The secret eye needs to be connected to the optic nerve of one eye. When used, the field of view becomes one eye looking straight as usual, and the other eye looking down from above.

The confusion of different viewing angles will make it difficult for both eyes to see clearly, so it is best to cover one eye when you want to concentrate.

Philuffy saw Perenli suddenly making movements while he was talking, and understood what was going on, and said from the side:

"Someone has been following me. I wanted to climb up the cliff to get rid of them."

As a result, he had to stop because he bumped into Pei Renli, so he was overtaken.

In the field of vision of the Mystic Eye, three people could be clearly seen walking out of the dead wood forest surrounded by mist. Their movements were cautious, trying not to make any noise, and they had already stepped onto the rocky beach outside the forest.

This action looks like a thief entering a house in broad daylight. It seems a bit funny no matter how you look at it, but in fact it is because they have the ability to become invisible and there is no trace of them in normal vision.

Zooming in a little, Pei Renli noticed that the three of them were all humans, at least they looked human on the surface. The leader was a man in his thirties, holding a long-handled battle axe. The two following were all standard social workers.

The human figure is wearing a cloak, and it can only be roughly judged from the body outline that it is a woman. The weapons are a giant sword and a long bow.

Pei Renli stared at the three people approaching and asked Philuffy in a low voice:

"How many people are there in total?"

"They are invisible. My detection spell is blocked. I can only judge from the sound of footsteps that there are about three or four of them."

I turned my secret eyes and saw no more people.

Judging from the weapons, he may be a martial artist, but since he knows how to become invisible, he is not sure if he has the ability to cast spells.

After quickly judging some of the threatening features, Pei Renli raised his staff and shouted loudly to the three of them:

"Stop! You have entered my spell range!"

While he was talking, the leading man had already approached 30 meters, which is within the range that most spells can hit.

In the eyes of the secret method, one can clearly see the three of them looking at each other, and then spreading out slightly in silence. It may be that Pei Renli did not confirm their exact location, but just noticed someone approaching.

Upon seeing this, Pei Renli immediately raised his staff, and an arrow made of light flew out from the hollow-shaped head of the staff, blasting a shallow crater on the rocky beach with a whoosh.

The biggest feature of the Swift Light Staff is that it can activate the 'Rapid Light Arrow' spell by injecting magic power, and it requires very little magic power.

However, the Swift Light Arrow is very effective against evil creatures, especially undead creatures, and will cause almost no damage to ordinary living people.

The meaning is very clear, I have found your location, this is a warning!

Philuffy also raised her staff, and a ball of cyan light swirled in the palm of her hand. Although Philuffy couldn't see the exact location, she could roughly judge the direction by seeing where the lightning arrow landed.

"We mean no harm!"

Invisibility has no meaning anymore. It's like a veil has been lifted in the air, and three people suddenly appear in the empty place.

Pei Renli noticed that the image of the man who just spoke was distorted, and the piece of 'cloth' that was lifted was rapidly shrinking and turned into an ordinary brown cloak.

Their invisibility is not like some kind of spell effect, it should be a magic item.

The five people faced off about 25 to 30 meters apart, and the atmosphere was quite tense.

The leading man raised the battle ax to his chest, indicating that he was not a threat, and then said:

"This is all a misunderstanding. The person we saw... um."

It seemed that he couldn't tell whether Philuffy was a boy or a girl, so he had to change his words:

"Anyway, I saw him alone and wanted to ask if we could work together, but maybe we followed him too closely and there were some misunderstandings."

His tone was sincere and he didn't mean to sound threatening.

Philuffy relaxed her staff a little, but immediately saw from the corner of her eye that Perrenli was still ready to take action at any time, and immediately became alert again.

"You are all mages, right? Do you want to cooperate with us? It will be more advantageous to cooperate here. Someone can help you buy time and you can use spells better, right?"

Indeed, the rules do not say that cooperation cannot be achieved. The more people there are, the stronger the combat power will be. Whether it is to defend against sneak attacks or to hunt other targets, there will be more advantages.

But these guys can't be trusted.

When Pei Renli reminded them aloud, they still did not give up trying to close the distance. It was not until they were warned by a lightning arrow that they had completely exposed their target, and there was no point in being invisible. They had no choice but to show up.

So they just say that they have no ill intentions and just call it a fart.

"No need, leave now."

Perrenli was willing to cooperate with Philuffy. In addition to the friendship that they had shared through thick and thin, Philuffy was the first to express that he had no idea of ​​​​fighting. It was also Philuffy who suggested disclosing his target and number plate to confirm both parties.

If there is no conflict of interest, we can naturally move towards alliance.

And these guys are not trustworthy at all. Even if they really cooperate, they have to be on guard at all times, which is really not worth the gain.

"If you leave now, you can leave intact, otherwise..."

