Book Four: Chaos Chapter Fifty-Seven: Being Hunted
The bells of St. Peter's Basilica managed to penetrate the blockage of the strong wind and rain. When they entered the palace, they were already low and blurry, like the moans of a dying old man. On a tower in the palace, the palace heard this faint sound.
The magician almost jumped up.
"It's the bells of St. Peter's Cathedral. They are asking for help... It seems like something happened." The court magician stood up and ran to the window, looking in the direction of the cathedral. "And I remember that they never seemed to
The bell has never been rung like this, so something must have happened."
"It shouldn't be too small, especially at this time." General Ouling also walked to the window and looked in the direction of the cathedral. His eyes that were originally dull were now full of excitement. "I only hope that.
That's all, I didn't expect it to be as I thought..."
"Could Bishop Escher really..." The court magician thought for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I really can't believe it..."
"Actually, judging from the logic, I don't really believe it myself. But whether something happens or not doesn't depend on whether we believe it or not..."
"If, if this assassin really killed Bishop Eskel..." the court magician said cautiously, as if he was afraid that speaking out loud would make this possibility disappear. "Perhaps we should really thank him...
"
Ou Ling nodded and coughed slightly. "Of course, I will go find him now and thank him properly. You can go too."
The court magician asked: "How are you going to thank this person who has helped us?"
"Of course I cut off his head." Ou Ling replied calmly. He pulled out the long sword from his waist, and faint magic runes emerged from the sword. The leather armor on his body also began to show the same magic.
Rune. "If he has the ability to cut off the head of Bishop Escher, he also has the ability to cut off the head of anyone in Erathia. It is very dangerous to keep such a person."
"If he really has the ability to kill Eskel...do you think the two of us can handle it?"
"Assassination and frontal combat are always two different things, and as long as Bishop Eschar or his guards are not so pusy, just don't let this assassin escape without any damage. The key now is that he is the prey, and we are
Hunter." General Ou Ling looked at the court magician. "It seems that there is no time to dispatch manpower to hunt on a large scale... To deal with such an expert, too many people will get in the way. Can you find traces of that guy in such a storm?
What?"
"The wind and rain are really too strong. The other party must be a master of concealment. The key is that this is the royal city. There are too many people. It may be a bit difficult..." The palace magician looked at the pouring rain outside the tower and hesitated for a moment before replying. "About 100 meters.
Within a hundred meters, my magical eyes can only guarantee that he will not be missed within a hundred meters."
"Okay, within a hundred meters." General Ou Ling nodded, ignored the magician, turned over and jumped from the tower.
The court magician closed his eyes and recited the incantation in a low voice. Countless blue magic symbols overflowed from his body and then converged towards the top of his head. The magic symbols gathered into the shape of a huge eyeball. This one was big enough.
The magic eyeballs as big as his head rotated at an unhurried speed, and the strange pupils filled with blue light scanned everything around him.
The magician recited a large number of incantations while making complicated gestures. His body slowly floated into the air. He added a few more magic shields to himself, and then he flew out of the tower. The one above his head
The giant eyeball only paused for a moment and then chased in the direction of Ou Ling, who had already disappeared in the wind and rain.
At the top of St. Peter's Basilica, a figure stood on the cross on the top of the church, quietly waiting for the next thunderstorm.
Her long golden hair had been soaked by the rain and stuck to her forehead, cheeks and armor. The rainwater penetrated the armor from her neck like a waterfall, and her whole body was already soaked in the rain. She put her hand on her eyebrow to shield it.
Rain, unblinkingly looked at the darkness where there was only wind and rain. She remained motionless from beginning to end, like a statue cast on the roof.
St. Peter's Basilica is the tallest building in the royal city, and the top here is also closest to the thunder that is shining vertically and horizontally in the sky. If a person still has the courage to stand in this place at this time, there seems to be no other reason other than seeking death. The thunder in the sky
The power of thunder is far from comparable to the lightning in the hands of magicians. Even the protective lightning released by an air master is no more than a piece of paper in the face of the power of heaven and earth.
