Chapter 67: The Pursuit
It's been a while since the cultists left the stronghold, but it's not a big deal for Fangzheng. Through the keen sense of the Zerg, he soon smelled the faint smell of sulfur remaining in the air. And following the taste all the way to the past, it didn't take much effort for Fang Zheng and Fina to find the traces left by the cultists.
This was not difficult, according to the Knight Conan, there were a total of thirty Templars in the entire stronghold, excluding the cavalry patrolling outside, which was not a small number. Moreover, those cultists did not kill them all, but captured them and left, so many people acted together and left no trace.
So it didn't take long for Fang Zheng and Fina to determine the direction in which the cultists were leaving, and then tracked them all the way.
Fang Zheng was mainly in charge of tracking, and Fina was not idle. Although this rookie priest is a little dogmatic, the advantage of dogmatism is that at least everyone knows what is taught in the book. Therefore, along the way, Fina is responsible for probing the other party's possible remaining magical imprints. According to Fina, cultists, in order to avoid detection, often cast a warning mark wherever they passed, which is a very simple spell that warns the releaser as soon as someone passes through it.
Because this spell is very convenient and lasts only half an hour, it has become a signature spell used by many spellcasters to guard against it. As a priest, Fina had certainly learned how to use this spell and how to detect and sense. And for now, she is in charge of parsing and finding the mark to avoid Fang Zheng crashing headlong into it to activate the alarm, and the situation will be in trouble.
So Fang Zheng was in charge of tracking the remnants of the cultists, while Fina followed him, guarding the surroundings and searching for magical marks. The cooperation between the two sides is not bad, and what makes Fang Zheng even more interesting is that although this trainee priest looks soft and weak, her physical fitness is excellent, and most of the time has passed since they set off from the stronghold, and even the mountain has been turned over, and Fina beside him is still not red and breathless, and looks at ease.
Fang Zheng himself is a Zerg physique, of course, he has no concerns about physical strength, and now this trainee priest actually has such a physique, which really surprised him a little. However, when I think about it, it seems that people in this world are refining their bodies by exercising the power of the star spirit, which is not surprising.
Of course, there are downsides to this, just like Stone and Malte, who usually seem invincible in the world, but they are thrown by a DEBUFF from the Children of Chaos and are directly invalidated.........
Maybe the cultists felt inflated after breaking down their strongholds, or maybe they had something else important to do. Therefore, they didn't have any intention of hiding their traces along the way, and with Fina next to them in charge of guarding the magic mark, Fang Zheng's search speed was much faster. Finally, the hard work paid off, and at dusk, Fina finally made a new discovery.
"There's a fluctuation of the magic mark ahead, Mr. Founder!"
"Magic sigil?"
Hearing Fina's warning, Fang Zheng hurriedly stopped, and at the same time, he was also happy in his heart. Because according to Fina, the duration of the magic mark was half an hour, and they had not seen the magic mark all the way before, although it was not ruled out that the cultists were not vigilant, but it was more likely that the duration of the magic mark had expired, so the spell effect disappeared. If this is the case, then it means that they are still not a short distance from each other, and the magic mark has appeared now, which means that Fang Zheng and Fina have narrowed the distance between those cultists, and the distance between the two sides should not exceed half an hour.
"Is there a way?"
Hearing Fangzheng's inquiry, Fina nodded confidently.
"Of course, I can temporarily block the power of the magic mark, and although I can only last for about ten seconds, I think it should be enough."
The sigil appears as a line rather than a circle, meaning that it is more like a transparent, magically formed wall that can be spotted whenever someone passes through the wall. Because of this, it is difficult for magic sigils to be circumvented, so they can be used for tracking and vigilance.
However, for the caster, there are naturally ways to deal with it.
Fang Zheng looked at the priest girl beside him, only to see Fina take two steps forward, staring at the empty air in front of her, then she took a light breath, and then raised the scepter in her hand.
It was something that Fina had been holding in her hand, it was about the length of a man's forearm, silvery-white overall, with strange patterns and characters carved on it, and a round white crystal embedded in the top of the scepter. Fang Zheng didn't know if this was the standard equipment of the priest, but looking at Fina's appearance, it seemed that it should be like this.
"Holy light of order, please give me the power to cover the truth!"
Singing in a low voice, Fina raised the scepter in her hand and tapped gently at the air in front of her. Soon, Fang Zheng saw a white beam of light shoot out from the tip of the scepter, hitting the air. Immediately after, the air in front of him suddenly began to ripple like a pool of water, and then a strange wall appeared in front of Fang Zheng.
It was transparent aqua blue as a whole, and there were mysterious runes flashing on it, which combined to condense into a wall more than ten centimeters thick, extending out, as if a tall city wall was blocking the two of them. It's just that although the wall looks tall, it is not thick at all, so it looks more like a set for acting.
Under the beam of the scepter in Fina's hand, the originally shiny wall gradually dimmed, and soon, Fang Zheng watched as the suspended rune brilliance extinguished one by one, and then, the original aqua blue barrier turned gray.
