The sun is high

Obviously, the descendants of Dark Abyss did not completely recall the individuals in the entire Salem City because of the appearance of Shuge. After all, there were too many of them and their distribution was too wide. For those lurking under Salem City, As far as that huge body is concerned, there is absolutely no need for it to shrink its hunting circle just for the emergence of an unknown hidden danger like Xiuge.

And Xiuge became more cautious than before during today's hunting - he no longer used those universal magics to "test" the weaknesses of An Yuan's descendants as frequently as before, but chose to use the Dream Sanctuary Give yourself the ability to carry out the fastest and most direct "fighting".

In view of the fact that he had other targets today, Xiuge did not want to prematurely attract the attention of the descendants of An Yuan, so he deliberately controlled the speed and frequency of his killings, and also let go of some individuals who were hiding deeper. , targets far away from the street.

But even so, this morning's hunting still brought him considerable benefits.

After Xiuge put all the captured "essence" of the descendants of the Dark Abyss into the room sealed by the fog of the Dark Abyss in one breath, the originally somewhat blurry mask became clearly visible, although on its surface, there was still There are many fogs like ropes or threads, but the texture and style of the mask can already be identified.

The style of this mask is actually very simple. It looks like a very ordinary dance mask, except that there are not many pattern decorations on it, but the overall appearance is deep black, just like the messenger in the mirror. It was as if Zhang Miwu's face had been peeled off.

However, when Xiuge focused on the mask, he could see that the "expression" of the mask was slowly changing. Sometimes it smiled, sometimes it was depressed, and sometimes it became dull and cold...

"Based on the number of Dark Abyss descendants hunted during this period, I should only need to hunt about ten more targets to completely remove these fogs."

Thinking of this, Xiuge's spirit was slightly lifted.

At this time, it was already close to eleven o'clock in the morning. While Shuge was busy hunting the heirs of An Abyss, Felix had been active in the stronghold at the south gate. According to the instructions given by the magic mouse, According to feedback, Felix even encountered several other sporadic survivors during the search for supplies, but they did not belong to any force. They just came here to find some useful scattered objects like Felix.

Just when he wanted to complete his initial goal in one go, the magic mouse sent a message for Felix - the mage from the Legal Committee who had agreed to meet with him at the south gate had arrived early. So Xiuge had to temporarily stop his actions and rush towards the city wall stronghold.

Not long after, he came to the city gate again, and then he saw Felix waiting there with half a pocket of loot.

"Valery has arrived. He seems to have brought us a lot of things... right at the city gate."

It can be seen that Felix has a very good impression of the kind-hearted Master of the Legal Committee in his mouth. When he said these words, his face was filled with a very positive and optimistic mood.

For Felix, who had already learned from Shuge that Salem City had been abandoned by the outside world, it was a rare encouragement to see such a person who was still trying to use his own strength to help the urban refugees.

So Felix led Shuge towards the city gate, and soon Shuge saw the translucent ceremony venue blocked between the city wall and the city gate.

This is a very typical legal committee sealing ceremony. After getting closer, Xiuge can communicate and hear the constant buzzing from the ceremony venue.

As he had learned before, what was set up here was actually a semi-permanent magic ritual. This was obviously a temporary remedy made by the Legal Committee after the big earthquake.

Opposite the translucent ceremony venue, stood a young mage who looked a little anxious. Next to him, there was a trailer pulled by a packhorse, which was filled with various objects. .

The appearance of Felix and Shuge made the young mage feel happy. He did not perform the formal etiquette like other mage from the Legal Committee. Instead, he raised his hand and waved at the two of them very simply. Got the move.

Although the ceremony venue blurred his vision, Xiuge could still roughly identify the other party's appearance and expression.

This "Valery" must be a rather special being in the Legal Committee, because his temperament is not like a traditional mage at all.

With short brown hair and eyes, a resolute and square face like a soldier, and a somewhat stocky figure, for a moment, Xiuge even thought that the person standing opposite was a simple young farmer.

The noise interference in the ceremony venue was very serious, so Valery did not say hello, but raised his hand with a smile, leaving a long string of words in the air: "Hey! Felix, are you okay? Is the person next to you your friend?"

Felix instinctively took out a notebook from the tools he carried with him, and was about to respond by writing in the same way, but he saw that Shuge had already raised his hand.

In Valery's surprised eyes, magic patterns began to form above Xiuge's fingers. Almost instantly, a long string of magic words appeared in the air with great clarity.

"Master Valery, hello... I am Felix's friend and a spell caster trapped in Salem City. You can call me Alfred."

Out of caution, Xiuge chose to report the fake name he "borrowed" first. Then, under the control of his mind, more words were written: "I heard Felix talk about your name." thing, so I decided to come with him so that I could talk to you."

After a brief surprise, Valery came to his senses, so he quickly raised his hand and used magic words to give Xiuge a corresponding reply.

"Hello, Master Alfred! I didn't expect to see my colleagues from the Legal Committee here... The secret ritual contact between the branch and us has been interrupted for several weeks. We almost thought that our colleagues who stayed in the city had Overturned."

Valery quite rightly regarded the young mage opposite the ceremony site as his colleague. After all, Xiuge's spellcasting was very smooth, and the magic patterns he used were also the official standard styles integrated by Merlin Lehe. In his opinion, this was definitely an outstanding scholar who had studied under Meilingle and the lecturers.

