Chapter Eighty-Seven: Christopher Walking in the Night
If the brilliant and deadly magic in the hands of the magician is the scepter that God has given to his favorite, then the magic can be drawn on parchment is the crown that God is trying to put his favorite on the throne, in the human world, power and wealth can be exchanged for the strength of objective factors in many ways, the most common is to raise knights, but if you want to exchange power and wealth for the strength of your own power, there is only one way with harsh conditions, that is, to obtain a magic scroll - The Magic Scroll is the only scarce item in the magical realm that can achieve instantaneous results without lengthy spells, and as long as you have mental power and enough elemental compatibility to communicate with the magic scroll, a level 5 mage can easily unleash even level 8 level of majestic magic, so it's not hard to imagine how glorious this crown belonging to a mage is. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, God is fair.
He gave the magician this precious crown, and he would draw countless confinements on the crown at the same time, in addition to the magic scroll itself requires a magic attainment that is 2 levels higher than the minimum of the scroll, the scroll has strict requirements for the sheepskin material to the point of almost perverted, just think about a strong goat in the bottom of the grid must start eating expensive magic crystals from a young age, until it dies naturally, peeling off the sheepskin and being sealed in an environment rich in magical elements for hundreds of years before it is possible to reach the standard of making scrolls, you can know how unimaginable the value of a magic scroll is in the human world。
Is it hard to find?
No.
It is unattainable and unseekly.
However, in the barren land of Dehe City, a level 8 magic scroll that had been treasured by the Bishop of Mass for 10 years and was bound to arouse the covetousness of the entire continent completely exuded its deadly brilliance.
Sophia gently threw the parchment in her hand into the sky, and at the same time, her body was instantly filled with a heavy color of light, and the elements of light around her poured out to her, building a miraculous dazzling bridge between her and the parchment in mid-air, and she was expressionless and calmly murmured: "All uncleanness, all evil will be judged, and the Lord says that evil spirits will tremble and prostrate in the flames of light until they become ashes." ”
"Shenhui. ”
The earth suddenly burst into flames.
The rare white flames suddenly surrounded Augustus, but they flowed around him unbelievably without contaminating his clothes, but the three swordsmen around him, no matter how they tried to dodge, they were inevitably contaminated with the flames, and even if they slapped and tried to extinguish the flames at the first time, the flames could only become more and more vigorous- And this is not the most terrible thing, the most terrible thing is that the flames that spread on their bodies clearly clinged to their clothes, but did not make them burn, as if they were burning their souls through their bodies, and the terrible howls were terrifying.
The 3 swordsmen quickly fell to the ground and convulsed, then died.
Augustus, who was more frightened than shocked, looked around at the white flames around him blankly, and it was difficult for him to react for a while, and he even forgot about the injuries on his body for a while, and couldn't believe his eyes at all.
He always knew that His Royal Highness Sophia could not have no hole cards, since the Bishop of Mass let her come to the criminal prison of the wasteland, it must be based on the fact that her safety can be absolutely guaranteed, but he always thought that it was Bishop Mass who arranged for someone to guard Sophia in a place he couldn't see, but how could he have thought that Sophia actually had such a heinous and powerful card?
Not to mention 3 level 6 swordsmen, even 5 or even 10 of them will be burned to ashes by this terrifying magic in an instant, right?
This is the power of the other branch of the Fourth Law, 'Judgment'?
Augustus turned around with difficulty.
The flames on the ground had vanished, and the parchment in mid-air had also turned to ashes, but the three corpses remained intact, even the rough sackcloth was still intact, and there were no scars at all, so with a look of pain that was distorted, the eyes were wide and full of fear, and they did not blink to death.
On the other side, when the flames rose and the howl was pervasive, Christopher's mighty knight, who had no matter how tenacious his will could not continue to maintain peace, was finally distracted and his neck was broken by the old butler, although the crisp 'click' sound was no longer sharp because of the terrible scene, but he died just as simply.
Augustus then looked at Her Highness Sophia in front of the carriage.
It seemed that the release of the level 8 magic scroll had overdrawn her mental power, and she wiped the sweat from her forehead, looking slightly weak as she smiled at Augustus.
