Chapter 256: The Peace of Disguise
Time waits for no one, and there is no need to stay long in the place that has been eroded by the summoning disaster. So after cleaning the remains of the two wizards with flames and finding the way to the city, Curt and Lizzie rushed back to Catlis's City as quickly as possible.
After all, there have been a lot of events in the past few days, so Curt thought that the city would be under martial law. It stands to reason that in order to prevent the True Eye from continuing to cause chaos, the garrison will break its legs for a series of law and order problems, and the military will set up checkpoints on major roads.
However, the current situation is different from what he expected...... It was too quiet. There are traces of fighting along the road, and the exploding pits and burned barricades undoubtedly indicate that there was a great battle - but there is no wreck left around.
The closer you get to the vicinity of the city of Catrice, the more visible the signs of the fighting. The confusion in Curt's eyes gradually became evident when he saw these things, especially when he saw that some of the buildings that had been used as temporary outposts had been destroyed, and they were vaguely uneasy.
Looking at this appearance, I'm afraid that before the two of them arrived, there were many confrontations in this vicinity. Perhaps it was because the strategy of dividing the troops led the other side to defeat them one by one with superior forces, or it was also because of other reasons that they abandoned the nearby defensive points......
In any case, what Curt and Lizzie have seen now is a sign that the party responsible for guarding the city has fallen into a passive situation.
Could it be that the power of the True Eye is already strong enough to pay attention to the defeat of the military's deployment, so that they have to bow their heads? If this is the case, then he has no interest in going toe-to-toe with them anymore...... Make enemies of such monsters. It can't be done by two people.
In Curt's mind, Catrice's garrison had not been baptized by war. But their overall combat capability was no weaker than most armies he had seen. Especially the elite who are equipped with the latest equipment, they can even compete with the garrisons on the Empire's borders.
Even if it's him. I will not be idle and bored to fight against a large army - it is not a question of whether it can be defeated, but I think that the mere idea of such a thing is a problem with the brain. Not only is it meaningless in terms of behavior, but I am afraid that it will also be suppressed by the people above with greater force.
"The Eyes of True Sight...... What the hell are these guys trying to do?"
Curt couldn't help but be speechless, and said in a daze: "Reaching such a scale, it is no longer just a 'commotion', if they really make a big deal about it, what awaits them must be the suppression of superior military forces!
If the Eye of Truth had defeated the city's garrison, news of the "unrest" would have been more than just a Dominion. At that time, not to mention that the Doge's Palace would mobilize a larger force against them. I'm afraid that the upper echelons of the empire will send troops.
He couldn't imagine such an unfolding, and he almost wondered if the Ultramarines wanted to emulate some of the people who had raised the flag of opposition in the Dominion years ago when the Empire was mired in war. What a foolish thing to do, maybe they could defeat part of the Dominion's army, but the Empire was far from being an enemy they could face...... Especially now that there is no war outside, they are simply killing themselves.
"No, I dare say it's more complicated than you think. Lizzie, however, had a different view, pointing to the city in the distance and saying, "If they do capture Catrice." I'm afraid the lights in the city will be replaced by flames or something. ”
But in the direction she pointed, the huge city was as lively as ever.
How slow does a person have to be to turn a blind eye to what was born less than 10 kilometers around him and continue to live at his own pace? Then he is either blind, or he is a person who lives with the so-called concept of "being alone".
Perhaps such small citizens once existed widely in the cities of the Middle Ages, but their existence is somewhat out of place compared to the Catrices. Although the burghers have become accustomed to many things that are born around them. But they won't miss the opportunity to use it as a talking point.
However, after returning to Catrice City, there is a problem that has been haunting Curt's mind - it is clear that there are so many changes in the hilly terrain not far from this city. Presumably, the news also reached the city early...... But the inhabitants of the city remained unmoved and continued to live their lives.
If you put it in normal times. This is perhaps unimaginable to anyone. Imminent unrest brings uneasiness, and when it spreads, it spreads like a plague among the population. And those annoying reporters will undoubtedly not give up digging and exploring this matter.