But she knew she had to wait here. Because only here is the highest point of the royal city, where she can overlook the farthest and most complete area. And only the moment lightning appears can the darkness and wind and rain that cover everything be torn apart, allowing
She could see the panoramic view of the royal city for a moment.
Of course she knew that the glorious armor on her body could not withstand a thunderbolt that might fall on her head at any time. As long as the lightning landed on her head, it would become a ball of charcoal in the glorious armor. But she did not
She didn't care, she just knew that she had to wait. And she had to wait until she saw the person who ran away in a hurry. The faint light of the glorious armor was like an insignificant firefly in this all-devouring night, but no matter how strong the wind and rain were, the night
No matter how dark it is, with thunder and lightning raging, that little light is always there.
Several white rays of light were wandering in the street, and the guards in the church had divided into several groups to chase them out. The light was the illumination maintained by the white magic of the priests in the team. It was impossible in such heavy rain.
Use any light to illuminate. The Knights of the Kingdom who heard the ringing of the bell should also be coming here. But in such a heavy wind and rain, no matter how large-scale a pursuit is, it will not have much effect. The rain is so heavy that it can even blind people's eyes.
He couldn't even open it, and even if he opened it, he couldn't see more than a few meters away. What's more, in such heavy rain, no matter how skilled a tracking expert is, it would be impossible to find any traces. There is no difference between such a search and a futile effort.
A pale lightning pulled away the dark night for a moment. Then a dull thunder echoed above St. Peter's Basilica.
Nothing was found, but Talis didn't even blink. She just kept this posture and changed directions. She didn't feel fear, anxiety or any other emotional fluctuations. The feeling that filled her chest now was just...
There is only one thought, that is to find and catch that person. The eyes with advanced eagle eye skills and detection skills are already full of bloodshot eyes, and the light of magic and extreme anger is mixed together.
She was angry. She was unwilling, and more puzzled, because she clearly saw that the man who chopped off the head of the cardinal with a sword turned out to be Yabin. She had always believed in that man, had a good impression of him, and even could
The person she calls her first friend in her life. She cannot accept this reality. She believes that this person is causing trouble and manipulating everything. Now the only way to explain and solve all this is to catch the culprit.
Accompanied by a sound that could tear one's ears apart, a larger and brighter lightning flashed across the sky. For a moment, the death-like royal city seemed to have returned to daylight.
Talis's eyes suddenly narrowed, and at this moment she finally saw a figure in the middle of the street about two or three miles away. He stumbled but ran quickly towards the distance. Like a cheetah that finally found itself.
The prey she had been waiting for for a long time, she rushed to the eaves and jumped from the roof.
There was a dull loud noise. Water splashes and stone chips flew everywhere. Even with the buffer of Featherfall, the impact of the nearly 100-meter drop was extremely huge. The bluestone floor where Talis landed was smashed out.
Pit. She stood up and staggered, feeling that her bones and internal organs seemed to be turned around, and there was a fishy smell in her throat. But she didn't pause at all, stretched out her hand to use a healing technique on herself, and looked at what she saw.
Speeding away in the direction.
The rain was so heavy that it looked like someone was pouring water down from a basin. People couldn't even open their eyes in the rain. When they opened their mouths, there was a mouth full of rainwater. When they took a breath, water rushed into their noses. Standing in the rain was like
Just like standing in the water, the wind is also very strong. Slender people can't even stand steady in the wind. The raindrops are driven by the wind and hit people head and face like countless small fists.
It was very dark, except for the occasional lightning that accompanied the thunder, which illuminated the sky and the earth. For a moment, the entire royal city was black. It was so dark that there was nothing, and there seemed to be no light or life between the sky and the earth except for the sound of wind, rain, and thunder.
, even the warning bell of the cathedral just now was completely lost in the sound of wind and rain.
