waste of time to crack the magic circle."
Sophia chuckled, and the previous panic and fear seemed to have completely disappeared: "Of course, we will go around it. This is not a test of the Magic Council. It is a test of mastering and breaking the magic circle. Among the people who came in, besides me, there were a few
Someone who understands magic? Didn't they rely on the collected intelligence and maps to explore slowly, and when they encountered dangerous magic circles, they would go around them, or wait for time to pass and the position of the magic circles to change on their own."
"A detour or a long wait?" Lucien felt like a persuasive "professor" who was testing the female students' judgment through the ruins.
Sophia said without hesitation: "Let's take a detour and enter this room. It is connected to another corridor."
She pointed to the mahogany door a few steps away, with a rather proud look on her face, clearly possessing the pride of a spell caster.
Full marks! Lucien muttered in his heart, then walked a few steps quickly and carefully opened the door.
The Sun King's underground palace has a natural suppressive induction effect, and with Sophia right next to it, it is difficult for Lucien to activate his mental force field.
The mahogany door was heavier than Lucien imagined, almost as heavy as the heaviest metal. As it slowly opened, a foul smell hit his face.
"Be careful!" Sophia warned hurriedly, and then saw "Borak" ducking aside with almost no time to react, as if he had been prepared.
She pointed the green wand in her hand, and strong winds roared, and the stench quickly dissipated.
"Poison gas?" Lucien asked knowingly.
Sophia nodded solemnly: "Maybe someone passed by here and touched the magic circle. You have to be careful."
She saw "Borak" holding the blue sword tightly and dodging into the house with a knight's pace.
In the room, wardrobes, sofas, desks, etc. were either seriously damaged or fell to the ground, as if after a fierce struggle.
On the other side of the door, two young aristocratic men were lying. Their faces were dark, their hands were clenched like chicken claws, and there were pools of filthy liquid at the corners of their mouths.
"Poisoned?" Lucien recognized them as noble children who followed Alten, and one of them had even inspired a bloodline.
Urgent exclamations came from behind Lucien, and Sophia also saw the two corpses, her expression gloomy again: "They are Denis's cousins, and they died here unexpectedly. No matter how this incident ends, you guys
The Plantagenet family will all face great troubles. The power of so many noble families united cannot be underestimated. You must pay a very high price to calm their anger."
"Damn conspiracy mastermind, and the family traitors who cooperated with him!" Lucien cursed like a member of the orthodox Plantagenet family, and then slowly moved to the two corpses, checking the injuries on their bodies, and
Determine what happened to them.
Huh? On the chest of one of the corpses, Lucien found an obvious dent. The size was not something that normal humans could make!
With a thought in his heart, Lucien suddenly turned sideways, and suddenly there was the sound of the wooden door breaking and the howling wind behind him.
"Iron Golem!" Sophia shouted the word loudly to remind Lucien.
After Lucien rolled away, he punched the ground with his elbow, turned around, and saw a two-person tall golem made of steel. Two red lights flashed coldly in its eye sockets, and it raised a giant hammer with both hands.
Suppressing his urge to use "Infrasonic Resonance", Lucien walked briskly, sideways away from the front, held "Frost" tightly in his hands, and slashed hard on the side of the giant hammer.
At that moment, with the harsh sound of metal clashing, the giant hammer was deflected a lot, and Lucien's hands were severely numb and trembling slightly.
What a terrifying power!
The power of the steel golem exceeds that of ordinary knights, and even Lucien wearing the ogre's monster power gloves is a bit overwhelmed!
This monster seemed completely unaffected. The giant hammer made a half circle and hit Lucien in the middle.
Lucien's hands shimmered with silvery light, and a layer of cold blue appeared on the sword body. The sword hilt was retracted and held against the giant hammer.
The surrounding strong wind suddenly solidified, turning into countless cyan blades and hitting the steel golem, but only leaving shallow scratches on the silver-white body.
Sophia, who has little combat experience, seems to have chosen the wrong magic the first time!
Dang, Dang, Dang! The unaffected steel golem swung its giant hammer and clashed with Lucien's "Frost" sword one after another, making a harsh noise.
Lucien hadn't fought hand-to-hand for a long time, and he still faced a steel monster whose strength overwhelmed him. The seemingly small room did not leave him any room to move around, so he could only block with swords. According to Natasha and John
Taught knight skills, take a step back to relieve the huge pressure.
The power of the steel golem was comparable to that of a top-level fifth-level knight. Lucien was blocked by its attack, and was in danger.
The more difficult the situation, the more calm Lucien became. Even though his hands were shaking uncontrollably, he could still hold the sword tightly and block the steel golem's attacks again and again.
The blue light kept shining, and a layer of frost gradually formed on the steel golem's giant hammer and body. Although it could not bring any harm to it, it slowed down its speed.
The small changes in "Terrorous Waves" were so obvious in Lucien's concentrated mind. He immediately took a step forward, dodged the giant hammer, let out a loud voice, swung his long sword, and slashed at the knee joint of the steel golem.
When! For the first time since the battle, Lucien hit the steel golem, and a layer of solidified ice crystals appeared at its knee joints.
Although the layer of ice crystals shattered instantly with the force of the steel golem, it brought it a brief stagnation. Lucien seized the opportunity and slashed the other knee joint again.
The wind roared, and wisps of green wind condensed into ropes and entangled the steel golem's knees, elbows, wrists, neck and other places, making its movements slower and slower.
