Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 668 221. The Eve of the Parasite

"The council of six really guards against me like thieves, it's really speechless!"

On the way back to Gilneas from the Silverpine Forest where the terrain has changed drastically, the carriage was moving forward smoothly under the night, and the sound of the driver waving his whip could be heard from time to time.

And in this low-key carriage with a luxurious interior, mage Arugal was looking at the Book of Ur in front of his eyes by the light of the magic lamp in the carriage.

The result disappointed him.

The Council of Six's seal on the Book of Ur is all-round. In this great tome that records nearly 200 summoning magics, there are only less than 20 poor ones that can be opened to Arugal at present.

And they are all very weak summons.

For example, an eyeball from another world can help him scout around or peek at his underwear, or summon a singing fairy from another world to sing for the mage when he has nothing to do.

Another example is a horse from another world, which runs extremely fast, but has zero combat power.

Well, the summoning spells open to Arugal are almost like this, very interesting and fun, but the actual combat effectiveness is zero.

This made Master Arugal very dissatisfied.

Even though he knew that his ability to cast spells was weak, even if the Council of Six did not seal it, he still couldn't use most of the spells in the Book of Ur.

But that's how people are.

If you don't get strength, there is no pain.

But once you get the power, you can't use it right in front of your eyes. Instead, it will be as painful as a cat's paw scratching your heart.

"It also said that I would make a name for myself in the wizarding world of Gilneas with this book, but what kind of name can I make with these tricks for children to play games?

Master magician? Or a parenting expert? "

The powerful spells recorded in the grimoires made people itch, but a layer of seal made Arugal unable to see through the specific spells. The more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and finally he simply closed the grimoires.

The noble young master of Gilneas raised the grimoire, threw it on the ground of the carriage, and said angrily:

"It's better not to use this crap! It's so pissing off! It was a mistake to go to Dalaran to study. Alas, I didn't know what was wrong with me when I was young, so I insisted on becoming a mage."

He made fun of himself like this.

But a few seconds later, this guy picked up the Book of Ur honestly, and carefully blew the dust on the book. He sighed, patted the book and said:

"Oh, but I've already embarked on this path, and it's too late to turn back. Thinking about the benefits, it's better than nothing. When my spellcasting ability improves in the future, I can use these spells."

he told himself so.

It was as if he had made a beautiful promise to himself, but Arugal himself knew that it was almost impossible.

The ability to cast spells depends on talent.

No matter how much knowledge you learn, how much magic you practice, lack of talent is lack of talent, and this cannot be compensated by hard work. What mage wouldn't want Jaina Proudmoore's terrifying talents?

But the reality is that there is only one Daughter of the Sea.

This is where it hurts the most.

"Let's talk about it after we go back to Gilneas. What happened in Dalaran was really scary. I almost died in that disaster. Deathwing, Defiler, Dragon, Orc...

Tsk tsk, I really learned a lot. "

Arugal yawned, leaned on the chair of the carriage, hugged the heavy Book of Ur, and fell asleep while talking to himself.

I don't know how long I slept, but the mage was suddenly awakened by a shock.

He looked up in a daze, and heard a terrified scream from the groom, and then the horses ran wildly as if they were frightened, which caught Arugao in the carriage off guard, and bumped his head against the swaying wall of the carriage .

The wheels collided with the uneven ground constantly, causing the carriage to heave up and down. Alugo couldn't concentrate on casting spells at all. His spellcasting ability was already weak, and it was difficult to react quickly when encountering sudden attacks.

He also smelled blood.

This made the mage even more flustered.

Nearly ten seconds after the horses lost control, the carriage ran wildly for hundreds of meters, and Arugao kicked the door of the car, barely throwing a flash.

Holding the magic book, he landed on the side of the road in a state of embarrassment. After rolling a few times, his head was covered with weeds and mud. When he got up with difficulty, he saw the crazy horse pulling the car of Dianpo and disappeared into the dark forest.

He glanced back.

The groom sent by the family to pick him up had already fallen on the road behind, in a pool of blood, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

A chill swept through Arugal.

The mage shook his body and hugged the magic book in his arms even tighter. When Kel'Thuzad handed him the Book of Ur before, he warned that there might be evil people eyeing the book.

At that time, Arugal didn't think so.

His mentor, Old Ur, is not considered a well-known archmage in Dalaran, and the summoning magic is already weak in Dalaran's system. Ur died for more than a year before he was discovered, which has proved that His "status in the rivers and lakes".

