The sky had now darkened in this part of the Western Wilderness, and it was now dark except for the fires that were still spreading in the wilderness trying to illuminate it, and the red flames and the smoke mixed with flames that lit up the sky and the figures of the Brotherhood of Defia and MI7.

The thick layer of dark clouds over this land completely obscured all the stars and the two white beauties representing Elune and the blue child named Evil Moon, which indeed heralded that a downpour was coming!

……

At this time, here in the Demons of Dumont, the battle between Lana, a spell mage from the Fire Kingdom, and Kom, an arcane archmage from Stormwind City, is still in full swing.

Maybe it's to show humility, or maybe it's more to observe the other party's secret arts, that arcane archmage Kom rarely uses other spells except for a little arcane impact and arcane missile from time to time! He usually opened the prismatic barrier and forcibly resisted the opponent's attacks again and again.

"Broken bones!"

Lana's attack was the first time she had missed, and she was gasping for air, sweat on her head beginning to wet her long brown hair tied back her head, and a few locks of wet hair clinging to her smooth, round, sweat-dreaked face.

From the beginning of the battle to the present, coupled with the mana that had been consumed in the previous battle with those thieves, Lana is obviously a little powerless now......

Because, she was very helpless to find out: she attacked for so long and so many times in succession, but she couldn't even break the opponent's shield?!

And now, her own remaining mana is estimated to be less than one-third of what she was in her heyday, and if it still doesn't work, then she has to find a way sooner, or take the opportunity to escape with her younger brother Pete and escape from here!

As for the food that was escorted or the members of the Brotherhood of Defia, she couldn't protect herself now, and she couldn't take care of them anymore.

The brutal truth made Lana, a spellcaster who had always been a little complacent, finally realize that the powerful spells she had always been proud of might only be able to bully melee classes such as warriors or thieves who didn't understand magic? And when facing an arcane archmage who is more powerful than herself, her attack seems a little stretched, as meaningless as a mayfly shaking a tree.

Perhaps, if she managed to escape back this time, she would have delved into other stronger, more esoteric spells and spells, right? Perhaps, after you have completed all of the seventh grade courses, you will have to make sure that you meet or exceed that'.' The standard?

"Funny ......"

"I seem to get it a little bit...... I've finally discovered that most of your spells require spells...... If I'm not mistaken, at that point, you should have made gestures, the trajectory of your wand, and the moment you shouted a spell to harmonize your spirit and magic together, so as to achieve the purpose of forming or releasing magic on your wand? ”

"Sure enough, I kind of understand why you call yourself a spell mage...... You can probably understand why you would say that you are all self-taught and learned spells...... Tut! I'd love to take a look at that magic book of yours and study it......"

"I think if I had to see it for myself, it would definitely create another new school of mages in this world of Azeroth!"

If there really is a spell that can be unleashed with just spells, magic power, staffs, and gestures, then is it really possible for an ordinary person who does not understand magic but has magic to learn spells by drawing a gourd and reaching a similar level to this witch?

And now, look at the young witch in front of her, although the other party's spell can definitely not be said to be strong, it can't be said that it is not strong!

If it weren't for the fact that he was an arcane archmage and steadily suppressed the opponent's almost two major ranks, and his mana was far higher than that of the opponent, he could unscrupulously block the opponent's attacks with a magic barrier, and if he was replaced by an ordinary warrior or a thief master like Madias, or a mid-to-high-level ordinary mage, maybe he would really be killed by the other party, right?

Therefore, Archmage Com, who now understands the truth, has changed from cherishing the other party's talent and qualifications at the beginning to being extremely greedy and peeking at the magic book that the other party said!

He remembered very well what the other party had just said: the magic book was given to her by the queen of their flame kingdom...... And to be able to make her change from a maid to a mage who is at least at least a high-level or above in strength although her mana is slightly insufficient, it is enough to explain the value of that magic book!

A magic book that has been handed down from a mage who is at least a demigod, its value can make people excited just thinking about it! Now that he knows the value of it, he can't let it go! Otherwise, once others know and get ahead of the curve, he will regret it.

