Clearly, the Arcanists of the Holy Order are not stupid.

The ruins that Nata forged in Wagra City did not reveal any flaws, and all the mercenary teams thought that they had found a priceless treasure, but they didn't know that they were basically hired by a group of people. When Blake compares these harvests with the coordinates of the ruins' locations, it becomes clear that this is a deliberate trap.

Of course, Panda knew these results, and he hurriedly said, "Holy Lord, this time is different... The mercenaries seem to have found a new ruin, but after taking some of their belongings, they are hunted down by unknown mages as soon as they come out, and only one survives. ”

"What about people?"

"I brought it, in the room below the magic tower. ”

Blake's face had become much more grim, and he immediately asked Panda to take him to the room where the mercenary was kept, and as soon as he entered, he saw the mercenary eating a large piece of roasted venison. His clothes were tattered and his hands dirty, but he didn't care. He didn't use a knife and fork, he grabbed and gnawed on the meat with his dirty hands, and his mouth was full of oil.

This scene made Blake frown a little - not because of the other party's sloppiness, but because of the crazy temperament he showed...

He glanced at Panda, who whispered, "He seems to be stimulated and speaks incoherently." ”

When the other party finished eating the meat, Blake began to ask questions. Panda said that after answering the question, he promised to give him three times the commission for the mission - because the mercenary group no longer existed, the money was equivalent to only one person, so the mercenary named Ludy basically knew everything, and he also brought back a package and took out the contents.

"This—this was found in that labyrinthine ruin... However, it seems that it has been vacated for a while. ”

Ludy pulled out a few stone parts, which Blake picked up and looked at, and found that they were the tip of a staff in the hand of a figure. He vaguely felt familiar, and then his eyebrows suddenly raised: "Does this sculpture only have one arm?"

"Yes, yes, it's a one-armed weirdo, he's a hunchback, and he has a strange staff, so I cut it off. ”

The mercenary's words confirmed Blake's judgment, and he didn't say anything more, but continued to ask for details. The latter replied honestly, but it wasn't until the camp was attacked that his mind began to become confused: "I—I don't remember exactly—I just saw a lot of light flashing, and the regimental commander was calling us up for battle, and the result was a series of explosions, explosions, explosions,

As he spoke, his expression began to become distorted, and he covered his head with his hands, obviously mentally stimulated.

But Blake didn't care about his mental condition, and he calmly asked about the angle of the assailant, the light of the explosion, whether the other party was following him, and so on. It wasn't until Ludy's eyes widened and his hair was ruffled in pain that Black finally stopped.

Ludy gasped for breath and leaned back in his chair like a man from a drowning prostration.

"It seems that what he said is true. ”

Black can now judge that this "new ruin" is completely different from the "Wagra City" found by the mercenary team before, first of all, there are no misleading books in it, and those who can be removed have been moved, and secondly, the "entrance" was also discovered by them by accident, if it were not for the accidental fall of the team members, this hidden ruin would not have been discovered at all. And most importantly... There are still traces of the entrance to the ruins being excavated and resealed.

If he were Roddy, he would definitely not wait for someone to take the bait in such a place - in other words, there is a high probability that this place is a relic that Roddy has never found either.

The simple "ruins" did not make Blake determined to send someone to search for anything, he was more interested in the things in the ruins, because the other party was obviously not the same as those high elves in the Wagra Imperial City.

"Elder Dominica has said before that there have been several major disagreements in the arcane research of the High Elves, and until the fall of the kingdom, this gap has not been bridged or conclusive. As a result, there are several factions among the Arcanists. ”

As Black said this, Panda immediately nodded in agreement, but then he glanced at the mercenary next to him - when the Holy Lord said these secrets in front of the other party, it meant that this guy couldn't get out of here alive today.

"I think the disagreement was mainly about what was being said about the charged hedron, right?"

Panda replied. Blake nodded, "Yes, although most people quickly accepted the hedrons, many old-fashioned people still believe that the 'magic crystal' is the orthodox arcane school. After this, the differences became more and more serious, but in the end, the extent of the arcane achievements of the old school is not well documented. ”

"I just remember that Dominique once mentioned that 'Sumi the One-Armed' was the brightest leader of the old school. ”

He said, gesturing to the part of the wand that the mercenary Ludy had brought back, "The tip of his wand is made of sixteen magic crystals, which is an iconic symbol, because if other Arcanists do this, the result will only be blown to ashes." ”

Panda's eyes widened as he realized that this part actually represented the magic crystal at the tip of the staff, and such an unreasonable thing would naturally be impressive. He picked it up and looked at it, then asked in a low voice, "So... Do we need to explore the ruins?"

"No, our focus is on those who attacked the mercenary group. ”

Blake waved his hand: "Let's go, it's time for us to discuss the next plan." ”

Panda nodded, and Ludy asked, "And my commission—"

"Bang!"

A blue glow flashed, and his head was completely blasted open on the spot by the arcane impact. But the flesh was not splashed everywhere, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.

By the time the body fell to the ground, Lord Black had already walked out of the house.

"Nata!

The voice seemed to come from far away, and Nata tried to open her eyes, but found that her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't lift them no matter how hard she tried.

She felt her body lift a little, but except for some sensation in her chest and abdomen, all her limbs seemed to be gone.

"Can you hear me!?Nata!Wake up!"

Yes.

Nata tried to answer, but her mouth looked like she had stitches. This sensation caused her to panic, and then, her eyelids finally opened slightly, and the bright and dazzling light made her close quickly—but only this time, the person in front of her shouted in surprise: "Great!

The feeling of dizziness hit, and the heat and jolting of her cheeks made her realize that she was being carried up. Smelling the familiar, she knew it was Tevrinola who was carrying her.

But... Where is this?

After trying to remember for a few seconds, several images suddenly emerged - the three-person team scattered and fled after being attacked, but they were wounded and left bloodied, and were almost found by the enemy again. However, after three or four days of running hard, the excessive blood loss and cold weather finally exhausted her physical strength, and Nata estimated that she had fainted on the way back to Elsa's village.

Thinking of this, her heart was cold: she fell in the snow at this time, even if she could survive, her limbs, fingers and toes would probably be severely frostbitten, and she didn't know how long she had fainted, but now it seems... I am afraid that I will not escape the consequences of amputation.

Nora didn't bother to talk to her, in fact, Nata couldn't say anything she wanted to say at the moment. But Tevelyn's speed was enough to show that she was also in a race against time - Nata was in a trance, and after running for an unknown amount of time, Nora finally took her back to the village, and after pouring a few sips of warm water, Nata was finally able to speak, but she said in a hoarse voice, "Take what I brought back... Go inform Prime Minister Roddy, quick!"

Although it was a warm wooden house, Nata's hands and feet were completely unconscious, but she didn't have time to think about her future, but about the bag of relief fragments she had brought back with her life. Nora bit her lip and nodded, she obviously knew that Nata's injury was very serious this time, because the leather armor on her thigh had been soaked with blood, showing a deep red color.

Seeing Nora hold the bag in her hand, Nata said "go" again, and then felt her eyelids sink more and more—and the next moment, she was completely unconscious and unconscious.

Nata thought she was greeted by death, but when she opened her eyes again, she confirmed that she was still alive.

(End of chapter)