Although mages seem to be dealing with mysterious events all day long, they are not gods, but scholars and researchers who agree with reason and facts, and can be seen as scientists in the world of swords and magic.

Gordon didn't believe that Aziz was just because the camp monster of the 'Shadow of the Night Wind' sounded sensational, but he believed that the mage from the Benlato family would never talk to him about it for no reason.

The bearded mage shook his head and smiled at Gordon, "Mr. Lindeman, this is definitely more than just a rumor. You know, the creatures in this city, apart from our group of fifteen, whether they are five-colored dragons or metal dragons, soldiers, mages, knights, dragons, are just illusions. Trapped in the past, they are still fighting. But the legend of the 'Shadow of the Night Wind' seems too real to be incompatible with this war. So I thought, maybe the monster that roams Seanzu in the moonlight and preys on beautiful women is different from the phantom soldiers we see, and is real. ”

"Did you hear any more about Shadow of the Night Wind?"

"Unfortunately, no."

All in all, Gordon took Aziz's words to heart.

Others did not get more useful information. The Golden Moon Sword Master then decided, for the sake of safety, to rest in this barracks for the night, and continue to set off tomorrow to find the missing Miss Lisa. The war of those illusions has nothing to do with them, and they don't need to participate in it, and it is best to stay away from the battlefield as much as possible.

However. The night was not destined to be peaceful.

After the usual daily meditation session, Gordon, who had exhausted his mental energy, slept soundly. Suddenly woken up by a pair of white and tender little hands.

With access to guò, it will not trigger the people who come to him with various magical vigilance measures set by Gordon before going to bed. There are only two: fiancée Venia and Miss Ji'er.

Gordon opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was the long golden hair, which was shining brightly even in the dark night, and the beautiful burgundy eyes.

"Ji'er, what's wrong? Do you want to carry Venia behind my back to attack me at night? It's not good, after all, we're still ......."

The eldest lady glared at her and said hurriedly: "You scoundrel, what are you thinking about!" I'm here to sue you, Vignya is gone! ”

"What!?" Hear what the other person is saying. Gordon's relaxed state of mind that was thinking about how to tease the girl in front of him immediately disappeared. He quickly sat up and asked, "What about the details?" You tell me slowly. ”

The resting place for Gordon and his party is the free mercenary dormitory in the barracks, which was formerly the dozens of classrooms of the University of Magic. Although it is not a serious residential house, it is not very comfortable to live in, but fortunately, the space is spacious and not crowded.

Because Gordon needs to meditate and prepare some small magic items and potions that he may need on tomorrow's journey. So in order not to disturb each other, he slept alone in a classroom, while Ji'er slept next door with Venia and Aziz's sister Kaya.

But I didn't expect to sleep in this room, and there was a problem that night.

Ji'er was awakened in the middle of the night by the continuous sound of two armies bombarding each other with heavy catapults in the distance. And then she found out. Venia, who had been sleeping beside her, was gone. She thought that the female druid might have gotten up at night to go to the bathroom, but after waiting for a long time, the sleeping bag was cold. She didn't come back either.

Sensing that something might be wrong, Ji'er takes out the teleportation brooch and contacts Venia. But there was still no response. She thought back to Miss Lisa's disappearance before, and her heart was cold. Immediately run to inform Gordon.

Gordon also remembered the disappearance of the mysterious Miss Lisa before entering Seianzu, and the strange tale of the barracks that he had heard during his bedtime conversation with Aziz today—monsters that appeared silently and appeared at night to prey on beautiful women.

"Damn it!"

After a careful search of the residence, and after exhausting almost all methods, Gordon still did not find any clues related to Venia's disappearance. When Miss Lisa disappeared before, he was still able to hold the attitude that it was not his business, but now, he could also understand Jin Yue's mood.

It's terrible to have no idea what to do and how to fix it. Gordon was enveloped by anxiety for a long time, and felt the frustration of powerlessness.

However, things turned out far worse than he expected. At this moment, a series of violent explosions suddenly came from outside. Gordon had already heard it, it was the loud sound of the explosion of the crystal cannonball fired by the dragon's roaring crystal cannon, a magic weapon unique to the Akkhosia Empire. However, that kind of weapon has long been lost in the Fourth Age period, and only some of the dragon roaring magic crystal cannons that are no longer usable are preserved as antiques in the Zài Museum.

