Act VI: The Beastly Plague of Lemonglas (6)
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Dean and his companions are only adventurers and not wizards, and certainly do not have the ability to sense the flow of magic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As a substitute, Urs Leinster lent him a special prop that allowed him to see the magical trajectories of nature as an ordinary person.
Sir Leinster speculated that the enemy's magicians possessed the power to control the monsters, so he could make them attack Lemongrass at will. However, whether it is a spell or a prop, as long as it is used continuously, it will continue to swallow magic power, forming a cycle of energy.
Given to Dean was a magically modified goggles, with subtle blue translucent lenses that allowed one to see some of the path of the magic. Even if you don't have the ability to cast spells such as Dean and the like, you can recognize the flow of magic to some extent just by wearing it.
Although it is only impossible to use spells, it is enough for those who carry out reconnaissance and raid missions to find something different from the original. Perhaps to put it another way, it is precisely because they can see things that they can't normally see that they are so sensitive to magic.
Even though he often heard the sorcerers say that "everything in this world contains magic", Dean actually had an incredible expression on his face when he saw magic in action for the first time. And for the past few days, he has been acting with goggles, so that he can't believe his eyes.
In his words, the magic he saw was somewhat like a large number of fireflies, flying fast and slow in mid-air, following a certain pattern. You can see a shimmer of vapor floating in the shadows of the grass and trees, but it is not as striking as the huge magical structure that surrounds the village.
Dense fragments of magical light flew in the air that he could reach, like a rope connecting the monster to a point in the forest. Even on the southern side of the defense line, where the explosion occurred not long ago, there were many fragments of the same color flowing towards the place where the magic power gathered.
Almost unceremoniously announcing to everyone who could perceive the flow of magic that the people who had caused the village to fall into such a miserable state were waiting there. Those who do this do not have absolute confidence in their own abilities, or they think that it is difficult for the enemy to withdraw and suppress their actions.
In fact, Sir Uls Leinster did not have time to be distracted, not only to use his magic to detect what was happening around Lemongrass, but also to set up the defense of the village. And his companions also use most of their magic power to maintain the brass disc, making it difficult to interfere with the opponent's technique.
Unable to leave the village, they chose a simpler and more effective method - to let adventurers such as Dean with the Organic's Hammer attack the enemy mage. Life or death, after all, as long as you let lead bullet some kind of magician, his magic will lose control, and the Rubik's cube will collapse.
"But even so, the other party's defense is quite tight. ”
However, when they finally sneaked to the target with the help of a spell prop that covered their bodies, they realized how troublesome the task they had undertaken. There are a large number of different kinds of monsters hovering around the periphery alone, and closer to the core, there are even magical defenses that can make people's eyes hurt.
A living mage is as dangerous as a throwing bomb with the latch removed, and even if he dies, the danger is not necessarily any less. Even if they have a weapon against a mage, if they can't do it in one hit, they will soon be blown to pieces by the spell.
Although Fang said that the mage probably had enough trust in his ability, but looking at the layers of defense lines he had set up around him, he should also be a guy who cherished his life. If he didn't have the magic to get out of the crisis, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
To put it bluntly, it's a gamble on whether the other party has ever thought that there will be a group of adventurers here ready to ambush him, and that he has not left a hole card that could turn the tide. I want to know how risky this gamble is, and failure may be the end of the slaughter of the whole team.
"Guys, I'm going to say the same thing to you here - the greater the risk, the greater the reward, and it's up to you to decide what to do. So before the action began, Dean confirmed the wishes of his companions again, "Although the only way to measure our worth for adventurers like us is how much we return, sometimes it's not something to be shy about opting out. ”
The companions present are all old friends and trustworthy people...... But because of this, he didn't want to take them on such a dangerous mission. Yet, as they had done every time before, the companions decided to march with him, no matter what lay ahead.
Adventurers who act together all year round do not ask for words, but for them words do not matter, only actions can prove their will. After rejecting Dean's desire to let them stop, the adventurers drew their weapons and prepared to fight each other.
Dean's original plan was to distract them by throwing explosive bombs, and then have their companions, who are accustomed to using the Mechanic's Gun, aim at the enemy's vital points. No matter where it hits, buckshot can effectively hinder the operation of mana, and when the time comes, you can take advantage of the chaos to solve the right magician.