And even in the years before he was expelled from Dalaran, Old Ur's reputation in the city of magic was basically equivalent to "drunkard, magic stick and liar".

How could such a down and out old sorcerer drop things that were targeted by those legendary villains?

But it turned out that he was still too young.

He laughed at Old Ur for not knowing decency, and Old Ur laughed at him for not knowing evil.

"swish"

A black shadow flashed past in the forest beside Alugao, bringing with it a gust of cold wind, which shocked the mage.

He just vaguely saw that black shadow seemed to be a person!

The figure is particularly tall, half the body taller than ordinary people.

What the hell is that?

When did this kind of thing appear in Silverpine Forest?

no!

Can't stay here, gotta run!

Arugal made up his mind to crush a teleportation stone in his hand and teleport him back to the Dalaran pit, but as soon as he pressed his fingers hard, a sharp weapon pierced through the air.

The mage screamed.

The teleportation stone in his hand fell to the ground, his wrist was cut open by a light and thin shadow throwing knife, and the shield he applied on the surface of his body had no effect at all.

"Crack, croak!"

The strange and piercing bird calls also sounded in the surrounding forests, making Arugal even more terrified. Because along with the sound of the birds, there was also the clumsy and low-pitched running.

It was like some kind of monster was about to pounce in the forest.

His breathing became rapid, he put the Book of Ur into the bag behind his waist, and pulled out a wand from his waist, and threw a ball of light behind him in a hurry to illuminate it.

But it's okay if you don't look at it, and Arugal was startled when he saw it.

The ball of light flew into the night sky, fell slowly, and shone under the branches at the edge of the forest. There was a tall figure holding a bone staff, wearing a animal bone hood, and wearing a tattered robe raised his hands.

A faint green light shone in her palm, which was the summoning ceremony of alien creatures.

In the beating of the light ball, a huge monster with a head like an ostrich, but with huge wings, bright scales, a lizard-like head and tail, sharp teeth and a wriggling tongue fluttered its wings and rushed towards him screaming. .

"what!"

Alu Gaoru screamed at the top of her throat as the surprised girl.

Without looking at it, a small fireball was thrown at it, and then ran back desperately.

Fortunately, he has long realized that his spellcasting ability is insufficient, so he has been exercising, so as to gain an advantage in the "Championship" of the little mages.

This makes him very physically strong.

Run fast and steady.

After running for a few minutes, the weird thing behind didn't seem to catch up, which made Arugao heave a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to slow down, and continued to run forward along the road.

He has already recognized the terrain around here. It is very close to the town of Amber Mill. There are many spellcasters from Dalaran staying there recently. As long as he runs over by himself, he will be safe.

"swish"

The shadow that he saw once before reappeared again, making Aluga's heart that had just been let go lift up again.

That guy is around the corner!

Follow him all the time, he or it is playing with itself!

Damn it!

The mage wanted to stay, so he fought with that weird thing!

But thinking about his paper-thin spellcasting ability, he gave up this plan very rationally.

run.

This is a matter of life and death, no shame.

So Alugao, the "long-distance running champion" among the mages, took a deep breath and continued to run in the direction of Amber Mill, but this time he stepped on a hunter trap just a few seconds after running out.

The sky will be gloomy, and Arugao is in a state of mind, so he can't find this thing.

The moment he stepped on it, the trap was activated, and a large amount of heavy and entangled ice breath erupted from under his feet, freezing most of Arugal's body in an instant.

He was still running, but his lower body was already frozen into the ice.

This is a magical freezing trap.

It is considered to be a relatively advanced type of trap for hunters. It is expensive to make, the conditions for its effectiveness are harsh, and it is one-off. Most hunters don't like to use this thing very much.

But honestly, the effect is outstanding.

The continuous freezing made Alugao's whole body feel cold, he couldn't struggle at all, he could only watch the tall black shadow jumping down from the treetop in front of him.

Jumping from a height of more than two meters, this guy didn't make a sound, and was as agile as a ghost.

He moved his broad shoulders and walked towards the frozen Arugao. The cold air and the fear in his heart made Arugao tremble.

As the guy approached, he saw the black claws hanging from the long hood of the opposite person, and the slender and twisted black claw blades made the mage fear again.

If he hadn't been frozen, he would probably have peed his pants.

Uh, in fact, you can pee even if you are frozen.