She is indeed a 'redemption' magician under the fourth law, but the light magic is of the same origin, and it only triggers the power of 'judgment', which is not difficult for Sophia, who has reached a stunning 25 squares of compatibility with the light element.
Augustus did not thank him in the end, even if he no longer understood the preciousness of the parchment, but this kind of thing could not be brought by a word of thanks, he pressed the big sword inserted in the ground and gasped gently, allowing the old butler to bandage the wound on his shoulder with a handkerchief, and also wipe the blood on his back, he only frowned slightly, and did not make a sound.
During this time, Augustus always looked out to the north where Christopher's domain was located.
He knew that this attack was just the beginning, and that it would be Christopher's all-out comeback that followed.
Yes, it's almost hell, and it's too late if you don't fight back.
The corners of his lips curled into a sneer, and he looked in the direction of Christopher's territory, narrowing his eyes gradually.
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The escort in Dehe City finally arrived, Augustus did not blame the belated escort, but calmly explained to the trembling escort to clean up the battlefield with the help of old Vernon, he returned to the carriage with the help of old Vernon, the atmosphere was inevitably slightly dull, Elizabeth was concerned about Sophia, whose face was a little ugly, so she didn't pay too much attention to Augustus, just smiled hard and whispered to Sophia, Augustus naturally didn't mind, he sat in the carriage, occasionally the carriage was bumpy, and the particularly serious injury to his back made him subconsciously clench his fists, but until the knuckles were white, he didn't make any sound。
Sophia, who happened to be sitting across from him, could obviously notice his expression, and sighed with some regret, she said, "It's a pity that your physique naturally rejects light magic. ”
Augustus smiled and waved his hand, not speaking, ignoring the concerned glances of Sophia and Elizabeth.
How could it not hurt.
Then, back at the castle, Augustus did not go straight back to the study as before, but went straight to the guest room, where he lay on the bed and waited for old Vernon to treat his back injury, although the swordsman did not penetrate his heart directly, but the long scar finally left a deep mark on Augustus's back, which looked like a blur of flesh and blood, which was particularly shocking.
Then, while old Vernon was dealing with his injuries, Augustus whispered, "Alfred Castle must be under martial law, and this matter will have to be hard for you." ”
Old Vernon nodded calmly, he was the butler of Alfred Castle, and this matter was of course his business.
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Christopher's counterattack quickly filled Alfred's tension with a sense of crisis, and no one knew what Christopher's counterattack would be like next, and it was completely uncertain that he would take action at this time, which was undoubtedly an extremely painful process for Augustus, because he was used to having everything in his hands, and it was really difficult to be stable in this environment.
And the most terrifying thing is that although Augustus made the decision to impose martial law on the castle in the first place, Christopher's eerie fangs are still everywhere.
On the second night of the attack on De He, if it weren't for the fact that Augustus had always slept in light sleep, I am afraid it would have been really difficult for him to avoid another dark sneak attack by Christopher. It was indeed hard to imagine that even the maid in his castle had Christopher's pawn, Augustus suddenly opened his eyes and saw the familiar face at first, and it was not until the maid, who formed two extremes of the usual docile image, raised the dagger in his hand fiercely, and felt the dazzling light of the dagger under the moonlight, that he finally realized Christopher's terribleness.
Of course, the maid's dark attack did not cause him any harm, and in the end, the dagger was still stuck in the maid's throat.
That night, Augustus didn't sleep again, staring at the cold corpse of the maid, he thought about the friendship between his father and Christopher in the past, and analyzed them one by one, there should still be Christopher's pawns in his castle, after all, decades of deep friendship, and his father never had any wariness of Christopher, the ill-intentioned Christopher wanted to bury some seeds, it was too calm.
That said, it wasn't a sudden event that caused Christopher to hate Alfred, and the hatred was always there.
"Instead of looking up at the brilliant sun and praising everyone, why don't you bow your head and walk cautiously in the dark night?"
It is no wonder that Christopher did not choose Sauron, who everyone looked up to, but stood firmly beside Alfred, and it must be admitted that the words of walking cautiously in the dark alone with his head bowed were completely carried out by the Earl Christopher.
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At the same time, just as Augustus was struggling to cope with the various actions that Christopher could only take through the shadows, Alfred Castle welcomed a guest from the Empire.