Volume 1 The Omen of the Moon Chapter 19 The Robe of the Crow
"Ahh Karna reminded Muen.
"There are more than I imagined. And they don't seem to be in a normal state. Mu En raised his head and looked at those weird eyes, which were indeed quite scary.
Karna didn't seem too flustered, and raised his spear to fight.
"Don't act rashly, let's fight and retreat. Mu En poured the green thunder into the long sword, illuminating the surrounding scenery.
"Isn't it good to serve it in one pot? We can handle these things a few times more. The amplification circle on the Karna spear also began to glow, and the escaping magic in the air began to converge on the two of them.
At this time, some of the goblins in the canopy could not hold back, and jumped down, only to be pierced by the blades of Muen and Karna.
"Don't Meng Lang, goblins are selfish and timid by nature, they dare to surround us, they must have a backhand. It's safer for us to rendezvous with a large army. ”
"You read and listen to yours. Karna said it didn't matter.
After that, the thunder on the two of them gradually rose, and the blue and red colors were staggered in the open forest.
The goblin race has been completely different from the elves since its deterioration, whether it is in terms of talent, lifespan, appearance, conduct or size, all of them have been cut in half, and the only advantage may be that their ascension speed is faster than that of humans, and because they struggle to survive in the wild all year round, their physical fitness is better.
But although the speed is fast, it is actually similar to a small number of slower adult monsters, and the early they become adults, they also die early. The longest-lived goblins are only over sixty years old, but they can be considered adults from about five years old.
The goblins have a lot of strength, but Mu En and Karna are both high-achieving students from the Thunder Academy, and if they pay full attention, they will never be attacked. And because Mu En had learned a lesson in the village before, he didn't directly collide with these goblins who were simple-minded and not particularly developed in their limbs.
After fighting and retreating for five minutes, the two found that the goblins surrounding them had increased instead of decreasing.
"Damn, what kind of road are they, aren't they afraid of death?" Karna stood still, gasping slightly.
After the long-distance chase just now and the current tactical retreat, although the level of mana is still basically at the peak, the physical energy has been consumed a lot. Mu En on the side is in a similar situation to him, thanks to Mu En's habit of exercising in the rain when he was at school before, he can barely keep up with the physical development of this group of big children.
"And you said that they may have a backhand, but it looks like this is planning to use crowd tactics to kill us. Karna was a little irritable, and the dogskin plasters were put directly on his body as if he was not afraid of death, which made him occasionally a little scrambling.
"I'll just say they're not normal, normal goblins should fall back when they die three or five of their companions, they're selfish beings. "Muen's blade was already stained with disgusting dark green blood.
After a few more moments of wrangling with the goblins, Muen realized that the situation didn't seem right.
"Besiege but not attack, it seems that they want to hold us back. Mu En frowned.
Karna laughed and said, "Genius, this time I thought of it before you." ”
"Then you didn't say it sooner!" Muen slashed another unsuspecting goblin, and he could feel his arm start to swell a little.
"It's useless to say it, it doesn't mean much. ”
"There's no point in farting! Their target should be the village, they don't want us to go back! I'll break through, you keep your magic level good!"
Muen's circuit began to heat up, and he decided to force his way through.
With the help of the amplification circuit of the sword body, Mu En used another technique in "Instant Seclusion".
"Snake Nest!"
Several hidden thunderbolts burst out of the ground, forming about three layers of thunder barriers around Muen's side, and many smaller and swift thunder snakes passed through the gaps in the barriers, automatically seeking the goblins whose temperature was significantly higher than that of the forest environment.
The flash of light flashed, and the goblins around them fell one after another, and some alert ones hurriedly ran into the distance.
"Let's hurry back!" Mu En waved his hand to remove the protective barrier, and then used a wind blade to cut off the rattan at both ends and hook it on the branch of the tree, so as to move quickly.
Karna did the same, cutting off two rattans, carrying his spear behind him and following Muen.
There were only a dozen goblins left behind him, still struggling to catch up with the two.
In the village, the flames destroyed large swaths of the houses and houses.
Elizabeth and Devany stared at "Mr. Village Chief" in front of them.
The villagers fell to the ground, and the blood flowed only a short distance on the gravel road before it melted into the ground.
"You two are quite tricky, but the low-level water mages are like this, they are better at defense and restriction, and they probably only have some auxiliary abilities. Karen smiled, holding a wand made of charred wood.
