Chapter 194: Sweep Away
Under the terrifying oppression exerted by Shuge, the captives were quick to tell everything they knew.
And through the messages given by these members of the Tricolor Brotherhood, Shog also captures a surprising fact.
General Butz, who controls Iris Street, is now trying to expand his sphere of influence - not just to expand his territory, but also to co-opt the other survivors in the area.
"The week before, Iris Street received several mages from the Law Committee...... Well, it seems like General Butz doesn't intend for them to be part of his own army, but wants them to do something else, but we don't know how."
"Why, aren't you from Iris Street?"
"Of course not."
The self-conscious member of the Tricolor Brotherhood smiled wryly, "We're only ...... at most There are some transactions and cooperation with Iris Street, and they don't look down on us, and even the weapons they exchange with them are all ordinary goods that have been replaced."
As he spoke, he looked at the various objects piled up on the side with his eyes: "You may not believe it if you say it, but three or four out of ten of the crystalline guns that are exchanged for them will not ring at all."
Sugg still believed what the Brotherhood had said, after all, the role of the Tricolor Brotherhood in Salem City had always been very awkward and delicate, for some of them they were a bunch of outright bandits, and for those in power, these guys were white gloves that could be called upon and abandoned at any time.
"You seem to be pretty skilled at attacking mages, how many times have you done it before?"
"That's it...... Four or five times, right?"
One fraternity member cringed and replied, "And it doesn't always work."
"So you've made it?"
"Yes...... Yes, I've succeeded three times, but it's all raindrop-level mages or apprentices, and they can't use magic to fend off bullets like you do."
The Tricolor Brotherhood's voice fell to a low level as he spoke, and it seemed that he feared that the terrible young mage in front of him would avenge his "colleagues".
However, Shuge was extremely indifferent to this, he raised his metal cane, glanced at the blood stain on it, and then raised his hand to summon a "water ball" to quickly wash away the dirt.
At the same time, he asked, "So you have all these methods of hunting mages, and you have figured them out on your own?"
"No, it's an experience within the Brotherhood...... Some of the mages who joined us told us how to do this."
Hearing this, Xiuge became interested: "A mage who joined the Brotherhood? Where did he come from? The Legislature or the Deresa?"
"It's the Legislative Commission, sir."
"Interesting, he's still with you?"
The Brotherhood member caught the subtle change in Shuge's tone, but he didn't dare to avoid Shuge's question, instead nodding his head cringe, "Yes, he's become an important member of our team and advisor to the mage."
"When did he join?"
"Shortly after the disaster."
So Xiuge narrowed his eyes, and he nodded his head lightly twice, "Okay, I see."
As if acknowledging the attitude and answers of these "captives", Xiuge shook his cane, and in an instant, two more "limb healing techniques" were performed, and began to continue to treat the other two injured who fell to the ground with that extremely rough treatment.
Then, Shug walked directly to the stacked weapons, and picked them up as if no one was around. Z.br>
After staying in the Fifth Chasseur for a long time, even if you are a mage, you will get used to carrying a firearm with you.
As these Brotherhood members had said, the crystals in their hands were a mixed bag of good and bad, and Xiuge couldn't help frowning after just looking at them twice.
These crystalline guns are not at all the same thing as the same era, which has both a rough style and must be fired inside the barrel
There are also antiques cleaned with crystallized powder, and there are also new wheel crystallization guns made by Deland craftsmen, and the "age difference" between the two is probably more than 100 years!
Naturally, Shuge was not interested in antique weapons that took a few minutes just to reload, so he directly selected three of the latest models that used the revolter and scavenged out the bullets that matched them, and as for the melee self-defense weapons, he chose a Demon Strangling Silver Sword and two daggers.
As for the alchemy bomb, which is a good thing that is "suitable for all ages", Xiuge did not intend to keep it, he vacated the package of a brotherhood member, filled all the alchemy bombs into it, and then he "hung" the heavy package in the hands of the mage who was suspended on the side.
"Alright, you can go...... I need you to give me a word, though."
In the midst of the incredulous gazes of the Brotherhood members, Shug smiled meaningfully, "Say hello to your mage advisor for me, and say hello to the members of the Abyss History Society...... If he has time to be interested, he will come to this place at noon in two days' time, and I will talk to him about something."
In fact, after hearing the description of the mage, Shug had almost determined that the spellcaster who provided guidance to the Brotherhood was most likely a member of the Black Sun Society left behind in the city of Seren.
Although Shuge didn't expect the Tricolor Brotherhood to help in solving the hidden dangers of Salem City, he knew that once he launched a full-scale operation against the Descendants of the Abyss, he would definitely attract the attention of these members of the Black Sun Society.
With the nature of these madmen, they might get into some trouble at that time.
Therefore, before everything is ready, Xiuge must carry out a thorough cleansing of the remaining forces of the Black Sun Society in the city of Selen, and only by eliminating these fragmentary external forces and hidden dangers can he do his own thing in a big way.
After letting go of the tricolor fraternity members who were responsible for bringing him a message, Shug began his hunt in the neighborhood.
With his own magical perception and the inexplicable connection with the children of the Abyss, the "mud" that hid in the horns after the sun came out had no way to escape Xiuge's recourse.
