Claude walked in the alley leading to the lake. The alley was deserted and there was no one around.
In the same alley last night, Claude had a serious bloody conflict with the Black Snake Club's third eldest brother, Squint Kamadi, and others, resulting in four deaths and four injuries to the other party. The result was that the residential areas on both sides of the alley were devastated.
The residents were frightened, fearing that they would be involved in this disaster, so they closed their doors early and turned off the lights and candles, making the alleys feel even more deserted and dark...
Claude felt a little shocked. Just now in Hulian's grocery store, he tried the magic effects on the two spell scrolls. With the feather falling spell, he climbed onto Julian's counter, and it really looked like a feather.
It fell down like a tree and landed silently. As for the long-range arrow protection, he put it on Julian's body, and shot him with the magic hand crossbow he had just obtained from a distance of only three meters, and then watched the possessed arrow with his own eyes.
The refined iron crossbow, which was imbued with a sharp magic effect, slid past Julian's body less than an inch away.
There is no way. There is no need to test whether the spells Madam Maria gave to Claude are effective, because Claude believes in her. But when making a deal with Julian, a fat old man, you must test whether these two spells are effective, lest you
If you are deceived, you will not hesitate even if you consume one-third of your magic power.
Both of these spells are real, effective and usable. Julian said that in fact, these two spells are wind-attribute spells, and one of his mage friends was trying to raise money to buy an alchemical magic talisman array before putting them up for sale. It was just a matter of time.
I couldn't find a suitable successor, so I left it until now, which was a benefit to Claude.
Claude asked Julian a little strangely, why the long-range arrow protection could block the magic hand crossbow shot at a distance of three meters, but could not block the musket shot? Julian laughed, and he said that it had been the case for hundreds of years.
Many magicians have been pursuing the problem, but there has been no result. Not to mention this long-range arrow protection spell, a higher-level energy shield cannot withstand musket shots one or two hundred meters away, otherwise the magic
The division will not be driven from the Farea continent to the remote island of Shigros.
After leaving Julian's grocery store, Claude has been thinking about this problem. He had a vague idea in his mind that it was probably the difference in initial velocity between the crossbow and the musket that caused this result. But Claude's previous life
He is not a firearms research expert. He only remembers a post on a forum that said that the initial velocity of a bullet when it exits the barrel expresses the damage power that the bullet can cause.
Claude didn't remember whether the point of view of this post was correct. He just glanced at it and had no interest at all. However, the buildings below the post were very high, and some people used crossbows to give examples to prove that muskets became long-range weapons.
The necessity of being the first choice, among other things, is that the difference in initial velocity when firing leads to differences in damage power, which ultimately made muskets obsolete crossbows and the like.
Claude guessed that both this long-range arrow protection and the more advanced energy shield behind it should have a speed limit. As long as this speed limit is exceeded, the spell will be disabled and cause real damage. The shooting of the crossbow should not exceed this speed.
Limit, so it is effectively prevented. The gun fired by the musket, driven by the stress of the gunpowder explosion, has exceeded this speed limit, so these two spells lose their protective effect when faced with musket fire.
While walking and thinking, Claude quickly walked out of the alley and came to this small forest with only a few dozen trees. There were also no traces of pedestrians here. At a glance, there were only tree trunks and tree shadows in the silver.
The moonlight casts patches of shadow.
No! Claude suddenly became alert. A few insects and frogs could still be heard in the small woods on the way here. Although the weather has begun to get cold, it has not yet reached the snowing season after all. This small forest
There are still traces of birds and a few insects in the woods. But now it is silent and there is no sound at all. This is something wrong...
Claude dodged quickly and just hid behind a tree when he heard a slight trigger sound and a "bang" sound. A crossbow arrow passed over Claude's shoulder and nailed the man behind him.
On a tree.
This, this is a hunting crossbow arrow. The arrowhead is a triangular rhombus made of fine iron, and the arrow shaft is made of poplar wood. Claude clearly recognized the origin of this crossbow arrow. The Verricro family had a hunting crossbow.
, I have played it several times. But the question now is, who ambushed me in this small forest?
The first thing that came to Claude's mind was the Black Snake Club, but this was unlikely. If the Black Snake Club wanted to take revenge on him, the grove would have been surrounded by water. There were many people in the Black Snake Club.
, as long as they are surrounded, they will shout and swarm them, instead of shooting an arrow and there will still be no movement in the woods.
Looking at the crossbow bolt inserted in the tree pole again, Claude suddenly discovered that the arrow of this crossbow arrow was pointing downwards, and the entire crossbow arrow was deflected downward. This meant that the person who fired the hunting crossbow was at a high place, so
The enemy is hiding in the tree...
The end of October is about to turn to November, and the leaves on the trees have begun to fall. Claude leaned out from behind the tree and looked up. Sure enough, a dark shadow appeared on a tree ten meters away in front of him.
Shaking. He raised the magic hand crossbow in his hand and shot an arrow at the black shadow. He heard an exclamation of "Ah" from a distance. He didn't know whether he hit the target or not.
It missed, because there was another "bang" sound, and a crossbow arrow was inserted into the trunk of the tree where Claude was hiding, less than an inch from Claude's eyes.
Claude nervously cocked the magic hand crossbow, thinking back to the magic array structure of the long-range arrow protection spell drawn in the secret room of Julian's grocery store. There was only one person in the ambush, and he used a hunting crossbow. Haha,
Then he must not have imagined that he just bought a long-range arrow protection spell scroll. As for why he came to ambush him, Claude didn't want to make random guesses now. As long as he caught everything, he could ask clearly.