Asa didn't know anything. He couldn't feel the astonishing wind and rain around him. He couldn't feel the rain choking his nose and lungs. He couldn't feel that he was coughing like an old man who had suffered from lung disease for fifty years. He couldn't even feel it.
He couldn't feel himself slipping, falling, getting up and running again and again. He was now like a dog whose eyes were blinded, his ears were stabbed, and one of his legs was broken. He was stumbling and rolling on the ground.
Struggling to escape in the rain.
Run, run. Asa only knows how to run now. But he doesn't even know where he should run or how to run. It's like someone poured a bottle of boiling lead juice into his brain, and all his consciousness is blurred, chaotic and heavy.
It was boiling, tumbling, and confusing, and he seemed to feel that his brain was being turned into a pot of dregs by his own thoughts.
Although Escher died and the mental magic power left in his mind was no longer controlled by anyone, he not only released all his fighting spirit magic in the encirclement, but also exuded murderous intent. Everyone present was a master, regardless of whether
Through meditation, the fighting spirit and magic he bluffed were astonishing and realistic. Without murderous intent, there would be no oppressive force at all. Just like a tiger roaring loudly but unable to see its claws, that would be proof of bluffing.
He released the magic fluctuations and fighting spirit that were far from that level in one breath, and finally had to add a necromantic fireball to block the pursuers, which almost completely consumed all the fighting spirit and magic power in his body. And the murderous intention
But not just anyone can do it, just do it when they want. It must have real killing intent, a strong desire to attack from the bottom of your heart mixed with your own momentum, so you must have that kind of real hostility and fighting spirit at that time.
.As a result, the originally suppressed power disappeared, and the surging murderous intention in his heart was like throwing a torch into the newly extinguished firewood pile, activating the dormant mental magic power.
Although no one can control this ball of magic power, it is after all a powerful blow from the continent's top mental magician. If meditation hadn't been able to provide some relief and maintain some clarity in her heart, she would have gone crazy.
The huge King of Erathia is like a dead city that has been abandoned for many years. Both the knights who reported the bad news and the pursuers were completely hidden in the darkness and the huge sound of wind and rain. Asa stumbled around alone and could not see anything.
I don't know where to go in the dead zone.
At this time, the wild highlands are filled with stars.
Especially in the spacious City Hall Square of Ofu, you can have a panoramic view of this rugged city and the starry sky. The teleportation magic circle is in the center of the square. There is no guard around it, only three have just teleported over.
The figures were there, and the noise was particularly harsh in the quiet middle of the night.
"If it hadn't been for him, you would have become a ball of stinky mud in the sewer. How dare you escape alone now?" Jessica looked at Yabin with a murderous look. If not, she could be sure that he was not
She will take action immediately on the people on Bishop Escher's side.
"I don't think so either. But what can I do." Yabin's face turned red, not because of guilt, but because of his helplessness. This place is already thousands of miles away from Erathia, and it is useless no matter how anxious and worried it is.
We don't even know what's going on over there.
"You'd better pray that he is safe..." The black elf glanced at Yabin and Aiyimei on the ground with a malicious look. "Otherwise, I will make you two brothers and sisters regret being born in this world. That little girl is
Are you crazy? It's her luck. But I promise you will see her being cut to pieces by me."
The veins on Yabin's head twitched: "You..."
A team of orcs heard the sound and rushed over. This team was composed of fully armed ogres and werewolves, but the leader was a dwarf who was not as tall as a werewolf and had the waist.
"Lord Borugan." Yabin recognized this dwarf as the deputy chief of staff of Lord Ofu. He had seen him last time when he came here with the caravan.
Jessica looked at these tall and dangerous sub-humans with vigilance. Although Asa had already told her about the situation in Orfu, this was her first time coming to Orfu and her first time dealing with these humanoid creatures on the surface.
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"You... should be from the Shadow Force." Lord Borugan looked at these three people. He had also heard from Cedros that among Asa's new subordinates, only the ones who can use this newly established teleportation magic circle are now