In front of him was a flat plain of hard soil, and the mercenaries running at the front were about five hundred yards ahead, and in the further front, a wide river could be seen blocking the way, and not far from the river, there was a large wooded area. 2.8.Chinese.Text.Net

"Looks like we have to cross that river, the knights of Doyle can't cross it, only the scouts can, and we should be able to fight the scouts in the woods ahead. Stan sees a glimmer of hope and excitedly talks to Fern.

"I hope so. Fern wasn't so optimistic, "It seems like it's too easy." ”

"I think so too, it went so well. Rui looked around uneasily, but nothing of note was there.

Ness lay on Fern's back, tears dried, and she looked up at the river ahead, and frowned. "I'm afraid you're right, the water elemental in the river is restless, and I can feel that someone has cast a spell on the river. ”

"Holy!" Fern cursed.

Immediately, Ness's suspicion was confirmed, and the mercenaries at the front had run to the river, but instead of crossing the river, they were at a loss for what to do by the river.

After a while, Fern and the others also ran to the river, only to see that the river in the river was extremely turbulent, and whirlpools had formed in some places. Two daring mercenaries jumped directly into the river, and were immediately swept into the water by the river, and were swept away by the torrent without even a few struggles. The mercenaries on the shore shouted the names of their companions while chasing them to rescue them, but the rapids were too fast, and after only a few steps, the two mercenaries were gone.

Fern lowered Ness, and the mage raised his hands and tried to cast a spell to calm the rushing river. After a few attempts, Ness shook her head helplessly. "No, the mana of the mage who manipulates this river is too strong, it's not something I can compete with, it must be a very high-level ** master. ”

The mercenaries cursed as Miles looked down the river. "We had to keep running to one side and see if there was another way out. ”

"Yes, we can't stop, Dias will catch up with us in no time. Quentin beckoned to the other mercenaries and told them all to continue their breakthrough to the right.

Suddenly, a powerful column of water rose from the rushing river and rushed violently in front of the mercenaries, forcing the mercenaries to retreat. An old man's voice came from the other side of the river, "Don't waste your efforts, you can't escape." ”

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and on the other side of the river, the figure of an old man gradually appeared. The old man was dressed in a mage robe, his hair and beard were gray, and there was no fierce look on his calm face.

"Are you...... A mage from the Mage Tower?" Ness stepped forward excitedly, as if she had seen a savior.

"Yes, I didn't expect to meet people from the Mage Tower here. The old mage gave Ness a faint look, but didn't say anything.

"Well, let us go, then, Doyle's army is chasing us after us, if they catch up......" Ness explained anxiously to the old mage.

The old mage interrupted Ness with a wave of his hand. "Actually, I came here to stop you from escaping, and it was Dias who asked me for help. ”

"What!" Ness was almost speechless in shock, "Why? Dias would kill everyone!"

"Sometimes sacrifice is inevitable, and if it can be exchanged for the lives of most people, then those who sacrifice should also be honored. The old mage's tone was still flat, without the slightest fluctuation.

"Is this the logic of the Mage Tower? Are you just at the mercy of innocent people like this?" Rui also excitedly challenged the old mage.

The old mage looked at Rui slightly. "Oh, another mage?" he then stroked his gray beard and looked at Rui for a moment, "Shadow magic, who is your mentor?"

Rui's eyes widened in surprise with a look of disbelief. "Who are you, and how do you know Moses?"

"Hehe, sure enough, it's him. The old mage's expression finally changed, and the wrinkles on his face were even more pronounced by laughter. "I'm an old friend of Moses, my name is Hol, but it doesn't matter anymore, because you'll be dead soon, if it's the two of you......, of course," the old mage seemed to hesitate, and he shook his head to himself. "If you two are willing to come with me now, I will guarantee your safety, Dias will not hurt you, after all, you are the descendants of the Mage Tower. ”

"What about the others, please save everyone here!" Ness shouted at Holl.

