Chapter 12: From Far Away (12)
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The flames that erupted from the wand split into several flaming serpents, like sharp arrows off the string, spreading out in different directions.
There was a muffled 'bang', and the nearest row of wooden cages was shattered by the rapidly swooping fire snakes, and the slaves held inside let out a terrible scream and turned into burning fire men.
Vera's face changed slightly, and she quickened her pace of pursuit. As she passed through the pile of burning debris, the blazing flames extinguished as if there was no air left to burn. This was not done with good intentions, purely because he didn't want to be blamed by Link.
Link, who arrived later, leaned over to check, but fortunately, these people were only slightly burned, and their lives were not in danger.
At first, neither the imprisoned slaves nor the buyers who had come from out of town paid any attention to the small riot at the entrance. From the day it was founded, there was no shortage of troublemakers in this slave market located in a natural cave. Either the relatives and friends of the slaves, or the righteous people who have some ability to meddle in their own affairs, either the end result is either captured and enslaved, or they are defeated and fled, never to meddle in this troubled water again. And those who have the ability to intervene will not put their energy into an unsolvable dead end, the biggest driving force behind the slave trade is Hohenheim, even the Dawn Sect turns a blind eye, and who will be full of food and have nothing to do, to provoke Hohenheim?
Generally speaking, master-level characters don't need to be sages at all, and just a few legendary mages are enough to settle it. Krink is the child of nature, as the eyes and ears of the pillar to observe the material world, and if necessary, he will also use the hand of the child of nature to send down punishment, that is the power that Hohenheim is really afraid of. To make the mages who are sages retreat again and again is an honor that even the Dawn Sect does not have. After all. Unlike the Four Pillars, the God of Light cares about order, not the survival of the species.
Now that the intruder is a Dawn cultist, coupled with the fact that Oro released a fiery snake to attack the slaves, the buyers, who were still in a bit of a theater mentality, realized that something was wrong. If you can't cope with it, you will want to destroy the evidence. The slave trade in Nax, however, was not even solved by the dawn of the day, and it took forty years to deal with it, most of which had to do with the children of nature who caused chaos as soon as they appeared.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the buyers scattered and tried to flee in the chaos.
The caged slaves could not escape, only to shout for help to Link, who seemed to be in league with the Knight of Dawn.
The Fire Serpent is not a very advanced spell. However, it is an active elemental collective with a high degree of autonomy. In layman's terms, it means that you have a certain IQ and will choose the weakness of the target to start. Once released, the caster can proceed to prepare the next spell without having to bother with hard work.
Oro wanted to distract Link and Vera with fire serpent. Three against one, let alone him, even if he joins forces with Daoul, he has no chance of winning. But Oro never expected that the female monster called the 'demon' by Link caught up with the fire snake with a degree not inferior to that of the elves, and absorbed the fire snake technique with only its body collision.
As a spellcaster, he felt the spell he unleashed being swallowed more clearly than anyone present. The only ones who can neutralize the elements in this way are stronger fire creatures. This one with the appearance of an elf is by no means a low-level monster like a succubus!
"I see, high-level ......," Oro muttered to himself.
The man who can recover this kind of monster must not be simple, even if he is not the child of nature who has been in the limelight recently, he is also an extremely powerful character.
Aoro laughed at himself, this time he was really going to plant.
Neham didn't stand stupidly because his opponent was distracted and dumbfounded, he raised his light blade, the hilt of his sword level with his face, and performed a false etiquette. Put it down, swing it, and the light blade immediately separated into a brilliant sword press. It seems to be brilliant and illusory, but in fact, it is devastating, turning all the qiē encountered along the way into powder.
The crisis looms, and Oro hurriedly gathers his mind and confronts the Knights of Dawn, who have risen to the rank of master. He didn't dare to hold it up, especially with such a powerful attack, only when his head was in the water, he would want to use his mantis arm as a car, and use his protective barrier to fight.
The pre-prepared teleportation spell flashed into the chaotic market before the surging light blade could touch it.
Although this will bring him close to another invader who is only strong and not weak, Oro's purpose is to use these slaves as his own shield to achieve the deterrence of the rat thrower.
Neam didn't take advantage of the victory, and it wasn't entirely because of Oro's moves. He turned sideways to look at the passage that had been cleared by the spell—the city lord Fred and his staff mage Durham, along with a group of guards, had come out of the dust.
Seeing each other again, there was no hypocritical politeness, and both sides stared at each other expressionlessly.
Because of the secret agreement, the Dawn Cult never came near Nax. When Fred received a report from the guards that a griffin riding a griffon had landed on the Flying Riding Flat, Fred had a premonition that something bad was wrong. This is the first time in forty years that the Dawn Believers have entered the city of Nax. Even though the knight indicated that the final destination was the Great Pit, Fred's uneasiness did not diminish in the slightest. Ever since the dwarves of Valolet were rescued by the Children of Nature, he had foreseen that sooner or later there would be such a day.
