"What?!" Jude didn't react, and in a hurry, the hunter's instinct made him subconsciously retreat to dodge, but he almost fell off his foot when he didn't step on it, "What are you doing?!"

The guard didn't intend to answer the boy's question, he tightened his grip on his weapon and drew closer, swinging his sword again.

Barely dodging sideways, Jude finally reacted - this guy wanted to kill himself!

Cold sweat trickled down the back of his neck, and in a panic, the young man retreated in a messy manner.

Why? I didn't know him, so why did the guard attack him?

Jude couldn't understand, there was no one to answer his questions, and in his hurry, he didn't have time to continue thinking.

Although the hall is extremely spacious and has a wide space to retreat, he may not be lucky enough to dodge attacks all the time.

At the critical moment, Jude found that his mind was surprisingly sharp and clear.

We must find a way out of the current predicament.

Suddenly, he felt the hunting bow behind him.

Since the boy was not particularly strong, Uncle Ken had the carpenter Grandpa Heinriden build this small short bow for him. Although it was still a bit of a struggle to use at first, Jude has become familiar with it over the years. It's just that he never thought of hurting people with this bow before.

But today it was different, the man was neither Aunt Helen nor Uncle Hanks, he wanted to kill himself, like an enraged boar!

The other party pressed up again, and there was no time to think about it, Jude made up his mind, and suddenly jumped backwards with all his strength, and took out the short bow behind him as he landed.

The moment he held the bow, the familiar feeling suddenly returned to the young man's body, and in the blink of an eye, the indigo hall around him seemed to disappear. In its place was a vast green forest, and approaching from a short distance was a raging wild boar.

Then now.

Jude took an arrow from his quiver and wound it like a cloud, Jude didn't pause, took aim quickly, and then released his bow. Before the guards could react, an arrow burst through the air and shot at him.

However, the boy did not aim at the vital point, and there was no time to aim carefully in the face of urgency, and the guard turned in a panic, and the arrow only slightly grazed the shoulder, but at least it hindered the attack.

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Unexpecting the lamb to be slaughtered to fight back, the guard was visibly enraged by the young man in front of him, and he changed his previous way of pressing with steady steps, and accelerated towards Jude with his shield raised.

Jude misses an arrow, as if he sees an enraged grizzly bear lunging towards him. Trying to overcome the panic in his heart, the boy quickly moved to the left, while simply aiming as he moved, and shot a second arrow.

However, with a ding, the arrow slammed into the obelisk shield held by the guard, and then fell to the ground.

Jude was momentarily stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses, immediately turned and began to run, waiting for an opportunity to turn and shoot arrows.

However, during the run, they could not aim accurately, and the two arrows in a row were blocked by the guards with shields, and the distance between the two gradually narrowed. Seeing the guards rushing forward with their swords raised, the young man had to quickly put away his short bow, turn around and flee to the other side.

"No, the bow and arrow can't hurt him," Jude anxiously pondered as he desperately tried to escape, "what should I do......

Although the guards were armed with heavy swords and obelisks, the boy found that his speed and fitness seemed to be better, and he had to turn heavily to barely catch up.

It didn't take long for Jude to run out of breath, but the guards were still at ease, and it was certainly not a long-term solution.

Vidia is on top, what can help him out of the current predicament?

In a trance, Jude glanced to the side and noticed the huge esoteric reliefs on the walls on either side.

"Magic...... Yes, magic!"

Only then did the boy suddenly remember another skill he had learned in the past six months—arcane magic, although it was not particularly proficient, it undoubtedly possessed great power.

Without further ado, Jude quickly turned and accelerated his sprint, barely keeping the guard out of the way for a short distance. Stopping, the young man quickly recalled the various combat spells, but in a panic, he only remembered the spell of the secret magic star bullet.

"Evo_falrem_ancest......" In a hurry, Jude even mispronounced the incantation, "No, Evo_falrem_acentus!"

The distance between the two was too close, and by the time they had successfully recited the mantra, which consisted of only three verses, the guard had already rushed forward to him, raising his sword and about to swing it down.

