After the annoying whirlwind that even shug was a little tired of, this particular conversation finally got to the really important subject.

Just as Shuge had guessed before, the strange situation that happened in the territory of the Saint-Steele Kingdom was already known to these deep-sea mages.

Although the scope of these magnificence's activities is often confined to the "academic realm" in the superficial regulations, like Yatwich of the Cedar Scholar Tower and Edmund in front of Shug, these mages always have ways to expand their influence or actively participate in those affairs.

After some previous conversations, Hug was almost certain that Edmund should actually be the representative of the more conservative and cautious members of the Law Committee, and immediately afterwards, Lady Delaly on the side also generously revealed some of her "extra status".

As a deep-sea mage, Lady Delali has an unusually strong preference and interest in business, especially the family business, and before and after her academic research stagnated, she focused more on the operation of the family business.

In the process, she has succeeded in becoming the de facto controller behind several giant merchant groups with her skills and the support of her family's resources, which in turn have become a tool for Lady Delaly to expand her horizons and obtain more information and intelligence.

And when Madame Delaly finished this simple self-introduction, the original mage aura on her body that was not distinct was suppressed by the strong and typical aristocratic temperament.

"It's almost certain that the kind of ceremony that the Black Sun Society held before was just the beginning of a series of moves to come."

Lady Delaly raised her hand and regained control of the huge crystal ball that projected magical images, and at the same time she explained, "Towards the end of the war, several of my merchant groups have successfully entered the territory of St. Steele and have taken the initiative to contact the Black Sun Society. ”

"The people in the Black Sun Society are crazy, but they are not stupid, at least for now, they are well aware of the importance of commerce and trade in maintaining their rule, so these groups of mine have their permission...... However, out of caution, some of the people in the merchant group did not follow into the city, so they succeeded in recording these scenes. ”

As she spoke, images from faraway lands appeared within the giant crystal ball of Mel's Eye.

Shug had heard of this particular method of delivering magical images—the images were captured by an expensive magical artifact disguised as newspaper equipment, after which the magical images themselves were quickly broken down into simple pieces of magic by a number of specialized spellcasters, which were then passed on via regular communication instruments.

After successfully obtaining the fragments, the caster needs to reassemble the "pieces" himself.

It can be said that it is a special method that is time-consuming, laborious and costly.

But these terrible restrictions were obviously not even a fart in front of Lady Delaly, and with the light movement of her fingers, those small fragments of magic had been precisely woven into the crystal ball with a clear picture of the territory of St. Steele.

The person who recorded the footage was apparently in the mountains near a city in Saint-Steele.

The weather in Saint-Steele was as cold as Merlinle, so the footage was initially shivering with the recorder, which eventually disappeared after the recorder secured the device.

Shuge saw that there was white snow everywhere, and in the distance, there was a thick and unsettling darkness.

Those dark shadows were the dark dome that had previously shrouded the cities of St. Steele, but from the outside world, they looked more like a terrible dark cloud directly over the city, or ...... A black sheet over the heads of the residents.

"The record lasted for a few hours, and we've looked at it carefully here before...... Young people tend to be in a hurry, so I'm going to show you two of the most important parts. ”

As she spoke, Lady Delaly shook her palm quickly, and as the lines of the magic changed, the scene inside the huge crystal ball began to accelerate.

In the previous images, which were several times faster, Xiuge saw that the black shadows that had gathered over the city finally turned into a deep shell that was completely invisible from the inside and outside, and on the surface of these shells, some tiny spike-like protrusions could be faintly seen.

Xiuge couldn't help frowning, relying on his knowledge of the Black Sun Association and the Abyss Palace, he judged that these strange bumps were probably not that simple, but because there were many deep-sea level mages by his side, he was not very easy to directly expose his true power, so he only used a small amount of cold magic power under his eyes.

With this meager magical vision, Shug succeeded in glimpsing the hidden truth in the image.

He saw countless lines, countless black spirals that stretched out from the spiky protrusions of the dark domes, and they stretched out towards the sky, looking like black chains that hung down from the real dome, and even higher.

In the image that had been magically accelerated, Xiuge saw that a strong abyssal power was constantly flowing down the spiral chains, which continued to pour into the massive dome, and in response, some pale milky white light passed up these chains.

“……”

Xiuge wanted to observe these phenomena further, but before he could make any further moves, a slight tingling sensation came from the depths of his eyes, not only that, but the metal disc that had been very calm in the face of the magic detection of the deep-sea level mage also trembled slightly, and the Roots of Fate, who were extremely sensitive to these crises, quickly drilled out of their spiritual pools and trembled rapidly.

This is clearly a warning.

All-round warning.

So Xiuge immediately controlled the urge to use more Abyss mana, and in order to ensure safety as much as possible, he even took the initiative to reduce the amount of mana in his pupil.

The strange tingling sensation disappeared immediately, as if it had never existed, but the turmoil in the spiritual realm was a constant reminder to Xiuge that if he didn't want to act out the miserable situation of bleeding eyes in front of these deep-sea mages, it was best to err on the side of caution.

"You don't look well?"

