Chapter 48: Escape
In this world, taverns are one of the fastest places in the world where news spreads, and drunken drinkers are always showing off how well they are informed, and the news that "the culprit that caused the 'mask' to fall apart is the young man sitting inside" has gradually spread among the drinkers.
The two people standing at the door were also helpless at this time, there were many people in the crime city who knew them, and naturally knew their identities, plus the location of this hotel was located in the southern city district, which was far away from the northern city controlled by the "masquerade" organization, they really didn't dare to cause trouble here, especially the organization's current stormy situation made them more cautious, after all, there were not a few people offended by the "masquerade". It was an accident that they came to the tavern here in Nancheng District, who knew that a decision made by chance could cause them so much trouble. Now the two of them really wish they hadn't shown up here tonight, although there is less chance to climb up, but at least they don't have to worry too much about their lives. They knew more than the drinkers here, and it wasn't a wise decision to provoke the caster, even on their own turf, and if it weren't for the fact that there would be support later, the two of them really wanted to run away.
"Guess how many people will come over in a moment?"
"I don't know, but there must be a lot of people who came back with 'White Noodles', and as for the others, it's hard to say how many they can call. ”
Perhaps sensing the jealousy of Liu Li by the two, the drinkers who had been quiet for a long time became more and more unscrupulous, and the voices of talking to the people around them became louder and louder. As for the young man sitting there, even if he knew what he had done, Liu Li's harmless appearance really couldn't make people jealous. Especially when he had been sitting in the corner and silently looking at the water glass on his table, it seemed that neither the reaction of the drinkers nor the people watching him at the door could attract his attention, and it was impossible to connect the two identities of this quiet teenager and the culprit who put the "mask" in an embarrassing situation.
"It's coming. Secretly said in his heart, Liu Li was even aware of the movement outside earlier than other drinkers, and he was much sharper than ordinary people in terms of perception when he turned on the state of "omniscience", and the aura of "not being good" was noticed by him early.
Sensing that danger was coming, Liu Li did not continue to stay in the tavern, but walked straight out. Liu Li didn't walk fast, but every step he took would increase his momentum by one point, from the corner of the tavern to the door, it didn't take long for a distance of more than ten meters, but in this short twenty seconds, Liu Li gave people a completely different feeling. Black holes appeared beside him, and the spells inherited from Landolia had basically become Liu Li's starting style in the face of battle. Unlike in the past, the breath in the black hole is not only silent darkness, but also contains decaying death. As Liu Li walked forward, the drinkers in front of him all avoided it, and no one dared to provoke a spellcaster who had entered a fighting state, not even the residents of Sin City.
Looking at the menacing "masked face" members, Liu Li's eyes became more and more solemn. In the afternoon, on the way to Rabit's residence, Liu Li asked the middle-aged man who led the way about the "mask". And the middle-aged man with his daughter didn't hide anything from Liu Li, after all, it was his daughter who offended first, and Liu Li, who was the spellcaster, was already grateful for not doing much to investigate him, so he naturally told him what he knew.
"Three...... No, the four warriors? This is the full combat power of the mask, and I don't know what conditions the 'white mask' paid to invite them all. Liu Li was puzzled. From the previous conversations with the drinkers, Liu Li could hear that the "Mask" organization was not monolithic. And "White Face" was originally Ian's cronies, but how did he explain the gangsters who were separated from Ian, Liu Li couldn't figure it out.
"No, it's not all masked people. Liu Li, an "outsider", doesn't know the situation, but as a "local", the drinkers are very familiar with the major organizations in the city, "Isn't that the 'bloody hand' of the maned dogs?"
After listening to this sentence, Liu Li's heart suddenly changed: "It turns out that 'White Face' has already taken refuge in the Mane Dog?" Although he was surprised in his heart, he could also understand the choice of "White Face". From the previous night attack, Bai Mian fled with his subordinates without really coming forward to confirm Ian's death, Liu Li could also see that even if he was Ian's cronie, his loyalty to Ian was very limited. And if he wants to continue to be in charge of Beicheng District, it is obviously necessary to find a stable backer. As for why he chose Mane Dog and how to gain Corey's trust, this is not something that Liu Li, an "outsider", can figure out.
contacted the squirrel in the psychic communication, and learned that the caravan had left from the back door of the inn and was rushing to the city gate, Liu Li's hanging heart was also half relieved, and at the same time, he was glad in his heart, fortunately, the timing of his contact with the squirrel was just right, if it was a little later, when she left the transmission range of the psychic communication, it would not be so easy to accurately grasp the movement of the caravan. (I have to reinterpret the spell of telepathic communication here, the first cast of psychic communication must be face-to-face with the target, and then if you want to contact the other party again, you only need to be within the spell's area of effect.) It's as if the first spell is cast to record the phone number of the other person, and then contact them to make a direct call. However, there is no signal base station in this world, and the farthest casting range can only affect a distance of about fifty meters. Of course, in a swamp rich in black elements, this black spell that is not considered advanced will expand a lot due to environmental factors, but it can't exceed 100 meters. )
Liu Li knew that his most important task at this time was to delay time, and the tasks of the caravan's trip had been completed, so there was no need to continue to fight with the "mask" to increase casualties. In the spiritual communication, he raised the question of the "maned dog" to the squirrel, and asked the caravan to be more vigilant, and Liu Li calmed down and prepared to concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of him. As for the taverns, the drinkers did not leave because the war was about to start, and these "locals" in Sin City have always been not small to stab Lou Zi, and it is not a big deal to watch the excitement, who made this isolated place so lacking in entertainment activities.
