Chapter 42: Danger (4)
For a mage apprentice, using magic is a very difficult thing to do. www.biquge.info Even if it is just a common level 0 magic with an effect that is basically equal to nothing, the necessary casting materials such as adjusting the frequency of mental power, gestures and spells, and even some more off-the-beaten-path magic make this process very troublesome, and even if you try to achieve all the conditions, there may be some small omissions, and even if you fail to cast spells for completely inexplicable reasons.
It is very rare for a talent or freak like Brunei to be basically proficient in all these troublesome processes before becoming a mage, and even to master a considerable number of supermagic techniques.
Moreover, even Brunei, who is exceptionally good at the level of a mage's apprentice, is unlikely to expect him to use magic to make any real changes in an emergency. As you can see from the previous confrontation with Shangqiang and the two gangsters, even when the system is constantly open, Brunei still needs to rely on the negligence and fear of the other party to win.
To put it simply, in that case, even if Brunei didn't use the fireball technique, but suddenly pulled out a machete and killed all sides, the result might not have changed, and even, it could be argued, it would probably be better.
All in all, we are not reacting what happened back then, but telling Brunei's own thoughts. As a result of this thinking, he decided not to use any magic for the time being.
This is indeed the right choice, even if it is the level 0 Buff magic that he commonly uses and has no effect, there will inevitably be sound and light effects when using it, which will directly expose his location, and there is no doubt that it will not be able to achieve the current effect.
The suspected bandit leader felt a burning gaze burning the back of his head, and when he turned his head, he was greeted by an inhuman smile that reached the root of his ear at the corner of his mouth, a monster that did not look like a human, as if he was going to swallow him alive, and every tooth was shining in the dark. And this horrible and gloomy face is constantly enlarging in front of him-
A pair of muscular hands reached out from under the table, wrapped their arms around the leader's neck, and slammed his head to the ground. In all fairness, such a picture is still very shocking from the perspective of a sudden attack, and it can be put into a spicy chicken horror movie focusing on falling in love as the only highlight scene worth watching in the whole movie.
It is no wonder that the more than a dozen unorganized and undisciplined magic attendants in the room who acted like bandits failed to react in the first place. "Boom-" It was a bit ridiculous, and the leader's head that had been smashed to the floor made a sound like a collision of wood. Immediately after, "Knock-" "Knock-" "Knock-", the movement of those arms did not stop.
However, the continuous impact did not seem to be as great as expected, at least, the leader still maintained a considerable degree of consciousness, raised his hands, pressed the edge of the table above his head, seized the opportunity of the arms to lift the leader's head up, and with a sharp press, the leader flipped backwards. He was accompanied by a tall, but apparently emaciated boy, with arms wrapped around the leader's neck, a look of surprise on his face.
"The one on his face, isn't it—" A well-behaved man suddenly let out an exclamation, but was interrupted in the middle of his sentence, stared, and threw himself forward to the ground. Behind him, the bald brow was furrowed tightly, and the stool on his left hand with blood stains visible at the corners showed that he was the culprit of the man's fall.
Brunei let go of the suspected bandit leader and gasped to his feet. The surprise attack just now seemed to have had a considerable effect, and after making a final struggle, the suspected bandit leader lay on the ground, motionless, as if he was unconscious. Brunei stared at him for a while, smiled, took out a dagger that was neither long nor short, and deliberately showed a cold sneer, and looked at the group of magic attendants who had not yet been able to react, as if unintentionally, and exposed the backs of both hands forward.
“...... He's not an adventurer!" Someone quickly reacted, pointing at Brunei and shouting, "He doesn't have a magic emblem!"
At this moment, Brunei sneered, and a dim green light flashed on his body: "Do you really think so?"
"He's a mage!" the man reacted faster this time than last time, and cried out in horror, "It's Your Excellency Mage!"
This sentence was like a bomb thrown into the water, and it quickly stirred up stormy waves in the crowd. A dozen people were obviously just facing the two of them, but it seemed to be facing a man-eating tiger, and the expression on their faces was not so much fear as despair.
One of the people said as if to comfort himself in horror, "Even if it's Your Excellency Mage, it's just an apprentice mage, right? Otherwise, Your Excellency Kailan wouldn't have sent us here to die, would he?"
As he spoke, his companions had already rushed to the door, pushing and shoving the door that had opened inwards and facing outward, and among the group of people who had basically lost their minds, there was one who was relatively sober, or someone who had a better relationship with the person who was comforting himself, and said to him mockingly: "Even if it is a mage apprentice, it is also a mage!"
[Level 1 spell creates mist, which works wonders in a narrow enclosed space, consuming 6 MP points, plus the increased strength and faster reaction you have just used to scare yourself, your MP status is: 0/8.] 】
Thanks to the panicked performance of these people, Brunei left enough time and room to spare, and after calming down, he ended the chanting time that lasted about 5 seconds, and successfully used a spell that was as off-the-top as the "Mirror Making" he once used.
Guided by the spiritual power of his water attribute, the water molecules condensed into tiny water droplets in the air, and because the space in the wooden house was limited, the gaps in the doors and the holes in place of the windows were almost negligible, and the water droplets quickly reached a considerable density in the house.
It was not a white patch, but a dull yellow fog in a wooden house lit entirely by an oil lamp.
The attendants didn't realize the anomaly until their vision was obstructed, but that only intensified their fear, and in the midst of the confusion, the dim yellow finally spread all over their vision. Finally someone drove the original panic out of his spirit, let out a cry like laughing, and roared: "What are you doing stupidly! Come back, this door is open in!"
Hearing their words, Brunei finally settled down. The fears of these men were by no means disguised, and unlike the uninformed gangsters, they were magical acolytes who always had to follow the mage, and no one knew better than them the gap between the mage and the common man—and they had even exaggerated it, it should be said.
It's not their fault, but, after all, it's a mistake.
"If you make a mistake, you pay a price. Brunei's deep voice sounded, different from the poor child who said this with hatred in the past, but now his voice was a little more terrifying and bantering.
"Who, don't squeeze me—woo!" his words were like a signal, and a series of screams soon rang out.
It didn't take long for the originally noisy wooden house to suddenly become as quiet as a cemetery.
“...... It's great that you understand what I mean, thank you. Brunei finally sat down on the ground as if he had relaxed.
In the orange-yellow mist, I didn't know where the bald head was, but I heard his somewhat hoarse voice: "No, it's nothing." I never imagined it would be like this, and if I really want to say it, it's thanks to you. ”
Brunei was silent for a while, and finally said, "...... Sorry, I'll explain it to you later. If, then, we were all alive. ”
"I didn't mean that. I mean, I can't think of blocking their view with mist, crushing their courage, and creating an opportunity for me, who knows how to 'perceive creatures'......" The bald hair let out a burst of laughter that was not hearty, but could only be heard tiredly, "But, since you said that, you must explain it to me." ”
"Ah, of course, I-" Brunei was as he spoke, when he suddenly felt a surge of air, and the surrounding fog clearly rushed in one direction, "Wait, the door is open?!"
At this time, Brunei realized in hindsight that the suspected bandit leader who should have been lying at his feet had disappeared from the beginning.
"Lord Kailan! they are a dangerous mob, dare to defy your majesty and kill your magical squires!"
The man's voice sounded outside the door, different from the calm and majestic state in the house, flustered and flattering.
"I know!" said a woman, gritting her teeth, also very close to the door, "that despicable clown! How dare you slaughter my attendants! Stand down, and I will show you how miserable the death of those who dare to offend me!"