The Princess Merry sailed north quickly with the help of strong winds, and the surrounding fog gradually faded, and finally, the white moon and clear stars reappeared in everyone's field of vision. 2.8.Chinese.Text.Net

The captain looked around and took out the route map and calculated it. "We've been driving about thirty miles in the fog, and we should be out of the Black Swamp by now. ”

Fern looked around the terrain on both sides of the bank, and instead of scattered trees and patches of grass, there were low mounds. The mounds were large and small, the large ones resembled a hill, the small ones resembled a makeshift mound of dirt slopes, and they were all covered with human-height shrubs and weeds. "This is supposed to be the Tarentala Hills. ”

"That's right, I didn't expect you kid to know quite a lot of places. "After the battle just now, the captain's attitude towards Fern and his party has obviously improved a lot.

Fern ignored him, his wounds, though simply treated, still painful, reminded the mercenary of the herald's ointment in the swamp and the melting of Bessie's eyes.

At this moment, Ness suddenly couldn't hold it anymore and fell to the deck with a crooked body. Fern hurriedly ran over to help her up, and asked eagerly, "What's the matter, Ness, are you too tired?"

Ness nodded weakly, she didn't even have the strength to speak.

Rui immediately walked up to the two of them, crouched down, and held Ness's temples with both hands, but after a few seconds, when she took her hands, Ness seemed to have recovered a lot, and was able to stand up on her own.

"You need to get some rest, the magic just now consumed too much mental energy. Rui sighed and continued, "Using more magic than your body can handle without considering the consequences will sooner or later lead to you being consumed by magic. ”

"I know......" Ness sat down the stairs beside the rudder, helped by Ferne. "However, I had no choice. ”

Rui leaned against the edge of the boat and looked at Ness, and was silent for a moment before continuing, "But it's not easy for you to use another element to attack at the same time when you were channeling that level of strong wind. ”

"I just wanted to help Fern, very much. Ness looked up and looked at Rui seriously. "I know if I can't cast this water jet at the same time, then Fern ...... It's dead. ”

"You also cast that fireball in Sheepfold Village, why did you just use the water jet? The fireball is much more effective than the water jet. Fern asked, confused.

"On water, the fire elemental is much weaker than on land, and even if I cast a fireball, the power is much less diminished, and ......," Ness looked at Fern, "and you're too close to those dead bodies, I'm afraid I'll hurt you by mistake." 2.8.Chinese-Text.Net"

Stan on the side listened in a fog as he wiped the blood from his sword and couldn't help but ask, "To be honest, I have no idea what you're talking about magic, and if you can, ask the two mages to explain." ”

"That's normal, knight. Rui looked at Stan with no extra expression on his face, "Actually, there are only a handful of people who can fully understand this magical knowledge other than mages, so let's listen to the good apprentices of the mage tower." When the words Mage Tower were spoken, Rui's tone was full of contempt.

Nessy was accustomed to Ray's tone, and she gathered her thoughts and began to speak. "Wallis's magic can be divided into several categories, elemental magic that manipulates the elements of nature, dark magic that uses various shadows and the darkness of the human heart as the source of mana, that is, the shadow magic used by Rui. Speaking of this, Niss and Rui Niss glanced at each other, and then continued, "In contrast to dark magic, there is light magic, which is a kind of magic that uses all the things of light in the world to channel spells, and finally ......" Ness paused, her gaze swept over the other three. "There is also a forbidden magic, and mages who use this magic will be permanently removed from the mage tower and will be wanted, and all mages can hunt and kill them. ”

"What kind of magic is this that would be so unpopular with other mages?" Stan interrupted Ness, unconsciously interrupting Ness.

"This kind of magic is called evil magic, and it is characterized by the control of dead bodies and all kinds of things related to death. Ness replied.

"So those dead bodies just now...... Is there an evil mage controlling them?" Stan asked as he stood his broadsword on the deck, his hands pressed to the end of the hilt, and his expression grim.

"Yes, there must be an evil mage around here. Ness gripped her wand as if another great battle was just around the corner.

"So we're not out of danger yet?" Stan stands straight, like a statue. "But this is just right, the evil mage who dares to blaspheme the deceased, I must correct him. ”

Rui sneered on the side, "Now that the other party is in the dark and we are in the light, it is not easy for your idea to be realized." ”

Hearing Rui pick up the topic, Fern remembered the magic that Rui had used on the corpses just now. "Rui, what was the black mist you just cast on those dead corpses, and how did their bodies melt?"

