308 Enemy of fate
In Scarlet Dusk, Mike led the team to take advantage of the afterglow of the sunset to quickly rush to the Arcane Ring, everyone was hungry, carrying a large package on their bodies, although their spirits were tired, but they were also full of joy of harvest.
20 people traveled, 7 people were lost, 13 people survived, including 2 seriously wounded and 3 lightly wounded, and completed the reconnaissance mission of Sangin Town and annihilated the enemy.
Although the record was not perfect, it was the best team in the team I saw, so much so that on the way back, there were many scattered survivors, and there were as many as 50 people, and the results of the support alone were enviable, and it also made Mike feel very honored.
And Mike knew that the completion of this mission could not be separated from Charlie's assistance, otherwise, even if they were not buried in the tide of ghouls, they would be killed by that mysterious and powerful existence, so they would ask Charlie's opinion on some key decisions when Charlie was placed on an equal footing with him.
Only two or three kilometers away from the Arcane Ring, a large-scale melee broke out with the Gnoll team that came from the tail, and finally supported the battlefield due to the role of the mainstay of his own team, giving the new team members room to play, and at the cost of 3 dead and 11 wounded, all the pursuers were wiped out.
Winning a hearty battle also shows others the strength of their own team, and it is not a matter of luck to be able to return with a relatively neat attitude.
However, the great battle that took place under the nose of the Arcane Ring did not have the Academy's patrol to come to support, which made everyone smell something extraordinary.
After entering the sky behind the scenes, a group of people unloaded their hearts and collapsed to the ground, only to feel that their souls had returned to their bodies, and they gasped for breath while rejoicing in the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.
Then, they were surprised to find that the square at the exit had been temporarily converted into a camp for wounded soldiers, and all the apprentices who were skilled in healing spells had been temporarily recruited to take care of the wounded.
The wounds of these injured people showed relatively consistent characteristics, basically all of them were torn by fierce beasts, and the wounds were blue and purple, which was a symptom of poisoning, which made the treatment several times more difficult, and also faintly implied that the hell jackals were the main force of the invaders.
Among the wounded, a few calm people were still whispering about what they had seen and heard today, most of them were half-asleep, some were pondering something, some were moaning lowly, and some were screaming in their dreams, and the whole square was filled with a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
After seeing such a large group of people coming in, a woman in a cyan uniform was stunned, and after seeing the leader Mike clearly, she looked him up and down a few times before she was surprised: "Mike, why did you lead such a large team?"
Mike smiled and said, "They were all comrades-in-arms I met on the way back, so I brought them back by the way." What's wrong?Nicole, the situation doesn't look good! This has been turned into a makeshift field hospital?!"
Nicole frowned: "There are many injured people, and there is a serious shortage of medical personnel, so we have to gather everyone together to facilitate care." ”
Mike retracted his smile and asked, "Did the other teams suffer heavy casualties?"
Nicole sighed and said, "It can't be described as just heavy casualties, the academy has gathered the main teachers and students of the three grades, and has dispatched more than 2,000 teams, do you see how many people are coming back now?"
There were less than 200 people! Most of them were wounded teachers, and almost all of their apprentices were wiped out.
If you have time to talk to the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. McKinsey, he will certainly be more than willing to listen to you explain your experience. ”
As she spoke, Nicole looked at the bags of loot behind Mike's back, ruling out the possibility of him being passive and slacking off, Mike could bring back so many people, there must be something special about him.
Mike's brows tightened together, and he said in a deep voice, "It's also possible that some teams choose to spend the night in the wild because of the night!"
"I hope so. Nicole frowned slightly and said, "I hope someone can surprise us tomorrow." Of course, Mike, we have been pleasantly surprised by your appearance, you have brought back more than 40 fighters, which are all valuable resources of the Academy!"
Although Nicole's words were not loud, many of the injured listened to them and turned their faces aside in shame, especially since many of the injured had the identity of the team leader, and all the team members died, leaving him alone, which made people doubt his mentality in the face of danger.
At this moment, another apprentice got into the sky, unlike the embarrassment of others, Wei Ning maintained a leisurely stroll posture, as if he had just returned from his back garden, but when he saw the heavy bag behind him, he knew that he was not lazy, and Wei Ning's "strength" was about to be reassessed.
Nicole stepped forward, and was quite complaining about him wearing a felt hat, to be honest, the hat really didn't match his suit, but Nicole didn't pay attention to Wei Ning's quirks, anyway, the stranger apprentices of the Arcane Ring have it, and his hobby is not a strange thing, at most it is an aesthetic problem.
Nicole laughed and said: "Very good, you are another crystal badge apprentice, you have proved with your actions that you can indeed stand the test of iron and blood, and you are worthy of the quality of this badge!"
The corners of Wei Ning's mouth curved slightly, and he nodded, which was in response to the teacher's approval.