"Now, Mr. Founder!"
"Okay."
Hearing Fina's words, Fang Zheng nodded, then he glanced up at the barrier in front of him, and then walked inside.
Crossing the entire barrier was just a blink of an eye for Fang Zheng, and to his surprise, he had clearly entered the barrier, but he didn't feel anything at all. Even the keen senses given to him by the Zerg did not detect any movement. This made Fang Zheng a little more curious and dignified about the magic of this world.
Looks like he's going to have to find a way to find out what's going on in this world.
"Strange ........."
Just as Fang was thinking about her future plans, Fina also passed through the barrier, but at this moment Fina did not have the slightest excitement on her face, on the contrary, she turned her head and looked at the barrier with a puzzled face.
"What's wrong? Miss Fina? ”
Looking at Fina's puzzled expression, Fang Zheng also asked at the right time, although the other party is not a mage, but he is also a spellcaster, and it is good to be able to get a little more information from her. And Fina didn't think much about it, and quickly spoke.
"That Knight Conan just said that there is a mage of destruction on the other side."
"That's right, that's what he said."
"But it's weird......... I don't feel the breath of hell on this magic mark........."
"In other words, the other party still has a spellcaster?"
Hearing Fina's answer, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly thought of something.
"Could it be a necromancer or a lich? They have always been very close to the cultists........."
"It's different, Mr. Founder. You're not a spellcaster, and you probably don't know about it, but while many classes can cast spells, they will inevitably have a residual aura on their spells when they cast them. Just like the Destruction Mage, the spells he releases will always have the breath of hell, while the spells released by the Necromancer and the Lich will be mixed with the breath of death. Even the divine magic unleashed by our priests and bishops will have a similar divine aura contained in them. But the aura of this magic mark just now is not evil, nor does it have that feeling of death and destruction, it gives me a very sophisticated feeling, to the point that it is more like ........."
"More like?"
This time Fina hesitated for a moment before answering in a low voice.
"It's more like a spell unleashed by a mage from the School of Order......... Moreover, the other party does not seem to be of a low rank........."
"How many levels are there?"
"Judging from the power level of the magic seal, it is at least an elite level."
"I see."
Hearing Fina's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. He also has a bit of a count of his own strength, before crossing over to "Edge of Tomorrow", according to Stone, his usual strength should be around the middle of the elite. In the battle in the Shadow Canyon, Fang Zheng could be sure that if he fought with all his might, ordinary Templars would not be his opponent at all. Even against Stone and Marte, he has the strength to fight, and if the soul stone is activated, the two of them will die. As for the Lich Lord, Fang Zheng felt that he could only fight him by activating the Soul Stone, and of course, the outcome of the battle was not certain.
And right now, Fang Zheng has the ability of time, and his physique has also been greatly enhanced, which means that he usually has the level of strength at the peak of the elite, if the skill of opening the soul stone can definitely enter the grandmaster, and if the soul stone is activated, the proper legend has not run. This is also the reason why Fang Zheng volunteered to come here to track down those cultists, as long as there is no strong person at the level of the Lich Lord in the other party, logically speaking, cleaning up these guys by himself is the same as cleaning up his grandson.
Moreover, Fang Zheng also wanted to try the performance of the time ability in actual combat.
"Let's move on."
Although he was a little curious about the mage of the Order School who had emerged from the cultists, Fang Zheng didn't think much about it. On the contrary, Fina had a solemn face, not knowing what she was thinking.
The two of them then connected several times to cross the barrier of the magic imprint, and eventually, they stopped in front of a forest.
The reason is simple, this time ......... Even Fina can't help it.
"No, this forest has a very powerful illusion enchantment and an alarm enchantment."
After trying it a lot, Fina had to reluctantly tell Fang Zheng this very bad news.
"I've tried to shield them, but these enchantments are interlocking, and if one enchantment goes wrong, the others will be activated immediately and have a chain reaction......... I guess this should be a cultist camp. ”
"Looks like they do have a problem........."
Hearing Fina's report, Fang Zheng also frowned, if this is no problem, how can these cultists set up such a complicated thing with such fanfare?
Anyway, there must be a ghost inside!
But............ He couldn't enter the forest at all, and although he could use his time ability to speed up, according to Fina, those enchantments reacted as soon as they detected a trace. Fangzheng's ability does not involve space, so as long as he enters the enchantment, then at most he can only delay the reaction time of the enchantment.
"Damn ........."
Through the life sense of the Zerg, Fang Zheng could clearly feel that there were indeed several life reactions in the depths of the forest, and it seemed that they should be cultists and captives. But this dense forest blocked his vision, so that no matter how good Fang Zheng's eyesight was, it was impossible to see what the other party was doing.
If there is a drone to conduct aerial reconnaissance......... Well?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
Didn't you have a summoning soul stone ten times before? If I remember correctly, I guess it's an angel too.
Since it's an angel......... At least......... It should be able to fly, right?