However, after actually seeing the monsters and protective arrays around the mage, almost everyone immediately understood that the original plan would not be realized. The items given by the Algorithm Warlock can prevent the monster from sniffing their breath, and going directly through the protective array will also attract the attention of the Warlock.
So they had no choice but to disperse, keeping their footsteps down and getting closer and closer to the core of the magic power that flickered like lights in the forest not far away. The breathless action makes the adventurers feel as if they are at one with the environment, especially the cloak that is draped over them, making them feel as if they don't exist.
"Get moving. ”
With Dean's short words as a proclamation, the adventurers who quietly detoured around the mage through the night immediately launched an attack.
Seeing that there was no action against the magician, Dean, as the leader, and the two people beside him immediately launched a surprise attack, sending greeting gifts to the other party's location. Their actions were so abrupt that the sorcerer, who was concentrating on manipulating the monsters to attack Lemongrass, was a little embarrassed.
Thrown from their hands were the throwing bombs they had received from the soldiers, which, when filled with the magic crystals of the Flame Burst Spell, gave them the power to blow away a wooden house - even a mage with his shield wide open could not easily ignore it.
Rumble!
A deafening roar was heard, and the fiery flames from the throwing bomb engulfed the place where the sorcerer had been standing before. Smoke mixed with the smell of sulfur wafted everywhere, along with the magical glow that had previously flown like fireflies.
Undoubtedly, this meant that the magician's manipulation of monsters was broken, and the magic that was used to fix the mana for calculus analysis was also fragmented. The surrounding monsters were affected almost instantly, but after hesitating for a few seconds, they attacked Dean and the others.
The black wolf that was the closest to them was the one who rushed first, and it took a step to pounce on Dean as fast as it could, swinging its claws down his head. If Dean hadn't blocked it with his shield at the last moment, he would have been the first corpse in the operation.
However, even after blocking this swift blow, Dean was shaken away by the tremendous impact coming through the shield, and he took several steps back before stopping. Just as the black wolf was about to pursue it again, an adventurer lying in ambush on the back side immediately rushed out of the shadows and swung his spear into its exposed abdomen.
Puff -
Is it because he trusts his fur protection ability too much, and when he saw the adventurer attacking with a sharp weapon, the giant wolf didn't even want to dodge. Its defenseless abdomen was pierced by a spear in the blink of an eye, and red-black blood spurted from the wound to the surroundings.
The fierce wolf, inspired by the severe pain, was stunned for a moment before biting the adventurer with the spear in hand, but he had already abandoned his weapon and fled backwards. The wolf may have planned to continue the pursuit, but it could only take a few steps before it collapsed from exhaustion.
Although the materials of the weapons they carry do not change much, the mages have added performance-enhancing spells to them with materials that are easy to collect. Lightweight, sharp, strong...... It's not too complicated, but if it is used appropriately in a weapon, it can turn a mortal into a murderer.
So compared to every time there was a monster in the past, this battle was not so difficult - rather, it was much easier. When the adventurer killed a giant wolf with a spear, several adventurers who were counterattacked by the monster also killed the approaching enemy with their weapons.
"Oh, that old crow is really good at tricks, and actually let you guys send them to death. ”
However, just as they managed to repel the attacking monsters, someone's voice came from the area where Dean had bombarded with explosive bombs.
There was no doubt that the guy who was speaking to the people present in a leisurely manner was the target of their trip, the sorcerer who was manipulating the monster to attack Lemongrass. His figure was completely encased in a black robe, and even his voice seemed to have been magically transformed.
This outfit is simply a complete declaration of being a suspicious person, and the magic entrenched around it exudes a sense of oppression all the time. Even if he was hit directly by Dean with a throwing bomb, he was not affected in the slightest, and his black robe was not even stained with a trace of dust.
"Don't point that at me, or I'll promise your head will bloom first—I can smell that pesky smell from ten miles away. The eyes hidden under the hood looked through Dean and the others, staring viciously at the adventurer who was hiding dozens of meters away and aimed at him with a mechanic's gun, "But if you think you can knock me down with that kind of thing, you can fire a shot first and see the effect." ”
Worst of all, the sorcerers apparently knew everything about their plans.
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