dkrc Chapter 554 Sneak Attack, This Is Immoral
Chapter 554 Sneak Attack, This Is Immoral
"I was indeed attacked, but it wasn't the scout knight who attacked me..."
Arthur paused for a moment, then continued: "He is my little brother, Victor Belian Hoffman! Our appearance is very similar, but he is thinner, with sunken eye sockets, a thin and shriveled face, and prominent cheekbones... "
His pupils turned gray and white, and there was a light green slit in the center of the pupils, exuding a strange light.
"... Who do you say he is?!"
Li Ang stared at Arthur in shock.
"Belian Hoffman." Arthur sighed softly, "He used to be a Wandering Xia hunter in Common, but he was expelled from his family because of a mistake and lost his right arm.
Until the year before last, he joined a mithril caravan. After gaining wealth and resources, he changed his ways and began to defect to his father, becoming an Excellent Mage. "
"...you know him?" Li Anghu asked.
"He, like me, was born in the capital of the Roland Empire, but we have never met."
Arthur explained: "When I was very young, he went to a magic school. After graduation, he was successfully promoted to the head of the Knights. I met him, and he met me, but I never mentioned my own status. He also Never mentioned own name."
He stretched out his left hand, and a dim magic pattern lit up on his palm.
The magic lines flickered endlessly, like fireflies, gradually forming a blurred outline.
Arthur clasped the magic pattern with his left index finger and thumb, closed his eyes, and recited the spell in a low voice.
Wisps of magical fluctuations diffused from the magic lines, merged into the air, flowed out, and turned into invisible threads to wrap around Arthur.
"This is a spiritual investigation."
Arthur opened his eyes, waved at Li Ang, and said, "This spell can sense the active state of magic circles, magic waves, and various other elements, and it's more than enough to detect enemies and defend against external attacks."
Li Ang nodded, stood up and walked to Arthur, watching a blurry outline appear on the magic pattern, "... I remember, this spell was first used on the magic mage.
The higher the Mage's spell attainment, the stronger the Mental Energy, and the higher the efficiency of this spell. "
Arthur raised his left hand, the light of the magic pattern suddenly faded, he rubbed his forehead, "This spell consumes a lot of Mental Energy, and in my current state, it can only last for five minutes.
I have just checked the nearby space with this spell, and there is no trace of a magic circle. "
"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Li Ang frowned, "I always feel something is wrong.
We just arrived at the Holy Maiden Temple last night, how could someone suddenly attack you. And the attacker can avoid your mental exploration and sneak up next to you, so that you don't know it?
Think about it again, is there any omission or negligence? "
"Sorry, no," Arthur shook his head, and said distressedly, "I can't think about it anymore. I have to go back to the castle to recuperate immediately and regain my strength as soon as possible."
Li Ang nodded, "Okay. Do you need a healing potion?"
"Um……"
Arthur hesitated for a moment, then said, "Give me a bottle of healing potion, and help me find two changes of clothes, and I will send someone to bring them to you."
"All right."
Li Ang nodded, turned and left, and walked towards the kitchen.
After a few minutes, Li Ang returned with a bottle of healing potion and a set of clean clothes, and handed them to Arthur.
Arthur took the potion, unscrewed the cap and drank it, sat down in Lotus Position Meditation, adjusted his breath, recovered his magic power, and at the same time stabilized his exhausted body with the aid of the potion.
Li Ang was not idle either, he took out the [Bloody Mary] and sprayed the potion on his neck to heal the wound.
Blood trickled down his neck and dripped onto the floor.
The blood pooled between the floor tiles and the soil, forming a pool of blood, with steam rising like a blooming blood flower.
Li Ang squatted down, picked up a stone, and threw it into the blood fountain, splashing a lot of waves.
"...What the hell is this?"
Arthur opened his eyes, staring at the pool of blood on the ground.
"A magic experiment in the magic laboratory, a treasure I got by chance in a certain Lich King's tomb."
Li Ang babbled nonsense, stood up again, patted the blood on his hands, and asked Arthur, "Can you still move?"
Arthur nodded, "Yes, although I'm still a little exhausted, at least I can barely move.
You want to take me away? "
"Nonsense! Of course I will take you away! Do you want to stay for dinner?" Li Ang curled his lips and urged: "Let's go! Let's get out of here quickly, don't make trouble."
"I'll put the body away first."
Arthur stood up on crutches, walked to the corner, carried the body into the wooden box, and picked up the wand on the table.
A crystal-clear Red gemstone is inlaid on the top of the wand, just like the decorations on some art display stands.
A weak wave of magic power was transmitted from the gemstone, penetrated into the corpse, and connected with the magic power contained in it, forming a simple magic circle.
Arthur bit the tip of his tongue, spat blood, and smeared the surface of his wand.
"Buzz~buzz~"
The wand trembled, and a circle of ripples visible to the naked eye spread, enveloping the remains of the corpse.
"Boom~~"
The iron door of the cellar opened, revealing the cold and dark night sky outside.
Arthur staggered out on crutches.
"What's the name of this spell?" Li Ang asked after Arthur.
"Summon undead servants."
Arthur didn't look back, and walked quickly down the stairs.
He walked through the gloomy and cold corridor to the second floor of the magic tower.
The environment here is more humid and cold, the floor is covered with thick dust, and the air is filled with a strong smell of blood.
At the end of the corridor, there is a half-open black lacquered metal door, and the door lintel is carved with delicate and complicated symbols and decorative patterns.
Arthur went to the door, poked the lock cylinder with his wand, and found that the lock cylinder was rotten and severely corroded.
"Crunch~"
The latch snapped, and the metal door was slowly pulled open.
A cold, damp wind was blowing.
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak..."
Accompanied by the sound of mechanical hinges, the oil lamp in the door frame shone bright yellow, illuminating the dark and narrow passage.
"here it is……"
Arthur glanced around, frowned and said, "The bottom of the magic tower?"
"Well, this is the first floor of the magic tower."
Li Ang shrugged his shoulders, "Look at the surrounding walls, they are all made of solid alloy, and every few meters are covered by magic barriers.
Unless the magic power is higher than the level of the caster, it is absolutely impossible to destroy them..."
Arthur's eyes flicked across the magic barrier and stopped behind a huge metal counter.
There are all kinds of materials and Magical Items, as well as a few thick candles.
Arthur raised his wand, activated the magic rune in the gem, and pulled out the magic scroll stored in it.