Kevin really didn't have the strength to deal with Vic, and he had to grit his teeth to resist the urge to scream.

The light of the huge circle grew brighter and brighter, and the speed of its characters spun faster and faster. At the same time, a certain energy deep within him actually resonated with it.

The flow of shadow energy in his body became more and more intense, and the binding spell was activated. The two rebellious energies violently hedged against each other in his body, eating away at each other, and he only felt that the meridians in his body were displaced, making him miserable.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the rich shadow energy in the air relieved his pain, and he took this opportunity to desperately fuse the external energy, and the restraint was finally suppressed.

"Whew...... Whew......" leaned weakly against the cave wall and gasped, Kevin took the water bag handed by Vic and drank a few sips before feeling more comfortable. Just as he raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead, he heard Vic let out a short exclamation.

"You, your hands! ――”

He looked down and saw a thin layer of black mist slowly circulating, wrapping the entire palm, and it seemed that it was getting thicker and thicker.

Kevin's eyes lit up, and his face became a little ugly.

Oops, looks like the energy is getting out of control.

From the last time it got out of control until now, there has been a difference of almost a year. I thought that with the use of the Dark Word Technique, the chance of getting out of control would be greatly reduced, but I didn't expect that this time I encountered this strange magic circle, which actually caused the energy in my body to be chaotic.

Tut! What a hassle!

At the same time, the huge magic circle flashed with dazzling light, flickering more than a dozen times brightly and darkly. Suddenly, the surface of the sand in the center of the circle was slowly undulating, as if something was wriggling underground.

"Huh?" Kevin frowned, a little confused.

I saw that the wriggling frequency of the quicksand became more and more violent, and the undulation amplitude became higher and higher, as if something was about to break free from the ground, making people's scalp tingle.

"What is this?" Kevin asked in a low voice.

“…… I don't know. Vic was more uncertain than the other party's confusion.

Kevin raised an eyebrow and continued to observe.

The undulations of the yellow sand became larger and larger, even rising to nearly three meters, and finally, the quicksand slowly stopped at the highest point. In the middle of the night, the fine sand on both sides of the towering sand pillar twisted and flowed, and slowly condensed into two other thinner sand pillars from both sides.

Kevin was amazed by the sight, and he touched his chin, "Do you think this thing looks a bit like a human from afar?" ”

Vick paused, "Humanoid? ”

He looked closely again, and the straight body and slender arms, if it weren't for the lack of feet, really looked like the prototype of the character in the model.

Hey? Modeling?

Vic's eyes widened violently, but the next moment, a burst of dark purple brilliance erupted from the magic circle, which pierced people's eyes.

When the two of them looked up again, the flat sand was filled with heavy flying sand, and the magic circle, along with the twisted sandman, disappeared without a trace in an instant.

They waited in the cave for a long time, until the dust outside gradually stopped, and Vic rushed forward.

The wide sandy area was quiet, leaving only the circles drawn by the wind, and there was no trace of the circle. He crouched down and grabbed a handful of sand and looked at it carefully, his face becoming very ugly.

Kevin surveyed his surroundings and felt the concentration of shadows in the air gradually decrease. He bent down and picked up a pinch of yellow sand, and the remaining energy caused a few grains of sand to flicker faintly before quickly dimming again.

It seems that the dried corpses used to provide the energy of the circle are buried near this place.

Patting the dust off his hands, Kevin glanced at the silent Vic, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

Staring at the sand in his hand, Vic didn't seem to hear Kevin's question. After a long time, he slowly stood up straight, his expression indescribably grim.

"It's not just a circle."

Kevin's eyes flashed, "What's that?" ”

Turning his head to stare into the other's eyes, Vic snorted for a moment.

"Scene."

When the modeler builds a defensive array, he usually plans an area where all objects within this range are within the protection range of the array. Intermediate modelers use enchantment spells as an aid, while higher-level modelers use their own consciousness to connect with real-world areas and construct corresponding scenarios.

But every grass and tree in this scene, as long as the scene is infused with fighting energy, the modeler can control it.

There are no high-level modelers stationed in Toba City, and the defensive array can only be formed through the guò enchantment. But how could such a scene composed of enchantments possibly create puppets in the air?

The only possibility is that another high-level modeler is lurking in the city.

After such reasoning, the recent murders are also vague and have clues.

"You mean, the one who killed Ruskin was the unknown modeler?" Wiping his wet hair, Vic sat down listlessly on the bench.

The two of them touched the darkness, and the first thing he did when he came back was to rush into the bathroom and wash himself from head to toe. Coarsely estimated that the sand that had been shaken off them was half a man tall.

"It's just speculation." Kevin carefully checked the information and didn't look up.

"What are you looking at?" Vic leaned over curiously.

"The Religious History of the City of Toba." As if he had found something useful, Kevin looked at it again, made a mark on the page, and went to look for another book.

Looking out the window at the bright white sky, Vic strained his back.

I didn't sleep all night, it didn't matter if Kevin was young and strong, but for Vic, who was growing his body, he was already sleepy. Estimating that nothing would happen in the future, he waved his hand and said hello, intending to go to make up for sleep.

"Knock knock—"

The two exchanged glances.

Who will come so early?

"Please come in."

"Is Mr. Kevin here?" The waiter at the inn said respectfully.

Looking for me?

After living here for so long, most of the people who came to visit were Du Yuhan's guests, but this time they were actually looking for him?

