The clock is ticking......

I don't know when a torrential rain hit, covering the mountain range where the grotto is located.

The sunlight that had been filtering in through the cracks in the stone was gone, and instead it was rainwater seeping into the mountain from the downpour, turning the grotto where Raymond and the others were located into Zeguo.

After entering the grotto, most of the rain collected on the stalactites, and after falling down with the milky white droplets, many of them splashed in the direction of Raymond.

However, when these water droplets touched the surface of the barrier, they would instantly shatter, turning into extremely fine water mist that either rose or drifted away, revealing the outline of the invisible superimposed talisman array set up by Raymond.

Stevich, who didn't know when he finally woke up, after feeding some water to the still unconscious Krid beside him, he looked at the corner of the grotto where Raymond was with one hand on his cheek, until the outline of the superimposed talisman appeared so that he could no longer see the person sitting cross-legged inside, then he secretly sighed and withdrew his gaze.

The hourglass that was placed next to him to keep time, the upper half of the fine sand had already fallen, and Stevich, who did not dare to release his perception to check the changes in the sky, could only judge the time by his own intuition.

What happened in the square in front of the Gray Tower last night, he basically witnessed the whole process.

The cause of the incident was originally caused by Gavin's cousin Currid, but in the end, the duel turned out to be so horrific, so bloody and violent, which was really beyond his expectations.

Of course, this Lord Raymond who was brought by Cool. It's also a little tough, it's really not like it......

Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but start beating faster, and he couldn't help but think of the scene that was probably imprinted in his heart and could never be forgotten again.

Thick, bright red plasma covered the square, like a slaughter field on top of a square where no one could stand.

The members of the Falcon Law Enforcement Team who were smashed down from a high altitude and landed on the stone slab and were smashed. I don't think I would know how much visual impact their fall would have on others before they died!

As for those on the night patrol, although most of them are first-level wizards, for Stevic, who was born in the Land of the Tower, many of them are familiar to him or have met before.

However, these people, who have undergone years of training, experienced many emergencies, handled countless tricky actions, and possessed practical abilities beyond ordinary wizards, all fell to the ground in front of their eyes, making the square as if it had been cut by a scythe, so neat!

Especially Raymond, who was caught in a tyrannical mood. As he carried the members of the Falcon Enforcement Team into the air one by one, Stevich vividly remembered seeing many seriously injured individuals who fell to the ground, covered in blood, but their eyes widened and their fists were stuffed into their mouths for fear of making a sound!

What kind of strength does this require to make these guys, who are usually very arrogant, so frightened that they dare not speak out?

What kind of fear it entails. Can they make them rather put their fists in their mouths than make the slightest sound?

He clearly remembered that moment, his heart seemed to stop beating, and the figure of the man standing in the air seemed to become extremely majestic, and it became difficult to look at directly. It makes me want to fall on my knees and ask for his forgiveness!

Although the thick smell of blood in the air made me want to vomit. Although there was blood flowing all over the square, and although every member of the Falcon Law Enforcement Team who was smashed from the sky had broken bones and tendons and were smashed into meatloaf, his mood became excited and surging, and he couldn't help but have a desire in his heart!

Yes, it's a craving!

The desire for strength!

Stevich, who unconsciously became agitated again, had a look in his eyes that had not yet been in focus, but then when the last picture in his mind appeared, he still shivered uncontrollably!

The faint shadow that emerged behind Raymond. It was like a graceful girl, holding a comb and combing her long hair that had fallen down.

There was some surprise at first. But then the fear that rose from the depths of my heart was as if my heart was being clenched!

Raymond, who turned around slowly, seemed to have a red glow shining in his red and bloodthirsty eyes, which was completely different from the peace and calmness he saw on weekdays, and he didn't dare to look at it at all!

It's just that what happened after that made him very confused, such a powerful and fierce high-level wizard didn't seem to notice the faint female figure behind him, which made him think that it was some kind of magic effect.

But fortunately, he finally came to his senses and reminded him when he saw that Deria, a member of the Hamilton family and the nephew of Lord Donald, the commander of the Falcon Legion, was so frightened that he peed his pants.

What happened after that was finally acceptable to him, Lord Raymond's red eyes regained clarity, and the shadows around him that could not detect what they were quickly converged, and even the woman with combed hair who only had a graceful figure disappeared in vain.

Thinking of this, Stevich felt strange, because it was only after this that he seemed to relax, but the thick sweat in his body gushed out of his pores, making him feel as if he was prostrating in a moment, and even the strength to hold up Krid had disappeared......

Stevich, who frowned, fell into thought, this situation is very similar to what the mentor once said that when facing high-level wizards, he will unconsciously be under the effect of a natural fear force field because of the large gap in rank, not only will he not be able to gather mana to resist, but he will not even have the emotion of resistance......

If......

If you can follow this adult's side, then you will definitely have the opportunity to become an admirable high-level wizard, and you will definitely be able to realize your dreams, and you will definitely be able to ......

Caught in the longing for the future, Stevic's expression became trance-like, and in the area in the corner of the grotto, which was isolated by superimposed talisman arrays and isolation barriers, there was a faint shadow beside Raymond, who was sitting cross-legged.

The figure is a little erratic, and the outline is a little blurred, but the posture of curling up legs and combing hair sideways has not changed.

I don't know when the combed woman who reappeared, but she sat in front of Raymond like a statue, and the half of her face covered by the hair was different from the picture of the girl by the stream, and it was extremely blurry, and the existence of facial features could not be seen at all.

Raymond, who was still calmly waiting for the results of the chip's analysis, was now minimized by his perception of the outside world, and his attention was focused on the digital redrawing of the picture after the chip scanned the girl's streamside map.

The original photo frame is still a photo frame, but the traces left by the years on it are marked out by the chip one by one, and even the broken fingerprints left by the unknown age have been found one by one, and even the corresponding analysis conclusions are provided completely.

However, what made Raymond feel a little chill in his heart was that the picture redrawn by the high-resolution scan was very different from what he had seen before.

The dense forest in the background, as if camouflaged, had been redrawn with bare tree trunks and oddly shaped branches.

There is no water in the clear stream that flows from the depths of the forest, and the redrawn images are only dry rivers, pebbles of strange shapes, and various skeletal remains.

The originally somewhat gloomy picture was like being scorched in a scorching desert, and even the air was distorted and rising.

And the girl who was originally combing her hair by the stream did not exist at all...... (To be continued......)