The wizard group of Banshee Castle is twice the size of Cold Wind City and much stronger. Now that there is trouble outside the city, the city lord naturally asks his own prophecy wizard to figure out what happened?
The result is..., nothing.
The prophetic wizard tried to uncover the fog of time and space and find the clues and truth behind the incident. However, no matter whether he cast spells or divination, he could not obtain any information.
"Blocked."
The wizard of Banshee Castle gave a very simple answer.
"The enemy must have a powerful prophecy wizard beside him. He is fighting against us and preventing our exploration."
The prophecy arcana is not only good at uncovering unknown secrets, but also protecting oneself from the prying eyes of opponents. Just like the protection system is good at defense, it is also good at breaking defenses.
Two days after the incident, Friedman Butcher failed to obtain any valuable information. The city leader who was accustomed to following the steps finally realized that his opponent was far more difficult than imagined. But his reaction was also very quick.
Banshee Castle immediately dispatched a large number of people to search the surrounding towns to find the enemies hiding there as soon as possible. At the same time, wizards with flying familiars in the city were mobilized to ensure communication between various departments.
As for transformation wizards who master communication skills, they can play a decisive role at critical moments. However, they are limited by spell slots and cannot cast them at will.
As long as information is ensured, the powerful human and material resources of the Butchi family can be flexibly mobilized and exert their due strength. Friedman is still confident in controlling the situation.
However, the number of wizards is always limited, and not everyone chooses a flying magic pet. Therefore, all wizards with flying magic pets in Banshee Castle are recruited.
Including the illusionist Johnson and the owl Dudu, who had just arrived. He was asked to join an investigation team to go to the manor where Phils died, trying to find out who was behind the attack.
Johnson also roped in his "good friend" Powell, saying that he was a spy and should be helpful to the investigation.
Powell was very reluctant to join the investigation team. He did not mention to anyone that he had been here at the time of the incident. It was just that Phil's death was probably more complicated than what was shown so far, and he did not want to get involved.
It's a pity that poor people don't have the right to choose a job.
The investigation team traveled by horse-drawn carriage and spent the entire morning arriving at their destination.
Since there was no movement in the late-night attacks, and the victims generally died miserably, the slaves in the manor were frightened to death and began to spread rumors that monsters were at work at night.
Compared to the panic of ignorant people, the members of the investigation team have all seen big scenes. After they saw the bodies that had not yet been collected...
Damn it, who did this? Such a ruthless attack!
A total of thirteen people died in the manor, all of them Phils and his last group of attendants. After the incident, the servants of the manor quickly reported the incident, but they did not dare to touch the corpses scattered everywhere.
There were five or six people in the investigation team, led by a pale-faced necromancer. After he arrived, he used 'Conversation with the Dead' to try to summon the souls of the victims.
But the souls of the thirteen corpses have all dissipated. They neither went to the kingdom of God where they believed in the gods, nor did they stay at the place where they were killed.
"Our opponent not only has a prophetic wizard, but also a necromancer." Johnson is an illusionist, and he comes to protect communications.
Dudu lay on his master's messy hair, and both the master and the servant stared at Phils' body with severed legs and head shot.
"It's so tragic. Who did this? Phils's broken leg was bitten off directly. It's scary to think about it. Did you notice those huge footprints on the ground? What kind of monster is this?
I advise you not to take this investigation too seriously. If you are forced to rush, the other party might kill us all first." Dudu had a foul mouth, and relying on the protection of its owner, it kept croaking.
Everyone in the investigation team had a bad look on their faces and hated this squawking bird.
But after everyone inspected the scene, they all felt a chill in their hearts - the enemy who could kill Phils could indeed kill them all easily.
Powell's face was the most livid, and his heart was shaking so much that his hands and feet were cold. Only now did he know what happened that night. Just looking at the monster footprints left on the ground, he had to be lucky that he ran fast.
The attendant who was "accompanying the pee" couldn't run fast enough, and the body was right in front of him. Powell was even more afraid to say that he had been there that night, for fear of being hunted down as a "remnant of the Longlegs family".
The dirt yard where Phils stayed was severely damaged. A big hole was opened in the study where he lived. The entire outer wall of the kitchen on the floor below the study collapsed.
There are many large and deep footprints outside the wall, which look like they were left by a very scary monster. From the footprints, it can be seen that the monster has four huge feet as thick as pillars. There are also traces left by its tail on the ground.
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"Judging from the shape, this should be an earth-walking dragon, a very strong earth-walking dragon."
Dudu landed on a footprint and compared it with his paws. "This is a huge guy. I advise you to run away if you encounter it."
The footprints on the ground are big enough for Dudu to make a nest. Judging from the depth of the ground collapse, the weight of its body is also quite large. Generally, such a heavy monster is very clumsy.
But Phils couldn't escape. His chest was torn and his flesh and blood were mixed with pieces of clothing. Needless to say, it must have been slapped by the monster's tail.
Looking at the miserable state of the corpse, the members of the investigation team were all frightened. They thought to themselves that if they were caught in this way, they would definitely be cut into two pieces.
There is no soul, no living body, and no clues. The investigation team has been investigating for a whole day, but apart from knowing that there is an earth-walking dragon monster among the enemies, there is little other information.
Don't know who the attacker is? Don't know where the opponent comes from? Don't know where they are hiding? The slaves in the manor can't explain anything clearly and can only cry.
On the way back, Dudu took the initiative to fly to the shoulder of the frustrated Powell and asked in a low voice: "Poor guy, I think you don't look right today. Do you know something?"
Powell was shocked and looked left and right, fearing that others would notice something strange. He reached out to pinch Dudu's neck, but found that Johnson was also coming over and staring at him. He quickly defended. "I don't know anything."
Johnson sneered, "You ran away without seeing anyone the night you entered the city. You must have come to Phils to ask for money. You were in a panic when you came back, and the next day you asked me to borrow money. It means you came here but got nothing."
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Dudu added another punch, "You sneaked out of the city, and I followed you for a long way. Don't try to deny it. Tell me what exactly you found?"
But Powell gritted his teeth and refused to talk about life or death.
Dudu flew to his master's head again and whispered: "I think Victor Hugo is here."
The two unlucky brothers were shocked and denied at the same time: "How is it possible? This is the Banshee Castle."
But Dudu snorted coldly: "Ignorant man, Phils is the old lord of Cold Wind City, killing him will benefit Victor Hugo, who else will benefit him?
The 'Monster of the Black Forest' has the strength and willingness. You think he should stay in Cold Wind City and wait for death, but what if he refuses to wait for death? Don't forget, all your past guesses about him were wrong.
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Powell and Johnson suddenly looked at each other, wondering what to do?
But Dudu added another sentence, "Poor man, are you ready to eat your shoes?"