Chapter 13: The Suspect (Part 3)
Inside a natural dwelling.
Martha saw that Jurisian, Felipe and other magicians had returned under the leadership of Elrestine, so she said coldly and sharply: "I don't know what else I can say, if you suspect that I have a problem, please report to Her Majesty the Empress and the Great Elder, and they will decide whether to arrest and interrogate me, but before that, please stay away from me, the stench of your soul makes me sick!"
Felipe and Jurisian didn't seem to hear Martha's radical words, and calmly set their eyes on Ellersteen.
Ellestin took two deep breaths, plucked up her courage, and said with a not very good face: "Lady Martha, the magicians think that you are suspicious, so they hope to be able to search your hut and the tree bag on your body......"
"What? they think I'm suspicious, so they're going to search?" Martha interrupted Ellerstine's words, asking sharply in disbelief, the exact opposite of what she had meant before, and the shock was filled with volcanic rage.
The elves who had been taught by her could hardly contain their surprise, and at the same time, the accumulated revulsion and disgust made them empathize with it, as if a similar anger had arisen from it.
Ellerstine hastened to add: "Mother has agreed to their request. ”
"What?" Martha took a step back, and the elf next to her froze her expression, Her Majesty the Empress agreed to the unreasonable demands of the humans?
After saying this, Ellestine finally let go of the package in her heart, and her expression became smooth: "Lady Martha, I hope you can understand that the elven tree is the foundation of our survival, and every elf wants to find the reason why it is polluted as soon as possible. Let it go back to normal, in the process. There will definitely be wrong judgments and directions, and this is inevitable. If any of the elves has been wronged by this. I apologize first, but I will not stop the progress of the investigation, if this place cannot be searched, if the person cannot be asked, it will be difficult to go deeper. ”
She took the responsibility of the matter completely on the elven royal family, on herself, without mentioning a word about magicians and humans, and her tone was soft, but sonorous. The demeanor of the superior is fully displayed.
This period of experience has given her the most enriching training since she was born.
The elves who were learning to dance next to them all nodded slightly, no matter what, the elf tree was the first priority, although they and the others had resentment and resentment in their hearts, but preventing this investigation was tantamount to joking with their own life and death!
Their gaze at the magicians such as Heidi, Annick, and Afrith grew even more resentful and hateful, as if they blamed them for all their grievances.
The dark blue skin on Martha's face made it difficult to see the change in her complexion, and after nearly a minute, just when everyone thought she had acquiesced to the search. She suddenly spoke: "I don't accept such slander, Her Majesty the Empress must have been deceived by these filthy human magicians!"
"This is an attack on my character and heart, and I will not retreat!"
Her resolute opposition surprised the other elves, who believed in their innocence. It was not too late to protest to Her Majesty the Empress, the Grand Elder, and Her Royal Highness the Princess when nothing could be found, and now such a fierce performance made people suspect that there was something wrong with her, and this was not a good time to be able to stir up emotions and tempers.
"Lady Martha. If you're worried that magicians are falsifying evidence to slander you, we can oversee the whole process. I believe that the magic that nature has given us is definitely no worse than magic. A female elf opened her mouth to explain, believing that Martha had refused to search because of such fears.
The other male elves were also cooperatively relieved, "Even if they falsify evidence." It's also easy and simple to prove that you're immaculate, as it's about the contamination of the elven tree, and it's clear if the dark spots have been visibly removed. ”
Heidi glanced at Annick and nodded to Yurisian, confirming each other's opinions, Martha did have a problem, but she was too obvious, right?
In the face of the persuasion of the surrounding elves, Martha seemed to ease up a little, and said coldly: "You go in and search, if you don't find a clue, I don't accept your apology, I just hope that you can leave the forest in shame." ”
Felipe put his hands in his pockets, his tall and thin figure did not shake in the slightest, and walked towards the treehouse, step by step, the air in front of him seemed to turn into a staircase, allowing him to go directly to the tree, and the elves followed, afraid that he would concoct evidence against Martha.
Yurisian, Heidi, and Annick had no idea of provoking the elves, and together with Ellerstin and Martha, they flew in in a decent manner.
