Duran cautiously wandered around the edge of the island in the middle of the lake, he did not choose to land on the island first, but only out of instinctive vigilance. His perception is very high, and he can sense the presence of dangerous factors in the air.

He floated in the water and looked at the island, where the same gravel as the lake formed the soil of the island, and a hideous tree was deeply rooted in it, growing luxuriantly. The branches that covered the sky were like a giant umbrella, enveloping the entire island in his shadow.

The tendrils that stretched out from the bottom of the water were chopped apart by the wizard's cutting rays, but that didn't mean the dryad was slaughtered like a catfish on a chopping board. Duran instinctively felt that the monster must have something else to do, so he carefully hid behind a small pile of sand, supporting most of his body with his hands so as not to sink.

The wizard and his party did not have as many scruples as Duran, and as soon as the raft landed, the wizard rushed to the island impatiently. The four followers followed her in unison. By this time, Duran could finally see the appearance of these big men. Who knew to his consternation that these big men were not human at all!

The bodies of these "big men" were covered in thick armor, but their eyes shimmered with a dull red light. Their bodies are rough and rusty metal, and they look bulky, but at the joints, the clever design ensures that these guys can move flexibly. From beginning to end, there is not a trace of a normal person, it is completely a robot!

Their faces were expressionless, their branches twitching on their bodies without saying a word, and they obeyed the wizard's orders.

"It turned out to be the Shield Defender!" Duran was shocked in his heart, and the appearance of the shield defender made him directly think of the behemoth of the Second Age.

White Tower Wizards Association.

The girl who landed on the other side of the island was obviously a White Tower wizard, which was simply surprising - maybe in the Second Age, it was normal for White Tower wizards to walk the world, but since the Dragon of Doom took control of the continent and all the White Tower wizards retreated to the refuge [Despair Plateau] left by the witch god, it is difficult to see an orthodox White Tower wizard on the continent.

Especially after the failure of the reading power in the three northern provinces planned by the wizard of the White Tower, the Luha Empire ordered the lords of all places to kill the wizards of the White Tower on the spot if they found them! If they were captured alive, their fate would be even more miserable, and they would be mercilessly burned at the stake.

The Wizard of the White Tower, who splintered from the Anzedi, was gifted by the god of witches and mastered the true meaning of the magic of shaping energy and the magic of the law; However, this behemoth is best known not for these two famous schools of magic, but for the Shield Defender.

The fragility of the wizard has been a top concern for the profession since ancient times, although many wizards in antiquity also advocated physical training - at some point in the Second Age, there was a trend of "sword-wielding wizards" in the Erdinger dynasty, and young wizards followed suit, taking pride in practicing swordsmanship - but the wizards who chose the witchcraft path could not be physically compared to the warriors who could light the fire, no matter how hard they worked. What's more, it also takes a lot of energy and time to practice swordsmanship, so how can wizards who are too late to study magic be willing to spare too much time to practice?

As it turned out, the sword-wielding wizard was indeed a joke.

In the year of the fall of the Second Age, a ** master of a part-time great alchemist of the White Tower Wizards Association invented the [Shield Guardian]. These alchemical creatures covered in metal and machinery have existed from the beginning to serve wizards, who have no intelligence of their own, and the wizards of the White Tower control their actions through simple psychic magic. They can wear heavy armor, and as long as the obsidian heart in their body is never exhausted, they will fight forever to protect the wizard.

The appearance of the shield defender changed the landscape of the wizarding world, and the already powerful wizard became more perfect and invulnerable.

Duran knew that the alchemy product of the shield guardian had always been the patent of the White Tower wizard, and only the real White Tower wizard could have the shield guard.

Not to mention four.

"It seems that this girl has a high status among the wizards of the White Tower, although the [Desperate Plateau] is a refuge left by the witch god, and the entrance to the Finan continent is very secret, but it is only a half-plane in itself. I heard that the Dragon of Doom has been searching for these shelters in the vast chaos, and any trace of the slightest clue will increase the possibility of the shelter being discovered - under such a premise, she can still appear on the Fernan Continent, which shows the special treatment given to her by the wizards of the White Tower. These thoughts crossed Duran's mind, and the battle between the dryad and the wizard heated up.

The dryad, who had seemed to be a little sluggish in attack, became extremely frantic after the wizard and his party set foot on the island, and Duran began to tremble at the sight of the hideous face that suddenly appeared under the thick bark. Dark ripples rippled across the rough bark, and a bloody mouth slowly opened from the dryad's body.

