"Forbidden magic is magic that can only be used at the most critical moments. ”

"It doesn't require any sacrifice, because the sacrifice of forbidden art is yourself. ”

Walking down the street, Alan recalled Front's words.

"Just go through the devil's mouth and imagine a part of your own body as a sacrifice, just like you would with normal magic. ”

"Magic that is sacrificed to oneself is powerful, but it also comes with a huge cost, so it is called forbidden magic. ”

"Also, other magicians can also be used as sacrifices for forbidden arts. ”

Standing in front of the office, Alan exhaled and pushed the door open.

Old Oak was holding a plate of steak and putting it on the table.

Mia was already sitting at the table, eating the steak elegantly.

"Alan, you look pretty good!"

It had only been a few hours, but Old Oak felt as if Alan had changed as a different person.

Young and full of vitality.

It's like my younger self.

"Figured out something. ”

Alan smiled and looked at Mia.

She still lowered her head to eat, and didn't even look at Allen.

"Count the time, afternoon is when the magic is at its most cranky. ”

Old Oak pushed the steak in front of Allen, who was seated, and walked into the back room.

Alan had just taken a few bites when Old Oak came out of the back room with two sacrificial bags in his hands.

"This is the sacrifice I specially asked for from Boulder City, there are two iron axe fragments, and a dozen axe fragments, and four healing seeds, you can see if you need it. ”

He reached into the sacks and placed the contents on the table.

Two axe blades caught Allen's eye.

They were two glittering silver blades, the surface of which looked extremely smooth, and there were mysterious patterns carved into the blades.

They were also slightly larger than the dozen or so axe fragments next to them.

Mia wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and stood up, taking only two healing seeds.

"There are too many things in the sacrificial bag, which will affect the efficiency of taking out the sacrificial items in battle. ”

Old Oak said.

Alan nodded, and took the two iron axe fragments and the remaining two healing seeds into the sacrificial bag.

The small sacrificial bag was almost full at the moment.

Old Oak nodded, didn't say anything more, put the remaining axe fragments back into the sacrificial bag, put them back in the back room, and walked out to dine with Allen.

Just as the three of them were about to finish their meal, there was a knock on the door outside.

Old Oak opened the door, and a guard stood in front of it.

"Your Excellency Baron would like to invite you to the main gates. ”

After saying this, the guard turned and left.

"Zhengcheng Gate, is it to mobilize?"

Alan took the last bit of steak into his mouth, a little puzzled.

"Possibly, we'll leave now. ”

Old Oak nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked out the door.

After the two Alan and the others came out, Old Oak locked the door and followed behind them.

The crowd on the street was rushing in the direction of the main city gate, as if they all knew that something big was going to happen there.

"Did you hear that? Someone tried to escape last night, but they were caught!"

"What! These bastards want to run away without a fight!"

"Deserters must die!"

Hearing the whispers of the people around him, Allen's brow furrowed.

The people who ran away and got caught couldn't be the same people last night, right?

Thinking of this, his steps couldn't help but speed up a little, and he even used great force to push away the pedestrians in front of him to speed up.

For some reason, he always felt that something bad was going to happen.

......

Hank stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at his young, but somewhat tired and resolute face, and couldn't help but sigh.

He hadn't slept all night, so much so that his right eyelid had been beating non-stop until now.

"Don't worry, my lord, although Potter has a bad reputation, he has a good credit, and your wife will definitely arrive in Boulder City safely. ”

Hank walked out of the bathroom, and Ponte stood guard outside the door.

His face was also a little haggard, and there were shallow dark circles under his eyes, and he didn't seem to be resting.

"I hope so. ”

Thinking of his unborn child, Hank's always steady heart can't help but feel a little turbulent.

"Urgent gathering! Urgent assembly!"

"Assemble urgently at the main city gate!"

As soon as the two of them walked out, they heard several guards shouting.

"Oh no!

Hank's face was grim, and he stood at the sentry post of the barracks not far away.

More than a dozen guards had already assembled into neat companies and were waiting.

When the rest of the guards also joined the company, Hank gave the order and ran towards the main city gate.

These guards were the elite guards of the city walls, and the ordinary guards who patrolled the town on a daily basis were much higher in terms of discipline and quality.

For some reason, when he received the order to urgently assemble at the main city gate, Hank's heart panicked for no reason.

The right eyelid is still jumping.

"My lord, did you say that the monsters are going to attack the city?"

Ponte asked in a low voice as he followed Hank's side.

"Impossible, although there are already monsters wandering around, they will not choose to attack at this time. ”

"Lord Baron said that afternoon is the time when the magic power is at its most violent, and the monsters' abilities can be strengthened, and they should choose to attack at that time. ”

"Then why did the Baron assemble urgently now, or at the main city gate?"

"I don't know. ”

Even though the leading guards were evacuating the pedestrians, the speed of the thirty or forty guards slowed down.

The closer he got to the main gate, the more uneasy Hank's heart became.

What's wrong with you?

He has always been calm and calm, but he has never been so nervous.

Along the ramparts, Hank could already see the huge gate.

The crowd had already closed the city gates, and the voices of the people were very noisy.

But no matter how noisy it was, Hank could still hear some words.

Fled, caught, executed.

Every word was enough to make Hank's whole body cold.

The guards in front had cleared the crowd, leaving an open space for Hank and the others to see the scene over there.

Baron Angelo stood on the high platform at the city gate, his two hounds, Duru and Gary, beside him, their necks jammed by the tightened reins, their backs arched high, their sickle-like tails taut, their teeth gritted, and their low growls from time to time.

And in front of them, kneeling more than two dozen people.

Their heads were covered by coarse cloth hoods, and their hands and feet were tied with hemp rope, and they could not move.

The humming sound kept coming from their hoods, and their mouths were sealed.

Baron Angelo waved his hand, and the people present suddenly fell silent.

"People, the monsters are coming to Greystone soon, and we should all be united in fighting them to the death. ”

"But among us, there is a traitor!"

His voice suddenly became cold, his originally easy-going face tightened, and his eyes were full of fierce light.

Taking advantage of the guards' inattention, they secretly escaped through the back gate at night, but were discovered by the guards and arrested. ”

"I ask you, these miscellaneous ...... who fled from the battle and risked the lives of others."

"Should you be killed?!"