Between the lightning and fire, a dazzling blue light popped out of Jude's right hand, shooting straight into the head of the guard. Despite the iron helmet, a missile hit in the forehead was not a comfortable experience, and the force made the guards dizzy and forced them to take a few steps back to keep their balance.

Seeing that this trick worked, Jude hurriedly cast another arcane star bullet, but this time he was blocked by the opponent raising his shield, just like he had blocked the arrow before.

It was clear that the guards didn't know much about magic, and this dazzling, fast-firing, and painful missile was far beyond his comprehension. After suffering a loss, the guards decided to adopt a cautious strategy, bowing down and slowly advancing with the obelisk shield as cover.

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In the eyes of seasoned battlemages, this is stupid and suicidal - they can find dozens of ways to deal with it, which gives them safe cast time to cast slow spells or inflict limiting effects. However, as a first-time apprentice, Jude was in a state of embarrassment where he could do nothing.

Desperately retrieving the memories of the attack spells in his brain, the boy cast simple energy shaping spells such as the Mystic Star Bullet, Fire Bomb, and Strong Wind Strike one after another, but they were all blocked by the guards with shields.

These spells didn't work, but they drained Jude's already small mana reserves, and he was anxiously searching for a spell that would defeat the enemy in front of him.

On the other hand, the guards are not having a good time. He could barely block the spells with his shield, but the impact they inflicted made his arm tingle. Seeing that the boy was casting all kinds of magical magic in a row, the guard couldn't help but regret his previous misjudgment—he didn't expect that the boy who claimed to be Orion was actually a powerful mage!

He didn't dare to venture blindly any longer, and tried his best to protect himself with an obelisk, waiting for the young mage to run out of mana or something.

He couldn't waste any more mana, but if he didn't keep it suppressed, the guard would probably rush over and slash himself, Jude quickly analyzing the form as he stepped back, when suddenly an inspiration came to him.

"Evo_strine_fulm-nir!" As the incantation was chanted, a silver bolt of lightning shot out from the boy's fingers, flowing through the metal obelisk shield to the guard, knocking him to the ground. The electricity was then transmitted to his head through the sturdy iron helmet, and the poor guard passed out after a few convulsions on the ground.

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After a while, Jude, who had retreated to a distance, stopped and found that his palms were covered with sweat, and his back was also wet with sweat.

Jude cautiously approached the guard, crouched down and tried to touch his face, making sure he wouldn't wake up anytime soon, and the boy finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Feeling the manic beating of his heart, Jude's mind was in turmoil, and his impression of the place and the Gustad Archaeological Society changed dramatically. It's likely that there are more bad guys like this here who want to hurt themselves, and how lucky they were to avoid the first few attacks of the guards just now, if they did it again...... Just thinking about the boy made me feel deeply afraid.

Jude walked around the same path he had moved during the previous battle, picking up the arrows scattered on the ground and putting them in his quiver. At the same time, he pondered what the guards had said, there should be quite a few of them around, their shields could block arrows, and now he didn't have much mana left...... Jude felt the need to acquire another weapon.

He noticed the sword in the guard's hand.

A few swings were a breeze, and Jude sheathed the sword, which was mostly made of steel. It could be regarded as compensation for the mental damage he had been frightened, and Jude hung it on his waist with satisfaction.

Although he had thought about taking the shield away, the weight was beyond the boy's reach, so he had to give up.

There are so many surprises and mysteries that the boy has been unable to properly analyze these events. After dealing with the guard, Jude didn't know what to do, should he escape from here and turn around and go home, or should he move on and explore?

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——Destiny_Choice_I-01

→ Escape Here (Another_End: Landslide)

→ Keep Moving (Canon)

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→ move on

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It's not his own style to retreat in the face of difficulties, not to mention that there are still so many mysteries that have not yet been solved, Jude analyzed, if he goes back now, he may not have a chance to solve these doubts in the future, and maybe he will never have the opportunity to meet that girl again. Besides, his remaining mana reserves are enough to perform a few lightning spells, enough to deal with the guards, as long as the amount is not too much.

With this in mind, Jude put aside his hesitation and walked towards the entrance of the main hall.

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Interstitial chapters

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Another_End: Landslides

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Stanshu's Research Note #017

In the A713-009-β time stream, Jude made a different choice.

