The Truth of Magic

Chapter 327 The Perisher

"Sir, why don't I ask the neighbors around first?" Seeing Zhao Xu frowning, Elleton quickly gave his suggestion, "Because there are too many fallen leaves on the path in the garden, it seems that there has been no leaves for a while." There are people, maybe they have traveled far away."

"No." Zhao Xu shook his head, "No responsible parents will let their children go far when they are close to breakthrough."

Unless you can't break through for many years, you will choose to go out to try the opportunity.

Otherwise, most people would be honest and stay in a place where they could ask for advice and help in time, and that would be the safest way to break through.

In fact, even Zhao Xu and his group of players, as long as they are successfully promoted to level 1 mage, it is worth posting on the forum to celebrate, and then greeted with congratulations and envious eyes from mage apprentices.

Two or three months after the service was launched, this behavior has not become obsolete.

It is even more difficult for Arthur to become a mage.

Even a mage family with a lot of talents, after their descendants become mages, they will specially arrange banquets to entertain relatives and friends.

The emphasis on mages is also one of the reasons why this area of ​​Mystra can become the most developed place of magic civilization.

Elton watched Zhao Xu measure the height of the iron gate of Peter's house, thinking that the other party was going to turn it over, and said quickly, "Sir, if you want to turn it over, let me do it, your status is not suitable."

As he spoke, he also looked around at the corners of the streets and alleys to see if there were patrolling sentries.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhao Xu sized Elton up. This kid must be guilty and addicted.

Zhao Xu glanced at the spell slots on his body for a moment, and they were basically complete.

The mage's fourth ring is also the scrying technique of the poet's third ring, allowing him to directly perceive Peter's situation with certain intelligence.

However, Zhao Xu was not yet level 6, and he couldn't cast the three-ring magic spell, so naturally he didn't cast the magic version of the poet's spell.

As the next best thing, he can choose to secretly check to see if anyone is in the room.

The third ring's "Eagle Eye Technique" can do this for him.

Hawkeye and clairvoyance, as the best of the three-ring prophecy (detection) spells, are not rubbish spells that strengthen his vision or hearing on paper.

Instead, he can directly set up a magic induction field at a designated place at a long distance, within a radius of about 200 meters based on his caster level.

Even he doesn't need to see the place, as long as he knows the specific coordinates or understands the place in his heart.

If the obelisk hadn't blocked the detection spell, Zhao Xu could use this spell to spy on Antinoya's office without going into the tower.

Therefore, the means of shielding the detection system has also become a standard configuration in some hidden places. Like many wizard associations, there are similar rooms for confidential conversations.

Naturally, it was not easy for Zhao Xu to use the "Eagle Eye" spell directly to spy on his student Peter.

Even if he didn't feel at ease and suspected that there was something wrong, he should turn around and leave at this time, waiting for the next visit.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Xu decided to settle for the next best thing.

He directly rolled up the cuffs of his overcoat, freed his hands, and directly used the professional ability of "Versatile Spellcaster".

Immediately, Zhao Xu's two second-ring spell slots were fused into the third-ring "Sharp Ear Art" in his hands, which also avoided the 10-minute casting time.

Zhao Xu, who had no intention of peeping, also decided that as long as he couldn't hear the breathing of someone in the room, he would turn around and leave.

And Eliton noticed that Zhao Xu was casting a spell, so he stood quietly beside him, guarding him against the abnormalities around him.

After Zhao Xu's spell was released, an invisible and invisible magical energy flew into the house, ignoring any blocking walls.

Then an invisible magic induction field spread out at the location chosen by Zhao Xu, and began to collect the sound information in the room according to Zhao Xu's will.

Elton noticed that Zhao Xu's face became a little weird, and quickly asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhong Xia, what's wrong?"

"It's strange, it's the sound of dripping water." Zhao Xu felt a little surprised.

"Is there still the sound of heavy breathing?"

"But there was no moaning."

Zhao Xu's face became a little strange.

But at the same time, Elleton also looked at Zhao Xu with a strange expression.

Zhao Xu, on the other hand, had no time to pay attention, and hurriedly called his soul prisoner to come over.

If an evil undead creature like "Soul Prisoner" dared to show its face in Mystra, it would be blasted to pieces by the passing magic guards, and then it would be taken to receive the reward.

Fortunately, the soul prisoner itself is an alien creature that crosses planes, and its usual habit is to hide in the "spirit world" or "star world" to follow travelers, waiting for the Yin people at any time.

Therefore, the soul prisoner usually hibernates. When Zhao Xu has orders, he will rush over from other spirit worlds or astral worlds, which are intermingled with the main material plane, and then show up on the main material plane. .