The treehouse was small but neat and clean, filled with the fragrance of trees and flowers, and in addition to books, musical instruments, and picture albums, Martha's room contained only a simple leaf hammock and some trinkets made of withered petals, odd-shaped stones, and fallen leaves.
Annick and other magicians were assigned by Yurisian to use their magic to search every corner of the two treehouses, among them, the crystal dragon Afrith was the most active, shuttling between the elves like a puppy, looking around with blazing eyes, as if to keep those shiny items firmly in his mind, never forget, it stretched out its claws from time to time to pick them up and "check", and was unwilling to put them down for a long time.
At this time, Felipe took out a notebook from the book and flipped through it.
"These are notes on music and dance, can you read it?" said Martha, who was not in a good mood, with a stinging voice.
Felipe heard the elven word music, his right hand trembled slightly, and then said indifferently: "Don't worry, my artistic cells are not as few as you think." ”
"Really, do you use the corpse's thigh bone as a recorder, or do you use ribs for the lyre?" Martha sarcastically said. In yesterday's communication with some elves, Felipe did not hide his identity as a necromancer.
Felipe turned a deaf ear to Martha's taunts and continued reading, and after a long time, Jurisian, Annick, Heidi, and Afrith ended their search of other places, shaking their heads one after another, saying that they had no gain.
Felipe's head was raised, and there was no expression on his sickly face: "Lady Martha, I just want to ask a little. When you record the 'Dance of Vengeance', you will accompany every movement with a passage proclaiming the hatred of nature and the abomination of man. It seems like a must for specific steps and ritual language?"
Hearing Felipe's words, Yurisian, Heidi and the others all lit up. Sensing something, but quickly frowning slightly, it seemed that it was too easy to feel too relaxed.
Martha explained with a bad expression, "This is to explain the essentials of each movement, and what does this have to do with the ritual?"
"If it's essential, at the level of your dancer, you just need to write down the corresponding emotions, and you don't need to make it like a speech and an oath. Felipe didn't see a hint of joy.
The elf next to him was just about to defend Martha, when Felipe suddenly took out a book: "This is a special ritual to summon demons, you can take a look." See if it's similar. ”
Ellerstin looked over and saw a few obvious words on it: "Viken's Special Summoning Ritual".
"Hmph, I've been prepared for a long time. Martha looked sideways out of the room, scoffing at the book.
The other elves took the "Special Summoning Ritual" in confusion and began to circulate it.
As they had read a few pages, Martha suddenly took a step back to the edge of the treehouse, and then threw the wooden staff in her hand, growing rapidly. Transformed into a two-meter-tall dark green monster.
At the same time, black and oppressive insects suddenly appeared around her, each shining with a mysterious transcendent light, and flew towards Felipe, Jurisian, Ellersteen, and Afrith like a dark cloud.
"Insect infest". The druid's seventh-level magic is composed of many magical creatures that can cause itching, paralysis, and mental distraction, once the mage is haunted by these worms. Spell casting will be interrupted frequently, even if the spell is already engraved in the soul. The success rate is also reduced to a frightening level, making it a great weapon for druids to deal with spellcasters.
The other elves were dumbfounded. felt that the attack was sudden, but Yurisian and the others had already prepared.
Afrith muttered in his heart, "I'm not a frog, I don't eat bugs", and at the same time raised his head and roared, the coercion from the top creatures emanated, causing the insects in the sky to freeze slightly.
Then, a dark shadow descended near the treehouse, and everything was faintly distorted.
Under the effect of this powerful magnetic field, the magic insects that were still made of matter were sucked away.
Martha flew backwards, and all the trees around her came to life, and the treemen several meters tall waved their pale green branches, surrounding the treehouse from all sides.
"You slander me, I'm going to Lord Ferragander for help!" she said deliberately aloud.
Felipe still had his hands in his pockets, and a deep black air appeared around him, surging towards him like a ripple of water.
As soon as the dark green monster that the cane turned into came into contact with the water wave, it lost its surface luster, and seemed to be much darker, and all the tree people who rushed over collapsed to the ground, as if they had no strength.