Lucien's attack seems to have inspired Sophia, allowing her to cooperate effectively!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lucien launched a violent storm-like attack in front of the steel golem with firm and flexible steps. He swung out his sword and dodged again and again. The sound of "dang-dang-dang" was heard endlessly, and his body was boiling with blood.
The steel golem's eyes flashed red, its iron jaw opened, and a stream of yellow-green gas erupted.
Just as Lucien was about to dodge, the gas was blown away by the sudden hurricane and floated behind the steel golem.
"Dispel the smoke", Sophia reacted "miraculously" and chose the right magic.
Lucien kicked his foot and rushed forward, dodging the falling giant hammer. The long sword hit the knee joint again, making the steel golem's movements look like rust.
However, the level 4 long sword could only leave a small mark on the steel golem, and so many swords could not destroy its knee joints. Instead, Lucien was almost hit by the giant hammer several times. If it weren't for "Frost"
The slowness effect is special. Without magic, Lucien has failed.
At this moment, Lucien suddenly felt a strong suction coming from the opposite side, and finally managed to stabilize the "Frost" sword. The steel golem was even more unbearable, being dragged by the invisible force and unable to move forward.
Ten seconds later, the steel golem made a subtle sound of metal twisting inside its body. The red light in its eyes quickly went out, and it fell to the ground with a bang, like a mountain collapsing.
Sophia finally seemed to remember that the best magic to deal with steel monsters was the "strong magnetic field" type, so she cast the five-ring "strong magnetic shock" in her talent magic.
"Fortunately, this is the Palace of the Sun King and not the Palace of the Storm Lord, otherwise we would have to hold on for a while." Lucien secretly sighed. The latest model of the Iron Golem of the Magic Council has been able to maintain combat effectiveness within the range of a strong magnetic field for several minutes.
, this period of time is enough to kill most mid-level magicians and great knights.
While thinking about it, Lucien gasped violently. After becoming an official magician, he had never engaged in such a terrifying hand-to-hand combat. Under the astonishing power of the steel golem, every second was in danger, and he had to risk his life several times.
The result is "Professor's Infrasonic Resonance".
However, after this battle, Lucien felt that his energy and blood flowed smoothly, and his blood roared with joy. Although he was sweating, his hands were shaking, and he was exhausted, he felt extremely comfortable.
This is faithful feedback from the body!
"You have to keep exercising in the future, and you can't let your body go to waste..." Lucien suddenly had a strange thought.
Seeing "Bolak" gasping for air and not speaking, Sophia timidly and blushing said: "I, I didn't mean it. It was the first time I met the steel golem. I forgot all the knowledge I usually learned. I only remembered it later.
,Are you OK?"
"It's okay, this is the first battle. Don't mind, Princess." With the blood rushing, Lucien felt that his strength was recovering very quickly, but he was thinking about unrelated issues in his mind. Sophia is said to be "Wind"
"Angel" can cast strong magnetic field magic. Does the power of wind in this world really represent electromagnetic force?
In Lucien's understanding, among the four elements redefined by the Magic Council, the wind element represents electromagnetic force. Even most arcanists think so, and they also relatively uniformly regard the earth element as gravity.
, except for the elements of fire and water, there has never been a recognized explanation of the basic forces.
"This is the first cruel battle. It's great to have you as my guardian knight." Sophia said with soft and moving eyes.
"It's my honor." Lucien replied "excitedly".
Sophia nodded briskly: "Then let's take a break and move on."
When she used magic to check the passage in front, Lucien lowered his eyes, shook his head and said secretly: "Was she testing my strength and trump cards just now?"
Unless you are really scared out of your wits, or no one teaches you what it means to concentrate on casting spells, there cannot be such a long interval between several spells! As a knight, "Borak" really doesn't know, but the path to being a high-level magician
Sean is an "expert professor". In more than a minute of hand-to-hand combat, Sophia only cast four spells. After deducting the buffer, she had plenty of time to re-enter the spell-casting concentration state. Even if she couldn't think of a suitable spell, she could still cast it.
I will try it out several times.
Having regained their strength, Lucien and Sophia continued to move forward.
After bypassing the room containing the dangerous magic circle, the two of them suddenly entered another hall directly from one hall.
And in this hall, more than a dozen nobles have gathered!
Ralph and Claire each occupied a corner with two or three companions, confronting Alten and others from a distance. In the center lay several bloody corpses.
They all had expressions of panic and gnashing of teeth on their faces, as if they were frightened by the real tragedy of death.
From their numbers, Lucien could judge that most of the noble children either hadn't arrived yet, or were already so frightened that they were running around like headless chickens, looking for hidden corners to hide in uninhabited places like Duda, waiting for the nightmare to pass.
The remaining people were able to suppress their panic and gather together to protect themselves, which already shows that they are considered the elite among the noble children. If they can escape alive and go to the northern province to experience the temper of the war, they may become nobles in the future.
the backbone of.
"It's you, Borak, you must have changed the magic circle and wanted to kill us all here!" When Alten saw Lucien and Sophia coming in, he immediately shouted loudly with a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, with an uncontrollable tone.
hatred and hatred.
"Among us, only Her Royal Highness is a spell caster and has the ability to change the magic circle, and she supports you!"
"Claire, Ralph, let's forget the previous battle and stalemate, and join forces to kill this despicable villain!"
The accusations triggered strong suspicion and anger among the frightened nobles. To be continued.