Stable as before, the unchanged "everyday" is still being staged.
Even though it was late at night and the sky was still raining, the streets of the city were still as busy as ever. The citizens are in a hurry, and the vendors are busy with their business...... It's as if they don't know what's going on, and they're immersed in the peace of day after day.
"Strange...... This is an abnormal situation. ”
Creeping through the darkness beneath the wall, Curt looked at the motionless citizens and said, "To be honest, I don't think the citizens of Catrice City are really numb to this point. Do you think it's possible that the extremely rare phenomenon of summoning disasters doesn't cause any movement?"
They were now cautiously walking through the middle of nowhere, and could only observe the qiē on the road from unknown corners. Looking at their sneaky appearance, some people will misunderstand that they are thieves lurking in the dark, waiting for fat sheep to pass by.
This is also something that can't be helped, walking on the road in the outfit of wolf bèi on them now, not to mention the garrison, even ordinary people will doubt their identity. It is also a last resort to find a way to your own home with the method that is close to infiltration now.
Perhaps it is because of this that they notice the unusual sensation of hovering in the streets. Obviously in the morning, anyone could see strange plants in the distance through the blockade of the city walls, but they seemed to have become accustomed to their existence, and no one talked about their existence.
Although the exact details are not known to most people, summoning a disaster is indeed an anomaly that can have a huge impact on the surrounding environment. You know, its danger is no less than a forest fire in a nearby mountain range, and it is impossible that no one notices its life.
If there are people at the top who control intelligence, it may be too much to underestimate the annoying reporters in the city. They seem to have a source of intelligence, and no matter how much the guard tries to hide what they're investigating, these guys can always find clues about it.
"Well, that's true. Lizzie, who was following him, nodded, she seemed to have something unnatural, "There are subtle magical powers that permeate the air in the city, and although their weight is insignificant, their impact on the overall environment cannot be ignored. ”
As she spoke, she waved her hand lightly, letting her magic penetrate the air, and the air shrouded in a thin darkness was suddenly illuminated by a faint light. In their free empty atmosphere, the radiance that radiates reveals something else that exists in the void.
It was a powdery form of magical dust scattered in the air, scattered everywhere, constantly being inhaled by people walking the streets. An extremely faint Rubik's Cube could be felt on these dusts, which immediately transformed into a complete spell structure after seeping into the citizens' bodies.
Strangely, the effects of these spells were not obvious, and the citizens who had been invaded by the magic did not seem to have any strange reactions. Lizzie carefully observed the changes in each Rubik's Cube, but it was difficult to fully decipher their large numbers, so she had to analyze them bit by bit.
Every ordinary person walking on the street is breathing magic dust without knowing it, just as naturally as breathing air on a daily basis. Not only that, but after ingesting those free mana, they became energetic, as if their bodies had never been so relaxed.
"It looks like someone is casting some kind of wide-area spell...... Like sprinkling a bag of salt into a lake, these tiny amounts of magic can only create simple hints at best, making them avoid thinking about something. Lizzie peered at the scene in front of her, muttering as she thought about the effects of the magic, "It's on a large scale—it's no doubt that this is not a spell structure that ordinary mages can make. ”
Lizzie reached out and captured some powdered mana, then tried to parse them with her own magic. It's just that when her magic touches these "powders", they melt like snowflakes and quietly disappear into the air, never to be traced again.
"Hmph, it looks like it's been revealed......"
Lizzie muttered under her breath, trying to capture again, but this time it wasn't as smooth as before. After the first batch of magic dissipated, the rest of the magic power also fled from the two of them as if they were afraid of their existence...... It's almost as if someone is controlling them.
The larger the spell, the more mana it would need, and the more it would cover the entire city of Catrice, it would only be possible for anyone to have such an inconspicuous effect. Not only that, but even though the effect is forfeited to obtain a large area of coverage, the spells that guide the mind are also extremely profound—a spell of this complexity that very few people can weave, and among these people there are undoubtedly few who can put it into practice. (To be continued!)
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