"So be it, young Lana Witch...... As long as you give me the magic book you said in your mouth, and then I can let you go, what do you think of my proposal? Rest assured, I will keep my word, in the name of the Arcane! ”

Arcane mages thirsty for knowledge, no one can stop them! The current archmage Kom has long since forgotten his mission.

What mission of the Stormwind Kingdom, what Madias, or Duke Greg Leskova, what does it matter to them whether they live or die? Anyway, he didn't know those people well, and he didn't see those people usually honor him gold coins!

Now, as long as he can gain new knowledge and become more powerful, what can the Stormwind Kingdom do with Takom? As long as your own strength is strong, where can't you get a foothold here in the world of Azeroth?

Think about the powerful guardian Medivan before, that kind of existence that they mages dare not reach...... He Com dreamed of learning from the other party, running alone to a place suitable for studying spells, building his own mage tower, and then, with his great strength, directly looking down on or ruling a small piece of land?

"Don't you think! Even if I die, I won't give you my magic book! ”

Hearing that the other party was actually playing with such an idea, Lana waved her hand angrily on the spot, and directly used a silent divine blade to the opponent's position, causing the two invisible spells to crash straight towards the opponent's barrier!

Boom! Boom!

Two muffled rings in a row! However, the opponent's prismatic barrier only trembled a few times under her attack, showing no signs of weakening or collapsing, and sure enough, the destructive power of her own spells was still too bad.

"Then I'll arrest you back and torture you slowly, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry at all!"

"By the way, that warrior over there should be your family, right? You can see that you care about him very much? In that case, it's much easier to do......"

As his face grew colder, Archmage Kom turned his head to look into the distance, where there was a young warrior who had been watching nervously over him. And judging from the situation where the two of them got together and whispered before, that kind of intimate action is either a lover or a brother and sister!

Later, he will arrest these two together, and there will be no mistake.

Therefore, he no longer cared about the stunned and somewhat nervous witch on the other side, but let his body instantly light up with a blue arcane light! In a flash, he appeared directly in the distance in the ranks of the Brotherhood of Defia militants watching the battle.

“！？”

"Guys go up together and cut him!!"

Although I don't know why this mage didn't continue to fight with his sister Lana, but suddenly appeared here, but Pete didn't care so much, this kind of enemy sent to the door, still so close, where is there a reason not to cut?

So, after roaring directly, he shouted to those stunned subordinates, raised the long sword in his hand, and rushed towards the enemy first.

"Humph! Stupid ......"

Magic Blast!

Arcane Archmage Kom didn't look at those miscellaneous soldiers and the young man in front of him who was rushing towards him, but instead let a circle of blue arcane energy explode on his body, creating a magic explosion centered on him, directly causing violent explosion damage to the enemies within more than ten yards around him!

Actually, the damage of this spell is not very high, but in this case, it is enough! Because, it is especially suitable for this kind of melee situation, it is able to blow up enemies that are too close and create opportunities and space for mages to channel spellcasting again.

Sure enough, as the blue arcane energy of the magic explosion exploded, in the next instant, almost all the members of the Brotherhood of Defia screamed one after another, and their weapons took off their hands and flew upside down, just covering their bodies or heads, falling to the ground and groaning for a long time, unable to get up!

Even Pete, a high-level peak warrior, was shocked to the point that he staggered, and even the route of the charge was crooked, so that he couldn't control his pace and crashed directly into a thorn bush next to him......

"Hah! I've got you......"

Smiling slightly, Archmage Com's staff was aimed at the back of the warrior Pete, who was lying in the thorn bush and had not yet had time to get up.

Although the damage of his magic explosion just now was not very high, it had successfully shocked the hearts and minds of the enemies in a sudden situation, and it was not easy to recover! And this is the superb manipulation of magic by an arcane archmage, using magic to kill enemies is only the most basic means, and now using it to disperse enemies without killing them is a real skill.

"Nope! Stop it!! ”

Seeing that the other party ran away from his own team in a flash, not only did he beat all those useless guys down in an instant, but he also aimed his wand at his brother Pete's back to poison him, Lana suddenly became a little anxious.

So, she began to squeeze the little magic power left in her body, ready to fight the enemy to the death!