The two girls were suddenly attacked by the village chief Karen after Karna and Muen left, but they came from a top academy, and they worked together to block Karen's attack at the last moment, and during the time they left, they tried to resist the village elder's attack.
The Karen in front of him is very different from what Mu En and the others have seen during the day, and the Karen in front of him is a sorcerer whose strength is between a magician and a high-level magician, and her voice is very hoarse.
"You're probably at the end of your crossbow, aren't you? It's a pity, it's really unbearable to kill such a beautiful girl. That being said, the wand in his hand was siphoned at a faster and faster rate.
At this moment, a shining spear suddenly flew out of the woods.
"I've seen through your plan! Karen!"
"What?!" the sorcerer heard the sound of the air breaking, and dodged away in embarrassment.
Turning his head to look into the woods on the side, he saw Muen crouching on a sturdy tree trunk, his left hand in the shape of a claw in front of his face, emitting pale lightning, and his right hand pulling out the sword tied to his left crotch and half-sheathing it across his waist, while Karna stood behind Muen, leaning forward to invest in the spear.
Behind them, a round of hooking the moon came from the heart of heaven on its back.
Before Karen could react, the two Thunder Courtyard, who were good at speed and combat, had suddenly disappeared from the branch, and two thunderbolts of different colors came towards him from both sides of Karen.
Awkward spells quickly erupted from Karen's mouth, and the power that had been stored in his staff was transformed into a black barrier with them.
Mu En snorted, and with the last of her magic, she recited the purification technique and attached it to Karna and herself.
"I'm not targeting you!" Muen landed on the ground next to the sorcerer, drew his spear stuck in the ground, and threw it at Karna.
"Drink!" said Karna, who was almost at a distance away, and his trick was eaten all over the world.
The two turned around, their faces not very clear in the night, and they could only hear the sound of explosions behind them.
A real man who never looks back at the explosion.
"Are you alright?" Karna leaned back slightly and stretched out his palm to his girlfriend, like a savior.
And Mu En, his golden hair fluttered in the night wind, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a hint of curvature.
"It seems like a lot of fun to come out and travel. ”
The fire was still burning, but the damage to the village was not as great as it seemed, but unfortunately, the villagers who remained behind were killed by Karen.
"It's not time to relax. Karna stroked his hair, "There are a dozen dog skin plasters behind him." ”
"But we've basically run out of magic. Devany looked worried.
Karna smiled slightly: "Don't be afraid, noble young lady, I am here. ”
"Okay, you, there's a limit to the stinking fart. Elizabeth twisted him and handed out two bottles of potion to the two boys, which were the medicine that Muen had refined to heal his wounds, and also had some faint healing effect on restoring magic and relieving fatigue.
"You were a little handsome in the forest just now. Karna stood with her gun in her hand, chatting with Muen.
"It's still not as powerful as the magic you can unleash all at once. Mu En said modestly.
"It's a talent, and I can't help it if I can't teach it. ”
After drinking the potion, the two girls left to put out the fire and check on the wounded, leaving two boys who had actually exhausted a lot of physical strength to defend themselves against the enemy.
"Your potion doesn't feel great. Karna moved his hands and feet after drinking the potion for a few minutes, and his arm was still sore.
"What are you thinking about? How can there be such a powerful medicine, it just plays an auxiliary role. ”
After waiting for a few minutes, I found that the goblins had not appeared.
"Why don't you come yet? Let's go and see. ”
"Forget it, I can't help any other accidents. Mu En said this, but his pocket watch was still lying quietly in his pocket.
After standing like this for half an hour, Mu En felt that the danger was almost gone, and at this time it was actually dawn, and the villagers should get up one after another, so they called in and retreated, and planned to go back to the house to sleep.
When I passed by the village chief's office, I saw two girls retching far away from the door.
"What smells so bad?" Karna said with a frown.
Muen stepped forward to ask Elizabeth, who didn't speak, just pointed to the village chief's office.
Walking into the office and seeing the heavily decomposed and stenching corpse of the village chief, Mu En only recognized it from the Su brocade that it should be the village chief himself.
"The sorcerer's methods, he was infected by the corrupting power, it looks like a sneak attack, there is no trace of a fight. ”
After Mu En exited the room, he forced his stomach to turn over and explain the situation to Karna.
