Except for Sanders, everyone else doesn't know much about magic circles, at most they can make magic circles that can be used to advance to the level.

Because for them, without the support of a strong family, there is really little point in learning the magic array. After all, few people would be willing to waste materials and materials to lay a small magic array for single use, and a large magic array that is widely used requires strong financial and material support, which is not something that ordinary people can afford.

However, Saunders is different, he has a deep and long-established family behind him, which is an important reason why he chose the sub-school as the college's research project.

If he can become the head of the family's magic array in the future, then the benefits and status will definitely be obvious, and he will have a promising future.

"What is the function of the Isolation Circle?" asked Lea, who also thought that Leo's adhesive potion was useless, and that the Isolation Circle sounded much stronger.

Sanders smiled bitterly and replied, "After the laying is successful, a barrier can be created from the magic circle. But it's not as powerful as you think, it's just that it can isolate small creatures like mosquitoes, rats and ants. ”

"That's it!" said Leo, unexpectedly, "and then we'll try to hunt down a beast and peel it off as a carrier, and it should be fine." ”

Sanders said with a slight hesitation: "No problem, no problem, but ...... I always feel like it's a bit of a waste to use the materials in this magic array. ”

"Quite the opposite. "You may not feel it now, but at night, the horror of mosquitoes, rats and ants becomes very obvious. Think about it, at night, the heat emitted by the four of us is as dazzling as the sun. Thousands of mosquitoes besieged, all kinds of snakes came to inspect. The rats also want some food from us. ”

Hearing him say this, the faces of several people changed, they were all quite confident people, even in the face of the storm wolf, they would not be afraid, they could think of those disgusting little animals, but they all felt their scalps tingle.

But Leo wasn't done yet. "There is an even more important reason. ”

"What is it?" asked Sanders as quickly as reflexively.

Leo didn't scare them anymore, and replied directly: "I think there are so many mages participating in the competition, and there will be many people who can summon magic pets, and since the isolation circle can feel small animals, it will definitely be able to isolate parrots, bats and other small magic pets with detection ability." ”

Leia's eyes lit up and she nodded, "That makes sense, because then their chances of finding out about us are greatly reduced." Equivalent to us in the dark. They will be able to occupy a definite advantage when the time comes, whether it is resting or attacking. ”

With their next goal determined, the four of them re-hit the road and continued towards the lake on the map.

Because Ravinton's team was one of the quickest responders, they didn't encounter any competitors along the way, but somewhat unluckily, they didn't find any more supply points or beasts that could be used to carry the formation.

More than ten minutes later. There was already a faint vapor coming, Leo knew. The lake must be not far away, and my judgment is not wrong.

Then, he beckoned the three people in front of him to stop, and said in a low voice: "It is very likely that you will encounter a lot of drinking creatures in a while, and it may even be dangerous magical beasts, so everyone must be careful." Don't get their attention just yet. ”

"Do you need me to cast a group of hidden magic?" asked Lea instead of taking matters into her own hands.

Leo thought for a moment and replied, "No, it is possible for magic fluctuations to be perceived, and it is easier for them to be vigilant. As long as we keep the movement light. Even if it smells, it will only be treated as an ordinary beast. ”

"I see. Leia immediately accepted Leo's statement,

Seeing that the three of them were all very vigilant, Leo did not nag anymore, and followed the direction of the most intense moisture with slow and gentle steps, this time, he moved from the end of the line to the front.

After a while, you can see the sparkling expanse of the lake through the trees.

"Wow, there really is, so many beasts!" Sanders whispered.

Leo didn't criticize such a sudden sound, because the front was too noisy, and Sanders' voice was enough to make any waves.

On the shores of the lake, there are too many creatures. Flaming waterfowl float on the surface of the water and occupy large areas, occasionally whining noisily and competing for the fish they caught.

On the shore, bison and zebra-looking animals gather in herds, some drinking water and others eating grass. And not far from them, there are several ferocious predators.

"Griffons!" Leo immediately recognized the animals. Because their appearance is really quite conspicuous.

With eagle-like heads and huge beaks that shimmer like metal plates in the sunlight, their limbs are not eagle claws, but lion-like fleshy palms, and they also have a pair of huge wings tucked behind their backs, making them look extremely majestic.

It is a magical creature with a certain amount of intelligence, and its combat ability, weight-bearing ability, and flight speed are quite good. So much so that in the main material world, there are many big families who will specially domesticate this creature, which can be used as a courier's mount, and can be formed into an air knight force.

However, griffons in the wild must be wild and quite difficult opponents, so Leo didn't want to provoke them. Fortunately, the griffons seemed to have eaten and drunk enough, otherwise they would not have let the herbivores not far away wander back and forth.

After observing the circle, Leo asked Sanders next to him, "Is there any animal skin other than griffins that can be used as carrying material?"

Unexpectedly, the little fat man had already discovered the target, and immediately pointed ahead and replied: "Yes! There is a knife-backed crocodile over there, and its skin is very good, even the skin of a griffin is even better!"

Leo looked in the direction Sanders pointed out, and sure enough, he found a huge crocodile with a body of seven or eight meters long, floating on the surface of the water to bask in the sun. And a piece of information also came to mind.

Bladeback Crocodile: A primary hybrid magical creature of water and soil, living alone, with weak spell-like abilities, and can only control the flow of water slightly. However, it has strong scales and skin, especially the vertical scales on the back, which are quite sharp, making it an excellent material for making daggers.

This is an introduction from the Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures, and since the Bladeback Crocodile is only a beginner magical creature, the introduction is not very detailed.

Leo was about to open his mouth to discuss with everyone how to deal with the bladeback crocodile, but he didn't expect Leia to preemptively say, "Over there." Look over there!"