Although she didn't know the other party's flashing technique, she could teleport directly to the mage's side with a short distance of phantom transformation, and at the same time aimed her wand at the opponent's side:

"Avada Lives !!"

In a hurry, Lana didn't care about anything else, so she used all the magic power she had left! So, in an instant, the bright green light once again flooded the opponent's body, and this time, it even directly blew the archmage with the pointed wizard's hat to pieces......

When the Dao spell dissipated, the entire heaven and earth were filled with the blue magic fragments that had escaped after the other party's body shattered and the green light on Lana's staff that had not completely dissipated.

"Huh?"

"Sister...... That guy, is he dead?! ”

Finally risking being scratched by sharp thorns in many parts of his body from the thorn bushes, Pete struggled so forcibly and stood up directly! Then, he only saw this scene: the mage, who was blown to ashes by his sister's spell?

Seeing this reversal of the situation, his heart was happy, and he endured the stinging pain on his body, and asked out loud with a little joy.

"No...... Avada Suo will not harm the enemy's body at all...... So, that's certainly not him!! ”

Lana, who had her hair standing on end, didn't bother to explain to her brother, and when she was about to turn around to look for the enemy, suddenly, she only felt a fluctuation of magic power flash behind her, and then she only felt that the sky was spinning, and she fell softly to the ground......

"Baa Baa ......"

Lana, who was about to do something, was shocked to find that she could no longer speak, and she had become lying on the ground with her hands and feet?

Then, when she turned her head anxiously, she saw a tall fellow standing beside a sheep that was struggling in a thorn bush, and was smiling and looking down at herself.

Weird......

Lana was a little puzzled, this abominable arcane archmage Kom, what strange spell did he use to make his body suddenly look so tall?

And......

What makes Lana even more incomprehensible is that her brother Pete wasn't still in that thorn bush just now? Why is it that now it is gone, but there is an extra sheep?

And also...... Why can't you speak, can't chant spells, and can only lie on the ground with your hands and feet?!

"Baa Baa ......"

“？！”

Lana, who was about to heal herself with some recovery charms, discovered a shocking fact, the spell she shouted herself turned out to be bursts of sheep crying? In the end, when she looked down at her body, hands and feet, she was shocked to find that she didn't know when she had become a ...... Sheep?!

Oops...... It's the Transfiguration of those mages!

Finally, Lana figured out that she and her brother Pete had been tricked! Now, their two sisters and brothers together have been directly turned into two sheep by the enemy's means just now! Thinking about it this way, the one who is whirling and screaming in the thorn bush should be his younger brother Pete, right? And the other party didn't suddenly become taller, but because of her Lana being turned into a sheep, she became shorter and her vision changed?

"Hehehe......"

"It's a shame that you're still too young...... So, please come with me honestly for now! I'm sure you'll be honest enough to hand over that magic book when you get to my secret dangerous spell lab on the outskirts of Stormwind. ”

Looking at the two sheep at his feet, who were so anxious that they could only spin around and couldn't even walk, Archmage Kom finally laughed triumphantly.

It turned out that just after Com flashed here and cast a magic explosion, he himself instantly used an enhanced invisibility spell to hide himself aside, but left a magic mirror image in place and controlled it to pretend to attack the warrior who fell in the thorn bush, and finally succeeded in attracting the witch to teleport over to help regardless of it!

As a result, the other two were successfully subdued easily by him who was hiding on the side......

You know, this kind of transformation technique that mages usually have, sheep, is the most suitable for captives! After the enemy is transformed, the person is unable to speak and is not accustomed to the way the sheep runs and moves, so the recipient can only spin around in place comically, and it is not so easy to learn to run and successfully escape!

Unless, the other party is a druid who is proficient in animal transformation from the Night Elves, otherwise, he can only stay where he is and be caught in a short time!

Of course, sometimes it's a good idea to punish some disobedient apprentice or do some mischief! Also, the duration of this transformation spell will vary according to the caster's level, some new scholars' transformation spells may only barely last for ten or twenty seconds, while Tacomb's transformation spells can last at least a whole day!