Kevin raised an eyebrow and smiled gently, "I am." ”

"There's your letter."

"Mine?"

"I'll not disturb you if there's nothing else to do." Handing over the letter, the well-trained waiter bowed and quickly withdrew.

"Oh? What blind person would dare to send you a love letter? The fatigue in his body was suddenly swept away, and Vic came over with a gossipy face.

Ignoring the other party's nonsense, Kevin looked at it silently.

The gilded envelope exudes a faint floral fragrance, and the pressed paper pattern is exquisite and meticulous, and the intricate family crest is engraved with gold ink, just by looking at the appearance, you can know that the identity of the owner of the letter is not ordinary.

When he saw the signature, the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful smile.

"Regent."

*****

"I haven't seen you for a few days, I don't know how your Excellency is doing?" Having changed into a cloak, David sat on the only chair in the room with a big grin, while Du Yuhan could only sit on the edge of the bed. However, due to the height problem, even if the chair was a little higher than the bed, he found that he still had to look up at Du Yuhan.

This made David a little depressed.

"Thank you city lord for your concern, and be well in the next qiē." Regarding David's cynicism, Du Yuhan only smiled and said, "I don't know what happened when the city lord visited?" ”

What's up? What else could there be!

The one who came over at this point in time was nothing more than asking him to investigate Xiao Jiujiu about his uncle. Some time ago, I stopped for a while, and I thought that the other party had given up, but I didn't think that people were waiting behind!

Sure enough, it didn't disappoint him, and David half-raised his eyebrows and teased, "I thought you must have guessed." ”

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Du Yuhan maintained the smile on his face. "My lord, I think I have communicated this very clearly before."

"But that wasn't the case then, was it?" David's arrogant hook of the corners of his mouth seemed to be a must-win.

"Oh?" Du Yuhan picked his eyebrows, judging from Ruskin's previous attitude towards the city lord......

"Ruskin is your hand?"

Unexpectedly, David showed a look of disgust, "How could I do such a thing?" The fat man was annoying and disgusting, and he often didn't have a good word behind his back, but he wasn't worth my hands dirty. Will you say yes or no? ”

Du Yuhan couldn't help but feel a little funny, and casually cocked his legs, "What's in it for me?" ”

In the face of his disapproval, David was rarely not angry, "Don't you want to finish the tournament earlier and go back to the business?" ”

Hearing this, Du Yuhan raised half of his eyebrows, "Listening to the tone of the adult, why does it seem like I can't go back if I don't agree?" ”

"Of course I know that with your strength, a mere magic circle can't stop you at all." David smiled confidently, "But have you ever thought that because of this murder, the model contest was put on hold." ”

Suddenly, Du Yuhan chuckled in his heart.

"What do you mean?"

"Due to the severity of the situation this time, the city lord ordered the competition to be suspended and restarted after the real culprit was brought to justice." Spiritton, who had been standing behind him, took over the conversation with a respectful smile, but the content made people almost vomit blood.

Time out!

The contest is suspended!

And what about his game?!

In fact, it stands to reason that there was an accident, and after the relevant suspicions have been ruled out, the game can still continue. But the organizers actually made the decision to put the event on hold, and you only need to think about it a little to understand the reason behind it.

Looking at David's smiling smile, Du Yuhan couldn't wait to go up and tear it off.

He twitched his cheeks and gritted his teeth with a smile, "What do you want?" ”

Waving his hand irritably, the situation outside the city has become more and more severe recently, and David didn't bother to continue grinding, "I think you are clear about my needs, Your Excellency." ”

In fact, Du Yuhan didn't have to agree to the other party's conditions, he just needed to wait here for a while, he didn't believe that the city lord could do anything to him. But as time went on, Kevin's anxiety became more apparent. I don't know why, but since Kevin wants to leave this place as much as possible, he will try his best to fulfill his lover's wishes.

He sighed secretly, "I have the conditions. ”

David frowned for a moment, but didn't speak.

Du Yuhan clasped his hands to his chest.

"First, during this period, you have to give me relevant information, as well as a qiē operational convenience." If you want to investigate a prince and nobleman, you must enter some areas where idlers are not allowed to enter, and he doesn't want to be like a thief every time.

"Yes." Naturally, David understood this, so he readily agreed.

"Second, the tournament continues."

This one David exploded, "No! What if you break your promise? ”

"My lord, if I break my word, do you think I will stay here for a few days?" Du Yuhan snorted coldly, "I will start investigating in the course of the competition, so that my actions will have a good reason." ”

Besides, the investigation here is over, and the game over there has just ended, so this is a good business, how good!

David frowned and lowered his head secretly, anyway, the stamp that Du Yuhan needed was still in his hand, and if he broke his promise, he would not get anything. Thinking about it like this, I feel a little more confident.

"When are you going to start investigating?" Now that there is a consensus in private, it is time to start putting it into action.

"When are you going to let me out?" Du Yuhan finally couldn't help but roll his eyes.

David raised an eyebrow, "Now." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ringston immediately removed the surrounding barrier and summoned the jailer to explain a few words.

I saw that the jailer was stunned when he heard this, nodded his head in fear, and quickly rushed towards the door, as if he had gone to make a report.

Facing David's smug frowning, Du Yuhan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth.

Nima's little brat!

After a while, the warden personally greeted him with his people, and said a lot of polite greetings, nothing more than some sorry words, and thoughtfully sent him back to the hotel.

The two guys who were locked up opposite didn't react until Du Yuhan was sent out of prison.