Fei Yuan had already landed on the ground, and at this moment he hurriedly ran between the two, his eyelids were pale. "The academy forbids us to use spell duels. You all know the rules, so settle the matter! ”

Gede and Jia Yipo were speechless, because they did know the rules of Rouke, and they also understood that Fei Rui's actions were out of friendship, and the two of them were out of resentment. Their anger only subsided for a moment, and did not cool down. I saw Jia Yipo move a little to the side, as if he only wanted Fei Yuan to hear alone, and said with a cold smile: "You'd better remind your shepherd friend that the rules of the academy are to protect him." Looking at his angry face, did he really think that I would accept his challenge? Duel with an apprentice who has a sheep quarrel and doesn't know the 'Advanced Transformation Technique'? ”

"Jaypo," said Ged, "do you know what I know?" ”

In an instant, without anyone hearing what Gede had read, Gede vanished into thin air. Where he stood, a falcon eagle was circling and screaming with its small beak open. In an instant, Gede stood again in the flickering candlelight, staring at Jia Yipo with dark eyes. Jia Yipo took a step back in fright, but now he only shrugged his shoulders and said two words: "Illusion." ”

Everyone else whispered. Fei Hui said: "This is not an illusion, it is a real body change. That's enough, Jia Yipo, listen to me--"

This trick is enough to prove that he is carrying his master behind his back and peeping into the "Metamorphosis Book". Hmph, what if it changes? Herding sheep, you continue to change. I love the traps you've set for yourself. The more you try to prove that you are my opponent, the more your true nature will be revealed. ”

Hearing this, Fei Yuan turned her back to Jia Yipo and whispered to Gede: "Sparrowhawk, are you willing to be a man, stop immediately, and follow me--"

Gede smiled at his friend and said, "Help me watch Brother Hou for a while, okay?" He reached out and grabbed the little Ou Take who was originally riding on his shoulders and put it in Fei Yuan's hand. Outak had never allowed anyone but Gede to touch him, but now it turned to Fei Rui, climbed on his arm, and curled up on his shoulder, its big bright eyes never leaving its master.

"Alright." Gede spoke to Jia Yipo, calm as before: "Jia Yipo, what are you going to perform, so as to prove that you are better than me?" ”

"I don't have to perform anything for the sheep. But I will, I'll give you a little hope, a chance. Jealousy gnaws at you like a worm in an apple. Let's just release that worm. Once, on the hill of Rouk, you boasted that the Bow Wizard didn't play tricks casually. Let us now go to the mound, and see what the unplayful Bows do.

After that, maybe I'll perform a little spell for you to see. ”

"Okay, I'll see." Ged replied. His violent temper erupted at the slightest sign of insult, and the other brothers and sisters were used to it, so they were surprised by Gede's calmness at this time. Fei Yuan was not surprised, but became more and more worried and afraid. He tried to mediate again, but Jia said, "Fei Yuan, leave this matter alone." Shepherd, how are you going to take advantage of the opportunity I have given you? Are you going to perform an illusion for us to see? Or a fireball? Or use a spell to cure a goat's psoriasis? ”

"What do you want me to perform, Jia Yipo?"

The older boy shrugged and said, "I'm not interested in anything, but in that case, you can summon an undead spirit out." ”

"I will call."

"You can't summon it," Jia Yipo looked directly at Gede, and his anger suddenly burned like a flame of his contempt for Gede. "You can't summon it, you can't summon it, and you keep bragging about ......"

"I swear by my name, and I will summon it!"

Everyone stood still for a while.

Fei Rui tried his best to pull Gede back, but Gede broke free from his pull, did not look back, and strode out of the courtyard. The fake light that originally danced on everyone's heads has disappeared. Jia Yipo hesitated for a second and followed Gede.

The others followed in a scattered manner, not saying a word, curious and afraid.

The steep ascent of the Rouk Round Hill submerged into the darkness of the summer night before the moon rose. Many thaumaturgy had been performed on this hill before, so the atmosphere was solemn, as if weight was pressed in the air. As they gathered at the foot of the mountain, they couldn't help but think of how deep the roots of this hill were, deeper than the sea, and even deep into the ancient, mysterious, and unsightly flames at the heart of the world. Everyone stopped at the eastern slope, above the black oppressive grass on the top of the mountain, you could see the stars hanging high, and the surroundings were calm and windless.

Gede climbed a few steps up the slope, and when he was a little away from the crowd, he turned around and said in a clear voice, "Jia Yipo! Whose soul should I summon? ”

"Whatever you like. No one will listen to your call anyway. Jia Rupai's voice trembled a little, probably because he was angry.

Gede replied in a sarcastic tone, "Are you scared? ”

Even if Jia Yipo answered, he wouldn't listen carefully, because he didn't take Jia Yipo to heart anymore. Standing on the round hill of the island of Jok, the resentment and anger have vanished, and in their place comes complete certainty. He couldn't be jealous of anyone, and standing in this dark demon land at this moment, he knew that his power was stronger than ever, and that power filled his body with such strength that he could barely suppress it and tremble. He knew that Jia Yipo was nowhere near as good as him, and perhaps he had just been sent to bring Gede here tonight; He was not a rival to Gede, but a servant who fulfilled Gede's destiny. Beneath his feet, Gede could feel the roots of the mountains sinking into the darkness of the earth, and above his head, he could watch the stars twinkle dryly and distantly. All things in heaven and earth are subject to his commands and commands. He is based in the center of the world.