"I'll go to the door and see the sorcerer who has been blown into eight pieces. Karna heard the song and knew that it was elegant, and took the initiative to ask to be a tool man.
Mu En nodded, and followed the two girls back to the village chief's house.
The village chief's wife was a relatively young woman, and Mu En didn't know how to explain it to her, so she opened her mouth but couldn't tell her.
The woman sensed something from everyone's emotions and insisted on going to the village chief's office to see it in person, but Mu En couldn't dissuade her, so she had to follow far behind.
When Karna returned from outside the village, he found the woman fainting at the door of the office and Muen leaning against the wall.
"What's the matter with her?"
"Sadness is over......" Mu En's voice was unexpectedly cold.
Karna swallowed, not wanting to see what was going on in the house, so he dragged the woman out of the doorway, and reluctantly carried her behind her.
"Let's go?" said Karna as he walked over to Munn's side.
Mu En raised his head slightly, looked at Karna and said, "Did you hear her cry just now?" ”
Karna shook her head and told Muen not to think too much.
"I never thought there would be such heart-rending cries in the world. Muen lowered his head again and rubbed his hair, as if this would give him some peace of mind.
"I was just thinking, if I lost someone, would I cry so sadly?"
"I don't want to...... Lose their ......" Muen's eyes turned red, and Karna remembered that although he was far stronger than his peers, he was only a twelve-year-old child.
"Muen!" At this time, a concerned voice came from not far away.
Mu En looked up in surprise.
"Senior brother?"
Following Mu En's eyes, he saw Ansher slowly falling from the air, even if he was walking against the wind, his face was still covered with sweat.
"What's wrong with you?" Ansher stepped forward and touched Muen's head.
Mu En rubbed her eyes and said she was fine.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
"I sensed that your brooch was almost triggered when I was on a mission, and I was a little worried about you, so I rushed over to take a look, but it was too far away, and it took so long to arrive. Anschel was like Munn when he was a child, kneeling on one knee in front of Munn and keeping eye level with him.
Mu En seemed to be very aggrieved, and he threw himself into Ansher's arms, choking with tears in his eyes.
"Senior brother, I'm homesick......"
Ansher hugged his body and patted him gently, "It's okay, it's okay, let's go home." Let's go, senior brother will fly you. ”
"No, senior brother. Muen broke free from Ansher's embrace and said, "I still have companions, I want to complete the mission with them, I don't want to be a deserter." ”
His expression was very serious, and Ansher was a little distressed when he saw it.
Then the senior brother rubbed Mu En's soft hair again, and said to him with a smile: "It's okay, it's all up to you, but you have to pay attention to safety." The things given by the senior brother can be used casually, and there is still nothing left without the senior brother. Ansher stood up and drew Muen's long sword, his palm caressing the blade, and the patterns on it became more intricate and magnificent.
"Engraved on this is a mid-level amplification array and a few instantaneous flame spells, to protect yourself, I am just a junior brother like you. Ansher re-sheathed his sword.
"Thank you, brother. ”
"Someone said I was ruthless and unrighteous. Don't talk about it, I still have important things, so I left first. Ansher smiled at Muen, and then the figure disappeared.
The whole time, he didn't look at Karna......
With a look of envy, Karna stretched out his hand to Muen.
"Come, let's go, I'm almost tired of carrying people for so long. ”
Muen grabbed Karna's hand and stood up from the base of the wall and patted the dust off his body.
At the gaze, I don't know who sighed.
A few days later, Ansher returned to the tower.
"Mentor, junior brother, he is already a magician, is this too fast?" Ansher looked serious as he stood at Tavasis' desk.
"Oh?" Tabasis raised his eyebrows, not looking surprised.
"Let him go, the secret realm of kings will soon be opened, and there will be more possibilities for more people to survive with more magic power. ”
Ansher frowned, "The realm of kings is coming again, so soon?"
"You can enter under the Great Magus, I think at the beginning, your father's 'Light and Dark Twins' were obtained in it, although he doesn't use it often, but no one will not envy it. Tavasis stood up and said to his disciple.
"This sudden appearance is the same as ...... Does Star Tears matter?"
"With so many abnormalities happening at the same time, it's probably not easy to say it's okay. By the way, that old Beamon has been canonized from the tomb of the gods, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to deal with, so he will go around the territory of the orcs in the future. Tabasis said.
