Chapter 21: The Secret of the Thunderstorm (1)
"Where's the Wind Shadow Wolf just now?"
After dealing with the beast skeleton, the appearance of the Wind Shadow Wolf was gone, and the shadow mentioned by Iros disappeared at this moment. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"Maybe it's because I realize the difference in strength." "But they leave footprints and traces of magic, and if you follow them, you might find their nests." β
In the Misty Swamp, the Storm Shadow wolves pose a greater threat than the skeletons, and if they can be eradicated, then Mark May's quest will be much smoother. In the misty raindrops, the direction of the traces left by the wolves and the dead leaf jungle are two directions, but he is not worried.
Mark May: They would never have ventured into the Dead Leaf Jungle without Leo's message.
In the evening, they will agree to return together, thinking that it will be efficient to clear all the wolves and skeletons of the Wind Shadow today.
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When the middle-aged merchant rushed to the outskirts of the swamp with a group of mercenaries, he was relieved and frightened when he saw terrible bone chips all over the ground.
Although Leo's strength is unfathomable, it is inevitable that something will slip through the net, and they have maintained tense nerves along the way, but at this moment, their nerves are frightened by the scene in front of them.
It's completely impossible to count how many necromantic creatures have died here, but a conservative estimate is 80.
This still excludes the fact that the rain has caused some of the necromancer's bodies to sink into the mud and not be visible.
"Hurry up, it's almost dusk." Mark May was the first to recover from the shock, "Collect all the ore around, Neil, and you protect the scholars in the car for exploration." β
Due to the rain, the process of mapping the area was much slower, and Mark May gritted his teeth, not knowing if he would be able to finish the outer area tonight.
It's a very embarrassing situation, one person leads the way, and the group of people behind can't keep up with the rhythm.
"Damn, these drawings are soaking wet."
A middle-aged man shook the rain off his body and cursed in a low voice.
"My lord, most of the spare paper is soaked."
An apprentice jumped out of the back of the convoy, his soaked blonde hair sticking to his face, and scrambled over.
"Draw everything we can draw, and we'll set off when we're done."
Mark May sighed and looked up at the gray sky, thunder and rain mingled, and it was not surprising that the sky beyond the fog must be full of lightning and dark clouds.
"If that's the case, we might be leaving at dusk, Mr. Leo?"
Mike stretched out the large umbrella and spoke to Mark Maedau.
"Fluorescent stone can only transmit signals in one direction, and the main stone is only his piece, according to the agreed time, he should return in the middle of the night."
"I can tell he's not reckless."
Mark May didn't have any bottom in his heart, so he could only say good things about his intestines,
"Hmm."
Mike responds perfunctorily, then feels a bit of a headache, if they return early, and Lindsay in the camp doesn't see Leo, he'll have to explain it again.
He was a typical knight, but he didn't have a lot of class concepts between commoners and nobles in his head, and he got along quite happily these days.
"This is no ordinary rainy day."
While everyone was busy, one of the members of the "Smiling Honey Sword", mage Fei Yi, muttered.
She deliberately kept her voice down, because what she perceived was so terrible that she didn't even dare to report it to Mark May. She hadn't learned much communication, and if their leader was around, she would have been able to express the terrible news easily and let everyone know without panicking.
Her mind is now full of words like "magic interference", "snooping", "legend", and so on.
As a magician from the Imperial Capital, she has a wealth of knowledge about lore and magic. The regular mana is so strong that it can change the weather conditions through some kind of ritual, while the surrounding mana flow will change significantly.
The legendary gods use their own incomparably rich magic power to achieve the miracle of calling the wind and rain.
Could it be that there is an opponent in this area that can rival the gods, such a ridiculous idea makes her mind a mess.
The sound of thunder and rain contained the rhythm of magic, and the chaotic flow of magic around her even made her vomit. Just then, another member of the team, Manda, a brown-haired female warrior, put his arm on her shoulder, her eyes full of concern.
"Fei Yi, your face is ugly, what's wrong?"
Magicians are a rare profession, they can always feel the danger first, Fei Yi's unnaturalness was noticed by Manda, and she naturally asked out loud.
"It's scary, Sister Manda, get out of here."
Fei Yi's face became more and more pale, covering her mouth and retching on the side, a faint voice revealed between her fingers.
The strangeness of the two was noticed by the surroundings, especially Fei Yi's strange speech, which made them all a little surprised.
"What the hell is going on?"
Mark May walked over quickly, looked at Fei Yi, whose tears were slowly overflowing, and said with a frown.
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"Do you feel like the thunder is getting louderβ" Iros's voice paused, "well, like we're getting closer and closer to the center of the thunder." β
They are not in the air now, how can they get close.
"The lightning and dark clouds that the gods saw were floating on the ground?"
Leo leaned down to observe the fresh footprints, and then said unceremoniously.
"That's the way, isn't it?"
Leo asked, pointing somewhere in the swamp and looking at Iros.
"Listen to me first, I thought it was a little strange just now-"
Iros rolled his eyes humanly and stood in front of Leo, his expression turning solemn.
Seeing that Iros wasn't joking, Leo shrugged his shoulders and motioned for her to continue.
