Chapter 285: The Massacre
When he escaped from the Demon Slayer Valley, Ronald was already disgraced, his body was covered with wounds of all sizes, burns and abrasions, his hair was messy like a bird's nest, and he was blinded with a black cloth, and he didn't know when he was torn off, leaving only a hollow blind eye exposed to the air, which made people feel terrified...... But fortunately, I finally escaped...... Ronald wiped the sweat on his forehead, heard the rumbling sound of water in the distance, and finally let go of his heart a little, as long as he crossed the Blackwater River, he would be able to enter the range of the Whispering Forest, the terrain of the Hell Forest is complex, the shrubs are dense and overgrown, it is a suitable place for stealth assassination, coupled with the operation of the Nest of Shadows for decades, even if there are many magicians in the Emerald Tower, they will never dare to break in indiscriminately, as long as they wait patiently for a few years to recover, they may not have the opportunity to regain the Demon Slayer Valley.
The only pity is that the losses in this battle are really too heavy.
The various traps laid with huge sums of money were destroyed by scorched earth magic blows before they could be used, and at least hundreds of core members died, Ronald felt heartache just thinking about it, this is a lineage that took nearly ten years to cultivate, and it was inexplicably lost hundreds of them in the Demon Slayer Valley...... Of course, the most unacceptable thing for Ronald was the death of old Merlin.
That's the real Great Magician, purely in terms of combat effectiveness, compared to the fifteenth-level warrior himself, he is only stronger than the fifteenth level warrior, if it weren't for the sudden decline of the Merlin family, he would not have had the opportunity to recruit such a person, and the facts have also proved that the magic power of Old Merlin is definitely the most important thing for the Nest of Shadows, since recruiting Old Merlin, many battles that should have been extremely difficult have suddenly become easier, especially the attack on the Emerald Tower, with the secret help of Old Merlin, It can almost be said that he took this tower that has not fallen for hundreds of years.
It's a pity that old Merlin died...... I want to find another great magician, I don't know what year and month it is, after all, not every force has the luck of the Jade Tower, inexplicably it has a great magician in his twenties, and it is also the kind of monster that is so powerful that it is almost perverted, damn, this kind of luck, why can't Lao Tzu touch it?
As soon as he thought of this, Ronald couldn't help but glare at his subordinates fiercely.
Shit, it's all to blame on this bunch of shit!
The Emerald Tower, which has not fallen for hundreds of years, has been captured, but these wastes can't find what they want!
Damn, if I found that thing, how could I have failed today? The big man from Orlana promised himself that as long as he could hand over that thing to him, whether it was equipment or personnel, he could give himself the greatest convenience, damn, if he had a few great magicians in his hands, how could he tolerate the Emerald Tower so arrogant?
It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now...... Ronald shook his head, put the annoying thought aside, and continued to drag his exhausted body in the direction of the Blackwater River.
The Blackwater River is in front, the turbulent river beats the two banks, splashing mist and mist of water, where the water and grass are luxuriant, there are ten big ships docked, which is left when the Nest of Shadows invaded the Demon Slayer Valley, and now, Ronald is extremely happy, thanks to the wise decision just now, otherwise if this thousand defeated soldiers want to swim across the Blackwater River, I am afraid that they will lose at least half of it...... "Old old old ...... Top dog! Seeing that the Blackwater River was getting closer and closer, Ronald was about to order his men to board the boat, but one of his henchmen suddenly froze.
"Damn, shut up!" Ronald was upset in his heart, and he couldn't say anything about the stammering of his subordinates for a long time, and suddenly a nameless fire flared up, if he wasn't on the run now, he would have slapped him in the face.
And then...... A figure floating in the sky, like a basin of cold water poured down, poured all the fire in Ronald's stomach without a trace, at that moment, Ronald was like a cat with its tail stepped on, jumped up from the ground suddenly, and desperately ran towards the direction of the Heishui River, while desperately beckoning his subordinates: "Hurry up, hurry up, if you want to live, get me on the boat!" β
"Get on board?" Lin Li indulged in the flotation technique, floating silently above the Blackwater River, watching Ronald shout hoarsely, watching the members of the Shadow Nest who were scrambling to board the big boat.