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There are so many surprises and mysteries that the boy has been unable to properly analyze these events. After dealing with the guard, Jude didn't know what to do, should he escape from here and turn around and go home, or should he move on and explore?

"It's too dangerous here," Jude thought to himself, "and we'd better go back first, and call the others tomorrow." ”

With this in mind, Jude turned and walked in the direction of the entrance, setting off for Lamberting.

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Back at home, Jude tries to sort out too many complicated things today, and just as he thinks about the identity of the mysterious girl, a loud noise suddenly comes from outside the house, and at the same time the ground begins to shake violently.

Quickly getting up and running outside the house, Jude saw a wild boar rushing into the town, but he didn't have time to pay attention to it right now—the mountains not far away were emitting a dazzling white light that reflected the night sky and began to fall apart!

The young man, who had never witnessed such a catastrophe, froze for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he noticed that the screams had already resounded throughout the town, and some of the people fled north in a hurry, while others looked at the gray hill in confusion.

"Pure, supreme light......" Jude heard a familiar voice and turned to find Leia clasping her hands in prayer, "Please protect your followers and protect the people of Lambertine from this calamity......

Noticing that in the distance to the north, the two priests of the Church of Light were desperately trying to escape the town, Jude sighed and walked over to Leia, gently holding her hands.

"You...... What are you doing? Don't disturb my prayers......"

"Leia ......"

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In the autumn of the 169th year of the Qingyue calendar, a landslide at the northern foot of the Gray Hill destroyed nearly half of the wheat fields and villages in the Sko Plain. This led to a sharp drop in wheat production in the most important agricultural region of the west, leading to a winter famine early the following year and the complete collapse of the nominal Fourth Dynasty. Irons Reiser was the first to invade Isiris and tried to sign the Treaty of Herta to control the entire northern region, but Dale Norberis, Duke of Landrent, was forced to revolt, and the Sinos Empire was finally established...... Although there were minor changes, everything still developed in the direction of the official history, and in the end they ended up on the same path.

Later generations called this disaster the "Disaster of the Skaux Plain", a huge landslide that buried nearly half of the Skaux Plain, and the turmoil at the end of the Qingyue calendar and the years of conquest in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China left the empire no time to take care of the relief and reconstruction work in this area.

A few years later, a team of exploration teams from the Gustad Archaeological Society excavated the ruins of a village and found a miraculous stone statue of a young man and a girl holding hands and looking at each other, both of whom had vivid expressions and were well preserved. The expedition team handed over the statue to the Society, which in turn turned it over to the Mirror Society, where it passed into the hands of the Empire and was eventually placed in the Royal Exhibition Hall in Interno.

Centuries passed, the flag of Sinos stood tall, people gradually forgot about the turmoil and disasters of the past, and the exhibition hall was relocated and expanded several times. Only this stone statue has been placed in the center of the exhibition hall for a long time, and has been admired and discussed by generations of people.

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On this day, the exhibition hall welcomed several distinguished guests.

Angelo Norberis, the second prince of the Empire, accompanies the envoys of the Kingdom of Annalozee on a tour of the Royal Exhibition Hall. The intelligent and erudite crown prince explained the exhibits to the guests in detail until they came to the statue.

The prince quietly stopped, motioned to the royal advisor beside him, and quietly asked about the history of the stone statue. However, the advisor shook his head, saying that he didn't know either.

"As you can see, Mr. Stantis, this statue is centuries old, dating back to the early days of the Empire. Prince Angelo had no choice but to make up the background, "When he was still the Duke of Landrent, the Emperor asked the stonebeard dwarven craftsmen of the Northridge to carve a sculpture of himself and the queen to commemorate ......"

"I think you may be mistaken, Your Highness," Stantis shook his head slightly, "as far as I know, this is a young man named Jude and a young girl named Renicia, who once lived in a small town called Lambertin. ”

The young crown prince obviously did not expect Stantis to know so much about the history of this ancient stone statue, and he was slightly stunned, but then reacted and continued, "As you say, Mr. Stantis. Your knowledge is admittedly profound, and you are ashamed of yourself. ”

After smiling politely, Stantis took a step to continue the tour.