A crisis is brewing around the city of Catrice, and a storm is heading for this "cauldron of chaos" that houses cultures and peoples from all corners of the world. txt novel download [first release]

This is probably the greatest crisis in the history of the Catrices, and indeed the entire Dominion of Osattalia – closer than the scourge of the war that struck the world. Sain Democlera had created a powerful Rubik's Cube in the city, and the people who were supposed to guard it didn't know anything about it.

The current crisis in Catrice City is closely related to the people who are rooted here, and it is a problem they must face - but it is not a battle between Curt and Lizzie. They are not being swept up in it of their own volition, and it is far easier to get out of it than to get deeper and deeper.

Believe it or not, the choice is in François's hands, and everyone else is looking to him. As for Curt, he is only following the rules of mercenaries to fulfill the contract he made with Francois, he will abide by the contract, and of course he will only act according to the rules of the contract.

"I think you all already know about the Rubik's Cube hidden in the city - it seems to be due to a magical anomaly that happened not long ago. ”

Lizzie jumped out of her armchair at once, walked to the window leaning towards the city, and said, "According to our investigation, it was a trap set by Sain Democlera when the city was in chaos, and it is only now that a small 'accident' has come to light for you. Well, it's too much trouble to explain it in words, so let's take a look at what we've found. ”

She turned to point to a smooth wall, her fingers tracing gear-like lines in the space in front of her. The pale magic turned into fine words, and Guò Liqi's fingertips filled into the Rubik's Cubes she had placed, and soon three rotating Rubik's Cubes were assembled in front of her.

The spell constructs a multicolored light that is projected onto the wall through those "gears", slowly drawing a somewhat vague portrait under Lizzie's manipulation. In the picture, she recorded the scene from the perspective of a spirit, and Lizzie selectively selected some parts that showed her danger to the others.

This was a rather rudimentary illusion spell, but it was more than she was supposed to master as an "apprentice in the theory department" - even some recent wizards might not be able to use illusions to depict what they wanted to express. Eighty eBook / Looking at Lizzie's easy spell, François's expression changed slightly, but he was not surprised by Lizzie's ability. There is no doubt about it.

Dean François just watched Lizzie silently, his eyes sharpening whenever his gaze swept over Sein Democra. Of course he had seen the man, but had always seen him as a member of the True Eye. And not more dangerous individuals.

Looking at the vision projected by Lizzie, a magician suddenly said, "Miss Leinster, we all already know that the areas eroded by the black mud have changed, but this is not enough to show that the person Sein Democlera is the center of a qiē problem. It is possible that he is just someone who is under the command of the True Sight, and it is possible that the images you remember have been deliberately fabricated by some people. ”

His tone sounded just a little uncertain. Because these things that Lizzie showed were really not enough to use as conclusive evidence. But Lizzie could inexplicably feel a kind of aggression in his words, doubting not only what Lizzie said, but even her memory.

"Yes, you're right, after all, the illusion spell may even be a virtual image of my own fabrication. In the face of the sorcerer's naked questioning, Lizzie laughed disdainfully, "So, I suddenly want to ask everyone here, what have you been doing for so long before we went to investigate? ”

Then her attitude also became sharp, and her cold gaze penetrated the other party's mask. Straight into his eyes. Seeing that there was no reaction after the other party finished speaking, Lizzie had no choice but to wave her hand lightly and disperse all the phantoms projected on the wall.

"It's up to you to believe it or not, I'm just stating the 'facts' that I know. ”

As she spoke, she turned her head in the direction of Catrice City, where the towering barrier of light could be seen through the rolling hills. It was probably an operation at the behest of Dean François, and although they were able to repel the raging darkness, they still took relatively safe measures.

Both the spirit world and the material world have erected high walls of magical condensation, dividing and surrounding the areas polluted by black mud. The sorcerers cast flashes of light from several fulcrums, drawing several intricate dividing lines in the air. Sprinkled with flowing brilliance.

In order to construct this wall, the mages needed to expend a huge amount of mana - probably not much different from building a stone wall similar to Cheng Dù. It was absolutely impossible to do it with one person's ability, so most of the members belonging to the purpose of the Wisdom had already been dispatched under the orders of Dean François.