Necromancy's seven-ring range magic, Wave of Depletion!
Felipe's magicians such as Jurisian, Heidi, and Annick were not affected because the black qi took the initiative to get out of the way, which shows that his control over this seven-ring magic has reached an astonishing level, and for ordinary high-level magicians, the wave of depletion is no match for me.
Heidi said to Annick through a telepathic connection: "Hurry up and use the ritual of preparing the slurry, you can't let Martha escape!"
She didn't have the financial resources to afford that kind of ceremony, but Annick had a lot of money, so she made one for him.
............
The town of the Nameless.
There seemed to be a powerful power source in the shadows, and the electric light visible to the naked eye kept emitting in all directions, and the sound of Zizzi was terrifying.
Mason the "Blue Dragon" found that his vision was beginning to blur, and he knew that he had reached his limit and could only be supported by will.
Suddenly, the gentle sunlight shone on him, making him relax and the electric light disappeared.
"Who?" asked Mason hoarsely.
A kind and kind voice sounded: "I am Atlante of the Magic Council, rest assured, with me, no one can hurt you." ”
Mason truly relaxed, and his whole body returned to his original state.
Half an hour later, in the sky above the Nameless Town, Atlante said to Lanhill, Selindale, and Lodell: "It can be confirmed that Matvey and the others and several high-ranking elves are involved in this matter, trying to take advantage of the situation in the Nameless Town, and use the number of high-level powerhouses comparable to the 'Earth Heaven' ritual to summon the real Demon Abomination Ghost to descend, but unfortunately they all blew themselves up and died under the inspiration of the devil's projection, so we don't know who is behind the scenes." ”
"Locking down the town of the Nameless is a proposal from Ferragand. Lanhill said with a gloomy face.
Selinda also nodded slightly: "Those elves are all naturally hateful, and they have a lot to do with Matvey and others. ”
Lodell was shocked and said, "Could it be that it is really Ferragond, but what is he for?"
"He's the leader of the Nature Hateful faction, and that's probably the reason!No, whether he's suspicious or not, I'll have to return to the natural dwelling at once, lest anything go wrong!" Lanhill said in a hurried tone, "I'll leave it to you here." ”
Atlante also closed his eyes: "I also return to my natural abode, and I can't put Yurisian and them in danger." ”
The Elven Empress is doing her best to suppress the pollution of the Elven Tree, and there is no problem in dealing with ordinary Elves, but when facing the "Avenger of Nature" Ferragond, she may not be able to use one-tenth of her strength.
"Alright, let's guard the gap and wait for the return of the Grand Elder and Mr. Evans. Lodell readily agreed.
Neither he nor Selindae are elves, and it's really not good to be rashly mixed into elves, so I'm happy to stay here.
............
Felipe raised his right hand, and a transparent ghost suddenly stood out behind Martha, its lower body was empty, and the upper half of its body was draped in black robes, constantly shuttling between the main material world and the necromantic world, dragging Martha with all kinds of necromantic magic.
This is a new type of "Awakening Necromancy" spell developed by the "Pale Hand" for many years of research in the necromantic world, which can summon a ghost similar to the Voidwalker - it can travel between the two realms, it is difficult to lock and kill, and it is very difficult to entangle and very powerful.
Martha didn't check for a while, trapped by this high-level ghost, and Yurisian had an extra ruby in his hand that made Afrith's eyes shine, and then a pure bright ray shot out, so fast that it didn't give anyone a chance to react.
The ray hits Martha directly, cancelling out her defensive magic spell.
Annick quickly prepared for the ritual of summoning the half-plane with pre-set gestures, while Heidi patiently waited for the opportunity to intervene in the battle, when she saw Felipe's right hand raised again, and the wrist was directly broken, flying out of the coffin, grabbing Martha's face in one fell swoop.
Then, countless strange blood vessels grew on top of the severed palm, trapping Martha firmly.
Just as Martha was about to fight to the death, an angry voice rang out in the sky: "Damn humans, how dare you provoke a battle in the 'natural abode'?"
"Sir Ferragond, they slander me for summoning the devil!" Martha cried out in sorrow, ceasing her resistance. (To be continued......)
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