The staff of the sky was held tightly in his hand, the pale yellow dragon's eye gem was shining, and the magic patterns all over the body of the staff were showing violent magic fluctuations, and the magic power that Lin Li input into it was constantly amplified and purified, and finally transformed into the purest magic power and slowly released...... The complex and lengthy chanting of the incantation, like flowing water, mysterious and solemn, endless ice magic elements, is rolling and tumbling over the Heishui River, thick dark clouds cover the sky, just like the eve of a storm, rolling thunder flashes from time to time, lightning is like a golden snake, tearing open the sky, on the edge of the thick dark clouds, plated with a layer of gorgeous gold, the black water river below is still turbulent, the waves beat the banks again and again, under the diffuse mist, I saw a scene of the end of the day.
The chanting of the spell is getting faster and faster...... "It's over......" Ronald's eyes are dull, the figure holding the staff in the sky is like a scythe-wielding death, the weather in July, there is a heavy snowfall, that kind of cold and biting chill, so that Ronald's heart is tightly pinched together, at this time, Ronald suddenly realized that he is too optimistic, the purpose of this young magician is not to drive himself out of the Demon Slayer Valley at all, he wants a massacre, A massacre that would deter any force...... It's over, it's all over...... Ronald stood there, staring at the sky in a daze, his eyes full of fear and despair.
The flowing mantra flowed, Lin Li's eyes stared at the Heishui River, there was no trace of pity in his eyes, in a high-pitched chanting, the last spell was finally drunk, and in an instant, the heavy snow in the sky was swept by the wind, filling the entire Heishui River, for a while, I saw that the whole world was white, there were no outlaws in the nest of shadows, and there were no ten big boats that could accommodate a thousand people, and even the turbulent river was still in an instant, and heaven and earth seemed to be reunited, There is no variegated color in the world except white...... Then, suddenly, the whole world fell silent.
The wind howled on the Blackwater River, and the young magician, who seemed to be like a grim reaper, always floated quietly in the sky.
There was a deathly silence all around, and there was not a single sound to be heard except for the howling wind.
It took ten minutes for the first group of magicians to cross the Valley of the Demon Slayer and pursue them to the Blackwater River, but what they saw was enough to give them nightmares for a lifetime...... "God......" A young magician from the Mannis family was the first to arrive on the banks of the Blackwater River, and almost the moment he saw everything clearly, he had already let out a moan like a dream, and then sat down weakly on the ground.
Then, the second, the third, the fourth...... Nearly a thousand magicians stood there in a daze, echoing the nearly 1,000 ice sculptures on the Heishui River.
The goose feather-sized snowflakes are still floating, the cold wind blows through the ears from time to time, nearly a thousand lifelike ice sculptures stand there quietly, some have just boarded the ferry, some are desperately running to the ferry, under the afternoon sun, the crystal clear ice sculptures look extremely gorgeous.
At this moment, the gorgeous and the cruel are so perfectly combined.
Looking at the crystal clear ice sculptures, almost everyone felt a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts...... The leaders of the sixteen forces, you look at me, I look at you, and they all read horror and fear in each other's eyes.
There was only one thought left in everyone's minds - God, this was a real massacre...... True, it was indeed a massacre.
Including Ronald, thousands of members of the Nest of Shadows, none of the ten ferries were spared, and all of them were frozen alive by the ice for thousands of miles, and until the moment they died, their faces were still full of despair.
Lin Li's levitation technique, still floating quietly in the sky, the body under the black robe, in the wind looks thin and weak, but in the eyes of everyone, at this time, he is no different from the scythe-wielding Grim Reaper, no, no, no, even more terrible than the Grim Reaper, the Grim Reaper at least has the option to harvest life, but this young magician is an out-and-out butcher, just like the great lord who shocked the entire Flange with the power of one person 1,200 years ago, the same amazing talent, the same ruthlessness...... "Sorry, I'm scared everyone......" After the last drop of the river water also condensed into ice, Lin Li slowly fell from the sky, only to see him gently pat the dust off his robe, still with a creepy smile on his face: "I gave the guests of the Nest of Shadows a ride......
"......" The leaders of the sixteen forces were stepping forward with a smile on their faces, and suddenly heard this creepy sentence, and immediately stumbled in unison, one by one almost sat on the ground, beast, beast, killed thousands of people with a wave of the staff, and actually laughed so shamelessly, damn, you shouldn't be possessed by the ghost of the great butcher of Osric, right?
Of course, fear is fear, and I have to smile on my face.