"Father's ......," Ansher thought as if there was no good news to come back this time.
"Don't worry, the three Grandmasters I sent over before have stayed over there. Your father has been canonized again, and there is not much pressure on the guards in the northern frontier. ”
Ansher nodded, but there was still a faint uneasiness in his heart.
"By the way, the little junior brother said that he was homesick. I'm curious why his parents are away all the time now?"
"I'm not a god, and I can't see the whole picture of the world. ”
"Then when he is on summer vacation, can I take him home?"
"Of course, no one is going to stop him from going home. ”
Ansher shook his head, "No, I mean, to make sure his parents are home when he comes home, otherwise why would he go back." ”
"Well, I'll send someone to communicate with Medanzo. By the way, Ann, you seem to care about him in particular, is that the reason for the slowdown in your circuit?" With that, Tavasis raised his deep eyes and looked at Ansher.
"I don't think so. It's just that I see that my junior brother occasionally thinks of when I was young, and I feel a little empathy. ”
"Don't blame me for being too harsh. You also know that great chaos is coming, and mind cultivation is the premise of cultivation, so don't be too distracted by other things. You will be the backbone of the younger generation, and you must not be disturbed by anyone's concern. ”
"Forgive the students for being stupid. Ansher saluted the gentleman but rejected Tabasis' offer, and not only that, but he deliberately spoke of the incident that the older generation did not want to mention.
"I hope that this advent of the realm of kings will not repeat the tragedy of many years ago. With that, he turned and left.
Tavasis closed his eyes and shook his head helplessly.
After several twists and turns, Mu En and his party still solved this theoretically least difficult task.
When Karna returned that day, he privately approached Muen and talked to him, presumably because of a note he had found on the corpse, which had been preserved by a magical barrier.
"What's the content?" Muen asked.
"The note said that the sorcerer was going to arrive yesterday and cooperate with them to make a deal with the goblins to kill everyone in the village. He disguised himself as the village chief to evade possible inspections, and then controlled the goblins and became his slaves - the red-eyed look we saw before, probably some kind of madness. He kills potential threats, leaving some of the living behind. After that, there will be some accomplices to fill the vacancy of the living people here. ”
"It's on the border between two provinces, and I guess they want to use this village as a transit station or an undercover station or something, which is a big deal. Shall we report this?" Karna recounted what had been written on the paper, and said something of his own speculation.
"Looks like he's late. Muen made a joke.
"What are we going to do now?" Karna doesn't like to use his brain, so he basically listens to Elizabeth or Munn in his decisions.
"When we're done, I'll pass on the Tower. ”
"When you're done with the mission, are you crazy? Will there be any other places, if the group of people who come to pick them up come, won't the villagers be finished?"
"But there's no file transfer station nearby. Why didn't you tell my senior brother about such an important thing at that time? ”
"Your senior brother has ignored me! His eyes are full of you, and I want to think that this is love!"
"Get out!"
Later, Mu En decided to go to the provincial capital of the province to send a message to the tower, but the tower did not reply, and Mu En could only comfort himself by saying that they should have received it.
To be on the safe side, the four of them stayed in the village for a while, and the chief's wife received them as usual, and Karen's children often asked their mother when their father would return.
Every time he heard this, Mu En's heart would ache.
A few days later, three adjudicators arrived.
They found Mu En to understand the situation, and then one of them took the village chief's widow and children away, saying that they were participating in psychological counseling.
"Lord Muen, we will stay in this village for at least three months, if you have any other important matters, you can leave it to us. The adjudicators wore cloaks called "Rookie Robes" and had muffled voices.
Mu En nodded, he hadn't dealt with the adjudicators either, but in the records of the books, they were all very powerful battle mages, at least at the level of the Great Magi. So Mu En was more relieved, so he followed Elizabeth and left this border village.
"Under what circumstances do you think a village chief can be killed without knowing it?" asked one of the adjudicators, sitting around a campfire.
"In the case that both are magicians, it must be someone he knows. But the number of deaths in the town is exactly the same as it should be, and the sorcerer is a superfluous dead. The adjudicator next to him said.
"We still have a lot of work to do, and we don't have time to stay here for long...... Kill them all. ”
On that day, all living life within a five-mile radius of the small village was gone.
Only a few crow feathers remained.