After all, he is also a great arcane mage, and he has a strong ability to control spells in subtlety.

The two sheep that are now at his feet, as long as they don't attack them automatically and don't break the balance of magic on each other's bodies, then they can only lie on their stomachs like this until the spell effect is over or Takom himself cancels the spell!

Comm remembered that this spell used to be a favorite of evil mages who liked to kidnap tickets......

"Humph! That life-requiring spell just now is the kind of magic that wants Matthias Shore's life, right? Sure enough, it looks a little weird, if you really hit it, then the back is really dangerous! ”

"Forget it, this is not a good place to ask, I'd better take you back for now, and then study it slowly, hum!"

Looking at the soldiers of the New Difia Brotherhood who slowly got up around and re-armed their swords, and wanted to surround but didn't dare to surround them, and then looked at the guys from MI7 who reappeared in the distance, Archmage Combe thought about it and pondered for a while, and now that he has found something good, it seems that the people on both sides are not to be seen by him!

Therefore, after pondering for a while, he began to guide the spell, preparing to guide a long-distance collective teleportation spell, directly teleporting himself and his two captives back to the outside of Stormwind City, and teleporting to the secret laboratory in his manor.

Archmage Com felt that nothing was more important now than for him to torture the magic book from the witch's mouth! When he gets what he needs, he maybe, transfer the bodies of the two to Stormwind as a handover mission?

With his status and great strength in Stormwind, just killing two prisoners of war is a small matter, and no one dares to gossip about him!

"Humph! Don't worry...... We'll be home soon, trust me, soon! ”

Finally, after channeling the teleportation spell over a long distance and accurately locating his secret laboratory outside Stormwind City, he smirked when he saw the witch beneath his feet turned into a sheep trying to run into the thorn bush to help the other sheep who had been stuck by the thorns.

Then, in the next moment, the blue teleportation circle began to light up at the feet of him and the two sheep, and firmly bound them! Immediately afterward, he continued to guide and began to increase the output of mana, using his magic power to tightly wrap the body of the sheep that protected him and the two sheep who were 'bleating' in a hurry.

"Alright, let's go...... Uh......"

Strange, what's going on here?!

Finally, after the spell guidance was over and all the preparations were made, the arcane archmage Kom swung his staff violently and was about to teleport directly back to his manor on the outskirts of Stormwind City, when he was surprised to find that his spell had been inexplicably interrupted?

Stunned, he checked the wand in his hand that no longer shone, the teleportation magic circle that had gone out under his feet, and the arcane energy that had become chaotic in his body, and Kom, as an arcane archmage, couldn't believe it...... He himself just wanted to teleport back with two 'sheep'...... It's not too far from here in the Western Wilderness to outside of Stormwind City, so why did it fail inexplicably?

Moreover, not only did the spell fail, but the interrupted casting also caused the arcane energy in his body to begin to fluctuate, looking at this, if there was no more than ten minutes of conditioning, it would be impossible to recover and let him cast the spell again?

How is this possible...... He's not one of those ordinary mid-to-high-level mages or novices, this is just a teleportation, how did he get into the way he looks?

Just now, all of his own spell casting steps were not wrong......

Arcane Archmage Com was sure that he had no problems with his own efforts to accurately locate the coordinates, to channel the spell, to use more magic to protect himself and the two 'sheep', and finally to unleash the spell, all in accordance with the standard steps in the Space Teleportation Magic Book!

Wrong...... This should not be a spell casting failure at all, but a ......

"Humph! Who's here, exactly? Whether you are an enemy or a friend, please come out quickly! ”

Finally, Archmage Kom finally realized something.

When he finally figured out that he had just been hidden by a mage who was hiding around, and used some kind of hidden spell to directly counter his previous teleportation magic, he hurriedly combed through the chaotic arcane energy in his body, and at the same time looked around angrily and shouted angrily.

The more he combed through the chaotic magic in his body, the more terrified Kom felt!

Because he found that what attacked him just now and caused this bad situation should be just an ordinary spell countermeasure! In this world of Azeroth, whether it's arcane, fire, or frost mages, they will use this simple means of defeat! Once an enemy is hit, they will not be able to cast any spells similar to the one that was interrupted for a certain period of time!