The dark element and the death element coexisted, not only did not make the black element controlled by Liu Li become more mixed, but it appeared more pure. After all, they are all black elements, of the same origin, even if they are different in expression, but their essence is the same. In Liu Li's meditation space, the ancient black runes engraved on the azure blue flickered and dimmed, as if telling some kind of joyful emotion.
In fact, Liu Li did not leave with the caravan is also due to the reason, the death element contained in the Secret Whisper Bone is too huge, except for the one percent that was absorbed by Ian decades ago, and then the two percent that was left to Brumman's Heroic Spirit to maintain vitality, a full seventy percent of the death element was absorbed into Liu Li's body, this huge amount has long exceeded the limit of the spiritual power that the first-order intermediate spellcaster can mobilize, and even exceeds several times. This is also one of the reasons why Liu Li didn't immediately study Rabit's magic array handwriting, usually casting spells is fine, but where fine control of elements is required, Liu Li can no longer be as handy as before, especially in fierce battles. The nature of the death elemental was so dangerous, Liu Li didn't want to accidentally injure the caravan because of his mistake.
"Is there only such a small number of people? I really underestimate you......" Liu Li did not deliberately lower his voice, he was originally trying to provoke the other party and let them focus on themselves, in order to buy more time for the caravan.
The face of the "white face" was also extremely different, and in the previous battle, Eve, who had dealt with a higher rank, had already done her best, and did not observe Liu Li's fighting style in particular detail. Until this time, when he really faced this young spellcaster, not to mention the ordinary members of the "mask", even the four martial artists led by him couldn't help but feel apprehensive in their hearts. No one likes to be in front of a well-prepared spellcaster, and the magic of spells is beyond the imagination of the average person. In particular, there is a group of people called "Spell Operators" in this world, who are tirelessly researching and developing new spells every moment to enrich the world of magic and make it full of dangers.
"Black hole!" Without giving the other party time to prepare, Liu Li took the lead in attacking, "Return" clenched his hand, the black elements flowed on it, and the black hole in the sky attacked the other party like a meteor shower under Liu Li's guidance. Since there was no way to manipulate so many black holes as carefully as before, the black holes that should have been round as spheres were slightly out of shape, full of spikes, like sea urchins, although they looked very strange, but they were also more fierce. It's like the difference between a hammer ball and a meteor hammer, which one will hurt more from the outside.
The four warriors led by "White Face" did not dare to slack off, clenched the weapons in their respective hands, and used their martial arts to deal with the "sea urchins" that smashed over. However, the last thing they should do is to give Liu Li enough time to prepare, the damage of the spell to the martial artist is limited, but for those who do not have the strength of the martial artist, it can cause a fatal blow.
Although the spell of smashing head-on also gives the opponent more time to dodge, the more agile "masked" members can at least avoid the key points even if they can't dodge the dense blows of the "sea urchin". But compared to the previous black hole, the spells that fused with the death element are obviously more dangerous. Those who were bruised by the spikes of the "sea urchin" found that the remaining elements on the small wound were constantly eating away at their life force, making the skin and flesh around the small wound also show signs of decay. Even the martial artist holding a two-handed heavy sword was accidentally attacked, and even with the support of strong physical fitness, he still felt a chill in his heart, "This damage is much worse than I imagined." ”
The situation was different from Liu Li's imagination, the enemy who suffered heavy losses under a round of fierce spell blows did not stop out of fear, but the greedy color on the faces of the four warriors led by "White Face" shocked Liu Li's heart.
"Get it all for me!Find that 'Secret Whisper Bone'!" Hearing the shout of "Bloody Hand" Hogg, Liu Li's heart was relieved, he finally knew how "White Face" moved "Mane Dog". It is clear that the leader of the Maned Dogs, Old Corey, is greedy for the "Bones of the Secret Language". It's not surprising to think about it, "Masquerade" and "Maned Dog" have been fighting in Sin City for so long, and Corey naturally knows a lot about Ian's death-causing spells. And now, he knew from the mouth of "White Face" that the reason why his old opponent had that terrifying ability was precisely because of the "Secret Whisper Bone" in the caravan's hand, and it was naturally impossible for him not to be greedy in his heart.
Greed blinds the eyes, and people can't see the thorns ahead. Liu Li watched the enemy rushing towards him like crazy, knowing that blocking it was useless. The effect of the previous spell strike was really good, but the consumption of mental power was not small, Liu Li knew that in the face of a crazy enemy, he could not prepare another spell with the same effect. But after calculating the time, it has been a while since the caravan left, and it is time for me to withdraw.
Quickly unfolding a black hole passage that could allow him to pass through, Liu Li couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, sure enough, there was still something missing, looking at the black hole in front of him, Liu Li really didn't want to enter it. However, the enemy was coming, and seeing that the leading "bloody hand" Hogg was about to rush in front of him, Liu Li knew that he must not hesitate at this moment, and forcibly endured the fear in his heart and stepped into the black hole.
Liu Li, who was standing at the gate of the city, helplessly looked at his left arm that was broken at the elbow, the part that was cut off by the black hole was still spurting blood, and endured the pain in his arm, looking at the speeding convoy in the city, Liu Li knew that there was nothing more urgent at this time than leaving the sin city.
"It should ...... Can it still grow......" This was Liu Li's last thought before boarding the carriage and fainting.