"These bastards in the Nest of Shadows deserve this fate, they bother Garros every year, they should have cleaned them up a long time ago, Wizard Ferre has wiped them all out today, it's a great pleasure!"
"Yes, yes, we have been condemning this day for a long time!"
"Wizard Ferry, you are so humble!"
Suddenly, the sound of flattery was endless, Lin Li smiled, left ear in and right ear out, didn't take it seriously at all, after a few perfunctory words casually, he found an excuse to leave, and found Gray in a secluded corner.
"Damn, beasts, beasts, thousands of living people, you kid actually said kill it, damn, such an exciting thing, don't call Lao Tzu together!" Gray scolded excitedly.
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"Hurry up, tell me Lao Tzu, how did you do it?" Gray's eyes lit up, and while looking at the ice sculptures on the banks of the Heishui River, he asked excitedly: "Is it frozen for thousands of miles?" Lin Li didn't hide it from him: "En." β
"Damn, it's really a thousand miles of ice?" Gray An's face was stunned for a moment, and when he stared at Lin Li, it was as if he was staring at a dragon that could breathe fire: "Damn, are you still not human?" β
"I didn't mean to......" Lin Li pursed his lips very aggrievedly, thinking to himself, do you think Lao Tzu is willing? Damn, Lao Tzu still hasn't figured it out, what is the "Immortal King", what is "using bones as a scepter and crowning as a king", do you think Lao Tzu's sixteenth level breakthrough is very solid? Damn, I don't know when I'm in trouble...... "Hey, no......" After muttering for a while, Gray's fat face showed a little suspicion: "When Lao Tzu was in Orlana before, I also saw others cast thousands of miles of ice, why is it not as powerful as you?" Tut-tut, a thousand miles of ice killed thousands of people, you shouldn't be lying to Lao Tzu, right? β
"It's not like you don't know, I'll make a little potion......"
"......"
As soon as Grean heard this, how could he not understand the reason, before this kid cast a thousand miles of ice, he must have drunk some powerful potion, and increased the magic power several times in an instant, which caused this terrifying scene in front of him, damn, a bottle of potion and a thousand miles of ice can kill thousands of people in an instant, how can there be such a monster in this world?
"Is there any more of this potion? Divide a few bottles of Lao Tzu ......"
"Don't dream, you think this potion can be used by everyone?" Lin Li rolled his eyes, and his expression seemed to be a little tired: "Let me tell you the truth, although this potion is powerful, the side effects are terrifying, don't look at me standing here now, in fact, all my mental power has been drained......"
"It's a shame......"
Lin Li smiled tiredly, and did not continue the topic, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that he would be leaving Garros in a week, he really didn't want to use the elixir at this time, the side effects were too great, the squeezing of spiritual power was simply outrageous, even with his own almost demonic spiritual power, he was squeezed clean in an instant, and he didn't have a few days of rest, so he didn't want to ease up at all...... However, there is no way around it.
In a week, he will leave Garros and go to the Plain of Light Wind, maybe in a year or two, he will not have the opportunity to return to this land that he regards as his hometown, after he leaves, what will happen to the Emerald Tower, what will Gryan do, what if there are any forces that are not long-sighted, and the idea of the Emerald Tower will be raised, what should I do?
I can only leave them a warning before I leave-before I think about the Emerald Tower, ask myself if I can really afford to fail...... "Alright, you send someone to set up the Wizard's Eye, I need to find a place to rest." β
"Well, let's go."
Gray also knew that his mental power was drained so much that he didn't dare to delay Lin Li any longer, but just called two young apprentices to send Lin Li, who was already exhausted, to the tent he had just set up.
Looking at the slightly staggering figure, Gray suddenly felt that his eyes were a little sour, he still remembers that before the auction began, he had asked this young man if he would like to take over from him at the helm of the Emerald Tower, at that time the kid's answer seemed to be that he didn't want to be bound, but looking back, after that, everything this young man did was actually for the Emerald Tower, and he had been quietly doing many things for the Emerald Tower that he was unwilling to do.
"FerrΓ©, it's been a great ......"
β¦β¦β¦β¦ Gray is right, Lin Li has indeed worked hard.
I slept this night, and I slept until the morning of the fourth day, and then I woke up groggily, the side effects of the elixir were too powerful, even with Lin Li's spiritual power, it took four days to finally digest it, when he came out of the tent, Lin Li still felt a little uncomfortable, and his spiritual power was extremely sharp, but today he always felt a little sluggish, Lin Li stood outside the tent, tried to put two wind blades, and then he found that his magic flow, it seemed that it was not as smooth as before, It's like something is choking.