"That can't be!" retorted Haul sternly, "if you are still obsessed, you will have to die here with them, how worthless it is." ”

"There's no need to talk to him. Rui said angrily, and then the wand was raised, and he quickly chanted a spell in his mouth, and as the wand was swung, two black balls of light flew out of Rui's back and crashed towards Hore.

"Hmph. Hall's body didn't even move, only his lips moved slightly, and the black ball of light was ten yards away from him, and it was scattered as if it had hit a transparent wall.

Rui was still unwilling, raised her wand again, her eyes became extremely fierce, her whole body exuded a dark aura, and after reciting a very complex spell, her raised hands slowly began to press down on Hor. I saw that on the top of Hoel's head, a black magic cover had been formed, and at this time, Holl was gradually enveloping it.

"Dark Devourer? It's not easy to cast this magic at such a young age. Hor didn't panic, he slowly raised his hands, and his palms gradually began to glow with golden light.

"He's going to cast light magic!" Seeing this, Niss immediately began to raise her hands and start casting spells to support Rui's attack.

Two swirling columns of water strung up from the river and swirled toward Hor. The shadow shield above his head and the column of water in front of him attacked Holl at the same time, and everyone watched with bated breath as the mages competed in front of them.

Suddenly, a strong light spread out from Hore's hand in all directions, instantly piercing Rui's shadow magic cover, and the magic cover shattered around Holl piece by piece like a broken black crystal. And Ness's water column was also pierced by this golden light, dissipating in front of Hor, and scattered weakly on the ground.

"How so?" Ness couldn't believe what she was seeing. "How can light magic resist elemental magic?"

"You're still a little young, but you're pretty good. Holl straightened his clothes, and the spell he had just cast finally forced him to strike. "When the light magic is cultivated to a certain level, you can materialize the light, and the one just now is the light spine technique and the light shield technique, which is similar to the dark devouring technique cast by the shadow mage. ”

Ness and Rui continued to chant the incantation, still unwilling to give up hope.

Hor sighed and shook his head a little regretfully, then he raised his right hand, and a fireball quickly formed in his hand, while Ness and Rui's magic was still being cast. With a slight swing of his right hand, the fireball slammed into the mages like mages.

Ness and Rui immediately stopped the magic they were about to cast, hastily raised their hands, and formed a magic shield in front of them. The fireballs slammed into the magic shield, scattering sparks everywhere, and the mercenaries slapped each other's sparks in embarrassment.

The fireball was finally neutralized by the magic shield, and Hore's mana was too strong, and a fireball forced Ness and Rui to use all their strength to resist, and Niss was almost unable to stand still, and Rui was panting hard, and she was no longer able to attack Hore.

"Are you running out of energy? I don't think it's so fast. Howl's right hand flipped up again, and a fireball larger than before struck the mages again.

"Damn!" Ness and Rui struggled to raise their hands, and the two of them used their last strength to cast their shield magic again.

This time the collision was even more violent, and the long hair and clothes of the mages were blown up by the air currents created by the impact. Ness was in pain, every second was torment, she didn't expect it to last so long. After almost using up all of his mental power, he finally completely neutralized the fireball.

Ness fell to her knees, her hands struggling to support the ground, and she no longer had the strength to stand up. Rui wasn't much better, and she was on her knees at the same time, but still struggling to get up.

"Ness!Ray!" Fern and Stan immediately ran nervously to help the two mages.

"Almost, your mental power has dried up, and you can no longer form a threat. Holl had no intention of stopping his attack and continued to raise his right hand. "Now, then, let me send you on your way, for it will be less painful than being killed by Dias. ”

The fireball flew towards the mage kneeling on the ground again, and the scorching breath was getting closer and closer, and the heat wave forced Niss and Rui to barely open their eyes, and in the blink of an eye, they were already in front of them.

Ness closed her eyes and prayed silently in her heart, and in an instant, scenes from the past flashed through her mind. "Is it going to end?...... Father, I'm sorry. Fern, I'm sorry. Everyone, I'm sorry ......."