The Dragon's Roar Crystal Cannon is hugely powerful, but it is also extremely expensive to use. The cost of mana crystals per launch, plus the cost of the cannonballs, is more than five hundred gold coins. This kind of strategic weapon, which is only subordinate to the mage regiment directly under the legion and under the direct command of the legion commander, is not something that can be used casually.

Since the enemy has used this weapon, it means that they have made a big move.

Although the barracks where Gordon and his party were located were not directly hit by the Dragon's Roar Demon Crystal Cannon, the violent shaking still made the entire building tremble, and dust fell from the ceiling, making the faces of the other awakened people pale.

When the adventuring party led by Jin Yue was all gathered together, a person hurriedly ran over and found them.

"Free mercenaries, come with me, the enemy has suddenly launched a surprise attack at night, and our military camp has been surrounded!"

Everyone's faces changed. To Gordon's surprise, the person who came to inform them of this urgent news was actually the young dragon knight officer who had died on the battlefield yesterday afternoon, Faguis.

Seeing the group of people on the other side looking at him in surprise, Fagis immediately raised his voice and repeated the message just now. At the end, he added: "By the way, when we first met, I was the captain of the 700th team of the Wyvern Troopers, Faguis. ”

Gordon and Ji'er glanced at each other, and they both read a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

Fagis didn't die? And looking at him, it seems that he has lost his memory and no longer recognizes Gordon and his party.

But there is another possibility. That is, the other party is actually "reset".

Gordon seemed to have grasped something, but the city's secrets still seemed to be hidden in a thick fog, only faintly showing some outlines, and he needed to get closer to see the whole truth.

But at this time, Venia's disappearance, as well as Seanzu's secret, are not important. Gordon faces one of the most pressing and fundamental issues: survival.

First, he had to get out of the besieged barracks alive before he could think about the next issues.

Although the enemies are all illusions, they are unusual illusions, and they can pose a real threat to Gordon and his party.

When the group rushed out of the house, they found that although the bombardment of the Dragon's Roar Crystal Cannon had ended, the army of the Five-Colored Dragonborn had broken through the last line of defense of the Metal Dragonborn. The deer barricades were destroyed, the trenches were filled in, and the lookouts were collapsing under the bombardment of attack spells.

"The Legion Headquarters has given the order to retreat, and we need to regroup, reorganize, and then launch a counteroffensive at the Bahamut Temple in the northeast of the city. Come with me, and we'll retreat through the Guò Varu. Fagis shouted to Gordon's group.

A heavy flying creature brought back from other conquered dimensional colonies by the Akkhohia Empire, Varumon is a gentle and powerful creature that can be trained to be a very good pack beast. This humble creature that looks like a hippopotamus with four pairs of huge wings was the most important logistical means of war transportation in the Akkhohia Empire.

However, Fagis led Gordon and his party to the left and rushed again, fighting a bloody way, and when they came to the Beast Field, a lightning bolt like a sword suddenly stabbed out obliquely from the darkness not far away, piercing the young centurion through the chest. His chest cavity was connected to the armor he was wearing outside, and the lightning energy instantly burned out a black charred hole, and then fell to the ground without a word, and finally turned into a little fragment of energy, and disappeared without a trace.

Fagis received the bento again, and Gordon didn't care. But the terrible lightning that killed the Wyvern Knight officer, he cared very much. Immediately aware of the formidable enemy, Gordon took out a prepared scroll from the inside of his mage's robe almost without thinking.

When another powerful bolt of lightning struck, he just happened to hold up a layer of energy shield. Sharp lightning bolts of essence slashed at the eggshell-like shield, instantly splitting apart, and countless arcs of lightning spread out like spider webs on what seemed to be a thin layer of energy, but in fact it was indestructible, crackling.

"Well done, mage!" Master Jin Yue shouted violently, and the whole person turned into a flowing image, rushing into the dark curtain in the direction of the lightning attack.

Aziz then struck, sending a round of glittering artificial balls of light in midair. It swirled and shot out golden rays of light, instantly dispelling the darkness.

"It's just a dark technique, and you want to hide your body with this little trick?"

The darkness cleared, and the enemy finally showed his true face.

An old and arrogant voice sounded: "Young man, spells are not strong, but applicable. Today, I'm going to teach you how to use spells, a true mage. Of course, tuition is your life. ”

Gordon had already seen that the person who spoke was the Revenant Master he had met earlier in the Adventurers' Guild of the City of Symmetry. And with him was naturally the Northumbrård adventure team led by Storm Lord Zebela. (To be continued......)