Putting the long-range arrow protection on himself, Claude rushed out from behind the tree holding the magic hand crossbow and rushed towards the tree with the black shadow on it.
There was another "bang" sound, and a crossbow arrow suddenly turned in front of Claude's body and hit the ground. The ambusher's crossbow arrows were loaded very quickly, but now they were all in vain.
A shout of "Hey, damn!" came from the tree, and the black shadow stood up on the tree, and then gently fell from the tree like a feather.
Claude stopped rushing forward and frowned. This black figure was actually a magician. He could also use the Feather Falling Technique. So it was obvious that he had planned to ambush him. Damn Julian, he must have
He was the one who leaked his information. This magician must have come here for the bag of magic materials he carried on his back.
Raising the magic hand crossbow in his hand, Claude pressed the trigger at the black figure opposite. However, the fine iron crossbow arrow that flew out also turned in the same direction when it reached the black figure's body, flying diagonally to an unknown direction.
There it went. This was exactly the same scene as what happened when Claude shot Julian at the grocery store to test the long-range arrow protection spell.
Wo Cao, the shadow that ambushed him would also be able to protect himself from long-range arrows. At this moment, Claude felt as if he had been force-fed, his mouth wide open in shock.
"Damn Julian, you actually sold my magic to this kid..." The black figure on the opposite side was also cursing. He threw the hunting crossbow in his hand to the ground, pulled out a short sword and walked towards Claude.
Come.
"This, this long-range arrow protection spell was sold by you Tuojulian?" Claude finally put his jaw back in shock.
"Of course, boy, don't be suspicious. Yesterday when you went to Julian's shabby shop, I was drinking at the stall outside. I heard Julian say that you bought a set of alchemy magic talismans. You are very rich. I
We also happen to lack a set of alchemy magic talismans. What a coincidence. I will accept it without mercy. I just came out from Julian's place. The transaction must have been smooth. Now take out the things and I can spare your life..."
The moonlight shone down from the gap in the woods, and it happened to shine on the black figure. Only then did Claude realize that the black figure was dressed similar to himself, wearing a dark burqa and a black veil around his face.
Mianyan seems to be a little taller than him, about 1.8 meters tall, but his body looks much stronger than him, and even his voice is rough.
Although both were wearing burqas, Claude gave the impression of being slender, while the similarly masked mage opposite gave the impression of being stout. He was also pointing a short sword at Claude. This was clearly
He looks like a very skilled robber.
Claude did not panic, he also threw the magic crossbow in his hand on the ground. Although the opponent held a short sword, he still had magic flying arrows and mental shock to rely on.
"If you want my alchemy magic talisman, it depends on your ability. With this broken sword in your hand, you want me to give you something. I can only say that your idea is too beautiful. You are still dreaming.
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Claude didn't believe the nonsense the other party said about sparing your life. From the moment he was ambushed, the hunting crossbows fired by the other party were all aimed at the vital points. If you think about it from his perspective, you would know that the other party couldn't let it go.
I, especially when I thought I still had teachers and brothers behind me, in order to avoid future troubles, killing people and silencing them was the best choice.
Moreover, the other party has just said that he got the information about his transaction from Julian, so if he is let back, he will know who the other party is as soon as he asks Julian. If he really has a teacher and a brother, then what awaits him will be a precarious escape.
.In this case, of course, you have to kill yourself to cut off the clues. At least give the other party enough preparation time to escape and hide.
Claude raised his hand and saw two magic flying arrows. In his opinion, these two magic flying arrows were enough to deal with the masked man who was blocking the road. But when Claude watched the two magic flying arrows explode on the opponent's body,
When two small sparks erupted but the masked man was unharmed, Claude was stunned again.
"Haha, haha." The masked man laughed: "Boy, if I didn't know your details, would I still come to rob you? This is not a long-range arrow protection, this is an energy shield, specially designed to protect against magic damage. You
You should just obediently offer your things and then kneel down and beg for mercy..."
The masked man rushed forward, and Claude was angry and anxious, so he had to dodge repeatedly. Now that he was unarmed, facing the masked man slashing at him with a sword, he could only rely on the cover of the trees to delay time.
The only thing that makes Claude happy is that the masked mage who blocked the road and robbed him has no other combat spells except the feather falling technique, long-range arrow protection and energy shield. He can only rely on the dagger in his hand.
Come and attack Claude.
However, Claude was unable to use his magical flying arrows and was pushed too hard by the opponent, so he could not use his mental shock. At this time, he could only rely on trees to deal with the opponent.
Apart from anything else, the masked mage's physical strength is not much worse than that of Claude. The two of them are almost inseparable, and the dagger has brushed against Claude's body several times. And Claude
Carrying a backpack weighing about 20 kilograms has become a burden, and evasion has become increasingly difficult.
"Boy, boy, hand over the things, and then tell me, that, the magic talisman structure of the magic flying arrow, I, I will let you go..." The masked mage was also a little tired, but still in agreement.
She's chasing after him.
"Bah!" Claude ignored him, and the word "bah" already explained his attitude... He ran away around the tree, avoiding the masked mage's pressing step by step.
"Hey!" Claude didn't notice that he tripped over a tree root that was sticking out of the ground. He threw himself out diagonally and left the tree trunk that covered him.
The masked mage chasing behind was overjoyed and rushed over with a dagger raised: "Boy, let's see where you run this time!"