It's night again.

"So, you think there's no problem with the steward and the mayor?" Delkora said in amazement

"Yes, they have no problem at all. Assas also looked very puzzled, "Mr. Butler is already completely only an ordinary person's strength, and I also tested Mr. Mayor just now, his strength has not yet reached the silver level - I believe my judgment, they are not disguised, but real strength." ”

"This ......," Delcora scratched her head, "I'd rather believe that their clever disguise fooled you than that they had nothing wrong with it—I almost got killed by that thing last night!"

"Then we can only speculate on other things, such as that thing is just hiding in the mayor's house, and because he is so strong, the mayor and Mr. Butler are not aware of it. "Besides, it seems that the thing can change form at will, and if you want to hide it, ordinary people can't find it at all." ”

"Hidden? This is by far the best possibility. Assas thought of something, but shook his head again and said nothing.

"Are you afraid, that monster is a parasite?" but Delcora knew what he was trying to say, "Maybe one of the mayors or Mr. Butler has become a breeding ground for that monster, right?"

“...... This is unlikely. Asshas thought for a moment, but still didn't dare to draw conclusions, "Mr. Butler and Mr. Mayor Town are normal, whether it is the vital signs or mental state is not strange, except that Mr. Mayor is a little tired today - there was a mercenary fight in the town today, Mr. Mayor is busy dealing with that matter, and he is a quarter of an hour late for work." ”

"I know I was there when the guards took the mercenaries," Satya added, "and that's no problem. ”

"But the root of the problem must be at the mayor's house......" Delkora muttered, grabbing the gem in his hand.

The sun has set, but the sun hasn't gone yet. People have returned to their homes at the end of the day, and the lights are on in every house. The three of them stood outside the mayor's courtyard, but none of the pedestrians who came and went noticed them.

Of course, it wasn't stealth, and the Assassin's stealth could only make him invisible, thanks to the Arcane Gem in Del Kora's hand - before leaving home, Del Kora took a total of five Arcane Gems with him, which were very few, but each of them could play a very important role in strange places.

For example, this Twisted Illusion Gem can assist in casting low-level arcane magic distorted illusions, creating illusions within a certain radius around the caster, obscuring the caster's figure. This kind of cover-up is just a simple illusion mask, and it can't completely isolate the ability from the preoccupation of the detection - but who would be idle and idle to scan near the mayor's house? It is impossible for these townspeople with the highest bronze rank on the street to sense the three young people hiding around them with a single glance, so the three of them can actually hide near the mayor's house with such a swagger.

They chose a very secluded corner where no one passed by, and the three of them stared intently at the mayor's house. It's not late yet, and the monster doesn't appear during the day anyway, which may be its characteristic, and the three of them should be safe in the sun for the time being. Del Cora remembered the experience of last night, and did not dare to use mental power to probe at all, but just waited silently with the three of them.

Little by little, time passed.

The lights in the homes were turned on and off, the taverns had gradually fallen silent from noisy, the streets were quieter, and the moon was getting higher.

It was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

There was nothing out of the ordinary, but the three of them were still standing in that corner, staring at the mayor's house without a little slackening.

"It's almost time......"

Delkora muttered, silently closed her eyes, and let go of her mental power—she didn't go deep into the mayor's house, but just extended a little bit and began to observe the world on a spiritual level.

It was enough for him to see what he couldn't see with the naked eye.

He waited silently, for some time.

Ripples.

Ripples of mental power.

It's that frequency again, as if the heart is beating, as if life is being reborn. The observation at the level of mental power is abstract and vague, but this rhythm gives the first impression of all observers "waking up"——

Something really seems to have woken up.

"Twice...... This time it's twice. Delkora silently opened her eyes with a serious expression, "There was only one last night—and the intensity of the single rhythm has increased. If that's a sign that the thing is waking up, there's no doubt he's getting stronger—and that's not good news. ”

"Shall we go in and see?" said Satya, worriedly, "Are the mayor and Mr. Butler in danger?"

“...... But we can't fix this trouble either - wait, someone's coming!"

Del Cora suddenly lowered her voice in warning, then quietly poked her head out and looked out into the empty street.

Captain of the Guards, Thorde, was angry today. Very angry.

