Obviously, the Descendants of the Abyss did not completely recall the individuals in the entire Seren City because of the appearance of Xiuge, after all, there were too many of them, and the spread was too wide, and for the huge subject lurking under Seren City, there was no need for it to shrink its hunting circle for the appearance of an unknown hidden danger in Xiuge.

And Shug has become more cautious in his hunting today - instead of using those general magic to "test" the weaknesses of the Descendants of the Abyss as often as before, he has chosen to use the abilities given to him by the Dream Shelter to carry out the quickest and most direct "extinguishment".

Given that he had other targets in place today, Xiuge didn't want to attract the attention of the Descendants of the Abyss too soon, so he deliberately controlled the speed and frequency of his killings, and also spared some targets that were hidden deeper and farther away from the streets.

But even so, the morning's hunt was of considerable benefit to him.

After Shuge threw all the captured Abyssal Heir "Essence" into the room sealed by the Abyss Mist in one go, the mask that was still somewhat vague had become clearly visible, although there were still many mist like ropes or silk threads on its surface, but the texture and pattern of the mask could already be recognized.

The style of this mask is actually very simple, it looks like a very ordinary ball mask, except that it is not too decorated, but the whole is a deep black, as if the misty face of the messenger in the mirror has been peeled off.

However, when Shuge set his eyes on the mask, he could see that the "expression" of the mask was slowly changing, sometimes smiling, sometimes depressed, sometimes wooden and cold......

"Based on the number of Descendants of the Abyss hunted during this time, I should only need to hunt about ten more targets to completely remove these fogs."

Thinking of this, Xiuge's spirit lifted a little.

At this time, the time was close to eleven o'clock in the morning, and during the time when Xiuge was busy hunting the heirs of the Abyss, Felix had been active in the stronghold of the south gate, according to the feedback given by the magic mouse, Felix even encountered a few other sporadic survivors during the search for supplies, but they did not have any power to belong to, just like Felix, they came here to find some scattered objects that could be used.

Just as he was about to accomplish his initial goal in one go, the magic mouse sent a message for Felix - the Dharma Mage who had agreed to meet him at the south gate had arrived early, so Xiug had to temporarily stop his actions and rush in the direction of the stronghold of the city wall.

It wasn't long before he came to the gate again, and then he saw Felix waiting with half a pocket of booty.

"Valery has arrived, and he seems to have brought us a lot of things...... It's at the gates."

It could be seen that Felix had a very good impression of the kind Dharma Council Master in his mouth, and when he said these words, his face was filled with a very positive and optimistic mood.

For Felix, who had already learned from Xiuge that the city of Salem had been abandoned by the outside world, it was a rare encouragement to see such people who were still trying to help the refugees in the city with their own strength.

Felix then led Shug towards the city gate, and soon Shug saw the translucent ritual arena that was intercepted between the city walls and the gates.

This is a very typical lockdown ritual of the Dharma, and when he gets closer, Xiuge can communicate and hear the constant hum coming from the ceremonial arena.

As he had learned, the magic ritual set up here was actually semi-permanent, apparently a temporary remedy for the Legislature's efforts in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Opposite the translucent ceremonial arena stood a young mage who looked a little anxious, and beside him was a trailer towed by pack horses, loaded with all sorts of objects.

The presence of Felix and Shug made the young mage happy, he was nothing like that

The Dharma Council Master did the same formal manner, but raised his hand and beckoned to the two of them very simply.

Although the ritual field could blur his vision, Xiuge was still able to roughly recognize the other party's appearance and expression.

This "Valery" must be a special existence in the Dharma, because his temperament is not at all like that of a traditional mage.

With short tan hair and eyes, a resolute and square face like a soldier, and a somewhat stocky figure, for a moment, Xiuge even thought that it was a simple young farmer standing opposite.

The ritual arena was very disturbed by the sounds, so Valery did not say hello, but smiled and raised his hand, leaving a long line of words in the air: "Hey! Felix, are you okay? Next to you, your friend?"

Felix instinctively took out a notebook from the tool he was carrying, and was about to respond in the same way as writing, when he saw that Xiuge had already raised his hand.

In Valery's astonished gaze, the magic pattern began to build up above Xiuge's fingers, and almost instantly, a long line of magical words appeared in the air with great clarity.

"Hello, Master Valery...... I'm a friend of Felix and a spellcaster trapped in the city of Selen, you can call me Alfred."

Out of an abundance of caution, Shuge chose to give his "borrowed" pseudonym first, and then, under the control of his mind, more words were written: "I heard Felix talk about you, so I decided to come with him so I can talk to you."

After a brief moment of surprise, Valery came to his senses, so he quickly raised his hand and replied to Xiuge using the magic text.

"Hello, Mage Alfred! I didn't expect to be able to see my colleagues from the Legislative Committee here...... It's been a few weeks since the branch had been cut off from the secret rites with us, and we almost thought that the colleagues who remained in the city were gone."

