"Dukar" is a famous name among high elves - "Genius Dukar", "Dragon Slayer Dukar" and other similar titles have appeared in many history books, but without exception: for his records,

But it was all written in one stroke, and no extra ink was ever wasted.

All the reasons lie in his most famous nickname: "The Cursed Dukar".

Naifei didn't know why he was "cursed", but from the records in "Conversations with Dragons", she learned a fact: Dukal had never been recognized by the high elves in his life.

"Well, the answer is correct."

Camilla confirmed Naifei's answer in a low voice. She took her daughter's little hand and walked towards the Pashal Magic Tower. In her heart, she was thinking to see if there were any new records in the monitoring circle...

Will there be another explosion? Will Roddy be in danger?

Because of her silence, the atmosphere between mother and daughter cooled down a bit, but Camilla quickly realized that she shouldn't have ignored Naifei so much, and continued to ask: "So is there anything else in the book? Mentioned it."

"Longwei'?"

"It was mentioned that it is a special skill that can intimidate enemies based on their bloodline..." Naifei then shook his head, "I don't know about it until I read the rest."

"Well, I will continue to test you after I finish reading this book. Mom will go to the Magic Tower first. You can just play in the library below. Remember not to go out of the city."

"I got it, Mom."

Although Naifei didn't say much, looking at her mother's back, she could feel the anxiety and worry in her heart - in Naifei's memory, her mother had never cared so much about anyone, even if she asked questions

When asked the question "who is her father?", Camilla didn't have any superfluous expression on her face...

A certain possibility came to mind, but Naifei was not sure for a moment, so she could only bury this thought in her heart. She looked back at the team who were unloading crystals in the shadow of the magic tower, straightened her fiery red hair, and took a step forward

Walked towards the library at the base of the magic tower.

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June 14th.

In the northwest of Jingyu Forest, the team of the "Holy Society" changed from its previous rapid progress. All forty-two people were in the forest and began to advance slowly step by step.

When the adjutant next to Lucius made the "stop advancing" gesture, everyone's footsteps immediately froze in place. At this time, the arcanists did not condense any elements. After the breath converged, even the hunter with the sharpest senses could

Unable to detect their presence.

However, this kind of "lurking" is just "pediatric" in Lucius's eyes. With his strength reaching his current level, he understands how vigilant the Dragon Clan is. So as early as an hour ago, he cast a perfectly concealing

The "arcane shielding barrier" of sounds, smells, breaths and even elemental rhythms.

Obviously, Lucius had already made full preparations.

Things like "slaying a dragon" must go through careful planning and calculation, and it is definitely not as simple and crude as "rushing in and fighting" - "dragons" are advanced creatures, and a huge dragon that has been severely injured and hidden in the forest will naturally be extremely powerful.

Be careful...the "arrogant" dragons in the bard's mouth are just for coaxing children. They only have one life. The long-lived dragons know how to "avoid danger" better than humans.

"Elder, all team members are in place."

The adjutant reported the status of the team in a low voice to Lucius, "The members of the investigation reported the results. As you guessed, there are no crystals in the ruins."

"After all, dragons are not complacent creatures. They know how to learn better than humans."

Lucius showed no surprise at all. He raised his hand and pointed at the sight in front of him, saying: "The other party took away the crystal stones left in the ruins, and then built a warning circle and protective barrier next to it. But it was disguised.

Although it is clever, there are traces to follow.”

Knowing the barrier, Lucius was not in a hurry to attack... For a team with [Mourning Fang], there was no need to go all out to alert the enemy.

He slowly raised the [Mourning Fang] in front of him and continued: "It won't take long to disintegrate these barriers, so the 'Chaos Defense Barrier' will start to be maintained now... and when the other party appears, everything will go according to plan.

There must be no surprises."

Lucius exhaled slowly and said with a solemn expression: "Remember, even if the opponent is a seriously injured dragon, we will not have a second chance."

"Yes, elder."

The adjutant passed down the order in a low voice. Within half a minute, the arcanists who stood in a special formation began to recite spells silently. When the "Chaos Defense Barrier" cast by gathering the power of all the mages was quietly formed,

Lucius looked up at the "arcane shielding barrier" that could perfectly disguise the team. After confirming that there was no problem, he raised his hand and started casting...

******

At the same moment, Rody's team had just entered the ruins.

Because he did not lead the engineering team forward together, Rody, who only wanted to find the ruins as soon as possible, ran all the way to get here.

Due to limited manpower, Rody only asked Nata and two scout teams to explore and guard the surroundings. After confirming that "there was nothing abnormal", he immediately ordered the team to start searching for the ruins...

This place is indeed a military fortress that has not yet been destroyed, just as Camilla described it.