"There is a certain pattern of thunder and lightning and rain in the sky, and the surrounding magic flow has been in a state of disorder, and I suspect that this rain is not naturally formed."
"The magic that can disturb the laws of the sky is above the fifth level, and you may encounter opponents who you have to pay attention to."
Iros's serious words revived Leo's long-lost vigilance, and the battles since Strange Rock City, knights, wolves, and skeletons were all too weak, and the original vigilance slowly faded.
The opponent he met before, Trem, was a fourth-level magician, and Antor beside him was a fourth-level warrior, and his power should not be underestimated.
The opponent of the fifth level, Leo can only think of that mysterious angel, Nordul.
If he hadn't been in such a hurry at the time, with the [Third Shelter]'s restraint on otherworldly magic, it would obviously be his chance of winning. In other words, now that he has reached LV8, even a fifth-level believer from another world can defeat him.
However, it is not a good habit to despise his opponent, so Leo decided to be cautious and released the [Second Shelter] on his body.
"It just so happens that these chaotic mana flows all converge, right in the direction you're going to go."
"Could it be the fifth-level Wind Shadow Wolf King?"
After listening to Iros's words, Leo couldn't help but think of the two spider demons in the ruins of Gauduner, who were obviously ordinary magical beasts, but they had grown into such a huge appearance step by step.
"As a second-level demonic beast, the Wind Shadow Wolf has innate limitations, but-"
Iros was about to refute Leo, but the thought of one or two spider demons made him hesitate.
There was no point in arguing here, and Leo quickened his pace and ran in the direction he had set.
I thought it was a swampy place in front of me, after all, this was still an outer swamp area, but there was a high slope on the swamp in front of me, and there was a minaret burning with green flames, which was clearly visible even through a layer of fog.
"The magic streams here all converged, and the fog almost disappeared."
Iros's words rang out, and Leo looked around, and sure enough, the closer he got to the spire, the less fog there became.
As he approached, the full view of the high slope was revealed.
Several visible chains of magic were wrapped around the minaret, emitting a turquoise light that looked like burning flames from a distance, and below the minaret was a dark barren land, which was a little strange in the night scene of the pouring rain.
The top of the spire emitted a beam of light that connected to the sky all the way, and there was no fog shrouded above, and even dark clouds of lightning could be seen.
"What is this?"
Iros, who was on the side, didn't say anything, Leo frowned, and asked directly.
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Iros shook his head in silence, and Leo sighed helplessly, although she was the goddess of the moon, she didn't seem to have the knowledge to match her identity.
The magical chains around the spire shook, and several dark shadows appeared in the green light, and wolf-like beasts stepped out of the shadows, their green eyes glowing and staring at Leo.
"Is this thing alive?"
Leo frowned and looked at the top of the spire.
The turquoise beam of light gradually converged, transforming into a turquoise crack that appeared in the void, and bursts of strange fluctuations spread, and Iros, who was beside Leo, let out a scream and took several steps back.
"That crack can hurt me, it seems to lead to the spirit world."
Leo, realizing that he shouldn't sit still, changed his body and rushed towards the mysterious minaret.
As long as he used the [Silver Moon Slash], the spire, which was only three people tall, would break in two, thinking so, he took out two knight swords from the package behind him and activated the skill.
[White Hot] + [Spike]!
At the beginning, it was a skill that even the heavily armed knights of Taiyan City did not dare to block head-on, and easily broke through the defense line of the Wind Shadow wolves, and the black demon blood splashed with the wind.
With just one face, the Wind Shadow wolves summoned by the Spire were almost completely killed and wounded.
"Ding! Current XP: 186/1800! β
The moment he noticed +2 experience, a green light appeared in the black wasteland under his feet, and a strong sense of vibration followed.
Before he could react, several sharp green stones broke through the ground and stabbed the [Second Shelter], and the shield's damage suddenly increased by a small half, which surprised Leo a little bit at its power.
In an instant, the silver light illuminated the surrounding mist, and the terrifying momentum spread out, and he unleashed the [Silver Moon Slash] without hesitation.
The pale green light mask on the surface of the spire immediately appeared, but it was directly cut by the silver blade, and the fierce collision sound erupted with the impact, and the expanding magic power exploded in the tower, and the pitch-black spire was blown into two, and the black gravel rolled to the ground.
The half-minaret fell to the swamp with a dull crashing sound, and it quickly sank with the rain, floating a few bubbles.
The thunder grew louder and louder, and Leo stood in the middle of the high slope, looking up at the twisted dark clouds, and in the void, a turquoise crack grew larger and larger, and white lightning staggered beside it.
"Wait, this spire, is it used to seal this rift?"
Leo looked suspiciously at the expanding green crack above his head, and lowered his face, asking Iros, who had already returned to his body.
"I, I don't know."
Iros's voice was a little panicked, like a child who had made a mistake.
The thunder scattered, the turquoise cracks gradually stopped expanding, the dazzling green light continued to spread, and the heavy rain above the high slope disappeared without a trace in an instant, and a wordless silence followed.
If it weren't for the fact that the sky above was still cloudy, it would have been thought to be sunny.
The next moment, a faint roar came from within the crack, and Leo gritted his teeth slightly, if his conjecture came true, it would really be a big stab.