Using his staff to sweep away the fragments of the gargoyle on the ground, Pei Renli shouted:

"You guys come together, I'm in a hurry!"

Compared to his usual cautious state, Pei Renli now behaves very strongly, even arrogantly.

But in fact, he didn't know what to do.

Due to the existence of the Demon King System, who knows if these guys have the kind of ability that can scare you. The judgment made from the weapons and equipment is for reference only.

Moreover, even if he is just a simple martial artist, once he gets too close and surrounds him, Pei Renli will not have time to use spells with too many runes.

Because of this, Pei Renli allowed Philuffy, who was carrying the staff, to approach within 20 meters before preparing to take action, in order to increase the hit rate of the spell. But for these three people, they were not allowed to enter the warning range within 20 meters.

To put it simply, Pei Renli was bluffing, betting that the other party would not dare to take action.

He has even begun to calculate that if there are more than a dozen people, he should give priority to the person using the longbow, otherwise it will be more uncomfortable to use the range to interfere.

Speaking of which, with Phil Fei beside him, why would Perenli designate more than a dozen tactics?

It's very simple. He also included Philuffy, considering not 1v3 but 1v4. After all, Philuffy said that he was being followed by them, which was just a one-sided statement. When you think he is one of your own, he is actually someone else's undercover. This kind of

The possibility of tricks is not impossible.

Pei Renli learned many things at the Adventurer School, and the most important thing was a way of thinking.

Always consider the worst-case scenario in everything.

Although it sounds pessimistic, preparing for the worst-case scenario will save you from panic.

Slightly opening the lock of the potion bag, Pei Renli's current state is similar to that of a cowboy in a Western movie who takes out a gun and shoots at any time. If the opponent makes the slightest move, he will definitely be hit.

The two sides fell into silence. The slight sound of wind slowly passed through with flowing white mist, and the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed like it could drip water.

It felt very long, but in fact it only lasted three or four seconds.

"Well, since you don't want to, we won't force it."

As long as his acting skills are good enough, the other party really can't tell whether Pei Renli is stern and angry, or whether he is really confident about dealing with all of them.

There is a saying that is widely circulated in the multiverse world: Don't mess with mages, especially those who are particularly powerful among them.

In terms of numbers, three against two does not have a particularly big advantage. Although there is not a big gap between martial artists and spell casters in terms of upper limit, at this low level, spells can play a far greater role than swords.

It is so large that the disadvantage of numbers is not reflected at all.

After all, as long as an adult can practice spear training for a week, he can call himself a warrior, while a mage needs 5 to 10 years to learn basic skills such as reading and writing. The investment is certainly worth the output.

The only chance for the three of them to win was to get close enough under the cover of bows and arrows, but the leading man obviously noticed the look in Pei Renli's eyes. If a fight really started, he would definitely deal with the archer as soon as possible.

You may not be able to win, but you will definitely suffer losses. Even if you really win, if your side suffers heavy losses, you will become the prey of others.

If the gain outweighs the loss, you will naturally choose to be timid.

"Let's leave now. If there is a next time, maybe we can try to cooperate."

Pei Renli nodded slightly and could not comment. He did not answer, but maintained a posture of taking action at any time.

The three people on the opposite side kept facing Perenli and Philuffy and stepped back step by step. After leaving the 30-meter range of most spells, they accelerated their movements and planned to return to the dead wood forest.

"Atlas, you are more alert than I thought."

"You are too relaxed. Don't trust others so easily."

Philuffy's little moves were also seen by Perenli. Originally, Perrenli thought Philuffy was quite reliable when he was in the Castle of Horror. He even thought that if the Demon King system had a friend function, he could ask Philuffy about the situation.

Now it seems that this guy is too trustworthy. He trusts others too easily.

With that said, Pei Renli reestablished connection with the Mystical Eye.

Once out of the range of the spell, these people will definitely use invisible magic items to disappear, and use mystical eyes to monitor them. You can see whether they really get away, or whether they circle around and follow them again.

Just when the connection was established, Pei Renli felt a violent shaking in the field of vision of the Mystic Eye, which made him feel dizzy, as if the Mystic Eye had been blown away by the strong wind.

Gray-brown feathers and golden claws appeared in the Mystic Eye's field of vision almost at the same time, followed by a stinging pain in the brain, and the Mystic Eye was shot down by something.

"Atlas! Look to the sky!"

Pulling on Pei Renli's cloak, Philuffy's urgent voice came.

Pressing his temples gently, Pei Renli looked up and saw several large raptors with a wingspan of more than three meters swooping down like falling arrows. The gray-brown feathers and golden claws just seen with the mystical eye were all of these raptors.

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They passed through the light white mist and dim sky above the head as if they were passing through the water. The sharp nails shone with a dazzling cold light, and there was no doubt that they could easily tear a living person apart.
Chapter completed!