In the next second, countless black shadows poured out of that mouth, and Duran couldn't help but use a visual inspection:

[Plague Tree Demon (Mutated/Normal), Adult, Health 39, Strength: Gray Iron, Defense? Skill? 】

……

Summoning the Plague Tree Demon is obviously one of the Dryad's Bottom Chest Skills, and each Plague Tree Demon is about the size of a human, with the power of gray iron, and is not afraid of death. Duran noticed that the plague tree demons' fingernails and fangs glowed with a faint green glow, apparently poisonous.

The young White Tower wizard didn't seem to have expected such a summoning spell from the dryads, and to deal with them, a simple cutting ray was obviously not enough - the dryads were thick and not easy to cut; And the movement is flexible, and the straight cutting ray is easy to dodge.

In the panic, four shield defenders under the command of the wizard met them, and the four of them stood side by side with each other, creating a defensive steel wall. Although the shield defenders have no weapons in their hands, they are extremely powerful, and even though the Plague Tree Demon is outnumbered, it is impossible to break through their defenses for a while.

Seeing this, the White Tower Wizard breathed a sigh of relief, and she carefully picked up the crystal ball and began to chant other magic.

The Plague Tree Demon has low health, and the Plastic Energy Grid's magical attacks are notoriously high. Fireballs and thunderbolts took turns, and in a short time, most of the plague tree demons that rushed ahead were wiped out.

The sorceress, who had achieved great results, did not look smug in the smug, and before the Plague Tree Demon could rush over, she took out a bottle of purple potion out of nowhere, pinched her nose and poured it down - judging from her expression, the bottle probably didn't taste very good.

However, at this time, Duran's heart suddenly rose sharply.

He subconsciously sank into the lake, and in the afterglow, a tree branch suddenly swung high from the bottom of the lake, and fiercely pumped towards the body of the White Tower Wizard!

"It's not good, this witch doesn't have a shield guard by her side, I'm afraid she won't be able to hide this time!" Duran knew that once the White Tower Wizard was dealt with, then the next thing the Dryad would have to clean up would definitely be himself!

So he was not afraid of being exposed, and swam to the lake with all his might—the purpose of the trip had been achieved, and in the course of the battle between the two sides he had seen the whole island, and there was nothing about the mysterious hand. In that case, there is no need to risk a battle with the Dryad.

It's just that I pity the witch, who looks young......

The thought crossed Duran's mind, and there was no guilt or self-blame. If he has the ability, of course he will help the other party, after all, the White Tower Wizard who has been fighting against the Dragon Empire is also a friend of the united front. But now that Duran's strength is low, and his self-protection is enough, he naturally can't be expected to save people.

Duran swam fast, halfway through in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a scream - Duran subconsciously looked back, the dryad was raised high and the branch had already smashed down rapidly, and the sorceress who had lost the shield defender beside him had no possibility of dodging. In this moment, she did only two things. The first thing was naturally a useless scream, and the second was much more useful, a burst of green light on the crystal ball trembled, and in the blink of an eye, a thin layer of armor shrouded her body.

Instant Spell, [Life Armor]!

This spell Duran naturally recognizes, as a member of the second ring spell, if you want to instantaneously use this spell, you must train the super magic technique to a very skilled level - the girl in front of her obviously can't have such a skill, so the only explanation left is that this life armor is just a spell enchanted by the crystal ball, and all the wizard does is to inspire it.

However, none of this was Duran's concern, and what made his eyes widen couldn't help but widen - the thick branches were fiercely pumped on the slender waist of the wizard, and in an instant, the life armor had a tendency to collapse, and the powerful force swept her out of the island, so that she could not die and fell into the water where Duran was!

Before Duran could curse, the wizard's figure had already smashed sideways, and he could only bury his head immediately and hide in the water.

"Whoa!" The figure of the wizard rubbed Duran's head and smashed into the water, from the terrifying sound of falling water, Duran had no doubt that if he was smashed, he was afraid that it would be possible to faint directly!

"Damn it! Isn't that a clear attempt to drag me down? You can't see death without help......" Duran didn't dare to slack off, as soon as he gritted his teeth, he immediately stopped in the water and hugged the unconscious wizard, and swam desperately to the shore.

However, the irascible dryad clearly didn't intend to let the wizard and Duran go alone, and the four shield defenders who stayed on the island fell silent immediately after the wizard was whipped away, turning into a pile of immovable scrap metal.

The thick branch that had whipped the wizard away rose high again, slamming it at Duran and the wizard.

"Hurry! Quick, Duran! Kate shouted anxiously on the shore. In desperation, she even mispronounced a few syllables of the spell, and it took a long time for her to send out a fire of purgatory, trying to stop the dryad's attack.

It's a pity that although the fire of purgatory ignited the branches, it went castrate, and with the light of fire and black smoke, it smoked fiercely on Duran's back!

(Call for recommended votes as usual~ Anyway, this book will go to Sanjiang next week, you give me some strength, the data is not too ugly)

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