In fact, after Zhao Xu got the "Reaper Godhead Fragment", he already understood that the legendary necromancer staff in his hand had become a little different.

For example, the original six-ring spell "Advanced Arousal of Undead" was originally only to create advanced undead creatures. He had to go through a command process, and the spell itself could only be released at night.

But that day, in the hands of that mutated necromancer, these were no longer a problem.

This also made Zhao Xu somewhat doubtful whether the fragment of the god of death godhead in his hand would just combine with the staff of the necromancer, and just evolve into the path of the divine weapon.

In the end, it became the real first artifact in Zhao Xu's hands.

It's not like Lux, who has been in a state of panic recently, unable to respond to his call.

"Leader, then I'll go find the patrolman." Elleton said nervously.

Mystra's "Spell Guard" is essentially used to deal with the same mages, and most of the disputes between ordinary people are resolved by the Police Department.

But Zhao Xu shook his head, "If you ask them to come, it's probably death, and it will be too late later."

It was as if the mysterious sound of breathing had noticed him, and then it held it miraculously, and the sound of breathing disappeared.

Only the sound of water droplets is still flowing quietly, falling to the ground and reverberating.

Zhao Xu silently pinned a "Senior Inspector" badge of the "Rose Cross".

With such a heavy identity, he will not be held accountable even if he forcibly breaks into the mage's family, let alone just an ordinary house.

"Can you unlock it?" Zhao Xu asked tentatively.

Elleton shook his head immediately.

However, when he saw Zhao Xu turning his head back, he thought that the other party was disappointed in him, so he quickly said, "Sir, I will learn this skill when I go back."

"No, we mages can use spells to open the lock."

As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, the spell that had been memorized in his heart immediately came out.

He waved the scepter in his hand, and lightly hit the dead bolt on the iron gate.

There was a sudden shake of the gate, the original lock was moved like a shrapnel by an invisible hand, and the lock cylinder was directly rotated and unlocked.

At the same time, the bolt on the bolt also automatically bounced back to its original position. Just like this, an iron gate that could only be broken open with brute force was opened by Zhao Xu with a second-ring spell "Knock".

But Elleton lowered his head when he saw this scene.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xu asked.

"No, I just remembered that my toy box was locked when I was a child, and that man opened it for me by casting a spell like this." Elton said with a weak tone, while clenching his fists tightly.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he just sighed slightly.

"The front may give you bad memories, or you don't go in."

"Sir, please let me follow you." Elleton already understood the meaning of Zhao Xu's words, but he still mustered up his courage.

"Then come in."

Zhao Xu had already walked through the garden in front of him and walked to the mahogany door of the house. The family crest engraved on it could still be seen as an extremely exquisite carpentry craftsmanship.

Zhao Xu continued to push open the wooden door in front of him with the scepter in his hand, accompanied by the third babbling sound he heard today.

However, what caught his eyes was bright red, as if they had strayed into a bloody killing field.

The strong pungent smell lingered immediately, making Elleton's face behind Zhao Xu extremely pale, as if recalling the unforgettable nightmare he had suffered more than ten years ago.

It's just that when he encountered this scene, he could only grit his teeth and pinch his thigh. He knew that the moment he came in, Zhao Xu was also testing him. Because he voluntarily gave up choosing other assessment methods.

He could only restrain himself, widen his eyes, and look at the still cruel world ahead.

At the top of the hall that was originally decorated with luxurious lighting, there are also several corpses that are already difficult to distinguish, and they are slowly swaying even if there is no wind.

The sound of dripping water that Zhao Xu heard was from them.

And on the blood stains condensed by the drops below, stood a man, or a male creature.

Black scales had already grown on his exposed skin, and even covered most of his entire face. Only the scales on the neck part fell off, revealing the bright red and disgusting rotting flesh inside.

The man's eyes were red, and he looked at Zhao Xu and the two with extremely murderous intent. A pair of bat-like wings that were as black as carbonized were constantly opening and closing behind his back.

"Peter, Peter, how did he turn into a demon?" Elleton covered his mouth and exclaimed at this time, he had already noticed the horns protruding from Peter's head.

"This is a semi-purgatory creature." Zhao Xu said indifferently, "It's not right to be a good person, and you have to take this kind of fork."

After that, Zhao Xu snapped his fingers lightly, dispelling his illusion.

Immediately, the cashmere coat he was wearing faded away.

Instead, a cloak with sparkling starlight trails that kept shining was draped over his shoulders, fluttering with the wind.

Peter, who had turned into a semi-purgatory creature, also roared and rushed towards Zhao Xu.