"By the way, what about your team?"
Wei Ning said solemnly: "I was sent out by the team leader teacher to investigate the surrounding situation, and when I heard a few dangers, I found that the team had fallen into the encirclement of the jackals, and the team leader teacher led the students to fight bloodily, and the whole team died honorably except me."
However, we held out together until the last moment, and I used kite tactics on the periphery to destroy all the enemies, which was considered a successful revenge for the team, but unfortunately I couldn't bring back a few more people. ”
Nicole nodded in acquiescence, ignoring Wei Ning's explanation, and said, "You're very good, take a good rest! ”
"I will. ”
Wei Ning and Nicole staggered past and began to wander around, eventually finding Blue Hitomi and Charlie in the crowd, to whom he greeted with a wicked smile and then looked at Charlie with burning eyes.
In contrast, Charlie's condition is far from being so chic and free, in the battle outside the arcane ring, Charlie acted as a free man, supporting the whole field, saving many companions, and expended considerable physical strength and energy.
"Charlie, it's good that you're not dead!" Wei Ning stepped forward happily, but there was a hint of ridicule between his words.
"Yes, disappointed Your Highness!"
The discordant dialogue between the two is particularly noticeable in this heavy environment.
Wei Ning was looking at Charlie, and Charlie was looking at him.
I don't know why, Charlie always feels that today's Weining is different from the previous Weining, but what is the difference, and there is no clue, the tall, short, fat and thin have not changed much, and the demeanor is the same as usual, and even the disgust and hostility hidden under the smile are the same as usual.
Charlie unconsciously switched the field of view of the chip, and suddenly, a pile of data rushed to his face, and the chip compared the data from all over his body with his usual impressions one by one, and immediately compared dozens of differences.
In a nutshell, Wei Ning in front of him has become heavier and slightly larger, but unfortunately his figure is wrapped under magic items, and the infrared scanning function is ineffective for him, and the overall conclusion is that this guy has become stronger!
What did he eat? Why did he suddenly change his stature so dramatically? Then, Charlie noticed a little abnormality under the felt hat on his head.
Two horns bulging out of the top of his head?!
Charlie's heart was shocked, and the expression on his face only stayed on top of his head for a few more seconds.
Charlie has some understanding of Wei Ning's strength, Wei Ning and Peter, the son of the Grand Duke, have the same smell, but their real combat power is not as good as half of the latter, however, Wei Ning was born in a royal family, has a rare treasure, and has first-class life-saving methods.
Charlie wasn't surprised that Wei Ning was able to save his life while the invaders were raging, what he was really surprised by was the loot in Wei Ning's backpack, which was definitely beyond his capabilities.
There are only two possible explanations:
Either Wei Ning's strength has greatly improved in a short period of time, or those things were given by others.
At this time, the two horns on his head became a corroboration, and others may not be able to imagine what happened to Weining, but Charlie, who had communicated with Blutarus, immediately thought of a possibility - he was afraid that he had a deal with the Devil Lord.
"Your hat is really tasteless, it doesn't fit your temperament and identity at all!" Charlie was tempting, and tried to take off the felt hat for him.
Sure enough, Wei Ning leaned back suddenly, his face changed slightly, and he immediately burst into flames: "Charlie, pay attention to your identity!"
Charlie shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Please, everyone is a classmate, don't you bring up your prince identity from time to time, okay?"
Because of the privacy involved, Wei Ning didn't think of a reason to refute for a while, but sneered: "Joke! Is my relationship with you so good? You'd better control your dirty hands, otherwise, I will think this is a provocation to me, beware of me looking for a duel!"
"If this can stimulate His Highness to find me to duel, I would like to try!" Charlie said-for-tat, not backing down.
Wei Ning glared at him fiercely and said, "You seem to have forgotten your origin, the Pavel family is still under the control of the thousand-year-old empire, aren't you afraid that your actions will bring ruin to the family?"
If so? I would like to thank you.
Charlie teased himself, but said in his mouth: "Wait until you become His Majesty the King, and then tell me this sentence!"
Hum!
Wei Ning gritted his teeth, and his snort spurted a burning breath, which actually smelled of sulfur.
Charlie was secretly awe-inspired, and it was precisely because he had seen the power of the devil that he knew the horror of this deal, and he vaguely felt that Wei Ning would be his mortal enemy.
For a while, Charlie couldn't help but have an impulse in his mind, should he expose his horns?!
But in this case, Charlie is bound to expose his dialogue with Blutarus, and then implicate the power of his bloodline, and once the power of bloodline enters the eyes of the academy's higher-ups, he may discover his legendary talent magic furnace along the way.
At that point, the problem will be big!
A group of old men who spied into the realm of legends found such a thing, will they be possessive at all costs?!
Thinking of this, Charlie could only keep this secret for Wei Ning, and pretended not to know, and his heart was quite depressed.