Valery rightfully regarded the young mage on the other side of the ritual arena as his colleague, after all, Shuge cast spells very smoothly, and the magic patterns he used were also the official standard patterns integrated by Merlinle, and in his opinion, this was definitely an outstanding scholar who had studied with Merlinle and the lecturers.

Instead of rushing to reveal his identity to the other party, Shug used the magical text to say, "After the great earthquake, many members of the branch tried to fix the gaps in the city, and this decision caused very serious damage...... You must have seen the "Silver Alert" coming out of the city, right?"

Seeing this, Valery fell silent.

Of course, he knew about the Silver Alert, and the Law Committee knew that even the spies from all over the world who roamed the perimeter of Salem and kept a constant watch on the city had already brought the information back to their own countries.

But that's where he despairs.

For the silver signal that openly warned the world, everyone finally chose to ignore and forget.

Including Merlin Lehe, who once raised this signal and repeatedly emphasized the importance and particularity of the silver warning itself.

In fact, there are many casters who have joined the Dharma, and as the most devout believers of the goddess Mel, they truly believe that magic is a force that can make Vann more prosperous, and the Dharmac should also bring a more stable environment for the development of Van's intelligent beings.

And that's exactly what these simple-minded scholars do.

It even includes some sword-wielding hermits who seem to outsiders to be "twisted" and "perverted".

It's just that in the eyes of these sword-wielders, the search and hunting of wild mages is itself a kind of maintenance of the stability of the general environment.

Valery is one of those people.

Valery felt more lost than ever in the face of a terrible war that involved his country and the faith and organization to which he was allegiated, and he felt terrible pain as if he had become an outlier among all of them by trying to find a new purpose for himself through the salvation of the city of Seren.

And now, the unintentional question of "Master Alfred" pierced the simple young man's heart even more.

Valery's hand paused for a long time before the magical words resurfaced: "I'm sorry...... On the day we received the Silver Alert, we had already tried to report the message to Merlin Le Ho through the Secret Rite, but we only received orders to consolidate the ritual ground, and other than that, Merlin Lehe did not give any new instructions."

"And what about us, the survivors of the city, and the monsters? What is Merlinle's attitude???

Like those who want to know the outside world urgently, Shuge deliberately adds a little emotion to his words: "Everyone had a hard time after the earthquake, and even if many people in the city have died and the current supplies are still abundant, those things will be consumed sooner or later...... Everybody will die!"

Felix didn't dare to speak, and he stole a glance at Xiuge.

Then he noticed that Xiuge's expression was very calm at this time, which was very different from the words he had written with strong emotions.

However, Valery outside the ceremony did not know this, his eyes were only those sharp words, and in the face of this questioning by Shug, he lowered his guilty gaze, and prayed silently to the goddess of magic he believed in before answering again.

"No attitude...... Mage Alfred, I'm sorry that Merlin Lehe has no instructions or attitude on this matter, and because of the war, we can't continue to send supplies to the city on a large scale."

Looking at the words written by Valery, although Felix had been mentally prepared before, he still felt cold in his hands and feet at this time.

He still didn't want to believe that the outside world really had such a cruel tacit understanding on this matter.

Hug read Valery's reply carefully, and then he wrote, "Merlinle and want to trap the people of the city and those monsters to death, right?"

"Alfred, I beg you not to think like that!"

Valery hurriedly replied to the resentment and desperation revealed between the lines: "We have managed to catch the escaped 'samples' outside of Seren, and the professors and scholars of Merlin and Le are studying them at this time...... Maybe they'll find a way to deal with it soon!"

"Valery, do you know how big the monster race is in this city right now?"

After all this foreshadowing, Hug leads this particular conversation directly to the main topic: "They are constantly breeding and growing, and every dead survivor or even animal will become their nourishment, and these monsters have even learned some human language, and it won't be long before they will master everything we have to ...... They will know where we are hiding, where we will look for supplies, and when we will become weak......

In Valery's quivering gaze, Hug wrote: "Time is running out...... I am not referring to the time of the city of Seren, but to the whole of Vanne...... Merlin Lehe is turning the city of Salem into a huge breeding farm, and if it continues like this, everyone in the city will become food to nourish that monster."

Shulge's account apparently frightened Valery, so he hurriedly asked, "What you said is true? They've grown to this point?"

Seeing Valery ask like this, Hug raised his hand and pointed at Felix, signaling himself to begin delivering Felix's words.

Soon, a new text appeared in mid-air: "Valery, what Mage Alfred said is true...... They already knew that we would hide in the house at night, so they began to gather together on a regular basis...... Like a flood that flows through the streets, those who hide in low-rise buildings will be found directly from their hiding places and eaten, and now people only dare to live in houses with more than three floors......

"But if their numbers continue to increase, we will have nowhere to hide."

Felix's words were more impactful than Hugh's words, and at this moment, even from the ceremonial field, Shuge was able to capture them

At the look of pain on Valery's face, the young mage turned his gaze to Shug, like a man in the abyss trying to grasp a rope, and asked, "Master Alfred, you must have come to me not just to tell me these things, right? Do you ...... What else do you know?"

Valery's reaction pleased Sugg, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and a brief answer appeared in midair.

"Exactly."