Momiji Valley

"Gridan, pack up the loot, and we'll go back the way we came." Link commanded.

This kind of hard work, of course, was done by the followers, and Ark was injured and could not move much, but Gridan was unscathed, so he ran to collect the leather armor and weapons of the syndicate thieves.

After releasing an elemental healing on Ark, Link sat with his back to the tree resting while recalling the details of the battle and reflecting on his own shortcomings.

This is a habit he developed in the game of his previous life, isn't there a saying that Saint Seiya will not be knocked down twice by the same move?

Although Link is not a Saint Seiya and has not been knocked down, he can never be perfect in battle, there are always shortcomings of one kind or another, and he tries to make sure that he does not make the same mistakes.

"My current upper limit of magic energy is still too low, even if I continue to add free points, the upper limit of magic energy is still only 148 points, which is used to release level 0 and level 1 magic, and there will be no clumsy situation, but level 2 magic requires at least 20 points of magic energy, level 3 is at least 60, and even 120 high, basically one or two magic I will be wasted. This time he was attacked by a high-level magician, and the situation was very dangerous, and he had to find a way to quickly replenish his magic energy. ”

There are less than two months left in his magical weak state, and when he recovers his full strength, the magic ceiling will reach 1480 points, which is equivalent to the level of a level 4 magician, which is already very high, so there is no need to continue to consume free points on the upper limit of magic energy for the time being, the best way is to find a way to replenish magic energy.

"The magic energy recovery potion is a way, I'll prepare some when I go back, but I still can't drink too much of this medicine, the side effects are too great. The magic that restores mana should be good. ”

Link remembers that there was a level 4 mystical magic called 'Torrent of Magical Energy', which consumed about 50 points of energy, and after using it, it could restore at least 80% of its magical energy in a short period of time.

He decided it was time to save up some free points to learn the magic.

There is another problem with today's battle.

Although he won in the end, it was a bit of a fluke to win, in the end, if Ander was not so impulsive, he hid behind a tree and waited for five minutes, Ark would not be able to withstand the blow of the crystal giant, and lost Ark, in the face of the attack of the crystal giant, a level 4 magic, Link might still be able to kill Ander, but the probability of success would be greatly reduced.

Today's battle is too risky, and if you are always in danger, there will always be accidents. ’

Link doesn't like this style of fighting, as a magician, he likes to control the pace of battle, and if he can't, he has to keep himself on the cards for emergencies.

As it is today, it is not a good thing that the hole cards are all played.

Link thought back to today's mage opponent.

"That dark elf, he's been looking for demonic runes, and I think he's been secretly carrying out his plan to rescue Taruvis. He will definitely not be reconciled to the lost demonization rune this time, and he will come to me in the future. ”

Link didn't know the dark elf, but they had just fought to the death, and in the magic encounter, Link had a rough sense of the dark elf's character.

"This man, like most magicians, doesn't like to fight head-on, he likes to plan and then take control of the situation. He set a trap, and if I stepped on it, it would probably be over, and there would be no room for counterattack. ”

Thinking of the trap, Link stood up, said hello to Ark and Grindan, and then went to look for the trap left by the magician.

He re-blessed himself with aura detection, and followed the route of the syndicate thieves to escape, this time, he was relaxed and observed very carefully, but when he reached the halfway point of the mountain, he finally found a clue to the trap.

It's very, very small, and in the midst of a tense battle, one negligence, or any fluke, will definitely hit the hook.

Link walked cautiously forward, following the anomaly of the aura, he finally saw the trap, which was a flat mountain rock, the surface of the mountain stone was rough and covered with some weeds, and with a gentle removal of the weeds, a round array of runes glowing with a silver-blue shimmer appeared on the surface of the stone.

It's runic magic!

Runic magic, a common name, is precise, it should be a superb spell-casting skill, is a magical means of solidifying the magic structure in the rune array, and then imprinting it on a relatively flat plane for a short time.

Link carefully observed the arrangement of the rune structures on the stone, and carefully felt the extremely subtle elemental power emanating from it, and finally recognized the magic.

"It's a lightning chain!" Link gasped.

Lightning chain

Level 3 Lightning Magic

Purpose: The power of lightning attacks the target, if there are other targets within three meters of the target, the lightning will automatically jump, after five consecutive jumps, the magic will lose its attack effect.