Just like Takom now, the arcane energy and magic in his body are in a mess, and the situation is much more serious! He was countered with the teleportation spell, and now he really can't release any arcane or other magic!

In fact, he is just an ordinary person now until his magic power is fully restored, if the soldiers of the Brotherhood of Defia around him are bold enough, they will probably be able to chop himself alive if they rush up in a swarm now, right?

It's so shameless, as a noble mage, how can the other party sneak attack like this?!

"Hmph...... To be like that kind of despicable thief, who will only sneak behind his back and sneak attack and counter my spells, that is not the behavior of a dignified mage! ”

Seeing that under the silent night sky, except for the surrounding fires, which were still burning and spreading, and that no new enemies had appeared, the subject had to shout again.

After a little estimation of the time it would take for the mana in his body to recover, Kom's face became a little unpleasant. Because he knows that the one who sneaks up on himself must be a very powerful guy! Those ordinary counterspells are already very good if they can suppress a mage for more than ten seconds!

In that kind of battle of the same level, a dozen seconds of time is completely enough to divide the victory or defeat between life and death!

And now? Not only was he silently attacked, but he also made his magic as an arcane archmage so chaotic that it might take more than ten minutes, and there are probably not many people with this ability in the world of Azeroth, right?

Just thinking about it can make him feel a chill in his heart...... With the existence of this kind of strength, do you really need to sneak attack yourself?

"That Shu Xiao, I didn't mean it......"

"I just saw it, you went to such great trouble to turn that beautiful big sister into a sheep, do you want to catch it and roast it? I'll ...... Transfiguration or something, though. But I've never tried to turn a human into an animal and eat it...... Don't you feel disgusting? Or...... Would that really be delicious? ”

A little girl's voice with curiosity in her tone came from a distance, and then, turning her head sharply to look in the direction of the voice, Archmage Combe noticed that in the distance, on the pile of rocks under the dark night sky, it seemed that a little girl was sitting with her legs dangling?

It's just that...... When and where did the other party appear, and how easily they escaped their own perception? Moreover, casting a counterspell directly from such a distance is a bit unmagical, right?

"People really want to try it......

That's right, the one who came here and quietly attacked and countered the right trick was Annie, a naughty little troublemaker!

She, just now, actually did it on purpose!

Before, after Anne found out about the situation in Mooncreek Town, she teleported to this vicinity, and then it was easy to see the fire here and the two people who were fighting here! Then she sneaked over and planned to peep, and soon found that she didn't know anyone except the beautiful witch who looked like her maid Lana's sister before!

Then, when the familiar big sister used some of her familiar spells, Anne finally recognized the other party! However, she did not casually interfere with the battle between the two in the distance, and just hid in the dark and watched the battle between the two with interest.

Well, in fact, it can't be said to be a fight, it can only be said to be the solo show of that big sister Lana?

And that arcane mage, the other party is passively defensive, and does not want to rush to fight back, it seems that he is busy observing or wants to steal learning? Anyway, in Anne's eyes, the battle between the two is really nothing to see! And after knowing that Lana's big sister couldn't be in danger, she hid to the side, wanting to wait for the two to split the winner.

Then, it wasn't until the arcane mage had turned her big sister Lana and another uncle, a warrior who had cut her feet, into sheep to catch them and roast them for food, that she finally couldn't help but stand up. After all, Big Sister Lana is her maid, how can she be captured and eaten by that monster?

Besides, if you can eat it...... That's supposed to be Anne herself eating first, where can it be the turn of that bad guy?

"I'll tell you...... Even if you turn her into a sheep, under the influence of that transfiguration, even though she looks like a sheep, her voice will sound like a sheep...... But, in essence, it should still be a person, right? ”

"So, is it really edible like this? Have you eaten it before, and is it good or not? ”

Jumping off the pile of rubble, Anne asked curiously, and trotted briskly toward their position.

（…… ）

(Little master, that's not the point...... The other party definitely didn't want to cook and eat, what kind of noise are you making with such an eager tone? Won't it ...... Would you really like to try it like this?