"You need not be afraid," said Ged with a smile, "I intend to summon a woman's soul." You don't have to be afraid of women. I'm going to summon Yap Fu Nguyen, the beauty sung in "The Friendship of Yingrad".

"She died a thousand years ago, her bones lying in the depths of the Sea of Oia. Besides, there may not be such a woman at all. ”

"Does time and distance have anything to do with the deceased? Could poetry lie? Gede was still a little sarcastic. He went on to say:

"Watch the air between my hands." He turned away from the crowd and stood.

He stretched out his arms in a very slow posture, a welcome gesture to begin the summoning. Then he began to recite the mantra.

He read the runes that summoned the spells in the Book of Ogian, two years or more ago, and he hadn't looked at them since. At the time, he was reading in the dark; Now, he was in the dark, as if he had gone back to that night, and re-read the runes on the pages unfolded in front of him. The difference was that this time he could read what he was reading, not only could he read it aloud word by word, but he also saw some marks, and knew that this summoning technique had to be combined with the movements of his body and hands in order to work.

The other students stood and watched, not talking, not moving, only trembling slightly--because the ** technique had already begun to be performed. Gede's voice, which had been soft, turned into a deep chant, but everyone could not understand what he was singing. Then, Gotta shut up and was silent. Suddenly, the wind picked up in the meadow. Gede knelt down and shouted, then he leaned forward, as if embracing the earth with outstretched arms. When he stood up, his tense arms seemed to hold something dark, and it was heavy, and he struggled to get to his feet. The hot wind blew the black grass on the hills. If the stars were still twinkling, no one would be able to see them.

Between his lips, Gede first recited the incantation, and after reciting it, he clearly shouted loudly: "Ye Furuan! ”

"Ye Fu Ruan!" He shouted again.

The unformed black mass he had just lifted was split in half. The black mass shattered, and a faint glow flashed between Gede's outstretched arms. The ghostly light was vaguely oval, extending from the ground to the height of his hand. In the oval shimmer, a figure appeared for a moment: a tall woman, turning her head to look back. She was beautiful, but her expression was sad and full of fear.

The soul appeared only in the glimmer of light for a moment, and then, the grayish oval light between Ged's arms grew brighter and wider, forming a gap between the ground and the night, a rift in the entire fabric of the world. A blinding glare flashed through the crack, and in the bright and misshapen crack there was something like a black shadow that was so agile and terrifying that it jumped straight into Gerd's face.

Under the weight of the thing, Gede staggered to his feet and let out a scream of panic. Outak watched from Fei Fei's shoulder, which could not make a sound, but then it screamed and jumped as if to attack.

Gede fell to the ground, struggling and scuffling. The bright light in the darkness of the world widened and expanded above him. The boys watching from the sidelines all fled, and Jia Yipo knelt on the ground, not daring to show the terrifying bright light. Fei Yuan was the only one at the scene who ran to his friend's side, so he was the only one who saw the black lump clinging to Gede, tearing Gede's muscles. It looked like a black monster, the size of a toddler, except that the toddler seemed to swell and shrink, and had no head or face, only four clawed palms that scratched and tore at each other. Fei Rui whimpered in fright, but he still stretched out his hands to pull the thing away from Gede's body. But before he could touch the thing, his body was restrained and he couldn't move.

The blinding glare faded, and the edge of the world's torn apart slowly closed. There was a voice nearby, speaking softly like a treetop whisper or a fountain flowing.

The starlight flickered again, the grass at the foot of the mountain turned white by the rising moon, healing the night, and the balance between light and darkness was restored and stabilized. The dark shadow monster was gone. Gede lay on his back on the ground, his arms outstretched, as if he was still in a welcoming and summoning posture. His face was stained black, and his clothes were stained. Outak curled up on his shoulders and shuddered. Above him stood an old man, whose cloak shimmered pale in the moonlight: it turned out to be the ** Shi Ni Moore.

The end of Nimore's staff swirled above Ged's chest, emitting a silver glow. It touched Gerd's heart at one point, Gerde's lips at one point, and at the same time, Ni Moore still had words in his mouth. Soon, Gede moved, opened his lips and inhaled, and then the ** master raised his cane and put it on the ground. He hung his head and leaned on his staff, as if he had little strength to stand.

Fei Fei found that she could act. He looked around and saw that the summoner and the transformer were also there. It is impossible not to alarm these masters when performing grand sorcery, and if necessary, they have their own means of rushing to them. It's just that no one comes faster than the ** division. At this time, the two masters had already sent someone to ask for help. Some of the people who came accompanied the ** master to leave, and some (Fei Yuan was one of them) carried Gede to the herb master.

The summoning master stayed in the mounds all night to watch out. The world had just been torn apart at the foot of the mountain, but now nothing was blowing: no shadow would take advantage of the moonlight to crouch here in search of a crack in order to climb back into its own territory. The shadow had dodged Nimor and the walls of the spell that surrounded and protected the island of Rouk, but it was now on earth, hiding somewhere on earth. If Gede had died that night, it would have found a way to find the door that Gede had opened, and followed him into the realm of death, or it would have snuck back to where it had been; For this reason, the summoner waited by the round mound. But Gede survived.

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