And when that guy was only two steps away from Arugao, the mage's eyes widened as if he was about to faint. The guy in front of him is a werewolf!

As a disciple of Master Ur, although he seldom participated in the real magic research of Ur, Arugal knew that his mentor had once summoned this dangerous and mysterious creature.

He had also seen a werewolf portrait hand-painted by the old mage in the mage's tower in Ur.

Exactly the same as this guy in front of him.

It was a real wolf's head, with a protruding mouth full of sharp teeth, and its eyes shone in the dark with the same cold light as wolf eyes, but it was not as crazy and wild as the legends said.

Uh.

How can this werewolf still control his mind?

Didn't the Book of Ur say that all werewolves have succumbed to bestiality?

"The Book of Ur! Hand it over!"

The big bad wolf grinned and looked down at the frozen Arugal. It moved its knife-like claws maliciously and placed it on Arugal's head.

This action made the mage's heart tremble.

Sure enough, these crazy guys are here for the Book of Ur, it wants to summon all its compatriots from the depths of the dream!

Is it going to destroy Gilneas?

Terrible ambition.

But things have come to this point, it is impossible for Arugal to protect this book alone.

He could only show his luggage with his eyes.

Seeing the "sensible" guy in front of him, the big bad wolf immediately showed a "friendly" smile.

Arugal was so scared that his hairs stood up.

But what happened next was beyond Arugal's comprehension.

The werewolf took out the Book of Ur but did not take it away. Instead, he turned to the pages of the werewolf summoning, tore off the pages of the magic seal with a swish, and threw the Book of Ur back to the Arugal.

Before it left, it reached out and patted the frightened mage on the head, like an adult patting a child's head.

it says:

"You can go, Mr. Arugao, thank you for your cooperation. Oh, by the way, I have another 'gift' to give you. I heard that you have been feeling annoyed and troubled by your weak spellcasting ability. Lost?

I happen to have a method here, which can effectively strengthen your spellcasting ability and allow you to have the highest level of shadow magic affinity. "

"Huh? Really?"

Hearing this, Arugal, whose half body was still frozen, immediately widened his eyes.

He said:

"Why haven't I heard of this kind of thing? What are you going to do? Don't! Ah!"

He watched the big bad wolf open its mouth and bite towards his wrist, and immediately guessed what this nasty werewolf was going to do, but he couldn't break free, he could only watch the wolf's teeth fall on his wrist.

The frozen and numb wrist felt a slight pain, and then a heavy tiredness came to his heart, causing Arugal to shake and close his eyes.

Until this moment, the stinky pirate Bu Laike, who had been watching from the side, came out slowly from the darkness.

He looked at Arugal who was frozen in the ice in front of him, and reached out to accept the werewolf summoning spell handed by the big bad wolf. Laike spent a few seconds observing the structure of the magic seal on the page, and then Let out a contemptuous nasal sound.

He mobilized his own shadow magic power, like a precise key, pouring magic power into the pages of the book, and resonating the magic power in a way completely opposite to the magic power seal.

A minute later, the sealing magic on the page quietly dissipated.

"Take it and use it."

The pirate threw the letter paper to the black witch Hagatha who was riding over on the Chupacabra, and said:

"The first batch of two hundred heads was summoned, and the legend of werewolves spread from the Black Forest. The big bad wolf will be in charge of commanding them. You should keep a low profile, and don't cause massacres and other things to attract the intervention of other forces.

Chaos Gilneas, attracting druids to bring the Luna Scythe to this land, use it to complete the ritual of physical and mental peace, and restrict Jinn from doing things around.

This is your task, don't make troubles.

If you mess up.

Don't expect me to save you. "

"Obey, my wicked lord."

The female orc let out a deep and weird laugh, put away the pages of the book, and stepped aside.

Bu Laike took another look at Arugal who was starting to have a high fever. He rubbed his chin and said to the big bad wolf on the other side:

"How did Medivh use the moon night herb potion to keep you sane, do it again on this little mage, I need him to keep sane.

He'd be a great spellcaster.

Archmage Arugal.

Gee, what a nostalgic name. "

After finishing speaking, Bu Laike took out an invitation for admission to the Warlock School of Narsalas Academy from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Aru Gao Han's pocket full of anger.

He reached out and patted the pocket of the mage who was unconscious in the ice, and said:

"People without talent, don't yearn for the gorgeous scenery of Dalaran. It is your destiny to be a warlock living in the sewers."

(end of this chapter)