- Tibbs really felt the urge to cover his face...... The other party turned that Lana into a sheep, obviously not what he wanted to eat, right? If you really want to eat people, where do you need to turn into a sheep, and how troublesome it is to pluck the feathers...... It's better to be in human form, as long as you bite off your head and pinch off your tail, you will have no hair on your body, and you can cook it in a pot by disemboweling it, perfect! Anyway, it saw that the man-eating trolls were doing just that! But do the trolls usually eat the entrails first? ）

"May I ask your Excellency ......?"

Hearing the other party's tone, voice, and the shadowy figure he saw in the firelight, when he saw that the other party seemed to be a child's image, not like a dwarf's stupid and rough appearance, Kom began to guess in his heart.

Could it be that the other party is some archmage of the dwarf clan?

Kom knows that the dwarf clan really has a lot of powerful existences! Although those little races are physically inferior, their intelligence is extremely high! Whether it's engineering, alchemy, enchantment, or practicing all kinds of spells, they all have a unique talent!

Like, a certain Archmage called Milhouse Mana Storm? But now, who is this one who is here? They must be an alliance between Stormwind and the Gnomes, right? So, what reason does the other side have to attack themselves?

"Are you asking me? That one...... My name is actually Annie! ”

At last, little Anne, who had come closer and closer, had crossed the annoying weeds and bounced to less than fifty meters from each other, and she stood by a burning fire, grinning and grimacing at them.

"That's right! You haven't told me yet! Did you turn them into this, did you want to catch them and cook them? If you do this, will you really be able to eat it?! ”

Blinking, looking at the two stupid sheep at the other party's feet, who were big, stupid and fat, and couldn't even walk, although she had already eaten dinner, Anne still couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

Roasting whole lamb for a supper or something seems like a good idea......

（…… ）

"Are you...... Wrong! Yes, yes...... It's you?! ”

At this time, through the light of the fires of the prairie fires next to him, the arcane archmage Kom finally saw the other party's face clearly, and then he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and even became stuttering when he spoke.

Red Dress ...... Small hood with red turban...... And the familiar face that seemed to have been seen on a certain statue......

Seeing this, his little heart began to jump at an accelerated pace.

Then, when Archmage Com ignored the magic of combing through his body and shifted his gaze from the other's body to the opponent's right hand with some difficulty, he found a stuffed toy bear with a hideous patch there......

That's right, it must be her!

In the next moment, several round crystal ball-shaped mana bombs that Comm was secretly holding in his hand quietly slipped into his palm, fell to the ground, made a slight abnormal noise, and then rolled into the grass and disappeared......

Originally, he had planned to activate these mana bombs and use them against his enemies in order to buy himself enough time to comb through the chaos in his body. But now, after seeing the other party's face clearly, Kom found that he himself no longer seemed to have any courage to resist.

Sure enough......

A few days ago, when he set out from Stormwind City to investigate the cause of the Duke's death, he met an old witch who specialized in fortune tellers and defrauding people of money near the city gate.

At that time, when he was idle because he had to wait for those bureaucrats, he went to use the other party's tattered deck of cards to calculate for himself...... At that time, the card he turned out was a smiling flame demon......

And the other party, after receiving one of his own gold coins, once exaggerated to warn himself: If you are not suitable to go out recently, you should beware of flames or devils?

And at that time, he still smiled and didn't care! But now it's all right, it really made him Com encounter the flames and the devil...... Look around, the raging fires are engulfing the wasteland, and that little girl with a hippie smile is not the smiling devil on that card?

No...... Perhaps, the other party may be even more terrible than those devils or something?

If he really encountered an ordinary demon, he, as an arcane master specializing in archmage, didn't have to think too much, he directly started a set of arcane enhancements, and then the arcane impact and arcane missiles smashed towards the enemy, and those guys below the demon lord would definitely not be his opponents!

But now this ......

Don't look at the mana fluctuations on the other party's body are not very strong, and they look harmless to humans and animals...... But, hekom knows that the other party is much more powerful than the demon lord or something!

If he doesn't want to die too soon, then it's better to honestly admit and surrender? The other party, presumably, will not kill the captive, right?