All three were taken aback by her sudden move.

"What's wrong?" Leo asked hurriedly.

However, Leia's face did not show any worry, but showed some joy, and explained: "Look, what is in the middle of those griffins, is it a magic box?"

Leo looked at it intently, and sure enough, he found a black box a hundred and ten meters away, which was not a magic box. It's just that the griffons surround it, and it's hard to get it.

Seaberton looked at the sealed box and swallowed hard. "How about we split into two teams, one to lure the griffons out of the way, and one to steal the boxes?"

Of course, Leo knew the importance of sealing the magic box, but after thinking about it carefully, he still shook his head and said, "Don't worry about the sealing box, let's solve the bladeback crocodile first." If you scare the bladeback crocodile in the process of luring, it will not be easy to find another one. ”

Sieberton thought of this time and stuck out his tongue. Keep your mouth shut.

Leia shifted her gaze from the sealed box to the knifeback crocodile, and then asked, "That crocodile looks super thick. And to be used as a load-bearing material, the outer skin has to be intact, what do you want to do?"

"The eyes are its weak point, as long as the mental power is properly controlled, penetrating the eyes and directly destroying the brain, I don't think it will be too difficult to deal with. Nor will the image be complete of the leather. Leo gave his thoughts.

Leia smiled and said, "You're the record holder in the control competition, so you must have a way?"

"I do have a way, but only if I can get close to the attack. Leo replied. Then he asked, "Do any of you know the magic of walking on water?"

"I will!" Seaberton was the first to step up, "what should I do?"

Leo said: "After a while, when I am still about ten meters away from the water's edge, you can cast a water walk for me." Be careful to try to be as stealthy as possible when casting spells, so as not to scare the animals. ”

Seaberton patted his chest: "No problem, leave it to me." ”

"And what about the two of us?" asked Sanders, "do you need us to do anything with you?"

"No, you two are optimistic about your surroundings, especially the griffons, and let me know as soon as there is any movement. ”

With everything arranged, Leo cast a stealth spell on himself and walked towards the lake, and in order to allow Sieberton to see his position, he also deliberately left an inconspicuous magic mark on his body.

After a while, the distance was ten meters from the water's edge, and a slight wave of magic came. Although he felt something change, Leo knew that Sibton's "water technique" had begun to take effect.

Continue walking, and sure enough, the moment you step on the water, the water under your feet does not separate, but lifts your body.

The only problem was cleared, and Leo breathed a sigh of relief, locked onto the location of the knifeback crocodile, and slid forward to avoid making a splash and attracting notice.

He only had one chance, and since the range of his eyes was so small that only a sneak attack could succeed, he couldn't be too careful.

The distance between him and the knifeback crocodile was slowly narrowing, and in a blink of an eye, it was already twenty meters away.

This has entered the range of attacks, but in order to increase the success rate, Leo does not stop.

Fifteen meters...... 10 meters ......

When he was only about five meters away from the knifeback crocodile, Leo finally stopped moving forward and stood firmly on the water.

Taking a deep breath, he didn't cast his mental power to lock, but instead used his eyes for seconds. Although this can greatly increase the chance of magic hitting, the knifeback crocodile is a magical creature after all, and has a natural perception of mental power, and using mental power to lock is likely to backfire.

In the soul plane, the magic model that had been successfully constructed for a long time was working, and Leo tried to make the flow of magic less violent.

At this time, a burst of water sound came, not only Leo was startled and almost broke away from the invisible state, but even the knife-backed crocodile was suddenly frightened, and subconsciously wanted to dive into the water.

Leo forcibly suppressed the idea of attacking immediately, and patiently observed the past. You only have one chance, and you can't do it rashly!

It turned out that a big fish didn't know what was going crazy, and it jumped out of the water and made a violent splash.

Leo screams bad luck in his heart, but immediately discovers that the knifeback crocodile has also noticed the fish. Confirming that there was no danger, it resurfaced from the water, and its vigilance was greatly reduced.

"Chance!" Leo said without thinking, chanting the incantation in the lowest possible voice.

In the next second, an arrow composed purely of energy appeared out of thin air and shot out at a speed beyond the naked eye.

At a short distance of five meters, not to mention being defenseless, even if you know it in advance, you can't dodge it at all.

"Pounce!"

The sound of something piercing was heard, and the energy arrow hit the crocodile in the eye and deep into the head.

But even so, the knifeback crocodile did not die immediately due to its tenacious vitality, and it opened its mouth to roar.

Of course, Leo couldn't make any noise, and a "Icicle Technique" had already been cast and hit the crocodile's mouth.

The violent cold instantly froze the crocodile's dilators and extendors, and not only did the behemoth make no sound, but its brain was further damaged under the influence of the icicle.

The body quickly began to become numb, the brain could no longer communicate commands to any part of the body, and after only a few seconds, the terrifying-looking knifeback crocodile was killed by two low-level magic. And until it finally dies, it does not know where the enemy is.

............

It's easy to kill a knifeback crocodile, but it's not easy to get such a big guy ashore. Even though Leo opened the magic weapon and the red dragon bloodline, and gained a great bonus to his strength, it still took a lot of effort to successfully drag it to the shore.

Next, the Reventon team discovered another problem: they didn't have the tools to cut through the hard skin of the crocodile, and its sharp vertical scales might be useful, but they couldn't get it off for a while.

Leo had no choice but to hide the crocodile's carcass in the forest first, and instead started the griffon's idea.

According to his guess, maybe there would be the materials he needed in that sealed box.

But before he could speak, there was a sound of stumbling footsteps from far away in the forest, and it was another team! )