The fat elf asked kindly, while his lean brother duly added, "Is it because you remember the city of Salem or the craggy hills?" Well, they do have something in common. ”

Shug nodded slightly, thanking the two elves for their concern, and at the same time he had a strange feeling that when the two elven mages looked at him, there seemed to be something special in their eyes, and the abyss magic hidden in his eyes did not seem to escape their detection.

However, the pair of deep-sea level twin elven mages didn't say anything more.

So the picture inside the crystal ball began a new round of changes.

As more and more of the abyssal magic energy was transmitted from the sky, the dark dome gradually revealed the strange patterns that Xiuge had seen many times, constantly appearing, disappearing, or colliding and merging with each other.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ernst, we will make detailed records of these lines, and those who are waiting to study them will probably be able to line up in Merlinle."

Edmund explained at the right time, and then he pointed to the crystal ball and said, "At this stage, no matter what country or organization, all the spies and spies hidden in these cities have lost contact. ”

Xiuge asked, "Is it that the secret ritual communication has been cut off or cut off?" ”

"No, it's not."

Edmund shook his head, "We initially thought this was the case, after all, these black domes looked deceptive, but after our reverse inspection, we found that the secret instrument used to connect the two sections was in good condition, and the connection between them was still intact...... In other words, it is not the secret ritual that is in trouble, but the people who operate the secret ritual. ”

"It's either dead, or it's not far from dead."

"If it's captured alive or contained, then the situation will be even worse, and it may even cause a chain reaction."

The two elven mages gave their own judgments, and in the face of this serious topic, they finally restrained their previous relaxed state, and the lean elf looked at Xiuge: "In order to maintain secrecy, many of the legal committee's liaison stations in the territory of St. Steele are set up in the territory of the mountain elf tribe, but now, these hidden strongholds may be discovered at any time. ”

Shug nodded, and then he looked at Edmund, "I can fully understand the gravity of this matter, it is likely to completely destroy our access to intelligence in St. Steele, but in these matters, I am afraid that my help is very limited, right?" ”

"So far, it is."

Lady Delaly nodded and said, "But don't worry, read on...... You might be able to see what we think. ”

So the picture began to change again, under the manipulation of Lady Delaly, the speed of the magic image became faster, with the thin magical vision, Xiug saw more and more milky white light and shadow being extracted by those black spiral chains, and as this process continued to advance, those black domes that were originally just shrouded in the sky over the city seemed to begin a new round of growth and expansion.

Yes, they got bigger.

Although the rate of growth is very, very slow, it is certain that its coverage is definitely a little bit larger than it was at the beginning.

"Attention, it's coming."

At this moment, Lady Delaly suddenly reminded, and the accelerated magic screen also returned to a calm slow speed, and Xiuge raised his eyebrows, he did not see any obvious signs and changes in the picture, and was about to ask, but the picture trembled violently.

"Something went wrong with the recorded instrument?"

The thought popped out of Shug's mind, but the next moment, the colors that appeared inside the crystal ball made his eyes widen.

The tremor did not come from the instrument that recorded the picture, but from the reality that was being recorded—a violent impact swept along the surface, and Shuge saw the relatively loose snow particles scattered under the impact, and the withered branches were reduced to pieces on the spot, and Shuge even heard the terrifying exclamation of the recorder.

There was no foreshadowing, no warning.

This invisible power suddenly appeared, and almost in the blink of an eye, it turned from the invisible line into a tangible color.

Xiuge's mouth opened subconsciously, as he saw an incomparably large black arc of light that almost spanned the entire frame, and it looked like a huge blade that had been swung with force, and it fell directly towards the colossal dome that enveloped the entire city.

At first glance, the color and nature of this arc of light seemed to be very similar to the magic of the abyss activated by the Black Sun Society, but in Xiuge's eyes, it inexplicably revealed a somewhat familiar feeling.

And so the collision happened.

The arc light composed of pure black slammed into the dark dome like this, and countless black chains connecting the dome broke on the spot, and the dome, which had no gaps or omissions, cracked directly under this violent impact, and Xiuge even saw a towering northern bell tower collapse because of it.

Then, in just a dozen seconds, all the magical colors in the picture began to fade, the black arc of light that destroyed the ritual disappeared out of thin air as if it had never appeared, and the magical dome full of dark connotations also collapsed and dissipated just as quickly, leaving only a thick black cloud still hovering over the city.

Whatever the Black Sun Society wanted to do, their plans in the city were absolutely ruined.

It's just that in the distance, there are more dark domes that are growing and expanding.

A somewhat outrageous, but somewhat plausible guess came to his mind, and he hoped to see the arc of light reappear and destroy more domes, but until the end of the image, there was no new change in the picture.

The mages present didn't know how many times they had seen this image, but their faces still couldn't remain calm at this time, and Edmund forcibly withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiuge: "Very amazing, right?" ”

Xiuge nodded, the shocked look on his face was very real: "What's that?" Magic? Or ......"

"I don't know."

Mage Edmund shook his head, "We only know two things. ”

"First, this city that narrowly escaped from the Black Sun Formation Ceremony is located in the border area of Saint-Steele, and to control it is equivalent to controlling all the important passages in the surrounding area."

"Second, the black light...... It's not any kind of magic we know about, and it's definitely not something that any weapon can make, but it's been there once, just before the Cedar Scholars Tower. ”

(End of chapter)