2. Little Bird (9)
Leaving the noisy hall, the two girls walked briskly down the hallway, talking quickly in muffled voices.
"You really like to do superfluous things. ”
"Which part are you referring to?"
"What good boy, good man, and the kind of guy who is willing to be raised?"
The tone of "Nightingale" remained indifferent, but the words were full of anger.
Good boy?
Good man?
That kind of guy deserves it too?
Blindfolded and plugged ears to ignore everything that happened, ate the feed distributed by the empire with peace of mind, and completed every action according to the instructions of the empire, without the instructions of the empire, the guy who didn't even dare to wipe his butt and tie his pants after going to the toilet. Even if there is a life-saving grace, it still can't change the "Nightingale's" bad feelings towards Marseille.
"Don't you think there's no need to be so kind to him? Just warn him directly, and be careful not to die if you talk nonsense?"
"Because he looks like he wants to be treated kindly. ”
"Mockingbird" shrugged his shoulders and put on a wry smile of "I really can't help you" and said:
"Just kidding. Seriously, if no one reminded the boy, he would most likely have fallen into the abyss because of his unintentional rashness. It could be exile or execution...... Although this is also life, it is a pity to let a good person die like this. ”
"Good guy or not, you don't know. ”
"I'm still a little confident in my ability to look at men, besides...... At least he's not a bad guy. If you are a bad person, you may be able to snitch you or plot against you when you are weak. ”
"That's not a bad guy. ”
"Nightingale" stopped, turned his head and glared at "Robin" with an expression that was about to vomit.
"That's scum. ”
“...... Many people don't even have a sense of justice. ”
Shaking her head with a wry smile, the "robin" was about to take a step forward when the "Nightingale" suddenly reached out to stop her.
"What's wrong?"
"Mockingbird" asked in a low voice, sensing that the aura around "Nightingale" was deteriorating, and she immediately entered a state of imminent battle.
After a long silence of about three or four seconds, the "nightingale" made a confused sound.
"Is this ...... Mana is decreasing?"
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"The construction of the operation is completed, and the residual amount of neutral mana is less than 45%, and it continues to decrease. ”
Listening to the report of Epenny's sweet voice, Maher nodded, and subconsciously reached for a bag on his chest, but it was empty. Glancing at Aphany who was unblinking on the side, the hand that she had withdrawn suddenly sank into her thick hair and grabbed it a few times. Blue eyes without any emotion stared at the rows of villa-style buildings of the "source of life".
Maher's instincts told him that the magician who was still on the run would definitely target the sports exchange, considering that all the staff of the exchange had been screened, and even the cleaners' family backgrounds had been carefully inquired. The only identities available to infiltrate are the youth league members who participated in the event.
Some people may ask the audience? Can't you just buy a ticket to go in and prevent others from setting off bombs? Unfortunately, this is an exchange activity that is limited to the youth league organization, and the number of people who can enter the scene is not too large, except for the guests who have received invitations in advance, and the number of people who can enter the scene is not too large, and in the strict security environment at the scene, only the terrorists who set off the bombs will receive "special attention", and every move of others will be monitored, and any abnormal behavior will be discovered at the first time.
The only people who can enter and leave the scene, and also get a little privacy and a chance to act covertly, are the youth league members who participate in the event.
In that case, let's put it to the test.
"If there were magicians mixed in, it would almost be time to feel the anomaly going on around you. He must have wondered if something had happened, if the Empire had sensed something, if the gathering was a trap. Then it's time to consider whether it's time to take action before Mana disappears completely, or to retreat altogether. ”
Maher said leisurely, glancing at the surveillance vehicle disguised as a tourist bus, the operator inside was monitoring the movements of the villa complex, whether it was the abnormal flow of Mana or the entry and exit of people, all under their surveillance. Behind the surveillance car were several real buses, but they were not tourists, but heavily armed soldiers. Once the target is confirmed, it's their turn to play.
"It's an endurance race, and the side that can't hold its breath loses. ”
Maher let out a long breath, and his blue eyes returned to Epenny's body.
The basis of magic is mana, and without mana, or if you can't resonate with mana, you can't collect mana around you and turn it into 'your own thing', you can't form a so-called magic circuit. And just like energy sources such as electricity and fossil fuels, the more mana you can collect, the more likely you are to use magic on a massive scale. This means that even if you use the same magic, the more mana you collect, the more likely you are to have a powerful effect.
The above is the foundation of the foundation of magic, in the previous war, the empire was able to minimize the impact of magic on the war by scattering special interference particles that hindered the resonance between the mage and Mana, so as to successfully make the war go at its own pace. In everyone's mind, it seems that interfering particles are indispensable to dealing with magicians.
So the current abnormal state of Mana is the result of spreading interfering particles and increasing the concentration?
Not really.
Of course, the interfering particles can block the connection between the magician and Mana, but the effect of the interfering particles is so good that the magician will notice it at once, so not only can it not create the state of "the opponent is accumulating anxiety every minute and every second" that Mach needs, but it is impossible to push the opponent into a corner and make wrong judgments. What's worse is that it will interfere with Epenny's sensing ability, and it is difficult to sense the mage's special brainwave patterns.
For this reason, a technique called "Spinning Wheel" was used in this battle, which collected the energy of Mana in a neutral state and monopolized it in the same way that the yarn was controlled by rotating the spinning wheel of the spinning wheel, so that other magicians within the effective range of the spell could not perform magic. Compared to the jamming particles, which have an immediate effect, the "Spinner" is slower, easier to control the tempo, and does not interfere with Epenny's senses, making it the best way to smoke out the magicians hiding among the youth members.
"In another fifteen minutes, the mana within a radius of five hundred meters will be collected, and if it weren't for the dull fool on the other side, he would probably have noticed the anomaly. What will he do next? Gather Mana around him in a panic before he is all swept away? Or will he slip away at the right time? No...... These are the stupidest choices, and all at once you will expose yourself and not say anything. It is not even known how many of the enemy there were. Even if you can barely deal with one or two opponents, once you are finally cornered and surrounded by a group, and you fall into a situation where you are completely unable to use magic, you really want to cry without tears. Really smart people with brains don't make such low-level mistakes. If it were me, I would have stayed patiently in the crowd, waiting for the opponent to come to the door, and then see the move. That is to say—"
Pulling the hem of his coat, Mach put on his top hat and said weakly:
"No matter what, whether it's fighting wits or fighting strength, it will inevitably be a hand-to-hand fight after fifteen minutes. ”