The situation is different, and Dawn chose to let it go, just because the threat of the undead is greater. Now to restart the Alliance, it is natural to eradicate the slave trade that would hinder the Alliance. Presumably...... Dawn has already communicated with Hohenheim, otherwise he would not regard the high-level Dawn Knights as pathfinders, and once the evidence is obtained, more Dawn believers will come.
Fred's worries were exactly what Durham, who was standing beside him, was worried about.
The reason why the slave trade has been able to survive for so long is not only because of the big backer of Hohenheim, but also because of the existence of the undead. The slave trade, which threatened the survival of the entire species, was nothing compared to the predominantly foreign slave trade. Now, the Pillar God has specially recruited the Children of Nature from the Otherworld to deal with Frost and Cold, and the Dawn Sect, which represents order, can finally free up his hands to kill Hohenheim's sharp energy.
As a mage, Durham knows that the current Hohenheim is no longer the Hohenheim that Bray has not yet become a god and the Silver Empire is still at its peak. For the sake of the overall situation, even if Bray remained in the material world, he would definitely make the same decision as Bard.
On the way here, Durham gave Fred a plan to find and kill the Knights of the Dawn, not to extinguish the mouth or clear the evidence. If the Dawn Sect can send the first, it will send the second and third...... Or even more. Eradicating the slave trade was a statement that Hohenheim had to make to prove that they were indeed allies. The final outcome of Nax City had already been decided, and all they could do was to get rid of the Dawn Knights of the Pathfinders and take refuge in the Great Pit, where there was danger and demons as powerful as the undead. Unless the High Priest of the Dawn Sect has a water in his head and wants to start a war with the undead and demons at the same time. Who knows how long the battle with the undead empire will last, and it will be a day to be able to hide.
Unbeknownst to Durham, Link was really just 'passing through' Nax, and his ultimate goal was, as Neam said, a big trap. Even if they were able to escape from Naxcheng, they would eventually encounter the Great Pit.
Fred drew his sidearm, the enchanted sword glowing in the dimly lit underground cavern. Compared with the mercenaries hired for money, although the knights who have been trained since childhood as the personal guards of the city lord are generally of low rank, the loyal Cheng dù has thrown out the mercenaries for several streets, and his heart is also very strong, knowing that he is not Neham's opponent, he still silently follows Fred to attack, and even does not hesitate to give his life to create a chance for Fred.
"Stand down! You will not sin unto death. Neham warned, but the guards turned a deaf ear as if they were deaf. Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, he swung his light blade, and the sword pressure was pushed out with overwhelming momentum.
The flesh and blood could not resist the visible but invisible attack, and pushed and pulled, knocking away all the guards protecting Fred. With the guards in the way, Fred dodged the first wave of sword pressure and broke to Neham's side. He let out a loud cry and slashed down with his sword in both hands. It's as fast as a sneak attack by an assassin. This is the only way to defeat the Knight of Dawn with a huge disparity in rank and class.
Unlike mages, their arcane skills can be cast with the enchantment open, unlike the mage, as long as they are aggressive, they will be blocked by the enchantment. Therefore, when the Knight of Dawn uses a sword to suppress an attack, he will temporarily unlock or not use the barrier at all, which is not a weakness, which is known to the world. Anyway, magic is not as complicated as arcane, you have to chant a spell, or make a magic circle rune in advance to cast, as long as you silently recite the name of the god you believe in your heart, you can do it instantly.
As expected, Neam didn't restart the enchantment, but Fred missed it. He was still a little slower than the experienced and well-versed Nayam. Instead of using the barrier to resist, the Knight of Dawn dodged directly, blocking Fred's longsword with a blade of light, and then twisted it backhand, and the longsword immediately took off his hand and flew out diagonally, making a grinding sound on the hard rocky ground.
"I advise you not to do meaningless things. Neam's words were addressed to Durham, the mage who was about to cast a spell to save people, and in order to ensure Fred's safety, Durham had to give up assists, and instead gave Fred blessings, strength, protection and other spells. By the time a set of conventional protections was done, the city lord had been captured.
Durham's gaze crossed the Knight of Dawn and onto another companion behind him—Oro quietly teleported back as they grappled.
Before Oro could cast a spell, his neck was violently strangled.
"Uh......"
Oro struggled a few times, glancing back from the corner of his eye, but saw nothing, and couldn't help but be surprised.
What's going on?
Then he heard a voice in his ear: "You too, give up useless resistance." ”
ps: I went out to work this month, and the place where I went to work was a bit ridiculously hot, so I didn't want to move when I got home. The update is delayed, and it will be restored next month......