"It's not that they're melting, these bodies are still there, but they're not on the same plane anymore. Rui raised his right hand, palm up, and said something in his mouth, and a black mist gradually formed on the palm of his hand. "This black mist will consume its target, trying to pull them into the shadow plane, where there will be no light all day long. After saying that, Rui's right hand was clenched into a fist, and the black mist disappeared immediately.

Fern shuddered. "I don't think your magic is worse than that of the evil mage, why isn't you wanted by the mage tower. ”

Rui stared at the mercenary fiercely. "What do you know? Do you think I wanted to learn dark magic myself?"

Fern, who didn't know what was going on, was taken aback by Rui's reaction, and didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Ness relieved Fern, "In the final analysis, dark magic only uses objectively existing things, and does not violate the laws of nature, so it is not taboo. Ness nodded and continued, "It's just that the effect of this magic is too powerful and will have a negative impact on the caster, so the ** masters try their best to prevent the mages from studying dark magic, and it is difficult for ordinary mages to access it, but it is limited to it, if some mages have a way to learn dark magic, ** masters will turn a blind eye." ”

Fern wanted to ask what the negative side meant, but seeing that Rui's face was not good-looking, he decided not to ask and asked something else. "So since Ness's mental strength still needs to be restored, can you help me and Stan heal the wound, this injury is really unbearable. ”

Rui's eyes looked into the distance, but he still replied to Fern, "I can only relieve the mental pain, it is the limitation of shadow magic, and the only way to heal the external injuries is to rely on Niss." ”

Stan seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't hide the excitement on his face, "Is that okay?" Ray will help Ness recover her mental strength first, and then Ness will help us heal." ”

Even Rui couldn't help but laugh. "Stan, the god of magic should be thankful for coming up with such a good idea. He looked at Stan's puzzled expression and even laughed, "The caster always consumes a lot more mental energy than the receiver, so it's not feasible." ”

Stan is frustrated, but doesn't show much of it, and still stands with a serious expression.

Still Fern cut to the chase, rubbing the pain on his body while expressing his concerns, "Since the evil mage hasn't been solved yet, with our current state, what are the chances of winning if we encounter him?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Ryan replied after a moment's consideration.

"Of course!" said Fern word for word.

"We don't have any chance of winning. Even when he said such an answer, Rui's tone was still calm and cold.

"How did you come to this conclusion?" Fern stood up, grinning at the pain.

"Being able to control so many dead corpses from a distance is not something that an ordinary mage can do, and his strength must be higher than that of Ness and me. Rui narrowed her eyes, as if this opponent had also caused her a lot of pressure.

"In that case, he could have just stepped in and killed us, so why bother?" asked Fern as he walked over to Rui and stared into Rui's eyes.

Rui turned his head away from the mercenary's gaze. "Maybe he doesn't want us to know who he is, and if he doesn't get rid of us in person, then his identity is exposed, and he doesn't want to take the risk. ”

Fern smirked. "It's a mage again, and you don't want to reveal your identity, can you think of anything?"

"We have people here who know this mage. Stan looks at Ness and Rui.

Rui's expression didn't change at all, "Maybe I can recognize him, although I've been away from the Mage Tower for a long time, it's still a little bit ......"

"I'm more worried about Ness recognizing him than you, Rui. Fern looked at Ness sympathetically, and the girl in front of her certainly couldn't accept this fact.

"No, it's impossible, there won't be an evil mage in the Mage Tower!" Ness raised her head and stared at Fern angrily, her face flushed with excitement, "You don't know the Mage Tower, Fern, even if it's you, I won't allow you to slander the Mage Tower indiscriminately!"

Fern gestured with both hands for Ness to calm down. "Well, Ness, I'm just speculating, it's my job to protect you, so I'm going to consider all the possibilities in order to see the move. ”

Ness didn't say anything more, but looked down at the deck, her shoulders shaking, tears streaming from her eyes and dripping onto the deck. Fern walked over and gently touched her head, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to Ness, and her long-standing faith was once again questioned.

Stan continues to discuss the mage with Rui, "So, we should be safe for now?" Stan retracts his sword into its scabbard.

"Yes, I'm sure he'll not be able to organize a horde of dead bodies like the one for a while, and he'll not show up on his own. Ryla tightened her cloak, it was early morning, and the air was filled with icy moisture. "But when he attacks us again, we will be more dangerous. ”

Stan's expression was serious, his right fist clenched into his chest, "No matter what, I swear I must bring him to justice, if nothing else, for the desecration of so many lives for him." ”

Rui looked ahead, and the white river at night was pitch black, like a dark shadow. She thought back to the time when she had studied elemental magic, when she was an ignorant little girl, and now, she was a mage who manipulated the terrifying dark magic. And Ness, as she used to be.