The sun is high

Shuge panted and sat down.

His current state can be said to be very bad.

He was certain that he must have suffered some internal injuries in the previous collision, and he didn't know if there were any fractures... He only knew one thing, that is, his magic power had completely bottomed out, and with that first Inspired by three valley-level magics, the magic power on the metal disk has become as thin as a faint cloud.

Shuge began to feel sleepy. He knew that this was a typical symptom of excessive consumption of magic power.

Just like the state he was in when he first cast Charron's Touch, this state of depleted magic power would most likely lead to a long period of drowsiness from which he could not be easily awakened.

"Even if it's just a magic book page, the amount of magic consumed is too exaggerated."

Xiuge held a piece of magic crystal hard, and the magic power was constantly filling his body, while his eyes rested on the giant rat that was constantly struggling.

After stripping away the influence of magic, the fight between these three magical creatures with completely different shapes returned directly to the most primitive beast state, gnawing, biting, tearing...

Use every possible means.

The main forces in the fight are obviously the hounds from the Dark Abyss Palace and the mutilated giant rat born in the secret ceremony of the Earth Goddess. The former is enjoying this fierce hunting, while the latter is carrying out the most violent attack out of the desire to survive. Resistance and struggle.

In comparison, the running rat, which is smaller and can only use its tail to forcibly fix itself, is somewhat inconspicuous.

But as its summoner, Xiuge knew that this guy was the real beneficiary of this battle!

He was originally worried whether the Running Rat would be forced to dissipate due to the depletion of its own magic power, but it turns out that now it can live very comfortably even if it doesn't have to supply its own magic power - because this guy is busy converting that A giant rat is used as his own granary!

It is constantly gnawing and devouring the opponent's flesh and blood, and such actions make the magic power in its body begin to continuously fill up. It even has the leisure to feed part of it back along the magic connection with Shuge. This greatly eased Xiuge's condition.

There’s quite a sense of déjà vu: “This stuff is pretty good, why don’t you take a few bites?”

"I can actually get benefits from my magical summons... This kind of situation is rare in the whole Van En, right?"

Xiuge shook his head helplessly. He had no intention of depriving himself of the loot from his summons. Therefore, except for the part that the Running Rat took the initiative to "turn over", he did not touch more things, but waited quietly. Towards the end of this "beast fight".

At first glance, the fight between the mutilated giant rat and the palace hound seemed to be in a balanced state, but in fact, the giant rat was never able to cause effective damage to the hound.

It also seems to know that the same kind lying on top of it is the one that can really cause fatal damage to itself. However, no matter how hard it tries, it can't shake Snitch off its back, and Snitch After discovering the other party's intention, he even summoned the "tenants" living in his rat hole without any sense of martial ethics. Except for Jacob, who was in an extremely depressed mood, almost all members of the Ernst family All responded to its call, so a large number of blind rats reappeared under its command, and swarmed directly towards this defective product that had been blessed by the Mother Goddess of the Earth.

The wall of flames not far away was still burning, and now the entire pit was filled with suffocating smoke. Xiuge cast a simple trick on himself that was specially designed to isolate and filter toxic gases. However, this trick did not There is no way to isolate the terrible smell of "barbecue", but it makes it clearer.

The strength of the crippled giant rat's struggle and resistance began to gradually weaken.

The blessing of the Mother Earth in its body is still functioning, which means that the large and small wounds on its body and the hind legs that were annihilated in the attack of the hound's teeth are in a state of continuous repair, but the gnawing and running of the rats The interference caused by rats has infinitely reduced the speed of this repair.

After a while, the power of the palace hound was exhausted, so this excellent predator let out a low roar and slammed into the giant rat's body as hard as before. Its ethereal body exploded, lifting the giant rat. When it fell to the ground, it also caused fatal damage.

Snitch couldn't let go of such a good opportunity, so the rats immediately sped up their movements, and in just the blink of an eye, they were completely submerged in the pitch black color.

"it's over."

Xiuge stood up with satisfaction. He turned his head and looked at the magic-patterned iron chains hanging from the edge of the altar, and then looked at the huge remains that once contained the souls of countless victims...

"The power in my hands is not enough to completely destroy this underground altar and the palace outside... But fortunately, no one will be able to repair it in a short time. Without the important magic core, this An altar can only become a monument with archaeological and academic value."

With the help of Charron's Touch, Shuge slowly walked towards the exit of the altar pit.

His thoughts were known to Jacob who stayed in the spiritual world. He hesitated and then said: "Child, don't take it lightly..."

"You mean there might be other dangers?"

"No, I mean, everything here...may still be used by people with intentions."

Jacob explained: "At my time, in order to strengthen the kingdom's intelligence system, the royal family once cultivated and trained spies and spies on a large scale, and I was one of the main participants."

"After that system was established, outstanding spies successfully penetrated into various countries... There are allies, potential enemies, and of course the so-called brotherly countries... The Legal Affairs Commission is of course no exception. .”

"After sitting in that position for a long time, I came into contact with more secrets, and then I realized a truth - the instability of the human race is worse than the most violent and changeable alchemical potions in the world. All are better."

The old soul slowly said: "If it weren't for the evidence in front of you, you might not believe that people can make such bizarre decisions. They may be killed at any time due to temporary impulses, pursuits, changes in ideas or beliefs. To make some decisions that go against common sense...people are too easily influenced, and temptation and interference are what the Black Sun Society is best at."