(Note: Don't stand together, or you'll all get scorched.) ）

Level 3 thunder magic, the attack power is very powerful, if Link steps on it, then now he and Ark and others will be directly baked into charcoal by this magic, he and Grindan are estimated to hang up directly, Ark has a battle spirit on his body, he should be able to last for a while, but under the siege of the syndicate thief and the level 4 magician, he will not escape death.

Seeing this magic, Link became more and more frightened: "The opponents I have met are getting stronger and stronger, and there are more and more means, this magician is not very powerful today, I won by luck, not necessarily next time." Gotta get some life-saving weapons! ”

So far, the way he responds to attacks is all based on his own prediction, or he replaces defense with offense, which is very dangerous, and if he makes a mistake, he will have to say goodbye to the world.

But it always takes time to cast spells, and in the event of a sudden accident, such as this trap, such as the assassin's sneak attack, he will most likely not have time to cast spells at all, so those magic equipment that can store magic and can be almost instantaneous at critical moments are very useful.

"After I go back, I will find a way to learn alchemy and enchantment, and start making magic weapons for myself!"

Magic equipment is best used by yourself. He learns magic very quickly, and since that's the case, he doesn't mind adding a few more learning tasks to himself.

At this time, Gridan had already sorted out the loot, a whole bag of leather armor and daggers, although the leather armor was damaged, but they were all good materials, the daggers were all intact, and they were all anti-magic equipment, which should be able to sell for a good price.

"Alright, let's go back, and we will meet General Anderson on the way."

The three of them returned the way they came, and after walking for about five minutes, there was a large number of chaotic footsteps in front of them, mixed with some talking, and after less than half a minute, a heavily armed knight came out from behind a dense bush, it was the kingdom knight Andusen.

Behind him, followed by Jaxa, the militia captain of Riverdale, and many more militiamen appeared, Link counted, there were probably more than two hundred, and it was estimated that all the militia in Riverdale had been recruited.

Andusen had apparently rushed over at full speed, his shiny armor was stained with stains, and when he saw Link, he looked him up and down first, and was relieved to see that there were no scars on his body.

It's good that he wasn't injured, after Princess Anne saw him, her first request was for him to go full speed ahead, help Link, and ensure Link's life, if something happened to Link, although she would not ask for the guilt, but his future in the kingdom would be ruined in the future.

Now that Link was fine, he was relieved and relieved, and he asked, "Your Excellency Link, how is the situation?" ”

Link needs the militia to help him search for the Syndicate's lair, and he cooperates with the situation: "The head of the Syndicate and its elite members have been killed by me and my followers, but a magician has escaped. I wounded the magician and saw his blood. His blood had a dark purple sheen, which told me that this guy was a dark elf, and I thought he might have escaped back to the Syndicate lair by now. ”

Hearing that there were dark elves, Anderson was shocked, since the Greenstone incident, anything related to dark elves would attract great attention.

Some time ago, King Ryan personally ordered to directly eliminate all the dark elves in the Norton Kingdom, and now, the syndicate has a relationship with the dark elves.

"What a suicide attempt!" Andusen exhaled lightly, no matter how hard the Syndicate had a relationship in Hot Spring City, this time, this organization would definitely be uprooted!

Anderson asked again, "Lord Link, can you still fight?" ”

It was up to the magicians to deal with them, and he wanted Link to join him in the search for the syndicate's lair.

After thinking about it, Link shook his head: "I'm almost exhausted of my magic energy now. In this case, I'll rest first, and when you find the Syndicate's lair, don't rush to attack, and come to Riverdale to find me first. ”

Although he had an investigative mission, the southern area of Gwent Forest was huge, and the address of the Syndicate branch was very secretive, and it was not something that could be found in a while, so there was no need for him to follow it all the time.

Seeing that Link and his followers were tired, Andusen nodded in agreement: "That's right, okay, you guys go back and rest first." If there is a situation, I will send someone to inform you immediately. ”

Then, he turned to the militia captain beside him and said, "Yaksa, let's go, let's go search the den of the thieves!" ”

The destruction of the Syndicate was the order of Princess Anne, and at this time, the dark elves were involved, and it was a great credit to do a good job, and Anduson was very attentive.

His attitude made Link's heart slightly relieved, so it seemed that the Syndicate should not be much of a threat to him and the Flamingo mercenary team, and the only one who knew the inside story was the dark elf magician.

When you find a clue, you will chase him all the way down and kill him!" ’

Link thought so to himself, and at the same time let him go to the side of the road, and when Anduson came with the militia, he said to Ark and Gridan, "Let's go, let's go back, and get enough of our spirits first." ”

"Yes, sir."