That's why Sain Democlave chose to detonate the "bomb" buried inside the Eyes of Eichi at this time, and stabbed the magicians in the back while they were busy defending themselves against the danger in front of them. Apparently it was only a small group of accused people who attacked Lizzie. Others also caused a riot within the academy.

The members of the Eyes of Wisdom who were accused had long since lost their original combat effectiveness, because they couldn't think steadily, and they couldn't maintain even the most basic spells. After gaining a slight advantage from the initial sneak attack, the mages who had become the walking dead were suppressed by their former colleagues.

This chaos did not trap François and his high-ranking wizards, but it did send them a dangerous signal. What's more, even the academy is out of order, so what about those who are far away in the center of Cutrice City?

No doubt. The area around the central plaza should have been cleared by now, especially since there will be no inhabitants left in the space surrounded by walls of light. Although Lizzie has no way of knowing the details of the city, it is believed that the actions of the garrison have caused quite a stir in various parts of the city.

Attacking at such a time would have had the demeanor of the sorcerer - and he must have done something to the sorcerers that the Eichi had sent to defend the walls. Although there is no news yet, sometimes silence is more likely to shake people than bad news.

But even if Lizzie wanted to know the current situation in the city, she couldn't fly to Catrice City right away. Although Curt is now on her way to the middle of the city, Lizzie has no way to connect her souls in full view of everyone - it's too easy to expose herself to danger.

For the Wise Eyes who are based in the Academy, the safety of the Academy and their companions is the most important thing, and it is their duty to protect the city's nature. It is impossible for them to stand still in the midst of danger and watch the enemy trample on what they want to protect.

"What the hell do you want to say?"

"Miss Leinster, I know you want us to do what we can—but you should also know that it is not brave to rush into a trap set by the enemy. The spell book sitting on the other side was about to say something when Dean François interrupted him.

He walked over to the spell book that was about to stand up, and pressed his shoulder to signal him not to get excited. The sorcerers were all wearing drab masks, so Lizzie couldn't see their expressions, but a little restless magic in the air told her about their attitudes.

Lizzie had no doubts about the dedication of these men to their work, and knew that they valued their reputations - but it was precisely because of this that the problem was all the more serious. They didn't go away with the Rubik's Cube left behind by Sain Democra, but they didn't find it even more completely.

Not only the other members of the Wisdom Purpose, but even Dean François did not discover the clues of the Rubik's Cube, not even the abnormal flow of magic. At least in terms of the skill of using magical powers, Sain Democlave's ability is probably on par with François's.

She remembered that the female archer had told them that the sorcerer, who could already be described as madness, was not the most capable among the researchers of their organization. Although his obsession with research is second to none, his magic is not as strong as that of a combat-savvy member.

Now he has that power, on the one hand, from the devoured Slotic lives, and on the other hand, from the black mud that came out of nowhere. When he fought with the avatar before, he could feel that the magic in Sein Democra's body was growing, and now he may have become completely inhuman.

"As I said before, our opponent is a dangerous madman and he has the power to realize his crazy thoughts. ”

As she spoke, Lizzie sighed softly, then pointed to the defense line of the wall of light and said, "Dean François, since you did not hesitate to evacuate everyone in the danger area, and created this kind of defense, then you probably know how dangerous that black 'cocoon' we saw is. But now such a passive defense can only allow the other party to reorganize their strength and launch a stronger attack. ”

Emphasizing the danger of the other person in order to incite uneasiness is a common technique that makes people aggressive towards the "enemy", although it does not have much effect on the thinking magician. What Lizzie needs is to let the members of the Wise Eyes know how dangerous Sain Democlas is and let them join the "war".

"Dean François!"

Just as she was about to continue, a female voice rang out from the liaison hanging on the wall: "The action team for the protection of the wall has reported that they have been attacked! The enemy seems to be the same mage as before, but there seem to be some strange people here!"

It seems that the other party has already made the first move. (To be continued.) )xh118