Last night he was supposed to take someone to inspect, after midnight someone came to change shifts, he was used to the peaceful and peaceful life of the town, thought there would be no problems, so he left work a few minutes earlier and wanted to be lazy, as a result, just a little while, just a little while, there was actually a damn magician who flew out of the flotation spell directly on a levitation rampage, and when he rushed out of the resting place, the other party had already run out of the town, and he was also found lazy by the boss who chased him, and was severely reprimanded; , I couldn't persuade him to fight at all, and he was punched a few times - this is not a work injury, and he can't ask for leave, so he still has to stare at the bruise on his face at night and come out to patrol the night.

Bad luck was bad luck on the damn magician last night.

"The captain was angry today. ”

"yes, yes. ”

"Let's not provoke him. ”

"What if he punishes us for running laps?"

The guards behind them thought that the whispers were heard clearly by Thorde, a veteran bronze warrior. He had green tendons bulging on his forehead, and he was about to roar when he turned his head, but suddenly remembered that this was near the mayor's house, and he could only force it back into his stomach with anger, and reprimanded him in a low voice: "Shut up for me, keep vigil seriously! Whoever lets the rat go again, I will punish him for running a hundred laps around the town!"

The guards were silent.

Thorde, who was still angry in his heart, snorted and looked around, waiting for a thief or a mage who cast magic in the streets at night to give him a good blow—if not corporal punishment, but to punish him for copying the Code of Residence a hundred times......! Well?

He was stunned and looked around the corner with a frown.

Like all the familiar corners you just passed, that one was so narrow and dark that it was impossible to see at first glance. But Thorde was a twenty-year old guard, and he felt that something was wrong there at a glance, and although he couldn't see anything, he still subconsciously raised his vigilance.

"Come, let's go over there. ”

If there is a problem, go to investigate, and not let go of any clues and suspicions, which is the quality of a good guard. Although he was reprimanded for being lazy, it didn't affect his status as the best guard captain in Logs - he approached the corner, looking around for problems.

Suddenly, a small distortion suddenly appeared in the corner of his vision. It was a small tear for a moment, but it was immediately discovered by the keen Thorde, and the knowledge taught in the guard training school came to mind, he suddenly drew the long sword at his waist, and shouted: "Use magic to hide the thief! Immediately put down your weapon, disarm your magic and surrender! Otherwise, I will retain the right to use force!"

The mercenaries who followed Thorde were stunned, and although they didn't know what the captain had discovered, they all drew their weapons with Told, aiming at the corner.

There was no movement.

"Don't leave it to chance, if you don't show up again, I'll violently arrest you!" Thorde continued with a stern warning.

Still unresponsive.

The guards in the back also looked left and right in confusion, completely unaware of who their captain was targeting.

After two warnings, Thorde didn't let go of his hand, he took a step forward, and slammed his sword down into the corner of the wall in front of him....... The long sword twisted in the air, and suddenly half disappeared in front of their eyes, and the guards suddenly understood, and rushed into the corner of the wall with their swords, the distorted illusion could no longer be maintained, and it shattered, and several embarrassed fleeing backs flashed on the roof on one side.

"Don't try to run!"

Thorde roared angrily, and chased after him with his sword. Three shadows ran on the rooftop, and the guards rushed below, Thorde stretched out his hand, and several trainee Assassin guards immediately sped out, crossing the line to the intersection in front of them to intercept them. Three shadows spotted them as well, pausing on the roof, and then one of the magician-like shadows raised her wand—

"Stop him from casting spells!"

Thorde yelled, and before he could finish speaking, the guards behind him took out a handful of loose stones from their pockets and threw them out with great force— This is also one of the guards' special equipment, which is made from the fragments and powder left after polishing the elemental spar, and after rough processing, it slightly activates the remaining elemental power, so that a large piece of it can not only slightly disrupt the flow of the surrounding elements and slightly prolong the opponent's casting time, but also rely on its own hard material to inflict a blow to the opponent's weak body, bringing both physical and mental torture-

These young men are all black iron rank melee professionals, and their arm strength is not bad, and the stone smashed over his head and face, and the magician directly interrupted his magic and hugged his head. Then it entered the familiar "chase-escape-" link.

"Catch that magician!" Thorde cried out hatefully, "I'm going to show him what happens if you mess around town!"