The buildings of high elves are different from those of humans. From Rody's perspective, the fortress in front of him is completely like a miniature version of Elson City: the walls are not high and the area is not large, but the well-preserved buildings inside are...

It can be said to be "complete with all five internal organs".

The high elf villages and towns we saw before have many wooden buildings, and their shape is now unrecognizable, but the fortress still retains a complete layout because of its pure stone material. "Weapons depot", "equipment depot", "dormitory",

The "canteen" still stands, but the original training ground has long been covered with trees as tall as the city wall. As far as the eye can see, everything seems to be full of primitive atmosphere.

“Don’t miss any place, search carefully and report any situation at any time.”

Rody, who was carrying a short bow and holding a battle ax, pointed around: "Team One and Team Two are searching all the rooms on the ground, Team Three is looking for the entrance to the basement, and Team Four is on guard outside."

After giving the orders one by one, Rody looked up at Nata who was standing on the giant tree, made a gesture, turned his head and made a "combat alert" gesture to Soderol and Akasha behind him, and then looked at

Taking a look at Nokia guarding the entrance of the fortress, he stepped into the depths of the fortress...

Although he was calm on the surface, the closer he got to the fortress along the way, the tighter the string in his heart became - saying he was not nervous would definitely be a lie. Roddy can withstand the pressure, but it does not mean that he can do it.

My heart is as calm as water"...

His heart was beating rapidly, and sweat broke out between the palms holding the axe... Roddy, who was familiar with Elson City, knew that in the fortress, the crystals stored in the central array were usually in the center of the entire building complex.

Location: This is the "control tower" that Rody has just entered.

However, as soon as he walked in, Roddy was the first to notice the marks on the ground...

"footprint?"

There was a soft carpet of bacteria on the ground in the stone room, and several footprints were clearly visible on it. Soderol immediately took a few steps forward, lowered his head and confirmed: "It should have been left within a day, and the traces of squeezing on the soles of the leather boots are still there.

It’s not gone.”

Rody's face changed slightly, and he picked up the ax without saying a word and continued walking in. Soderol followed behind him with a sword and shield, but Akasha, who was standing at the door, frowned and looked around, as if confirming something...

However, she soon realized that she was about to be left behind by Rody in the darkness, so she quickly lit up the ring in her hand and followed the two of them.

The command room was not big. Roddy quickly found the place labeled "Charged Crystal Stone Warehouse". But after entering the stone door, the scene in front of him made his heart instantly freeze:

The whole room was empty, there was nothing!

And he and Soderol noticed a detail at the same time: the dust on the ground had obvious prismatic marks, which meant...spars had indeed been stored here!

Soderol carefully looked at every detail in this room, and then whispered: "There are two people's footprints extending here, and there are not many traces of people walking... And judging from the dust marks, there are crystals here.

The number of stones is at least five hundred, and may even be doubled."

"I've heard of magic that can move things, but with so many crystals, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move them at once--"

"Someone can move it all at once."

Rody squinted his eyes. He didn't think of anyone else. The first thing that came to mind was the Arcanist of the Holy Society with the "black" font!

Only a guy of this level can easily carry so many crystals - and logically speaking, it is normal for the Holy Society to be interested in "charged crystals"... So Roddy instinctively judged that this matter might be possible

They did it.

However, Roddy did not feel angry or lose control of his emotions. He took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out while whispering: "Collect the information and make final confirmation. If there is really nothing here, go to the next target immediately.

"

The more desperate the situation, the clearer Rody's mind becomes. After experiencing so many setbacks and battles, he has understood how to stabilize the morale of the army at critical moments.

"Report, no crystal stone found!"

"Report, not found..."

After walking out of the command room, news came one after another as expected. Rody pursed his lips slightly and said nothing. However, as the team gradually merged, he found Akasha looking around in confusion.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Rody, I feel...something's not right."

Akasha's eyes swept across the stone rooms and tall trees, looking confused but with a hint of fear: "There is an atmosphere of chaos here...it makes me very uncomfortable, I think...we'd better

Get out of here as soon as possible."

Rody looked at her and hesitated for half a second, then said loudly without hesitation: "Everyone, retreat immediately!"

Akasha is the only magician in the team, and she is also known as the "Angel of Death". No matter whether her senses are sharp or not, Roddy must trust her intuition!

The four teams of soldiers, along with Rody and others, rushed out of the fortress, but within a few steps, everyone heard the sound of... the barrier breaking that suddenly spread throughout the sky.

"Click!"

"Don't stop!"

An ominous premonition suddenly arose in Rody's heart. He shouted these words to the team, but then...he found that everything in his ears had disappeared.

What filled the whole world was a roar that had never been heard before...

There was no shock wave or rising dust. Roddy only felt that his mind suddenly went blank. Then he lost control of his body and froze in place!

And an unprecedented orange warning icon appeared on the [Status Bar]:
Chapter completed!