Shuge nodded slightly.

He has actually always been a quite pessimistic person, which is related to the world he lived in in the past and some of the things he has experienced personally, so he agrees with Jacob's statement.

Now, the world of Van En is at an extremely critical point in time. Under this situation, a group of people with ulterior motives, extremely chaotic intentions and purposes, and possessing profound backgrounds and extraordinary power can easily "do something." Something big is coming."

The hidden danger he faces now only comes from the meager power of one of the gods in the lost era. If the Black Sun Society also holds more secrets about ancient gods, then they are very likely to be in other countries, Other locations are also making preparations.

No one knows when the next Salem City will appear.

A slight fluctuation of magic power came, which was a sign that the rats and the running rats had returned to the spiritual world. So Xiuge looked back and saw that the figure of the mutilated giant rat had completely disappeared. It was obvious that its power had completely disappeared. Completely robbed by his own summons.

In the groove of the metal disc, the "stuffed" running rat did not even enter the rat hole. It was lying directly in the metal groove just like when it was summoned by Shuge for the first time. It turned out to be a pendulum. He looked like he was about to fall asleep on his back.

Xiuge observed carefully, and then he was surprised to find that the curved horns that originally existed on the top of the running rat's head in the form of magical shadows had now completely turned into entities. They came directly from Snitch's head. The growth on both sides is round and smooth, which seems a little evil, but also has a strange "beautiful" feeling.

"Don't rush to sleep, let me see!"

Xiuge curiously summoned the rat, which had grown in size again. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the horns on its head, and then asked the question just like when they met for the first time: " What? Can you master any new skills this time?"

Before he finished speaking, Xiuge felt a slight shaking.

Some debris broke off and rolled down the collapsed slope.

The ground seems to be shaking?

So Xiuge lowered his head in horror and asked the running rat with a confused and innocent face: "This... shouldn't be caused by you, right?"

Snitch understood Shuge's question, so he shook his head decisively.

However, the next moment, an even more violent vibration came. Even in this underground space that was reinforced with layers of magic rituals, Xiuge was still staggered by the shock.

Now he was sure that this had nothing to do with his summons, because he had already heard an extremely terrifying sound.

It was a hum coming from a more distant place.

…

A special team appeared on a cliff in the southernmost part of the rugged hilly land.

This place is called "Overlook Cliff" because the magic here is extremely abundant and active. The magic rituals and certain magic instruments set up here can be brought into full play here.

According to the peace agreement signed two hundred years ago, the Overlook Cliff was originally supposed to be an absolutely neutral zone, and the mages of the Legal Committee were specially stationed here to ensure that no one would take advantage of the geographical characteristics of the Overlook Cliff to attack the Goddess Plain. to conduct snooping and surveillance in the western region.

But now, this regulation has naturally been overturned.

The Legal Committee camp set up here has long been "politely" emptied by the troops of the Kingdom of Votel. A large secret instrument specially used to obtain distant messages has been set up. And those who came here today are a team of The Fourth Artillery Regiment is an observation and learning team composed of noble young soldiers.

Such activities are not uncommon in the army of the Kingdom of Votel. These selected noble soldiers with excellent qualities and potential are often important training targets for the future army.

A young noble took over the monocular telescope that was connected to the secret device from the hands of the accompanying mage. After completing the debugging, he could clearly see a city.

"Is that Salem City?"

The young man observed the details of the city in amazement - it looked lifeless, there were some vague moving figures on the city walls, black smoke was constantly rising from the city, it looked like there was a fire... There was food in the sky Rotten crows are wandering around, but strangely, these smart and cunning birds are still reluctant to approach the city, as if the danger contained therein overwhelms their desire for "delicious food".

He discovered that the city was actually really young.

Compared with the old cities on the plateau and plains that often have a history of five or six hundred years and have undergone countless transformations, Salem City is just a "young man" who is less than two hundred years old. With its own experience, the young nobles I believe that this city still has many areas that can be improved and improved.

Its city walls are not strong enough, and many peripheral facilities still need to be optimized and built... The city structure is too old, and perhaps a complete renovation is most suitable for it.

However, it is meaningless to think about these now. The flock of birds wandering in the sky proves that this city has been sent to the face of death.

The military mage who was responsible for leading the team took out the monocular telescope from the young noble's hand, handed it to the next person, and then said with emotion: "Look, what a good land... what a good geographical location."

The military mage pointed to the distance: "Can you see it? Boys...the lands east of Salem City are all dark black. They are very fertile and contain many unexplored crystal mines. These lands are not only It is suitable for growing general food crops, and it is also suitable for cultivating some special magic plants."

"But they're all leaving the land empty. It's such a waste."

Another noble looked at the land in the distance greedily: "Those plainsmen are so luxurious. In the past, we could even fight to the death with the plateau ogres for a piece of land that was much worse than this!"

The telescope continued to be passed down, and the military mage said to these future officers: "I brought you here not just for you to sightsee! Do you see that black line? That was set up by the Delan people. The magic limit of the world, behind this limit, are their military camps and soldiers...and that line will become our first target, and we will..."

The military mage could not finish his words.

Because just now, he keenly felt a sudden strangeness.

It was as if the overlooking cliff beneath his feet suddenly shook slightly?