"It seems that four days is still too short...... Lin Li shook his head, but he was not in a hurry, the recovery of mental strength was not an overnight thing, maybe ten days, maybe half a month, in short, this is a gradual process, you can't rush or rush, when the time comes, it will naturally return to the state of its heyday.
Putting down the worry in his heart, Lin Li found that after waking up, the entire Demon Slayer Valley had been completely renewed, the rubble outside the Mithril Mine Cave had been cleaned up, and a group of magicians were directing the slaves who had taken over from the Nest of Shadows, digging in the mine in full swing, and the places that had been scorched by magic had been set up one after another, and hundreds of magicians brought by the sixteen forces did not leave after the battle, but stayed in the Demon Slayer Valley.
This stay is four days.
Lin Li scratched his head, and couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, it stands to reason that all of them are characters with heads and faces in Garros, and it may be a bit exaggerated to say that they are busy, but they are busy, a lot of business and disputes are waiting for them to deal with, where do they get so much American time to vacation in the Demon Slayer Valley?
"FerrΓ©, are you awake?" Lin Li had just stepped out of the tent when he heard Gray's voice coming from the front.
"Just woke up." Lin Li nodded, and asked a little strangely: "By the way, why don't they go back yet?" β
"I have a little thing to ask them for help with."
"Let them help pay for it?" Lin Li pursed his lips, thinking to himself what kind of good thing could it be if you opened your mouth to ask people to help...... "Damn, is Lao Tzu this kind of person?" Gray An's face was excited, as if he had really been wronged, but after shouting, the middle-aged fat man himself couldn't help laughing: "Hehe, don't say it, this idea is really good, Lao Tzu will discuss with Ysera later, damn, the magicians under his command are booming around, and they have destroyed a lot of flowers and plants in Lao Tzu's Demon Slaying Valley, and he should pay some money......"
"You accumulate some virtue......"
"Lao Tzu is helping Ysera to reduce the burden, do you understand, damn it, you don't want to think about it, you little rabbit cub is frozen thousands of miles down, I don't know how many people have been scared crazy, now the leaders of the sixteen forces up and down the whole Garros, all of them are trembling in the tent, for fear that you will have bad weather, and smash the frozen thousands of miles on their heads, and come to a pot for the whole family, now I will go to them to ask for money, that is to give them face, which shows that they still have a bit of use value, and will not be killed by your nerves, if you don't believe it, ask them, Will you pay to help us rebuild the Demon Slayer Valley? β
"Forget it, you keep blowing, I'll find something to eat......" Lin Li shook his head helplessly, talking about crooked reasoning, ten of them combined, it is not as good as one Gray, just don't continue to talk nonsense with this middle-aged fat man, I slept for four days, my stomach was already hungry and growling, and it was only right to find something to eat first.
"Damn, are you a human or a pig? I'll eat as soon as I wake up, and I'm not afraid to kill you, and I'll talk to you later, I'll talk to you about something serious first......"
"What's the matter?" Lin Li glanced at Gray Ann suspiciously.
"I wonder why the Maraton family is supporting the Nest of Shadows?"
Lin Li scratched his head and asked a little uncertainly: "I remember, you seem to have said a few days ago, what treasure map?" β
"That's right, yes, I didn't expect you to remember ......"
"So what, didn't you just say the other day that the treasure map is a lie?"
"No, no, no......" Gray looked around, and then quietly leaned into Lin Li's ear: "Let me tell you, I discovered a big secret the day before yesterday......"
"What's the secret?"
"It's a coincidence...... "Grean gestured to the distance, "Did you see that mine?" A few days ago, when we attacked, didn't we collapse the mine, after you slept that day, I found a group of people and asked them to dig up the gravel at the entrance of the mine......
"Empty sound?" As soon as Lin Li heard this, he immediately frowned, the hoe was digging down and there was an empty sound, didn't this mean that there was something else hidden under the mine, could it be that place was where the treasure map that Grean said?
"That's right, it's empty!" Gray Ryan nodded affirmatively: "In the past two days, I have studied the treasure map fiercely, until this morning, I can finally be sure that my previous understanding is completely wrong, and the location marked on the treasure map is not in the Whispering Forest, but here......"
(To be continued)