Although there is a spiritual and magical connection between them and their own subjects, the mutilated nature of the Abyss Descendants does not support them to share their senses and information with each other all the time, just like human mages and summons.
And this made it easier for Xiuge to hunt them.
The messenger in the mirror has "gone crazy".
With Shoge's tacit approval, it even skipped the process of storing the power of the Abyss in a metal disc for distribution, and once it had completed the hunt with Shog, it would immediately throw the power it had stolen from the Descendants of the Abyss into the room that was still locked down.
After receiving a warning from Theseus, Xiuge now does not dare to continue to use the "sacrifice" to exchange in the dream shelter at will, and this hunt for the heirs of the Abyss has become the most effective way for him to quickly improve his strength in a short period of time!
After entering this almost workaholic state, Hug almost forgot the passage of time.
The swarm of magical rats has woven a huge web of magic in the area around him, and as soon as these swarms detect any anomalies and traces, Shug will immediately summon Snikch and let it lead him to the target location, basically, those discovered children of the Abyss have been cut into pieces by the touch of Calon before they can even make a counterattack and escape action, and are swallowed by the mirror messenger using the mist.
And during this hunt, which lasted for most of the day, Xiuge also tested the effectiveness of other magic on these Abyss Heirs.
"In addition to heat and flames, extreme cold, and death magic that can directly deprive them of their life force can damage them, in contrast, physical slashing, puncture, and corrosive toxins
Less effective than acid, these methods do not kill the Descendants of the Abyss, but they can wound them and split their bodies."
Shug lifted his foot and gently kicked away a cloud of black sludge that was trying to crawl towards him, so that the fragment of the weak Abyss Heir was immediately enveloped in the mist of the Mirror Emissary in the busyness, and within two seconds, it turned into a mass of black sewage that did not have any magic power or vitality.
"Crystallized bullets are also effective against them, but it's not the shrapnel that really kills when the bullet bursts, it's the impact of the magic explosion...... The damage that the magic explosion does to the descendants of the abyss is actually very similar to those fire magics, and it is more direct, but the magic explosion itself cannot continuously damage and contain such monsters like flames."
He looked up at the sky.
The distant shelling finally stopped more than half an hour ago - it rang all day, and the artillery on both sides was frantically pouring their artillery fire towards the other side's positions and offensive routes, and the number of shells consumed in it was naturally impossible to count, but when the long shelling stopped, Xiuge suddenly felt that the world would be so quiet.
At this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and almost all the survivors who went out to operate would be on their way home at this time.
A little later, the sun will begin to dim, and by that time, all the roads that can be walked during the day will become hunting grounds for the children of the Abyss.
The neighborhood where Xiuge is located has become extremely quiet, probably because of the continuous sound of magical explosions in this area, few survivors have never dared to come to this vicinity, at most they will only sneak a peek and leave, and those descendants of the abyss hidden in this area have also been killed by Xiuge.
But Shuge was not satisfied with this result, on the contrary, he sensed something unusual.
Since an hour ago, he had discovered that the Descendants of the Abyss near him had been trying to escape.
As if receiving some kind of signal, they left the corners where they had been hiding, and searched for the nearest cracks and passages that could lead to the underground, and once these Abyssal Descendants had penetrated into those crevices, they would immediately disappear into Xiuge's magical perception.
Because of the activities of a large number of abyssal forces, the underground waterways of Salem City are basically forbidden areas for magical perception, and there are traces of magic left by the descendants of the abyss everywhere, and in this environment, even Xiuge has no way to carefully distinguish which are truly "meaningful" fluctuations and which are wrong "interferences".
"Looks like their subjects are already aware of my presence? Or is it realizing that someone is deliberately hunting them?"
The emissary in the mirror had finished his eating process, so Shug looked at the sunlight that was beginning to slant slightly, and then turned over and rode the rampaging rat.
In this Seren City, although Xiuge belongs to the category of "art masters and bold", he also does not want to attract the attention of the main body of the descendants of the abyss too early, in case they launch a frenzy and organize that kind of huge "death tide" to encircle and suppress themselves, it will not be good.
Snik yawned in the warm sunlight, its body was already covered with all kinds of loot along the way, from weapons to food, supplies, and even a small bag of magic crystals, which Xiuge found from the collapsed building when hunting an Abyss heir, although the quality is limited, but magic crystals are naturally more and more for a mage.
"Let's go, let's go back."
Shug gently patted Snikich's head, and the big mouse immediately became energetic, and it recognized the direction, and then ran towards the hiding place of Felix and the others with Xiuge.
However, after a few minutes of walking, the Raging Rat suddenly stopped, its fur standing on end, and a slight hiss of threat and warning came from its throat.
Seeing this, Xiuge frowned slightly, although there was no warning in the spiritual world, he was immediately alert, and the mist of the abyss immediately flooded his pupils, which allowed Xiuge to catch all the slightest fluctuations of magic power in front of him.
So he looked
See, in the shadow of the street ahead, a lot of thick pitch-black pus is slowly gushing out from different directions, and they converge in the middle of the street, and slowly form a somewhat vague pitch-black human form.
Immediately afterward, the human form, which was clearly transformed from the Descendant of the Abyss, made a move that surprised Xiuge extremely much.
It took a step forward, and then slowly bent down in the direction of Xiuge.
It's saluting.