"Extermination?" Smith heard this, his color changed, his black robe shook up, and he began to jump in space with the two of them, "It's not good, let's go quickly." ”

However, after all, it was still a step too late.

In the courtyard of the Julius family, all the greenery and flowers had withered and withered, turning into powdery grass ash, and the buildings were burning with flames and black smoke billowing up. Several of the corner towers were either broken or missing a large opening. The grand and tall main building in the center was blasted out of a huge circular hole, and an alluvial fan extended from the ground at the entrance of the courtyard to the front of the main building.

Patriarch Aemond was lying on the top of the alluvial fan, in the pit below the main building, his head pierced by an arrow with blue tail feathers, his mouth wide open, and he died in a terrible death.

The three of them stood in front of the gate of the House of Julius, looking at the mess and falling silent.

"What should I do?" Liu Ye stared at the corpse of Patriarch Aemond, "Are you still going in?"

"Enter, although there is little hope, we still have to go to the clairvoyant mirror to have a look. Smith said, walking out into the yard.

There were corpses everywhere in the corners of the garden, and Smith and Liu Ye checked the appearance of the corpses, all of them were killed with one hit, and there was a hole the size of a finger in their foreheads. The person who started was simply and neatly, no matter whether the other party was a man or a woman, young or old, without the slightest hesitation.

The three of them went to the room where the clairvoyant mirrors were stored before, and sure enough, all the mirrors were destroyed, and debris was scattered all over the ground.

Smith bit his lip, this is also expected, it is impossible for Black Rose to stay here for the people of the Julius family to run out for help, but they still have a bit of luck and want to come here to see, and now this hope is also dashed.

"Annie?" Liu Ye found that there was a shivering maid squatting behind the door, who was the one who had taken them before.

"Living?" Smith hurriedly leaned over, "how is she?" ”

Liu Ye shook his head, although Anne was still alive, her eyes were closed, her face was blue, her hands and feet were cold, and the fire of life was already shaking.

"I can't save her, Smith, do you have a solution?"

"I'll try. Smith's hand lit up with a soft green light.

"How's that?

"No, I can't. Smith put away his magic and his face was gloomy, "She was cursed, it should be a large-scale curse, so she didn't die immediately." However, the curse cannot be lifted unless the full form of the curse is known, i.e. unless the caster is found. ”

"Find the spellcaster...... Liu Ye's eyes darkened when he heard this, "Is there only one way?"

"Or, if the healer is far superior to the practitioner, it might work. Smith wiped his head, "But without the clairglass, it will take us at least a day and a half to return to the association, and she may not be able to hold it." ”

"Can't you get in touch with the association?"

"I can't get in touch, and during the battle with Black Rose, my communication weapon was destroyed. ”

Liu Ye turned his head to look at Ouyang Gu and showed a helpless smile.

The same goes for the two of them.

The three fell silent, except for Anne

"At least give it a try, anyway. Ouyang Gu smiled and broke the silence, he patted Liu Ye, who had been supporting him, "Ah Ye, put me down, I can go by myself." ”

"Without further ado, let's go at once. Smith said.

The two nodded.

On the road, Smith kept his face composed.

"Hope to catch up with ......," Smith muttered as he waved his wand, "Black Rose, what the hell are you trying to do......"

"If we don't save her, we're probably going to be the biggest suspects. Ouyang Gu rubbed his eyes, but his eyesight still hadn't recovered.

"Suspect?"

"Although the family power of the wizarding world has weakened, due to the large number, the overall strength is still not small. Ouyang Gu opened his mouth and replied, "There is an alliance agreement between them, which basically means that they will advance and retreat together and deal with the enemy together. ”

"If it's another small family, there's a lot of room for maneuver. Smith's tone was heavy, "The Julius family has been inherited for thousands of years, and its influence in the alliance is not small, and when the time comes to ask the association for an explanation, we will definitely become victims." ”

"It's not our doing, why should their family alliance blame us. Liu Ye was a little puzzled, "Even considering that the Magic Association and these families have a long-standing grudge and want to frame them, they don't have any evidence that we did it, right?"

"Evidence?" Ouyang Gu chuckled, "We are standing here alive, and this is the best evidence for them." ”

"A family alliance is not evidence, it's just a reasonable excuse. "They don't really want to go to war, they just want to use it as a bargaining chip to get more profits." ”

"Chips ......" Liu Ye frowned, he vaguely felt that the whole thing was a little strange.

According to the original plan, he and Ouyang Gu should have set off for the dawn of the century the next day after the British Magic Association took the original canon.

As a result, he was suddenly brought to Italy under the pretext of investigating the altar case, and he happened to run into the man of the black rose.

After a battle, the ground cracked and he fell into the ancient ruins, only to somehow obtain an original text.

The owner of the original book actually looks exactly like Mu Shilan, and it seems that he deliberately kept this original book for himself.

Liu Ye touched the booklet in his arms, and there was an indescribable weirdness in his heart.

Could it all be too much of a coincidence?

"Smith, this should be just the beginning. The man we were at war with had said that Black Rose wanted to stir up a conflict between the Family Alliance and the Magical Guild, and that what they wanted was war, a great war that would engulf the world. Ouyang Gu said.

"If that's the case," Smith looked back at him, "then they need to do more." The destruction of one or two families is not enough to provoke a war, not even the big families in the alliance, which will only become a bargaining chip at most." ”

"The most direct way to provoke a war is through the death of important people. Ouyang Gu blinked his cloudy eyes, "For example, the director of the European Magic Association." ”

"It shouldn't be possible. Smith shook his head, "There are a total of fifteen directors in Asia, Europe and America, and almost every one of them has a strong organization in their hands, and they want to kill one director silently...... If they had such strength, they could directly unite with the Family Alliance to declare war on the Magic Association. ”

"No, it's not an important person," Liu Ye lowered his head, recalling their methods when dealing with the high-level of Boyun City, and took a light breath, "Even if a director dies, the Magic Association and the Family Alliance will not go to war." ”

"Well, how do you say that?" Ouyang Gu frowned.

"If you want to induce a war, and a big war on a world scale, you need not only a fuse, but also explosives. Liu Ye raised his head and looked at Ouyang Gu and Smith deeply, "Killing a councilor and destroying a family is just a fuse, just an excuse for the Magic Association or the Family Alliance to go to war." ”

"No explosives...... Smith squinted thoughtfully, turning his head to look at Patriarch Aemond's corpse.

"There is no reason to go to war. Ouyang Gu rubbed his chin, "Indeed, as long as the core interests are aligned, the two sides will return to the negotiating table no matter what." ”

"That's it. Liu Ye nodded, he touched the original text in his arms, "So if you want to provoke a war, Black Rose will definitely prepare a suitable reason for both sides." ”

"The right reason?" Ouyang Gu sniffed thoughtfully, "For example, a magic weapon that is enough to break the balance?"

"Well, the original canon. Liu Ye stared at Smith and Ouyang Gu, and said word by word, "An original book that records a new kind of magic, based on a new basic array. ”