Xiuge did not rush to reveal his identity to the other party, but used magic words to say: "After the big earthquake, many members of the branch tried to repair the flaws in the city. This decision caused very serious losses... You should also Did you see the 'Silver Warning' sent out in the city?"

Seeing this, Valery fell silent.

Of course he knew about the Silver Alert, and the Legal Committee also knew that even the spies from various countries who were wandering around Salem City and constantly monitoring the situation in the city had already brought this information back to their own countries.

But this was where he felt desperate.

Everyone ultimately chose to ignore and forget the silver signal that publicly warned the world.

Including Merlin Lehe, who had proposed such a signal and repeatedly emphasized the importance and particularity of the Silver Warning itself.

In fact, many spellcasters who have devoted themselves to the Law Committee accept a special concept. As the most devout believers of the goddess Mel, they truly believe that magic is a method that can transform Van En into something more. The power of prosperity, and the Law Committee should also bring a more stable development environment to Van En's intelligent life group.

And these simple-minded scholars did exactly that.

It even includes some sword-wielding hermits who are considered "twisted" and "perverted" by outsiders.

However, in the eyes of these sword holders, the search and killing of wild mages is itself a way to maintain the stability of the general environment.

Valery is one of these people.

Faced with this terrible war that simultaneously involved his motherland and the beliefs and organizations he was loyal to, Valery felt unprecedentedly confused. He originally wanted to find a new goal for himself by saving the city of Salem. , but he seemed to be an outlier among everyone, which made him feel extremely painful.

And now, the question that "Mage Alfred" inadvertently raised stung the heart of this simple young man.

Valery's hand paused for a long time, and then the magic words resurfaced: "I'm sorry... On the day we received the silver warning, we already tried to report this message to Merlin Lehe through the secret ritual. But we only received the order to consolidate the ceremonial site, and apart from that, Merlinlehe did not give any new instructions."

"So what about us, the survivors in the city, and those monsters? What is Merlin Lehe's attitude?"

Just like those who want to know the situation of the outside world urgently, Xiuge deliberately added some small emotions in his words: "Everyone had a very difficult time after the big earthquake, even if the people in the city were dead There are a lot of them, and the current supplies are quite sufficient, but those things will be consumed sooner or later... everyone will die by then!"

Felix didn't dare to speak, he glanced at Xiuge secretly.

Then he noticed that Xiuge's expression looked very calm at this time, which was completely different from the words he wrote that contained strong emotions.

However, Valery outside the ceremony did not know this. He only had those sharp words in his eyes. Faced with this questioning raised by Shuge, he lowered his guilty eyes and faced what he was talking about in his heart. The magical goddess of faith prayed a few words silently, and then responded again.

"No attitude... Master Alfred, I'm sorry, Merlin Lehe has no instructions or attitude on this matter, and because of the war, we are unable to continue to deliver supplies to the city on a large scale."

Looking at the words written by Valery, even though Felix had been mentally prepared before, his hands and feet still felt cold at this time.

He still didn't want to believe that the outside world actually had such a cruel tacit understanding on this matter.

Shuge carefully read Valery's reply, and then he wrote: "Merlinle wants to trap the people in the city with those monsters, right?"

"Alfred, I beg you not to think so!"

Regarding the resentment and a little despair revealed by Shuge between the lines, Valery hurriedly gave a reply: "We have successfully captured the escaped 'samples' outside the city of Salem. The professors and scholars of Merlin Lehe We are studying them at this time...perhaps they will be able to find a way to deal with it soon!"

"Valery, do you know how huge the monster group is in this city now?"

After all these foreshadowings, Shuge directly led this special conversation to the theme: "They have been breeding and growing. Every dead survivor or even animal will become their nourishment. These monsters have even learned some Human language, it won’t be long before they will completely control everything about us... They will know where we hide, where we go to look for supplies, and when we become weak..."

In Valery's trembling eyes, Shuge wrote: "There is not much time left... I am not referring to the time of Salem City, but the entire Vann... Merlin Lehe is turning Salem City into a A huge breeding farm, if this continues, everyone in the city will become food to nourish the monster."

Shouge's narration obviously frightened Valery, so he hurriedly asked: "Is everything you said true? Have they grown to this point?"

Seeing Valery asking this question, Shuge raised his finger and pointed at Felix, indicating that he would start delivering Felix's words.

So soon, a new text appeared in the air: "Valery, what Master Alfred said is true... They already knew that we would hide in the house at night, so they began to gather regularly in the house. Together... it flows through the streets like a flood. Those hiding in low-rise buildings will be found directly from their hiding places and eaten by them. Now everyone only dares to live in houses with more than three floors..."

"But if their numbers continue to increase, we won't have anywhere to hide."

Felix's words had more impact than what Shouge said. At this moment, even across the ceremony venue, Shouge could capture the painful look on Valery's face. The young mage turned his gaze to Xiuge. Grid, like a person falling into the abyss trying to grab a rope, he asked: "Master Alfred, the reason why you came to me is not just to tell me these things, right? Do you... also know What else?"

Valery's reaction made Xiuge very satisfied. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then a short answer appeared in mid-air.

"exactly."